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Blitzkrieg 100: Godzilla! PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Diefenbaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konstantin Khavin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Diefenbaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Konstantin Khavin!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khavin throws a big shot that misses.
Diefenbaker forces Khavin back against the cage and clinches.
Diefenbaker is looking to control Khavin's arms but Khavin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Diefenbaker has his back to the cage.
Diefenbaker misses with a punch to the body.
Diefenbaker digs a right hand into Khavin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Khavin's gas tank.
Khavin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Khavin tries a knee to the head but Diefenbaker blocks it.
Khavin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Diefenbaker's efforts to push away.
Diefenbaker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Khavin is looking to break free of the clinch but Diefenbaker has double underhooks.
Khavin digs a right hand underneath Diefenbaker's ribcage. Diefenbaker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Khavin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khavin pushes Diefenbaker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khavin is trying to force a seperation but Diefenbaker has the dominant position.
Diefenbaker blocks an uppercut.
Khavin prevents a body shot from Diefenbaker.
Khavin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Khavin working aggressively here.
Khavin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khavin lands with a left to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Diefenbaker.
Diefenbaker is trying to stall.
Diefenbaker has a couple of punches blocked by Khavin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diefenbaker.
Khavin lands with a short shot to the head.
Khavin misses with a knee to the head.
Diefenbaker lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Khavin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Diefenbaker.
Khavin scores with a head kick.
Diefenbaker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Khavin looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A cross from Diefenbaker lands.
It looks like Konstantin Khavin has been cut.
Khavin lands a jab.
Diefenbaker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khavin moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khavin avoids the body shot from Diefenbaker.
Diefenbaker pivots, looking for a leg kick but Khavin is out of range and Diefenbaker settles back down.
Diefenbaker has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Khavin finds it's way round the side to connect with Diefenbaker's head.
John Diefenbaker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diefenbaker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Diefenbaker throws a hook but Khavin avoids it easily.
Diefenbaker throws a chopping leg kick but Khavin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Khavin throws a low kick, looking for Diefenbaker's leg but Diefenbaker calmly moves out of range.
Diefenbaker throws a head kick but Khavin moves out of range.
Diefenbaker thows a body shot but no joy.
Khavin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diefenbaker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Khavin can pounce on him.
Khavin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diefenbaker connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Diefenbaker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diefenbaker misses with a jab to the body
and Khavin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diefenbaker throws the kick towards the body but Khavin avoids it.
Diefenbaker thumps Khavin with a low kick.
Khavin misses with a low kick.
Diefenbaker missing with a left hand there. Khavin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A low kick from Khavin is predictable there
and Diefenbaker counters with an inside leg kick.
Diefenbaker tried to score with a low kick but Khavin checks it.
Diefenbaker attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Diefenbaker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Diefenbaker lands a lovely overhand right.
Khavin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Diefenbaker catches Khavin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A low kick from Khavin misses
and Diefenbaker counters with a nice kick to the body.
Diefenbaker lands a jab to the nose.
Diefenbaker walks into a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diefenbaker misses with an uppercut
and Khavin counters with a solid body kick.
Khavin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Khavin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Diefenbaker.
Khavin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Diefenbaker throws a low kick, looking for Khavin's leg but Khavin calmly moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Khavin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diefenbaker. Khavin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diefenbaker looks to land a body kick but Khavin moved away.
A punch lands to the side of Khavin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Diefenbaker lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diefenbaker swings for the body but Khavin moves out of range.
Khavin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Khavin throws an off balance right hand
and Diefenbaker counters with a slapping leg kick.
Diefenbaker clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Diefenbaker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Konstantin Khavin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Diefenbaker just misses with a punch to the body.
Diefenbaker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
John Diefenbaker is winning the standup battle so far.
Diefenbaker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khavin was well out of range. Poor timing from Diefenbaker.
Khavin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Diefenbaker.
Diefenbaker is looking to clinch.
Khavin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diefenbaker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khavin moves away.
Khavin moves out of range of the body kick.
Diefenbaker throws a leg kick but Khavin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Diefenbaker swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Diefenbaker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khavin.
Diefenbaker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Khavin in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Diefenbaker clinches.
Diefenbaker lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khavin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Khavin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Khavin with a knee to the head.
Diefenbaker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diefenbaker lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Khavin.
Khavin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Diefenbaker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Diefenbaker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Diefenbaker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diefenbaker motions for Khavin to come forward. Diefenbaker throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Diefenbaker connects with a leg kick. Khavin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Khavin is breathing heavily.
Diefenbaker misses with a low kick.
Diefenbaker misses with a wild body shot.
Khavin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Khavin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diefenbaker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diefenbaker throws an overhand right that lands on Khavin's shoulder, as Khavin tries to avoid the shot.
Diefenbaker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Diefenbaker thows a body shot but no joy.
Diefenbaker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Khavin checks the leg kick.
Diefenbaker throws a body kick that misses.
Diefenbaker misses the jab.
Diefenbaker fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Khavin checks it well.
A shot to the body from Khavin misses
and Diefenbaker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diefenbaker tries to clinch but Khavin moves away
and Khavin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Khavin lands with a slapping head kick.
Diefenbaker throws a low kick, looking for Khavin's leg but Khavin calmly moves out of range.
Diefenbaker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Diefenbaker tenderised Khavin's leg. Khavin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Khavin checks a leg kick nicely.
Khavin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Khavin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Diefenbaker takes one to the chin there.
Diefenbaker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khavin.
Khavin moves away from the strike by Diefenbaker.
Diefenbaker lands an overhand right.
Diefenbaker doesn't manage to clinch there - Khavin circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Khavin misses the target.
Khavin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Diefenbaker throws a low kick, looking for Khavin's leg but Khavin calmly moves out of range.
Khavin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Diefenbaker throws a leg kick but Khavin checks it.
Khavin takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diefenbaker. Khavin does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diefenbaker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Khavin moves out of range of the body kick from Diefenbaker.
Diefenbaker attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Khavin takes a swing at Diefenbaker's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diefenbaker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Khavin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Khavin takes a swing at Diefenbaker's ribcage but misses.
Khavin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diefenbaker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khavin manages to avoid it.
Both fighters circling a little - Diefenbaker finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Diefenbaker throws the kick towards the body but Khavin avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khavin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Diefenbaker throws a leg kick
and Diefenbaker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diefenbaker slips under a jab.
Khavin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Diefenbaker dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Konstantin Khavin's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Khavin throws a push kick but Diefenbaker slaps the foot to one side.
Khavin slips a straight right by Diefenbaker.
Diefenbaker throws a chopping leg kick but Khavin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A left lands for Diefenbaker.
Diefenbaker tries to land a leg kick but Khavin saw it coming and moves away.
Diefenbaker throws a front kick aimed at Khavin's knee but Khavin avoids it well.
Khavin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Khavin blocks a jab.
Diefenbaker thows a body shot but no joy.
Diefenbaker works Khavin's body with a nice hook.
Diefenbaker misses with a hook to the body
and Khavin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Diefenbaker throws a nice looking combination but Khavin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Diefenbaker pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Diefenbaker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Khavin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diefenbaker digs a good hook to Khavin's body.
Khavin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diefenbaker moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Diefenbaker throws a one two combo.
Diefenbaker lands a jab-cross combination.
Khavin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diefenbaker connects with a leg kick. Khavin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Diefenbaker lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Diefenbaker takes a swing at Khavin's ribcage but misses.
Diefenbaker throws a hook but Khavin blocks it.
Diefenbaker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A bone on bone clash there as Khavin blocks the leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
No joy there for Khavin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diefenbaker sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Konstantin Khavin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diefenbaker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diefenbaker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Diefenbaker tries to clinch up.
Khavin throws a low kick but Diefenbaker moves out of range easily.
Diefenbaker works the jab nicely.
Khavin misses with a right hand
and Diefenbaker counters with a straight right hand.
Diefenbaker scores with a hook.
Khavin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Diefenbaker swings for the body but Khavin moves out of range.
Khavin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Diefenbaker finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Diefenbaker lands a nice looking body shot.
Diefenbaker takes the fight into the clinch.
Diefenbaker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diefenbaker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khavin throws a head punch that misses.
Diefenbaker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Diefenbaker can't find room to land a body shot as Khavin controls the action.
Khavin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diefenbaker digs a right hand underneath Khavin's ribcage. Khavin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Diefenbaker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diefenbaker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Khavin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Khavin takes a shot to the head.
Khavin takes a shot to the head.
Diefenbaker is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Khavin looking to throw knees to the head but Diefenbaker is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diefenbaker is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Khavin prevents a body shot from Diefenbaker.
Diefenbaker lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Khavin or not.
Diefenbaker stalling.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Diefenbaker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Khavin avoids it.
Khavin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Diefenbaker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Khavin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diefenbaker's elbow.
Khavin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khavin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Diefenbaker - that landed with a thud.
Diefenbaker takes a knee right on the jaw!
Diefenbaker will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Khavin up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Diefenbaker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Diefenbaker has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Diefenbaker!
John Diefenbaker tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dog Crazy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guywaun Lopez Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dog Crazy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Guywaun Lopez Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez Lopez throws a chopping leg kick but Crazy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lopez Lopez is looking to score with low kicks.
Lopez Lopez looks to land a left hand but Crazy moved out of range nicely.
Crazy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lopez Lopez can pounce on him.
Lopez Lopez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lopez Lopez just misses with a punch to the body.
Lopez Lopez scoring well with a low kick there.
Crazy tries to clinch but Lopez Lopez moves out of range.
Crazy throws a sloppy head kick and Lopez Lopez moves out of range easily.
Lopez Lopez misses with a wild combination.
Lopez Lopez missing with a left hand there. Crazy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lopez Lopez throws a right hand that Crazy ducks under and follows up with a left that Crazy also avoids with ease.
Crazy scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Crazy shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crazy sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez Lopez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Crazy is working away from the top position though.
Crazy trying to control from Lopez Lopez's half guard. Lopez Lopez has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Crazy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lopez Lopez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Crazy is one step ahead there.
Lopez Lopez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crazy showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lopez Lopez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Crazy manages to get himself to full guard.
Lopez Lopez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lopez Lopez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crazy being controlled here, momentarily.
Lopez Lopez throws an elbow that misses. Crazy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lopez Lopez's guard. Nice move by Crazy!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lopez Lopez keeping moving, preventing Crazy from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez Lopez wants to sweep here but Crazy controlling him for the moment.
Crazy looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lopez Lopez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Crazy is one step ahead there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crazy trying to control the position from guard on top but Lopez Lopez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Guywaun Lopez Lopez will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lopez Lopez scoring well with a low kick there.
Crazy tries to clinch up.
Crazy clinches up with Lopez Lopez and pushes him back against the cage.
Crazy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crazy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lopez Lopez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lopez Lopez throws a hook but Crazy avoids it easily.
Guywaun Lopez Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crazy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lopez Lopez's corner calls for a 1-2. Lopez Lopez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lopez Lopez throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Crazy counter with a right hand.
Lopez Lopez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crazy moves away.
Lopez Lopez loads up on a big right hand but Crazy slips the punch.
Lopez Lopez is looking to slow Crazy down with leg kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lopez Lopez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Crazy is out of range.
Lopez Lopez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Crazy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez Lopez lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Dog Crazy has been cut.
Crazy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lopez Lopez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Guywaun Lopez Lopez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crazy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lopez Lopez.
Lopez Lopez thows a body kick. Crazy tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Crazy tries to clinch there but Lopez Lopez circles away.
Crazy tries to clinch but Lopez Lopez is having none of it.
Lopez Lopez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lopez Lopez misses with a wild body shot.
Lopez Lopez misses with a takedown attempt - Crazy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lopez Lopez throws a shot from downtown. Crazy moves away and avoids it.
Crazy looking to score a takedown here. Lopez Lopez is defending well but Crazy drives through and ends up in Lopez Lopez's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lopez Lopez has his hands on Crazy's head, controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Lopez Lopez has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Lopez Lopez trying to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Guywaun Lopez Lopez.
Lopez Lopez throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez Lopez misses the shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Crazy checks a leg kick.
Lopez Lopez is looking to land body kicks.
Crazy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A swing and a miss from Lopez Lopez.
Lopez Lopez fails with the takedown.
Dog Crazy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Guywaun Lopez Lopez.
Crazy blocks the body kick.
Lopez Lopez looks for a takedown but Crazy sprawls well.
A jab from Lopez Lopez misses.
Crazy has Lopez Lopez up against the cage in a clinch.
Crazy effectively controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lopez Lopez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lopez Lopez digs a right hand into Crazy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Crazy's gas tank.
Lopez Lopez blocks a body shot from Crazy.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lopez Lopez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Crazy has Lopez Lopez pressed against the cage.
Crazy lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crazy stops a takedown attempt from Lopez Lopez.
The referee calls for Crazy to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crazy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Crazy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lopez Lopez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guywaun Lopez Lopez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dog Crazy's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Lopez Lopez swats away the attempt to clinch by Crazy.
Lopez Lopez thows a body shot but no joy.
Crazy moves out of range of the body kick.
Lopez Lopez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lopez Lopez throws a low kick, looking for Crazy's leg but Crazy calmly moves out of range.
Lopez Lopez misses with a leg kick
and Crazy counters with a right hand to the body.
Crazy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lopez Lopez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lopez Lopez lands with a nice body punch.
Crazy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lopez Lopezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Crazy is looking to clinch but Lopez Lopez is avoiding it.
Lopez Lopez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Crazy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lopez Lopez somewhat.
Crazy tries to clinch but Lopez Lopez moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez Lopez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Crazy.
Crazy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lopez Lopez.
Lopez Lopez motions for Crazy to come forward. Lopez Lopez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lopez Lopez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Crazy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lopez Lopez somewhat.
Crazy slaps away a takedown attempt from Lopez Lopez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dog Crazy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Guywaun Lopez Lopez.
Lopez Lopez thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Crazy if he has to take too many more of those.
Lopez Lopez looks to land a body kick but Crazy moved away.
Crazy tries to clinch up but Lopez Lopez circles away and keeps his distance.
Crazy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lopez Lopez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lopez Lopez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lopez Lopez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Crazy.
Lopez Lopez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez Lopez takes a swing at Crazy's ribcage but misses.
Crazy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lopez Lopez fails to land with a series of punches.
Crazy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lopez Lopez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lopez Lopez misses with a body kick.
Crazy tries to close the distance and clinch but Lopez Lopez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crazy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Crazy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lopez Lopez swings for the body but Crazy moves out of range.
Lopez Lopez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Crazy checks a low kick from Lopez Lopez.
Lopez Lopez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crazy moves out of range of the body kick.
Crazy tries to clinch up but Lopez Lopez circles away and keeps his distance.
Lopez Lopez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Crazy is looking to clinch.
Crazy looks to land a right hand but Lopez Lopez moved out of range.
Crazy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lopez Lopez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Crazy checks a low kick from Lopez Lopez.
Crazy is looking to clinch but Lopez Lopez is avoiding it.
Lopez Lopez misses with an uppercut. Crazy saw that one coming.
Lopez Lopez throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lopez Lopez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lopez Lopez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crazy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lopez Lopez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crazy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crazy tries to throw a body punch but Lopez Lopez avoids it by throwing Crazy back against the cage.
Lopez Lopez digs a right hand into Crazy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Crazy's gas tank.
Lopez Lopez manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lopez Lopez keeping full guard, as Crazy tries to pass.
Lopez Lopez manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Crazy is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dog Crazy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crazy takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Guywaun Lopez Lopez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lopez Lopez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Guywaun Lopez Lopez!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Welsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Semenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rick Welsh has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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218 lbs
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213 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rick Welsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dave Semenko!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Semenko throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Welsh crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Semenko - the referee stops the clock and Welsh gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Semenko. Welsh manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Semenko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Semenko slaps away a takedown attempt from Welsh, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Semenko throws a leg kick which misses Welsh's front leg but catches the back leg as Welsh tries to avoid it.
Semenko scores with a jab to the jaw.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Semenko looks for the body kick but Welsh saw that one coming.
Welsh misses with a takedown attempt
letting Semenko counter with a right hand.
A head kick misses from Welsh.
Semenko tries a low kick but Welsh avoids it.
Welsh has his takedown stuffed
and Semenko counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Welsh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Welsh is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Welsh takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Semenko throws a series of punches but Welsh moves out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Semenko.
Semenko lands a head shot.
Semenko delivers a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Welsh misses with a head kick.
Nice body kick there by Semenko.
Semenko goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Semenko lands a left and a right that send Welsh crashing to the mat, dazed. Semenko thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Welsh. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Semenko lands a nice hook to Welsh's body. Welsh takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Semenko lands with a shot to the body.
Semenko scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Semenko thuds his shin into the meat of Welsh's side.
Semenko lands a big head kick that sends Welsh tumbling to the mat! Semenko takes a step backwards and waves Welsh back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Welsh is rocked!
Semenko lands a nice looking kick to the body. Welsh takes a step back to recover.
Welsh will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Welsh avoids a kick to the body.
Welsh looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A looping hook to the body misses from Semenko. Welsh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Semenko lands a front kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Semenko closes the distance and clinches.
Semenko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Semenko lands an elbow inside.
Semenko gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Semenko.
Semenko throws an elbow that misses.
Semenko gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Semenko throws an elbow that misses.
Semenko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Semenko obliges.
Semenko lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Semenko scores with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Semenko lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Rick Welsh has been cut.
Semenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Semenko gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Welsh.
Nice elbow from Semenko.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Semenko gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Semenko lands an elbow inside that Welsh shrugs off.
With the fighters up against the cage, Welsh throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knees to the body from Semenko.
Knees to the body from Semenko.
Semenko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Welsh in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Semenko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rick Welsh's cut.
That's time! Welsh's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Semenko throws a shot to the body.
Semenko with a hook.
Semenko throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Semenko throws a head kick but Welsh moves out of range.
Semenko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Welsh's sensitive parts.
An inside leg kick lands from Semenko.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Semenko.
Semenko connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Semenko listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dave Semenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jab from Semenko.
Semenko chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Welsh takes one on the button.
Oh Welsh is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Semenko thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Welsh if he has to take too many more of those.
Welsh seems to have got his legs back now.
Semenko throws a quick inside leg kick.
Welsh takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Semenko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Semenko fakes the leg kick and cracks Welsh in the body.
Semenko's jab looks to have found its range, popping Welsh under the eye.
Semenko lands a big head kick that sends Welsh tumbling to the mat! Semenko takes a step backwards and waves Welsh back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Semenko fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Welsh, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Semenko lands an elbow that stopped Welsh in his tracks for a moment.
Semenko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Welsh is pressed against the cage. Semenko pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Welsh! Two more big strikes from Semenko and Welsh crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Dave Semenko!
Dave Semenko bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ralph Jakort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chay Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Willis has chosen As I Lay Dying - Through Struggle as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Ralph Jakort has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ralph Jakort seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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30
220 lbs
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212 lbs
16 - 8 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ralph Jakort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chay Willis!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willis lunges at Jakort with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jakort's hand.
Jakort tries a low kick but Willis avoids it.
A punch lands to the side of Jakort 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Willis dodges the punch combination from Jakort.
Jakort tries to clinch but Willis moves away
and Willis counters with a nice body shot.
Jakort moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jakort closes the distance and pushes Willis back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jakort looking for a takedown.
Jakort tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Willis smiles and moves away.
Jakort with a poor takedown
and Willis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ralph Jakort. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jakort doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jakort is breathing heavily.
Jakort misses with a takedown
and Willis counters with a left to the body.
Jakort takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Willis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Good exchange - Willis coming out on top.
Willis lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis stuns Jakort with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Willis lands a jab.
Ralph Jakort seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Willis throws a monster overhand right that drops Jakort! Willis follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chay Willis!
A very excited looking Chay Willis made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Potemkin Buster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannibal Die Rücksichtslos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Die Rücksichtslos is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mind The Gap. This should be fireworks!
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205 lbs
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225 lbs
17 - 7 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Potemkin Buster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hannibal Die Rücksichtslos!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Buster with that takedown attempt.
Buster fails with the takedown.
Die Rücksichtslos lands a leg kick that knocks Buster off balance momentarily.
Buster shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Die Rücksichtslos counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Die Rücksichtslos.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Potemkin Buster. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Buster changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Die Rücksichtslos fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Die Rücksichtslos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Buster.
Buster fails with the takedown
and Die Rücksichtslos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Die Rücksichtslos clobbers Buster with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Buster dives in and grabs Die Rücksichtslos's left leg, looking for a takedown. Die Rücksichtslos pushes down on Buster's head and hops out.
Buster closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Buster lands in his opponent's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Die Rücksichtslos is pulling down on Buster's head to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buster drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Die Rücksichtslos dives on top into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Buster looking to control but Die Rücksichtslos passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Buster is looking for a sweep. Die Rücksichtslos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Buster makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Buster.
Buster working for a triangle but Die Rücksichtslos defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buster has an active guard here but Die Rücksichtslos has managed to pass into half guard.
Die Rücksichtslos not doing much here.
Buster looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Die Rücksichtslos stands up and beckons Buster to join him on the feet.
Buster checks a leg kick.
Buster takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Die Rücksichtslos lands with a right hand.
Buster throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Die Rücksichtslos's waist but Die Rücksichtslos gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Buster off to one side.
Buster scores with a decent looking hook.
Buster doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Buster is breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Buster with a poor takedown
and Die Rücksichtslos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Die Rücksichtslos defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Buster.
Die Rücksichtslos connects with a body shot that sends Buster's belly button to the back.
Buster steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Die Rücksichtslos. That one must have hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Die Rücksichtslos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Buster takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Die Rücksichtslos is looking to land body kicks.
Die Rücksichtslos cracks the inside of Buster's front leg.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Die Rücksichtslos, as that shot connected.
Hannibal Die Rücksichtslos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Die Rücksichtslos throws a body punch but Buster moves out of range.
Die Rücksichtslos throws a shot to the body.
Die Rücksichtslos is looking to clinch.
Buster has his takedown stuffed
and Die Rücksichtslos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Die Rücksichtslos is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Buster rather than just go for the knockout.
Die Rücksichtslos throws a series of strikes that have Buster backpedaling.
Buster is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Die Rücksichtslos takes a swing at Buster's ribcage but misses.
Oh Buster is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Die Rücksichtslos wants to clinch up but Buster keeps it at a distance.
Buster seems to have got his legs back now.
Die Rücksichtslos swings for the body but Buster moves out of range.
Die Rücksichtslos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hannibal Die Rücksichtslos dominated that round.
That's time! Buster's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Die Rücksichtslos enables Buster to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Die Rücksichtslos manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Buster drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Die Rücksichtslos manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Buster has Die Rücksichtslos in his guard.
Buster looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Buster looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Buster working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Die Rücksichtslos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Buster is tightening it up a little... Die Rücksichtslos has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Die Rücksichtslos reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Die Rücksichtslos taps out! Nice BJJ there by Buster!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Potemkin Buster!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ares Constantinides (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Serge Sarkisyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Constantinides comes to the cage accompanied by War by Judas Priest. Sarkisyan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. George Michael - Careless Whisper kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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217 lbs
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26
218 lbs
15 - 4 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ares Constantinides!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Serge Sarkisyan!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sarkisyan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Constantinides.
It looks like Serge Sarkisyan has been cut.
Constantinides thuds a left hand into Sarkisyan's body.
Sarkisyan throws a low kick, looking for Constantinides's leg but Constantinides calmly moves out of range.
Constantinides throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Constantinides pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sarkisyan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Constantinides throws a leg kick
and Sarkisyan counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sarkisyan moves out of range of the body kick from Constantinides.
Sarkisyan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Constantinides fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sarkisyan on the side of the head.
Constantinides falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sarkisyan counters with a right hand to the body.
Constantinides thows a left - swing and a miss!
Constantinides jabs Sarkisyan right on the nose. Sarkisyan blinks but takes it well.
Sarkisyan is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Constantinides will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sarkisyan is still on wobbly legs! Can Constantinides finish him?
Sarkisyan moves out of range of the strikes.
Constantinides moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sarkisyan looks gassed!
Constantinides measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Sarkisyan! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Ares Constantinides!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ares Constantinides made sure he mentioned Hellbent , along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Karl De Groot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angus Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Young has chosen AC/DC - Live Wire as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl De Groot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Angus Young!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young throws a leg kick but De Groot sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Young stuns De Groot with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Young misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Karl De Groot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Groot instigates a clinch.
Young tries a knee to the head but De Groot blocks it.
Young tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
De Groot just leaning against Young, taking a breather.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Young.
De Groot lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
De Groot misses with a hook from the clinch.
Young is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
De Groot stalling in the clinch but Young improves position.
Young swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Young throws a punch but it's blocked by De Groot.
Young with a knee to the head.
Young lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Young swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Groot has a couple of punches blocked by Young.
Young misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Young connects with a nasty looking knee right to De Groot's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
De Groot tries a body shot but Young blocks it.
De Groot lands with a left to the head.
De Groot cracks Young with a nice body shot.
Young is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Groot is defending well for now.
De Groot misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Groot lands with a light punch inside.
Young throws a knee to the head but misses.
Young blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A knee to the head by Young.
De Groot misses with a body punch.
De Groot lands a body shot.
De Groot throws a punch but it's blocked by Young.
Young lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Groot pressing his opponent against the cage.
De Groot tries to break the clinch but Young is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young tries to throw a body punch but De Groot avoids it by throwing Young back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Young.
Young tries to land a knee to the head but De Groot blocks with his arms.
Young doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Groot works on Young's body with a couple of short punches.
De Groot landing knees to the head.
Young landing knees to the head.
A short uppercut from Young.
De Groot tries a body shot but Young blocks it.
De Groot digs a right hand into Young's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Young's gas tank.
A body shot lands from De Groot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
De Groot breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De Groot misses with a looping left.
De Groot scores with a head kick.
De Groot tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Young checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Young misses with a kick to the body.
Jab, jab by De Groot - just one landing.
Young avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Young slips a straight right by De Groot.
Young scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
De Groot wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Young misses with a kick to the body.
Young keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Young misses.
Young misses the jab.
De Groot looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Young throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Groot counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
De Groot stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groot tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Young throws a low kick but De Groot avoids it.
Young keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
De Groot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Young takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sloppy strikes from Young. Those never looked like landing.
De Groot lands a head shot.
De Groot avoids the body shot from Young.
De Groot misses with a wild body shot.
De Groot chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Danga de danga de dang - Young scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Groot uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Young.
Young cracks a nice hook into De Groot's ribs.
Young is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
De Groot misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Karl De Groot will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
De Groot takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Young misses with a body kick.
Nice defenses there by Young.
Young on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
De Groot blocks a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as De Groot blocks the leg kick.
De Groot feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Young's calf.
Young takes one to the chin there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De Groot, right into the meat.
Young takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Young takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Karl De Groot is winning the standup battle so far.
De Groot throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De Groot, right into the meat.
De Groot takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Groot connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
De Groot connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young throws a hook but De Groot avoids it easily.
Young misses with an uppercut.
Young stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Groot.
De Groot dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Groot throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
De Groot feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Young's calf.
De Groot cracks Young with an open hand slap.
De Groot changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Young.
Young gets cracked with a nice right hand there by De Groot.
De Groot throws a leg kick
and Young cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Groot ducks right into an uppercut from Young.
De Groot lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Young misses with a double jab.
Young is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groot looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Young misses with the body kick
and De Groot cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Groot scores with the left hand. Young knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice defenses there by Young.
De Groot throws a body punch but Young moves out of range.
De Groot walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Young checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A decent looking body kick lands there for De Groot.
De Groot lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Young thuds his shin into the meat of De Groot's side.
An inside leg kick lands from De Groot.
Young tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Groot was well out of range. Poor timing from Young.
De Groot lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Young backs up against the cage.
Young avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Young uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Groot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Young tries to throw a body punch but De Groot avoids it by throwing Young back against the cage.
De Groot scores with a shoulder strike.
De Groot misses with a hook to the ribs.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as De Groot takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
De Groot can't find room to land a body shot as Young controls the action.
Young looking to throw knees to the head but De Groot is blocking nicely.
Young misses with some punches.
De Groot with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Young throws a head punch that misses.
De Groot tries to work over Young's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Young using the Thai plumb to throw knees but De Groot has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
De Groot tries a body shot but Young blocks it.
De Groot can't find room to land a body shot as Young controls the action.
A right hand to the body from Young.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young misses with a hook from the clinch.
Young tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and De Groot avoids it.
De Groot misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Groot goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Young with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Young's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A body shot lands from De Groot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Groot lands a body shot in the clinch.
Young misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from De Groot.
Young lands a good knee to the midsection. De Groot won't want to take too many of those.
Young scores with an uppercut up the middle.
De Groot tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Young's elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from De Groot on the inside.
De Groot tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Young's elbow.
De Groot goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Groot is trying to maintain a safe position but Young gets an underhook and turns De Groot into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl De Groot dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Young on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Young throws a shot from downtown. De Groot moves away and avoids it.
De Groot throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Young walks into a straight right hand from De Groot.
The fighters circling - Young throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Groot misses with a left hand
enabling Young to counter with a crisp jab.
De Groot throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Young counters with a nice uppercut.
Young avoids a kick to the body.
Young throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Groot sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Groot throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
De Groot throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Groot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Young.
Young has De Groot up against the cage in a clinch.
Young pushes De Groot back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot leaning against his opponent.
A short uppercut from Young.
Young working aggressively here.
Young misses with a punch on the inside.
Young misses with a punch on the inside.
Young fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Groot lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Young misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Groot is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Young is defending well for now.
Young lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
De Groot can't find room to land a body shot as Young controls the action.
Young can't find room to land a body shot as De Groot controls the action.
De Groot lands a knee to the body.
De Groot wants to stall.
De Groot tries to break the clinch but Young is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young lands with a light punch inside.
De Groot misses with a body punch.
Young throws a head punch that misses.
Young tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Young lands a body shot.
De Groot tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Young's elbow.
De Groot tries a body shot but Young blocks it.
Young can't find room to land a body shot as De Groot controls the action.
De Groot tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Young's elbow.
Young prevents a body shot from De Groot.
Young misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Groot.
Young throws a knee to the head but misses.
De Groot lands a body shot.
De Groot goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Young misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for De Groot.
Young misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Groot lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
De Groot takes a knee right on the jaw!
Young takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
De Groot looking to slow down the pace here.
Karl De Groot has scored more points in the clinch so far.
De Groot goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Groot blocks an uppercut.
De Groot pressing his opponent against the cage.
De Groot misses with a body punch.
De Groot takes a shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Young.
De Groot tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Young's elbow.
Young misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groot misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Groot blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from De Groot - that landed with a thud.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head punch on the inside from Young fails to land.
Young misses with a knee strike.
De Groot wants to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Young.
De Groot misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Young.
De Groot pushes Young back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The referee is keeping an eye on De Groot - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Groot misses with a body punch.
Young throws a punch but it's blocked by De Groot.
De Groot works on Young's body with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Karl De Groot did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
De Groot thuds a left hand into Young's body.
De Groot throws a series of punches but Young moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from De Groot.
De Groot connects with a good right hand that stumbles Young. Young circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice shot by De Groot.
Young looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Groot.
De Groot fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Young checks it well.
De Groot scores with a shot to the body.
Young throws a hook but De Groot avoids it easily.
De Groot thows a body kick. Young tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Young uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Groot.
Young rushes De Groot and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
De Groot lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Young.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Young has him pressed against the cage.
De Groot misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Young.
Young misses with a punch on the inside.
Young blocks a body shot from De Groot.
Young has a couple of punches blocked by De Groot.
De Groot manages to break the clinch.
Young throws a right and a left that both miss.
Young throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and De Groot counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Young works De Groot's body with a nice hook.
De Groot just misses with a punch to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Young throws a leg kick but De Groot sees it coming and moves out of range.
De Groot throws a right hand that misses
and Young counters with a thumping low kick.
Young misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Groot.
De Groot dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Young. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groot walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Young checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
De Groot is looking to clinch but Young is avoiding it.
Young ducks under a wild hook from De Groot.
Young throws an overhand right that lands on De Groot's shoulder, as De Groot tries to avoid the shot.
De Groot connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Young momentarily.
A swing and a miss from De Groot.
Young connects with a high kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Groot needs to keep his hands up - Young had a free shot at his head there.
A good leg kick by Young.
De Groot goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
De Groot avoids the head kick by Young.
De Groot fakes the leg kick and cracks Young in the body.
Young throws a wild body kick that De Groot sees coming a mile off.
Young avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot looks to throw the jab but Young is out of range.
De Groot stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Young.
Young tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Groot was well out of range. Poor timing from Young.
Young lands with a nice body punch.
De Groot throws a head kick but Young moves out of range.
De Groot throws a nice outside leg kick.
Young misses with an uppercut. De Groot saw that one coming.
De Groot keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Young.
De Groot misses with a right hand
and De Groot takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Groot on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Young. Young obviously looking to wear him down.
Young throws a head kick that De Groot semi-blocks.
De Groot cracks the inside of Young's front leg.
De Groot takes a jab right on the kisser.
De Groot tries to clinch up but Young circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groot throws a hook but Young avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Groot misses with an uppercut. Young saw that one coming.
Young bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps De Groot's head backwards.
Good exchange - Young coming out on top.
Young ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Groot moves away.
Young gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Young lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Groot circles away quickly and effectively.
De Groot scores with a nice right hand.
Young lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Groot tries to clinch up but Young circles away and keeps his distance.
Young gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Young moves out of range of the leg kick from De Groot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Angus Young will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
De Groot on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Young. Young obviously looking to wear him down.
De Groot comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Groot.
Young gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Young misses with a knee strike.
Young tries a body shot but De Groot blocks it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Young swings wildly with an uppercut but De Groot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Young misses with a short punch on the inside.
Young misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from De Groot.
A hook to the body from Young.
Young scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young misses with some punches.
Young prevents a body shot from De Groot.
Young tries to throw a body punch but De Groot avoids it by throwing Young back against the cage.
De Groot lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Groot.
De Groot blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Young throws a head punch that misses.
De Groot effectively controlling the action here.
De Groot is trying to maintain a safe position but Young gets an underhook and turns De Groot into the cage.
De Groot tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Young's elbow.
De Groot tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Young tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and De Groot avoids it.
Young blocks an uppercut.
De Groot tries a body shot but Young blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Groot's elbow.
De Groot goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Young.
Young throws a punch but it's blocked by De Groot.
Young tries to land knees in the clinch but De Groot avoids the damage to the body.
Young being controlled against the cage.
De Groot goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from De Groot - that landed with a thud.
De Groot is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Young.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Groot misses with a body punch.
Young working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
De Groot unloads a knee to the mid-section. Young lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot blocks a body shot from Young.
A short right from De Groot.
A short right from De Groot.
De Groot breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Young takes a swing at De Groot's ribcage but misses.
De Groot misses with a head kick.
De Groot connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
De Groot drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
De Groot scores with a nice strike.
Angus Young has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Groot misses the shot to the body.
De Groot takes one to the chin there.
Karl De Groot is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Young checks the leg kick.
De Groot lands with a right hand.
Young has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Young gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groot tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Young's elbow.
De Groot can't find room to land a body shot as Young controls the action.
De Groot tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Young avoids it.
Young goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Young goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Good body shot from Young.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Young has a couple of punches blocked by De Groot.
A head punch on the inside from De Groot fails to land.
Young misses with a hook from the clinch.
Young throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but De Groot blocks it with crossed arms.
De Groot breaks from the clinch.
Young has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from De Groot.
De Groot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Groot with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Young to score with a decent uppercut.
Young jabs at De Groot's body.
De Groot lands a nice shot that snaps Young's head back.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Angus Young.
Well De Groot has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 48:47
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 48:47
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 48:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Karl De Groot!
A less than humble Karl De Groot misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean McMorrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and O Fortuna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Fortuna's choice of entrance music: O Fortuna. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sean McMorrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, O Fortuna!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McMorrow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fortuna.
Fortuna digs a good hook to McMorrow's body.
Fortuna tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McMorrow paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fortuna digs a good body shot into McMorrow's ribs.
Fortuna throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McMorrow.
McMorrow lands a nice shot that snaps Fortuna's head back.
McMorrow comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McMorrow lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Fortuna throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fortuna does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Fortuna turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fortuna throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McMorrow blocks a leg kick.
Fortuna misses with an uppercut. McMorrow saw that one coming.
McMorrow throws a hook to the side of Fortuna's head but Fortuna sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fortuna scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortuna throws a front kick that sends McMorrow stumbling back into the cage.
Fortuna misses with a body kick.
McMorrow tries a head kick but it misses.
Fortuna is looking to land body kicks.
A shot to the liver by McMorrow. Beautiful body shot.
McMorrow avoids a punch combination nicely.
O Fortuna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McMorrow looks to score with a jab to the body but Fortuna is just out of range.
McMorrow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fortuna ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McMorrow moves away.
Fortuna throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McMorrow on the side of the head.
McMorrow connects with an inside leg kick.
McMorrow throws a body kick that misses.
Fortuna fakes the leg kick and cracks McMorrow in the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McMorrow throws the kick towards the body but Fortuna avoids it.
McMorrow connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fortuna. Fortuna circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
McMorrow moves out of range of the strikes.
Fortuna throws a body kick the misses
and McMorrow counters with a shoot takedown. Fortuna fights it but they end up in guard.
McMorrow won't allow Fortuna to get back to his feet.
McMorrow working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fortuna wants to stand up but McMorrow is controlling him.
McMorrow throwing strikes from guard but Fortuna blocks nicely.
McMorrow wants to control from the top but Fortuna keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McMorrow accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McMorrow with a flurry of punches that miss.
McMorrow trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McMorrow throws a big right hand that misses.
Fortuna keeping moving, preventing McMorrow from controlling successfully.
McMorrow might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
McMorrow throwing strikes but missing.
McMorrow in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McMorrow pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fortuna is keeping the position for now.
Fortuna is pulling down on McMorrow's head. It's preventing any offense from McMorrow, at least for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McMorrow throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fortuna works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fortuna pulls McMorrow in close to prevent any damage.
McMorrow throws a big elbow that misses.
Fortuna working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McMorrow.
Fortuna has control of McMorrow's left arm, preventing McMorrow from doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by O Fortuna.
Fortuna tried to score with a low kick but McMorrow checks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fortuna scores with a leg kick.
O Fortuna is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fortuna scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Sean McMorrow has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McMorrow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sean McMorrow will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sean McMorrow's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fortuna drops his hands momentarily and McMorrow takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fortuna ducks under a wild hook from McMorrow.
Fortuna throws a sloppy head kick and McMorrow moves out of range easily.
McMorrow on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A big right from Fortuna misses.
Fortuna tries to clinch up.
Fortuna scores with a hook to the body. McMorrow takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fortuna shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fortuna tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McMorrow is able to avoid easily.
McMorrow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McMorrow looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
McMorrow wants to control from the top but Fortuna keeps moving.
Fortuna is looking to stand up but McMorrow isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McMorrow throwing strikes from guard but Fortuna blocks nicely.
Fortuna working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McMorrow.
McMorrow with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McMorrow accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McMorrow working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fortuna trying to control the position here.
McMorrow postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McMorrow wants to control from the top but Fortuna keeps moving.
McMorrow prevents Fortuna from getting back to his feet.
McMorrow wants to control from the top but Fortuna keeps moving.
McMorrow stops Fortuna from standing up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
McMorrow tries to land a front kick but Fortuna steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice defenses there by Fortuna.
McMorrow ducks right into an uppercut from Fortuna.
McMorrow throws the left hand but Fortuna avoids the punch easily.
Fortuna takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
An inside leg kick lands from Fortuna.
Nice straight punches there by McMorrow. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McMorrow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortuna tries to score with a low kick but McMorrow moves his leg out of the way.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Fortuna - that will leave a mark!
Fortuna tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fortuna moves into the clinch.
Fortuna lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McMorrow.
McMorrow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McMorrow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fortuna tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fortuna.
Fortuna misses with some punches.
Fortuna blocks an uppercut.
Fortuna misses with the head strike.
Fortuna lands a body shot.
Fortuna lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McMorrow backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fortuna lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McMorrow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fortuna misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fortuna scores with a shot to the side of McMorrow's head.
Fortuna misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fortuna.
Fortuna blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fortuna misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fortuna swings wildly with an uppercut but McMorrow uses good head movement to avoid it.
McMorrow lands a hook that snaps the head of Fortuna backwards.
Fortuna lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McMorrow backwards.
Fortuna misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fortuna lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fortuna scores with a shot to the side of McMorrow's head.
McMorrow blocking some punches.
McMorrow gets through Fortuna's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
O Fortuna showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sean McMorrow's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Fortuna bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fortuna steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McMorrow.
McMorrow misses with an attempted mid kick.
McMorrow misses with an uppercut. Fortuna saw that one coming.
McMorrow takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McMorrow slips a straight right by Fortuna.
Fortuna throws a front kick aimed at McMorrow's knee but McMorrow avoids it well.
A lazy left from Fortuna finds it's target.
McMorrow looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fortuna motions for McMorrow to come forward. Fortuna throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fortuna.
Nice cross by Fortuna.
McMorrow throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McMorrow has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fortuna.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortuna with a nice cross.
McMorrow misses with a hook.
McMorrow shoots in but Fortuna avoids the takedown attempt easily.
McMorrow blocks a low kick nicely.
Fortuna throws a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fortuna jabs McMorrow right on the nose. McMorrow blinks but takes it well.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Fortuna.
Fortuna is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Fortuna ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fortuna lands with a straight right. McMorrow didn't see that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McMorrow takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fortuna lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fortuna cracks the inside of McMorrow's front leg.
Fortuna rushes McMorrow and presses him up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortuna struggles to land a body shot inside as McMorrow controls his hands.
Fortuna misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fortuna pushes McMorrow back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McMorrow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fortuna backwards.
Fortuna struggles to land a body shot inside as McMorrow controls his hands.
Fortuna doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fortuna lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McMorrow or not.
Fortuna blocking some punches.
McMorrow blocks an uppercut.
McMorrow struggles to land a body shot inside as Fortuna controls his hands.
Fortuna blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fortuna throws a head punch that misses.
O Fortuna seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fortuna misses with some punches.
McMorrow blocks a body shot from Fortuna.
McMorrow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McMorrow misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortuna swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McMorrow looking to throw knees to the head but Fortuna is blocking nicely.
McMorrow is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fortuna blocks an elbow strike.
Fortuna lands with a left to the head.
Fortuna tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fortuna misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fortuna lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fortuna digs a right hand underneath McMorrow's ribcage. McMorrow let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fortuna swings wildly with an uppercut but McMorrow uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from McMorrow fails to land.
Fortuna lands a left hand.
Fortuna tries a body shot but McMorrow blocks it.
McMorrow lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McMorrow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McMorrow has a couple of punches blocked by Fortuna.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Fortuna.
Sean McMorrow's cut is getting worse.
McMorrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Fortuna uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Fortuna.
McMorrow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McMorrow misses with the head strike.
Fortuna swings wildly with an uppercut but McMorrow uses good head movement to avoid it.
A body shot lands from Fortuna.
McMorrow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McMorrow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fortuna.
Fortuna lands a left hand that snaps the head of McMorrow backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McMorrow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fortuna has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
McMorrow misses with the head strike.
Fortuna can't find room to land a body shot as McMorrow controls the action.
Fortuna digs a right hand underneath McMorrow's ribcage. McMorrow let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
O Fortuna comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fortuna has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... O Fortuna!
O Fortuna thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba KillsInWater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Pale Moonlight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bubba KillsInWater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Pale Moonlight!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
KillsInWater buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
KillsInWater throws a solid leg kick but Moonlight takes the impact on his shin and smiles at KillsInWater.
KillsInWater lands with a nice body punch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Moonlight blocks a head kick by KillsInWater.
KillsInWater connects with a solid leg kick.
KillsInWater swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A right-left combo lands from KillsInWater.
It looks like The Pale Moonlight has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
KillsInWater ducks under a wild hook from Moonlight.
A combination from Moonlight does no damage.
Moonlight throws the kick towards the body but KillsInWater avoids it.
Moonlight on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by KillsInWater. KillsInWater obviously looking to wear him down.
KillsInWater misses the shot to the body.
Moonlight lands with an uppercut that bounces KillsInWater off the cage and back into range.
KillsInWater connects with a body shot.
Moonlight looks gassed!
Moonlight throws a big shot that misses.
The Pale Moonlight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
KillsInWater swings for the body but Moonlight moves out of range.
Moonlight checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
KillsInWater throws a head kick that misses.
KillsInWater connects with a solid leg kick.
Moonlight takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
KillsInWater throws a right and a left that Moonlight avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
KillsInWater scores with a spinning back kick!
Good leg kick by KillsInWater there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
KillsInWater looking to land some kicks to the body here.
KillsInWater feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Moonlight's calf.
KillsInWater is looking to wear down Moonlight with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
KillsInWater is looking to slow Moonlight down with leg kicks.
KillsInWater fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
KillsInWater throws a solid leg kick but Moonlight takes the impact on his shin and smiles at KillsInWater.
Moonlight has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from KillsInWater.
Moonlight walks into a left hand.
KillsInWater lands with a nice body punch.
KillsInWater misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
KillsInWater lands a slapping body shot.
KillsInWater thuds his right hand into Moonlight's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
KillsInWater moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
KillsInWater lands a nice looking kick to the body. Moonlight takes a step back to recover.
KillsInWater cracks Moonlight with a good jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
KillsInWater thows a body kick. Moonlight tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Moonlight blocks the body kick.
KillsInWater tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Moonlight is able to avoid easily.
KillsInWater misses with a body shot.
KillsInWater just misses with a punch to the body.
A good leg kick by KillsInWater.
KillsInWater thows a body shot but no joy.
KillsInWater bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Moonlight takes a shot to the body in his stride.
KillsInWater is looking to slow Moonlight down with leg kicks.
KillsInWater fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Moonlight on the side of the head.
KillsInWater looking to land some kicks to the body here.
KillsInWater pushes Moonlight away with a front kick.
KillsInWater lands with a slapping head kick.
KillsInWater ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
KillsInWater scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
KillsInWater throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
KillsInWater lands a big head kick that sends Moonlight to the canvas! KillsInWater follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bubba KillsInWater!
During a confident post fight interview, Bubba KillsInWater thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moses Diggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Tonal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diggs's entrance music is IM ALL IN. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Tonal's choice of entrance music: Mustasch - I hunt alone. Jeremy Tonal has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Moses Diggs's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Moses Diggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy Tonal!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tonal fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Diggs.
Tonal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diggs.
Tonal misses the jab.
Diggs throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tonal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Diggs crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tonal - the referee stops the clock and Diggs gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tonal. Diggs manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Diggs throws a half hearted mid kick.
Diggs shoots for a takedown but Tonal saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jeremy Tonal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tonal misses with a wild body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diggs lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
No joy there for Diggs, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tonal blocks a head kick by Diggs.
Diggs looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Diggs defending well as Tonal loads up on a big left hand.
Tonal connects with a right hand. Diggs shakes it off.
Diggs uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tonal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggs moves out of range of the body kick.
Diggs misses with a straight left.
Tonal shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Diggs pinned against the cage. Diggs gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tonal misses the shot to the body.
Tonal comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tonal slips under a jab from Diggs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tonal.
Tonal just misses with a punch to the body.
Tonal scores with a jab.
It looks like Moses Diggs has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diggs throws a body punch but Tonal moves out of range.
Diggs throws a leg kick but Tonal moved away.
Tonal tries to land a front kick but Diggs steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tonal stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggs avoids the body shot from Tonal.
Diggs throws a wild body kick that Tonal sees coming a mile off.
Diggs throws a leg kick
and Tonal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diggs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diggs is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tonal fails to land with a series of punches.
Tonal blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Diggs misses its intended target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tonal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tonal tries to work over Diggs's front leg with a kick but Diggs checks it.
Tonal connects with a leg kick. Diggs looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Diggs shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tonal but Tonal pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tonal throws a leg kick but Diggs checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tonal.
A bone on bone clash there as Tonal blocks the leg kick.
Tonal tried to score with a low kick but Diggs checks it.
Diggs slips a straight right by Tonal.
Diggs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diggs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diggs takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Diggs is breathing heavily.
Diggs walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tonal has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Diggs takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Moses Diggs's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tonal fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Diggs has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tonal scores with a body shot.
Tonal comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Diggs's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tonal connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Diggs scrambles back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonal moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tonal.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tonal.
Tonal is looking to slow Diggs down with leg kicks.
Diggs displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tonal.
Diggs takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tonal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tonal getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Moses Diggs's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Tonal pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tonal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tonal wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tonal connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Diggs is rocked!
Diggs is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tonal throws a head kick but Diggs moves out of range.
Oh Diggs is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
BOOM! Tonal lands a beautiful left hook that drops Diggs. Diggs tries to recover but Tonal is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Diggs lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeremy Tonal!
A very excited looking Jeremy Tonal made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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pop
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RATING
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