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Blitzkrieg 127: Narrow Grave PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Boudreaux Godeaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jed Masilungan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Godeaux's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Battle Ready. The crowd seem to be enjoying Masilungan's choice of entrance music: Return to Strength. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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ADCC Champion
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Boudreaux Godeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jed Masilungan!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masilungan looks to land a combination but Godeaux avoids it well.
Nice defenses there by Godeaux.
Godeaux throws a nice looking combination but Masilungan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Godeaux slips a jab and a cross from Masilungan.
Godeaux dives in and grabs Masilungan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Masilungan pushes down on Godeaux's head and hops out.
Masilungan scores with a head kick.
Godeaux lands a nice shot that snaps Masilungan's head back.
Masilungan wants to land a leg kick but Godeaux is out of range.
Masilungan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Godeaux circles away quickly and effectively.
Godeaux stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Godeaux wants it to stay on the feet.
Masilungan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Godeaux.
Masilungan tries a low kick but Godeaux avoids it.
Masilungan looks to land a left hand but Godeaux moved out of range nicely.
Masilungan looks to land a body kick but Godeaux moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masilungan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Godeaux throws a hook but Masilungan avoids it easily.
Masilungan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Godeaux but Godeaux pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Godeaux moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Godeaux thows a left - swing and a miss!
Masilungan lands the left hand.
Godeaux leaves Masilungan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Boudreaux Godeaux has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jed Masilungan.
Godeaux throws a big shot that misses.
Masilungan throws a leg kick
and Masilungan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Godeaux throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masilungan misses with a looping right.
Masilungan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Masilungan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Masilungan lands a nice hook to Godeaux's body. Godeaux takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A big right from Masilungan misses.
Masilungan defending well as Godeaux loads up on a big left hand.
Godeaux uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Masilungan.
Masilungan throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Godeaux takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Godeaux shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Masilungan pinned against the cage. Masilungan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Godeaux looks for the body kick but Masilungan saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godeaux takes one to the side of the head.
Godeaux misses with an uppercut.
Masilungan swinging wildly here.
Godeaux scores with a jab.
Godeaux slips a jab from Masilungan.
Masilungan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Masilungan moves out of range of the strikes.
Godeaux misses with an uppercut
and Masilungan counters with a head kick. That will keep Godeaux thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Godeaux throws a head kick that misses.
Godeaux ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Masilungan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Godeaux.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masilungan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Masilungan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Godeaux lands with a straight right. Masilungan didn't see that one coming.
Godeaux is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Godeaux throws a right hand that misses
enabling Masilungan to counter with a crisp jab.
Masilungan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Godeaux wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Some wild striking there from Godeaux.
Godeaux shoots in looking for a takedown. Masilungan tries to sprawl out of it but Godeaux keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Masilungan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Godeaux takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jed Masilungan will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Godeaux lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Godeaux shoots in looking for a takedown but Masilungan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Godeaux's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Godeaux connects with a looping right hand.
Masilungan scoring well with a low kick there.
Masilungan 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.
Masilungan is looking to slow Godeaux down with leg kicks.
Masilungan misses with a straight right.
Masilungan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Godeaux.
Masilungan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Godeaux fails with a takedown attempt.
A big left from Godeaux misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masilungan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Masilungan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Godeaux.
Masilungan looks to land a right hand but Godeaux moved out of range.
Masilungan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Godeaux misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Godeaux misses.
Masilungan scores with a nice strike.
Godeaux moves out of range of the body kick from Masilungan.
Nice shot by Masilungan.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Masilungan!
Godeaux connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Masilungan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Godeaux avoids it really well and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godeaux throws a jab when Masilungan was well out of range.
Masilungan throws a body kick that misses.
Masilungan is looking to land body kicks.
Godeaux checks the leg kick nicely there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Masilungan. That's going to slow Godeaux down.
Masilungan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Godeaux scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Masilungan misses with a body kick.
Nice straight punches there by Masilungan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Masilungan.
Godeaux misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masilungan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A clash of legs there as Godeaux blocks the low kick.
Godeaux avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jed Masilungan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Masilungan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Godeaux.
Masilungan misses with a body shot.
Masilungan looks to score with a jab to the body but Godeaux is just out of range.
Godeaux slips a jab from Masilungan.
Godeaux throws a big shot that misses.
Masilungan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Masilungan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Masilungan misses with a head kick.
Masilungan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godeaux misses with a looping left.
Godeaux takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Masilungan swinging wildly here.
Godeaux moves out of range of the leg kick from Masilungan.
Godeaux throws a looping overhand right but Masilungan ducks down to avoid it.
Godeaux works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Godeaux misses with a left hand
and Masilungan counters with a low kick, right behind Godeaux 's knee.
Godeaux swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body kick there by Masilungan.
Godeaux shoots in but Masilungan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boudreaux Godeaux. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Godeaux uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Masilungan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jed Masilungan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Masilungan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Godeaux is out of range and Masilungan settles back down.
Masilungan connects with a solid leg kick.
Masilungan tries a low kick but Godeaux avoids it.
Masilungan stuffs the takedown.
Godeaux misses with a right hand
and Masilungan counters with a nice body kick.
Nice jab there from Masilungan.
Masilungan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Godeaux is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Godeaux misses the target.
Godeaux shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Masilungan as he jumps to the side.
Masilungan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Masilungan throws a right hand that Godeaux ducks under and follows up with a left that Godeaux also avoids with ease.
Godeaux slips under a jab from Masilungan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masilungan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Godeaux counters with a stiff right hand.
Masilungan throws a nice head kick!
Masilungan misses with a looping left.
Masilungan defending well as Godeaux loads up on a big left hand.
Masilungan throws out a loose jab but Godeaux uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Masilungan.
Masilungan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Godeaux on the side of the head.
Masilungan checks a low kick from Godeaux.
Godeaux shoots and misses
and Masilungan counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boudreaux Godeaux. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Masilungan looks to land a left hand but Godeaux moved out of range nicely.
Godeaux tries to bum rush Masilungan with a series of wild strikes but Masilungan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masilungan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Masilungan lands a nice shot that snaps Godeaux's head back.
Masilungan misses with an uppercut.
Masilungan slips under a jab.
Masilungan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Godeaux if he has to take too many more of those.
Masilungan swinging wildly here.
Masilungan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Godeaux tries to work over Masilungan's front leg with a kick but Masilungan checks it.
Masilungan throws a series of punches but Godeaux moves out of range.
Godeaux avoids the head kick by Masilungan.
Masilungan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Godeaux counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Masilungan.
Boudreaux Godeaux has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Masilungan tries to sprawl but Godeaux drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Masilungan looks like he's trying to stand up.
Godeaux wants to lay and pray for a moment but Masilungan keeps working.
Masilungan moves into full guard.
Masilungan wants to stand and escape but Godeaux is having none of it.
Godeaux tries to free his leg and advance position but Masilungan is retaining full guard.
Masilungan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jed Masilungan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masilungan is trying to control the position but Godeaux postures up.
Godeaux trying to control but Masilungan is working from the bottom.
Godeaux passes Masilungan's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Godeaux is working for a submission of some sort.
Godeaux is looking to advance position but Masilungan won't allow it.
Godeaux thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Godeaux is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Masilungan wants to control but Godeaux is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jed Masilungan.
I've got Masilungan 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jed Masilungan!
A very excited looking Jed Masilungan 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Currie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hidalgo Montoya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Currie comes to the cage accompanied by Helmet - Just Another Victim. Montoya has chosen El Toro 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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166 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Currie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hidalgo Montoya!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Currie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Montoya.
Montoya misses with a leg kick.
Montoya tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Currie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Currie fails with the takedown.
A chopping leg kick lands by Currie.
Montoya gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Currie working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Montoya's head.
Currie trying to move into half guard but instead Montoya has managed to sweep!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Currie has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Montoya should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Currie has tightened it up now! Montoya should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). David Currie!
David Currie decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Keiji Hashimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hashimoto comes to the cage accompanied by Holding Out For A Hero (Japanese Version). The crowd seem to be enjoying Speed's choice of entrance music: Tough as Steel by Wolfsbane. Scott Speed is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 3, fighting out of New York, Keiji Hashimoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scott Speed!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Speed checks a leg kick.
A left lands for Speed.
Speed throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hashimoto misses with a straight left.
Hashimoto throws a leg kick
and Speed counters with a low kick, right behind Hashimoto 's knee.
Speed connects with a single shot there.
Speed misses with a double jab.
Speed ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hashimoto throws a leg kick but Speed sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hashimoto swings away with a leg kick that misses.
An inside leg kick from Hashimoto misses.
Hashimoto looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Speed is fending him off so far but Hashimoto persists. Nope, Speed circles away and we're back to standing.
Speed misses with a hook.
Some wild striking there from Speed.
Keiji Hashimoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hashimoto throws a sloppy head kick
and Speed counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hashimoto walks into a jab.
Hashimoto misses with a head kick.
Speed moves out of range of the leg kick from Hashimoto.
Speed avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Hashimoto misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Speed.
Speed throws a solid leg kick but Hashimoto takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Speed.
Speed lands with a thumping leg kick.
Speed rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hashimoto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Speed throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Speed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hashimoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Speed.
Hashimoto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Speed fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hashimoto lands a nice shot that snaps Speed's head back.
Speed avoids the head kick by Hashimoto.
Hashimoto fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Speed takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Speed lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hashimoto motions for Speed to come forward. Hashimoto throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hashimoto finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Speed stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hashimoto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hashimoto wants to land a leg kick but Speed is out of range.
Hashimoto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Speed swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hashimoto avoids the head kick by Speed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hashimoto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Speed lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Speed checks the leg kick nicely there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hashimoto is defended easily by Speed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keiji Hashimoto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hashimoto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Speed throws a hook but Hashimoto blocks it.
Hashimoto throws a head kick but Speed moves out of range.
Speed swings for the body but Hashimoto moves out of range.
Hashimoto misses with an uppercut.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hashimoto, right into the meat.
Speed throws a sloppy head kick and Hashimoto moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hashimoto pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A decent looking cross lands there for Speed.
Hashimoto shoots in and bounces Speed off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hashimoto tries to free his leg and advance position but Speed is retaining full guard.
Speed keeping moving, preventing Hashimoto from controlling successfully.
Hashimoto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hashimoto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Speed swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hashimoto working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Speed's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hashimoto's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hashimoto has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hashimoto being controlled here momentarily.
Hashimoto is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Speed throws a series of punches but Hashimoto avoids them all with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Speed fails to land with a series of punches.
Hashimoto misses with a looping left.
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 Keiji Hashimoto will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Speed stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Speed wants it to stay on the feet.
Hashimoto throws a leg kick which misses Speed's front leg but catches the back leg as Speed tries to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Hashimoto.
Speed avoids the body shot from Hashimoto.
Hashimoto misses the jab.
Speed connects with a body shot that sends Hashimoto's belly button to the back.
Hashimoto attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Hashimoto misses its intended target.
Hashimoto throws a leg kick
and Speed counters with an inside leg kick.
Speed scores with a push kick.
A right-left combo lands from Speed.
Hashimoto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Scott Speed is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hashimoto goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hashimoto lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Speed has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Speed and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Speed throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Speed.
Hashimoto 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hashimoto throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Speed gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hashimoto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Speed moves away.
Hashimoto feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hashimoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Speed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hashimoto throws a strike but Speed rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Speed is looking to stand up but Hashimoto won't let him.
Hashimoto wants to sweep here but Speed controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hashimoto working for a triangle but Speed defends it easily.
Hashimoto trying to control the position.
Hashimoto is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hashimoto is trying to control the position but Speed postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speed gets to his feet. Hashimoto looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Hashimoto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hashimoto throws a nice outside leg kick.
Speed digs a good body shot into Hashimoto's ribs.
Hashimoto looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Speed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Speed takes a swing at Hashimoto's ribcage but misses.
Speed has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A big left from Hashimoto misses.
Hashimoto scoring well with a low kick there.
Scott Speed seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Speed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Speed misses with a body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hashimoto lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Speed has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Speed and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hashimoto lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Speed has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Speed and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hashimoto thows a body shot but no joy.
Hashimoto shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Speed counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hashimoto throws a nice outside leg kick.
Scott Speed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hashimoto takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
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!
Speed misses with the combination.
Speed checks a low kick from Hashimoto.
Hashimoto scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Speed misses with a wild combination.
Speed throws a sloppy head kick
and Hashimoto counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Speed thinking.
A jab from Hashimoto misses.
Hashimoto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hashimoto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Speed - that will leave a mark!
Hashimoto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Speed lands a jab-cross combination.
Speed swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Scott Speed will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Hashimoto throws a body kick that misses.
Hashimoto lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hashimoto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Speed lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hashimoto fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Speed is out of range.
Hashimoto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Speed.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hashimoto.
Speed displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hashimoto throws out the jab.
Speed swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hashimoto counters with a thumping low kick.
Speed misses the jab.
Hashimoto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hashimoto throws a shot from downtown. Speed moves away and avoids it.
An inside leg kick from Hashimoto misses.
Speed checks a leg kick.
Hashimoto on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hashimoto has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed tries to break free but Hashimoto pushes him back against the cage.
Hashimoto tries to land knees in the clinch but Speed avoids the damage to the body.
Hashimoto prevents Speed from breaking the clinch.
Speed on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hashimoto's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Speed tries to circle away but Hashimoto has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hashimoto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hashimoto working Speed over with knees to the body.
Speed is trying to push Hashimoto away but Hashimoto has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hashimoto keeps control of Speed as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Speed is trying to break free.
Hashimoto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Speed.
Hashimoto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speed can't break the clinch.
Hashimoto has Speed pressed against the cage, preventing Speed from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hashimoto tries to land knees in the clinch but Speed avoids the damage to the body.
Hashimoto is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Speed gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hashimoto prevents Speed from breaking the clinch.
Speed is trying to break free.
Hashimoto misses with an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hashimoto just misses with a elbow thrown towards Speed's brow.
Hashimoto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Speed backwards.
Speed tries to break free but Hashimoto pushes him back against the cage.
Speed looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Speed wants to get back to striking at distance but Hashimoto won't allow it.
Hashimoto missing with knees to the body.
Hashimoto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Speed.
Speed lands an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keiji Hashimoto showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hashimoto has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keiji Hashimoto!
Keiji Hashimoto made sure to mention his sponsor, [JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition Q160 Recovery in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Moe Lester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freiherr Albrecht Alexander von Altenburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lester comes to the cage accompanied by I Feel Wonderful. von Altenburg is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Richard Wagner's Die Walküre. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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150 lbs
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156 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Moe Lester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Freiherr Albrecht Alexander von Altenburg!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
von Altenburg throws out a leg kick but Lester moves out of range and von Altenburg only half commits.
Nice body kick from von Altenburg.
von Altenburg throws a big shot that misses.
Lester ducks down and throws a hook to the body but von Altenburg moves away.
Lester uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from von Altenburg.
von Altenburg connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lester displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as von Altenburg throws out the jab.
Lester scores with a crisp jab that stopped von Altenburg in his tracks.
von Altenburg loads up on a big right hand but Lester slips the punch.
Lester takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A left lands for Lester.
An inside leg kick from von Altenburg misses.
Lester tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
von Altenburg misses with a looping right.
von Altenburg tests Lester's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lester throws out a loose jab but von Altenburg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lester stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lester wants it to stay on the feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
von Altenburg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lester was well out of range. Poor timing from von Altenburg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester stuffs the takedown attempt from von Altenburg. von Altenburg gets slowly back to his feet.
Lester takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lester swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
von Altenburg throws a leg kick
and Lester counters with a slapping leg kick.
Good leg kick by von Altenburg there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
von Altenburg blocks a head kick by Lester.
Lester throws an uppercut from half a mile away. von Altenburg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
von Altenburg 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.
Lester jabs von Altenburg to the body, keeping him at a distance.
von Altenburg lands the left hand.
von Altenburg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lester feints and then cracks von Altenburg's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow von Altenburg down.
Lester showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from von Altenburg.
von Altenburg takes the fight into the clinch.
von Altenburg tries to land knees in the clinch but Lester avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
von Altenburg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lester just misses with a elbow thrown towards von Altenburg's brow.
von Altenburg swings wildly with an uppercut but Lester uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lester prevents von Altenburg from breaking the clinch.
Lester lands a right hand that snaps the head of von Altenburg backwards.
Lester is stalling here.
Lester tried to land a shot to the body but connects with von Altenburg's elbow.
von Altenburg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lester tries to throw a body punch but von Altenburg avoids it by throwing Lester back against the cage.
Lester tries to throw a body punch but von Altenburg avoids it by throwing Lester back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, von Altenburg scores with a nice short uppercut.
von Altenburg is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lester to keep the fight standing.
Moe Lester has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Freiherr Albrecht Alexander von Altenburg.
A shot in the inside from Lester.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
von Altenburg blocks an elbow strike.
Lester working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lester lands a good knee to the midsection. von Altenburg won't want to take too many of those.
von Altenburg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
von Altenburg misses with a punch on the inside.
Lester manages to break the clinch.
von Altenburg throws a looping overhand right but Lester ducks down to avoid it.
Lester throws a good cross that connects.
von Altenburg just misses with a punch to the body.
Lester fakes high and swings low for a body shot but von Altenburg manages to avoid it.
von Altenburg looks to score with a jab to the body but Lester is just out of range.
Lester ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Moe Lester is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lester drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lester on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lester looks to score with a jab to the body but von Altenburg is just out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lester.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
von Altenburg looks to land a left hand but Lester moved out of range nicely.
Lester misses with a low kick as von Altenburg jumps back.
Lester keeps the fight on the outside.
Lester throws a low kick, looking for von Altenburg's leg but von Altenburg calmly moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lester misses with a body shot.
von Altenburg tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lester ducks under a wild hook from von Altenburg.
Lester lands a really nice looking cross but von Altenburg seems unphased.
Lester fails with an attempt to clinch.
von Altenburg throws a good cross that connects.
Nice body kick from von Altenburg.
Lester has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lester is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. von Altenburg is defending well for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lester wants to stall.
von Altenburg struggles to land a body shot inside as Lester controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Freiherr Albrecht Alexander von Altenburg will probably get the nod.
That's time! Lester's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lester throws the kick towards the body but von Altenburg avoids it.
Lester misses the jab.
Lester ducks under a wild hook from von Altenburg.
Lester 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.
von Altenburg missing with a left hand there. Lester was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lester tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but von Altenburg was well out of range. Poor timing from Lester.
von Altenburg misses with a lunging right hand
and Lester counters with a lovely straight right hand!
von Altenburg checks a leg kick nicely.
Lester bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of von Altenburg's head.
Lester takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
von Altenburg defending well as Lester loads up on a big left hand.
von Altenburg fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lester looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
von Altenburg moves out of range of the body kick.
von Altenburg is looking to land body kicks.
Lester feints and then cracks von Altenburg's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow von Altenburg down.
Freiherr Albrecht Alexander von Altenburg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lester with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
von Altenburg takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester misses with a body shot.
Lester connects with an inside leg kick.
Lester moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
von Altenburg keeps the fight on the outside.
von Altenburg lands a slapping body shot.
Lester uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by von Altenburg.
von Altenburg looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lester takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lester misses with a wild combination.
Lester loads up on a big right hand but von Altenburg slips the punch.
von Altenburg closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lester.
Lester lands a straight punch to the body, keeping von Altenburg at a distance.
von Altenburg throws out a loose jab but Lester uses good head movement to avoid it.
von Altenburg rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
von Altenburg thows a body shot but no joy.
von Altenburg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lester moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lester takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
von Altenburg shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lester connects with a good right hand that stumbles von Altenburg. von Altenburg circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
von Altenburg misses with a hook
and Lester makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
von Altenburg shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
von Altenburg fails to land the takedown.
Lester fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt von Altenburg.
Nice defenses there by Lester.
Lester tries to clinch up.
von Altenburg looks to land a body kick but Lester moved away.
Nice body kick from Lester.
von Altenburg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lester.
Some wild striking there from Lester.
von Altenburg throws a right and a left that Lester avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester scores with a body shot.
von Altenburg just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from von Altenburg misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lester.
von Altenburg checks a low kick from Lester.
Lester throws a hook but von Altenburg blocks it.
von Altenburg misses with a straight right.
Lester swats away the attempt to clinch by von Altenburg.
Lester moves out of range of the strikes.
von Altenburg lunges at Lester with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lester's hand.
von Altenburg lands a nice looking body shot.
Lester throws out a loose jab but von Altenburg uses good head movement to avoid it.
von Altenburg lands a nice hook to Lester's body. Lester takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
von Altenburg feints and then cracks Lester's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lester down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
von Altenburg just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch lands to the side of von Altenburg 's head but he takes it in his stride.
von Altenburg with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lester counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Moe Lester has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Freiherr Albrecht Alexander von Altenburg.
Lester throws a jab but it's blocked by von Altenburg.
Lester swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lester scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
von Altenburg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lester was well out of range. Poor timing from von Altenburg.
Lester needs to keep his hands up - von Altenburg had a free shot at his head there.
Lester lands a nice looking body shot.
Lester is looking to clinch but von Altenburg is avoiding it.
A big right from von Altenburg misses.
von Altenburg looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big right from von Altenburg misses.
Lester avoids the body shot from von Altenburg.
Lester moves out of range as von Altenburg strikes.
Lester tries to close the distance and clinch up but von Altenburg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Moe Lester will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
von Altenburg throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lester throws a chopping leg kick but von Altenburg manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lester connects with a looping right hand.
von Altenburg takes one to the side of the head.
Lester loads up on a big right hand but von Altenburg slips the punch.
Lester lands a jab to the head.
Lester throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lester throws a hook but von Altenburg avoids it easily.
von Altenburg lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lester tries to work over von Altenburg's front leg with a kick but von Altenburg checks it.
Lester is looking to land body kicks.
Lester digs a good hook to von Altenburg's body.
Lester is looking to clinch.
von Altenburg thows a body shot but no joy.
Lester throws a chopping leg kick but von Altenburg manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lester throws a nice inside leg kick.
von Altenburg throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from von Altenburg misses
and Lester counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lester throws a jab but it's blocked by von Altenburg.
Lester lands a nice leg kick that just misses von Altenburg's sensitive parts.
Lester just misses with a punch to the body.
von Altenburg takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lester takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A good leg kick by von Altenburg.
von Altenburg looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lester is fending him off so far but von Altenburg persists. Nope, Lester circles away and we're back to standing.
Decent striking displayed by von Altenburg there.
Lester looks to throw the jab but von Altenburg is out of range.
Jab by Lester.
Lester with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling von Altenburg to score with a decent uppercut.
von Altenburg looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lester tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester misses with a left hand
and von Altenburg counters with a stiff right hand.
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 exchange - von Altenburg coming out on top.
von Altenburg scores with a jab.
Lester blocks a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - von Altenburg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lester.
Some wild striking there from von Altenburg.
Lester throws a leg kick but von Altenburg sees it coming and moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lester.
Nice takedown defense from Lester. No joy for von Altenburg on that attempt.
Moe Lester has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Freiherr Albrecht Alexander von Altenburg.
Lester scores with a crisp jab that stopped von Altenburg in his tracks.
Lester tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but von Altenburg was well out of range. Poor timing from Lester.
von Altenburg fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lester.
Lester connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
von Altenburg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lester sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lester darts in and clinches von Altenburg up against the cage.
von Altenburg blocks a body shot from Lester.
Lester blocks a body shot from von Altenburg.
Lester gets through von Altenburg's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lester lands a left hand that snaps the head of von Altenburg backwards.
Lester misses with a body punch.
Lester lands a nice uppercut.
von Altenburg lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lester lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
von Altenburg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lester pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lester tries to break free but von Altenburg pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
von Altenburg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
von Altenburg jumps guard and drags Lester to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Lester tries to free his leg and advance position but von Altenburg is retaining full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
von Altenburg is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lester defends well.
von Altenburg is looking for a triangle but Lester pushes his legs off easily.
von Altenburg takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lester passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lester trying to control from von Altenburg's half guard. von Altenburg has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lester working some strikes from top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Moe Lester showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lester 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Moe Lester!
Moe Lester decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juan Corrida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spotted Cow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corrida comes to the cage accompanied by Guitar Gangsters and Cadillac Blood. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Corrida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Spotted Cow!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cow tries to close the distance and clinch but Corrida swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cow scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Corrida doesn't seem bothered though.
Cow wants to clinch up but Corrida keeps it at a distance.
Corrida looks to score with a jab to the body but Cow is just out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Corrida 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cow takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cow.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Corrida enables Cow to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Corrida manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Corrida is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cow is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Cow looking to pass the guard.
Cow trying to control the position from guard on top but Corrida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corrida tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Corrida looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Corrida is on top in guard.
Cow looking for a sweep. Not yet Cow, not yet.
Cow not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Corrida wants to pass the guard but Cow is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cow has control of Corrida's left arm, preventing Corrida from doing any damage.
Cow trying to keep a closed guard but Corrida is proving a slippery customer.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Spotted Cow wasn't active enough on the ground.
Cow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Corrida was well out of range. Poor timing from Cow.
Cow throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Corrida moves away.
A slow jab from Cow misses its intended target.
Good exchange - Cow coming out on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Corrida misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cow takes a swing at Corrida's ribcage but misses.
Cow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Corrida.
Corrida bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cow misses with a head kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cow.
Cow throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Corrida is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cow sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cow tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cow misses with the combination.
Cow scores with a decent looking hook.
Cow misses with a wild body shot.
Cow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Corrida manages to avoid it.
Corrida tries to keep at a distance but Cow has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cow lands with a light punch inside.
Cow throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Corrida backwards.
Corrida throws a punch but it's blocked by Cow.
Corrida blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Cow.
Corrida jumps guard but Cow stands there with Corrida around his waist. Corrida gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cow swings wildly with an uppercut but Corrida uses good head movement to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cow tries to land a knee to the head but Corrida blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spotted Cow dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cow throws a low kick but Corrida moves out of range easily.
Corrida misses with a jab, cross combination.
Corrida 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.
A jab from Cow does it's job there.
Corrida takes one on the button.
Cow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cow bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Corrida avoids a kick to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Corrida.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Corrida throws a hook but Cow avoids it easily.
Cow checks a leg kick.
Corrida on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cow buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cow misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corrida throws a sloppy head kick and Cow moves out of range easily.
Corrida fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cow manages to avoid it.
Cow throws out a powerful jab.
A jab from Corrida does it's job there.
Cow swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cow fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Corrida has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cow scores with a crisp jab that stopped Corrida in his tracks.
Corrida slips a straight right by Cow.
Cow with a hook.
Corrida is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Corrida throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Corrida tries to score with a low kick but Cow moves his leg out of the way.
A clash of legs there as Corrida blocks the low kick.
Corrida scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cow shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Corrida defends it nicely.
A clash of legs there as Corrida blocks the low kick.
Cow swings for the body but Corrida moves out of range.
Corrida fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cow checks it well.
Cow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Corrida.
Cow misses with a leg kick.
Cow scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Corrida throws a body punch but Cow moves out of range.
Cow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Corrida will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cow misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cow cracks Corrida with a good jab.
Cow takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cow displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Corrida.
Corrida is looking to wear down Cow with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cow wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Corrida will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Corrida misses with a wild body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Cow there.
Cow cracks Corrida with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Corrida gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cow is in close to Corrida's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cow is working Corrida over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cow's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Cow must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Corrida keeping full guard, as Cow tries to pass.
Corrida has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cow can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cow wants to control from the top but Corrida keeps moving.
Cow with a nice head shot there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cow throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Corrida works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Corrida looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spotted Cow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Corrida connects with an inside leg kick.
Cow has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cow connects with a body shot that sends Corrida's belly button to the back.
Spotted Cow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Corrida keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Cow. Those never looked like landing.
Corrida throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cow.
Cow lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cow has a takedown stuffed.
Corrida tries to land a body kick
and Cow counters with a two punch combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cow. Corrida does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cow sizes up Corrida with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cow clobbers Corrida with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corrida slips a jab and a cross from Cow.
Corrida throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cow throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cow closes the distance looking to clinch
and Corrida counters with a series of strikes. Cow will be more careful next time no doubt.
Corrida connects with the punch.
Corrida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cow.
Corrida attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Corrida.
Cow scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cow misses the jab.
Corrida tries to land a front kick but Cow steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Juan Corrida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spotted Cow is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cow.
Cow scores with a body shot.
Corrida has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Corrida there as he acknowledges the shot.
Corrida blocks a leg kick.
Cow takes a swing at Corrida's ribcage but misses.
Cow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cow lands the left hand.
Cow avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cow uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Corrida has time to react.
Corrida takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Corrida moves forwards but Cow connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jab, jab by Cow - just one landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corrida throws a body punch but Cow moves out of range.
Cow tries to bum rush Corrida with a series of wild strikes but Corrida uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Corrida connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Corrida walks into a jab.
Corrida takes a swing at Cow's ribcage but misses.
Cow lands with a right hand.
Nice body punch from Cow.
Corrida throws a head kick but Cow moves out of range.
Corrida ducks right into an uppercut from Cow.
Cow fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Corrida to the ground. Cow is now in Corrida's guard.
Corrida trying to control the position.
Cow showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cow trying to control but Corrida is working from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Corrida had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cow defends it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Corrida is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cow defends well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Spotted Cow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cow has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Spotted Cow!
A victorious Spotted Cow thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Merrick Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Musashimaru Koyo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kane comes to the cage accompanied by Blood Sugar - Pendulum. The crowd seem to be enjoying Koyo's choice of entrance music: "Tengoku Kara Kaminari" by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole . Musashimaru Koyo acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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300 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Merrick Kane!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 6 - 2, fighting out of New York, Musashimaru Koyo!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kane throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kane dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Koyo. That did some damage!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kane.
Koyo looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koyo just misses with a punch to the body.
Koyo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kane buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kane avoids the head kick by Koyo.
Kane throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Koyo.
Koyo throws out a loose jab but Kane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kane is trying hard to land a takedown here. Koyo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kane jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Musashimaru Koyo has been cut.
Kane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kane connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Koyo momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koyo lands with a good body shot.
Kane scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kane avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kane looks for a takedown but Koyo sprawls well.
Kane is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Koyo.
Kane looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Koyo throws a hook but Kane avoids it easily.
Kane forces Koyo back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kane digs a right hand into Koyo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Koyo's gas tank.
Kane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kane drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Merrick Kane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kane working aggressively here.
Koyo tries to throw a body punch but Kane avoids it by throwing Koyo back against the cage.
Kane lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Koyo backwards.
Kane landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Koyo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kane lands a knee to the head.
Kane blocks a body shot from Koyo.
Koyo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kane is trying to trip Koyo. He has hold of a leg but Koyo is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Kane persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Kane controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kane working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Koyo's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koyo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kane showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kane looking to pass the guard.
Kane throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Koyo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kane stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Koyo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koyo trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Kane throwing strikes from guard but Koyo blocks nicely.
Kane wants to pass the guard but Koyo is keeping the position.
Kane postures up.
Kane pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Koyo is keeping the position for now.
Koyo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kane wants to control from the top but Koyo keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Merrick Kane dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Musashimaru Koyo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Koyo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kane with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kane finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kane is looking to score with low kicks.
Kane misses with a wild body shot.
Koyo throws a wild body kick that Kane sees coming a mile off.
Koyo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Merrick Kane is winning the standup battle so far.
Kane closes this distance looking for a takedown but Koyo circles away.
Koyo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kane avoids the body shot from Koyo.
Koyo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kane moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koyo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kane gets caught flat footed, as Koyo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kane has his hands on Koyo's head, controlling the position.
Koyo is looking to work some ground and pound but Kane has wrist control.
Koyo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Koyo is looking to work some ground and pound but Kane has wrist control.
Kane looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kane is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Koyo is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane is trying to control the position but Koyo postures up.
Kane preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kane preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
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!
Kane manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Koyo is working to get back to half guard.
Kane lands a big elbow.
Kane is landing with some decent strikes but Koyo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane throwing strikes but Koyo uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Kane trying to control from half guard but Koyo is working away.
Kane is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Koyo can do to turn this around?
Kane thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Koyo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kane trying to control the position from guard on top but Koyo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Koyo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kane manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koyo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kane looking to control.
Koyo with a nice head shot there.
Koyo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kane looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Koyo puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Koyo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kane is looking for a sweep. Koyo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kane manages to get to full guard.
Kane is trying to keep Koyo in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Merrick Kane will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Musashimaru Koyo's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Koyo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kane thows a body shot but no joy.
Koyo throws a leg kick but Kane moved away.
Kane connects with a leg kick. Koyo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Koyo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kane fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Koyo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kane fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Koyo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Koyo is looking to slow Kane down with leg kicks.
Kane lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kane drives through and clinches with Koyo against the cage.
Kane working Koyo over with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koyo lands with a short shot to the head.
Koyo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kane lands a good knee to the midsection. Koyo won't want to take too many of those.
Kane works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kane prevents a body shot from Koyo.
Kane is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kane tries a body shot but Koyo blocks it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kane connects with a knee to the head.
Kane lands a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kane gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Kane throws a big elbow that misses.
Merrick Kane overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kane's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kane drops back looking for a leg! Koyo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Koyo manages to kick Kane off! Kane jumps back into Koyo's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Koyo is trying to control the position but Kane postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane trying to control the position from guard on top but Koyo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kane with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Musashimaru Koyo.
Kane with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kane fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kane defending well as Koyo loads up on a big left hand.
Kane lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Koyo misses the jab.
Kane wants to land a leg kick but Koyo is out of range.
Koyo takes a swing at Kane's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Koyo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kane - the referee stops the clock and Koyo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kane. Koyo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kane closes the distance and pushes Koyo back into the cage.
Koyo misses with a punch to the body.
Kane drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kane struggles to land a body shot inside as Koyo controls his hands.
A knee to the head by Kane.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kane landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kane works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kane lands a nice shot to the body.
Kane tries a body shot but Koyo blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Merrick Kane clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Musashimaru Koyo'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.
Kane throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Koyo misses with a straight left.
Merrick Kane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kane connects with a right hand. Koyo shakes it off.
Kane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koyo was well out of range. Poor timing from Kane.
Kane lands a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kane scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kane takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kane looks for a takedown but Koyo sprawls well.
Kane tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Koyo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kane tries to clinch but Koyo is having none of it.
Kane listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kane connects with a right hand. Koyo shakes it off.
Kane misses with a hook. Koyo ducked under it nicely.
Koyo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kane defends it nicely.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kane!
Koyo is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Koyo shoots in but Kane avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kane lands a high kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kane moves in looking to clinch but Koyo pushes him off.
Koyo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kane connects with a body shot that sends Koyo's belly button to the back.
Kane fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Koyo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Koyo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Koyo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Koyo moves out of range as Kane throws a body kick.
Koyo motions for Kane to come forward. Koyo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kane shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Koyo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kane.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koyo is defending against the submission attempts here by Kane.
Kane trying to control the action but Koyo is working from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Koyo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Koyo trying to keep a closed guard but Kane is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane trying to control but Koyo is working from the bottom.
Koyo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kane is looking to work some ground and pound but Koyo has wrist control.
Kane missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kane looking to pass the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kane throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kane trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Merrick Kane had his way with Musashimaru Koyo in that round.
The cut man is working on Musashimaru Koyo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Some bone on bone action there as Kane checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kane changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Koyo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Koyo is looking to regain half guard here but Kane keeps moving and retains side control.
Koyo wants to control but Kane postures up.
Koyo is looking to reverse the position.
Kane tries to move to mount but Koyo blocks the move with his legs.
Koyo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Koyo can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Koyo is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Koyo gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Well, if Kane is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Koyo wants to control but Kane is keeping busy.
Kane thows a huge punch but Koyo dodges it nicely.
Musashimaru Koyo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane prevents Koyo from improving his position.
Kane looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Koyo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Koyo is trying to keep Kane in close.
Kane looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koyo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Koyo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kane trying to control the position from guard on top but Koyo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Koyo working for a triangle but Kane defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane advances position into side control!
Koyo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Merrick Kane is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kane is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Koyo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kane tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Merrick Kane.
Well Kane 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Merrick Kane!
Merrick Kane is the new super heavyweight champion!
Merrick Kane bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean McMorrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Munster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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273 lbs
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268 lbs
17 - 7 - 0 |
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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
27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sean McMorrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeff Munster!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munster pivots, looking for a leg kick but McMorrow is out of range and Munster settles back down.
McMorrow keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Munster drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Jeff Munster has been cut.
McMorrow moves away from the strike by Munster.
McMorrow looks to score with a jab to the body but Munster is just out of range.
Munster keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Munster looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for McMorrow!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Munster landing strikes from the mount.
It looks like Sean McMorrow has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McMorrow can't escape the position.
Munster with the ground and pound from mount.
Sean McMorrow's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McMorrow really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Munster trying to control but he's not successful this time.
McMorrow is desperately trying to improve his position but Munster has a good base and remains in mount.
McMorrow tries to hold on but Munster postures up.
McMorrow is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McMorrow is working hard here to advance position.
Munster landing strikes from the mount.
McMorrow is rocked!
Jeez, Sean McMorrow's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sean McMorrow's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jeff Munster!
A relieved looking Jeff Munster thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Vovchanchyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moses Diggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vovchanchyn comes to the cage accompanied by the game. Diggs has chosen KOMRADZ as his entrance music. Moses Diggs has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wanderlei Vovchanchyn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Moses Diggs!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diggs tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Diggs takes a swing at Vovchanchyn's ribcage but misses.
Diggs fakes the leg kick and cracks Vovchanchyn in the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Diggs.
Diggs misses with a looping right.
Diggs throws an off balance right hand
and Vovchanchyn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diggs moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Diggs throws a sloppy head kick and Vovchanchyn moves out of range easily.
Diggs lands with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diggs pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Vovchanchyn back to the cage. Diggs follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Diggs scores with a nice head shot.
Vovchanchyn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vovchanchyn swings for the body but Diggs moves out of range.
Diggs stuns Vovchanchyn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Diggs throws a lazy right hand but Vovchanchyn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggs lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Vovchanchyn is breathing heavily.
Diggs throws a chopping leg kick but Vovchanchyn manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Moses Diggs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vovchanchyn will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Vovchanchyn lands with a shot to the body.
Diggs cracks the inside of Vovchanchyn's front leg.
Diggs throws a body kick that misses.
Diggs tries a head kick but it misses.
Diggs thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Vovchanchyn if he has to take too many more of those.
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!
Diggs is looking to land body kicks.
Diggs pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diggs misses with a kick to the body.
Vovchanchyn feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggs wants to stand up but Vovchanchyn is controlling him.
Vovchanchyn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Diggs has his feet on Vovchanchyn's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Vovchanchyn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vovchanchyn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Diggs.
Vovchanchyn shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Diggs is trying to defend but Vovchanchyn finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Diggs is not content to let Vovchanchyn control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn content to control rather than advance.
Diggs pushes Vovchanchyn off looking to stand but Vovchanchyn dives back in and keeps control.
Vovchanchyn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Vovchanchyn has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Vovchanchyn wants to control but Diggs is keeping him busy.
Diggs desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Vovchanchyn thows a huge punch but Diggs dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn wants to free his trapped foot but Diggs is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Vovchanchyn looks to land a strike but Diggs avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Vovchanchyn throwing strikes from guard but Diggs blocks nicely.
Vovchanchyn throws a strike but Diggs rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Vovchanchyn looking for a sweep. Not yet Vovchanchyn, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moses Diggs dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Vovchanchyn throws a front kick aimed at Diggs's knee but Diggs avoids it well.
Vovchanchyn scores with a punch to the head.
Diggs lands a head kick!
Diggs pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Vovchanchyn staying out of range there.
Vovchanchyn throws a lazy right hand but Diggs sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diggs takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Vovchanchyn moves out of range of the strikes.
Vovchanchyn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diggs steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vovchanchyn.
Diggs throws a low kick but Vovchanchyn moves out of range easily.
Diggs throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggs cracks Vovchanchyn with a good jab.
Moses Diggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diggs looks to land a body kick but Vovchanchyn moved away.
Moses Diggs seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diggs looks to land a left hand but Vovchanchyn moved out of range nicely.
Diggs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn ducks under a wild hook from Diggs.
Diggs cracks Vovchanchyn with an open hand slap.
Vovchanchyn scores with a nice head shot.
Diggs lands a right hook to the body.
Diggs connects with a body shot.
Diggs fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vovchanchyn.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diggs lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Vovchanchyn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diggs.
Diggs throws the kick towards the body but Vovchanchyn avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggs looks to throw the jab but Vovchanchyn is out of range.
Diggs scores with a push kick.
Diggs throws a hook to the side of Vovchanchyn's head but Vovchanchyn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diggs throws out a leg kick but Vovchanchyn moves out of range and Diggs only half commits.
Diggs thows a body kick. Vovchanchyn tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Diggs throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vovchanchyn looks to land a right hand but Diggs moved out of range.
The fighters circling - Diggs throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diggs lands a leg kick that knocks Vovchanchyn off balance momentarily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Diggs.
Diggs throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diggs throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vovchanchyn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggs swings for the body but Vovchanchyn moves out of range.
Diggs looks to land a body kick but Vovchanchyn moved away.
Good shot there by Diggs.
Vovchanchyn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Diggs swivels and escapes.
Vovchanchyn shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Diggs napping and manages to drive through into side control!
What's Diggs going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Diggs is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vovchanchyn is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggs tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Vovchanchyn presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Diggs manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diggs is concentrating on defense, preventing Vovchanchyn from advancing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moses Diggs showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Diggs pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vovchanchyn darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Vovchanchyn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diggs stuffs the takedown attempt from Vovchanchyn. Vovchanchyn gets slowly back to his feet.
Diggs throws a low kick, looking for Vovchanchyn's leg but Vovchanchyn calmly moves out of range.
Vovchanchyn throws a one two combo.
Diggs scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice body kick there by Diggs.
Both fighters circling a little - Diggs finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vovchanchyn slips a straight right by Diggs.
Diggs takes a swing at Vovchanchyn's ribcage but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diggs lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vovchanchyn circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diggs throws a looping overhand right but Vovchanchyn ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Vovchanchyn misses the target.
Diggs looks to score with a jab to the body but Vovchanchyn is just out of range.
Diggs throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Vovchanchyn tries for a takedown but Diggs sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Diggs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diggs throws a lazy uppercut
and Vovchanchyn counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Diggs's guard now.
Wanderlei Vovchanchyn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vovchanchyn working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Vovchanchyn throws an elbow that misses. Diggs uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Vovchanchyn's guard. Nice move by Diggs!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diggs wants to control from the top but Vovchanchyn keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vovchanchyn wants to sweep here but Diggs controlling him for the moment.
Diggs is working Vovchanchyn over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Vovchanchyn has Diggs pulled in close to control his posture.
Vovchanchyn keeping full guard, as Diggs tries to pass.
Diggs stopping the sweep attempt from Vovchanchyn.
Wanderlei Vovchanchyn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggs trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Diggs throwing strikes but missing.
Diggs postures up.
Diggs throws a big elbow that misses.
Diggs throws a big right hand that misses.
Diggs pushes down on Vovchanchyn's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Diggs lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Vovchanchyn is refusing to be controlled, as Diggs sits in half guard.
Diggs working the head and body with strikes.
Diggs thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Vovchanchyn is trying to maintain the position but Diggs is very close to passing his half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diggs not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diggs missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Vovchanchyn is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Diggs scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
Moses Diggs comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Diggs has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moses Diggs!
Moses Diggs took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Stats + Sliders = Easy Victory. Old n busted aint hangin with the new hotness. I am a baaaaaaad man!'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Atilla Leopoldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Creel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leopoldo's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Halleljuah Chorus. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Atilla Leopoldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carl Creel!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Creel is predictable there
and Leopoldo counters with a nice uppercut.
Creel throws a nice outside leg kick.
Carl Creel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Leopoldo does it's job there.
Creel takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Leopoldo dives in and grabs Creel's left leg, looking for a takedown. Creel pushes down on Leopoldo's head and hops out.
Creel throws a hook to the side of Leopoldo's head but Leopoldo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Creel swings for the body but Leopoldo moves out of range.
Leopoldo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leopoldo misses with a body kick.
Creel misses with a body shot
and Leopoldo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Creel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Leopoldo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Leopoldo is looking to chop away at Creel's legs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leopoldo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Creel tries a low kick but Leopoldo avoids it.
Leopoldo checks a leg kick.
Leopoldo checks a leg kick.
Creel tried to score with a low kick but Leopoldo checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creel throws a chopping leg kick but Leopoldo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Leopoldo throws a sloppy head kick and Creel moves out of range easily.
Leopoldo misses with a hook.
Creel works over Leopoldo's head and body with a nice combination.
Leopoldo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Creel was well out of range. Poor timing from Leopoldo.
Creel throws a lazy right hand but Leopoldo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Leopoldo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Creel walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Leopoldo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Carl Creel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leopoldo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Creel slips a straight right by Leopoldo.
Creel throws a sloppy head kick and Leopoldo moves out of range easily.
Creel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leopoldo misses with a wild body shot.
Leopoldo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Creel.
Leopoldo misses with a looping right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Creel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Leopoldo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Creel doesn't seem phased though.
Creel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A leg kick checked by Leopoldo.
Leopoldo lands a nice looking body shot.
Leopoldo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Leopoldo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Creel shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Leopoldo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Leopoldo lands a head shot.
Leopoldo throws an overhand right that lands on Creel's shoulder, as Creel tries to avoid the shot.
Nice straight punches there by Leopoldo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Leopoldo.
It looks like Carl Creel has been cut.
Creel stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Creel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Leopoldo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Leopoldo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Leopoldo scores with a punch to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Creel.
Creel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Creel uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Leopoldo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Creel throws a front kick aimed at Leopoldo's knee but Leopoldo avoids it well.
Creel shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A decent looking cross lands there for Leopoldo.
Leopoldo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Creel's hands.
A nice inside leg kick there by Leopoldo. That's going to slow Creel down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leopoldo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Creel napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Leopoldo works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Leopoldo content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Leopoldo working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leopoldo is looking to take a break and control but Creel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Leopoldo.
Leopoldo working the body and head with strikes.
That has opened up Carl Creel's cut even more.
Creel wants to get back to his feet.
The strikes coming from Leopoldo are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leopoldo working away.
Leopoldo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Leopoldo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Atilla Leopoldo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carl Creel's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Creel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Leopoldo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Leopoldo loads up on a big right hand but Creel slips the punch.
Leopoldo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Creel tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Atilla Leopoldo is winning the standup battle so far.
Creel moves out of range as Leopoldo throws a body kick.
Creel moves out of range as Leopoldo strikes.
A lazy left from Creel finds it's target.
Leopoldo connects with a single shot there.
Good leg kick by Creel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Creel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leopoldo moves out of range as Creel strikes.
Leopoldo slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creel blocks a leg kick.
Creel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Leopoldo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Creel throws the left hand but Leopoldo avoids the punch easily.
Leopoldo checks a leg kick.
Leopoldo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Creel. That one must have hurt.
Leopoldo tries to clinch
and Creel counters with a solid body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Leopoldo checks a leg kick.
Leopoldo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leopoldo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Creel.
Leopoldo thows a body shot but no joy.
Leopoldo moves out of range of the body kick.
Leopoldo checks a leg kick.
Leopoldo tries to clinch there but Creel circles away.
Creel works the jab nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Creel 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Creel connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Leopoldo momentarily.
Leopoldo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Creel as he avoids it easily.
Creel scores with a jab to the body.
Leopoldo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Creel. Creel obviously looking to wear him down.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Creel.
Creel throws a nice outside leg kick.
Leopoldo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Creel.
Leopoldo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Leopoldo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Creel scoring well with a low kick there.
Leopoldo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Creel clobbers Leopoldo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Creel throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nice cross by Creel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Creel jabs at Leopoldo's body.
Leopoldo avoids the head kick by Creel.
Creel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Creel scores with a jab.
Creel connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Creel.
Creel thumps Leopoldo with a low kick.
Leopoldo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
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!
Creel works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Leopoldo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Creel cracks Leopoldo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Leopoldo is rocked!
Leopoldo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Creel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Creel lands a lovely overhand right.
Oh Leopoldo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Creel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Creel moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Leopoldo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Creel! Leopoldo is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carl Creel!
Carl Creel bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paco Da Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Da Man comes to the cage accompanied by Tenacious D - Beelzeboss. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paco Da Man!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Simon Williams!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Da Man's shoulder, as Da Man tries to avoid the shot.
Nice body punch from Williams.
Williams lands a nice hook to Da Man's body. Da Man takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jab from Da Man.
Williams closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Da Man's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams stops Da Man from standing up.
Williams trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Da Man trying to keep a closed guard but Williams is proving a slippery customer.
Williams is looking to work some ground and pound but Da Man has wrist control.
Williams wants to control from the top but Da Man keeps moving.
Williams is looking to work some ground and pound but Da Man has wrist control.
Williams trying to control but Da Man is working from the bottom.
Williams drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Da Man manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Williams has Da Man in his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Man trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Da Man is looking to advance position but Williams has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Da Man tries to reverse the position but Williams maintains control.
Da Man is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Da Man is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Da Man tries to hold on but Williams pushes him away.
Da Man is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Man in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Williams lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
It looks like Paco Da Man has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Da Man is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Da Man slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Da Man is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Da Man gets full guard.
Williams is looking to work some ground and pound but Da Man has wrist control.
Da Man is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Williams missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Da Man is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Williams won't allow Da Man to sweep him here.
Williams postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Da Man wants to hit a switch here but Williams passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Da Man there!
Da Man is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Da Man tries to hold on but Williams postures up.
Williams looking to finish Da Man with some ground and pound. This is bad for Da Man!
Da Man tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Da Man is rocked!
Paco Da Man's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Paco Da Man's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Simon Williams! Simon Williams retains his heavyweight title!
Simon Williams thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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