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Gold Standard Fight Night 29 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Butter Sweet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colin Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sweet might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Knock Out. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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270 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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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
16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Butter Sweet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Colin Evans!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sweet pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Evans tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sweet was well out of range. Poor timing from Evans.
Evans throws a lazy uppercut
letting Sweet counter with a right hand.
Sweet swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sweet. Evans does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sweet throws a nice looking combination but Evans bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Evans sizes up Sweet with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It looks like Butter Sweet has been cut.
Sweet swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sweet connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Evans drops Sweet with a beautiful combination! Sweet stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Evans is looking for the KO!
Sweet is rocked!
A combination from Evans does no damage.
Sweet stalks Evans and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Evans's face. Evans staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Colin Evans has been cut.
Evans showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sweet.
Sweet throws a left and a right that both miss
and Evans counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Evans takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sweet falls off balance throwing a combination
and Evans counters with a stiff right hand.
Oh Sweet is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sweet tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sweet seems to have got his legs back now.
Evans misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweet misses with a jab, cross combination.
Evans on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Butter Sweet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sweet scores with a three punch combo!
A combination from Sweet does no damage.
Evans throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Evans throws a jab but it's blocked by Sweet.
Evans dodges the punch combination from Sweet.
Sweet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Sweet scores with a four punch combination!
Sweet loads up on a big right hand but Evans slips the punch.
A head kick misses from Sweet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes from Sweet. Those never looked like landing.
Sweet throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sweet lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Evans circles away quickly and effectively.
Sweet is breathing heavily.
Sweet tries to move into range but Evans moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sweet throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sweet works over Evans's head and body with a nice combination.
Sweet takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sweet fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Evans feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Sweet sprawling to the canvas! Sweet rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Evans finish him?!
Evans blocks the body kick.
Sweet lands a nice looking kick to the body. Evans takes a step back to recover.
Evans takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Evans throws an overhand right that lands on Sweet's shoulder, as Sweet tries to avoid the shot.
Sweet connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sweet is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Evans just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Sweet has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Colin Evans!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mica Makaaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nigel Burkshire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Makaaja comes to the cage accompanied by BassLovers United - I Can't Dance. The crowd seem to be enjoying Burkshire's choice of entrance music: It's a Fight - Three 6 Mafia. Nigel Burkshire will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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215 lbs
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220 lbs
15 - 12 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mica Makaaja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nigel Burkshire!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burkshire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Makaaja manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Makaaja is defended easily by Burkshire.
Makaaja slaps away a takedown attempt from Burkshire, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Makaaja tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Burkshire swivels and escapes.
Makaaja fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Burkshire sprawls well initially but Makaaja persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Burkshire is not content to let Makaaja control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burkshire wants to get back to his feet.
Burkshire is trying to maintain the position but Makaaja is very close to passing his half guard.
Burkshire is pressing down on Makaaja's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makaaja trying to control but Burkshire is working from the bottom.
Makaaja is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Burkshire is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Makaaja slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Burkshire swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Makaaja dives in and grabs Burkshire's left leg, looking for a takedown. Burkshire pushes down on Makaaja's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mica Makaaja. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burkshire thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makaaja shoots in for a double leg but Burkshire sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Burkshire doesn't manage to clinch there - Makaaja circles away.
Burkshire is looking to chop away at Makaaja's legs.
A punch combination from Burkshire misses.
Nice takedown defense from Burkshire. No joy for Makaaja on that attempt.
Burkshire scores with a shot to the body.
Burkshire will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Burkshire misses with a left hand
and Makaaja counters by clinching up.
Burkshire struggles to land a body shot inside as Makaaja controls his hands.
Makaaja fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Burkshire to work.
Makaaja stops a takedown attempt from Burkshire.
Burkshire has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Makaaja after a bit of a struggle.
Makaaja ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Makaaja no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Makaaja has his foot on Burkshire's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Burkshire works his way back into a safe position though.
Burkshire avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Burkshire is posturing up here but Makaaja has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Burkshire tries to roll out but it's too tight and Burkshire has to tap! Slick submission there by Makaaja!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mica Makaaja!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zell Dincht (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flavio Sandoval (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dincht's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Fanfare. Flavio Sandoval has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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164 lbs
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164 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zell Dincht!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Flavio Sandoval!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dincht checks a low kick from Sandoval.
A leg kick checked by Dincht.
Sandoval uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dincht.
Dincht throws a series of punches but Sandoval moves out of range.
Dincht throws the kick towards the body but Sandoval avoids it.
Dincht slips under a jab.
Sandoval tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dincht was well out of range. Poor timing from Sandoval.
Dincht checks a low kick from Sandoval.
Sandoval lands the left hand.
A clash of legs there as Dincht blocks the low kick.
A big right from Dincht misses.
Sandoval lands an overhand right.
A cross from Sandoval lands.
Dincht scores with a jab to the head.
Sandoval lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dincht on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sandoval chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sandoval scores with a spinning back kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandoval slips a straight right by Dincht.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dincht. That's going to slow Sandoval down.
Dincht swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dincht shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sandoval as he jumps to the side.
A slow jab from Dincht misses its intended target.
Sandoval scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dincht throws a low kick but Sandoval avoids it.
Sandoval scoring well with a low kick there.
Flavio Sandoval seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sandoval throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dincht looks to score with a jab to the body but Sandoval is just out of range.
Dincht cracks Sandoval with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dincht tries a head kick but it misses.
Dincht keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dincht is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dincht's sensitive parts.
Sandoval lands with a good body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dincht jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sandoval lands a right hook to the body.
Dincht cracks Sandoval with an open hand slap.
Sandoval uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dincht.
Sandoval lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Dincht tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dincht throws a big shot that misses.
Dincht tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sandoval was well out of range. Poor timing from Dincht.
An inside leg kick from Dincht misses.
Dincht with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sandoval misses with a hook. Dincht ducked under it nicely.
Dincht lands with an uppercut that bounces Sandoval off the cage and back into range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dincht.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval misses with a straight right.
Sandoval fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dincht has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sandoval misses with a looping right.
Sloppy strikes from Dincht. Those never looked like landing.
Sandoval misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sandoval misses with an uppercut.
Sandoval lands a jab to the nose.
Dincht connects with an inside leg kick.
Dincht throws a leg kick but Sandoval sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dincht has a takedown stuffed.
Dincht stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sandoval.
A big right from Sandoval misses.
Dincht fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sandoval checks it well.
A big left from Dincht misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sandoval thumps Dincht with a low kick.
Dincht takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sandoval lands a front kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dincht throws a head kick that misses.
Dincht misses with a wild body shot.
Dincht misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sandoval staying out of range there.
Dincht misses with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sandoval.
Dincht is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sandoval misses with a body shot.
Sandoval lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dincht shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sandoval misses with a wild body shot.
Sandoval lands a nice hook to Dincht's body. Dincht takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flavio Sandoval dominated that round.
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.
Dincht chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sandoval can pounce on him.
Sandoval 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.
Sandoval steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dincht.
Sandoval's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dincht under the eye.
Dincht lands a nice shot that snaps Sandoval's head back.
Dincht misses with a body shot.
Sandoval lands a leg kick that knocks Dincht off balance momentarily.
Sandoval wants to slow Dincht down by chopping away at his legs.
Dincht avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dincht ducks under a wild hook from Sandoval.
Dincht takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sandoval swings for the body but Dincht moves out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sandoval - that will leave a mark!
Sandoval is looking to score with low kicks.
Dincht misses the shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sandoval.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandoval tries to score with a low kick but Dincht moves his leg out of the way.
Nice uppercut lands for Dincht. That snapped Sandoval's head back.
Dincht attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dincht needs to keep his hands up - Sandoval had a free shot at his head there.
Sandoval is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sandoval misses with a double jab.
Sandoval tries to land a front kick but Dincht steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sandoval moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sandoval throws the kick towards the body but Dincht avoids it.
Sandoval throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sandoval takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sandoval thows a body shot but no joy.
Sandoval throws a looping overhand right but Dincht ducks down to avoid it.
Sandoval stuns Dincht with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval cracks Dincht with an open hand slap.
Dincht finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
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!
Dincht wants to land a leg kick but Sandoval is out of range.
Dincht is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sandoval sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sandoval throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Dincht tries a low kick but Sandoval avoids it.
Sandoval throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sandoval misses the shot to the body.
Flavio Sandoval seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sandoval misses with a low kick as Dincht jumps back.
Sandoval scores with a body shot.
Nice body kick from Dincht.
Sandoval throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dincht on the side of the head.
Dincht pushes Sandoval up against the cage in a clinch.
Dincht misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval throws a head punch that misses.
Dincht keeps control of Sandoval as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dincht lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dincht breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sandoval throws a wild body kick that Dincht sees coming a mile off.
Dincht is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sandoval.
Sandoval takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sandoval jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dincht digs a good body shot into Sandoval's ribs.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dincht, as that shot connected.
Sandoval misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dincht.
Dincht throws an overhand right that lands on Sandoval's shoulder, as Sandoval tries to avoid the shot.
Dincht checks a leg kick nicely.
Dincht throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sandoval thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sandoval swings for the body but Dincht moves out of range.
Sandoval misses with a hook. Dincht ducked under it nicely.
Sandoval motions for Dincht to come forward. Sandoval throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dincht just misses with a punch to the body.
Dincht tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sandoval counters with an outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sandoval misses the shot to the body.
Dincht throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sandoval tests Dincht's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dincht takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sandoval.
Dincht uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sandoval.
Dincht slips a straight right by Sandoval.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flavio Sandoval showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Sandoval fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dincht.
Dincht connects with the punch.
Sandoval circles away from the clinch attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dincht.
A good leg kick by Sandoval.
Sandoval scores with a decent looking hook.
Sandoval checks the leg kick.
Sandoval throws a head kick that misses.
Dincht has Sandoval up against the cage in a clinch.
Dincht breaks the clinch.
Sandoval tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dincht was well out of range. Poor timing from Sandoval.
Dincht tries to close the distance and clinch but Sandoval swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dincht throws a hook but Sandoval avoids it easily.
That kick from Sandoval tenderised Dincht's leg. Dincht is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandoval misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dincht.
Sandoval throws an overhand right that lands on Dincht's shoulder, as Dincht tries to avoid the shot.
Dincht blocks the body kick.
Dincht moves in looking to clinch but Sandoval pushes him off.
Dincht throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sandoval.
A slow jab from Dincht misses its intended target.
Dincht misses with a wild body shot.
Dincht throws a low kick but Sandoval moves out of range easily.
Dincht fails to land the takedown.
Dincht tries a head kick but it misses.
Sandoval throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sandoval.
Sandoval throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dincht fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sandoval avoids it really well and circles away.
Dincht checks a low kick from Sandoval.
Dincht looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sandoval with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Zell Dincht has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sandoval lands a jab.
Sandoval misses with a body shot.
Dincht takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dincht ducks under a wild hook from Sandoval.
Sandoval misses with a low kick.
Sandoval throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Flavio Sandoval is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Dincht misses with a leg kick.
Dincht misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dincht looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sandoval darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sandoval cracks a nice hook into Dincht's ribs.
Sandoval misses with a low kick.
That kick from Sandoval tenderised Dincht's leg. Dincht is trying to keep his angry face on.
A leg kick checked by Dincht.
Sandoval misses with a two punch combination.
Dincht pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dincht dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sandoval. That did some damage!
Dincht just misses with a punch to the body.
Dincht throws a wild body kick that Sandoval sees coming a mile off.
Sandoval swings for the body but Dincht moves out of range.
Sandoval throws a hook but Dincht avoids it easily.
Flavio Sandoval 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.
The crowd cheers as Sandoval lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dincht doesn't seem phased though.
Dincht throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dincht takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sandoval listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dincht throws a head kick but Sandoval moves out of range.
Sandoval lands a leg kick that knocks Dincht off balance momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sandoval steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dincht.
Sandoval connects with a solid leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Sandoval. Beautiful body shot.
Sandoval is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sandoval looks to score with a jab to the body but Dincht is just out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sandoval missing with a left hand there. Dincht was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sandoval lands a slapping body shot.
Dincht fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sandoval manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Flavio Sandoval comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sandoval 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Flavio Sandoval!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Flavio Sandoval made sure he mentioned Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Akiyo Nishiura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrea Hermias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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159 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
32 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Akiyo Nishiura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andrea Hermias!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hermias moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nishiura looks to throw a body kick
so Hermias counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Nishiura avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nishiura can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hermias controls the pace.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hermias throwing strikes from guard but Nishiura blocks nicely.
Hermias throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hermias is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hermiasis looking to pass into half guard but Nishiura pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Nishiura is in guard.
Hermias keeping moving, preventing Nishiura from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermias keeping full guard, as Nishiura tries to pass.
Hermias keeping moving, preventing Nishiura from controlling successfully.
Nishiura trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Hermias manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Hermias is looking to work some ground and pound but Nishiura has wrist control.
Nishiura keeping moving, preventing Hermias from controlling successfully.
Hermias looking to sit in guard and control but Nishiura gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hermias keeping full guard, as Nishiura tries to pass.
Hermias has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nishiura loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hermias is trying to control the position but Nishiura postures up.
Nishiura has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hermias working for a triangle but Nishiura defends it easily.
Hermias is pulling down on Nishiura's head to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nishiura tries to free his leg and advance position but Hermias is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nishiura gets to his feet. Hermias looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Nishiura lands a jab to Hermias's midsection.
Nishiura ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hermias swats away the attempt to clinch by Nishiura.
Nishiura pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hermias slips a jab from Nishiura.
Hermias throws a right hand that misses
and Nishiura counters with a low kick, right behind Hermias 's knee.
Nishiura is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hermias.
Nishiura throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hermias sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nishiura moves out of range of the leg kick from Hermias.
Nishiura throws the kick towards the body but Hermias avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Nishiura misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Hermias coming out on top.
Hermias has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hermias there as he acknowledges the shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A telegraphed right hand from Nishiura misses the target.
Hermias scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nishiura connects with a nice looking jab.
Nishiura throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nishiura swings for the body but Hermias moves out of range.
Nishiura lands with a slapping head kick.
Akiyo Nishiura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hermias will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hermias lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nishiura slips a jab from Hermias.
Nishiura slips a jab from Hermias.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrea Hermias dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nishiura lands a nice hook to Hermias's body. Hermias takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hermias throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hermias rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nishiura moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nishiura falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hermias counters with a thumping low kick.
Nishiura fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hermias manages to avoid it.
A combination from Hermias does no damage.
Nishiura throws out a loose jab but Hermias uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hermias swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nishiura uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hermias.
Hermias throws a hook to the side of Nishiura's head but Nishiura sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nishiura pushes Hermias away with a front kick.
Nishiura tries to clinch
and Hermias counters with an inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hermias. Nishiura does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nishiura moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Nishiura fails to land.
Hermias gets through Nishiura's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hermias blocks an uppercut.
Nishiura dodges an elbow strike from Hermias.
Hermias lands a hook that snaps the head of Nishiura backwards.
Hermias tries to work over Nishiura's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nishiura scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nishiura can't find room to land a body shot as Hermias controls the action.
Nishiura tries to work over Hermias's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hermias changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nishiura fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Good leg kick by Nishiura there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hermias slips a jab and a cross from Nishiura.
Nishiura has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hermias.
Nice takedown defense from Nishiura. No joy for Hermias on that attempt.
Hermias throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nishiura on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nishiura blocks a jab.
Hermias looks to throw the jab but Nishiura is out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nishiura lands a body shot.
Nishiura scores with a body shot.
Hermias avoids the head kick by Nishiura.
Nishiura attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nishiura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hermias.
Akiyo Nishiura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrea Hermias.
Nishiura comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hermias shoots in and drives through. Nishiura sprawls well.
Hermias is breathing heavily.
Nishiura fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hermias manages to avoid it.
Nishiura throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hermias misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nishiura.
Nishiura tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hermias swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nishiura tries to clinch there but Hermias circles away.
Nishiura lands the left hand.
A head kick misses from Nishiura.
Nishiura ducks under a wild hook from Hermias.
Nishiura connects with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nishiura throws a lazy body kick
and Hermias counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nishiura has managed to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nishiura swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nishiura blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nishiura can't break the clinch.
Hermias escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hermias throws a jab but it's blocked by Nishiura.
Nishiura takes a swing at Hermias's ribcage but misses.
Hermias finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nishiura moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hermias has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nishiura finds it's way round the side to connect with Hermias's head.
Nishiura takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hermias pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nishiura is out of range and Hermias settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akiyo Nishiura dominated that second round.
That's time! Nishiura's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Nice uppercut there from Hermias.
A right-left combo lands from Nishiura.
Nishiura misses with a head kick.
Nishiura throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hermias's head.
A head kick misses from Nishiura.
Hermias darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hermias is looking to score with low kicks.
Hermias throws a body punch but Nishiura moves out of range.
Hermias lands a nice hook to Nishiura's body. Nishiura takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nishiura keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hermias.
Hermias rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nishiura moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hermias takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nishiura slips a straight right by Hermias.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermias tries to move into range but Nishiura moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nishiura fails in his attempt to clinch.
Akiyo Nishiura is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nishiura ducks under a wild hook from Hermias.
Hermias connects with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Nishiura.
Nishiura misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nishiura connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hermias. Hermias circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hermias fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nishiura misses the shot to the body.
Nishiura tries to close the distance and clinch but Hermias swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hermias ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Nishiura.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hermias fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nishiura manages to avoid it.
Nishiura tries to clinch up but Hermias circles away and keeps his distance.
Nishiura lands with a nice body punch.
Nishiura tries to clinch but Hermias is having none of it.
Hermias on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nishiura throws a body punch but Hermias moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nishiura. That's going to slow Hermias down.
Hermias misses the shot to the body.
Nishiura misses with a kick to the body.
Hermias throws a jab but it's blocked by Nishiura.
Nishiura throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nishiura ducks under a wild hook from Hermias.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermias connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nishiura's hands.
Hermias fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hermias takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hermias on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hermias takes one on the button.
Nishiura moves in looking to clinch but Hermias pushes him off.
Nishiura connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hermias. Hermias circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nishiura instigates a clinch.
Nishiura prevents a body shot from Hermias.
Hermias misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Hermias.
Nishiura struggles to land a body shot inside as Hermias controls his hands.
Nishiura escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nishiura misses with a body punch
and Hermias counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nishiura gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hermias to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hermias is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hermias wants to control from the top but Nishiura keeps moving.
Hermias postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hermias lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Andrea Hermias.
I think Hermias has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Andrea Hermias!
Andrea Hermias 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Christopoulos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juancho Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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210 lbs
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216 lbs
16 - 9 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Christopoulos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Juancho Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Rivera. No joy for Christopoulos on that attempt.
Rivera misses with a looping right.
Rivera punishes Christopoulos's body with a nice straight punch.
Christopoulos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rivera scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Jason Christopoulos has been cut.
Christopoulos just misses with a punch to the body.
Rivera punishes Christopoulos's body with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rivera lands with a shot to the body.
Christopoulos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rivera thows a body shot but no joy.
Christopoulos misses with a lunging right hand
and Rivera counters with a thumping low kick.
Rivera scores with a crisp jab that stopped Christopoulos in his tracks.
Christopoulos tries to clinch but Rivera moves out of range.
Rivera scores with a punch to the head.
Christopoulos defending well as Rivera loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christopoulos misses with a right hand
and Rivera counters with a nice uppercut.
Rivera connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Christopoulos's hands.
Christopoulos takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rivera scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Christopoulos doesn't seem bothered though.
Christopoulos just misses with a punch to the body.
Rivera cracks Christopoulos with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rivera connects with a nice looking jab.
Rivera moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Christopoulos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rivera but Rivera pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A shot to the liver by Christopoulos. Beautiful body shot.
Christopoulos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rivera is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Christopoulos had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Rivera gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera seems keen to control Christopoulos's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rivera wants to stand up but Christopoulos is controlling him.
Rivera avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Christopoulos pushing down on Rivera's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Christopoulos not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Christopoulos throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Rivera to regain full guard.
Rivera is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Christopoulos not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Christopoulos trying to control but Rivera is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christopoulos scoring with punches to the head and body.
Christopoulos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rivera works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Christopoulos throws a big right hand that misses.
Christopoulos wants to control from the top but Rivera keeps moving.
Rivera is looking to stand up but Christopoulos isn't so interested in that idea.
Christopoulos controls from within his opponent's guard.
Christopoulos chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christopoulos works over Rivera with some ground and pound from guard.
Christopoulos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Christopoulos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rivera works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rivera is looking to stand up but Christopoulos isn't so interested in that idea.
Christopoulos throwing strikes but missing.
Rivera is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Rivera working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Christopoulos.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rivera wants to stand up but Christopoulos is controlling him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juancho Rivera dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Christopoulos's cut.
That's time! Christopoulos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rivera bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rivera scores with a spinning back kick!
Rivera stuffs the takedown.
Christopoulos misses the shot to the body.
Christopoulos fails with the takedown.
Christopoulos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jason Christopoulos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Christopoulos scores a takedown into full mount!
Christopoulos punching from mount but Rivera doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Christopoulos trying to control but Rivera is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera tries to lock up and control but Christopoulos gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Christopoulos thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
A nice elbow there by Christopoulos.
Christopoulos unloads with some shots from mount but Rivera bucks and avoids them well.
Christopoulos raining down shots from the mount!
Christopoulos throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Rivera because Christopoulos loaded up on that one.
Christopoulos throwing strikes here but Rivera is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera holds of for dear life.
BOOM! Christopoulos connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Christopoulos jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Rivera is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Rivera and Christopoulos has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivera is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Christopoulos asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Rivera stops Christopoulos from passing to mount.
Christopoulos is trying to ground and pound but Rivera uses the momentary lack of control by Christopoulos to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera taking some punishment here, with Christopoulos in his half guard.
Rivera manages to get to full guard.
Christopoulos throwing strikes from guard but Rivera blocks nicely.
Rivera not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rivera lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Christopoulos!
Christopoulos 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.
Christopoulos is trying to reverse the position but instead Rivera has taken his back - oops!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christopoulos trying to control the action but Rivera just sinks the hooks in.
Rivera keeps control of the position as Christopoulos tries to break free.
Christopoulos trying to control the action but Rivera just sinks the hooks in.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A lull in the action here.
Rivera is hanging on to Christopoulos's back as he tries to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Christopoulos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jason Christopoulos's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Christopoulos loads up on a big right hand but Rivera slips the punch.
Rivera scores with a nice head shot.
Christopoulos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rivera throws out the jab.
Rivera throws a hook but Christopoulos avoids it easily.
Christopoulos is looking to wear down Rivera with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rivera scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Christopoulos takes a swing at Rivera's ribcage but misses.
Christopoulos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Christopoulos misses with a straight left.
Christopoulos slips a straight right by Rivera.
Rivera lands a nice looking body shot.
Christopoulos on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Christopoulos lands a body shot.
Christopoulos avoids the body shot from Rivera.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christopoulos looks to score with a jab to the body but Rivera is just out of range.
Juancho Rivera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rivera scores with a decent looking hook.
Rivera misses with a wild combination.
Christopoulos throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rivera counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rivera connects with an inside leg kick.
Christopoulos takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Christopoulos takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Christopoulos is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jason Christopoulos's cut is getting worse.
Rivera connects with a single shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rivera 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.
Christopoulos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rivera sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rivera lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Christopoulos misses the jab.
Christopoulos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rivera lands a jab to the head.
Rivera stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Christopoulos is defended easily by Rivera.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Christopoulos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rivera lands a leg kick that knocks Christopoulos off balance momentarily.
Rivera plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Christopoulos misses with a wild body shot.
Christopoulos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera throws a jab but it's blocked by Christopoulos.
Christopoulos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rivera pinned against the cage. Rivera gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rivera throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rivera fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Christopoulos takes a swing at Rivera's ribcage but misses.
Christopoulos fails with the takedown.
Rivera lands a slapping body shot.
Rivera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Christopoulos manages to avoid it.
Rivera scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera connects with a good right hand that stumbles Christopoulos. Christopoulos circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Christopoulos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Christopoulos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice uppercut there from Rivera.
Jason Christopoulos's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Rivera throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rivera connects with a crisp jab.
Rivera lands a jab to Christopoulos's midsection.
Rivera connects with a body shot that sends Christopoulos's belly button to the back.
Rivera stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rivera 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.
A jab from Rivera does it's job there.
Christopoulos is rocked!
Rivera takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juancho Rivera comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rivera has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juancho Rivera!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taka Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johansson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Tom Waits - Going out west.. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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153 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
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hugo Johansson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taka Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanaka connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Tanaka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johansson.
Tanaka takes a swing at Johansson's ribcage but misses.
Johansson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johansson misses with a combination
enabling Tanaka to counter with a crisp jab.
Tanaka walks into a stiff left hand from Johansson.
Johansson throws a right hand that misses
and Tanaka counters with a straight right hand.
Tanaka lands the left hand.
Johansson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson misses with an uppercut. Tanaka saw that one coming.
Tanaka cracks Johansson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tanaka shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Tanaka is pressing down on Johansson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Johansson is holding on for now.
Tanaka wants to control but Johansson is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Johansson to regain full guard.
Johansson controls Tanaka momentarily but Tanaka frees himself.
Tanaka slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Tanaka working away.
Tanaka tries for a kimura but Johansson is defending well.
Johansson is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka working away.
Tanaka is looking to take a break and control but Johansson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tanaka swings around for an armbar but Johansson sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Tanaka's guard.
Johansson trying to control but Tanaka is working from the bottom.
Johansson wanted to stand there but Tanaka had control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson throws an elbow that misses. Tanaka uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Johansson's guard. Nice move by Tanaka!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johansson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Johansson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Johansson trying to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johansson keeping full guard, as Tanaka tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Taka Tanaka will probably get the nod.
That's time! Johansson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tanaka looks to score with a jab to the body but Johansson is just out of range.
Tanaka swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Johansson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tanaka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tanaka's jab looks to have found its range, popping Johansson under the eye.
Johansson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tanaka finds it's way round the side to connect with Johansson's head.
Taka Tanaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tanaka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tanaka throws a predictable looking body shot
and Johansson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Johansson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tanaka connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Johansson scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka tests Johansson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice defenses there by Johansson.
Tanaka moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Johansson. That snapped Tanaka's head back.
Tanaka stuns Johansson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Johansson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tanaka throws a looping overhand right but Johansson ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tanaka, right into the meat.
Johansson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Johansson shoots in and drives through. Tanaka sprawls well.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tanaka.
Tanaka stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Johansson misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tanaka doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Johansson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Johansson digs a good body shot into Tanaka's ribs.
Johansson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tanaka throws out the jab.
Johansson works Tanaka's body with a nice hook.
Johansson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tanaka has time to react.
Tanaka looks for a takedown but Johansson sprawls well.
Hugo Johansson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taka Tanaka.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tanaka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johansson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johansson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tanaka jabs Johansson right on the nose. Johansson blinks but takes it well.
Nice uppercut there from Tanaka.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johansson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johansson moves out of range of the body kick from Tanaka.
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 Hugo Johansson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Johansson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tanaka counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheers as Tanaka lands an impressive looking overhand right. Johansson doesn't seem phased though.
Tanaka slips under a jab from Johansson.
Johansson throws a right hand that misses
and Tanaka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tanaka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johansson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tanaka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A left lands for Tanaka.
Tanaka slips a straight right by Johansson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tanaka.
Nice defenses there by Johansson.
Nice jab there from Johansson.
Tanaka scores with a nice strike.
Tanaka tries to land a leg kick but Johansson saw it coming and moves away.
Tanaka shoots in but no luck this time.
Tanaka feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Johansson's calf.
Johansson misses with a lunging right hand
and Tanaka counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Tanaka misses its intended target.
Johansson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tanaka.
Tanaka paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tanaka shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Johansson is defended easily by Tanaka.
Johansson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tanaka was well out of range. Poor timing from Johansson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka scores with a jab to the body.
Johansson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tanaka 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.
Tanaka throws a big right hand that misses.
Johansson trying to keep a closed guard but Tanaka is proving a slippery customer.
Tanaka trying to control but Johansson is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson controlling the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Tanaka trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Hugo Johansson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Johansson connects with a single shot there.
Johansson ducks under a wild hook from Tanaka.
A big left from Tanaka misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tanaka throws a big shot that misses.
Some wild striking there from Johansson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taka Tanaka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tanaka 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taka Tanaka!
A very excited looking Taka Tanaka made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Go Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yamamoto has chosen Ambitionz az a ridah as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Go Yamamoto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
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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
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sam Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Go Yamamoto!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson throws a sloppy head kick and Yamamoto moves out of range easily.
A big right from Anderson misses.
Yamamoto lands a body shot.
Yamamoto swats away the attempt to clinch by Anderson.
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Yamamoto circles away.
Yamamoto takes one to the side of the head.
Anderson throws a poor cross that misses
and Yamamoto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good leg kick by Yamamoto there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Anderson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Yamamoto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sam Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Yamamoto throws a sloppy head kick and Anderson moves out of range easily.
Anderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yamamoto manages to avoid it.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Yamamoto.
Anderson misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto looks to throw the jab but Anderson is out of range.
Anderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yamamoto goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yamamoto lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Anderson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yamamoto counters with a nice uppercut.
Anderson works the jab nicely.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yamamoto clinches with his opponent.
Yamamoto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson tries a knee to the head but Yamamoto blocks it.
Anderson misses with a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto lands with a right to the head.
Anderson lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Yamamoto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
Yamamoto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Anderson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yamamoto's brow.
Anderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Yamamoto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yamamoto managing to block the knees to the body from Anderson.
Yamamoto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Andersons head.
Good body shot from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto blocks a body shot from Anderson.
Anderson throws an elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto lands a shoulder strike.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Anderson wants to stall.
Yamamoto avoids a wild elbow strike from Anderson.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Yamamoto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamamoto looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Yamamoto trying to land knees to the body.
Anderson stalling in the clinch.
Yamamoto putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Anderson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Anderson is trying to maintain a safe position but Yamamoto gets an underhook and turns Anderson into the cage.
Anderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Yamamoto scores with a shoulder strike.
Anderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yamamoto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Anderson has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike.
Anderson trying to land knees to the body.
Yamamoto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Yamamoto scores with a nice short uppercut.
Anderson is struggling to control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamamoto lands an elbow inside that Anderson shrugs off.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yamamoto avoids it.
Anderson scores with a hook to the body.
Anderson misses with a body punch.
Anderson wants to stall.
Anderson misses with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anderson misses with the head strike.
Anderson tries to work over Yamamoto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anderson misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Go Yamamoto will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Yamamoto throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Go Yamamoto has been cut.
Yamamoto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Yamamoto circles away.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Anderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Anderson misses with a hook. Yamamoto ducked under it nicely.
Anderson looks to land a body kick but Yamamoto moved away.
Anderson throws a leg kick
and Yamamoto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yamamoto lands with a shot to the body.
Anderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamamoto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anderson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto lands with a nice body punch.
Anderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anderson throws the kick towards the body but Yamamoto avoids it.
Anderson misses with a few strikes there.
Anderson swinging wildly here.
Yamamoto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yamamoto. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yamamoto cracks Anderson with a good jab.
Anderson misses with a right hand
and Yamamoto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anderson is rocked!
Anderson throws a leg kick
and Yamamoto counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Oh Anderson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yamamoto lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Anderson crumples to the floor! Yamamoto milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Go Yamamoto!
An out of breath and clearly excited Go Yamamoto thanked Conviction for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billa Bong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glenn Carson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bong's entrance music is Bite Marks - Screeching Weasel. A fine choice. Glenn Carson 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Billa Bong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Glenn Carson!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bong feints and then cracks Carson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Carson down.
Carson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bong manages to avoid it.
Carson clinches up with Bong and pushes him back against the cage.
Carson can't find room to land a body shot as Bong controls the action.
Carson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bong wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Carson lands with a left to the head.
Bong tries to land knees in the clinch but Carson avoids the damage to the body.
Carson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carson lands a nice uppercut.
Carson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bong's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bong tries to break free but Carson pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Carson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Carson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Carson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bong looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bong is trying to break the clinch but Carson is controlling him.
Carson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carson working aggressively here.
Carson lands with a light punch inside.
Carson tries a body shot but Bong blocks it.
Bong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bong scoring well with a low kick there.
Carson blocks a jab.
Bong tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bong takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carson.
Bong throws a combination that misses
letting Carson counter with a right hand.
Bong tries a low kick but Carson avoids it.
Bong misses with a straight left.
Bong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bong throws a right and a left that Carson avoids nicely.
Bong misses with an uppercut
and Carson counters with a stiff right hand.
Bong gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Carson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bong throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Carson counters with a straight right hand.
Carson just misses with a punch to the body.
Bong throws the left hand but Carson avoids the punch easily.
Bong throws a right hand that Carson ducks under and follows up with a left that Carson also avoids with ease.
Bong throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bong throws a combination that misses
enabling Carson to counter with a crisp jab.
Carson defending well as Bong loads up on a big left hand.
Carson clinches with his opponent.
Carson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carson scores with a shot to the side of Bong's head.
Carson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carson digs a good body shot into Bong's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bong throws out a loose jab but Carson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carson misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Carson.
Carson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Glenn Carson has been cut.
Carson throws a shot from downtown. Bong moves away and avoids it.
Sloppy strikes from Bong. Those never looked like landing.
Bong buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bong is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Carson's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Carson throws a nice looking combination but Bong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bong misses with the combination.
Carson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Carson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carson has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bong blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Carson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bong is trying to force a seperation but Carson has the dominant position.
Carson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bong's elbow.
Bong working Carson over with knees to the body.
Carson scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Carson.
Bong manages to break the clinch.
A shot to the liver by Bong. Beautiful body shot.
Carson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bong throws a sloppy head kick
and Bong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Carson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bong swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Carson counters with a stiff right hand.
Bong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Glenn Carson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Glenn Carson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Carson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Carson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bong.
Billa Bong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bong stalks Carson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Carson's face. Carson staggers backwards, shaken.
Bong misses with a double jab.
Bong defending well as Carson loads up on a big left hand.
Bong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carson misses with a body shot.
Bong misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bong attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Carson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bong.
Bong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bong misses with an elbow over the top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carson working aggressively here.
Bong can't break the clinch.
Carson swings wildly with an uppercut but Bong uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bong backwards.
It looks like Billa Bong has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carson.
Bong is trying to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bong.
Carson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bong misses with some punches.
Bong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from Carson misses.
Bong misses with a combination
and Carson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Carson.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Carson.
Bong wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Glenn Carson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carson tries to throw a body punch but Bong avoids it by throwing Carson back against the cage.
A short right from Carson on the inside.
Bong is trying to break the clinch but Carson is controlling him.
Bong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Carson clinches up with Bong and pushes him back against the cage.
Carson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carson misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Carson.
Bong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carson has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A left and a right from Bong both land. Nice combination.
Carson throws a hook but Bong blocks it.
Bong throws a left and a right that both miss
and Carson counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bong throws a body kick that misses.
Carson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Carson misses with a looping right.
Bong throws a right hand that Carson ducks under and follows up with a left that Carson also avoids with ease.
Carson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carson closes the distance and clinches.
Carson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bong is trying to break the clinch but Carson has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Bong's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bong is looking to break free of the clinch but Carson has double underhooks.
A short right from Carson on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Carson.
Carson cracks Bong with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bong has had enough of the clinch but Carson keeps him there for the moment.
Bong is looking to control Carson's arms but Carson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bong has his back to the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carson has Bong pressed against the cage, preventing Bong from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bong tries to break the clinch but Carson is controlling the position.
Bong manages to break the clinch.
Bong on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bong looks to land a combination. Carson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Carson misses with a hook. Bong ducked under it nicely.
Bong on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bong misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bong with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Carson to score with a decent uppercut.
Carson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bong fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Glenn Carson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bong lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carson circles away quickly and effectively.
Bong throws a sloppy head kick and Carson moves out of range easily.
Carson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bong.
Bong looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bong throws a sloppy head kick and Carson moves out of range easily.
Bong throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carson.
A punch combination from Bong misses.
Bong throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Carson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bong tries to keep at a distance but Carson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Carson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bong manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Carson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carson lands a nice uppercut.
Bong is rocked!
Bong takes a shot to the head.
Oh Bong is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Carson lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Bong to his knees! Carson keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Glenn Carson!
Glenn Carson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sho Shinjo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raphael Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shinjo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Theme of Sho. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sho Shinjo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raphael Marciano!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shinjo slips under a jab.
Marciano throws a body kick that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Shinjo.
Marciano throws a jab when Shinjo was well out of range.
Shinjo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marciano goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Marciano misses with an uppercut. Shinjo saw that one coming.
Marciano tries to clinch up but Shinjo circles away and keeps his distance.
Marciano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shinjo.
Marciano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marciano scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Shinjo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Shinjo keeps Marciano at a distance using the push kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marciano moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Shinjo throws a sloppy head kick
and Marciano counters with a good low kick that Shinjo was not able to check.
Marciano is looking to land body kicks.
Shinjo throws a head kick but Marciano moves out of range.
Marciano has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinjo being controlled against the cage.
A short right from Marciano on the inside.
Marciano tries a knee to the head but Shinjo blocks it.
Marciano scores with a shot to the side of Shinjo's head.
Marciano works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Marciano lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shinjo backwards.
Marciano using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shinjo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marciano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shinjo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Shinjo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marciano avoids it.
Shinjo tries to score a body lock takedown but Marciano shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shinjo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shinjo is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marciano tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shinjo avoids it.
Shinjo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Marciano looking to throw knees to the head but Shinjo is blocking nicely.
Shinjo misses with some punches.
Marciano lands a good knee to the midsection. Shinjo won't want to take too many of those.
Marciano lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shinjo backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Marciano.
Marciano crunches a lovely knee into Shinjo's ribcage.
Marciano lands a knee to the head.
Marciano manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Marciano lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Marciano unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Marciano with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Marciano lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short body shot lands from Marciano as the two fighters clinch.
Marciano working Shinjo over with knees to the body.
Shinjo misses with the head strike.
Shinjo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Marciano with a knee to the head.
Marciano landing knees to the body.
Marciano lands a body punch.
Marciano lands an uppercut.
Shinjo managing to block the knees to the body from Marciano.
A right hand to the body from Marciano.
Shinjo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marciano dodges an elbow strike from Shinjo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano stalling the fight.
Marciano scores with a shoulder strike.
Shinjo tries a body shot but Marciano blocks it.
Marciano crunches a lovely knee into Shinjo's ribcage.
Marciano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marciano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shinjo's elbow.
Shinjo gets through Marciano's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shinjo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shinjo.
Marciano landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Marciano is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Marciano digs a right hand into Shinjo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shinjo's gas tank.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marciano lands a hook that snaps the head of Shinjo backwards.
Marciano stalling the fight.
Shinjo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shinjo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raphael Marciano dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Marciano has closed the distance and engaged Shinjo in a clinch.
Marciano lands with a short shot to the head.
Marciano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marciano tries to throw a body punch but Shinjo avoids it by throwing Marciano back against the cage.
Marciano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marciano blocking some punches.
Marciano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marciano misses with a punch to the body.
Shinjo throws an elbow that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marciano.
Shinjo manages to break the clinch.
Shinjo looks for a takedown but Marciano sprawls well.
Shinjo throws the kick towards the body but Marciano avoids it.
Shinjo throws a right and a left that Marciano avoids nicely.
Shinjo fails to land the takedown.
Shinjo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Marciano.
Marciano thows a body kick. Shinjo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Marciano scores with a jab.
Marciano pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Shinjo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Marciano.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marciano tries to clinch but Shinjo is having none of it.
Sho Shinjo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marciano throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shinjo on the side of the head.
Shinjo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The fighters circle, before Marciano throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Shinjo's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Marciano lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Raphael Marciano!
A victorious Raphael Marciano thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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