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ONI 124: Marciano v Oliveira 3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Remedios Verzosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vak Yoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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197 lbs
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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
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Remedios Verzosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vak Yoo!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Yoo.
Yoo throws a head kick that misses.
Nice cross by Verzosa.
Yoo scores with a sloppy right hand. Verzosa should have avoided that one.
Yoo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yoo misses with a hook.
Verzosa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The fighters circling - Verzosa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Verzosa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yoo is out of range and Verzosa settles back down.
Yoo misses with a body kick.
Verzosa misses with a body shot.
Yoo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Verzosa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Verzosa throws a body punch but Yoo moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yoo.
Yoo takes a swing at Verzosa's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verzosa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yoo misses with a body shot.
Yoo avoids the body shot from Verzosa.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yoo. Verzosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Verzosa shoots in looking for a takedown but Yoo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Verzosa's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Vak Yoo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Verzosa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yoo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Verzosa's sensitive parts.
Verzosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Verzosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Yoo is just out of range.
A shot to the liver by Verzosa. Beautiful body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Yoo. No joy for Verzosa on that attempt.
Verzosa just misses with a punch to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yoo.
Verzosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yoo.
Yoo throws a head kick but Verzosa moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Verzosa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Verzosa checks the leg kick nicely there.
Verzosa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Yoo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yoo slips under a jab from Verzosa.
Verzosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yoo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yoo thows a body shot but no joy.
Yoo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Verzosa.
Vak Yoo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yoo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Verzosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Yoo.
Yoo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yoo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Remedios Verzosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yoo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Yoo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Verzosa blocks a jab.
Verzosa throws the kick towards the body but Yoo avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yoo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Verzosa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Verzosa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Yoo scores with a one two! Verzosa had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Verzosa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A shot to the liver by Verzosa. Beautiful body shot.
Verzosa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Verzosa is looking to wear down Yoo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Some wild striking there from Yoo.
Verzosa throws a body punch but Yoo moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Verzosa. Yoo does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa misses with a wild body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Verzosa. That's going to slow Yoo down.
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!
Verzosa misses with a hook.
Verzosa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yoo.
Yoo misses with a shot to the body
and Verzosa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Yoo misses the shot to the body.
Verzosa throws a lazy right hand but Yoo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Verzosa tries for a takedown but Yoo circles away easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Verzosa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Verzosa scores with a decent looking hook.
Verzosa closes the distance and clinches up with Yoo, looking for a takedown. Verzosa pushes Yoo against the cage but Yoo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Verzosa misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Verzosa. Yoo does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yoo takes a swing at Verzosa's ribcage but misses.
Verzosa misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Yoo counters with a right hand to the body.
Yoo swings for the body but Verzosa moves out of range.
Yoo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Verzosa doesn't seem bothered though.
Yoo works Verzosa's body with a nice hook.
Verzosa shoots in for a takedown but Yoo shows good takedown defense.
Verzosa is breathing heavily.
Yoo misses the shot to the body.
Yoo misses with a wild body shot.
Yoo throws a wild body kick that Verzosa sees coming a mile off.
Yoo throws a push kick but Verzosa slaps the foot to one side.
Yoo misses the shot to the body.
A head kick from Yoo lands but Verzosa takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yoo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Verzosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Yoo.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Yoo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Verzosa moves away.
Yoo misses with a wild body shot.
Verzosa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yoo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yoo misses with a body shot.
Yoo lands with a shot to the body.
Yoo connects with a crisp jab.
Verzosa scores with the left hand. Yoo knows he should have avoided that one.
Yoo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Verzosa.
Yoo throws a right hand that misses
and Verzosa counters with a nice double leg into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Yoo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Yoo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Verzosa controls the pace.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Yoo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Verzosa with a nice head shot there.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Yoo is looking to stand up but Verzosa isn't so interested in that idea.
Verzosa trying to control the position from guard on top but Yoo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Verzosa looking to pass the guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Remedios Verzosa just wasn't active enough.
Yoo slips under a jab from Verzosa.
Yoo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Yoo tries a head kick but it misses.
Verzosa avoids the body shot from Yoo.
Verzosa avoids the head kick by Yoo.
Verzosa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Yoo throws a body punch but Verzosa moves out of range.
Verzosa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Yoo finds it's way round the side to connect with Verzosa's head.
Yoo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Verzosa.
Verzosa moves out of range of the body kick.
Verzosa moves out of range as Yoo strikes.
Verzosa misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Yoo counters with a low kick, right behind Verzosa 's knee.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Yoo misses with a body shot.
Verzosa manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Yoo on his heels. He'll look to pass Yoo's guard now, I'm sure.
Verzosa trying to control but Yoo is working from the bottom.
Verzosa lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Verzosa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yoo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Verzosa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yoo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vak Yoo will probably get the nod.
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.
Verzosa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yoo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Verzosa moves away.
Verzosa misses with a body shot.
Yoo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Yoo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Verzosa punishes Yoo's body with a nice straight punch.
Verzosa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Yoo sprawls well. Yoo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Verzosa gets slowly back to his feet.
Yoo misses with a body kick.
Yoo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Verzosa.
A big right from Yoo misses.
Verzosa gets a double leg takedown into Yoo's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verzosa is looking to work some ground and pound but Yoo has wrist control.
Verzosa postures up in Yoo's guard and throws a big left but Yoo blocks it.
Yoo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Verzosa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Yoo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Verzosa is controlling him.
Verzosa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Verzosa trying to control but Yoo is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoo wants to get back to his feet but Verzosa is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Verzosa 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.
Verzosa looking to pass the guard.
Yoo can't keep his opponent in guard - Verzosa advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Verzosa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yoo defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Verzosa seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Yoo is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Remedios Verzosa!
A very excited looking Remedios Verzosa made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mir is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Spoilin For A Fight . Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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30
255 lbs
16 - 21 - 0 |
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275 lbs
19 - 11 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jonny Do!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Mir!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mir dives in and grabs Do's left leg, looking for a takedown. Do pushes down on Mir's head and hops out.
Do throws a leg kick that misses.
Do shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Mir napping and manages to drive through into side control!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The strikes coming from Do are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Do creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Mir sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Mir looking for a sweep but Do has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Do landing strikes from the mount.
It looks like Frank Mir has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Do postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mir looks a forlorn figure.
That has opened up Frank Mir's cut even more.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Frank Mir's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jonny Do!
After the fight, Jonny Do was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raoul Duke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lesnar's entrance music is Enae Volare Mezzo. A fine choice. Duke is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Pillz. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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285 lbs
19 - 20 - 1 |
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277 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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World class MT
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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
19 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Fedor Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Raoul Duke!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duke lands a head kick. Lesnar smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lesnar shoots in for a takedown but Duke shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lesnar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Duke scoring well with a low kick there.
Duke fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Duke scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duke throws a quick inside leg kick.
Duke tries to clinch there but Lesnar circles away.
Duke lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Duke lands with a nice body punch.
Nice takedown defense from Duke. No joy for Lesnar on that attempt.
Lesnar is breathing heavily.
Lesnar fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Lesnar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oooooh!!! Duke has knocked Lesnar down with a huge combo! Duke steps away and waves a wobbly Lesnar back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Lesnar is rocked!
It looks like Fedor Lesnar has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Duke has cracked Lesnar with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Duke lands another huge swinging hook and Lesnar tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Lesnar, before Duke can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Raoul Duke!
A very excited looking Raoul Duke 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between John Hastings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dresden Carmichael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carmichael comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Nelly - Just A Dream kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Hastings!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dresden Carmichael!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hastings checks the leg kick.
Hastings misses with a few strikes there.
Hastings shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Carmichael has managed to clinch.
Hastings is trying to stall.
Hastings tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carmichael's elbow.
Hastings blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carmichael is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Carmichael can't find room to land a body shot as Hastings controls the action.
Carmichael crunches a lovely knee into Hastings's ribcage.
Nice body punch from Carmichael.
Carmichael misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carmichael misses with a knee to the head.
Carmichael throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hastings stalling against the cage.
Hastings blocks a body shot from Carmichael.
Hastings wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Carmichael doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carmichael misses with a knee to the head.
Carmichael swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carmichael using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hastings has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hastings has a couple of punches blocked by Carmichael.
Carmichael throws a head punch that misses.
Carmichael scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hastings breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hastings misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hastings misses with a body kick.
Carmichael swings for the body but Hastings moves out of range.
Carmichael tries a head kick but it misses.
A left lands for Carmichael.
Carmichael lands a nice shot to the body.
Hastings feints and then cracks Carmichael's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Carmichael down.
John Hastings is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hastings throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Dresden Carmichael has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hastings throws a body kick that misses
and Carmichael counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hastings throws a low kick but Carmichael moves out of range easily.
Carmichael loads up on a big right hand but Hastings slips the punch.
Hastings steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carmichael.
Carmichael takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Carmichael takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Carmichael chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hastings can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carmichael throws out a loose jab but Hastings uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hastings on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hastings tries to work over Carmichael's front leg with a kick but Carmichael checks it.
Hastings looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hastings scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Carmichael moves out of range of the strikes.
Carmichael misses with a jab, cross combination.
Carmichael throws the left hand but Hastings avoids the punch easily.
Hastings throws the kick towards the body but Carmichael avoids it.
Carmichael avoids the head kick by Hastings.
Dresden Carmichael seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carmichael swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hastings throws a front kick that sends Carmichael stumbling back into the cage.
Hastings clobbers Carmichael with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Carmichael works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hastings throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Carmichael uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hastings.
Hastings misses the shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Hastings.
Hastings throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hastings misses with an uppercut.
Carmichael lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carmichael keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hastings.
Carmichael avoids the head kick by Hastings.
Hastings takes a swing at Carmichael's ribcage but misses.
Carmichael misses with a double jab
and Hastings counters with a stiff right hand.
Hastings throws the kick towards the body but Carmichael avoids it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Carmichael throws a lazy right hand but Hastings sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carmichael darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Carmichael blocks a jab.
Carmichael moves out of range of the body kick.
Carmichael lands with an uppercut that bounces Hastings off the cage and back into range.
A head kick misses from Hastings.
Carmichael lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hastings throws a jab when Carmichael was well out of range.
Hastings has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hastings there as he acknowledges the shot.
Carmichael fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hastings has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Carmichael lands with a right hand.
Carmichael moves out of range as Hastings throws a body kick.
Hastings fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Carmichael checks it well.
Hastings waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carmichael.
Carmichael is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hastings had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hastings looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Carmichael.
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!
Carmichael shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hastings.
Carmichael cracks Hastings with a right hand to the side of the head.
Carmichael throws the left hand but Hastings avoids the punch easily.
Carmichael tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hastings manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Carmichael jabs at Hastings's body.
Carmichael looks to land a body kick but Hastings moved away.
Hastings throws a body punch but Carmichael moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Carmichael.
Carmichael lands a body shot.
Hastings avoids the head kick by Carmichael.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Carmichael misses with a kick to the body.
Carmichael slips a jab from Hastings.
Hastings darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
No luck for Carmichael with that takedown attempt.
Hastings walks into a left hand.
Hastings misses with a looping left.
Hastings tries to sprawl but Carmichael drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hastings is looking to improve his position.
Carmichael takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Carmichael keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Carmichael there.
Carmichael keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hastings trying to control here.
Hastings keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Carmichael stalling.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dresden Carmichael has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Carmichael takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Carmichael tests Hastings's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hastings connects with the punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carmichael looks to land a body kick but Hastings moved away.
Hastings walks into a left hand.
Hastings attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hastings connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dresden Carmichael dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dresden Carmichael's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hastings throws a solid leg kick but Carmichael takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hastings.
Carmichael fails with a takedown attempt.
Hastings checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hastings moves out of range as Carmichael strikes.
Hastings will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Carmichael throws a nice inside leg kick.
Carmichael misses with a body kick.
Hastings attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
John Hastings is winning the standup battle so far.
Hastings misses with a two punch combination.
Hastings misses with a body kick.
Hastings misses with a kick to the body.
Carmichael closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hastings is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hastings manages to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hastings is refusing to be controlled, as Carmichael sits in half guard.
Hastings keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Carmichael.
Carmichael seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hastings does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carmichael controlling the pace.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Carmichael tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hastings knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hastings is staying active underneath Carmichael, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hastings blocking the ground and pound attempt from Carmichael.
Carmichael throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Carmichael looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hastings with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Carmichael thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hastings's head.
Carmichael takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hastings has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Carmichael is working away from the top position though.
Hastings is refusing to be controlled, as Carmichael sits in half guard.
Carmichael tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hastings knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Carmichael wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hastings keeps working.
Hastings keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hastings trying to hold on to Carmichael's head to control him but Carmichael postures up.
Carmichael not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Carmichael throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dresden Carmichael has got the better of the ground game so far.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Carmichael turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Donk. Carmichael catches Hastings right on the button with a cross.
Hastings misses with a low kick.
Hastings misses with a body shot.
Hastings ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carmichael moves away.
Hastings looks for the body kick but Carmichael saw that one coming.
Hastings throws a looping overhand right but Carmichael ducks down to avoid it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Carmichael scores with a jab to the jaw.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Carmichael.
Carmichael closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hastings did well to prevent Carmichael getting side control.
Carmichael wants to control but Hastings is keeping him busy.
Carmichael is taking a breather. Hastings says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Carmichael throwing shots but Hastings is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carmichael seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Carmichael is stalling here. Hastings is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Carmichael seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Hastings has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hastings wants to control but Carmichael is keeping him busy.
Carmichael struggling a bit here.
Hastings wants to control but Carmichael is keeping him busy.
Hastings throwing strikes but Carmichael manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Carmichael trying to control the action but Hastings is working from the bottom.
Hastings trying to remain calm as Carmichael controls from the top position.
Hastings avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Carmichael.
Carmichael is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Hastings will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Carmichael tries to move into full mount but can't pass Hastings's legs.
Carmichael has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Carmichael wants to control but Hastings is keeping him busy.
An elbow from Carmichael crashes against the mat.
Carmichael scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hastings to see if he's OK.
Sloppy strikes there by Carmichael.
Carmichael misses with the ground and pound.
Hastings is trying to get back to half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Carmichael throwing strikes but Hastings manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Carmichael is looking for a sweep.
Carmichael struggling a bit here.
Carmichael tries to buck Hastings off but Hastings is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hastings tries to score with some ground and pound. Carmichael controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dresden Carmichael showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dresden Carmichael's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Carmichael fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hastings.
Carmichael throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hastings on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Carmichael throws a wild body kick that Hastings sees coming a mile off.
An inside leg kick lands from Hastings.
Hastings fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Carmichael checks it well.
Carmichael connects with a solid leg kick.
Hastings tries to move into range but Carmichael moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Carmichael scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hastings takes a swing at Carmichael's ribcage but misses.
Carmichael scores with a decent looking hook.
Carmichael steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hastings. That one must have hurt.
Hastings thuds a left hand into Carmichael's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hastings does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Carmichael takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Carmichael stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hastings.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carmichael fails with a takedown attempt.
Hastings looks for the body kick but Carmichael saw that one coming.
Carmichael thumps Hastings with a low kick.
Carmichael swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good work by Carmichael as he checks the leg kick.
Hastings tried to score with a low kick but Carmichael checks it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hastings.
Carmichael takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Carmichael scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hastings doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hastings ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carmichael moves away.
Hastings moves out of range of the strikes.
Hastings lands a body shot.
Carmichael rushes Hastings and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hastings tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hastings takes a knee right on the jaw!
Carmichael lands a body shot in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carmichael tries a knee to the head but Hastings blocks it.
Carmichael missing with knees to the body.
Carmichael lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Carmichael slowing the pace effectively.
Carmichael looking to throw knees to the head but Hastings is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carmichael lands a nice knee to the body.
The referee calls for Carmichael to work.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Carmichael as Hastings tries to tie him up.
Carmichael's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Carmichael throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hastings blocks it with crossed arms.
Carmichael misses with a knee to the head.
Carmichael working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Carmichael misses with a knee to the head.
Hastings tries a body shot but Carmichael blocks it.
Carmichael lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carmichael throws a head punch that misses.
Hastings trying to control the position but instead, Carmichael has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hastings into the cage.
Carmichael slows down the pace here.
Carmichael struggles to land a body shot inside as Hastings controls his hands.
Hastings trying to stall but Carmichael improves his position.
Carmichael lands a body punch.
Carmichael tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hastings's elbow.
Carmichael misses with a punch to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hastings misses with a body punch.
Carmichael with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Carmichael swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carmichael throws a knee to the head but misses.
Carmichael unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hastings lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Carmichael tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hastings misses with a punch to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Carmichael.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Carmichael tries a knee to the head but Hastings blocks it.
Dresden Carmichael seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hastings is working Carmichael over against the cage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Carmichael lands an uppercut.
Carmichael tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carmichael has a couple of punches blocked by Hastings.
Hastings stalling in the clinch but Carmichael improves position.
Carmichael lands with a left to the head.
Hastings is looking to control Carmichael's arms but Carmichael gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hastings has his back to the cage.
Carmichael lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Carmichael.
Carmichael gets through Hastings's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Carmichael letting Hastings take a breather here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carmichael unloads a knee to the mid-section.
John Hastings has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Carmichael trying to stall but Hastings improves his position.
Carmichael lands a left hand.
Carmichael lands with a short shot to the head.
Carmichael misses with a knee to the head.
Carmichael with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A shot in the inside from Carmichael.
Hastings stalling against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Carmichael takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hastings scores with a shoulder strike.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hastings is trying to stall.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch on the inside from Hastings fails to land.
Carmichael misses with a knee to the head.
Hastings doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Carmichael on the inside.
Carmichael swings wildly with an uppercut but Hastings uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carmichael takes a shot to the head.
Hastings managing to block the knees to the body from Carmichael.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Carmichael as Hastings tries to tie him up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hastings dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hastings tries to work over Carmichael's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Carmichael keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hastings's efforts to push away.
Hastings lands with a light punch inside.
Carmichael holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Carmichael prevents a body shot from Hastings.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hastings misses with the head strike.
Hastings's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that's the end of the fight!
Dresden Carmichael comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Carmichael 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Dresden Carmichael!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Dresden Carmichael!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Dresden Carmichael!
Dresden Carmichael wins by unanimous decision!
Dresden Carmichael 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Umaga Beeturasa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jumo Sudo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beeturasa comes to the cage accompanied by Metallicas Sanatarium, coming home. Sudo has chosen Roy Jones - Can't Be Touched as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Umaga Beeturasa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jumo Sudo!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Sudo blocks the leg kick.
Beeturasa takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd cheers as Sudo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Beeturasa doesn't seem phased though.
Sudo is looking to slow Beeturasa down with leg kicks.
Beeturasa is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beeturasa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sudo's waist but Sudo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Beeturasa off to one side.
Sudo throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Umaga Beeturasa has been cut.
A good leg kick by Sudo.
Sudo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Good leg kick by Sudo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A solid body kick from Sudo.
Beeturasa takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sudo connects with a body shot that sends Beeturasa's belly button to the back.
Sudo lands a big right hand that sends Beeturasa crashing to the mat! Sudo stays standing though and waves Beeturasa back to his feet!
Beeturasa is rocked!
Sudo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Oh Beeturasa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sudo fakes the body blow, causing Beeturasa to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Beeturasa goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jumo Sudo!
Jumo Sudo took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Conviction for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Igor Svetnela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lasse Willemoes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Willemoes has chosen Who Let the Dogs out??- Baha men as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Igor Svetnela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Lasse Willemoes!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willemoes misses with a right hand
and Svetnela counters with a leg kick.
Svetnela scores with a jab to the body.
Svetnela gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Svetnela uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Willemoes.
Svetnela misses with a hook to the body
and Willemoes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Svetnela thinking.
Svetnela slaps away a takedown attempt from Willemoes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A left lands for Svetnela.
Good work by Svetnela as he checks the leg kick.
Igor Svetnela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Svetnela thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Willemoes if he has to take too many more of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Svetnela lands a jab to Willemoes's midsection.
Willemoes misses with a low kick.
Svetnela tries to bum rush Willemoes with a series of wild strikes but Willemoes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That kick from Svetnela tenderised Willemoes's leg. Willemoes is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svetnela lands a nice looking body shot.
Willemoes slips a jab from Svetnela.
Willemoes blocks a head kick by Svetnela.
Willemoes rushes Svetnela and presses him up against the cage.
Willemoes wants a takedown but no success here.
Willemoes wants a takedown.
Igor Svetnela has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lasse Willemoes.
Willemoes is looking for a takedown.
Svetnela lands a right hand that snaps the head of Willemoes backwards.
Svetnela lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Willemoes.
Svetnela goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Willemoes successfully pulls guard.
Willemoes is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Willemoes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willemoes is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Svetnela trying to control but Willemoes is working from the bottom.
Svetnela stopping the sweep attempt from Willemoes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willemoes working for a triangle but Svetnela defends it easily.
Svetnela has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Willemoes to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Svetnela is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Willemoes pulls down on the head and he's put Svetnela to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Lasse Willemoes!
Post fight, an emotional Lasse Willemoes said 'Who let the DOGS out? Who, who, who, who!!!???!!!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Power comes to the cage accompanied by Max is coming, better be ready.... These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Max Power!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Matthews!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power checks a low kick from Matthews.
A jab from Power misses.
Power misses the shot to the body.
Power bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Power throws a big shot that misses.
Matthews throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Power lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Matthews circles away quickly and effectively.
A head kick misses from Matthews.
Matthews misses with a wild combination.
Power checks a leg kick.
Power tries to score a power double leg takedown but Matthews sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Power somewhat.
Chris Matthews seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matthews misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power shoots in but Matthews avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Power uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matthews.
Matthews throws the kick towards the body but Power avoids it.
A big left from Power misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Matthews checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Matthews.
Power moves out of range of the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Power. Matthews does a little dance to reset his feet.
Power lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Chris Matthews has been cut.
Matthews misses with a hook. Power ducked under it nicely.
Matthews checks a low kick from Power.
Power throws a low kick but Matthews avoids it.
Power misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Matthews throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice body kick there by Matthews.
Matthews will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Matthews pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Power ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Power shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Matthews defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Power. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Power looks to throw the jab but Matthews is out of range.
A leg kick checked by Power.
Power lands with a hook. Matthews tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A punch combination from Power misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power misses with a body kick.
Power looks to land a body kick but Matthews moved away.
Power keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matthews.
Matthews ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Power moves away.
Power misses with a wild body shot.
Power uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matthews.
Matthews throws a leg kick
and Power counters with a nice body shot.
Matthews throws a shot from downtown. Power moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Matthews.
Power throws a lazy uppercut
and Matthews counters with an outside leg kick.
Matthews misses with a looping right.
Horrible takedown by Power or perhaps it was just good defense by Matthews which made him look bad.
Power cracks Matthews with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Power slips under a jab from Matthews.
Matthews misses with a hook.
Power checks a low kick from Matthews.
Matthews lands with a slapping head kick.
Power waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matthews.
Power on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matthews scores with a jab to the head.
Matthews connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Power's hands.
Power lands with a straight right. Matthews didn't see that one coming.
Matthews slips a straight right by Power.
Matthews misses the shot to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Matthews throws a leg kick that misses.
Power misses with a kick to the body.
A head kick from Power lands but Matthews takes it in his stride.
The fighters circling - Matthews throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chris Matthews is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Power lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Power digs a good hook to Matthews's body.
Power shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Power was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Matthews is wriggling around trying to escape.
Power wants to control the pace but Matthews is squirming around nicely.
Power lands with some strikes.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Matthews is trying to escape the mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matthews is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Power raining down hammerfists from mount.
Power is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Matthews can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Power controlling the position easily from mount.
The referee warns Matthews that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Power breaks from Matthews's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Power tries to control but Matthews wriggling away.
Matthews is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Power cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Power is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Matthews is surviving well by controlling Power's body position as best he can.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Power landing strikes from the mount and Matthews is in trouble!
Power throwing strikes here but Matthews is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Power working the ground and pound effectively.
Power 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Power looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
BOOM! Power connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Matthews is squirming around, avoiding Power's attempts to control the action.
Power controlling his opponent.
Matthews is trying to escape the mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Power dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Matthews's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A slapping leg kick lands for Power.
Matthews takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Matthews rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Power counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Matthews holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Power is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Matthews doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Power.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Power is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power passes the guard and advances to mount!
Power punishing his opponent with strikes.
Power misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Power controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power raining down hammerfists from mount.
Matthews is bucking up trying to escape but Power cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Power looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Power controlling the pace for now.
Power has control of Matthews's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Matthews regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews avoids a series of strikes thrown by Power.
Power landing shots from mount.
Power is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Matthews can do to turn this around?
Power trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Max Power overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Power pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power tries to control but Matthews wriggling away.
Power controlling the position easily from mount.
Power wants to control the pace but Matthews is squirming around nicely.
Power looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Power lands a heavy elbow.
Matthews is rocked!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Power wants to control the pace but Matthews is squirming around nicely.
Power goes for an armbar but Matthews turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Matthews.
Matthews throws an elbow that misses. Power uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Matthews's guard. Nice move by Power!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Power postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Matthews keeping full guard, as Power tries to pass.
Matthews working a defensive guard here.
Power preventing the sweep.
Matthews keeping full guard, as Power tries to pass.
Power passes into half guard.
Power wants to work for an arm triangle but Matthews is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Power is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Matthews reverses the position - he's now on top in Power's guard.
Power is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Power looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Matthews is in close to Power's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Power wants to improve his position but instead Matthews has moved into half guard.
Matthews wants to free his trapped foot but Power is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Power is looking to get back to full guard here but Matthews has managed to pass to side control instead.
Power manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Matthews is trying to control the action in half guard but Power is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Power is trying to maintain the position but Matthews is very close to passing his half guard.
Matthews missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Power gets back to full guard.
Power looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Power had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Matthews defends it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matthews pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Power is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Power dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chris Matthews's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Power fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Matthews has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Power looks to land a body kick but Matthews moved away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Power checks a leg kick.
Power throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That has opened up Chris Matthews's cut even more.
Power lands a leg kick that knocks Matthews off balance momentarily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Power lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Matthews has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Matthews and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Power misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matthews.
Power throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Matthews throws an overhand right that lands on Power's shoulder, as Power tries to avoid the shot.
Power misses with an uppercut.
Power checks a leg kick nicely.
Power swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power blocks a leg kick.
Matthews keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Matthews looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Power pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Power smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Power throws a low kick but Matthews moves out of range easily.
Power misses with a body shot.
Matthews throws a head kick but Power moves out of range.
Matthews throws a chopping leg kick but Power manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Matthews fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Power checks it well.
Power misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matthews.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews throws a hook to the side of Power's head but Power sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Matthews drops his hands momentarily and Power takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Matthews swings widly with a right hand
and Power counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Power doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Matthews makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Matthews - that will leave a mark!
Power chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Matthews takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Max Power is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
Power connects with an inside leg kick.
Matthews lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Matthews misses with a leg kick
and Power connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Power throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews throws a big shot that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Matthews. Those never looked like landing.
A jab from Power does it's job there.
Matthews on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Matthews checks a low kick from Power.
Matthews thumps Power with a low kick.
Matthews throws the left hand but Power avoids the punch easily.
Power throws a big shot that misses.
Matthews staying out of range there.
A head kick misses from Power.
Matthews lands with a nice body kick.
Power does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power misses with a hook.
Power tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Power connects with a looping right hand.
Power misses with a hook.
Matthews throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Power misses with the combination.
Power throws a body kick that misses.
Matthews tries to score with a low kick but Power moves his leg out of the way.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Power lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Matthews has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Matthews and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Power looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Matthews throws the left hand but Power avoids the punch easily.
Power misses with a jab, cross combination.
Matthews throws a leg kick but Power moved away.
Power goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Power defending well as Matthews loads up on a big left hand.
Power misses with a body punch
and Matthews counters with a three punch combo that has Power backing up. Power nods at Matthews to acknowledge the strikes.
Matthews throws a leg kick that misses.
Power throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An inside leg kick lands from Matthews.
Matthews misses with a low kick as Power jumps back.
Matthews fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Power scores with a leg kick.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Power throws out a powerful jab.
Matthews looks to throw the jab but Power is out of range.
Matthews slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Matthews bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Power's head.
An inside leg kick lands from Matthews.
Power turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Power throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Power misses.
Matthews throws a push kick but Power slaps the foot to one side.
Power will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Matthews throws a head kick but Power moves out of range.
Chris Matthews has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Power looks to score with a jab to the body but Matthews is just out of range.
Power misses with a body kick.
Power pivots, looking for a leg kick but Matthews is out of range and Power settles back down.
Power lands a really nice looking cross but Matthews seems unphased.
Power checks a leg kick.
Power misses with a few strikes there.
Power swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Power blocks a head kick by Matthews.
Power misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Power moves out of range as Matthews strikes.
A good leg kick by Matthews.
Matthews tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Power is able to avoid easily.
Max Power is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Matthews misses with a leg kick.
Matthews throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Power to counter with a crisp jab.
Power chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Matthews can pounce on him.
Power connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Matthews takes a swing at Power's ribcage but misses.
Power fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Matthews.
Matthews takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matthews misses with a leg kick.
Matthews is looking to score with low kicks.
Power throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A head kick misses from Power.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Matthews throws a big shot that misses.
Matthews throws an off balance right hand
letting Power counter with a right hand.
Nice jab there from Power.
Matthews tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Matthews throws a low kick but Power moves out of range easily.
Power throws a right and a left that both miss.
Power misses with a head kick.
Nice cross by Power.
Matthews connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Power's hands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Power misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Matthews misses with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Max Power.
Well Power has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Max Power!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Max Power!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Max Power!
Max Power wins by unanimous decision!
Max Power thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brian Harvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katsu Higashikuni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harvey comes to the cage accompanied by E-17 . I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Harvey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Katsu Higashikuni!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Harvey, right into the meat.
Harvey fails to land with a series of punches.
Higashikuni looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Harvey is fending him off so far but Higashikuni persists. Nope, Harvey circles away and we're back to standing.
Harvey looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Harvey loads up on a big right hand but Higashikuni slips the punch.
Harvey throws a nice looking combination but Higashikuni bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Higashikuni shoots in and drives through. Harvey sprawls well.
Harvey throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A good leg kick by Harvey.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Harvey, right into the meat.
Harvey lunges at Higashikuni with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Higashikuni's hand.
Harvey throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Higashikuni stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Harvey lands with a straight right. Higashikuni didn't see that one coming.
Harvey moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harvey throws a leg kick but Higashikuni moved away.
Higashikuni closes the distance looking to clinch
and Harvey counters with a three punch combo that has Higashikuni backing up. Higashikuni nods at Harvey to acknowledge the strikes.
Higashikuni is rocked!
Harvey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brian Harvey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Higashikuni misses with a takedown attempt
and Harvey counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Brian Harvey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Katsu Higashikuni.
Harvey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Higashikuni.
Higashikuni uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harvey.
Harvey slaps away a takedown attempt from Higashikuni, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Harvey fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Higashikuni looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Harvey slips a jab from Higashikuni.
Harvey gets caught flat footed, as Higashikuni shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Harvey keeping full guard, as Higashikuni tries to pass.
Harvey escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Higashikuni gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Higashikuni trying to control the position from guard on top but Harvey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Higashikuni stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harvey swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harvey working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Higashikuni doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Higashikuni manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Higashikuni pushes down on Harvey's leg and manages to get into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harvey wants to get back to his feet.
Harvey is trying to get back to full guard.
Higashikuni missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Harvey blocking the ground and pound attempt from Higashikuni.
Higashikuni looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Higashikuni missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Harvey trying to control but Higashikuni postures up.
Harvey wants to improve his position but Higashikuni is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey trying to control here.
Higashikuni throwing shots but Harvey is blocking nicely.
Higashikuni trying to control from half guard but Harvey is working away.
Harvey gets full guard.
Harvey trying to keep a closed guard but Higashikuni is proving a slippery customer.
Higashikuni is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Harvey throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Higashikuni on the side of the head.
Harvey is looking to score with low kicks.
Harvey misses with a leg kick.
Higashikuni fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Higashikuni shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Harvey pinned against the cage. Harvey gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Higashikuni has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Higashikuni there as he acknowledges the shot.
Harvey leaves Higashikuni with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Higashikuni takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A thudding body kick lands there by Harvey!
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 decent looking cross lands there for Higashikuni.
No luck for Higashikuni with that takedown attempt.
Higashikuni ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Higashikuni shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Harvey sprawls well. Harvey wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Higashikuni gets slowly back to his feet.
A left lands for Harvey.
Harvey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Higashikuni scores a takedown into full mount!
Higashikuni dominating with strikes here.
Harvey bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Higashikuni working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harvey.
Higashikuni wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Harvey is now in half guard.
Higashikuni wants to get back to full guard.
Harvey is thwarting Higashikuni's attempts to control the position.
Higashikuni has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Harvey trying to control the action but Higashikuni is working from the bottom.
Higashikuni gets back to full guard.
Harvey gets to his feet. Higashikuni looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Higashikuni gets a double leg takedown into Harvey's guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Higashikuni is working Harvey over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Higashikuni trying to control the position from guard on top but Harvey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Harvey is on top in guard.
Higashikuni is trying to keep Harvey in close.
Harvey lands a couple of elbows.
Higashikuni keeping moving, preventing Harvey from controlling successfully.
Higashikuni tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Harvey throws a big elbow that misses.
Harvey scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Harvey stopping the sweep attempt from Higashikuni.
Higashikuni looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Harvey wants to pass the guard but Higashikuni is keeping the position.
Harvey loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Harvey trying to control the position from guard on top but Higashikuni is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harvey preventing the sweep.
Higashikuni trying to keep a closed guard but Harvey is proving a slippery customer.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Harvey controlling from the top position.
Higashikuni manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Harvey regains half guard.
Higashikuni lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Higashikuni wants to free his trapped foot but Harvey is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Higashikuni trying to control the action but Harvey is working from the bottom.
Harvey gets back to full guard.
Higashikuni preventing the sweep.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Harvey is working hard here to advance position.
Higashikuni works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Higashikuni looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Harvey has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Higashikuni is working away from the top position though.
Harvey is looking for a sweep. Higashikuni is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Higashikuni not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nice strikes from Higashikuni there.
Harvey wants to control but Higashikuni is keeping busy.
Higashikuni scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harvey keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Higashikuni is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Harvey tries to roll over but Higashikuni keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Brian Harvey will probably get the nod.
That's time! Harvey's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Harvey slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Harvey throws a lazy head kick
and Harvey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Higashikuni fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Harvey avoids it really well and circles away.
Higashikuni bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Higashikuni.
Higashikuni throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Harvey's waist but Harvey gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Higashikuni off to one side.
Higashikuni looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Brian Harvey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Katsu Higashikuni.
Higashikuni takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Katsu Higashikuni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Higashikuni takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Harvey throws a leg kick but Higashikuni checks it.
A slow jab from Harvey misses its intended target.
Higashikuni shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Harvey but Harvey pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Higashikuni is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Higashikuni fails with a takedown attempt.
Higashikuni throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brian Harvey is winning the standup battle so far.
Higashikuni fails with the takedown
and Harvey counters with a slapping leg kick.
Harvey lands with a kick to the temple. Higashikuni shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Harvey stuffs the takedown attempt from Higashikuni. Higashikuni gets slowly back to his feet.
Harvey throws a jab when Higashikuni was well out of range.
Harvey slips under a jab.
Higashikuni throws a hook but Harvey avoids it easily.
Harvey misses with a wild combination.
Harvey defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Higashikuni.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Higashikuni fails with a takedown attempt.
Higashikuni fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Donk. Harvey catches Higashikuni right on the button with a cross.
Harvey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Higashikuni was well out of range. Poor timing from Harvey.
Harvey works the jab nicely.
Higashikuni scores a takedown into full mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harvey is wriggling around trying to escape.
Harvey taking shots to the head.
Harvey sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Harvey moves into full guard.
Higashikuni trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey pulls Higashikuni in to control the position.
Higashikuni stopping the sweep attempt from Harvey.
Higashikuni wants to control from the top but Harvey keeps moving.
Harvey working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Higashikuni doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Higashikuni manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Higashikuni's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Higashikuni won't allow Harvey to sweep him here.
Higashikuni with a flurry of punches that miss.
Harvey working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Higashikuni has passed into half guard!
Harvey regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Higashikuni's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Higashikuni trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Higashikuni wants to pass the guard but Harvey is keeping the position.
Harvey looking for a sweep. Not yet Harvey, not yet.
Higashikuni advances to half guard.
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!
Higashikuni working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Higashikuni throwing shots but Harvey is blocking nicely.
Higashikuni wants to pass the guard but Harvey is defending well.
Harvey slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Higashikuni throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Harvey escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Higashikuni gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Higashikuni content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Higashikuni postures up.
Harvey bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Higashikuni's guard.
Higashikuni looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Harvey stays in close to Higashikuni's body and controls the position.
Higashikuni wants to sweep here but Harvey controlling him for the moment.
Higashikuni can't keep his opponent in guard - Harvey advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Higashikuni wants to control but Harvey is keeping busy.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Harvey lands strikes from half guard.
Harvey wants to pass to mount but Higashikuni is defending the position.
Higashikuni avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Harvey.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harvey moves nicely into side control.
Higashikuni manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Higashikuni is staying active underneath Harvey, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Higashikuni is looking to improve his position.
Harvey sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Higashikuni defending well though.
Higashikuni wants to improve his position but Harvey is controlling well.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Harvey drops an elbow to the side of Higashikuni's head.
Higashikuni makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Higashikuni.
Harvey chips away with some ground and pound.
Harvey preventing the sweep.
Harvey wants to control from the top but Higashikuni keeps moving.
Higashikuni looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harvey is one step ahead there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Higashikuni is on top in guard.
Higashikuni wants to control from the top but Harvey keeps moving.
Higashikuni is posturing up here but Harvey has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Higashikuni tries to roll out but it's too tight and Higashikuni has to tap! Slick submission there by Harvey!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brian Harvey!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Brian Harvey made sure he mentioned Blitzkrieg Formula 5000 (95% Laundry), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Randal Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Stone's choice of entrance music: SMALL AXE. Randal Stevens has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randal Stevens!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Stone!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone slaps away a takedown attempt from Stevens, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Stevens staying out of range there.
Stevens misses with a straight right.
Randal Stevens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stevens takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Stone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stevens.
Nice body kick from Stone.
Stevens misses with a straight right.
Stone looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Stevens throws a poor cross that misses
and Stone counters with a nice low kick that buckles Stevens's knee momentarily.
Stevens avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stone throws a leg kick but Stevens moved away.
Stone fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stevens.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stevens keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stevens.
Stone misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone lands a head kick!
Stevens moves out of range of the strikes.
Stevens shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Stone's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Stone pulls Stevens in close to prevent any damage.
Stone not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Stevens with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stone wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stone preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ben Stone.
Stone takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Stevens throws a shot from downtown. Stone moves away and avoids it.
Stone moves out of range of the strikes.
Stevens tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stone swivels and escapes.
Stone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stevens moves away.
Stone lands with a kick to the temple. Stevens shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Stone misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Stevens counters with a straight right hand.
Stevens throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stone on the side of the head.
Stone moves away from the strike by Stevens.
Stone lands with a shot to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stevens.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randal Stevens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Stone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stevens was well out of range. Poor timing from Stone.
Stone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stevens slips a jab and a cross from Stone.
Stevens connects with the punch.
Stone has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stevens finds it's way round the side to connect with Stone's head.
Stevens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stevens throws a lazy uppercut
and Stone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stevens moves away.
Stone feints and then cracks Stevens's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stevens down.
Ben Stone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stevens shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stone regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Stevens.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stevens throws a big elbow that misses.
Stone is trying to keep Stevens in close.
Stevens throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stevens with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Stone avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stone utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stevens trying to control but Stone is working from the bottom.
Stevens postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stevens missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stone looking to control.
Stevens wants to control from the top but Stone keeps moving.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Stevens throwing strikes but missing.
Stone controls Stevens momentarily but Stevens frees himself.
Stevens postures up in Stone's guard and throws a big left but Stone blocks it.
Stone utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stevens is looking to work some ground and pound but Stone has wrist control.
Stevens postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Stevens chips away with some ground and pound.
Stevens loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stevens tries to free his leg and advance position but Stone is retaining full guard.
Stevens throws a big elbow that misses.
Stevens throwing strikes from guard but Stone blocks nicely.
Stevens trying to control the position from guard on top but Stone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stevens wants to pass the guard but Stone is keeping the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Stone working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stevens.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stevens accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stevens in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stone tries to strike from the bottom.
Stone working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stevens.
Stevens throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stone works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stone preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stevens postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Stone avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stone keeping full guard, as Stevens tries to pass.
Stone working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stevens.
Stone not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Stevens working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stevens stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stone swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stevens throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Randal Stevens will probably get the nod.
That's time! Stevens's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Stone takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stone. Stevens does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stevens swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stone lunges at Stevens with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Stevens's hand.
Stevens uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stone.
Stevens closes the distance and clinches up with Stone, looking for a takedown. Stevens pushes Stone against the cage but Stone circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Stevens checks a leg kick.
Stone jabs Stevens right on the nose. Stevens blinks but takes it well.
Stevens uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stone.
Stevens lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Stevens smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Stevens swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Stone throws a wild body kick that Stevens sees coming a mile off.
Stevens with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens misses with a right hand
and Stone counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Stone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stevens avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stone misses with a low kick.
Ben Stone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A lazy left from Stevens finds it's target.
Stevens misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Stevens misses.
Stone throws a body kick that misses.
Stone pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stevens.
Stone defending well as Stevens loads up on a big left hand.
Stevens misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Stone is predictable there
and Stevens counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stevens ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stone moves away.
Stone scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stevens misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stone.
Stevens has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stone.
Stone throws an off balance right hand
enabling Stevens to counter with a crisp jab.
Stone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stevens.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stone looks to land a body kick but Stevens moved away.
Stone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stevens misses the shot to the body.
Nice cross by Stevens.
Stone slips a jab from Stevens.
Jab by Stevens.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone digs a good hook to Stevens's body.
Stone looks to throw the jab but Stevens is out of range.
Stone defending well as Stevens loads up on a big left hand.
Stone takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Stevens misses with an uppercut
and Stone counters with a straight right hand.
Stevens connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stevens closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stone circles away.
Stone on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Stone misses with an uppercut.
Nice jab there from Stevens.
Stevens throws a poor cross that misses
and Stone counters with a nice body kick.
Stone displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stevens throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone keeps Stevens at a distance using the push kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stone scores with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stone thuds his shin into the meat of Stevens's side.
Stone slips a jab from Stevens.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stone.
Nice cross by Stone.
Stone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stevens moves away.
Stone throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stevens stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stevens has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Stone.
Stone scores with a spinning back kick!
Stevens takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Good leg kick by Stone there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stone bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stevens's head.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Stevens takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Good leg kick by Stone there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stone displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stevens.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randal Stevens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stone scores with a jab. Stevens acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Stone chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stone keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Stevens has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stevens there as he acknowledges the shot.
Stevens is rocked!
Stone lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stevens loads up on a big right hand but Stone slips the punch.
Stone misses with a kick to the body.
Stone throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Stone with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A big left from Stone misses.
Whack! Stone lands a heavy head kick that drops Stevens. The ref tackles Stone to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Stevens was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Ben Stone!
Ben Stone is the new welterweight champion!
Ben Stone 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ernesto Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oliveira comes to the cage accompanied by Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love. Marciano has chosen REDEMPTION SONG as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ernesto Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Don Marciano!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira scores with a leg kick.
Oliveira throws out a leg kick but Marciano moves out of range and Oliveira only half commits.
Oliveira pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oliveira swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Marciano.
It looks like Don Marciano has been cut.
Oliveira throws a chopping leg kick but Marciano manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A low kick from Oliveira misses
and Marciano counters with a three punch combo that has Oliveira backing up. Oliveira nods at Marciano to acknowledge the strikes.
Oliveira misses with a body shot.
Oliveira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marciano moves away.
Oliveira looks to throw a body kick
letting Marciano counter with a right hand.
It looks like Ernesto Oliveira has been cut.
Oliveira swings widly with a right hand
and Marciano counters with a body kick.
Marciano circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Marciano to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oliveira thows a leg kick but Marciano checks it
and Marciano counters with a nice body kick.
Marciano throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Oliveira throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oliveira misses with a straight left.
Oliveira jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marciano throws a quick inside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Oliveira takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Marciano 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Oliveira throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marciano sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oliveira cracks Marciano with a good jab.
Oliveira tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Marciano manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marciano closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Oliveira loads up on a big right hand but Marciano slips the punch.
Oliveira wants to clinch
and Marciano counters with a nice kick to the body.
Oliveira is breathing heavily.
Marciano lands a nice shot that snaps Oliveira's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Marciano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oliveira.
Oliveira misses the jab.
Oliveira misses with a straight left.
Oliveira throws a right hand that misses
and Marciano counters with a low kick, right behind Oliveira 's knee.
Oliveira throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Marciano checks a low kick from Oliveira.
Oliveira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marciano darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ernesto Oliveira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Marciano looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Marciano scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marciano circles away from the clinch attempt
and Marciano counters with a good, hard body kick but Oliveira shrugs it off.
Marciano throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oliveira fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Marciano is out of range.
Oliveira avoids a kick to the body.
Oliveira thows a leg kick but Marciano checks it
and Marciano counters with a right hand to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira lands with a nice body punch.
Oliveira wants to clinch
enabling Marciano to counter with a crisp jab.
Marciano ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Oliveira throws a leg kick
and Marciano counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Oliveira thinking.
Oliveira misses with a wild body shot.
Oliveira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marciano throws a leg kick which misses Oliveira's front leg but catches the back leg as Oliveira tries to avoid it.
Oliveira misses with a leg kick
and Marciano counters with a good low kick that Oliveira was not able to check.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marciano with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Oliveira misses with a lunging right hand
and Marciano counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Marciano lands with a good body shot.
Oliveira takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Marciano changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A left and a right from Marciano both land. Nice combination.
Ernesto Oliveira's cut is getting worse.
A good leg kick by Marciano.
Marciano lands a slapping body shot.
Marciano thuds his shin into the meat of Oliveira's side.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Marciano scores with a nice body kick.
Marciano scores with a push kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marciano looks for the body kick but Oliveira saw that one coming.
Oliveira misses with a lunging right hand
and Marciano counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Marciano feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Oliveira sprawling to the canvas! Oliveira rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Marciano finish him?!
Oliveira is rocked!
Ernesto Oliveira's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Oliveira stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Marciano.
Marciano scores with a spinning back kick!
Marciano throws a leg kick which misses Oliveira's front leg but catches the back leg as Oliveira tries to avoid it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Marciano fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marciano throws the kick towards the body but Oliveira avoids it.
Oliveira misses with a body punch
and Marciano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jeez, Ernesto Oliveira's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Oliveira throws a leg kick that is checked
and Marciano makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Oliveira drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Oh Oliveira is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marciano cracks Oliveira with a left hook right on the temple and Oliveira goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Marciano lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Oliveira is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Don Marciano!
In his post fight interview, Don Marciano started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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