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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Billy Goat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Delphine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goat comes to the cage accompanied by Impaled Nazarene - Cult of the Goat. The crowd seem to be enjoying Delphine's choice of entrance music: Let the bodies hit the floor!. Danny Delphine has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Billy Goat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Danny Delphine!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goat thows a body shot but no joy.
Jab from Goat.
Goat throws a head kick but Delphine moves out of range.
Goat misses with a body shot.
Delphine avoids the body shot from Goat.
Delphine gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Goat counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Delphine doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Goat counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delphine slips a jab and a cross from Goat.
Goat thows a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Goat throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Billy Goat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goat fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Delphine to the ground. Goat is now in Delphine's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Delphine is trying to keep Goat in close.
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.
Delphine is looking to sweep but instead, Goat has passed into half guard.
Goat lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Goat seems to be working for a kimura but Delphine defends the submission attempt.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Delphine moves into full guard.
Delphine wants to sweep but no luck.
Goat passes into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Delphine is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Goat pulls his head out easily.
Goat is trying to control. Delphine wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delphine is looking to improve his position.
Goat is looking for a kimura here.
Delphine is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Goat pulls his head out easily.
Delphine slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Delphine is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Goat stopping the sweep attempt from Delphine.
Delphine working a defensive guard here.
Goat postures up and lands a big shot to Delphine's brow.
Goat is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Delphine has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Goat is looking to defend but Delphine has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Goat! Delphine pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Goat taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Danny Delphine!
A relieved looking Danny Delphine thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Janne Jakoavain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olli Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jokinen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Prodigy - Poison. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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183 lbs
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185 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Janne Jakoavain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Olli Jokinen!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jakoavain lands with a nice body kick.
Jakoavain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jokinen moves away.
Jokinen blocks a head kick by Jakoavain.
Jokinen gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Jakoavain counters with a left and a right that stings Jokinen.
Jakoavain throws a jab when Jokinen was well out of range.
Jakoavain lands a nice shot that snaps Jokinen's head back.
That kick from Jokinen tenderised Jakoavain's leg. Jakoavain is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jokinen misses with a low kick.
Jakoavain 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.
Jokinen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jokinen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jakoavain.
Jakoavain tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jokinen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jakoavain misses with a hook.
Jakoavain misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jokinen moves away from the strike by Jakoavain.
Jakoavain throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jokinen counters with a low kick, right behind Jakoavain 's knee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Olli Jokinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab lands there for Jokinen.
Jakoavain takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jokinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jakoavain moves away.
That kick from Jakoavain tenderised Jokinen's leg. Jokinen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jokinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jakoavain has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jokinen.
Jakoavain on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jakoavain clinches.
Jakoavain prevents a body shot from Jokinen.
A shot in the inside from Jokinen.
Jakoavain is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jokinen tries a knee to the head but Jakoavain blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jakoavain lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jokinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jakoavain.
Jakoavain on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jokinen lands an elbow that stopped Jakoavain in his tracks for a moment.
Jakoavain works on Jokinen's body with a couple of short punches.
Jakoavain lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Jakoavain fails to land.
Jokinen trying to land knees to the body.
Jokinen tries to land knees in the clinch but Jakoavain avoids the damage to the body.
Jokinen has Jakoavain pressed against the cage, preventing Jakoavain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jokinen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jakoavain's brow.
Jokinen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jokinen misses with a punch to the body.
Jokinen with a knee to the head.
It looks like Janne Jakoavain has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jakoavain blocks an uppercut.
Jokinen misses with a body punch.
Jokinen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jakoavain avoids it.
Jokinen tries to land knees in the clinch but Jakoavain avoids the damage to the body.
Jakoavain avoids the elbow strike from Jokinen, against the cage.
Jokinen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jokinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jokinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Jakoavain controls his hands.
Jakoavain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jakoavain misses with a body shot.
Jokinen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jokinen lands a leg kick that knocks Jakoavain off balance momentarily.
Jokinen throws out a powerful jab.
Jokinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jakoavain manages to avoid it.
Jokinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Jakoavain is just out of range.
Jakoavain thumps Jokinen with a low kick.
Jakoavain tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jakoavain tries to clinch up.
Jakoavain lands an overhand right.
Jakoavain throws a nice outside leg kick.
A jab from Jokinen does it's job there.
Jokinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jokinen thumps Jakoavain with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jokinen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jokinen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jakoavain. That one must have hurt.
Jokinen connects with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olli Jokinen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Janne Jakoavain's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jakoavain throws a jab when Jokinen was well out of range.
Jokinen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Olli Jokinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jokinen throws out a loose jab but Jakoavain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jakoavain waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jokinen.
Jakoavain throws a head kick but Jokinen moves out of range.
Jakoavain takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jakoavain throws a series of punches but Jokinen avoids them all with ease.
Jakoavain looks to land a body kick but Jokinen moved away.
Jokinen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jakoavain loads up on a big right hand but Jokinen slips the punch.
Jakoavain cracks the inside of Jokinen's front leg.
Jokinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a head kick but Jakoavain moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jakoavain tries to clinch up.
Jakoavain throws a lazy right hand but Jokinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jokinen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jakoavain's hands.
Jakoavain has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jokinen finds it's way round the side to connect with Jakoavain's head.
Jokinen scores with a leg kick.
Jakoavain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jokinen.
Jakoavain is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jokinen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jakoavain tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jokinen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jokinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Jokinen swings for the body but Jakoavain moves out of range.
Jakoavain is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jokinen throws a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jokinen swats away the attempt to clinch by Jakoavain.
Jakoavain blocks the body kick.
Jokinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jakoavain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jokinen.
A head kick misses from Jokinen.
Jokinen connects with a solid 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!
Jokinen slips under a jab.
Jakoavain has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jokinen finds it's way round the side to connect with Jakoavain's head.
Jokinen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jakoavain holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jokinen throws an elbow that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jokinen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jakoavain is trying to force a seperation but Jokinen has the dominant position.
Jokinen lands a body punch.
Jokinen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jokinen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jakoavain looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jakoavain is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jokinen throws an elbow that misses.
Jokinen lands an elbow inside that Jakoavain shrugs off.
Jakoavain swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jokinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jakoavain avoids a wild elbow strike from Jokinen.
Jakoavain slows down the pace here.
Jakoavain blocking some punches.
Olli Jokinen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jokinen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jakoavain's brow.
A frustrated look appears on Jakoavain's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jokinen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jakoavain wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jokinen tries to land knees in the clinch but Jakoavain avoids the damage to the body.
Jakoavain tries to break free but Jokinen pushes him back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jakoavain takes a knee right on the jaw!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jokinen tries to land knees in the clinch but Jakoavain avoids the damage to the body.
Jokinen scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olli Jokinen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Janne Jakoavain's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Jokinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Jokinen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jakoavain slips a jab from Jokinen.
Jakoavain fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jakoavain scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jokinen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jakoavain.
Jakoavain moves in looking to clinch but Jokinen pushes him off.
A telegraphed right hand from Jakoavain misses the target.
Jokinen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jakoavain looks to throw the jab but Jokinen is out of range.
Jakoavain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jokinen.
Jokinen lands a jab to the nose.
Jokinen just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jakoavain slips a straight right by Jokinen.
Jakoavain slips under a jab from Jokinen.
Jakoavain throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jokinen misses with a head kick.
Jakoavain misses with a hook. Jokinen ducked under it nicely.
Jakoavain fails with an attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jakoavain. Jokinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jokinen swats away the attempt to clinch by Jakoavain.
Jokinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jakoavain.
Jakoavain connects with a high kick.
Jakoavain throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jokinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Olli Jokinen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jakoavain on the side of the head.
Jakoavain takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jakoavain throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice body kick from Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Jakoavain.
The fighters circling - Jokinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jokinen misses with a hook. Jakoavain ducked under it nicely.
Jakoavain tries to clinch but Jokinen moves out of range.
Jokinen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jakoavain checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
No joy there for Jakoavain, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
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!
Jokinen jabs Jakoavain right on the nose. Jakoavain blinks but takes it well.
Jakoavain ducks under a wild hook from Jokinen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Jokinen.
Jokinen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jakoavain is looking to clinch but Jokinen is avoiding it.
Jakoavain pushes Jokinen up against the cage in a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jokinen prevents a body shot from Jakoavain.
Jakoavain managing to block the knees to the body from Jokinen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jakoavain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jakoavain misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jokinen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jakoavain avoids it.
Jokinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jakoavain.
Jakoavain's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Jakoavain is trying to maintain a safe position but Jokinen gets an underhook and turns Jakoavain into the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Olli Jokinen.
Well Jokinen 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Olli Jokinen!
An out of breath Olli Jokinen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Suren Nazarethyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gichin Funakoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nazarethyan comes to the cage accompanied by Brennan Heart & Wildstylez - Lose My Mind. Funakoshi has chosen War Pimp Renaissance as his entrance music. 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Suren Nazarethyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Gichin Funakoshi!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nazarethyan lands a slapping body shot.
Nazarethyan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Suren Nazarethyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nazarethyan throws a poor cross that misses
and Funakoshi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Funakoshi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nazarethyan swivels and escapes.
Funakoshi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nazarethyan swivels and escapes.
Suren Nazarethyan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gichin Funakoshi.
Funakoshi shoots for a takedown but Nazarethyan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Funakoshi fails to land the takedown.
Funakoshi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nazarethyan.
Funakoshi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nazarethyan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nazarethyan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice uppercut lands for Nazarethyan. That snapped Funakoshi's head back.
A big right from Nazarethyan misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funakoshi moves out of range as Nazarethyan strikes.
Nazarethyan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Funakoshi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Funakoshi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nazarethyan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Funakoshi keeps the fight on the outside.
Nazarethyan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Funakoshi is defended easily by Nazarethyan.
Funakoshi keeps the fight on the outside.
Funakoshi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Funakoshi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nazarethyan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Funakoshi manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funakoshi shoots for a double leg takedown but Nazarethyan sprawls well. He's pushed Funakoshi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nazarethyan clinches with his opponent.
Nazarethyan tries to work over Funakoshi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hand to the body from Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Funakoshi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nazarethyan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nazarethyan stalls.
Nazarethyan struggles to land a body shot inside as Funakoshi controls his hands.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nazarethyan lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan lands with a right to the head.
Nazarethyan scores with a shoulder strike.
Nazarethyan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nazarethyan working aggressively here.
Funakoshi jumps guard.
Nazarethyan trying to control the position from guard on top but Funakoshi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Funakoshi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nazarethyan tries to free his leg and advance position but Funakoshi is retaining full guard.
Nazarethyan trying to control but Funakoshi is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suren Nazarethyan has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Nazarethyan misses with a body shot.
Nazarethyan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Funakoshi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nazarethyan.
Funakoshi shoots in looking for a takedown. Nazarethyan tries to sprawl out of it but Funakoshi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nazarethyan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Funakoshi shoots in for a takedown but Nazarethyan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nazarethyan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Funakoshi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Funakoshi fails with the takedown
and Nazarethyan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Funakoshi with a poor takedown
and Funakoshi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Suren Nazarethyan dominated that round.
That's time! Nazarethyan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nazarethyan throws a jab but it's blocked by Funakoshi.
Nazarethyan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Funakoshi.
Nazarethyan throws a big shot that misses.
Nazarethyan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Funakoshi manages to avoid it.
Nazarethyan moves in looking to clinch but Funakoshi pushes him off.
Funakoshi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nazarethyan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Funakoshi somewhat.
Funakoshi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nazarethyan is fending him off so far but Funakoshi persists. Nope, Nazarethyan circles away and we're back to standing.
Nazarethyan just misses with a punch to the body.
Nazarethyan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nazarethyan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Funakoshi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nazarethyan misses with a wild body shot.
Nazarethyan throws a hook but Funakoshi blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funakoshi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nazarethyan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Suren Nazarethyan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gichin Funakoshi.
Nazarethyan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Funakoshi.
Nazarethyan looks to land a combination but Funakoshi avoids it well.
Funakoshi shoots and misses
and Nazarethyan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Funakoshi keeps the fight on the outside.
Nazarethyan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Funakoshi manages to avoid it.
Funakoshi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Funakoshi shoots in looking for a takedown but Nazarethyan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Funakoshi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nazarethyan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Funakoshi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Nazarethyan misses.
Funakoshi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nazarethyan defends it nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Nazarethyan. No joy for Funakoshi on that attempt.
Funakoshi is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funakoshi misses with a takedown attempt - Nazarethyan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nazarethyan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nazarethyan is looking to clinch but Funakoshi is avoiding it.
Nazarethyan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Funakoshi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nazarethyan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Funakoshi under the eye.
Nazarethyan tries to clinch there but Funakoshi circles away.
Nazarethyan swings for the body but Funakoshi moves out of range.
Nazarethyan misses with a wild body shot.
Nazarethyan stuffs the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funakoshi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nazarethyan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Funakoshi looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Nazarethyan!
Nazarethyan is working to get back to half guard.
Funakoshi 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.
Nazarethyan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Funakoshi on the ground.
Nazarethyan tries to lock up and control but Funakoshi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nazarethyan regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan is looking to improve his position.
Nazarethyan trying to control from the bottom.
Funakoshi is trying to control the action in half guard but Nazarethyan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nazarethyan is controlling Funakoshi's position as best he can from this difficult position.
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!
The ref stands the fighters back up because Suren Nazarethyan just wasn't active enough.
Funakoshi fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Nazarethyan to the ground. Funakoshi is now in Nazarethyan's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Suren Nazarethyan dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nazarethyan leaves Funakoshi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Funakoshi looks for a takedown but Nazarethyan sprawls well.
Nazarethyan is looking to clinch but Funakoshi is avoiding it.
Funakoshi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nazarethyan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nazarethyan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Funakoshi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Funakoshi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nazarethyan. Funakoshi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nazarethyan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Funakoshi.
Nazarethyan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Funakoshi.
Nazarethyan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Funakoshi counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarethyan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Funakoshi was well out of range. Poor timing from Nazarethyan.
Funakoshi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nazarethyan.
Funakoshi fails with the takedown.
Suren Nazarethyan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gichin Funakoshi.
Nazarethyan wants to clinch up but Funakoshi keeps it at a distance.
Nazarethyan misses with a hook. Funakoshi ducked under it nicely.
A big left from Nazarethyan misses.
Nazarethyan jabs Funakoshi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Funakoshi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Funakoshi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nazarethyan with a hook.
Funakoshi shoots in looking for a takedown but Nazarethyan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Funakoshi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Suren Nazarethyan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nazarethyan is looking to wear down Funakoshi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Funakoshi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Funakoshi.
Funakoshi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nazarethyan circles away.
Nazarethyan tries to clinch up but Funakoshi circles away and keeps his distance.
Nazarethyan swings for the body but Funakoshi moves out of range.
Nazarethyan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Funakoshi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nazarethyan. Funakoshi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Suren Nazarethyan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nazarethyan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Funakoshi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nazarethyan sprawls well. Nazarethyan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Funakoshi gets slowly back to his feet.
Nazarethyan thows a body shot but no joy.
Nazarethyan cracks Funakoshi with an open hand slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nazarethyan just misses with a punch to the body.
Funakoshi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Funakoshi has a takedown stuffed.
Funakoshi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nazarethyan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nazarethyan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nazarethyan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nazarethyan throws a right and a left that Funakoshi avoids nicely.
Nazarethyan thuds a left hand into Funakoshi's body.
Nazarethyan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Funakoshi manages to avoid it.
Nazarethyan misses with an uppercut. Funakoshi saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan just misses with a punch to the body.
Funakoshi shoots in for a takedown but Nazarethyan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Funakoshi avoids the body shot from Nazarethyan.
Suren Nazarethyan is winning the standup battle so far.
Nazarethyan cracks a nice hook into Funakoshi's ribs.
Nazarethyan jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A jab from Nazarethyan does it's job there.
Funakoshi gets tackled into the cage by Nazarethyan. Nazarethyan maintains the clinch.
Gichin Funakoshi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Funakoshi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Funakoshi tries to work over Nazarethyan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Funakoshi scores with a shoulder strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Suren Nazarethyan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nazarethyan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Suren Nazarethyan!
During a confident post fight interview, Suren Nazarethyan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Henry Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eli Bracha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black comes to the cage accompanied by Dr Dre - The Next Episode . Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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181 lbs
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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
16 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Henry Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eli Bracha!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bracha is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Black.
Black looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bracha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bracha bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Black's head backwards.
Bracha lands with a slapping head kick.
Bracha throws out a loose jab but Black uses good head movement to avoid it.
Black is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Black slips a jab and a cross from Bracha.
Bracha looks to land a left hand but Black moved out of range nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Black avoids the head kick by Bracha.
Bracha lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Black circles away quickly and effectively.
Bracha lands with a cross.
Bracha takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bracha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Black moves away.
Bracha thows a body shot but no joy.
Bracha swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bracha doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Black throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Black feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bracha's calf.
Black lands a nice shot to the body.
Black throws the kick towards the body but Bracha avoids it.
Bracha avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bracha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Black clinches.
Bracha working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Black looking to throw knees to the head but Bracha is blocking nicely.
Bracha throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bracha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Black lands an elbow inside that Bracha shrugs off.
Bracha has a couple of punches blocked by Black.
Bracha gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bracha is trying to stall.
Black managing to block the knees to the body from Bracha.
Bracha managing to block the knees to the body from Black.
Black slowing the pace effectively.
Bracha lands a nice knee to the body.
Bracha putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Black in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bracha can't find room to land a body shot as Black controls the action.
Black misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bracha.
Bracha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bracha creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Black's defenses.
Bracha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Black avoids it.
Black gets through Bracha's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Black landing knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Black trying to land knees to the body.
Black looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bracha has Black pressed against the cage.
Bracha avoiding damage as Black throws knees to the body.
Bracha can't find room to land a body shot as Black controls the action.
Bracha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Black.
Bracha avoiding damage as Black throws knees to the body.
Bracha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Black obliges.
Black looking to throw knees to the head but Bracha is blocking nicely.
Black blocks a body shot from Bracha.
Black slows down the pace here.
Black gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Bracha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bracha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Black.
Bracha misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bracha creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Black's defenses.
Black on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Black blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bracha misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bracha lands with a right to the head.
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!
Black struggles to land a body shot inside as Bracha controls his hands.
Black on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bracha scores a nice knee to the body.
Black scores with a nice hook to the head.
A hook to the body from Bracha.
Bracha misses with an elbow strike.
Black missing with knees to the body.
Bracha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bracha avoiding damage.
Bracha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bracha works on Black's body with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Bracha dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Black swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Black looks to land a body kick but Bracha moved away.
Bracha misses with a combination
and Black counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Black landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Black throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bracha throws an elbow but it misses.
Bracha lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bracha lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Black.
Knees to the body from Bracha.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Black can't find room to land a body shot as Bracha controls the action.
Black scores with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Black throws a punch but it's blocked by Bracha.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Black blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bracha avoiding damage as Black throws knees to the body.
Black looking to throw knees to the head but Bracha is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bracha misses with a punch to the body.
Bracha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Black.
Black is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Still in the clinch, Black scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bracha blocks an elbow strike.
Bracha throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Black lands a knee to the body.
Black using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bracha has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bracha blocks the elbow strike.
Black tries a body shot but Bracha blocks it.
Bracha is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Black tries a knee to the head but Bracha blocks it.
Bracha leaning against his opponent.
Black tries to land knees in the clinch but Bracha avoids the damage to the body.
Bracha looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bracha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bracha landing knees to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bracha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Black tries a body shot but Bracha blocks it.
Knees to the body from Bracha.
Black misses with a hook from the clinch.
The referee calls for Bracha to work.
Black lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Black working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bracha tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Black's elbow.
Black working aggressively here.
The referee calls for Bracha to work.
Black lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black misses with some punches.
Come on Black - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bracha lands with a left to the head.
Black unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bracha landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bracha lands a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Bracha fails to land.
Bracha creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Black's defenses.
Black tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bracha avoids it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bracha.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bracha lands a shoulder strike.
Bracha using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Black missing with knees to the body.
Bracha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Black is defending well for now.
Bracha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Black avoids it.
Black blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bracha is keeping busy.
Bracha is trying to maintain a safe position but Black gets an underhook and turns Bracha into the cage.
Black lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bracha or not.
Black tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bracha's elbow.
Bracha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bracha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Black fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Black throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Black.
Black with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Black creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bracha's defenses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Black tries to land knees in the clinch but Bracha avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bracha throws an elbow but misses.
Bracha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Black.
Bracha managing to block the knees to the body from Black.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Eli Bracha will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Bracha gets tackled into the cage by Black. Black maintains the clinch.
Black blocks an uppercut.
Black swings wildly with an uppercut but Bracha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bracha lands a left hand that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Black takes an elbow to the temple.
Black is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bracha is defending well for now.
Bracha scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A left hand lands to the body for Bracha.
Bracha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Black avoids it.
Bracha throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bracha taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bracha throws an elbow that misses.
Bracha blocks an uppercut.
Black lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Black looking to throw knees to the head but Bracha is blocking nicely.
Bracha looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black misses with an elbow over the top.
Black lands an elbow just above Bracha 's eye.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Black.
Black misses with a punch on the inside.
Black throws a knee to the head but misses.
Black lands a body shot.
The referee calls for Black to work.
Black throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bracha blocks it with crossed arms.
Black misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bracha throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bracha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bracha tries to land knees in the clinch but Black avoids the damage to the body.
Black working Bracha over with knees to the body.
Bracha lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Black misses with a body punch.
Bracha landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Henry Black has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Black blocks a body shot from Bracha.
Black tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bracha avoids it.
Bracha avoids the elbow strike from Black, against the cage.
Black unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bracha lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Black lands a nice knee to the body.
Bracha takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bracha blocks a body shot from Black.
Black missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Black creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bracha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Bracha scores with a nice short uppercut.
Black with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bracha lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bracha.
Bracha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Black blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bracha pushes off an throws an elbow but Black leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black throws a head punch that misses.
Bracha lands a nice uppercut.
Black lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bracha tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Black's elbow.
Black blocks an elbow strike from Bracha.
Black lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Black with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Black avoiding damage as Bracha throws knees to the body.
Bracha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bracha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bracha misses with a body punch.
Bracha is trying to maintain a safe position but Black gets an underhook and turns Bracha into the cage.
Black misses with a short punch on the inside.
Black looking to throw knees to the head but Bracha is blocking nicely.
Black tries to land knees in the clinch but Bracha avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bracha throws an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bracha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bracha manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bracha blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Black has a couple of punches blocked by Bracha.
Bracha lands with a light punch inside.
Black tries to throw a body punch but Bracha avoids it by throwing Black back against the cage.
Bracha tries to stall but Black uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bracha trying to land knees to the body.
Black tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bracha's elbow.
Black trying to stall but Bracha improves his position.
Black trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Black tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bracha avoids it.
Bracha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bracha digs a right hand into Black's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Black's gas tank.
Eli Bracha is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Eli Bracha seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bracha avoids the elbow strike from Black, against the cage.
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 Henry Black.
Well Bracha has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eli Bracha!
After the big win, Eli Bracha made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Valhalla Q160 Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Namor McKenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Esposito comes to the cage accompanied by Sukh Knight. McKenzie comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Man From Atlantis kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! On his way into the cage it seems that John Esposito has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily John Esposito seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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241 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Esposito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Namor McKenzie!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKenzie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Esposito slips a straight right by McKenzie.
Esposito swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McKenzie tries to work over Esposito's front leg with a kick but Esposito checks it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McKenzie.
Esposito ducks under a wild hook from McKenzie.
Esposito throws a jab when McKenzie was well out of range.
Esposito throws out a loose jab but McKenzie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Esposito takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Esposito misses with an uppercut.
Esposito attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
McKenzie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Esposito throws a leg kick but McKenzie sees it coming and moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Esposito moves out of range as McKenzie strikes.
McKenzie will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McKenzie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Esposito.
McKenzie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Esposito.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKenzie moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Esposito cracks McKenzie with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Esposito blocks a low kick nicely.
Esposito throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McKenzie connects with a body shot that sends Esposito's belly button to the back.
Esposito checks a low kick from McKenzie.
McKenzie lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
McKenzie scores with the left hand. Esposito knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like John Esposito has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by McKenzie.
Esposito throws a hook to the side of McKenzie's head but McKenzie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Esposito avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jab, jab by Esposito - just one landing.
McKenzie misses the jab.
Esposito misses the shot to the body.
McKenzie scores with the left hand. Esposito knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito lands with an uppercut that bounces McKenzie off the cage and back into range.
Nice defenses there by McKenzie.
McKenzie tries to clinch there but Esposito circles away.
McKenzie moves out of range of the strikes.
McKenzie smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
McKenzie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Esposito.
Esposito throws a series of punches but McKenzie avoids them all with ease.
Esposito connects with a good right hand that stumbles McKenzie. McKenzie circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
McKenzie pushes Esposito up against the cage in a clinch.
Esposito tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Esposito looking to slow down the pace here.
Esposito seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but McKenzie is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Esposito lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Esposito lands a left hand that snaps the head of McKenzie backwards.
McKenzie lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Esposito scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito is looking to control McKenzie's arms but McKenzie gets an underhook and turns him. Now Esposito has his back to the cage.
Esposito throws a punch but it's blocked by McKenzie.
McKenzie gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Esposito is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Esposito is trying to break the clinch but McKenzie is controlling him.
Esposito looking to slow down the pace here.
McKenzie lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Esposito misses with a body punch.
A short right from McKenzie.
Esposito swings wildly with an uppercut but McKenzie uses good head movement to avoid it.
McKenzie stalling the fight.
McKenzie lands a hook to the side of the head.
McKenzie scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McKenzie scores with a shoulder strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as McKenzie takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Esposito misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie swings wildly with an uppercut but Esposito uses good head movement to avoid it.
McKenzie misses with a punch to the body.
McKenzie prevents Esposito from breaking the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
McKenzie lands with a left to the head.
McKenzie lands with a right to the head.
Esposito taking a breather.
Esposito controlling the action here for a moment.
Esposito misses with a short punch on the inside.
McKenzie works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Esposito is breathing heavily.
McKenzie lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from McKenzie.
Esposito misses with the head strike.
McKenzie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Esposito fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McKenzie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Namor McKenzie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Esposito's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McKenzie fails to land with a series of punches.
Esposito cracks McKenzie with a right hand to the side of the head.
Namor McKenzie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Esposito thuds a left hand into McKenzie's body.
Esposito jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McKenzie connects with a crisp jab.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from McKenzie in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
McKenzie tries to land a front kick but Esposito steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Namor McKenzie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McKenzie moves out of range of the strikes.
McKenzie throws out a loose jab but Esposito uses good head movement to avoid it.
McKenzie throws a good cross that connects.
A telegraphed right hand from Esposito misses the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McKenzie moves out of range as Esposito strikes.
McKenzie misses with a low kick.
Esposito slips a straight right by McKenzie.
A shot to the body from McKenzie misses
and Esposito counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The fighters circle momentarily. Esposito darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice uppercut there from Esposito.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKenzie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Esposito throws a leg kick that is checked
and McKenzie counters with an inside leg kick.
Esposito is looking to land body kicks.
Esposito smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A left lands for Esposito.
McKenzie throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
McKenzie throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McKenzie throws a front kick that sends Esposito stumbling back into the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Esposito takes a swing at McKenzie's ribcage but misses.
McKenzie stuns Esposito with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Esposito fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McKenzie manages to avoid it.
McKenzie scores with a nice head shot.
McKenzie throws a nice inside leg kick.
McKenzie ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie tries to clinch up but Esposito circles away and keeps his distance.
Esposito gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Esposito. McKenzie does a little dance to reset his feet.
McKenzie listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
McKenzie connects with a crisp jab.
Esposito takes one to the chin there.
McKenzie lands with a cross.
McKenzie throws a chopping leg kick but Esposito manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McKenzie scores with a sloppy right hand. Esposito should have avoided that one.
Esposito moves forwards but McKenzie connects with a nice, crisp jab.
McKenzie changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Esposito takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McKenzie.
McKenzie misses with a few strikes there.
McKenzie has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito is looking to break free of the clinch but McKenzie has double underhooks.
Esposito looking to slow down the pace here.
McKenzie lands with a right to the head.
Esposito stalling in the clinch but McKenzie improves position.
McKenzie lands with a light punch inside.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for McKenzie. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
McKenzie is working Esposito over against the cage.
Esposito takes an elbow to the temple.
John Esposito's cut is getting worse.
McKenzie throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Namor McKenzie seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Esposito has had enough of the clinch but McKenzie keeps him there for the moment.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McKenzie.
McKenzie throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Espositos head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McKenzie lands an elbow just above Esposito 's eye.
McKenzie lands an elbow inside.
McKenzie lands a left hand.
Esposito swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McKenzie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McKenzie avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
McKenzie lands a hook to the side of the head.
McKenzie lands a hook that snaps the head of Esposito backwards.
McKenzie utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
McKenzie controlling the action here for a moment.
McKenzie is working Esposito over against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Esposito trying to control the position but instead, McKenzie has worked for underhooks and has pushed Esposito into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice left hand lands by McKenzie.
Esposito dodges an elbow strike from McKenzie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Namor McKenzie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Esposito's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Esposito goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Esposito throws an off balance right hand
and McKenzie counters with a head kick that drops Esposito to the mat! Esposito scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McKenzie moves out of range of the strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by McKenzie.
Esposito misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McKenzie fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Esposito.
McKenzie lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McKenzie dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Esposito. That did some damage!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McKenzie, as that shot connected.
McKenzie cracks Esposito with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. McKenzie has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Esposito to stand back up!
Esposito is rocked!
McKenzie with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Oh Esposito is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McKenzie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McKenzie throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
McKenzie measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Esposito! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Namor McKenzie!
Namor McKenzie bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Balig Murska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiro Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murska comes to the cage accompanied by Perhosveitsi-Heikki & Lika-Aki - Aakkoset. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Balig Murska!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hiro Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murska wants to clinch up but Nakamura keeps it at a distance.
Nakamura throws a solid leg kick but Murska takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nakamura.
Nakamura closes the distance but Murska moves to the side
and Murska counters with a thumping low kick.
Nakamura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nakamura throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Murska's waist but Murska gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nakamura off to one side.
Murska misses with a hook
enabling Nakamura to counter with a crisp jab.
Murska scoring well with a low kick there.
Murska pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murska lands with an uppercut that bounces Nakamura off the cage and back into range.
A bone on bone clash there as Nakamura blocks the leg kick.
Nakamura throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murska goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Murska lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Murska is looking to score with low kicks.
Murska takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nakamura checks a leg kick.
Murska connects with a solid leg kick.
Nakamura throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Balig Murska seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murska plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Murska connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nakamura momentarily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Murska.
Murska throws a leg kick but Nakamura moved away.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Murska - that will leave a mark!
Murska moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Murska.
Nakamura fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nakamura tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nakamura darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murska throws a shot from downtown. Nakamura moves away and avoids it.
Nakamura feints and as Murska raises his hands in defense, Nakamura changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Nakamura wants to control from the top but Murska keeps moving.
Murska preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Murska wants to stand but Nakamura is controlling the position.
Murska keeping moving, preventing Nakamura from controlling successfully.
Nakamura won't allow Murska to sweep him here.
Nakamura tries to free his leg and advance position but Murska is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura wants to control from the top but Murska keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nakamura throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Murska works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nakamura wants to pass the guard but Murska is keeping the position.
Nakamura wants to control from the top but Murska keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Hiro Nakamura.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nakamura. Murska does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murska scoring well with a low kick there.
Nakamura fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Murska is out of range.
Murska defending well as Nakamura loads up on a big left hand.
Murska looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Balig Murska is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura misses with a looping left.
Murska rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nakamura counters with a series of strikes. Murska will be more careful next time no doubt.
Murska doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nakamura connects with a leg kick. Murska looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murska misses with a straight right.
Murska scores with a jab.
Nakamura swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Murska throws the kick towards the body but Nakamura avoids it.
Murska throws out a loose jab but Nakamura uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A thudding body kick lands there by Nakamura!
Murska will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Murska on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hiro Nakamura will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nakamura.
Nakamura throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Murska slips a jab from Nakamura.
Nakamura misses with a low kick.
Murska pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nakamura is out of range and Murska settles back down.
A head kick from Murska lands but Nakamura takes it in his stride.
Murska throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Murska swings for the body but Nakamura moves out of range.
Nakamura ducks under a wild hook from Murska.
Nice body punch from Nakamura.
Nakamura is looking to score with low kicks.
Murska throws a sloppy head kick and Nakamura moves out of range easily.
Murska misses with a shot to the body
and Nakamura counters with a solid body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Murska.
Nakamura walks forward, straight into a front kick from Murska.
Murska checks a leg kick.
Nakamura gets the takedown into side control.
Murska being controlled for a moment.
Nakamura throwing shots but missing, from side control.
You can see the frustration on Murska's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murska tries to improve position but can't.
Murska is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Nakamura's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nakamura throwing shots but Murska is blocking nicely.
Nakamura slows the pace down in half guard.
Nakamura working over Murska with some ground and pound. Murska looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nakamura is controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Hiro Nakamura hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Murska lands a jab to the nose.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura misses with a body kick.
Nakamura takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nakamura closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Murska has had enough of the clinch but Nakamura keeps him there for the moment.
Murska looking to throw knees to the head but Nakamura is blocking nicely.
Murska misses with some punches.
Murska throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nakamuras head.
Murska misses with some punches.
Murska misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nakamura.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nakamura lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nakamura tries a knee to the head but Murska blocks it.
Murska tries to throw a body punch but Nakamura avoids it by throwing Murska back against the cage.
Murska misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hiro Nakamura will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nakamura avoids the head kick by Murska.
Nakamura lands with a thumping leg kick.
Murska walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nakamura checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Murska lets loose with a powerful body kick. Nakamura will feel that in the morning.
Nakamura gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Murska plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nakamura shoots in but no luck this time.
Nakamura fails to land with a series of punches.
Murska punishes Nakamura's body with a nice straight punch.
A punch lands to the side of Murska 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Murska ducks under a wild hook from Nakamura.
Nakamura shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Murska eats them both and turns towards Nakamura to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
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!
Murska cracks the inside of Nakamura's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura throws a push kick but Murska slaps the foot to one side.
Nakamura drives through and clinches with Murska against the cage.
Nakamura's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Murska has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Murska tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nakamura works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Nakamura wants to control from the top but Murska keeps moving.
Nakamura tries to free his leg and advance position but Murska is retaining full guard.
Nakamura wants to control from the top but Murska keeps moving.
Murska is looking to stand up but Nakamura isn't so interested in that idea.
Hiro Nakamura has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nakamura accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Murska preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Murska working a defensive guard here.
Nakamura slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Murska cracks Nakamura with an open hand slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murska throws a low kick but Nakamura avoids it.
Murska throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Murska misses with the combination.
Murska throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Nakamura to counter with a crisp jab.
Nakamura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murska moves away.
Nakamura ducks under a wild hook from Murska.
Nakamura has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Murska finds it's way round the side to connect with Nakamura's head.
Murska scores with a leg kick.
Nakamura tries for a takedown but Murska sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nakamura 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.
Nakamura with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That kick from Murska tenderised Nakamura's leg. Nakamura is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nakamura is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Balig Murska is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nakamura checks a low kick from Murska.
Murska lands a nice looking kick to the body. Nakamura takes a step back to recover.
Nakamura keeps the fight on the outside.
Murska lands a right hook to the body.
Nakamura misses with an attempted mid kick.
Murska swings for the body but Nakamura moves out of range.
Nakamura tries to clinch up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nakamura stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Murska.
Nakamura darts in trying to clinch
and Murska counters with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Hiro Nakamura just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Murska.
Murska misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nakamura.
Nakamura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Murska.
Murska is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nakamura tries to clinch there but Murska circles away.
Nakamura looks to land a right hand but Murska moved out of range.
Nakamura blocks a leg kick.
Murska throws a solid leg kick but Nakamura takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Murska.
Murska throws a chopping leg kick but Nakamura manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Murska goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nakamura moves out of range of the strikes.
Murska tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murska throws a jab when Nakamura was well out of range.
Nice cross by Nakamura.
Murska lands a leg kick that knocks Nakamura off balance momentarily.
Murska displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nakamura throws out the jab.
A jab from Murska does it's job there.
Nakamura dodges the punch combination from Murska.
Murska tries to land a leg kick but Nakamura saw it coming and moves away.
Nakamura drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Murska throws a leg kick but Nakamura moved away.
Murska connects with a jab.
Murska throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murska attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nakamura fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Murska has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Murska defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nakamura.
Murska throws a sloppy body shot
and Nakamura counters with an outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nakamura lands with a right hand.
Murska misses with a kick to the body.
Murska throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A low kick from Murska misses
and Nakamura counters with a good, hard body kick but Murska shrugs it off.
Murska thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murska looks to throw a body kick
and Nakamura counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Nakamura bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nakamura swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Murska is able to avoid easily.
Murska throws a big shot that misses.
Nakamura gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nakamura blocks a body shot from Murska.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Murska throws a punch but it's blocked by Nakamura.
Nakamura makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nakamura goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nakamura is leaning against Murska and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nakamura misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Murska.
Murska with a knee to the head.
Nakamura lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Murska.
A hook to the body from Nakamura.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura jumps into guard, dragging Murska to the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murska preventing the sweep.
Nakamura keeping full guard, as Murska tries to pass.
Nakamura controls Murska momentarily but Murska frees himself.
Murska looking to pass the guard.
Murska trying to control but Nakamura is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Nakamura looking for a sweep. Not yet Nakamura, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Hiro Nakamura will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Murska falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nakamura counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nakamura looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nakamura doesn't manage to clinch there - Murska circles away.
Murska fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nakamura is out of range.
Murska connects with a single shot there.
Nakamura looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Murska misses with a low kick.
Murska scores with a jab to the body.
Nakamura misses with an uppercut. Murska saw that one coming.
Murska attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Murska throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura moves out of range of the body kick from Murska.
Murska's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nakamura under the eye.
Murska throws a lazy uppercut
and Nakamura connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Murska cracks the inside of Nakamura's front leg.
Murska connects with a single shot there.
Nakamura moves in looking to clinch but Murska pushes him off.
Murska scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nakamura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murska.
Murska blocks the body kick.
Nakamura takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Murska chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Murska fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nakamura has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Murska.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nakamura checks a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Murska.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murska uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nakamura.
Murska connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nakamura takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Murska throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nakamura counters with a good low kick that Murska was not able to check.
Murska cracks Nakamura with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nakamura tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Murska paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nakamura checks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Murska.
Murska is looking to chop away at Nakamura's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murska misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nakamura.
Murska is looking to score with low kicks.
Nakamura waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murska.
Nakamura takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Murska wants to slow Nakamura down by chopping away at his legs.
Murska lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nakamura throws a body punch but Murska moves out of range.
Murska clobbers Nakamura with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nakamura attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nakamura gets a clinch.
Hiro Nakamura is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nakamura takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nakamura on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Murska misses with a knee strike.
Murska prevents a body shot from Nakamura.
Nakamura struggles to land a body shot inside as Murska controls his hands.
Nakamura with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Murska lands a nice knee to the body.
Nakamura is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murska with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Balig Murska has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murska's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Murska is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nakamura is keeping busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murska tries a knee to the head but Nakamura blocks it.
Nakamura blocks an uppercut.
Murska scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Balig Murska showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nakamura has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 46:49
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 46:49
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hiro Nakamura! Hiro Nakamura retains his light heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Hiro Nakamura thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dumbass McWeakhands (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Unbreakable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Unbreakable's choice of entrance music: Busta and Yelawolf - Break Ya Neck. 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 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dumbass McWeakhands!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Unbreakable!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Unbreakable takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McWeakhands tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Unbreakable counters with a left to the body.
A cross from McWeakhands lands.
McWeakhands throws a body punch but Unbreakable moves out of range.
McWeakhands moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Jon Unbreakable has been cut.
Unbreakable displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McWeakhands throws out the jab.
McWeakhands misses with a wild body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Unbreakable checks a leg kick.
Unbreakable takes one on the button.
McWeakhands just misses with a punch to the body.
Unbreakable just misses with a punch to the body.
Unbreakable throws a low kick but it's checked well by McWeakhands.
Unbreakable lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd cheers as McWeakhands lands an impressive looking overhand right. Unbreakable doesn't seem phased though.
A leg kick checked by McWeakhands.
McWeakhands misses with a lunging right hand
and Unbreakable counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Unbreakable is thwarting McWeakhands's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unbreakable wants to take a breather but McWeakhands is having none of it.
Unbreakable looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Unbreakable is controlling the pace.
Unbreakable slips a nice elbow through McWeakhands's hands, connecting with McWeakhands's forehead.
Unbreakable trying to mount his opponent but McWeakhands defends it.
Unbreakable working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on McWeakhands's thigh. McWeakhands counters though and makes it back to full guard.
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.
Unbreakable trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McWeakhands can't keep his opponent in guard - Unbreakable advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Unbreakable thows a huge punch but McWeakhands dodges it nicely.
The fighters are battling for position here. McWeakhands manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
McWeakhands looking for a sweep. Not yet McWeakhands, not yet.
McWeakhands avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McWeakhands keeping full guard, as Unbreakable tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unbreakable postures up and lands a big shot to McWeakhands's brow.
Unbreakable forces his way into half guard.
Unbreakable wants to pass the guard but McWeakhands is defending well.
Unbreakable is keen to just control but McWeakhands is a slippery customer.
Unbreakable is pressing down on McWeakhands's thigh, looking to free his foot. McWeakhands is holding on for now.
McWeakhands holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Unbreakable tries to pass to full mount but McWeakhands defends it.
McWeakhands trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unbreakable thows a huge punch but McWeakhands dodges it nicely.
McWeakhands is not content to let Unbreakable control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A looping hook to the body misses from McWeakhands. Unbreakable does a little dance to reset his feet.
McWeakhands misses the shot to the body.
Unbreakable uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McWeakhands.
McWeakhands checks a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McWeakhands is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Unbreakable.
Unbreakable doesn't manage to clinch there - McWeakhands circles away.
A jab from McWeakhands misses.
Unbreakable misses with an uppercut. McWeakhands saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Unbreakable dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jon Unbreakable's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Unbreakable tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McWeakhands was well out of range. Poor timing from Unbreakable.
McWeakhands tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Unbreakable moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Unbreakable throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. McWeakhands was covering up waiting for the punch and Unbreakable finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Unbreakable postures up.
Unbreakable trying to control but McWeakhands is working from the bottom.
Unbreakable missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McWeakhands tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McWeakhands can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Unbreakable controls the pace.
Jon Unbreakable has got the better of the ground game so far.
Unbreakable missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McWeakhands seems keen to control Unbreakable's posture.
McWeakhands bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Unbreakable's guard.
Unbreakable manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McWeakhands manages to get himself to full guard.
Unbreakable trying to control but McWeakhands is working from the bottom.
Unbreakable tries to free his leg and advance position but McWeakhands is retaining full guard.
Unbreakable working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Unbreakable trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unbreakable is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
McWeakhands looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Unbreakable is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Unbreakable looking to pass the guard.
Unbreakable preventing the sweep.
McWeakhands avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Unbreakable throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Unbreakable loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unbreakable throwing strikes from guard but McWeakhands blocks nicely.
McWeakhands utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Unbreakable working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Unbreakable slips nicely into half guard.
Unbreakable thows a huge punch but McWeakhands dodges it nicely.
McWeakhands keeping control of the position.
Unbreakable wants to pass to mount but McWeakhands is defending the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McWeakhands is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Unbreakable scores with a couple of nice shots.
Unbreakable trying to pass the guard but McWeakhands defending well.
Unbreakable sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McWeakhands defending well though.
Unbreakable passes the guard and advances to mount!
Unbreakable lands a big elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Unbreakable throws some wild stikes that McWeakhands manages to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Unbreakable showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jon Unbreakable's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McWeakhands swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McWeakhands feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Unbreakable's calf.
Unbreakable cracks McWeakhands with a good jab.
McWeakhands thows a leg kick but Unbreakable checks it
and Unbreakable counters with a slapping leg kick.
Unbreakable keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McWeakhands.
Unbreakable doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McWeakhands throws out a loose jab but Unbreakable uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good leg kick by McWeakhands there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dumbass McWeakhands seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McWeakhands walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Unbreakable checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Unbreakable scores with a jab to the head.
McWeakhands cracks Unbreakable with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
McWeakhands delivers a nice body kick.
Unbreakable blocks a jab.
McWeakhands throws a body kick that misses.
McWeakhands misses with a low kick.
Dumbass McWeakhands is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McWeakhands throws a body punch but Unbreakable moves out of range.
McWeakhands throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McWeakhands throws a leg kick but Unbreakable checks it.
Unbreakable throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McWeakhands connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Unbreakable's hands.
Unbreakable scores with a sloppy right hand. McWeakhands should have avoided that one.
Unbreakable takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Unbreakable dives in and grabs McWeakhands's left leg, looking for a takedown. McWeakhands pushes down on Unbreakable's head and hops out.
McWeakhands throws a jab but it's blocked by Unbreakable.
McWeakhands misses with a low kick.
Unbreakable throws a head kick that half lands.
McWeakhands lands a leg kick that knocks Unbreakable off balance momentarily.
Unbreakable uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McWeakhands.
McWeakhands shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unbreakable goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McWeakhands misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Unbreakable swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Unbreakable checks a leg kick nicely.
Unbreakable displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McWeakhands throws out the jab.
McWeakhands drops his hands momentarily and Unbreakable takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
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!
Unbreakable scores with a sloppy right hand. McWeakhands should have avoided that one.
Unbreakable scores with a hook to the body. McWeakhands takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A slapping leg kick lands for McWeakhands.
McWeakhands takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
McWeakhands throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Unbreakable avoids a kick to the body.
McWeakhands throws a sloppy head kick and Unbreakable moves out of range easily.
Unbreakable avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McWeakhands tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McWeakhands throws a wild body kick that Unbreakable sees coming a mile off.
McWeakhands swings widly with a right hand
and Unbreakable cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McWeakhands misses with a low kick as Unbreakable jumps back.
Unbreakable fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McWeakhands on the side of the head.
McWeakhands takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McWeakhands throws a head kick but Unbreakable moves out of range.
Unbreakable scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Unbreakable blocks a jab.
McWeakhands lands with a good body shot.
Unbreakable misses with a kick to the body.
McWeakhands checks a leg kick nicely.
McWeakhands misses with the body kick
and Unbreakable counters with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McWeakhands takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Unbreakable blocks a head kick by McWeakhands.
McWeakhands loads up on a big right hand but Unbreakable slips the punch.
McWeakhands scores with a kick to the body.
Unbreakable buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McWeakhands lands a nice leg kick that just misses Unbreakable's sensitive parts.
McWeakhands takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
McWeakhands just misses with a punch to the body.
Unbreakable tries to bum rush McWeakhands with a series of wild strikes but McWeakhands uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McWeakhands throws a jab when Unbreakable was well out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McWeakhands throws a leg kick but Unbreakable moved away.
Unbreakable waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McWeakhands.
McWeakhands steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Unbreakable.
McWeakhands circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dumbass McWeakhands clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Jon Unbreakable's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McWeakhands looks to score with a jab to the body but Unbreakable is just out of range.
Unbreakable fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
McWeakhands fails with an attempt to clinch.
Unbreakable is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
McWeakhands throws a body punch but Unbreakable moves out of range.
Unbreakable throws a jab when McWeakhands was well out of range.
McWeakhands lands a right hook to the body.
Unbreakable throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McWeakhands is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Unbreakable.
Unbreakable throws a low kick but McWeakhands moves out of range easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McWeakhands.
McWeakhands feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Unbreakables jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Decent striking displayed by Unbreakable there.
McWeakhands thuds a left hand into Unbreakable's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for McWeakhands.
McWeakhands drives through and clinches with Unbreakable against the cage.
McWeakhands lands with a right to the head.
McWeakhands has had enough of the clinch but Unbreakable keeps him there for the moment.
McWeakhands tries to land knees in the clinch but Unbreakable avoids the damage to the body.
McWeakhands tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Unbreakable's elbow.
McWeakhands's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Unbreakable cracks McWeakhands with a right hand to the side of the head.
McWeakhands loads up on a big right hand but Unbreakable slips the punch.
Unbreakable throws a head kick but McWeakhands moves out of range.
Unbreakable throws a head kick that misses.
Unbreakable connects with a looping right hand.
McWeakhands is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Unbreakable.
Unbreakable avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unbreakable thows a body shot but no joy.
Unbreakable tries to work over McWeakhands's front leg with a kick but McWeakhands checks it.
McWeakhands misses with a straight left.
McWeakhands moves away from the strike by Unbreakable.
Unbreakable checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
McWeakhands scoring well with a low kick there.
McWeakhands thows a body shot but no joy.
Dumbass McWeakhands is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good work by Unbreakable as he checks the leg kick.
McWeakhands misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Unbreakable.
Unbreakable looks for a takedown but McWeakhands sprawls well.
Unbreakable connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McWeakhands momentarily.
Unbreakable has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Unbreakable there as he acknowledges the shot.
McWeakhands tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McWeakhands just misses with a punch to the body.
McWeakhands throws a body punch but Unbreakable moves out of range.
McWeakhands throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McWeakhands fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Unbreakable manages to avoid it.
McWeakhands swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McWeakhands throws a sloppy head kick and Unbreakable moves out of range easily.
Unbreakable takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Unbreakable connects with a right hand. McWeakhands shakes it off.
Unbreakable scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Unbreakable sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McWeakhands defending well though.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
McWeakhands avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Unbreakable.
Unbreakable tries to pass to full mount but McWeakhands defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unbreakable is trying to control. McWeakhands wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
McWeakhands trying to hold on to Unbreakable's head to control him but Unbreakable postures up.
Unbreakable is trying to work for a kimura but McWeakhands is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Unbreakable is sneakily working for an arm triangle but McWeakhands sees it coming and defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Dumbass McWeakhands will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jon Unbreakable's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
McWeakhands connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
McWeakhands throws a shot from downtown. Unbreakable moves away and avoids it.
McWeakhands checks a leg kick.
McWeakhands misses with a looping left.
Unbreakable blocks a leg kick.
McWeakhands lands with a kick to the ribs.
Unbreakable steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McWeakhands.
McWeakhands connects with a looping right hand.
McWeakhands on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McWeakhands clinches.
Unbreakable is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
McWeakhands lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McWeakhands misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McWeakhands tries to work over Unbreakable's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Unbreakable.
Unbreakable tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McWeakhands is trying to stall.
McWeakhands tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Unbreakable is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables McWeakhands to keep the fight standing.
McWeakhands fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McWeakhands taking a breather.
McWeakhands prevents a body shot from Unbreakable.
McWeakhands misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McWeakhands.
McWeakhands misses with a hook from the clinch.
Unbreakable prevents a body shot from McWeakhands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McWeakhands working aggressively here.
Unbreakable letting McWeakhands take a breather here.
Unbreakable blocks an uppercut.
McWeakhands lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Unbreakable managing to block the knees to the body from McWeakhands.
Unbreakable can't find room to land a body shot as McWeakhands controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Unbreakable creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Unbreakable wants to break the clinch but can't.
Unbreakable blocking some punches.
Unbreakable tries to break the clinch but McWeakhands is controlling the position.
McWeakhands lands a body shot in the clinch.
McWeakhands gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Unbreakable.
Dumbass McWeakhands has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Unbreakable.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McWeakhands lands a right hand.
McWeakhands stops a takedown attempt from Unbreakable.
McWeakhands breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McWeakhands throws a nice inside leg kick.
McWeakhands thumps Unbreakable with a low kick.
A head kick misses from McWeakhands.
Nice defenses there by Unbreakable.
Unbreakable tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Unbreakable checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
McWeakhands tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Unbreakable is able to avoid easily.
McWeakhands waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Unbreakable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unbreakable tries to work over McWeakhands's front leg with a kick but McWeakhands checks it.
McWeakhands throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Unbreakable throws a half hearted mid kick.
Unbreakable misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
McWeakhands throws a head kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Unbreakable. McWeakhands does a little dance to reset his feet.
Unbreakable fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but McWeakhands avoids it really well and circles away.
Unbreakable is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
McWeakhands is looking to clinch but Unbreakable is avoiding it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McWeakhands keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Unbreakable throws a body punch but McWeakhands moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dumbass McWeakhands showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McWeakhands has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 47:48
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:48
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jon Unbreakable!
Jon Unbreakable is the new lightweight champion!
Jon Unbreakable thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duncan McAlister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dieter Berger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Berger has chosen Cheeseburger In Paradise as his entrance music. Duncan McAlister has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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286 lbs
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308 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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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
20 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Duncan McAlister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dieter Berger!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from McAlister misses.
Berger misses with a body shot.
McAlister throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McAlister throws a head kick but Berger moves out of range.
McAlister throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McAlister misses with a low kick.
Berger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McAlister throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice defenses there by McAlister.
Berger throws a lazy uppercut
and McAlister counters with an outside leg kick.
Berger misses with an uppercut.
Berger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Berger has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McAlister.
McAlister tries a head kick but it misses.
McAlister pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berger keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Berger misses the shot to the body.
McAlister thows a body shot but no joy.
McAlister defending well as Berger loads up on a big left hand.
McAlister lands a nice shot to the body.
McAlister tries to clinch up but Berger circles away and keeps his distance.
Berger swings for the body but McAlister moves out of range.
Berger looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McAlister is fending him off so far but Berger persists. Nope, McAlister circles away and we're back to standing.
A big left from McAlister misses.
Duncan McAlister is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Berger checks a low kick from McAlister.
McAlister pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Berger throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McAlister counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McAlister scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Berger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Berger throws a body punch but McAlister moves out of range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Berger.
McAlister gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
McAlister trying to control from the bottom.
Berger slows the pace down in half guard.
Berger thows a huge punch but McAlister dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berger not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Berger throwing shots but McAlister is blocking nicely.
McAlister is trying to get back to full guard.
McAlister is trying to control but can't.
McAlister is trying to stand up here but Berger is controlling him well.
Berger is looking to take a break and control but McAlister is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Berger not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Berger is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
McAlister won't allow Berger to pass to mount.
Berger not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Berger lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Berger thows a huge punch but McAlister dodges it nicely.
McAlister taking some punishment here, with Berger in his half guard.
McAlister is trying to stand up here but Berger is controlling him well.
Berger looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
McAlister is trying to stand up here but Berger is controlling him well.
Nice strikes from Berger there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McAlister is trying to stand.
Berger lands with a punch from half guard.
Berger thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McAlister's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dieter Berger 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.
Berger walks into a straight right hand from McAlister.
Berger looks to score with a jab to the body but McAlister is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Berger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McAlister swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Berger shoots for a takedown but McAlister saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
McAlister displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Berger.
McAlister scores with a jab to the body.
Berger throws a body punch but McAlister moves out of range.
McAlister takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
McAlister cracks Berger with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Berger misses the shot to the body.
McAlister throws a lazy right hand but Berger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berger drives through with a takedown into McAlister's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Berger trying to control but McAlister is working from the bottom.
Dieter Berger has got the better of the ground game so far.
Berger throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McAlister works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Berger postures up.
McAlister looking to hit a scissor sweep but Berger is one step ahead there.
Berger trying to control the position from guard on top but McAlister is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McAlister wants to stand but Berger is controlling the position.
Berger has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McAlister looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berger postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! McAlister is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Berger, into his guard.
McAlister won't allow Berger to sweep him here.
Berger is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
McAlister is looking to escape.
McAlister wants to improve his position but Berger is controlling well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McAlister is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berger misses with a head shot. McAlister uses the momentum to regain guard.
McAlister will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Berger scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Berger is pushing down on McAlister's leg trying to pass to half guard. McAlister is fighting to maintain full guard but Berger has managed to sneak the leg through.
McAlister blocking the ground and pound attempt from Berger.
McAlister looks like he's trying to stand up.
McAlister manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Berger lands with a cross.
Berger uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
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!
Berger fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Duncan McAlister has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dieter Berger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berger missing with a left hand there. McAlister was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McAlister stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and McAlister wants it to stay on the feet.
McAlister misses with a body shot.
Berger shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Berger swings away with a body shot that misses
and McAlister counters with a nice uppercut.
Berger misses with an uppercut. McAlister saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Berger misses its intended target.
Duncan McAlister is winning the standup battle so far.
McAlister swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Berger misses with a looping left.
Berger lands a nice shot that snaps McAlister's head back.
Donk. Berger catches McAlister right on the button with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dieter Berger will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Berger misses with a wild body shot.
Berger shoots in for a double leg but McAlister sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Berger throws a chopping leg kick but McAlister manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McAlister sizes up Berger with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Berger walks into a jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Berger.
Berger misses with a telegraphed body shot
and McAlister counters with a right hand to the body.
Berger scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McAlister is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Berger has a takedown stuffed.
Duncan McAlister has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dieter Berger.
Berger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McAlister takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berger shoots in but McAlister avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Berger shoots in and gets a takedown into McAlister's guard.
Berger is in close to McAlister's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Berger landing with the ground and pound.
Berger missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Berger pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McAlister is keeping the position for now.
McAlister preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McAlister working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Berger.
Berger looking to pass the guard.
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.
McAlister is looking to stand up but Berger isn't so interested in that idea.
Berger is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Berger throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Berger wants to control from the top but McAlister keeps moving.
Berger tries to free his leg and advance position but McAlister is retaining full guard.
Berger lands a couple of elbows.
McAlister manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Berger manages to get himself to full guard.
McAlister wants to stand but Berger has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berger manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The referee warns McAlister that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Berger scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish McAlister?
Berger looking to control but McAlister is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Berger with shots to the head and body - McAlister looks very uncomfortable down there.
Berger with shots to the head and body - McAlister looks very uncomfortable down there.
Berger wants to control the pace but McAlister is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berger putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
McAlister is rocked!
Oooh a big shot lands for Berger! McAlister is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dieter Berger!
After winning the bout, Dieter Berger thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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