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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Romano Schoots (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Banks is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: All I do Is win. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Romano Schoots!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 19 - 1, fighting out of New York, Will Banks!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banks jabs Schoots to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Schoots blocks the body kick.
Schoots misses with an uppercut.
Banks throws a looping overhand right but Schoots ducks down to avoid it.
Banks ducks right into an uppercut from Schoots.
Schoots has a takedown stuffed.
Banks keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Banks misses with the combination.
Banks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Schoots.
Schoots tries for a takedown but Banks sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Romano Schoots. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Banks defending well as Schoots loads up on a big left hand.
Schoots scores with a nice right hand.
Banks jabs Schoots to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Banks lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Schoots at a distance.
Banks scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Schoots doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schoots darts in trying to clinch
and Banks counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Schoots's guard now.
Schoots working a defensive guard but Banks passes into half guard.
Schoots trying to control but Banks postures up.
Banks is just content to waste time from the top position. Schoots takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Banks postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Banks throws a big right hand that misses.
Schoots has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Banks throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Schoots works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schoots wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schoots preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Banks throws an elbow that misses. Schoots uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Banks's guard. Nice move by Schoots!
Schoots trying to control but Banks is working from the bottom.
Schoots throwing strikes from guard but Banks blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schoots won't allow Banks to sweep him here.
Banks keeping full guard, as Schoots tries to pass.
Banks can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Schoots controls the pace.
Banks is trying to control the position but Schoots postures up.
Schoots wants to control from the top but Banks keeps moving.
Banks controlling Schoots's posture.
Will Banks has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Schoots scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Banks doesn't seem bothered though.
Schoots misses with a straight left.
Schoots misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schoots misses with a hook.
Banks needs to keep his hands up - Schoots had a free shot at his head there.
Nice sprawl there from Banks as Schoots shoots in.
Banks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Schoots throws out the jab.
Banks chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Romano Schoots seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schoots misses with a hook. Banks ducked under it nicely.
Banks on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Schoots. Schoots obviously looking to wear him down.
Schoots jabbing away but nothing is landing.
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!
Banks takes one to the chin there.
Schoots is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Schoots takes a swing at Banks's ribcage but misses.
Schoots looks to land a right hand but Banks moved out of range.
Schoots misses with a left hand
letting Banks counter with a right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schoots throws a head kick but Banks moves out of range.
Schoots with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Schoots misses with a straight right.
Banks lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Schoots at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Romano Schoots will probably get the nod.
That's time! Schoots's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Schoots throws out a leg kick but Banks moves out of range and Schoots only half commits.
Schoots throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Schoots motions for Banks to come forward. Schoots throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Banks takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Banks is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Schoots rather than just go for the knockout.
Good exchange - Schoots coming out on top.
Schoots throws a jab but it's blocked by Banks.
Banks throws a body punch but Schoots moves out of range.
Banks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schoots moves away.
Jab by Banks.
Schoots fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Banks on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Schoots. Schoots obviously looking to wear him down.
Banks moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Schoots closes this distance looking for a takedown but Banks circles away.
Banks digs a good hook to Schoots's body.
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!
Banks lands a jab-cross combination.
Schoots tries to clinch but Banks is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Banks. That snapped Schoots's head back.
Schoots throws a wild body kick that Banks sees coming a mile off.
Banks lands with a thumping leg kick.
Schoots bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Banks gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Schoots.
Banks slips under a jab.
Banks throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Schoots counters with a stiff right hand.
Schoots bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Banks's head backwards.
Schoots swings widly with a right hand
and Banks counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Schoots's guard now.
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!
Banks trying to control the position from guard on top but Schoots is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schoots wants to sweep but no luck.
Schoots trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks with a flurry of punches that miss.
Schoots has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Romano Schoots wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Banks displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Schoots.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Romano Schoots. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Banks pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Schoots misses with a hook.
A low kick from Schoots misses
and Banks counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Banks. That's going to slow Schoots down.
Schoots thows a leg kick but Banks checks it
and Banks counters with a single leg into guard. Schoots didn't expect that.
Banks trying to control but Schoots is working from the bottom.
Schoots managing to control the position.
Banks trying to control but Schoots is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Schoots blocks the body kick.
Schoots lands a nice leg kick that just misses Banks's sensitive parts.
Banks takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Banks feints and then cracks Schoots's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Schoots down.
Banks lands a slapping body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Schoots.
Banks looks to land a right hand but Schoots moved out of range.
Banks lands an overhand right.
A slow jab from Banks misses its intended target.
Banks jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schoots connects with an inside leg kick.
Banks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schoots cracks Banks with an open hand slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Banks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Banks throws a leg kick but Schoots moved away.
Banks lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Schoots misses with a combination
and Banks counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Schoots!
Schoots tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Banks working away.
Schoots is trying to get back to half guard.
Banks tries to advance to mount but can't.
Banks trying to control the action but Schoots is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schoots taking punishment in the form of punches.
Banks lands a decent elbow from side control.
Schoots managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Banks.
Schoots is looking to reverse the position.
Schoots can't do much from the bottom here.
Banks lands a decent elbow from side control.
Banks throws an elbow but Schoots slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schoots gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Schoots trying to control here.
Banks wants to work for an arm triangle but Schoots is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Schoots wants to improve his position but Banks is controlling well.
Banks throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Banks sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks works his way into side control.
Banks scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Schoots to see if he's OK.
Banks working the ground and pound from side control.
Banks working the ground and pound.
Banks tries to score with some ground and pound. Schoots controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Banks wants to control but Schoots is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Banks sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Schoots is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Banks wants to take a breather but Schoots manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Banks.
Schoots is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Banks wants to control from the top but Schoots keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Will Banks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Banks has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Will Banks!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Will Banks made sure he mentioned KO Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joaozinho Gurgel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Carwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carwin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mama Said Knock You Out. Shane Carwin is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joaozinho Gurgel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shane Carwin!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carwin swings for the body but Gurgel moves out of range.
Gurgel takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Joaozinho Gurgel has been cut.
Gurgel checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Carwin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gurgel lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Carwin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carwin has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gurgel.
Carwin misses with a series of wild punches.
Carwin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gurgel throws out a loose jab but Carwin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carwin is looking to clinch.
Gurgel keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice uppercut lands for Gurgel. That snapped Carwin's head back.
It looks like Shane Carwin has been cut.
Carwin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Gurgel.
Gurgel catches Carwin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gurgel scores with a nice head shot.
Gurgel throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gurgel misses with a head kick.
Carwin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Joaozinho Gurgel's cut is getting worse.
Gurgel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carwin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gurgel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Carwin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gurgel.
Carwin avoids the head kick by Gurgel.
Shane Carwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gurgel looks to score with a jab to the body but Carwin is just out of range.
Gurgel misses with a looping right.
Carwin misses with a straight right.
Carwin misses with a hook.
Carwin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gurgel.
The fighters circling - Gurgel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gurgel ducks under a wild hook from Carwin.
A punch combination from Gurgel misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carwin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gurgel cracks Carwin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gurgel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Carwin scores with the left hand. Gurgel knows he should have avoided that one.
Gurgel connects with a crisp jab.
Carwin throws a head kick that misses.
Carwin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gurgel makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gurgel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice shot lands for Gurgel.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gurgel.
Carwin ducks under a wild hook from Gurgel.
Carwin tries to clinch there but Gurgel circles away.
Carwin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carwin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gurgel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gurgel jabs Carwin right on the nose. Carwin blinks but takes it well.
Carwin misses with a hook
and Gurgel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gurgel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carwin.
We've been told by Gurgel's head coaches at Brazilian Elite Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gurgel connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Carwin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Carwin throws an overhand right that lands on Gurgel's shoulder, as Gurgel tries to avoid the shot.
Gurgel misses with a straight left.
Gurgel clobbers Carwin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Carwin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carwin missing with a left hand there. Gurgel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carwin lands a left and a right that send Gurgel crashing to the mat, dazed. Carwin thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Joaozinho Gurgel's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gurgel.
Carwin thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Carwin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gurgel feints and then cracks Carwin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Carwin down.
Carwin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Carwin takes a kick to the side of the head.
Carwin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carwin throws out a loose jab but Gurgel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carwin moves out of range as Gurgel strikes.
Gurgel misses with a two punch combination.
Carwin misses the jab.
Carwin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gurgel.
Carwin takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Carwin lands a left and a right that send Gurgel crashing to the mat, dazed. Carwin thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Jeez, Joaozinho Gurgel's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Joaozinho Gurgel's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Shane Carwin!
Post fight, an emotional Shane Carwin said 'Do you quack? Do you quak like a duck when you suck!!! Hey after party at my place- I need a blow job!!! Gina!! I know your out there come on baby!!!!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Teijo Tarzan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spencer Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Teijo Tarzan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Spencer Fisher!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fisher dives in and scores a takedown into Tarzan's guard.
Fisher trying to control the position from guard on top but Tarzan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fisher throws a big elbow that misses.
Fisher stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tarzan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tarzan wants to stand and escape but Fisher is having none of it.
Fisher missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fisher won't allow Tarzan to get back to his feet.
Fisher lands a couple of digs.
Tarzan working a defensive guard here.
Fisher tries to free his leg and advance position but Tarzan is retaining full guard.
Tarzan scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Tarzan gets tackled into the cage by Fisher. Fisher maintains the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Fisher has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tarzan stops a takedown attempt from Fisher.
Tarzan manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher moves to clinch but Tarzan breaks away
and Tarzan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Spencer Fisher has been cut.
Fisher darts in and clinches Tarzan up against the cage.
Fisher drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fisher is trying to pull guard but Tarzan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Teijo Tarzan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spencer Fisher.
Tarzan tries to break free but Fisher pushes him back against the cage.
Tarzan tries to break the clinch but Fisher is controlling the position.
Fisher manages to pull guard.
Fisher looking to control.
Tarzan tries to stand but Fisher is controlling from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fisher looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tarzan is one step ahead there.
Fisher has a closed guard, preventing Tarzan from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarzan trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Fisher wants to stand but Tarzan is controlling the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A slow jab from Tarzan misses its intended target.
Spencer Fisher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fisher fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fisher wants to clinch.
Fisher tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tarzan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Teijo Tarzan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher has a takedown stuffed.
Tarzan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tarzan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fisher tries to bum rush Tarzan with a series of wild strikes but Tarzan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tarzan scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fisher scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tarzan doesn't seem bothered though.
Fisher uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tarzan.
Fisher fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fisher doesn't manage to clinch there - Tarzan circles away.
Fisher shoots in for a takedown but Tarzan shows good takedown defense.
Fisher looks winded!
Tarzan lands a left and a right that send Fisher crashing to the mat, dazed. Tarzan thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Fisher is rocked!
Tarzan darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Fisher's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Tarzan before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Teijo Tarzan!
Teijo Tarzan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Tiernan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mahandry Andriamboavonjy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tiernan comes to the cage accompanied by DESERT STORM by Tartanic. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick Tiernan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mahandry Andriamboavonjy!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andriamboavonjy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tiernan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Andriamboavonjy gets tackled into the cage by Tiernan. Tiernan maintains the clinch.
Andriamboavonjy misses with a punch on the inside.
Tiernan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tiernan lands a left hand.
Andriamboavonjy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Andriamboavonjy misses with a body punch.
Andriamboavonjy turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Andriamboavonjy has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Facebreaker Academy : Striking. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Andriamboavonjy lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Andriamboavonjy tries to score with some ground and pound. Tiernan controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tiernan is trying to buck Andriamboavonjy off.
Andriamboavonjy cracks Tiernan with a big elbow.
Andriamboavonjy sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Tiernan is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Tiernan is trying to buck Andriamboavonjy off.
Andriamboavonjy working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andriamboavonjy tries to score with some ground and pound. Tiernan controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Andriamboavonjy creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Tiernan sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Andriamboavonjy working the ground and pound but Tiernan is defending the strikes.
Tiernan defending against the ground and pound.
Tiernan avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Andriamboavonjy.
Andriamboavonjy lands a nice forearm strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andriamboavonjy prevents Tiernan from escaping the position.
Andriamboavonjy looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Andriamboavonjy working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Andriamboavonjy in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Andriamboavonjy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Andriamboavonjy in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
An elbow from Andriamboavonjy crashes against the mat.
Andriamboavonjy working the strikes but Tiernan uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Andriamboavonjy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Andriamboavonjy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Andriamboavonjy is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andriamboavonjy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Andriamboavonjy throwing shots but Tiernan is blocking nicely.
Andriamboavonjy throwing shots but Tiernan is blocking nicely.
Andriamboavonjy throwing shots but Tiernan is blocking nicely.
Andriamboavonjy slips a nice elbow through Tiernan's hands, connecting with Tiernan's forehead.
Andriamboavonjy is looking to pass Tiernan's guard but actually Tiernan recovers to full guard.
Andriamboavonjy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tiernan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andriamboavonjy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tiernan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Andriamboavonjy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Andriamboavonjy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Andriamboavonjy throws a strike but Tiernan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Andriamboavonjy is on top in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andriamboavonjy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tiernan is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mahandry Andriamboavonjy dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Andriamboavonjy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tiernan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tiernan is looking to clinch but Andriamboavonjy is avoiding it.
Tiernan tries to close the distance and clinch but Andriamboavonjy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tiernan tries to close the distance and clinch but Andriamboavonjy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Andriamboavonjy misses with a double jab.
Andriamboavonjy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tiernan misses with the combination.
Andriamboavonjy throws a series of punches but Tiernan moves out of range.
Andriamboavonjy swings for the body but Tiernan moves out of range.
Tiernan throws a right and a left that Andriamboavonjy avoids nicely.
Tiernan instigates a clinch.
Tiernan throws a head punch that misses.
Tiernan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Tiernan.
Andriamboavonjy throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiernan misses with some punches.
Andriamboavonjy is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tiernan is defending well.
Andriamboavonjy goes for a takedown attempt but Tiernan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Andriamboavonjy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Andriamboavonjy misses with an uppercut. Tiernan saw that one coming.
Andriamboavonjy slips under a jab from Tiernan.
Andriamboavonjy misses with an uppercut.
A head kick misses from Tiernan.
Tiernan misses with a two punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Andriamboavonjy. Tiernan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Andriamboavonjy throws a right and a left that Tiernan avoids nicely.
Andriamboavonjy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tiernan has time to react.
Andriamboavonjy scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andriamboavonjy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tiernan.
Tiernan wants to land a leg kick but Andriamboavonjy is out of range.
Tiernan moves away from the strike by Andriamboavonjy.
Andriamboavonjy sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tiernan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Andriamboavonjy.
Andriamboavonjy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tiernan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Andriamboavonjy gets tackled into the cage by Tiernan. Tiernan maintains the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tiernan digs a right hand underneath Andriamboavonjy's ribcage. Andriamboavonjy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch on the inside from Andriamboavonjy fails to land.
Tiernan working aggressively here.
Tiernan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Andriamboavonjy's elbow.
Andriamboavonjy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tiernan can't find room to land a body shot as Andriamboavonjy controls the action.
Andriamboavonjy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Tiernan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andriamboavonjy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tiernan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Andriamboavonjy misses with a punch to the body.
Andriamboavonjy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tiernan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Patrick Tiernan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mahandry Andriamboavonjy.
Andriamboavonjy wants a takedown but no success here.
A head punch on the inside from Tiernan fails to land.
Tiernan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A hook to the body from Tiernan.
Tiernan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tiernan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Andriamboavonjy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tiernan.
Andriamboavonjy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tiernan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tiernan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Andriamboavonjy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tiernan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Andriamboavonjy tries to work over Tiernan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andriamboavonjy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tiernan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Andriamboavonjy blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Andriamboavonjy.
Andriamboavonjy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tiernan tries to work over Andriamboavonjy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Andriamboavonjy throws a head punch that misses.
Andriamboavonjy blocks a body shot from Tiernan.
Tiernan can't find room to land a body shot as Andriamboavonjy controls the action.
Tiernan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Andriamboavonjy backwards.
Tiernan lands a shoulder strike.
Tiernan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tiernan gets through Andriamboavonjy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Andriamboavonjy wants the takedown. Tiernan is fighting it off but Andriamboavonjy persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Tiernan's guard against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Andriamboavonjy tries to free his leg and advance position but Tiernan is retaining full guard.
Andriamboavonjy throws a big right hand that misses.
Mahandry Andriamboavonjy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Andriamboavonjy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Patrick Tiernan will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Tiernan looks for the body kick but Andriamboavonjy saw that one coming.
Tiernan stuffs the takedown attempt from Andriamboavonjy. Andriamboavonjy gets slowly back to his feet.
Tiernan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Tiernan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Andriamboavonjy on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Tiernan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tiernan.
Andriamboavonjy misses with an uppercut.
Tiernan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tiernan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tiernan misses with an uppercut.
Andriamboavonjy swats away the attempt to clinch by Tiernan.
Andriamboavonjy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Andriamboavonjy throws a jab when Tiernan was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andriamboavonjy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A bone on bone clash there as Andriamboavonjy blocks the leg kick.
Andriamboavonjy closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tiernan to the mat! Tiernan manages to get full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Andriamboavonjy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Andriamboavonjy throws a big right hand that misses.
Andriamboavonjy passes into half guard.
Andriamboavonjy seems to be working for a kimura but Tiernan defends the submission attempt.
Andriamboavonjy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andriamboavonjy wants to free his trapped foot but Tiernan is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tiernan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Andriamboavonjy.
Andriamboavonjy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Andriamboavonjy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Andriamboavonjy is thwarting Tiernan's attempts to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andriamboavonjy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Andriamboavonjy is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tiernan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Andriamboavonjy.
Tiernan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andriamboavonjy with the ground and pound but Tiernan uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Tiernan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Andriamboavonjy chips away with some ground and pound.
Andriamboavonjy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tiernan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tiernan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Andriamboavonjy throws a big right hand that misses.
Tiernan working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andriamboavonjy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Andriamboavonjy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Andriamboavonjy throwing strikes but missing.
Andriamboavonjy stands up over Tiernan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Andriamboavonjy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andriamboavonjy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Andriamboavonjy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Andriamboavonjy throwing strikes but missing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mahandry Andriamboavonjy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Andriamboavonjy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mahandry Andriamboavonjy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kenji Okabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nezu Nambara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nambara has chosen This Is Goodbye - Blue Foundation as his entrance music. Nezu Nambara will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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181 lbs
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183 lbs
12 - 5 - 2 |
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World class boxer
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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
32 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenji Okabe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nezu Nambara!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okabe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nambara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Nambara misses.
Nambara takes a swing at Okabe's ribcage but misses.
Okabe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Okabe lands with a right hand.
Okabe gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nambara misses with a looping left.
Nambara lands a glancing blow to the side of Okabe's head.
Nambara swinging wildly here.
Nambara misses with a two punch combination.
Okabe slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nambara moves away from the strike by Okabe.
Nambara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Okabe.
Okabe stuns Nambara with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Okabe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nambara getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nambara throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Okabe.
A slow jab from Nambara misses its intended target.
Okabe throws the left hand but Nambara avoids the punch easily.
Okabe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nambara was well out of range. Poor timing from Okabe.
Okabe ducks under a wild hook from Nambara.
Nambara looks to score with a jab to the body but Okabe is just out of range.
Nambara closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nambara waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Okabe.
Nambara throws a nice looking combination but Okabe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nezu Nambara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Okabe swings for the body but Nambara moves out of range.
Okabe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nambara lands a nice hook to Okabe's body. Okabe takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nambara swings for the body but Okabe moves out of range.
Nambara looks to throw the jab but Okabe is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okabe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nambara was well out of range. Poor timing from Okabe.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nambara darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nambara takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice uppercut there from Okabe.
Nambara lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nambara misses with a series of wild punches.
Nambara throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nambara rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Okabe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Okabe scores with a nice right hand.
Nambara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Okabe manages to avoid it.
Okabe misses with a left hand
and Nambara counters with a straight right hand.
A punch lands to the side of Okabe 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Okabe lands an overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okabe throws a hook but Nambara blocks it.
Okabe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nambara jabs Okabe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nambara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Okabe.
Okabe thuds a left hand into Nambara's body.
Okabe definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Okabe scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Nambara is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Okabe has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Nambara is not content to let Okabe control the position.
Nambara is trying to get back to his feet.
Okabe wants to control for a moment but Nambara uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Okabe has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nambara is in a horrible position here. Okabe smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nambara wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Okabe is landing with some decent strikes but Nambara is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Okabe cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Okabe has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Okabe in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Okabe working Nambara over with strikes here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Okabe unloading with bombs!
Okabe trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenji Okabe dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Nambara. Okabe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Okabe tests Nambara's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nambara looks to score with a jab to the body but Okabe is just out of range.
Okabe lands a nice shot that snaps Nambara's head back.
Nambara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Okabe.
Okabe misses with a straight left.
A punch combination from Nambara misses.
Nambara's corner calls for a 1-2. Nambara obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nezu Nambara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nambara just misses with a punch to the body.
Nambara throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nambara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Okabe.
Nambara defending well as Okabe loads up on a big left hand.
Nambara connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Okabe momentarily.
Nambara has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Nambara.
Good exchange - Okabe coming out on top.
Nambara looks to land a combination but Okabe avoids it well.
Okabe misses with a looping left.
Nambara takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nambara throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Okabe counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Okabe looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nambara with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Okabe wants to pass the guard but Nambara is defending well.
Nambara is staying active underneath Okabe, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Okabe escapes and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Okabe dives in and scores a takedown into Nambara's guard.
Okabe keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nambara's head.
Okabe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okabe drops back looking for a leg! Nambara is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nambara manages to kick Okabe off! Okabe jumps back into Nambara's guard.
Okabe slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Okabe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nambara keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Okabe working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Nambara is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Okabe has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Okabe passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Nambara!
Okabe raining down shots from the mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nambara is bucking up trying to escape but Okabe cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Nambara is in a horrible position here. Okabe smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Nambara is rocked!
Okabe cracks Nambara with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Nambara is still in real trouble! Can Okabe finish him?
Oooooh, big shot lands for Okabe! Nambara is hurt baaadly! Okabe is firing away with more strikes - Nambara is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenji Okabe!
After winning the bout, Kenji Okabe 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cristiano Nascimento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Washington comes to the cage accompanied by Queen - I Want It All. Nascimento has chosen Symptom of The Universe (1975) 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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30
223 lbs
24 - 13 - 0 |
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214 lbs
20 - 12 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leonard Washington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cristiano Nascimento!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nascimento.
Washington scores with a takedown into Nascimento's guard.
Nascimento is controlling Washington's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nascimento keeping moving, preventing Washington from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nascimento trying to keep a closed guard but Washington is proving a slippery customer.
Washington missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nascimento looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Washington has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Cristiano Nascimento.
Washington throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Cristiano Nascimento has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nascimento pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A head kick from Washington lands but Nascimento takes it in his stride.
Nascimento is rocked!
We've been hearing reports that Washington has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Washington lands a nice shot to the body.
Nascimento is still on wobbly legs! Can Washington finish him?
Nascimento looks winded!
Washington lands a body shot.
Washington lands an uppercut, right on the button! Nascimento tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leonard Washington!
A less than humble Leonard Washington misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elroy Kleinschmidt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tore Rebo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kleinschmidt kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Pezet - Slang 2. Rebo has chosen Papa Roach - Burn as his entrance music. Tore Rebo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Elroy Kleinschmidt's chin.
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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
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Elroy Kleinschmidt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tore Rebo!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rebo loads up on a big right hand but Kleinschmidt slips the punch.
Kleinschmidt just misses with a punch to the body.
Rebo with a jab.
Kleinschmidt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rebo.
That kick from Kleinschmidt tenderised Rebo's leg. Rebo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kleinschmidt has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Rebo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kleinschmidt manages to avoid it.
Rebo lands with a straight right. Kleinschmidt didn't see that one coming.
Good exchange - Rebo coming out on top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kleinschmidt connects with a solid leg kick.
Kleinschmidt thows a body shot but no joy.
Kleinschmidt throws a head kick but Rebo moves out of range.
Rebo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kleinschmidt on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kleinschmidt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kleinschmidt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kleinschmidt takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kleinschmidt swings for the body but Rebo moves out of range.
Rebo misses with a body punch
and Kleinschmidt counters with a nice body shot.
Kleinschmidt misses with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Kleinschmidt.
Rebo throws out a leg kick but Kleinschmidt moves out of range and Rebo only half commits.
Rebo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kleinschmidt.
Rebo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rebo throws a hook to the side of Kleinschmidt's head but Kleinschmidt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kleinschmidt with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rebo to score with a decent uppercut.
Rebo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kleinschmidt was well out of range. Poor timing from Rebo.
Kleinschmidt connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rebo momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Rebo.
Rebo misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rebo just misses with a punch to the body.
Rebo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rebo moves out of range of the leg kick from Kleinschmidt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kleinschmidt, right into the meat.
Kleinschmidt connects with an inside leg kick.
Kleinschmidt takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rebo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rebo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A punch lands to the side of Kleinschmidt 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rebo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tore Rebo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kleinschmidt throws a big shot that misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Rebo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Rebo takes a swing at Kleinschmidt's ribcage but misses.
Rebo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kleinschmidt throws a body kick that misses.
Kleinschmidt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rebo throws a push kick but Kleinschmidt slaps the foot to one side.
Rebo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kleinschmidt had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Rebo misses with a hook.
Rebo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Rebo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kleinschmidt.
Kleinschmidt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rebo's sensitive parts.
Kleinschmidt throws a wild body kick that Rebo sees coming a mile off.
Kleinschmidt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rebo.
Rebo lands with a good body shot.
Kleinschmidt misses with a low kick.
Rebo throws a body kick that misses.
Rebo slips a straight right by Kleinschmidt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kleinschmidt.
Kleinschmidt fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rebo scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kleinschmidt throws a body kick that misses.
Rebo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Elroy Kleinschmidt has been cut.
Kleinschmidt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rebo.
Kleinschmidt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rebo.
A jab lands there for Rebo.
Rebo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kleinschmidt's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rebo under the eye.
Rebo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rebo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rebo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tore Rebo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Elroy Kleinschmidt's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rebo digs a good hook to Kleinschmidt's body.
Rebo checks a leg kick.
Rebo throws a head kick but Kleinschmidt moves out of range.
Kleinschmidt throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rebo.
Rebo connects with a solid leg kick.
Rebo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kleinschmidt checks it well.
Tore Rebo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rebo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rebo drops Kleinschmidt with a naaaaasty hook - Kleinschmidt is in real trouble here! Rebo dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tore Rebo!
Tore Rebo really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that //buriedALIVE// Fight Gear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
In defeat, Elroy Kleinschmidt stepped up to the mic, saying 'I want rematch!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luca Turilli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turilli kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is krolithika. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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197 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
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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
19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Luca Turilli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucas Bishop!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Turilli looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Turilli closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bishop counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Luca Turilli has been cut.
Bishop lands with a straight right. Turilli didn't see that one coming.
Bishop misses with a looping right.
Turilli clinches with his opponent.
Turilli crunches a lovely knee into Bishop's ribcage.
Bishop misses with some punches.
Turilli swings wildly with an uppercut but Bishop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bishop misses with a punch on the inside.
Bishop lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bishop lands a nice shot to the body.
Bishop throws a punch but it's blocked by Turilli.
Bishop is working Turilli over against the cage.
Turilli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Turilli misses with a punch on the inside.
Turilli lands with a right to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bishop as Turilli tries to tie him up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bishop.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Bishop.
A short body shot lands from Turilli as the two fighters clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bishop.
Turilli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Turilli blocks an uppercut.
Turilli missing with knees to the body.
Bishop lands a shoulder strike.
Bishop working aggressively here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bishop tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Turilli working aggressively here.
Bishop managing to block the knees to the body from Turilli.
Turilli lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Turilli trying to land knees to the body.
Turilli tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bishop avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bishop swings wildly with an uppercut but Turilli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bishop blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Turilli presses Bishop against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Turilli using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bishop has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Turilli misses with a punch on the inside.
Bishop misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turilli pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Turilli misses with a low kick.
Luca Turilli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bishop lands the left hand.
Bishop ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big right from Turilli misses.
Turilli takes a jab right on the kisser.
Turilli is looking to score with low kicks.
Bishop feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Turillis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Turilli looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Turilli throws a leg kick that misses.
Bishop tries a head kick but it misses.
Turilli misses the jab.
Bishop lands a high kick!
Bishop thows a body shot but no joy.
Bishop gets tackled into the cage by Turilli. Turilli maintains the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turilli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bishop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Turilli missing with knees to the body.
Turilli tries to land knees in the clinch but Bishop avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bishop.
Turilli blocking some punches.
Turilli slows down the pace here.
A shot in the inside from Bishop.
Turilli is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bishop tries a body shot but Turilli blocks it.
Turilli working aggressively here.
Bishop is leaning against Turilli and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bishop misses with a hook from the clinch.
Turilli is trying to push Bishop away but Bishop has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bishop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bishop.
Bishop has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Turilli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Turilli takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turilli lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turilli blocks an uppercut.
Bishop blocks an uppercut.
Turilli blocks an uppercut.
Bishop on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bishop avoiding damage as Turilli throws knees to the body.
Bishop tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bishop takes a shot to the head.
Turilli is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bishop is defending well for now.
Bishop lands a right hand.
Bishop avoiding damage as Turilli throws knees to the body.
Turilli escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Turilli tests Bishop's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Turilli misses with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bishop throws a series of punches but Turilli moves out of range.
Turilli ducks under a wild hook from Bishop.
Bishop feints and then cracks Turilli's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Turilli down.
Bishop connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Bishop dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luca Turilli's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bishop is looking to land body kicks.
Turilli closes the distance and pushes Bishop back into the cage.
Turilli lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bishop or not.
Turilli looking to stall.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Turilli tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bishop avoids it.
Bishop softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Turilli lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bishop.
Turilli is working Bishop over against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bishop on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Turilli connects with a knee to the head.
Luca Turilli has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Turilli obliges.
Bishop is breathing heavily.
Bishop misses with the head strike.
Turilli has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Bishop misses with a body punch.
Turilli controlling the action here for a moment.
Bishop tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop lands a shot to the body.
Bishop managing to block the knees to the body from Turilli.
Bishop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Turilli lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Turilli.
A head punch on the inside from Bishop fails to land.
Turilli misses with a punch on the inside.
Bishop tries to throw a body punch but Turilli avoids it by throwing Bishop back against the cage.
Turilli trying to stall but Bishop improves his position.
Turilli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bishop pushes Turilli back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Turilli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Bishop - that landed with a thud.
A nice right hand lands inside from Turilli.
Bishop throws a head punch that misses.
Bishop lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short uppercut from Bishop.
Bishop lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop swings wildly with an uppercut but Turilli uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Turilli.
Bishop misses with some punches.
Bishop takes a shot to the head.
Bishop throws a punch but it's blocked by Turilli.
Bishop on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bishop swings wildly with an uppercut but Turilli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bishop throws a punch but it's blocked by Turilli.
Bishop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bishop misses with some punches.
Bishop misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bishop softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Turilli is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bishop tries to work over Turilli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Turilli swings wildly with an uppercut but Bishop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turilli blocking some punches.
Bishop swings wildly with an uppercut but Turilli uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turilli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bishop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bishop managing to block the knees to the body from Turilli.
Turilli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bishop lands a nice uppercut.
Turilli scores with a shoulder strike.
Bishop lands a left hand.
Turilli lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Turilli misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bishop.
A short uppercut from Bishop.
Turilli prevents a body shot from Bishop.
Bishop misses with some punches.
Turilli working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Turilli lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Bishop.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bishop lands a left hand that snaps the head of Turilli backwards.
Turilli misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Turilli.
A shot in the inside from Turilli.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Bishop fails to land.
Bishop struggles to land a body shot inside as Turilli controls his hands.
Bishop takes a shot to the head.
Turilli lands with a light punch inside.
Turilli lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bishop backwards.
Turilli tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Turilli.
Turilli'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.
Bishop misses with a punch on the inside.
Bishop scores with a shot to the side of Turilli's head.
Turilli lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bishop.
Bishop swings wildly with an uppercut but Turilli 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!
Turilli prevents a body shot from Bishop.
Turilli misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bishop.
Bishop throws a head punch that misses.
Bishop working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Luca Turilli will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Luca Turilli's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Turilli moves to clinch but Bishop breaks away
and Bishop counters with a body kick.
Bishop finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Turilli swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Turilli misses with a jab, cross combination.
Turilli 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.
Bishop turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bishop clinches up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bishop.
Bishop blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bishop.
Turilli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Turilli lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bishop backwards.
A short left from Bishop.
Turilli misses with the head strike.
Bishop tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bishop scores with a shot to the side of Turilli's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Turilli is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bishop is defending well for now.
Bishop blocks an uppercut.
Bishop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bishop misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bishop lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bishop misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bishop throws a head punch that misses.
Bishop scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bishop misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bishop misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Bishop.
Turilli blocks a body shot from Bishop.
Bishop has a couple of punches blocked by Turilli.
Bishop on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bishop lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Turilli.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turilli misses with the head strike.
Bishop blocks an uppercut.
Bishop swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Turilli throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turilli throws a punch but it's blocked by Bishop.
Good body shot from Bishop.
Nice body punch from Bishop.
Bishop lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bishop throws a punch but it's blocked by Turilli.
Bishop lands a nice uppercut.
Bishop working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bishop throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Turillis head.
Turilli missing with knees to the body.
Bishop scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bishop lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by Bishop.
A hook to the body from Bishop.
Bishop swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bishop tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good body shot from Bishop.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bishop.
Bishop throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Turillis head.
Bishop lands an uppercut.
A short left from Bishop.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop has a couple of punches blocked by Turilli.
Turilli has a couple of punches blocked by Bishop.
Bishop blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bishop swings wildly with an uppercut but Turilli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bishop scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Turilli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bishop managing to block the knees to the body from Turilli.
Bishop lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Turilli misses with some punches.
Bishop pushes Turilli back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bishop digs a right hand underneath Turilli's ribcage. Turilli let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bishop has a couple of punches blocked by Turilli.
A bit of stalling here from Turilli.
Turilli missing with knees to the body.
Bishop lands with a light punch inside.
Bishop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Turilli blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Turilli.
Turilli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bishop.
Turilli trying to land knees to the body.
Turilli misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bishop swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Turilli misses with a knee to the head.
Turilli blocks an uppercut.
Bishop lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bishop.
Bishop lands a shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Bishop.
Turilli blocks an uppercut.
Bishop working aggressively here.
Bishop tries to throw a body punch but Turilli avoids it by throwing Bishop back against the cage.
A short left from Turilli.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bishop pushes Turilli back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bishop lands a right hand that snaps the head of Turilli backwards.
Bishop misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bishop misses with a punch on the inside.
Turilli misses with a knee strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lucas Bishop comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bishop 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucas Bishop!
A relieved looking Lucas Bishop 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Ahiga Otaktay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Genki Dama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Otaktay comes to the cage accompanied by ISIS - THE TOWER. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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148 lbs
38 - 13 - 0 |
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156 lbs
29 - 14 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
38 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ahiga Otaktay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Genki Dama!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dama fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Otaktay on the side of the head.
Dama pushes Otaktay up against the cage in a clinch.
Otaktay tries to throw a body punch but Dama avoids it by throwing Otaktay back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Otaktay scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dama lands a right hand.
Otaktay throws a knee to the head but misses.
Otaktay blocks a body shot from Dama.
Otaktay blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Otaktay blocking some punches.
Dama fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Otaktay working Dama over with knees to the body.
Otaktay blocking some punches.
Otaktay struggles to land a body shot inside as Dama controls his hands.
Dama misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dama takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dama blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dama.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Otaktay blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dama misses with a short punch on the inside.
Otaktay tries to work over Dama's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Otaktay blocks an uppercut.
Otaktay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Dama.
Otaktay crunches a lovely knee into Dama's ribcage.
Otaktay goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Otaktay misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dama.
Otaktay lands with a left to the head.
Dama with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Otaktay scores with a knee to the head.
Dama lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dama throws a head punch that misses.
Dama misses with some punches.
Otaktay tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dama blocks an uppercut.
Otaktay with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Otaktay lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Otaktay working Dama over with knees to the body.
Otaktay blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Otaktay missing with knees to the body.
Dama doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Otaktay tries to work over Dama's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dama blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A left hand lands to the body for Otaktay.
Otaktay swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Otaktay tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dama's elbow.
Otaktay struggles to land a body shot inside as Dama controls his hands.
Dama tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dama lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otaktay struggles to land a body shot inside as Dama controls his hands.
Otaktay goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Otaktay blocks an uppercut.
Otaktay is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dama pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dama on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Otaktay missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Dama fails to land.
Otaktay tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dama avoids it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Otaktay obliges.
Otaktay missing with knees to the body.
Otaktay tries to land a knee to the head but Dama blocks with his arms.
Dama working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dama blocks an uppercut.
Otaktay has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dama is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Otaktay misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otaktay struggles to land a body shot inside as Dama controls his hands.
Dama lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dama.
Dama prevents a body shot from Otaktay.
Dama misses with the head strike.
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!
Otaktay with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Otaktay cracks Dama with a nice body shot.
Otaktay struggles to land a body shot inside as Dama controls his hands.
Otaktay misses with a punch to the body.
Dama can't find room to land a body shot as Otaktay controls the action.
Good body shot from Otaktay.
Otaktay goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dama prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ahiga Otaktay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dama working aggressively here.
Otaktay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ahiga Otaktay dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Otaktay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dama moves away.
Dama moves into the clinch successfully.
Dama swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dama blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short uppercut from Dama.
It looks like Ahiga Otaktay has been cut.
Dama gets through Otaktay's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Dama.
Otaktay goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Otaktay utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dama blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dama misses with a punch to the body.
Otaktay misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dama.
Dama is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Otaktay is defending well for now.
Otaktay scores a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dama misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Otaktay blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Otaktay.
Otaktay has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dama avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Otaktay lands a knee to the body.
Dama throws a head punch that misses.
Dama misses with the head strike.
Dama throws an elbow but it misses.
Otaktay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Otaktay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Otaktay works on Dama's body with a couple of short punches.
Dama lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Otaktay.
Otaktay connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dama's face.
Dama blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ahiga Otaktay has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Otaktay tries to land a knee to the head but Dama blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Otaktay.
Dama on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Otaktay lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dama or not.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dama lands a left hand.
Dama misses with a punch on the inside.
Otaktay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Otaktay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Otaktay working aggressively here.
Otaktay misses with a knee to the head.
Dama works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dama tries a knee to the head but Otaktay blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Otaktay.
Otaktay lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Otaktay misses with some punches.
Dama working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dama throws a punch but it's blocked by Otaktay.
Otaktay looking to throw knees to the head but Dama is blocking nicely.
Otaktay goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dama prevents it.
Otaktay lands a knee to the body.
Dama misses with the head strike.
Otaktay tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Dama on the inside.
Otaktay lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Otaktay throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Otaktay wants to pass the guard but Dama is defending well.
Dama wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Otaktay thows a huge punch but Dama dodges it nicely.
Dama tries to roll over but Otaktay keeps him under control.
Dama is trying to control but Otaktay passes into side control!
Dama defending against the ground and pound.
Dama tries to bench press Otaktay off him but Otaktay keeps the position.
Otaktay throws an elbow but Dama slips to the side and avoids it well.
Otaktay is trying to get an arm triangle but Dama is defending well.
Otaktay lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dama manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ahiga Otaktay dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ahiga Otaktay's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Otaktay finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A lazy body kick from Dama
and Otaktay connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Otaktay misses.
Otaktay slips a straight right by Dama.
Dama throws a nice looking combination but Otaktay bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dama throws a big shot that misses.
Dama connects with a looping right hand.
Otaktay ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Otaktay checks a leg kick.
Otaktay ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Otaktay misses with a wild body shot.
Dama with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Otaktay to score with a decent uppercut.
Otaktay with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dama to score with a decent uppercut.
Otaktay fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dama misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dama throws a lazy right hand but Otaktay sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've been told by Otaktay's head coaches at Broken Halo's -Temple of Illumination that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Otaktay closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dama fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Otaktay avoids it really well and circles away.
Dama throws the left hand but Otaktay avoids the punch easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Otaktay lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dama has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dama and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dama doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dama misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dama misses with a low kick.
Dama tests Otaktay's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That kick from Dama tenderised Otaktay's leg. Otaktay is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dama pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dama throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Otaktay connects with a body shot.
Genki Dama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dama gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Knees to the body from Otaktay.
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!
Otaktay with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Otaktay lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Genki Dama has been cut.
Otaktay landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Otaktay misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Otaktay scores with a knee to the head.
Otaktay with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Otaktay misses with a punch on the inside.
Otaktay tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dama avoids it.
Dama tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Otaktay creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Otaktay cracks Dama with a nice body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dama.
Otaktay misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Otaktay.
Otaktay can't find room to land a body shot as Dama controls the action.
Otaktay misses with a hook from the clinch.
Otaktay with a knee to the head.
Otaktay misses with a knee strike.
Dama swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Otaktay scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dama wants to break free but Otaktay has control.
A right hand to the body from Dama.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otaktay is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dama is defending well for now.
Dama blocks a body shot from Otaktay.
Otaktay scores with a shoulder strike.
Genki Dama has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dama avoiding damage.
Otaktay lands a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dama on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dama pushes Otaktay back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dama working aggressively here.
Knees to the body from Otaktay.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dama.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dama fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dama throws a punch but it's blocked by Otaktay.
Dama's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dama misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ahiga Otaktay showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Otaktay, 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ahiga Otaktay!
Ahiga Otaktay took some time post fight to say the following; 'Glory to the creator. And my spirit animal the mighty eagle... I am very proud to have gotten this win for my camp, my alliance and of course it feels good to get this win for me too. This guy was a tough opponent, and Im getting old haha.... You haven't seen the last of me! Broken Halo!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taj al Din (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jensen Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). al Din comes to the cage accompanied by قنب هندي. Saint has chosen Bad Company - Holy Water as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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209 lbs
45 - 9 - 1 |
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205 lbs
34 - 17 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
45 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taj al Din!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jensen Saint!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saint misses with a two punch combination.
al Din misses with an attempted mid kick.
al Din avoids the body shot from Saint.
al Din throws a chopping leg kick but Saint manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
al Din looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
al Din throws a head kick that misses.
al Din misses with the combination.
We've been told by al Din's head coaches at Convicted Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from al Din.
al Din checks a low kick from Saint.
al Din looks to land a left hand but Saint moved out of range nicely.
al Din staying out of range there.
A nice leg kick lands there from al Din.
al Din fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
al Din attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Saint has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
al Din tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
al Din has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from al Din there as he acknowledges the shot.
Saint misses with a body shot.
Saint takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Saint throws a nice looking combination but al Din bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
al Din throws a body kick that misses.
Taj al Din is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good work by Saint as he checks the leg kick.
Saint swings and misses with a hook to the body.
al Din misses with a leg kick
and Saint counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Saint lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Saint is keen to just control but al Din is a slippery customer.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Saint lands a nice short elbow.
Saint is looking to take a break and control but al Din is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
al Din is looking for a sweep. Saint is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
al Din is working hard here to advance position.
al Din taking some punishment here, with Saint in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint is looking to pass al Din's guard but actually al Din recovers to full guard.
al Din is trying to keep Saint in close.
al Din avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
al Din avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Saint trying to control but al Din is working from the bottom.
Saint cracks al Din with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saint wants to control from the top but al Din keeps moving.
Saint postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint lands a couple of elbows.
al Din keeping moving, preventing Saint from controlling successfully.
al Din is controlling Saint's posture.
Saint loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
al Din isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Saint stacks al Din on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Saint!
Saint swings around for an armbar but al Din sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Saint's guard.
Saint has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Saint escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. al Din gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Saint looking for a guillotine here but al Din defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Din trying to control but Saint is working from the bottom.
Saint wants to sweep here but al Din controlling him for the moment.
al Din trying to control the position from guard on top but Saint is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
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!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jensen Saint will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Saint fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
al Din lands the left hand.
Saint lands a front kick.
Saint keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice jab there from al Din.
al Din fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Saint is out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
al Din dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Saint avoids a kick to the body.
Saint throws a nice inside leg kick.
Taj al Din is winning the standup battle so far.
al Din staying out of range there.
al Din throws a hook but Saint avoids it easily.
Saint misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from al Din.
Saint misses with a wild body shot.
al Din scores with a jab.
Saint avoids the body shot from al Din.
Saint throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Saint lands with a straight right. al Din didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by al Din.
al Din lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
al Din swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Saint slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
al Din lands with a kick to the temple. Saint shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Saint is looking to land body kicks.
Saint defending well as al Din loads up on a big left hand.
al Din moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Saint looking to score a takedown here. al Din is defending well but Saint drives through and ends up in al Din's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
al Din is adopting a defensive guard.
Jensen Saint has got the better of the ground game so far.
Saint trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Saint trying to control but al Din is working from the bottom.
Saint being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Saint accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Saint postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
al Din controlling Saint's posture.
Saint advances position into side control!
al Din defending against the ground and pound.
al Din is working to avoid the ground and pound but Saint connects with a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Din avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Saint.
al Din being controlled for a moment.
Saint lands a decent elbow from side control.
al Din is not content to let Saint control the position.
Saint postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
al Din is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint working away.
al Din gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Saint is pressing down on al Din's thigh, looking to free his foot. al Din is holding on for now.
Saint thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed al Din's head.
al Din trying to hold on to Saint's head to control him but Saint postures up.
Saint not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saint is looking to advance position but al Din won't allow it.
Saint is nestled in close to al Din, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jensen Saint will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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.
al Din throws a leg kick which misses Saint's front leg but catches the back leg as Saint tries to avoid it.
Saint walks into a left hand.
al Din takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Decent striking displayed by Saint there.
Saint's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
al Din takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Saint moves out of range of the strikes.
Saint looks to throw the jab but al Din is out of range.
al Din lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Saint backs up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
al Din lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Saint circles away quickly and effectively.
Saint moves out of range of the body kick from al Din.
al Din misses with a wild body shot.
al Din pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
al Din drops Saint with a beautiful combination! Saint stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - al Din is looking for the KO!
Saint is rocked!
Saint on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Saint is still on wobbly legs! Can al Din finish him?
al Din throws a hook but Saint blocks it.
Saint seems to have recovered his senses.
al Din throws a solid leg kick but Saint takes the impact on his shin and smiles at al Din.
Saint digs a good body shot into al Din's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint checks a leg kick.
al Din just misses with a punch to the body.
Saint lands with a right hand.
Saint fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt al Din.
Saint checks the leg kick.
Saint getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
An inside leg kick from al Din misses.
Saint throws a nice outside leg kick.
Saint is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
al Din pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
al Din takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Saint feints and as al Din raises his hands in defense, Saint changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saint working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
al Din managing to control the position.
Saint postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Saint accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Saint trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Saint is in close to al Din's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Saint postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Saint trying to control the position from guard on top but al Din is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Saint with a flurry of punches that miss.
Saint working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of al Din's head.
Saint content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint tries to free his leg and advance position but al Din is retaining full guard.
Saint chips away with some ground and pound.
Saint advances position into side control!
Check out the look on Saint's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
al Din parries the strikes from Saint easily there. Saint is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable al Din to escape.
Saint throws a strike aimed at the side of al Din's head but al Din avoids it well.
Saint postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
al Din tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Saint swings around for an armbar but al Din sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Saint's guard.
al Din postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saint trying to keep a closed guard but al Din is proving a slippery customer.
Saint keeping moving, preventing al Din from controlling successfully.
Saint wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
al Din postures up.
al Din trying to control but Saint is working from the bottom.
al Din advances to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Jensen Saint just about did enough to take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Saint darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Taj al Din seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
al Din moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
al Din lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
al Din lands with a nice body kick.
al Din looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
al Din is looking to land body kicks.
al Din throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
al Din misses with a body kick.
Saint is looking to land body kicks.
al Din tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saint was well out of range. Poor timing from al Din.
Saint misses with an attempted mid kick.
Saint 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
al Din waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saint.
al Din connects with an inside leg kick.
Saint thumps al Din with a low kick.
Saint has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Saint there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint just misses with a punch to the body.
Saint throws an overhand right that lands on al Din's shoulder, as al Din tries to avoid the shot.
al Din misses with a low kick.
al Din looks to land a body kick but Saint moved away.
Saint scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Saint controlling the action here.
al Din trying to control here.
al Din has his hands clasped together around Saint's back. He's all about the action.
Saint is pressing down on al Din's thigh, looking to free his foot. al Din is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Din is trying to get back to full guard.
Saint throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
al Din works his way to full guard. Good work.
al Din is trying to control the position but Saint postures up.
Saint throws a big right hand that misses.
Saint controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
al Din trying to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Saint trying to control but al Din is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Saint connects with a single shot there.
Saint feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
al Din keeping full guard, as Saint tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saint throwing strikes from guard but al Din blocks nicely.
Saint pushes down on al Din's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
al Din is pressing down on Saint's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
al Din has his hands on Saint's head, controlling the position.
Saint stands and throws al Din's legs to the side, diving into side control.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saint working the ground and pound but al Din is defending the strikes.
Saint working the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Jensen Saint will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
Saint on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Saint fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Saint.
al Din displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saint throws out the jab.
al Din throws a looping overhand right but Saint ducks down to avoid it.
al Din defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Saint.
al Din throws a quick inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from al Din. Saint does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saint shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with al Din but al Din pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Taj al Din has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jensen Saint.
al Din scores with a body shot.
al Din fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Saint has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
al Din connects with a solid leg kick.
Saint is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saint checks a leg kick nicely.
al Din looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
al Din throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Saint takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Saint lands with a cross.
Saint checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Saint keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A head kick misses from al Din.
al Din misses with an uppercut.
Saint moves away from the strike by al Din.
Saint fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
al Din looks to score with a jab to the body but Saint is just out of range.
Saint takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Saint slips under a jab from al Din.
Saint avoids the body shot from al Din.
al Din misses with a leg kick.
Taj al Din has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
al Din throws a head kick but Saint moves out of range.
Saint scores with a body shot.
Saint checks a leg kick.
al Din keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab lands there for Saint.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
al Din takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
al Din throws a head kick that misses.
Saint lands a nice looking kick to the body. al Din takes a step back to recover.
al Din throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Saint bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Saint postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Saint throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Saint is working al Din over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Din avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Saint.
Saint is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, al Din has escaped the position, nice work there.
Saint advances nicely into full mount.
al Din is squirming around, avoiding Saint's attempts to control the action.
Jensen Saint is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
al Din is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Saint looking to finish al Din with some ground and pound. This is bad for al Din!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Saint lands a couple of good shots and al Din has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
This has been an exciting period of action!
al Din trying to control the position but Saint manages to sink in the hooks.
al Din is trying to remain composed but Saint is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saint trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Saint biding his time, controlling al Din.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jensen Saint comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Saint winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 45:50
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 45:50
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jensen Saint!
Jensen Saint is the new light heavyweight champion!
Jensen Saint decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
In defeat, Taj al Din stepped up to the mic, saying '"I believe my time in the cage is done. After a 15 year MMA career, it's time to hang the gloves up."'.
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