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MFN 126: Sunday Throwdown PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Grace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Hur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miguel Grace has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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203 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Miguel Grace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ben Hur!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grace doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hur counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Grace blocks an elbow strike from Hur.
Hur slowing the pace effectively.
Hur comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Our sources have told us that Grace has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Grace takes an elbow to the temple.
Hur lands a left hand.
Grace is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hur pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Grace is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hur is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Grace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grace prevents a body shot from Hur.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hur.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hur.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short left from Hur.
Hur leaning his opponent against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hur just misses with a elbow thrown towards Grace's brow.
Hur is stalling here.
Hur lands an elbow inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hur lands an elbow inside.
Grace looking for a takedown.
Grace blocks an elbow strike from Hur.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hur.
Grace wants to take the fight to the mat but Hur manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Hur controlling the action here for a moment.
Hur comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hur taking a breather.
Hur receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Grace wants a takedown.
Grace drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Grace takes an elbow to the temple.
Hur creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Grace's defenses.
Hur prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grace is trying to drag Hur to the mat but Hur just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hur lands an elbow that stopped Grace in his tracks for a moment.
Hur effectively controlling the action here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hur gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Grace is trying to drag Hur to the mat but Hur just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hur lands an elbow inside.
Hur is pressed up against the cage. Grace has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hur down to the mat. Hur avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hur lands an overhand right.
Hur works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hur doesn't manage to clinch there - Grace circles away.
Hur tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grace swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hur wants to clinch up but Grace keeps it at a distance.
Grace lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Ben Hur has been cut.
Hur clinches with his opponent.
Grace wants to take the fight to the mat but Hur manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Grace wants to take the fight to the mat but Hur manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Hur content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Grace drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hur gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hur lands an elbow inside.
Hur is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Grace tries for a takedown but Hur manages to get underhooks.
Hur lands a damaging elbow.
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!
Grace wants a takedown but no success here.
Grace avoids a wild elbow strike from Hur.
Hur lands a damaging elbow.
Hur 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hur lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Miguel Grace has been cut.
Hur lands with a left to the head.
Hur has Grace pushed against the cage.
Hur lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Hur.
Hur prevents the takedown attempt.
Hur lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hur dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nice elbow from Hur.
Hur tries to throw a body punch but Grace avoids it by throwing Hur back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hur.
A shot in the inside from Hur.
Grace is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hur slows down the pace here.
Hur lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Hur dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hur moves into the clinch.
Hur gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hur lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Grace has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hur avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hur lands an elbow just above Grace 's eye.
Hur creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Grace's defenses.
Grace is rocked!
Grace avoids a wild elbow strike from Hur.
Oh Grace is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hur lands an elbow inside.
Hur pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Grace! Hur unloads with more strikes and Grace sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Hur!
After the fight, Ben Hur was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Franco Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chael Sonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomez kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bad Motherfucker. Chael Sonnen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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192 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
13 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Franco Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chael Sonnen!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez goes for a double leg but Sonnen avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sonnen continues to drive forward.
Sonnen can't get the takedown.
Sonnen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gomez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gomez stops a takedown attempt from Sonnen.
Franco Gomez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chael Sonnen.
Sonnen gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Gomez is staying active underneath Sonnen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gomez wants to improve his position but Sonnen is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gomez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sonnen.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sonnen connects with a nice short shot to Gomez's temple.
Gomez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sonnen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sonnen's back!
Sonnen can't escape the position.
Gomez is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Sonnen is defending well though. Gomez let's go of the attempt for 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!
Gomez has got his arm under Sonnen's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Sonnen has spun round into Gomez's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
Gomez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sonnen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Gomez is tightening it up a little... Sonnen has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Sonnen reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Sonnen taps out! Nice BJJ there by Gomez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Franco Gomez!
After winning the bout, Franco Gomez 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Taneli Hauki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Puempel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taneli Hauki could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Matt Puempel's chin.
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Taneli Hauki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Puempel!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hauki takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hauki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Puempel 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.
Hauki takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A chopping leg kick lands by Puempel.
Puempel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hauki misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - Hauki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hauki connects with the punch.
Taneli Hauki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hauki scores with a crisp jab that stopped Puempel in his tracks.
Hauki throws a nice outside leg kick.
Puempel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Puempel throws a sloppy head kick and Hauki moves out of range easily.
Hauki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Puempel blocks the body kick.
A big left from Hauki misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hauki tries a head kick but it misses.
Hauki lands a leg kick that knocks Puempel off balance momentarily.
Puempel shoots for a double leg takedown but Hauki sprawls well. He's pushed Puempel's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Puempel. That's going to slow Hauki down.
Puempel throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hauki counters with a three punch combo that has Puempel backing up. Puempel nods at Hauki to acknowledge the strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hauki checks a leg kick.
Hauki fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Puempel, pushing him back against the cage.
Puempel can't get the takedown.
Hauki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Puempel is working for takedown but Hauki is calmly controlling the position for now.
Taneli Hauki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Puempel.
A short right from Hauki.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hauki - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Puempel managing to block the knees to the body from Hauki.
Puempel wants to stall.
Hauki will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Puempel up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Puempel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hauki.
Puempel lands a body punch.
Hauki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Puempel breaks the clinch.
Puempel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hauki throws a low kick but it's checked well by Puempel.
We've been told by Hauki's head coaches at Brotherhood Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hauki throws a front kick aimed at Puempel's knee but Puempel avoids it well.
Hauki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Taneli Hauki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hauki connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Puempel tumbling to the canvas! Hauki pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Puempel was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Taneli Hauki!
Taneli Hauki made sure to mention his sponsor, Speedy Supps + Laundry in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bach Schtrappe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Spencer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bach Schtrappe!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schtrappe shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Spencer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've been informed that Schtrappe has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
The fighters circling - Spencer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Spencer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Schtrappe is fending him off so far but Spencer persists. Nope, Schtrappe circles away and we're back to standing.
Schtrappe connects with an inside leg kick.
Schtrappe displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Joe Spencer has been cut.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Schtrappe, right into the meat.
Spencer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Schtrappes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Schtrappe misses with a hook.
Spencer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spencer throws out a loose jab but Schtrappe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spencer shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Schtrappe sprawls well. Schtrappe wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Spencer gets slowly back to his feet.
Schtrappe lands with a hook. Spencer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Spencer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Schtrappe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Schtrappe checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Spencer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Schtrappe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schtrappe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spencer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Schtrappe tests Spencer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Schtrappe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Spencer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Schtrappe to score with a decent uppercut.
Schtrappe connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Spencer's hands.
Schtrappe throws a body shot but no joy.
Spencer throws a hook but Schtrappe avoids it easily.
Spencer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Spencer throws a body shot but no joy.
Schtrappe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Spencer throws a sloppy body shot
and Schtrappe counters with a nice uppercut.
Spencer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Schtrappe is looking to land body kicks.
Schtrappe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've been hearing reports that Spencer has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spencer walks into a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spencer was well out of range. Poor timing from Schtrappe.
Schtrappe darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Spencer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good shot there by Schtrappe.
Schtrappe connects with a solid leg kick.
Spencer misses with a kick to the body.
Spencer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Spencer fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Schtrappe avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Spencer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spencer lands with a right hand.
Schtrappe with a hook.
Spencer tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Schtrappe checks the leg kick.
Schtrappe looks to score with a jab to the body but Spencer is just out of range.
Spencer misses with a looping right.
Spencer thuds a left hand into Schtrappe's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe lands a glancing blow to the side of Spencer's head.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Spencer. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Spencer throws a body shot but no joy.
Schtrappe misses with a wild body shot.
Bach Schtrappe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Schtrappe lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Schtrappe swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Spencer counters with a shoot takedown. Schtrappe fights it but they end up in guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Spencer postures up.
Spencer trying to control the position from guard on top but Schtrappe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schtrappe trying to keep a closed guard but Spencer is proving a slippery customer.
Schtrappe might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Spencer haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
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!
Schtrappe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spencer trying to control but Schtrappe is working from the bottom.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Bach Schtrappe hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Spencer throws a nice looking combination but Schtrappe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Spencer.
Spencer gets the takedown into side control.
Schtrappe can't do much from the bottom here.
Schtrappe is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Spencer is staying active.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schtrappe sneaks back into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bach Schtrappe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Spencer's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Spencer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Schtrappe.
Spencer throws a body shot but no joy.
Schtrappe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Spencer lands a nice looking body shot.
Schtrappe misses with an uppercut.
Spencer tries to work over Schtrappe's front leg with a kick but Schtrappe checks it.
Spencer fails with a takedown attempt.
Spencer takes one on the button.
Joe Spencer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schtrappe scores with a jab.
Spencer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Schtrappe fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Spencer on the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spencer. Schtrappe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Schtrappe closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
An inside leg kick from Spencer misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A solid body kick from Schtrappe.
Schtrappe swings away with a body shot that misses
and Spencer counters with a nice double leg into side control. Schtrappe won't be happy with that.
Spencer landing a few strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spencer trying to control the action but Schtrappe is working from the bottom.
Schtrappe is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Spencer off and has taken his back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Will Schtrappe go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schtrappe is punishing Spencer with strikes - can he finish him?!
Spencer showing good submission defense here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe is punishing Spencer with strikes - can he finish him?!
Schtrappe doesn't have the hooks in and Spencer manages to turn into his guard.
Spencer trying to control but Schtrappe is working from the bottom.
Schtrappe wants to stand up but Spencer is controlling him.
Schtrappe managing to control the position.
Spencer makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe seems keen to control Spencer's posture.
Schtrappe is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Schtrappe bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Spencer's guard.
Spencer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Spencer can't keep his opponent in guard - Schtrappe advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Schtrappe is looking to stall here but Spencer recovers full guard.
Spencer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spencer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Schtrappe trying to control the position from guard on top but Spencer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Schtrappe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Spencer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bach Schtrappe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joe Spencer's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Spencer shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Schtrappe napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Spencer working away.
Schtrappe dodges the ground and pound from Spencer.
Schtrappe takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Spencer wants to control but Schtrappe is keeping him busy.
Schtrappe gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Schtrappe tries to get to full guard but Spencer has control of the leg.
Schtrappe is looking to control Spencer's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Schtrappe avoid being mounted?
Spencer trying to control from half guard but Schtrappe is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schtrappe wants to improve his position but Spencer is controlling well.
Schtrappe trying to control but Spencer postures up.
Spencer thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Schtrappe trying to control from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Schtrappe wants to get back to full guard.
Schtrappe regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Spencer.
Spencer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe keeping moving, preventing Spencer from controlling successfully.
Schtrappe controls Spencer momentarily but Spencer frees himself.
Spencer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Schtrappe is keeping the position for now.
Spencer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Spencer cracks Schtrappe with a solid left hand.
Spencer throwing strikes but missing.
Spencer is looking to work some ground and pound but Schtrappe has wrist control.
Spencer has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer stopping the sweep attempt from Schtrappe.
Schtrappe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Joe Spencer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Schtrappe controlling Spencer's posture.
Spencer scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Spencer postures up.
Spencer looking to sit in guard and control but Schtrappe gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Spencer is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spencer is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Schtrappe is aware though and is defending well.
Spencer being controlled here, momentarily.
Spencer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Spencer is looking for a triangle but Schtrappe pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spencer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Spencer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Schtrappe 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bach Schtrappe!
An out of breath Bach Schtrappe thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dougie Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francois Van Steyne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Steyne is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by When Angels Cry. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dougie Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Francois Van Steyne!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a combination that misses
letting Van Steyne counter with a right hand.
A head kick misses from Van Steyne.
Van Steyne misses the jab.
Nice body punch from Van Steyne.
Silva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Van Steyne throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
The fighters circle momentarily. Silva darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Van Steyne moves out of range of the body kick from Silva.
Dougie Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva connects with a body shot.
Van Steyne lands a jab.
Van Steyne misses with an uppercut.
Van Steyne misses with a body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Steyne throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva feints and then cracks Van Steyne's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Van Steyne down.
Silva throws a nice head kick!
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Van Steyne scores with a kick to the midsection.
Van Steyne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Van Steyne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva scores with a jab to the body.
Van Steyne lands a nice shot that snaps Silva's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Steyne thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van Steyne looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Van Steyne ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Van Steyne misses.
Van Steyne takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Steyne lands a nice looking kick to the body. Silva takes a step back to recover.
Silva looks to land a body kick but Van Steyne moved away.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Silva swings for the body but Van Steyne moves out of range.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick
and Van Steyne counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva throws a head kick but Van Steyne moves out of range.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Steyne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Van Steyne throws the kick towards the body but Silva avoids it.
Silva works over Van Steyne's head and body with a nice combination.
Silva slips a straight right by Van Steyne.
Van Steyne tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Van Steyne is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Silva.
Van Steyne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice shot lands for Silva.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva throws the left hand but Van Steyne avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Steyne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Steyne.
Silva punishes Van Steyne's body with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Steyne throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Silva fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Van Steyne is out of range.
Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Van Steyne tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
Van Steyne tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice straight punches there by Van Steyne. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Van Steyne.
Van Steyne missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
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 Dougie Silva will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Silva throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Van Steyne cracks Silva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Van Steyne misses the jab.
Van Steyne throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Van Steyne avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A head kick misses from Van Steyne.
Van Steyne takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Van Steyne! Silva is out on his feet! Van Steyne rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Silva is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Silva is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Francois Van Steyne!
Francois Van Steyne 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Nickolai Ketchum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrzej Rostowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ketchum comes to the cage accompanied by XXX by Danny Brown. Rostowski is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by VITER - Marichka. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nickolai Ketchum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andrzej Rostowski!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ketchum lands a jab to Rostowski's midsection.
Ketchum digs a good hook to Rostowski's body.
Ketchum stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ketchum swings for the body but Rostowski moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Ketchum. Beautiful body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Ketchum as he connects with a hook.
Ketchum looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rostowski shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ketchum as he jumps to the side.
Rostowski fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ketchum's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rostowski under the eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ketchum just misses with a punch to the body.
Rostowski takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ketchum clobbers Rostowski with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rostowski fails with a takedown attempt.
Nickolai Ketchum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrzej Rostowski.
Rostowski fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ketchum to the ground. Rostowski is now in Ketchum's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Rostowski postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Ketchum is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Rostowski, into his guard.
Rostowski is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ketchum is aware though and is defending well.
Rostowski looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ketchum passes into side control.
Ketchum will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ketchum stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Ketchum takes a swing at Rostowski's ribcage but misses.
Good exchange - Ketchum coming out on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rostowski ducks under a wild hook from Ketchum.
Rostowski changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ketchum tries to avoid it but Rostowski manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ketchum to the ground. Ketchum escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rostowski dodges the punch combination from Ketchum.
Ketchum rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rostowski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nickolai Ketchum is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ketchum dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ketchum throws a jab when Rostowski was well out of range.
Ketchum scores with the left hand. Rostowski knows he should have avoided that one.
Ketchum takes a swing at Rostowski's ribcage but misses.
Nice cross by Ketchum.
Rostowski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ketchum.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rostowski doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ketchum lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rostowski backs up against the cage.
Ketchum swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nickolai Ketchum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ketchum scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rostowski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ketchum fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ketchum looks to land a combination but Rostowski avoids it well.
Ketchum is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Some wild striking there from Ketchum.
Ketchum lands a left and a right that send Rostowski crashing to the mat, dazed. Ketchum thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Rostowski is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rostowski doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ketchum makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ketchum throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ketchum is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rostowski finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Ketchum's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Rostowski falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nickolai Ketchum!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Nickolai Ketchum waved his t-shirt featuring Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nate Kingston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Spezza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kingston comes to the cage accompanied by 2pac - I'm Soulja. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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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
13 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Nate Kingston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Spezza!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spezza throws a lazy right hand but Kingston sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Spezza dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kingston. That did some damage!
Spezza tests Kingston's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters circling - Kingston throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kingston shoots in looking for a takedown. Spezza tries to sprawl out of it but Kingston keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Spezza manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kingston is trying hard to land a takedown here. Spezza sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A head kick by Spezza misses
and Kingston counters by moving into the clinch.
Spezza tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kingston avoids it.
Spezza avoids a wild elbow strike from Kingston.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kingston.
Kingston is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spezza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spezza lands a head kick. Kingston smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Nate Kingston has been cut.
Spezza pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spezza tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Spezza tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd cheers as Spezza lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kingston doesn't seem phased though.
A nice inside leg kick there by Spezza. That's going to slow Kingston down.
Spezza's coach down at Nights Watch MMA Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Spezza's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Kingston is trying hard to land a takedown here. Spezza sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Kingston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spezza throws a body shot but no joy.
Spezza wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kingston throws a solid leg kick but Spezza takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kingston.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spezza jabs at Kingston's body.
Spezza connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spezza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kingston moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kingston avoids the head kick by Spezza.
Spezza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Spezza jabs at Kingston's body.
Spezza lands a nice hook to Kingston's body. Kingston takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jason Spezza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kingston shoots in for a takedown but Spezza shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Spezza tries to work over Kingston's front leg with a kick but Kingston checks it.
A swing and a miss from Spezza.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spezza connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kingston's hands.
Kingston misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Spezza thows a body kick. Kingston tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Spezza stuffs the takedown attempt from Kingston. Kingston gets slowly back to his feet.
A good leg kick by Spezza.
Spezza pushes Kingston away with a front kick.
Spezza jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Spezza connects with a high kick.
Spezza thumps Kingston with a low kick.
Spezza throws the left hand but Kingston avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spezza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kingston moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kingston ducks under a wild hook from Spezza.
Spezza misses with an uppercut.
Spezza dips to his left and cracks Kingston with an uppercut!
A good leg kick by Spezza.
Spezza throws a half hearted mid kick.
A left and a right from Kingston both land. Nice combination.
Spezza misses with a low kick as Kingston jumps back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spezza throws a poor cross that misses
letting Kingston counter with a right hand.
Kingston walks into a straight right hand from Spezza.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Spezza dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nate Kingston's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kingston takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Spezza lands a body shot.
Spezza 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.
Spezza throws a head kick but Kingston moves out of range.
Kingston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spezza manages to avoid it.
Spezza connects with a looping right hand.
Spezza lands the left hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Kingston blocks the leg kick.
Kingston slips a straight right by Spezza.
Kingston defending well as Spezza loads up on a big left hand.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Kingston. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Kingston on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spezza connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kingston drops his hands momentarily and Spezza takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kingston is rocked!
Spezza feints a jab and as Kingston dips his head, Spezza unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Kingston right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Kingston falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Spezza smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jason Spezza!
Jason Spezza very nearly forgot to thank Vandal Fight Boutique & Laundry amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yancy Malaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Hendricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hendricks is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Lets get sweattttty betty!. Yancy Malaki had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Yancy Malaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Hendricks!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malaki connects with a looping right hand.
Hendricks cracks Malaki with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Malaki misses the target.
Malaki has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hendricks finds it's way round the side to connect with Malaki's head.
Malaki on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
No joy there for Malaki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hendricks lands the left hand.
Malaki throws a good cross that connects.
Malaki throws a hook but Hendricks avoids it easily.
Hendricks uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Malaki has time to react.
We've been told by Malaki's head coaches at Montreal Fighter's Gym(4 Sprbt 4*+) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Malaki misses the jab.
Malaki slips a straight right by Hendricks.
Malaki throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hendricks ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hendricks bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Malaki's head.
Hendricks thumps Malaki with a low kick.
Hendricks fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendricks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Malaki circles away quickly and effectively.
Hendricks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hendricks scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A slow jab from Malaki misses its intended target.
A big right from Hendricks misses.
Malaki misses with a hook. Hendricks ducked under it nicely.
Hendricks thuds a left hand into Malaki's body.
Hendricks takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hendricks throws a leg kick but Malaki sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hendricks misses with a wild body shot.
Malaki really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Malaki walks into a jab.
A swing and a miss from Malaki.
Yancy Malaki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hendricks throws a wild body kick that Malaki sees coming a mile off.
Hendricks scores with a hook to the body. Malaki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Malaki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hendricks moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malaki takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malaki misses with an uppercut.
Hendricks gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Malaki.
Hendricks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malaki.
Hendricks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Malaki misses with an uppercut. Hendricks saw that one coming.
Malaki misses with a body punch
and Hendricks counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hendricks working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Malaki is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hendricks is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Malaki's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Malaki's back!
Hendricks keeps control of the position as Malaki tries to break free.
Malaki is working hard here to advance position.
Hendricks misses with an elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malaki wants to control his opponent's hands but Hendricks gets his hands free.
Malaki is taking damage to the body and head.
Hendricks trying to control.
Hendricks scores with strikes from the back.
Hendricks scores with punches from the back.
Malaki is rocked!
Hendricks throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Hendricks connects with a big shot to the side of Malaki's head.
Oh Malaki is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Malaki rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hendricks winds up and cracks Malaki with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Malaki wants to control but Hendricks is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hendricks lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Malaki is looking to control Hendricks's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Malaki avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malaki has hold of Hendricks's hands but Hendricks slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hendricks throwing shots but Malaki is blocking nicely.
Malaki trying to control from the bottom.
Hendricks thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Malaki seems to have got his legs back now.
Hendricks seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Malaki does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hendricks is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hendricks working the head and body with strikes.
Malaki trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Malaki has hold of Hendricks's hands but Hendricks slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hendricks throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Malaki wants to improve his position but Hendricks is controlling well.
Nice strikes from Hendricks there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Hendricks dominated that round.
That's time! Malaki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hendricks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hendricks throws a body shot but no joy.
Hendricks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Hendricks.
Hendricks's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Malaki connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hendricks scrambles back to his feet.
Hendricks avoids the body shot from Malaki.
Malaki misses with a shot to the body
and Hendricks counters with a shoot takedown. Malaki fights it but they end up in guard.
Malaki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hendricks has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hendricks lands a couple of elbows.
Malaki avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Malaki pulls Hendricks in close to his closed guard and prevents Hendricks from doing any damage or advancing position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hendricks trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hendricks keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Malaki's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malaki not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hendricks with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hendricks postures up and lands a big shot to Malaki's brow.
Malaki looking for a sweep. Not yet Malaki, not yet.
Hendricks working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Malaki's head.
Malaki wants to sweep but no luck.
Malaki looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Hendricks puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hendricks lands a nice short elbow.
Malaki keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Malaki gets full guard.
Malaki not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Malaki wants to sweep here but Hendricks controlling him for the moment.
Malaki keeping moving, preventing Hendricks from controlling successfully.
Malaki is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hendricks trying to control the position from guard on top but Malaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hendricks working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hendricks accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Johnny Hendricks has got the better of the ground game so far.
Malaki avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Malaki is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hendricks in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Malaki looking for a sweep. Not yet Malaki, not yet.
Hendricks lands a couple of digs.
Hendricks throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hendricks works over Malaki with some ground and pound from guard.
Malaki looking for a sweep. Not yet Malaki, not yet.
Hendricks working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Malaki's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks wants to control from the top but Malaki keeps moving.
Hendricks passes into half guard.
Hendricks missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hendricks trying to control from half guard but Malaki is working away.
Malaki wants to get back to full guard.
Malaki blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hendricks.
Hendricks sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Malaki defending well though.
Malaki trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Malaki tries to roll over but Hendricks keeps him under control.
Malaki preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Malaki is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Hendricks.
Malaki is looking to improve his position.
Hendricks sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Malaki defending well though.
Hendricks trying to control from half guard but Malaki is working away.
Malaki is holding on to half guard well.
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!
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A punch lands to the side of Malaki 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hendricks takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hendricks thuds his shin into the meat of Malaki's side.
Hendricks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Malaki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Hendricks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hendricks connects with a body shot.
Johnny Hendricks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No luck for Hendricks with that takedown attempt.
Malaki throws a poor cross that misses
and Hendricks counters with a nice double leg into side control. Malaki won't be happy with that.
The strikes coming from Hendricks are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Malaki is trying to control Hendricks's posture but Hendricks avoids it.
Malaki is trying to improve his position.
Hendricks scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Malaki to see if he's OK.
Hendricks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The ground and pound from Hendricks seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malaki tries to bench press Hendricks off him but Hendricks keeps the position.
Malaki is trying to control Hendricks's posture but Hendricks avoids it.
Hendricks is looking to take a break and control but Malaki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hendricks is working Malaki over with some ground and pound from side control.
Malaki tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hendricks working the ground and pound from side control.
Hendricks tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Malaki tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Johnny Hendricks is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malaki gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Hendricks seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Malaki is not content to let Hendricks control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnny Hendricks has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Malaki missing with a left hand there. Hendricks was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malaki takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Malaki takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hendricks lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Malaki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hendricks.
Malaki with a nice cross.
Hendricks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yancy Malaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hendricks buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hendricks lands a nice looking kick to the body. Malaki takes a step back to recover.
Hendricks scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Malaki throws a lazy right hand but Hendricks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Malaki defending well as Hendricks loads up on a big left hand.
Hendricks scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks moves out of range of the strikes.
Malaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hendricks.
Hendricks slips under a jab.
Hendricks looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Malaki getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Johnny Hendricks has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hendricks jabs at Malaki's body.
Malaki throws the left hand but Hendricks avoids the punch easily.
Hendricks scores with a crisp jab that stopped Malaki in his tracks.
Malaki just misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Malaki lands with a straight right. Hendricks didn't see that one coming.
Malaki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hendricks.
Malaki connects with a single shot there.
Nice defenses there by Hendricks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Hendricks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hendricks 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Hendricks!
A pretty intense looking Johnny Hendricks took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rob Tracey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Temel Dilli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Tracey might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Metallica - Seek & Destroy. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rob Tracey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Temel Dilli!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dilli missing with a left hand there. Tracey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dilli has managed to clinch.
Dilli makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Tracey as the two fighters clinch.
Tracey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dilli bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tracey's head.
Dilli misses with a double jab
and Tracey counters with an outside leg kick.
Tracey wants to land a leg kick but Dilli is out of range.
Tracey moves out of range as Dilli strikes.
Dilli takes the fight into the clinch.
Dilli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tracey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dilli loads up on a big right hand but Tracey slips the punch.
Tracey lands a body shot.
Dilli takes a swing at Tracey's ribcage but misses.
Tracey misses with the combination.
Tracey looks to land a right hand but Dilli moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilli swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dilli 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.
Tracey scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Temel Dilli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tracey works the jab nicely.
It looks like Temel Dilli has been cut.
Dilli connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tracey momentarily.
Dilli tests Tracey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dilli swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dilli takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dilli is rocked!
Tracey misses with a straight right.
Dilli misses the shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tracey.
Dilli is still on wobbly legs! Can Tracey finish him?
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!
Dilli goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dilli throws a poor cross that misses
and Tracey counters with a nice leg kick.
Dilli smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dilli throws a body punch but Tracey moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Dilli.
Dilli seems to have recovered his senses.
Dilli misses with a left hand
and Tracey counters with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dilli bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dilli takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A jab from Dilli does it's job there.
Dilli wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dilli lands a jab to Tracey's midsection.
Dilli misses with a straight left.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dilli checks a leg kick.
Dilli lands a really nice looking cross but Tracey seems unphased.
Tracey thuds a left hand into Dilli's body.
Dilli throws a series of punches but Tracey avoids them all with ease.
Tracey looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dilli throws a combination that misses
and Tracey counters with a nice uppercut.
Dilli cracks Tracey with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dilli takes a swing at Tracey's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dilli. Tracey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dilli misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tracey makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilli tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tracey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dilli moves in looking to clinch but Tracey pushes him off.
Dilli comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tracey takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dilli throws a series of punches but Tracey moves out of range.
Tracey scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dilli uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tracey.
Dilli lands a really nice looking cross but Tracey seems unphased.
Dilli lands with a nice body punch.
Dilli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dilli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dilli connects with a body shot.
Dilli throws a series of punches but Tracey moves out of range.
Dilli avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dilli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tracey throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dilli throws an overhand right that lands on Tracey's shoulder, as Tracey tries to avoid the shot.
Dilli wants to clinch up but Tracey keeps it at a distance.
Dilli swings widly with a right hand
and Tracey counters with a series of strikes. Dilli will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dilli swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dilli takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tracey circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tracey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tracey drops Dilli with a huge uppercut! Dilli drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Tracey is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rob Tracey!
Post fight, Rob Tracey took to the microphone: 'MFN is the greatest org on the planet in my humble opinion. I love fighting here. I love winning here. Every single win in this cage makes me stronger....pushes me further towards the title I crave so badly! '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bregan Union (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katsuro Kazuhiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bregan Union!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Katsuro Kazuhiro!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazuhiro slips a jab from Union.
Union misses with a right hand
and Kazuhiro counters by moving into the clinch.
Kazuhiro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Union backwards.
Union blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kazuhiro misses with some punches.
Kazuhiro lands with a right to the head.
Kazuhiro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kazuhiro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Union backwards.
Union wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kazuhiro has him pressed against the cage.
Union managing to block the knees to the body from Kazuhiro.
Kazuhiro pushes Union back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Union leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kazuhiro lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kazuhiro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
I was talking to Union's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Union blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kazuhiro missing with knees to the body.
Union is trying to force a seperation but Kazuhiro has the dominant position.
Kazuhiro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kazuhiro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Come on Kazuhiro - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Union wants to stall.
Kazuhiro stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazuhiro misses with the head strike.
Kazuhiro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kazuhiro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kazuhiro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Union's efforts to push away.
Union wants to get back to striking at distance but Kazuhiro won't allow it.
Union is trying to break the clinch but Kazuhiro is controlling him.
Kazuhiro will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Union up against the cage.
Kazuhiro throws a head punch that misses.
Kazuhiro misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazuhiro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kazuhiro gets through Union's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Union's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kazuhiro 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.
Union wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kazuhiro has him pressed against the cage.
Kazuhiro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Union.
Kazuhiro looking to throw knees to the head but Union is blocking nicely.
Stalling in the clinch from Kazuhiro.
Kazuhiro unloads a knee to the mid-section. Union lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Union managing to block the knees to the body from Kazuhiro.
A frustrated look appears on Union's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Union breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Union takes one on the button.
Union misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Union throws a nice looking combination but Kazuhiro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Union takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Union loads up on a big right hand but Kazuhiro slips the punch.
Union misses with a hook
and Kazuhiro counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Union throws an off balance right hand
and Union takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Union throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kazuhiro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A left and a right from Union both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Katsuro Kazuhiro has been cut.
Union throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Union throws a series of punches but Kazuhiro avoids them all with ease.
Kazuhiro takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kazuhiro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Union.
Union checks the leg kick nicely there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Union looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kazuhiro sizes up Union with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Union misses with an uppercut. Kazuhiro saw that one coming.
Union throws a right hand that misses
and Kazuhiro counters by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katsuro Kazuhiro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Katsuro Kazuhiro's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Union uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kazuhiro.
Kazuhiro ducks right into an uppercut from Union.
Union fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Union chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kazuhiro can pounce on him.
Union uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kazuhiro is rocked!
Union ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kazuhiro is still on wobbly legs! Can Union finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kazuhiro lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Union jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Union throws a shot from downtown. Kazuhiro moves away and avoids it.
Kazuhiro seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice shot lands for Union.
Union misses with an uppercut. Kazuhiro saw that one coming.
Kazuhiro lands with a nice body punch.
Kazuhiro drops his hands momentarily and Union takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Union keeps the fight on the outside.
Kazuhiro fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Union, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kazuhiro.
Union managing to block the knees to the body from Kazuhiro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazuhiro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Union is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kazuhiro is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Union blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kazuhiro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kazuhiro working aggressively here.
Kazuhiro has a couple of punches blocked by Union.
Kazuhiro misses with a knee strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kazuhiro tries to land knees in the clinch but Union avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kazuhiro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazuhiro avoiding damage.
Union blocks an uppercut.
Kazuhiro tries a knee to the head but Union blocks it.
Kazuhiro tries to land a knee to the head but Union blocks with his arms.
Kazuhiro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kazuhiro trying to land knees to the body.
Kazuhiro is stalling here.
Katsuro Kazuhiro seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Union just leaning against Kazuhiro, taking a breather.
Kazuhiro lands an uppercut.
Union letting Kazuhiro take a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Union is trying to force a seperation but Kazuhiro has the dominant position.
Kazuhiro scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Bregan Union has been cut.
Kazuhiro misses with the head strike.
Kazuhiro throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kazuhiro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Union.
Kazuhiro keeps control of Union as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Union.
Kazuhiro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kazuhiro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Union on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Union tries to break the clinch but Kazuhiro is controlling the position.
Kazuhiro is struggling to control the position.
Kazuhiro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kazuhiro tries to work over Union's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kazuhiro tries to land a knee to the head but Union blocks with his arms.
A shot in the inside from Union.
Union wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Union wants to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kazuhiro tries to land knees in the clinch but Union avoids the damage to the body.
Kazuhiro tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Katsuro Kazuhiro will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A nice leg kick lands there from Kazuhiro.
Union cracks a nice hook into Kazuhiro's ribs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kazuhiro.
Union misses with an uppercut. Kazuhiro saw that one coming.
Kazuhiro shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Union misses with an uppercut. Kazuhiro saw that one coming.
Union takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kazuhiro motions for Union to come forward. Kazuhiro throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kazuhiro jabs at Union's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kazuhiro slips a jab from Union.
Kazuhiro lands a nice looking body kick.
Union checks a leg kick.
Union throws a lazy right hand but Kazuhiro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kazuhiro throws a solid leg kick but Union takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kazuhiro.
Kazuhiro changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kazuhiro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Union.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Union swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That kick from Kazuhiro tenderised Union's leg. Union is trying to keep his angry face on.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kazuhiro, as that shot connected.
Kazuhiro throws a low kick but it's checked well by Union.
Kazuhiro misses with a body shot.
Union ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Union swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Union takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Union loads up on a big right hand but Kazuhiro slips the punch.
Kazuhiro misses with a leg kick.
Union takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kazuhiro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Union looks to land a right hand but Kazuhiro moved out of range.
Kazuhiro slips under a jab from Union.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Union just misses with a punch to the body.
Kazuhiro misses with a straight right.
Kazuhiro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Union paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kazuhiro throws a head kick that misses.
Kazuhiro just misses with a punch to the body.
Union throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
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!
Union keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kazuhiro attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kazuhiro avoids a punch combination nicely.
Union looks to land a combination but Kazuhiro avoids it well.
Union misses the jab.
Union has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kazuhiro.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kazuhiro. Union shrugs it off though.
Union is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kazuhiro misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Kazuhiro.
Kazuhiro swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Union throws a hook but Kazuhiro blocks it.
Union throws out a loose jab but Kazuhiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Union lands a really nice looking cross but Kazuhiro seems unphased.
Kazuhiro lands a nice leg kick that just misses Union's sensitive parts.
Kazuhiro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No joy there for Union, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Union fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kazuhiro 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 Union has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Union and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Union throws a shot from downtown. Kazuhiro moves away and avoids it.
Union misses with a looping left.
A big left from Union misses.
Kazuhiro misses with a straight right.
Kazuhiro connects with a leg kick. Union looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazuhiro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Union.
Union takes one on the button.
Kazuhiro throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Union's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some bone on bone action there as Union checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kazuhiro, right into the meat.
Union walks into a jab.
That kick from Kazuhiro tenderised Union's leg. Union is trying to keep his angry face on.
Katsuro Kazuhiro is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Union throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Union misses with a looping left.
Bregan Union has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kazuhiro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Union scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kazuhiro scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Katsuro Kazuhiro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kazuhiro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Union throws a sloppy body shot
letting Kazuhiro counter with a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Katsuro Kazuhiro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kazuhiro 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Katsuro Kazuhiro!
Katsuro Kazuhiro 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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