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UNFC #20 Camacho vs McMullen PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sebastian Kasprzyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sebastian Kasprzyk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, George Ramos!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ramos.
Kasprzyk has managed to clinch.
Ramos stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ramos managing to block the knees to the body from Kasprzyk.
The referee calls for Ramos to work.
Ramos lands a nice elbow.
Ramos blocks an elbow strike.
Kasprzyk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ramos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ramos lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Sebastian Kasprzyk has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kasprzyk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kasprzyk dodges an elbow strike from Ramos.
Ramos slowing the pace effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasprzyk is looking to break free of the clinch but Ramos has double underhooks.
Ramos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kasprzyk looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Still in the clinch, Kasprzyk scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ramos throws an elbow but misses.
Kasprzyk is trying to break free.
Kasprzyk is looking to control Ramos's arms but Ramos gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kasprzyk has his back to the cage.
Ramos has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kasprzyk seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ramos can turn it around.
Ramos is pushing Kasprzyk up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ramos throws an elbow but misses.
Ramos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos blocks an elbow strike.
Ramos throws an elbow that misses.
Kasprzyk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ramos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kasprzyk tries to avoid it but Ramos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kasprzyk to the ground. Kasprzyk escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kasprzyk takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kasprzyk gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ramos misses with an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kasprzyk.
Ramos throws an elbow that misses.
Ramos being controlled against the cage.
Ramos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramos taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ramos throws an elbow but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Ramos to work.
Ramos throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A bit of stalling here from Ramos.
Ramos receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Kasprzyk tries to break free but Ramos pushes him back against the cage.
Ramos creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kasprzyk is looking to break free of the clinch but Ramos has double underhooks.
Ramos just leaning against Kasprzyk, taking a breather.
Ramos throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ramos pushes off an throws an elbow but Kasprzyk leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ramos misses with an elbow strike.
Kasprzyk takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kasprzyk misses with an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kasprzyk is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ramos is keeping busy.
Ramos lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ramos just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kasprzyk's brow.
Ramos creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kasprzyk's defenses.
Ramos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sebastian Kasprzyk's cut is getting worse.
Ramos stalls.
Ramos misses with an elbow over the top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramos lands an elbow that stopped Kasprzyk in his tracks for a moment.
Ramos is pushing Kasprzyk up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kasprzyk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ramos avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Ramos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sebastian Kasprzyk's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kasprzyk thows a leg kick but Ramos checks it
and Ramos moves into the clinch.
Ramos throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ramos creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kasprzyk's defenses.
The referee calls for Ramos to work.
Ramos creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ramos managing to block the knees to the body from Kasprzyk.
Ramos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ramos throws an elbow but it misses.
Kasprzyk is trying to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramos looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ramos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kasprzyk misses with a punch to the body.
Ramos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos lands an elbow that stopped Kasprzyk in his tracks for a moment.
Sebastian Kasprzyk's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd are getting on Ramos's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Ramos misses with an elbow strike.
Kasprzyk wants to get back to striking at distance but Ramos won't allow it.
Ramos avoiding damage as Kasprzyk throws knees to the body.
Ramos gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jeez, Sebastian Kasprzyk's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sebastian Kasprzyk's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). George Ramos!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zerachiel Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zhang Fei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zerachiel Halo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zhang Fei!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halo connects with a crisp jab.
Halo misses with a hook.
Fei doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Halo counters with a stiff right hand.
Fei drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fei stands and throws Halo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Fei working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Halo stops Fei from passing to mount.
Fei wants to lay and pray for a moment but Halo keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fei swings around for an armbar but Halo sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Fei's guard.
Halo trying to control the position from guard on top but Fei is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fei looking to control.
Fei bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Halo's guard.
Fei stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Halo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fei trying to control but Halo is working from the bottom.
Halo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fei is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Halo is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Halo has escaped and now he's on top!
Fei keeping full guard, as Halo tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo controls from within his opponent's guard.
Halo trying to control but Fei is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fei working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Halo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Halo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Halo controls from within his opponent's guard.
Halo's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Fei working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Halo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Halo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fei working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Halo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Halo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fei is looking for a triangle but Halo pushes his legs off easily.
Halo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Halo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Halo trying to control but Fei is working from the bottom.
Fei working for a triangle but Halo defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fei working for a triangle but Halo defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Halo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Fei is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Fei sneaks back into half guard.
Fei trying to control here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fei actively working from the bottom here.
Fei actively working from the bottom here.
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 Zerachiel Halo will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Halo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fei has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Halo looks to land a left hand but Fei moved out of range nicely.
Halo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Zhang Fei is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Halo misses with a low kick.
Zerachiel Halo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fei gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Halo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Fei walks into a stiff left hand from Halo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fei with a poor takedown
and Halo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Zhang Fei has been cut.
Halo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Halo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
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!
Halo taking a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Halo content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Fei is not content to let Halo control the position.
Halo is really struggling to control Fei but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Halo moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Halo trying to control the action but Fei is working from the bottom.
Fei tries to buck Halo off but Halo is having none of it.
The referee asks Halo politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Halo prefers to stall for the moment though.
Fei tries to bench press Halo off him but Halo keeps the position.
Halo working away.
Halo taking a breather here.
Fei tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo trying to control the position but Fei is working away.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Fei is looking to reverse the position.
Halo takes a little break here. Fei wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Halo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fei shoots and misses
and Halo counters with a leg kick.
Halo looking to score a takedown here. Fei is defending well but Halo drives through and ends up in Fei's guard.
Halo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fei working for a triangle but Halo defends it easily.
Halo trying to control the position from guard on top but Fei is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fei lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Fei drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Halo dives on top into guard.
Fei has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Halo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fei keeping moving, preventing Halo from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zerachiel Halo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zhang Fei'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. This is the final round!
A jab from Halo misses.
Halo connects with a solid leg kick.
Fei displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Halo throws out the jab.
Halo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Halo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Halo scoring well with a low kick there.
Fei looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fei shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Halo counters with a straight right hand.
Jab from Halo.
Horrible takedown attempt by Fei or perhaps it was just good defense by Halo, which made it look bad.
Zerachiel Halo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zhang Fei.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fei shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Halo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Fei trying to control but Halo is working from the bottom.
Fei is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Fei tries to free his leg and advance position but Halo is retaining full guard.
Halo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo wants to control but Fei is keeping him busy.
Fei looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Halo is trying to control the action in half guard but Fei is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Fei looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fei looking for submissions off his back.
Fei is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Halo pulls his head out easily.
Halo passes to side control.
Halo trying to control the position but Fei is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fei is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Zerachiel Halo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zhang Fei has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fei keeps trying to improve his position.
Zerachiel Halo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Halo in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Fei manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fei is keen to just control but Halo is a slippery customer.
Fei missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fei is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Halo tries to roll over but Fei keeps him under control.
Fei is trying to work for a kimura but Halo is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fei prevents Halo from improving his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zerachiel Halo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Halo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zerachiel Halo!
A relieved looking Zerachiel Halo 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Abel Toushiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dong Uk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uk has chosen KOAN Sound & Asa - This Time Around (feat. Koo) as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Abel Toushiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dong Uk!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uk missing with a left hand there. Toushiro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Toushiro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Uk looks to score with a jab to the body but Toushiro is just out of range.
Uk just misses with a punch to the body.
Toushiro shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Uk as he avoids it easily.
Uk slaps away a takedown attempt from Toushiro, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Toushiro.
Dong Uk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Uk misses.
Toushiro staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Toushiro shoots in and drives through. Uk sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abel Toushiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Toushiro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Toushiro looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Uk misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Uk misses the target.
Dong Uk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Uk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Toushiro.
A lazy left from Uk finds it's target.
Toushiro slips under a jab.
Uk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Toushiro.
Uk is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Toushiro.
Toushiro shoots in looking for a takedown but Uk manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Toushiro's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Toushiro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Uk.
Toushiro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Uk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Toushiro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Uk.
Uk is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Toushiro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toushiro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Uk.
Uk might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Toushiro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Uk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Uk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Toushiro closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Toushiro lands in his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Uk keeping moving, preventing Toushiro from controlling successfully.
Toushiro looking to pass the guard.
Uk keeping moving, preventing Toushiro from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uk is controlling Toushiro's posture.
Uk working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Toushiro doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Toushiro manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Uk escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Toushiro gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Toushiro trying to control the position from guard on top but Uk 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.
Toushiro looking to pass the guard.
Toushiro is fighting to break Uk's control of his arms but Uk is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Uk keeping moving, preventing Toushiro from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Uk trying to control the position here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Uk escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Toushiro gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Toushiro looking to pass the guard.
Uk is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Toushiro blocks a jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Uk fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dong Uk 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.
Toushiro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Uk.
Uk throws a jab but it's blocked by Toushiro.
Toushiro doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Uk counters with a straight right hand.
Uk throws a body shot but no joy.
Uk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Toushiro.
Toushiro ducks under a wild hook from Uk.
Uk leaves Toushiro with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toushiro takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Toushiro fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Uk avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abel Toushiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Uk stuffs the takedown attempt from Toushiro. Toushiro gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uk drops Toushiro with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Toushiro looks back up at him and smiles so Uk waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Toushiro is rocked!
Toushiro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Uk.
Oh Toushiro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Uk is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Toushiro flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Toushiro is out cold! Uk holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dong Uk!
In his post fight interview, Dong Uk started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
The defeated Abel Toushiro had this to say: 'this won't be the end of me.I will come back much stronger'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcell Ozuna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joshua Brolin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcell Ozuna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joshua Brolin!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brolin drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ozuna working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brolin.
Ozuna working a defensive guard here.
Ozuna is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ozuna has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Brolin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Brolin postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Ozuna is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Brolin, into his guard.
Brolin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ozuna. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ozuna drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ozuna jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We've been hearing good reports from Ozuna's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brolin is looking for a triangle but Ozuna pushes his legs off easily.
Ozuna controlling from the top position.
Ozuna got a little sloppy there for a moment and Brolin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ozuna has managed to get both his arms back between Brolin's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozuna trying to control but Brolin is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ozuna thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ozuna won't allow Brolin to get back to his feet.
Brolin has his foot on Ozuna's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ozuna works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ozuna drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Brolin manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Ozuna has Brolin in his guard.
Ozuna has his foot on Brolin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Brolin works his way back into a safe position though.
Ozuna preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Brolin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ozuna is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brolin postures up in Ozuna's guard and throws a big left but Ozuna blocks it.
Brolin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ozuna is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Brolin is aware though and is defending well.
Ozuna working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brolin.
Ozuna has his foot on Brolin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Brolin works his way back into a safe position though.
Brolin wants to stand but Ozuna is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ozuna is looking for a triangle but Brolin pushes his legs off easily.
Brolin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brolin wants to get up but he can't break Ozuna's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Ozuna wants to sweep here but Brolin controlling him for the moment.
Ozuna is looking for a triangle but Brolin pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brolin drops back looking for a leg! Ozuna is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ozuna manages to kick Brolin off! Brolin jumps back into Ozuna's guard.
Ozuna escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Brolin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ozuna escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Brolin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Brolin wanted to stand there but Ozuna had control of the position.
Brolin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brolin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Brolin throws a big elbow that misses.
Brolin postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Ozuna is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Brolin, into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ozuna trying to control the position from guard on top but Brolin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brolin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ozuna wants to control from the top but Brolin keeps moving.
Brolin is looking to stand up but Ozuna isn't so interested in that idea.
Brolin looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ozuna passes into side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ozuna has hold of Brolin's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Brolin seems comfortable defending it but Ozuna has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Brolin is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Brolin is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Ozuna couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marcell Ozuna!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Davian Hawklight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matti Veijamo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawklight comes to the cage accompanied by War Pimp Renaissance. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Davian Hawklight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Matti Veijamo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawklight lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Veijamo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Veijamo lands with a cross.
Hawklight looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Veijamo staying out of range there.
Veijamo blocks the body kick.
Veijamo misses with a low kick.
Veijamo staying out of range there.
Hawklight is looking to slow Veijamo down with leg kicks.
Hawklight avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hawklight sizes up Veijamo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Veijamo stalks Hawklight and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hawklight's face. Hawklight staggers backwards, shaken.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Veijamo throws a right hand that Hawklight ducks under and follows up with a left that Hawklight also avoids with ease.
Veijamo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Veijamo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Veijamo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veijamo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hawklight throws a lazy uppercut
and Veijamo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hawklight fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hawklight buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hawklight lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hawklight misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hawklight cracks Veijamo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hawklight scores with a punch to the head.
Hawklight throws a sloppy head kick and Veijamo moves out of range easily.
Nice cross by Veijamo.
Veijamo tries to close the distance and clinch but Hawklight swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hawklight 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.
Veijamo misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Veijamo throws an off balance right hand
and Veijamo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Veijamo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hawklight.
A big right from Veijamo misses.
Hawklight throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Veijamo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hawklight looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Veijamo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hawklight throws a big shot that misses.
Veijamo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Veijamo ducks under a wild hook from Hawklight.
Hawklight misses with a straight right.
Hawklight slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hawklight lands with a thumping leg kick.
Veijamo checks a low kick from Hawklight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawklight throws a low kick, looking for Veijamo's leg but Veijamo calmly moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Hawklight.
Hawklight lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hawklight throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hawklight throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hawklight connects with a jab.
Hawklight throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Veijamo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hawklight looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hawklight dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Veijamo. That did some damage!
Both fighters circling a little - Hawklight finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hawklight misses with a hook to the body
and Veijamo counters with a left to the body.
Veijamo throws a right and a left that Hawklight avoids nicely.
Hawklight misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Veijamo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Veijamo misses with a body shot.
Veijamo misses with an uppercut. Hawklight saw that one coming.
Hawklight throws the left hand but Veijamo avoids the punch easily.
Hawklight dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Veijamo. That did some damage!
Veijamo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hawklight pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Veijamo scores with a body shot.
Hawklight throws an off balance right hand
and Veijamo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hawklight's knee momentarily.
Veijamo misses the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Veijamo misses with a body shot.
Hawklight connects with a nice looking jab.
Hawklight throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Davian Hawklight 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.
Veijamo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hawklight paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hawklight pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hawklight looks to land a combination. Veijamo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Veijamo misses with a double jab.
Hawklight dodges the punch combination from Veijamo.
Hawklight throws a jab but it's blocked by Veijamo.
Hawklight uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Veijamo.
Hawklight scores with a nice strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawklight drops his hands momentarily and Veijamo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hawklight defending well as Veijamo loads up on a big left hand.
Davian Hawklight is winning the standup battle so far.
Hawklight throws a head kick that misses.
Veijamo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hawklight.
Veijamo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veijamo lands an overhand right.
Veijamo jabs Hawklight to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Veijamo digs a good body shot into Hawklight's ribs.
Hawklight throws a leg kick but Veijamo checks it.
Hawklight throws a head kick but Veijamo moves out of range.
Hawklight throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hawklight throws a push kick but Veijamo slaps the foot to one side.
Veijamo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hawklight has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Veijamo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hawklight throws an off balance right hand
and Veijamo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Veijamo.
Hawklight misses with a knee strike.
Hawklight lands a left hand.
Veijamo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawklight with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hawklight misses with the head strike.
Hawklight looking to throw knees to the head but Veijamo is blocking nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hawklight throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hawklight lands with a right to the head.
Veijamo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Veijamo being controlled against the cage.
Hawklight misses with a knee strike.
Veijamo gets through Hawklight's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hawklight working aggressively here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hawklight.
Hawklight tries a knee to the head but Veijamo blocks it.
Veijamo misses with the head strike.
Veijamo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Veijamo.
Hawklight working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veijamo blocking some punches.
Veijamo is trying to break the clinch but Hawklight has him pressed against the cage.
Hawklight working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Veijamo has Hawklight pushed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Veijamo.
Hawklight blocks an uppercut.
Hawklight is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Veijamo can do to turn this around?
Hawklight connects with a nasty looking knee right to Veijamo's face.
Hawklight working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hawklight trying to control the position but instead, Veijamo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hawklight into the cage.
Veijamo throws a head punch that misses.
Hawklight misses with some punches.
Hawklight blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Veijamo.
Still in the clinch, Hawklight scores with a nice short uppercut.
Veijamo swings wildly with an uppercut but Hawklight uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawklight stalling against the cage.
A short right from Hawklight on the inside.
Veijamo blocks an uppercut.
Hawklight lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hawklight.
Veijamo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hawklight with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hawklight wants to stall.
Veijamo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hawklight or not.
Hawklight scores with a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Hawklight.
Veijamo misses with a punch on the inside.
Hawklight is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Veijamo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Davian Hawklight dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Hawklight.
Hawklight blocks a leg kick.
Hawklight throws a head kick that misses.
Veijamo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hawklight.
Hawklight lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice uppercut there from Hawklight.
Hawklight swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hawklight misses with a kick to the body
and Veijamo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Hawklight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawklight ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hawklight lands a head shot.
Hawklight lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice shot by Veijamo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawklight pushes Veijamo up against the cage in a clinch.
Veijamo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hawklight blocks an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hawklight lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Veijamo backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hawklight lands a hook that snaps the head of Veijamo backwards.
Hawklight swings wildly with an uppercut but Veijamo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Veijamo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Veijamo is rocked!
Veijamo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hawklight throws a head punch that misses.
Hawklight lands with a right to the head.
Veijamo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hawklight lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Veijamo is still on wobbly legs! Can Hawklight finish him?
A shot in the inside from Hawklight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hawklight obliges.
Veijamo has a couple of punches blocked by Hawklight.
Veijamo seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Veijamo.
Veijamo blocking some punches.
Hawklight scores with a knee to the head.
Hawklight is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Davian Hawklight has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Veijamo lands with a light punch inside.
A hook to the body from Veijamo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Veijamo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Veijamo blocks an uppercut.
Hawklight tries to land a knee to the head but Veijamo blocks with his arms.
Veijamo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hawklight lands a knee to the body.
A short right from Hawklight.
Hawklight lands a right hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Veijamo.
Veijamo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Veijamo lands with a right to the head.
Veijamo throws a punch but it's blocked by Hawklight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Veijamo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hawklight.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hawklight.
Hawklight throws a head punch that misses.
Hawklight throws a head punch that misses.
Hawklight lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Veijamo backwards.
Hawklight misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hawklight throws a punch but it's blocked by Veijamo.
Veijamo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hawklight blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Veijamo lands with a left to the head.
Hawklight blocks an uppercut.
Veijamo misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hawklight.
Hawklight lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Veijamo misses with some punches.
Hawklight working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hawklight wants to stall.
Matti Veijamo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawklight lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Veijamo is working Hawklight over against the cage.
Hawklight throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hawklight throws a head punch that misses.
Hawklight prevents a body shot from Veijamo.
Hawklight misses with the head strike.
Hawklight prevents Veijamo from breaking the clinch.
Hawklight tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Veijamo on the inside.
Veijamo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hawklight tries to land a knee to the head but Veijamo blocks with his arms.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Veijamo.
Veijamo pushes Hawklight back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hawklight is pushing Veijamo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Veijamo misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Davian Hawklight showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hawklight has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Davian Hawklight!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Karavanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Johnson (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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vladimir Karavanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dave Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Karavanov coming out on top.
Karavanov misses with a straight right.
Johnson shoots in but no luck this time.
Johnson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Karavanov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Johnson backs up against the cage.
Johnson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Karavanov defends it nicely.
Johnson moves out of range as Karavanov strikes.
Karavanov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karavanov.
Karavanov stuffs the takedown.
Vladimir Karavanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Johnson.
Karavanov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson counters with a shoot takedown. Karavanov fights it but they end up in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson throwing strikes but missing.
Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Karavanov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Karavanov blocks nicely.
Johnson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Karavanov is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Karavanov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Karavanov throws out a powerful jab.
Karavanov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Johnsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karavanov throws out the jab.
Johnson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karavanov.
Karavanov throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnson counters with a single leg into guard. Karavanov didn't expect that.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Karavanov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johnson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Karavanov has his hands on Johnson's head, controlling the position.
Karavanov trying to keep a closed guard but Johnson is proving a slippery customer.
Johnson working some strikes from top position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Vladimir Karavanov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Karavanov catches Johnson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Karavanov misses with a straight right.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt
letting Karavanov counter with a right hand.
Johnson shoots in but Karavanov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Karavanov.
Jab, jab by Karavanov - just one landing.
Karavanov throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Karavanov looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches up with Karavanov, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes Karavanov against the cage but Karavanov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Karavanov cracks Johnson with a good jab.
Karavanov stuffs the takedown.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big left from Karavanov misses.
Karavanov stuffs the takedown attempt from Johnson. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karavanov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Karavanov sprawls well. Karavanov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Karavanov throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Karavanov.
A big left from Karavanov misses.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Karavanov misses with an uppercut.
Karavanov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Karavanov misses with a looping left.
Karavanov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Johnson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Karavanov circles away.
Johnson slips under a jab from Karavanov.
Karavanov looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Karavanov throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Karavanov throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Karavanov avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Karavanov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Karavanov misses with a hook.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Karavanov but Karavanov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Karavanov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A punch lands to the side of Johnson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dave Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Johnson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Karavanov throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vladimir Karavanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Johnson.
Johnson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Some wild striking there from Karavanov.
Johnson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Karavanov defends well and Johnson ends up having to push Karavanov into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Karavanov prevents a takedown attempt there.
Karavanov lands with a left to the head.
Karavanov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karavanov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Karavanov swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karavanov is working Johnson over against the cage.
Karavanov manages to break the clinch.
Vladimir Karavanov is winning the standup battle so far.
Karavanov tests Johnson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Johnson is rocked!
Karavanov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Karavanov finish him?
Johnson fails with the takedown.
Johnson dives in and grabs Karavanov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Karavanov pushes down on Johnson's head and hops out.
Karavanov throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson seems to have recovered his senses.
Karavanov lands a lovely overhand right.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Karavanov.
Johnson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karavanov controls Johnson momentarily but Johnson frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karavanov is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Karavanov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but Karavanov has wrist control.
Karavanov pulls Johnson in close to his closed guard and prevents Johnson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Karavanov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Karavanov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Johnson.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson dives in and grabs Karavanov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Karavanov pushes down on Johnson's head and hops out.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson with a poor takedown
and Karavanov counters with a nice uppercut.
Karavanov gets in close and tags Johnson with a short punch that almost sends Johnson to the mat! Oh Johnson is in big trouble! He turns his back on Karavanov, trying to create some distance but Karavanov rushes him, striking wildly and Johnson goes down! The referee tackles Karavanov into the cage to end the fight! Karavanov is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vladimir Karavanov!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ragnhildur Haraldsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul George (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George has chosen Popular-Nada Surf as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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167 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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ragnhildur Haraldsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul George!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haraldsson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Haraldsson throws a low kick, looking for George's leg but George calmly moves out of range.
Haraldsson lands with an uppercut that bounces George off the cage and back into range.
Haraldsson throws a series of punches but George moves out of range.
George moves into the clinch.
Haraldsson can't find room to land a body shot as George controls the action.
Haraldsson tries a body shot but George blocks it.
Haraldsson letting George take a breather here.
Haraldsson wants to stall.
George blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haraldsson lands a body punch.
Haraldsson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Haraldsson trying to stall but George improves his position.
The referee is keeping an eye on George - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haraldsson avoiding damage as George throws knees to the body.
George lands a takedown into guard.
George throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Haraldsson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
George throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Haraldsson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as George accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
George loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
George wants to control from the top but Haraldsson keeps moving.
George throws a big right hand that misses.
George trying to control the position from guard on top but Haraldsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
George won't allow Haraldsson to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
George landing some decent shots from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as George accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
George trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
George distracts Haraldsson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
George working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Haraldsson's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haraldsson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
George is looking to work some ground and pound but Haraldsson has wrist control.
George with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
George throws a strike but Haraldsson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Haraldsson preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Haraldsson wants to control from the top but George keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
George has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Haraldsson has passed into side control.
Haraldsson moves into full mount!
George tries to reverse the position but Haraldsson maintains control.
George is still trying to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haraldsson working for a submission but George is keeping him at bay.
George is squirming around, avoiding Haraldsson's attempts to control the action.
George can't escape the position.
George regains half guard.
George trying to get back to full guard but Haraldsson takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
George has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
George is trying to escape the mount.
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 Ragnhildur Haraldsson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Haraldsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from George.
Haraldsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Haraldsson circles away from the clinch attempt.
No joy there for Haraldsson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Haraldsson misses with an uppercut.
Haraldsson connects with a single shot there.
George keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haraldsson.
Ragnhildur Haraldsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Haraldsson, right into the meat.
Haraldsson misses with a looping right.
Haraldsson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've been told by Haraldsson's head coaches at Team Butcher Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
George tries to clinch
and Haraldsson counters with a body kick that stops George in his tracks momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haraldsson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Haraldsson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Haraldsson.
Haraldsson looks to score with a jab to the body but George is just out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from George.
Haraldsson throws a push kick but George slaps the foot to one side.
Ragnhildur Haraldsson is winning the standup battle so far.
George shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
George lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
George throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Haraldsson trying to hold on to George's head to control him but George postures up.
Haraldsson is trying to get back to full guard.
George scoring with strikes to the body and head.
George throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Haraldsson to regain full guard.
George working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Haraldsson is pulling down on George's head. It's preventing any offense from George, at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
George is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Haraldsson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Haraldsson has escaped and now he's on top!
Haraldsson trying to control but George is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now George is on top in guard.
George throwing strikes from guard but Haraldsson blocks nicely.
Haraldsson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. George defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
George drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Haraldsson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now George has Haraldsson in his guard.
George wants to improve his position but instead Haraldsson has moved into half guard.
Haraldsson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so George is just riding it out for now. Haraldsson eventually gives up the hold.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Haraldsson trying to control from half guard but George is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ragnhildur Haraldsson dominated that second round.
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!
Haraldsson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
George is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Haraldsson is looking to score with low kicks.
George tries to move into range but Haraldsson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Haraldsson misses with a leg kick.
Haraldsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that George can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
George is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
George shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Haraldsson pinned against the cage. Haraldsson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Haraldsson throws a jab but it's blocked by George.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Haraldsson. Haraldsson obviously looking to wear him down.
Haraldsson lands a jab to the nose.
George tries to clinch up but Haraldsson circles away and keeps his distance.
George shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Haraldsson pinned against the cage. Haraldsson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The fight stays on the outside here - George looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
George tries to score a power double leg takedown but Haraldsson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten George somewhat.
Ragnhildur Haraldsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul George.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haraldsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
George shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Haraldsson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Haraldsson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Haraldsson is on top in guard.
George wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
George is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Haraldsson defends well.
George doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
George working for submissions but it's allowed Haraldsson to get to half guard.
Haraldsson is thwarting George's attempts to control the position.
Haraldsson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, George has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ragnhildur Haraldsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
George is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Haraldsson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Paul George has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paul George has got the better of the ground game so far.
Haraldsson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Haraldsson prevents George from improving his position.
George wants to sweep but Haraldsson has passed to side control!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
George is looking to reverse the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ragnhildur Haraldsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Haraldsson, 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ragnhildur Haraldsson!
After the big win, Ragnhildur Haraldsson made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Rabago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katuro Tisoaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rabago's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Senses Fail - New Years Eve. Tisoaka has chosen Festivo as his entrance music. Ryan Rabago could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Katuro Tisoaka's chin.
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170 lbs
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169 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Brawler
Powerful |
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryan Rabago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Katuro Tisoaka!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tisoaka throws a right and a left that Rabago avoids nicely.
Rabago displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tisoaka throws out the jab.
Rabago scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tisoaka doesn't seem bothered though.
Tisoaka fails to land with a series of punches.
Rabago looks to score with a jab to the body but Tisoaka is just out of range.
Tisoaka displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Ryan Rabago has been cut.
Tisoaka has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Tisoaka shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rabago manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Rabago seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Rabago wants to stand up but Tisoaka is controlling him.
Rabago can't keep his opponent in guard - Tisoaka advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tisoaka trying to control from half guard but Rabago is working away.
Tisoaka not doing much here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tisoaka missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rabago pushes Tisoaka off looking to stand but Tisoaka dives back in and keeps control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Tisoaka throwing shots but Rabago is blocking nicely.
Tisoaka thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rabago's head.
Rabago avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tisoaka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tisoaka seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tisoaka wants to take a breather but Rabago is having none of it.
Tisoaka is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Rabago tries to kick Tisoaka off but Tisoaka keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rabago is looking to clinch.
Ryan Rabago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rabago tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tisoaka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tisoaka moves into the clinch successfully.
Tisoaka drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rabago pulls his leg out and moves away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tisoaka or perhaps it was just good defense by Rabago, which made it look bad.
Rabago lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tisoaka closes the distance and clinches up with Rabago, looking for a takedown. Tisoaka pushes Rabago against the cage but Rabago circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ryan Rabago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Katuro Tisoaka.
Rabago moves in looking to clinch but Tisoaka pushes him off.
Rabago throws a body shot but no joy.
Tisoaka closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Tisoaka trying to control the position but Rabago is working away.
Tisoaka is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rabago is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Tisoaka wants to control but Rabago is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tisoaka landing a few strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tisoaka is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rabago has escaped the position, nice work there.
Rabago is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katuro Tisoaka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Rabago's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tisoaka shoots in but no luck this time.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rabago looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice takedown defense from Rabago. No joy for Tisoaka on that attempt.
Rabago tries to keep at a distance but Tisoaka has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rabago throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rabago throws an elbow but misses.
Rabago throws an elbow that misses.
Tisoaka lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rabago backwards.
Tisoaka is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rabago is keeping busy.
Rabago doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice elbow from Rabago.
Rabago comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rabago pushes off an throws an elbow but Tisoaka leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rabago comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tisoaka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tisoaka has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rabago after a bit of a struggle.
Ryan Rabago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Katuro Tisoaka.
Rabago stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rabago lands a body punch.
Tisoaka is breathing heavily.
Rabago comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rabago throws an elbow but misses.
Rabago misses with an elbow over the top.
Tisoaka has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rabago avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tisoaka is looking for a takedown.
Tisoaka is trying to push Rabago away but Rabago has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tisoaka has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rabago looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rabago throws an elbow but it misses.
Tisoaka goes for a takedown attempt but Rabago pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rabago connects with a body shot.
Rabago closes the distance and clinches.
Rabago prevents a takedown attempt there.
A body shot lands from Rabago.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tisoaka tries to circle away but Rabago has him pinned against the cage.
Tisoaka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rabago gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rabago lands a nice elbow.
Rabago lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tisoaka blocks a body shot from Rabago.
A short body shot lands from Rabago as the two fighters clinch.
Rabago gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Rabago as the two fighters clinch.
Rabago lands an elbow inside that Tisoaka shrugs off.
Rabago lands an elbow inside.
Rabago creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tisoaka's defenses.
Rabago is leaning against Tisoaka and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rabago stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rabago.
Rabago lands an elbow that stopped Tisoaka in his tracks for a moment.
Rabago lands an elbow inside.
Tisoaka is rocked!
Rabago comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tisoaka is still on wobbly legs! Can Rabago finish him?
Rabago lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rabago lands a nice shot to the body.
Clinched against the cage, Rabago lands a big elbow that drops Tisoaka! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Tisoaka is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Rabago!
Ryan Rabago decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hector Camacho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adrian McMullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hector Camacho could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Adrian McMullen's chin.
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163 lbs
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176 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hector Camacho!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adrian McMullen!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Camacho. Beautiful body shot.
Camacho lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Camacho works McMullen's body with a nice hook.
Camacho lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Camacho scores with a punch to the head.
Camacho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McMullen moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camacho throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Camacho plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Camacho scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho lands an uppercut out of nowhere! McMullen falls backwards - clearly groggy! Camacho dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hector Camacho!
Hector Camacho retains his welterweight title!
Post fight, Hector Camacho stared into the camera and said 'Go ahead and tell everybody, I'm the man, I'm the man, I'm the man , I'm the man.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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