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UNFC 37: Cortes vs. Paskalev PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Palikka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Nada (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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kalle Palikka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Nada!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nada on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Palikka throws a body punch but Nada moves out of range.
Palikka connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nada. Nada circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nada is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nada throws a right and a left that Palikka avoids nicely.
Nada closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Palikka did well to prevent Nada getting side control.
Nada is looking to take a break and control but Palikka is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Palikka looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
My spies in Tōshi inform me that Nada has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Nada tries to pass the half guard into mount. Palikka knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Palikka is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nada pulls his head out easily.
Palikka wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palikka won't allow Nada to pass to mount.
Nada missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nada tries to pass the half guard into mount. Palikka knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Nada is looking to pass Palikka's guard but actually Palikka recovers to full guard.
Nada looking to pass the guard.
Nada looking to sit in guard and control but Palikka gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Nada utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palikka trying to control but Nada is working from the bottom.
Palikka is fighting to break Nada's control of his arms but Nada is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Palikka wants to control from the top but Nada keeps moving.
Palikka being controlled here momentarily.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nada throws a low kick but it's checked well by Palikka.
Palikka on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palikka scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nada doesn't seem bothered though.
A jab from Nada misses.
Nada takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nada moves away from the strike by Palikka.
Nada throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nada walks into a stiff left hand from Palikka.
Palikka blocks a jab.
Nada misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Palikka.
Palikka misses with a body shot.
Nada cracks Palikka with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nada misses with a few strikes there.
Nada checks a leg kick.
Nada moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palikka fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nada is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nada walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A swing and a miss from Palikka.
Good standup being displayed there by Palikka as he connects with a hook.
Nada drops Palikka with a beautiful combination! Palikka stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Nada is looking for the KO!
Palikka is rocked!
It looks like Kalle Palikka has been cut.
Palikka scores with a shot to the body.
Oh Palikka is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jab, jab by Palikka - just one landing.
Nada gets caught flat footed, as Palikka shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Palikka is fighting to break Nada's control of his arms but Nada is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Palikka wants to control from the top but Nada keeps moving.
Nada wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Palikka seems to have got his legs back now.
Palikka advances to half guard.
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 Kalle Palikka will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kalle Palikka's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Palikka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nada.
Palikka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nada appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nada jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Palikka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nada.
Jab from Palikka.
Nada connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Palikka covering up! Nada comes in with a big uppercut and Palikka goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Frank Nada!
During a confident post fight interview, Frank Nada thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rookie Amateur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Genesis Piper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rookie Amateur had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rookie Amateur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Genesis Piper!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Piper jabs Amateur right on the nose. Amateur blinks but takes it well.
Amateur lands with a right hand.
Piper tries to clinch up
and Amateur counters with a stiff right hand.
Piper drops Amateur with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Amateur looks back up at him and smiles so Piper waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Amateur is rocked!
It looks like Rookie Amateur has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Amateur drops his hands momentarily. Piper doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Amateur staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Amateur doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Genesis Piper!
An intense looking Genesis Piper took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Great to come out with a win. I'm hoping I could take some time off from fights so I could further hone my skills. Thanks UNFC for the amazing opportunity! Let's party tonight!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Slip Cahn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Johns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cahn comes to the cage accompanied by Eye Of the Lion. 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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168 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Slip Cahn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Johns!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cahn throws a looping overhand right but Johns ducks down to avoid it.
Cahn throws a leg kick that is checked
and Johns counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Cahn!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Cahn's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Johns is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cahn has escaped the position, nice work there.
Cahn tries to buck Johns off but Johns is having none of it.
Cahn avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Johns.
Johns tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Johns has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johns working the strikes but Cahn uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Johns is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
We've been hearing good reports from Cahn'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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cahn actively working from the bottom here.
Cahn wants to get back to full guard but Johns has passed into side control.
Cahn struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johns looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Johns working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Cahn is trying to improve his position.
Cahn wants to control but Johns postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cahn is looking for a sweep.
Johns thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Cahn sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Cahn misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Johns looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Johns is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cahn sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cahn looking for submissions off his back.
Cahn has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Johns is working away from the top position though.
Cahn is looking for a sweep. Johns is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Johns looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cahn gets full guard.
Cahn is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Johns is aware though and is defending well.
Johns is pushing down on Cahn's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cahn is fighting to maintain full guard but Johns has managed to sneak the leg through.
Johns thows a huge punch but Cahn dodges it nicely.
Johns frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Cahn tries to hold on but Johns postures up.
Johns with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cahn tries to reverse the position but Johns maintains control.
Johns with shots to the head and body - Cahn looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cahn tries to reverse the position but Johns maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Johns dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Johns, right into the meat.
Johns looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cahn lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cahn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cahn digs a good body shot into Johns's ribs.
Cahn walks forward, straight into a front kick from Johns.
Cahn closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Johns's guard.
Cahn trying to control but Johns is working from the bottom.
Johns is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cahn defends well.
Cahn is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cahn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cahn slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Check out the look on Cahn's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Cahn misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Cahn fails to land a wild elbow strike.
You can see the frustration on Johns's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Johns tries to buck Cahn off but Cahn is having none of it.
Cahn fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Cahn swings around for an armbar but Johns sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Cahn's guard.
Cahn really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Johns passes into half guard.
Johns works his way into full mount!
Cahn wants to hold on but Johns pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cahn is controlling an arm, preventing Johns from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Johns connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Cahn is looking to improve his position but Johns isn't that keen on the idea.
Johns lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cahn is wriggling around trying to escape.
Johns working for a submission but Cahn is keeping him at bay.
Cahn is in a horrible position here. Johns smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Cahn is rocked!
Johns lands a big shot to the head and Cahn winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jimmy Johns!
Our winner, Jimmy Johns, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Slip Cahn stepped up to the mic, saying 'Sorry folks, I'll be back.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Boyd McGuire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fransino Tirta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGuire comes to the cage accompanied by Five Finger Death Punch - The Way Of The Fist. 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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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 2, fighting out of New York, Boyd McGuire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fransino Tirta!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuire is looking to slow Tirta down with leg kicks.
McGuire keeps the fight on the outside.
Tirta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McGuire.
McGuire throws a jab but it's blocked by Tirta.
Tirta tries to close the distance and clinch but McGuire swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McGuire attempts a counter takedown but Tirta avoids it well and moves away.
Tirta darts in trying to clinch
enabling McGuire to counter with a crisp jab.
Tirta moves in looking to clinch but McGuire pushes him off.
McGuire throws a quick counter head kick but Tirta was just out of range.
Tirta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tirta throws a leg kick
and McGuire connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tirta 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tirta manages to avoid it.
Tirta tries to clinch
and McGuire counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in half guard, McGuire seems content to control.
McGuire throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tirta is looking to control McGuire's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tirta avoid being mounted?
Tirta might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control McGuire haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
McGuire is looking to take a break and control but Tirta is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tirta wants to get back to full guard.
McGuire lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tirta gets back to full guard.
McGuire looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tirta is looking to sweep but instead, McGuire has passed into half guard.
We've been hearing that McGuire has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
McGuire wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tirta keeps working.
McGuire landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
McGuire wants to free his trapped foot but Tirta is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tirta wants to improve his position but McGuire is controlling well.
McGuire passes to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire cracks Tirta with a big elbow.
Tirta can't do much from the bottom here.
Tirta tries to buck McGuire off but McGuire is having none of it.
An elbow from McGuire crashes against the mat.
Tirta tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but McGuire wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tirta taking a bit of punishment here - McGuire scoring with strikes.
Tirta is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Tirta's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tirta manages to work his way to half guard, despite McGuire's best efforts.
McGuire trying to pass the guard but Tirta defending well.
Tirta is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McGuire pulls his head out easily.
Tirta looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tirta tries to get to full guard but McGuire has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boyd McGuire dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
McGuire scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McGuire shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tirta counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tirta misses with a left hand
and McGuire counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tirta thinking.
Tirta lands with a straight right. McGuire didn't see that one coming.
McGuire lands a jab.
Tirta throws a hook but McGuire avoids it easily.
Fransino Tirta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tirta moves in looking to clinch but McGuire pushes him off.
Tirta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McGuire drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tirta sprawls and moves away.
McGuire scores with a takedown into Tirta's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tirta wants to improve his position but instead McGuire has moved into half guard.
Tirta is staying active underneath McGuire, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tirta trying to control here.
Tirta keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tirta manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Tirta seems keen to control McGuire's posture.
Tirta is looking for a triangle but McGuire pushes his legs off easily.
Tirta wants to sweep here but McGuire controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tirta escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. McGuire gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tirta wants to sweep but no luck.
McGuire works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Tirta is trying to get back to full guard.
McGuire thows a huge punch but Tirta dodges it nicely.
Tirta looking for submissions off his back.
Tirta has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. McGuire is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tirta is refusing to be controlled, as McGuire sits in half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tirta tries to clinch there but McGuire circles away.
Tirta is looking to clinch but McGuire is avoiding it.
Tirta wants to clinch.
Tirta wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tirta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tirta misses with a low kick.
Tirta takes one on the button.
McGuire wants to land a leg kick but Tirta is out of range.
McGuire throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Fransino Tirta has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Tirta. Those never looked like landing.
McGuire tried to counter with a leg kick but Tirta avoided it.
McGuire avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McGuire lands a nice hook to Tirta's body. Tirta takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McGuire on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
McGuire connects with the punch.
Tirta is rocked!
Good standup being displayed there by McGuire as he connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boyd McGuire dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fransino Tirta's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Tirta shoots for a double leg takedown but McGuire sprawls well. He's pushed Tirta's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tirta is still on wobbly legs! Can McGuire finish him?
Tirta darts in trying to clinch
and McGuire counters with a big right hand! Oh Tirta is in trouble here! McGuire follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boyd McGuire!
A very excited looking Boyd McGuire made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Albert Hoffman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Bush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bush has chosen Star splangled SPANNER as his entrance music. George Bush has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Albert Hoffman !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, George Bush !
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bush throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hoffman attempts a counter takedown but Bush avoids it well and moves away.
Bush throws a nice looking combination but Hoffman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hoffman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bush misses with a hook.
Hoffman looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hoffman advances position into side control!
Hoffman swings around for an armbar but Bush sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Hoffman 's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hoffman is trying to keep Bush in close.
Hoffman has his hands on Bush 's head, controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hoffman 's guard.
Hoffman is looking to sweep but instead, Bush has passed into half guard.
Hoffman is looking for a sweep. Bush is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hoffman looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hoffman is looking to control Bush 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hoffman avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bush escapes and gets back to his feet.
Bush scores with a punch to the head.
Bush lands a two punch combo.
Bush throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hoffman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bush uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hoffman is rocked!
Bush lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Hoffman - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Bush !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). George Bush !
Post fight, an emotional George Bush said 'Bin Laden..... I'm coming for you'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Domingo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lefteris Papaioanou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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222 lbs
15 - 4 - 0 |
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212 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jorge Domingo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lefteris Papaioanou!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Papaioanou gets tackled into the cage by Domingo. Domingo maintains the clinch.
Papaioanou wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Domingo has him pressed against the cage.
Papaioanou is trying to break the clinch but Domingo is controlling him.
Domingo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Papaioanou misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Papaioanou wants to break free but Domingo has control.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Papaioanou.
Domingo swings wildly with an uppercut but Papaioanou uses good head movement to avoid it.
Papaioanou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Domingo lands an uppercut.
Domingo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Papaioanou blocking some punches.
Domingo taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Papaioanou.
Papaioanou has Domingo pressed against the cage.
Domingo prevents Papaioanou from breaking the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Papaioanou.
Domingo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Papaioanou lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Domingo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Domingo effectively controlling the action here.
A short right from Domingo.
Domingo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Domingo tries to stall but Papaioanou uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Papaioanou is trying to break the clinch but Domingo is controlling him.
Papaioanou's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Domingo fails in his attempt to clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Papaioanou 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.
Papaioanou scores with a jab to the head.
Domingo rushes Papaioanou and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Papaioanou wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Papaioanou tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Domingo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Domingo pushes Papaioanou back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Domingo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Papaioanou is looking to control Domingo's arms but Domingo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Papaioanou has his back to the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Domingo.
Domingo lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Domingo misses with a punch on the inside.
Papaioanou is trying to push Domingo away but Domingo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Domingo looking to slow down the pace here.
Domingo lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by Domingo.
Domingo lands a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Domingo.
Domingo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Papaioanou up against the cage.
Domingo effectively controlling the action here.
Papaioanou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Papaioanou looking to stall.
Domingo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papaioanou has had enough of the clinch but Domingo keeps him there for the moment.
Papaioanou blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Domingo keeps control of Papaioanou as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Papaioanou pressing his opponent against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Domingo misses with a punch on the inside.
Domingo has a couple of punches blocked by Papaioanou.
Domingo looking to stall.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Domingo.
Domingo lands with a short shot to the head.
Papaioanou has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Papaioanou is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Papaioanou working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Domingo misses with the head strike.
Papaioanou pressing his opponent against the cage.
Papaioanou's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Domingo moves in looking to clinch but Papaioanou pushes him off.
Domingo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Papaioanou lands with a cross.
Papaioanou rushes Domingo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Papaioanou wants to break the clinch but can't.
Domingo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Papaioanou wants to get back to striking at distance but Domingo won't allow it.
Domingo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Domingo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Papaioanou lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Papaioanou escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jorge Domingo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Domingo moves into range and clinches up with Papaioanou.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Domingo 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.
Domingo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Papaioanou takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Domingo tries to clinch there but Papaioanou circles away.
Domingo tries to clinch but Papaioanou is having none of it.
Papaioanou drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Domingo defends it well.
Papaioanou swinging wildly here.
Papaioanou swinging wildly here.
Domingo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Domingo slips a jab from Papaioanou.
Jorge Domingo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Domingo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Papaioanou drops Domingo with a beautiful combination! Domingo stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Papaioanou is looking for the KO!
It looks like Jorge Domingo has been cut.
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!
Papaioanou circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Domingo tries to clinch but Papaioanou moves out of range.
Papaioanou feints the counter takedown.
Papaioanou throws a nice looking combination but Domingo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Domingo moves away from the strike by Papaioanou.
Papaioanou swats away the attempt to clinch by Domingo.
Domingo is looking to clinch.
Papaioanou drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Domingo defends it well.
Domingo moves into the clinch.
Domingo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Papaioanou backwards.
Domingo tries to stall but Papaioanou uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Domingo throws a punch but it's blocked by Papaioanou.
Papaioanou breaks from the clinch.
A jab from Papaioanou does it's job there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papaioanou avoids a punch combination nicely.
Domingo doesn't manage to clinch there - Papaioanou circles away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Papaioanou moves into the clinch.
Domingo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Domingo working aggressively here.
Papaioanou is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Papaioanou's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Papaioanou.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Papaioanou wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Papaioanou breaks the clinch.
Domingo tries to close the distance and clinch but Papaioanou swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Domingo walks into a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Domingo lands an overhand right.
Papaioanou takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Domingo throws a hook but Papaioanou avoids it easily.
Papaioanou misses with a hook.
Papaioanou fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Papaioanou slips a straight right by Domingo.
Domingo throws the left hand but Papaioanou avoids the punch easily.
Domingo moves into the clinch successfully.
A shot in the inside from Domingo.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Papaioanou lands with a light punch inside.
Papaioanou is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papaioanou is trying to push Domingo away but Domingo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Papaioanou escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Domingo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Papaioanou paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Papaioanou is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Domingo forces Papaioanou back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Domingo fails to land.
Domingo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Papaioanou blocking some punches.
Domingo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Domingo trying to control the position but instead, Papaioanou has worked for underhooks and has pushed Domingo into the cage.
Jorge Domingo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Papaioanou.
Papaioanou is trying to break free.
Papaioanou working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Domingo swings wildly with an uppercut but Papaioanou uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Domingo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lefteris Papaioanou showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jorge Domingo'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!
Domingo pushes Papaioanou up against the cage in a clinch.
Domingo stalling.
Papaioanou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Papaioanou breaks from the clinch.
Domingo throws a hook but Papaioanou blocks it.
Papaioanou misses with a body shot.
Domingo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lefteris Papaioanou seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Papaioanou throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Domingo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Papaioanou manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Papaioanou is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Domingo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Papaioanou counters with a stiff right hand.
Domingo fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Domingo darts in trying to clinch
and Papaioanou counters with a straight that turns Domingo's legs to rubber! Papaioanou pushes forward with more strikes and Domingo goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lefteris Papaioanou!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between VG Beloff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Gaarlandt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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23
290 lbs
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234 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, VG Beloff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricardo Gaarlandt!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaarlandt takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Ricardo Gaarlandt has been cut.
Beloff wants to clinch
and Gaarlandt counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Beloff is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Beloff tries to close the distance and clinch but Gaarlandt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gaarlandt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Beloff's head.
Gaarlandt connects with a good right hand that stumbles Beloff. Beloff circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Beloff has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gaarlandt.
Beloff tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gaarlandt counters with a straight right hand.
Beloff tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A shot to the liver by Gaarlandt. Beautiful body shot.
Gaarlandt lands a front kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gaarlandt scores with a body shot.
Beloff tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gaarlandt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Beloff takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Beloff fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beloff wants to clinch.
Gaarlandt looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Beloff takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beloff looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gaarlandt fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Beloff ducks right into an uppercut from Gaarlandt.
Beloff tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gaarlandt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gaarlandt follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Beloff takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gaarlandt thumps Beloff with a low kick.
Beloff throws a right and a left that Gaarlandt avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beloff tries to clinch but Gaarlandt is having none of it.
Gaarlandt follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Beloff wants to clinch up but Gaarlandt keeps it at a distance.
VG Beloff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gaarlandt punishes Beloff's body with a nice straight punch.
Beloff tries to clinch but Gaarlandt is having none of it.
Gaarlandt thuds a left hand into Beloff's body.
Beloff on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beloff wants to clinch but Gaarlandt slips to the side
and Gaarlandt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Beloff blocks a head kick by Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Beloff takes the fight into the clinch.
Beloff is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gaarlandt tries to break free but Beloff pushes him back against the cage.
Gaarlandt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Beloff wants to clinch but Gaarlandt slips to the side
and Gaarlandt counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beloff tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gaarlandt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Beloff tries to clinch but Gaarlandt is having none of it.
Gaarlandt circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gaarlandt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gaarlandt is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Beloff had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Beloff closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gaarlandt counters with a nice leg kick.
Beloff wants to clinch up but Gaarlandt keeps it at a distance.
Gaarlandt connects with a right hand. Beloff shakes it off.
Beloff fails with an attempt to clinch.
Beloff moves to clinch but Gaarlandt breaks away
and Gaarlandt counters with a body kick that stops Beloff in his tracks momentarily.
Beloff moves into the clinch.
Beloff misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaarlandt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Beloff backwards.
Gaarlandt blocks an uppercut.
Beloff can't find room to land a body shot as Gaarlandt controls the action.
Gaarlandt tries to break free but Beloff pushes him back against the cage.
Beloff keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gaarlandt's efforts to push away.
Beloff misses with some punches.
Gaarlandt breaks the clinch.
Beloff tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gaarlandt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Beloff's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gaarlandt connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Beloff scrambles back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gaarlandt lands with a kick to the temple. Beloff shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gaarlandt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gaarlandt doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Beloff fails in his attempt to clinch.
Beloff tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gaarlandt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Beloff is looking to clinch.
Beloff tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gaarlandt counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Gaarlandt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Gaarlandt's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Beloff takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Beloff crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gaarlandt - the referee stops the clock and Beloff gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gaarlandt. Beloff manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Beloff tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gaarlandt counters with a stiff right hand.
Gaarlandt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Beloff tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gaarlandt makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Beloff really felt that one!
Gaarlandt getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Beloff takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
As Gaarlandt tries to get set, Beloff tries to push him back and clinch up but Gaarlandt manages to avoid the attempt.
Beloff tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beloff tries to clinch up
and Gaarlandt counters with a nice uppercut.
Gaarlandt swats away the attempt to clinch by Beloff.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaarlandt cracks a nice hook into Beloff's ribs.
Beloff tries to move into range but Gaarlandt moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Beloff is looking to clinch but Gaarlandt is avoiding it.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Gaarlandt. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Beloff tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gaarlandt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Beloff is looking to clinch.
Beloff tries to clinch up but Gaarlandt circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beloff looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beloff doesn't manage to clinch there - Gaarlandt circles away.
Gaarlandt looks to land a body kick but Beloff moved away.
Beloff clinches up with Gaarlandt and pushes him back against the cage.
Beloff misses with a short punch on the inside.
Beloff lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gaarlandt backwards.
Beloff misses with a hook from the clinch.
Beloff softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt wants to break free but Beloff has control.
Beloff keeps control of Gaarlandt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gaarlandt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Beloff tries to close the distance and clinch but Gaarlandt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Gaarlandt on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Beloff tries to clinch but Gaarlandt is having none of it.
Beloff tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gaarlandt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Beloff closes the distance but Gaarlandt moves to the side
and Gaarlandt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gaarlandt throws a series of punches but Beloff moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Beloff on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Beloff is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Beloff fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gaarlandt circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beloff moves in looking to clinch but Gaarlandt pushes him off.
Beloff chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gaarlandt can pounce on him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beloff looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beloff misses with a hook
enabling Gaarlandt to counter with a crisp jab.
Gaarlandt scoring well with a low kick there.
Beloff closes the distance but Gaarlandt moves to the side
and Gaarlandt counters with a left and a right that stings Beloff.
Beloff tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gaarlandt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gaarlandt tries a quick counter leg kick but Beloff is wise to it.
Beloff moves in looking to clinch but Gaarlandt pushes him off.
Beloff wants to clinch up but Gaarlandt keeps it at a distance.
Gaarlandt looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Beloff looks to clinch
letting Gaarlandt counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beloff. Gaarlandt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gaarlandt lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Beloff misses with an uppercut
and Gaarlandt counters with a left and a right that stings Beloff.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beloff has closed the distance and engaged Gaarlandt in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt tries to break the clinch but Beloff is controlling the position.
Beloff lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Beloff misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gaarlandt wants to get back to striking at distance but Beloff won't allow it.
Gaarlandt wants to get back to striking at distance but Beloff won't allow it.
Gaarlandt tries to break the clinch but Beloff is controlling the position.
Gaarlandt wants to break free but Beloff has control.
Gaarlandt is trying to break the clinch but Beloff has him pressed against the cage.
Gaarlandt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gaarlandt connects with a jab.
Beloff walks into a stiff left hand from Gaarlandt.
Beloff tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gaarlandt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beloff looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gaarlandt thinks about the counter body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Gaarlandt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Gaarlandt'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!
Beloff wants to clinch up but Gaarlandt keeps it at a distance.
Gaarlandt replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Beloff blocks it well.
Gaarlandt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Beloff tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gaarlandt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Beloff tries to clinch there but Gaarlandt circles away.
Gaarlandt moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gaarlandt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Beloff closes the distance but Gaarlandt moves to the side
and Beloff takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Beloff looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Beloff closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gaarlandt counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beloff's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gaarlandt connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Beloff scrambles back to his feet.
Beloff tries to clinch
and Gaarlandt counters with a left and a right that stings Beloff.
A head kick misses from Gaarlandt.
Beloff is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Gaarlandt.
Beloff tries to clinch but Gaarlandt is having none of it.
Beloff fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaarlandt throws a sloppy head kick and Beloff moves out of range easily.
As Gaarlandt tries to get set, Beloff tries to push him back and clinch up but Gaarlandt manages to avoid the attempt.
Ricardo Gaarlandt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Beloff is looking to clinch but Gaarlandt is avoiding it.
Gaarlandt scoring well with a low kick there.
Gaarlandt lands a nice hook to Beloff's body. Beloff takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Beloff is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beloff looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beloff takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A chopping leg kick lands by Gaarlandt.
Beloff tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gaarlandt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice uppercut there from Gaarlandt.
Beloff tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gaarlandt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beloff looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gaarlandt throws a counter combo.
Beloff moves in looking to clinch but Gaarlandt pushes him off.
Gaarlandt digs a good body shot into Beloff's ribs.
Beloff is looking to clinch but Gaarlandt is avoiding it.
Beloff closes the distance but Gaarlandt moves to the side
and Gaarlandt counters with a three punch combo that has Beloff backing up. Beloff nods at Gaarlandt to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beloff is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Beloff steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gaarlandt. That one must have hurt.
Beloff tries to clinch there but Gaarlandt circles away.
Beloff is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beloff wants to clinch but Gaarlandt slips to the side
and Gaarlandt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gaarlandt paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gaarlandt explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Beloff moves out of range as Gaarlandt throws a body kick.
Gaarlandt lands a head shot.
Beloff takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Beloff doesn't manage to clinch there - Gaarlandt circles away.
Beloff doesn't manage to clinch there - Gaarlandt circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beloff looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gaarlandt lands with a hook. Beloff tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gaarlandt throws a right hand that Beloff ducks under and follows up with a left that Beloff also avoids with ease.
Beloff will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Gaarlandt. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt lands a front kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gaarlandt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Beloff.
Beloff is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Beloff blocks a head kick by Gaarlandt.
Beloff is looking to clinch.
Despite the aggression on Gaarlandt's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beloff looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
VG Beloff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gaarlandt throws a push kick but Beloff slaps the foot to one side.
Gaarlandt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Beloff's sensitive parts.
Beloff throws a lazy uppercut
and Gaarlandt counters with a straight right hand.
Gaarlandt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good shot there by Beloff.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Gaarlandt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gaarlandt winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 26:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 26:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Gaarlandt!
Our winner, Ricardo Gaarlandt, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martine Dincht (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dincht has chosen Amorphis - Greed as his entrance music. Bruce Wayne had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Wayne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Martine Dincht!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wayne connects with the punch.
It looks like Martine Dincht has been cut.
Wayne staying out of range there.
Wayne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dincht.
Wayne slips under a jab.
Dincht just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromWayne.
Nice defenses there by Wayne.
Dincht throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wayne tried to score with a low kick but Dincht checks it.
Wayne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dincht.
Wayne scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dincht doesn't seem bothered though.
Wayne is looking to slow Dincht down with leg kicks.
Wayne wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dincht takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bruce Wayne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wayne lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice shot by Dincht.
Wayne tries to move into range but Dincht moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dincht throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dincht misses with a looping right.
Wayne takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dincht misses with a hook
and Wayne counters with a left to the body.
Wayne works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dincht takes one to the side of the head.
Dincht chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wayne can pounce on him.
Dincht lands a really nice looking cross but Wayne seems unphased.
Wayne ducks under a wild hook from Dincht.
Wayne connects with a body shot.
Dincht works the jab nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wayne looks for the body kick but Dincht saw that one coming.
Wayne bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dincht's head backwards.
Nice shot lands for Wayne.
Dincht throws the left hand but Wayne avoids the punch easily.
Wayne fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dincht.
Dincht throws a hook but Wayne avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dincht misses with a hook
and Wayne counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wayne with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jab, jab by Wayne - just one landing.
Dincht takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A big left from Dincht misses.
A swing and a miss from Dincht.
Wayne misses with a looping left.
Dincht throws out a counter right but Wayne avoids it with no problem.
Wayne cracks Dincht with a good jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wayne.
Wayne comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wayne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dincht.
Dincht rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wayne counters with a leg kick.
Dincht takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dincht 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.
Dincht stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wayne.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dincht misses with a straight right.
Wayne fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dincht.
Dincht takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wayne steps in with a hook that catches Dincht right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Wayne follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Dincht looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce Wayne!
A very excited looking Bruce Wayne made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ondrej Rigo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Opdauhl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Opdauhl has chosen Ludacris-Get Back as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ondrej Rigo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Terry Opdauhl!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Opdauhl misses with an uppercut. Rigo saw that one coming.
Opdauhl lands a nice shot that snaps Rigo's head back.
Rigo drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Opdauhl is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rigo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Opdauhl struggling a bit here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rigo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rigo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rigo working away.
Rigo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
We've been hearing good reports from Rigo'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.
Rigo is trying to get an arm triangle but Opdauhl is defending well.
Rigo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rigo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
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.
Rigo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Opdauhl is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Rigo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Rigo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Opdauhl is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Opdauhl wants to control the action here but instead Rigo manages to pass to full mount!
Rigo working for a submission but Opdauhl is keeping him at bay.
Rigo tries to control but Opdauhl wriggling away.
Opdauhl reaches up to try and control the position but Rigo seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Opdauhl rolls and tries to escape and now Rigo has his back!
Opdauhl breaks Rigo's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Rigo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Opdauhl controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Opdauhl wants to control from the top but Rigo keeps moving.
Opdauhl throwing strikes from guard but Rigo blocks nicely.
Rigo throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Opdauhl escapes and throws Rigo's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Opdauhl misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Rigo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Opdauhl landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rigo on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ondrej Rigo dominated that round.
That's time! Rigo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Opdauhl scores with a leg kick.
Rigo fails with a takedown attempt.
Opdauhl forces Rigo back against the cage and clinches.
A short body shot lands from Opdauhl as the two fighters clinch.
Opdauhl softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rigo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Opdauhl walks away with a smile on his face. Rigo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Opdauhl dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rigo. That did some damage!
Opdauhl thuds a left hand into Rigo's body.
Opdauhl digs a good hook to Rigo's body.
Opdauhl cracks the inside of Rigo's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Opdauhl scores with a body shot.
Opdauhl misses with a body shot.
Rigo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Opdauhl.
Terry Opdauhl seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Opdauhl lands with a nice body kick.
Good exchange - Rigo coming out on top.
Some wild striking there from Opdauhl.
It looked like Rigo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Opdauhl lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rigo will feel that in the morning.
Rigo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Opdauhl looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
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!
Opdauhl gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Opdauhl is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Opdauhl is concentrating on defense, preventing Rigo from advancing position.
Opdauhl moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rigo passes Opdauhl's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rigo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Rigo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rigo is thwarting Opdauhl's attempts to control the position.
Rigo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Opdauhl does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
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.
Opdauhl manages to get to full guard.
Rigo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Rigo drops back, looking for a kneebar! Opdauhl looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Opdauhl looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Opdauhl!
Rigo is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Opdauhl's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rigo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Opdauhl pulls his head out easily.
Opdauhl content to control rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terry Opdauhl showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Rigo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Opdauhl tries to avoid it but Rigo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Opdauhl to the ground. Opdauhl escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Opdauhl tries to counter by closing the distance.
Opdauhl has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Opdauhl moves to clinch but Rigo breaks away
and Rigo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Opdauhl won't be happy with that.
Rigo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Opdauhl is looking to regain half guard here but Rigo keeps moving and retains side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rigo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Opdauhl knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Rigo swings around for an armbar but Opdauhl sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Rigo's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rigo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rigo working for a triangle but Opdauhl defends it easily.
Opdauhl working some strikes from top position.
Rigo is looking for a triangle but Opdauhl pushes his legs off easily.
Rigo working a defensive guard here.
Ondrej Rigo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Opdauhl slips nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rigo is staying active underneath Opdauhl, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Opdauhl lands a nice short elbow.
Opdauhl working the head and body with strikes.
Rigo tries to get to full guard but Opdauhl has control of the leg.
Rigo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Opdauhl working over Rigo with some ground and pound. Rigo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Opdauhl trying to control from half guard but Rigo is working away.
Rigo looking for submissions off his back.
Opdauhl sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rigo defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rigo is not content to let Opdauhl control the position.
Rigo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Opdauhl is looking to take a break and control but Rigo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Opdauhl lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rigo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Opdauhl pulls his head out easily.
Rigo actively working from the bottom here.
Rigo tries to roll over but Opdauhl keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Opdauhl winds up and cracks Rigo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Opdauhl seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Opdauhl looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Opdauhl keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Opdauhl trying to control from half guard but Rigo is working away.
Rigo is trying to control but can't.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Rigo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Opdauhl drops an elbow to the side of Rigo's head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Opdauhl trying to control the action but Rigo is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Terry Opdauhl.
I think Opdauhl 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terry Opdauhl!
A less than humble Terry Opdauhl misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ferdinand Cortes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnost Paskalev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paskalev is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Crazy Nastyass Honey Badger. The key to victory for Ferdinand Cortes has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ferdinand Cortes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Arnost Paskalev!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cortes gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Paskalev to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Paskalev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cortes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Paskalev tries to free his leg and advance position but Cortes is retaining full guard.
Paskalev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Paskalev wants to pass the guard but Cortes is keeping the position.
Cortes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paskalev works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Cortes taking some punishment here, with Paskalev in his half guard.
Paskalev is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortes is refusing to be controlled, as Paskalev sits in half guard.
Paskalev works his way into full mount!
Paskalev with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Paskalev landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortes manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Cortes, under a barage of strikes from Paskalev.
Paskalev tries to pass to full mount but Cortes defends it.
Paskalev sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cortes defending well though.
Paskalev wants to take a breather but Cortes is having none of it.
Paskalev lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paskalev moves nicely into side control.
Paskalev wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cortes keeps working.
Paskalev working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Cortes wants to get back to his feet.
Cortes prevents Paskalev from moving into mount.
Cortes managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Paskalev.
Paskalev working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Paskalev laying and praying for a moment but Cortes takes advantage and regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paskalev moves nicely into side control.
Paskalev tries to advance to mount but Cortes denies him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cortes avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Paskalev.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnost Paskalev dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cortes misses with a left hand
and Paskalev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cortes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Paskalev tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cortes defends well and Paskalev ends up having to push Cortes into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
As Paskalev looks to move away, Cortes throws a big counter combo bu Paskalev just gets out of the way.
Paskalev checks a leg kick.
Paskalev feints the counter takedown.
Paskalev dodges the punch combination from Cortes.
Paskalev changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Paskalev shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cortes but Cortes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paskalev slips under a jab.
Cortes works the jab nicely.
Paskalev fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ferdinand Cortes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arnost Paskalev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paskalev checks the leg kick.
Paskalev tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Cortes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cortes misses with a few strikes there.
Paskalev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cortes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Paskalev drops his hands momentarily and Cortes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cortes throws a nice looking combination but Paskalev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Paskalev tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Nice takedown defense from Cortes. No joy for Paskalev on that attempt.
Cortes lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Cortes misses.
Paskalev looking to score a takedown here. Cortes is defending well but Paskalev drives through and ends up in Cortes's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paskalev stays in close to Cortes's body and controls the position.
Paskalev has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Paskalev looking to pass the guard.
Paskalev postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Cortes is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Paskalev, into his guard.
Cortes trying to stand up but can't free himself from Paskalev's guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Cortes'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.
Arnost Paskalev has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paskalev lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Paskalev lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Paskalev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cortes is keeping the position for now.
Paskalev drops back, looking for a kneebar! Cortes looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Cortes looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Cortes!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paskalev tries to improve position but can't.
Paskalev struggling a bit here.
Paskalev looks to move to half guard but instead Cortes has passed into mount! Damn!
Paskalev is looking to improve his position but Cortes isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Paskalev is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ferdinand Cortes dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cortes throws a lazy uppercut
and Paskalev counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Paskalev wants to pass to mount but Cortes is defending the position.
Paskalev keeps trying to improve his position.
Cortes is refusing to be controlled, as Paskalev sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cortes has hold of Paskalev's hands but Paskalev slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paskalev sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cortes defending well though.
Paskalev moves nicely into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortes is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Paskalev has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Paskalev tries to advance position but instead Cortes slips a leg back in to half guard.
Paskalev is pressing down on Cortes's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cortes is holding on for now.
Paskalev seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cortes does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Paskalev stops Cortes from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cortes is not content to let Paskalev control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Cortes misses with a wild body shot.
Cortes missing with a left hand there. Paskalev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ferdinand Cortes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cortes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cortes throws a jab when Paskalev was well out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Paskalev.
Cortes appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Paskalev fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cortes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Paskalev drops his hands momentarily and Cortes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortes lands with a nice body punch.
Cortes throws a shot from downtown. Paskalev moves away and avoids it.
Paskalev is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The fighters circling - Cortes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Paskalev drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cortes defends it well.
Nice takedown defense from Cortes. No joy for Paskalev on that attempt.
Ferdinand Cortes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arnost Paskalev.
Cortes lands a body shot.
Cortes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cortes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paskalev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cortes.
Cortes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cortes scores with a body shot.
Ferdinand Cortes is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paskalev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cortes.
Paskalev feints the counter takedown.
Cortes misses with an uppercut
and Paskalev counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Paskalev trying to advance position but Cortes counters by regaining guard.
Paskalev trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Cortes manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Paskalev has his foot on Cortes's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cortes works his way back into a safe position though.
Paskalev tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cortes tries to stand but Paskalev is controlling from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ferdinand Cortes clearly takes that 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.
Nice shot by Cortes.
Cortes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Paskalev decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cortes's guard.
Paskalev passes Cortes's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Paskalev trying to mount his opponent but Cortes defends it.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Paskalev working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Cortes is not content to let Paskalev control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paskalev wants to work for an arm triangle but Cortes is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paskalev moves nicely into side control.
Paskalev sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Cortes is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Paskalev tries to score with some ground and pound. Cortes controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Cortes is being controlled here.
Cortes is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Paskalev is controlling him well.
An elbow from Paskalev crashes against the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Paskalev is looking to take a break and control but Cortes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Cortes is pushing Paskalev's head away, looking to escape. Paskalev manages to hold on to the position though.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Paskalev shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cortes as he jumps to the side.
Paskalev fails with a takedown attempt.
Cortes with a hook.
Ferdinand Cortes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paskalev fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ferdinand Cortes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arnost Paskalev.
Cortes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cortes misses with a two punch combination.
Paskalev with the counter takedown but Cortes avoids it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Paskalev.
Cortes misses with a double jab
and Paskalev counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Paskalev cracks Cortes with a solid left hand.
Cortes wants to get back to his feet but Paskalev is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paskalev drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Cortes manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Paskalev has Cortes in his guard.
Paskalev is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cortes is aware though and is defending well.
Paskalev has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cortes can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cortes trying to stand up but can't free himself from Paskalev's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnost Paskalev dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Cortes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Cortes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Paskalev.
Cortes takes a swing at Paskalev's ribcage but misses.
Cortes swings for the body but Paskalev moves out of range.
And Paskalev tries to counter it with a takedown but Cortes pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Paskalev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cortes.
Cortes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Paskalev counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Cortes!
Paskalev is trying to move to mount but Cortes reverses beautifully and ends up in Paskalev's guard.
Cortes won't allow Paskalev to sweep him here.
Paskalev looking for a guillotine here but Cortes defends easily.
Cortes has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paskalev looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Paskalev throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Cortes escapes and throws Paskalev's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Paskalev tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cortes stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Cortes tries to bum rush Paskalev with a series of wild strikes but Paskalev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ferdinand Cortes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cortes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Paskalev avoids the body shot from Cortes.
Cortes throws a combination that misses
and Paskalev counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Cortes!
Paskalev is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cortes is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The ground and pound from Paskalev seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortes defending against the ground and pound.
Paskalev is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cortes is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Paskalev tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Paskalev throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Paskalev throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Paskalev working the head and body with strikes.
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.
Paskalev in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Paskalev trying to control the action but Cortes is working from the bottom.
Cortes regains half guard there - taking advantage of Paskalev's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Paskalev is keen to just control but Cortes is a slippery customer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Paskalev misses with a head shot. Cortes uses the momentum to regain guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arnost Paskalev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Paskalev has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 47:48
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 47:48
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 46:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arnost Paskalev!
Arnost Paskalev is the new featherweight champion!
A very excited looking Arnost Paskalev made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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