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UNFC 40: Camacho Vs Joe PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Henry White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Palikka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Henry White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kalle Palikka!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palikka throws a body shot but no joy.
White looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
White gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Palikka.
White misses with a hook. Palikka ducked under it nicely.
White with a jab.
Palikka throws a looping overhand right but White ducks down to avoid it.
White misses with a right hand
and Palikka counters with a one-two to the body.
Palikka scores with a body shot.
A punch lands to the side of White 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Palikka scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Henry White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palikka connects with a nice looking jab.
A combination from White does no damage.
Palikka drops White with a left right combo! Palikka follows him down to the ground into side control.
White is rocked!
Palikka thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Oh White is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Palikka tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palikka is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but White is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
White seems to have got his legs back now.
Palikka tries to advance to mount but White denies him.
Palikka happy to just control the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Palikka trying to control the action but White is working from the bottom.
Palikka throws a strike aimed at the side of White's head but White avoids it well.
Palikka tries to advance to mount but White denies him.
Palikka lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Palikka.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Palikka throws a strike aimed at the side of White's head but White avoids it well.
Palikka taking a breather here.
Palikka thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Palikka misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Palikka misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Palikka postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
White is not content to let Palikka control the position.
Palikka in side control lands a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalle Palikka dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Palikka dips to his left and cracks White with an uppercut!
White throws a left and a right that both miss
and Palikka counters with a left to the body.
Palikka ducks under a wild hook from White.
White throws a right hand that Palikka ducks under and follows up with a left that Palikka also avoids with ease.
Palikka changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Palikka misses the shot to the body.
Palikka is on the wrong end of a nice combination from White.
Palikka throws a shot from downtown. White moves away and avoids it.
Left hook, right uppercut from White.
Palikka throws a series of punches but White moves out of range.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Palikka is just out of range.
White gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice cross by Palikka.
Palikka tries to move into range but White moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
White throws a body shot but no joy.
Palikka shoots for a takedown but White saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
White looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Palikka! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palikka works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Palikka takes one on the button.
White scores with a body shot.
White misses with a hook
and Palikka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Palikka misses its intended target.
A left lands for Palikka.
White is rocked!
Palikka looks to land a combination but White avoids it well.
A quick step to the side and White tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Palikka scores with a nice right hand.
Oh White is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A looping hook to the body misses from Palikka. White does a little dance to reset his feet.
White connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
White throws an overhand right that lands on Palikka's shoulder, as Palikka tries to avoid the shot.
Palikka connects with a right hand. White shakes it off.
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!
Palikka misses with a wild combination.
White misses with a hook
and Palikka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Palikka has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Palikka walks into a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White misses with a double jab
and Palikka counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Palikka seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but White does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
White trying to control from the bottom.
Palikka throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
White knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Palikka on the ground.
Palikka performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
White seems to have got his legs back now.
Palikka is keen to just control but White is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palikka is working for a kimura but White is defending it quite comfortably.
Palikka throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Palikka fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but White avoids it really well and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Palikka wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
White thows a left - swing and a miss!
Palikka thuds his right hand into White's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A jab from White misses.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Palikka moves away.
Palikka throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Palikka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White misses with a lunging right hand
and Palikka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
White misses with a two punch combination.
White swings away with a body shot that misses
and Palikka counters with a straight right hand.
Palikka misses with a leg kick.
White misses with an uppercut
and Palikka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Palikka lands a lovely overhand right.
Palikka lunges at White with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by White's hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalle Palikka 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! And we move into the final round!
Palikka takes a swing at White's ribcage but misses.
White moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Palikka throws a jab but it's blocked by White.
A jab from White misses.
Palikka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
White jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kalle Palikka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Palikka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big right from White misses.
Palikka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Palikka unleashes a big counter combination but White bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nice defenses there by White.
It looked like White wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Palikka misses with a looping right.
White throws a body shot but no joy.
White throws a right and a left that Palikka avoids nicely.
Palikka throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palikka drops White with a left and a right! Oh, White is hurt - Palikka dives into side control looking to finish!
Palikka working the strikes but White uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Palikka trying to mount his opponent but White defends it.
Palikka is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and White defends it well.
White is refusing to be controlled, as Palikka sits in half guard.
Palikka throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palikka wants to take a breather but White is having none of it.
Palikka is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Palikka wants to control but White is keeping him busy.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Henry White is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palikka jabs White to the body, keeping him at a distance.
White connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palikka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from White.
Palikka throws a low kick, looking for White's leg but White calmly moves out of range.
White uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Palikka.
Palikka shoots in and gets a takedown into White's guard.
Palikka wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
Palikka is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Palikka has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Palikka wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
Palikka has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
White utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palikka looking to pass the guard.
Palikka throws a big elbow that misses.
Kalle Palikka is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
White keeping moving, preventing Palikka from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Palikka throws an off balance right hand
and White counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Palikka defending well as White loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from Palikka on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
White looks to land a right hand but Palikka moved out of range.
Palikka looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
White waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Palikka.
Henry White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Palikka with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kalle Palikka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Palikka has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kalle Palikka!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rookie Amateur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brent Brawler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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215 lbs
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217 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rookie Amateur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brent Brawler!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brawler will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brawler throws a right and a left that Amateur avoids nicely.
Brawler scores with a shot to the body.
Amateur takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Brawler's jab looks to have found its range, popping Amateur under the eye.
Amateur dips to his left and cracks Brawler with an uppercut!
Brawler throws a right hand that misses
and Brawler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brawler lands a two punch combo.
We've been hearing reports that Amateur has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Brawler misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Amateur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Amateur showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brawler.
Amateur was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brawler misses with a series of wild punches.
Brawler throws out a loose jab but Amateur uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Brawler misses the target.
Brawler scores with a sloppy right hand. Amateur should have avoided that one.
Rookie Amateur is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amateur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brawler.
Amateur scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Brawler shoots in for a takedown but Amateur shows good takedown defense.
Brawler just misses with a punch to the body.
Amateur on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brawler. Brawler obviously looking to wear him down.
Brawler throws a sloppy head kick and Amateur moves out of range easily.
Brawler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Amateur.
Good shot there by Brawler.
Brawler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Amateur was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brawler throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brawler swings for the body but Amateur moves out of range.
Amateur checks a leg kick.
Brawler throws a right hand that misses
and Amateur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Brawler.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amateur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brawler.
Brawler connects with a looping right hand.
Brent Brawler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brawler throws a right and a left that Amateur avoids nicely.
A slow jab from Brawler misses its intended target.
Brawler fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A cross from Amateur lands.
Brawler ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Brawler misses with a hook to the body
letting Amateur counter with a right hand.
Amateur on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Brawler misses with a leg kick
and Brawler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brawler looks to land a combination. Amateur sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Brawler swings widly with a right hand
and Amateur counters with a straight right hand.
Brawler swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Amateur.
Brawler scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Amateur is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brawler misses with a double jab.
Brawler lands a nice looking body shot.
Amateur jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Amateur walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Brawler lands a jab to the nose.
Oh Amateur is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Amateur tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Amateur throws a wild hook but Brawler just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Amateur gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Brawler raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brent Brawler!
Brent Brawler really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Big Bear Nutrition 160Q logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mimms Dragonian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chevy Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mimms Dragonian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chevy Ford!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ford shoots in but no luck this time.
Dragonian slips a jab and a cross from Ford.
An attempted straight right counter from Dragonian misses the target.
Dragonian tries to clinch but Ford is having none of it.
Dragonian slips a jab from Ford.
Dragonian tries to clinch up.
Ford with a poor takedown
and Dragonian counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Chevy Ford has been cut.
Ford swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dragonian counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dragonian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ford.
Ford keeps the fight on the outside.
Ford showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dragonian.
Dragonian scores with a punch to the head.
Dragonian steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ford.
Ford lands a nice shot that snaps Dragonian's head back.
Dragonian doesn't manage to clinch there - Ford circles away.
Dragonian has Ford up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dragonian gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ford.
Mimms Dragonian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chevy Ford.
Ford is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford is looking for a takedown.
Dragonian lands with a short shot to the head.
Ford is trying to drag Dragonian to the mat but Dragonian just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dragonian.
Dragonian lands an elbow inside that Ford shrugs off.
Ford is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dragonian to keep the fight standing.
Dragonian slows down the pace here.
Ford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ford tries to throw a body punch but Dragonian avoids it by throwing Ford back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ford.
Nice elbow from Dragonian.
That has opened up Chevy Ford's cut even more.
Ford swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dragonian scores with a shot to the side of Ford's head.
The cut above Chevy Ford's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Dragonian really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dragonian lands a damaging elbow.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Chevy Ford's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mimms Dragonian!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Skinner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawk comes to the cage accompanied by Last ride of the Day: . Thomas Hawk could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Eric Skinner's chin.
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177 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Thomas Hawk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric Skinner!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawk avoids the body shot from Skinner.
Skinner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hawk.
Hawk shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
It seemed like Skinner was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hawk looks to land a body kick but Skinner moved away.
Hawk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Skinner.
Hawk connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Skinner scores with a nice right hand.
Skinner throws a right hand that Hawk ducks under and follows up with a left that Hawk also avoids with ease.
Skinner misses the shot to the body.
Hawk tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Skinner manages to circle out of the way.
Hawk shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Skinner but Skinner 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.
Skinner misses with an uppercut. Hawk saw that one coming.
Hawk feinted with a counter takedown.
Hawk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skinner manages to avoid it.
Skinner scores with a hook to the body. Hawk takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hawk lands the left hand.
Skinner misses with a two punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hawk fails with the takedown
and Skinner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Hawk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skinner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hawk.
Hawk is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice cross by Hawk.
A telegraphed right hand from Skinner misses the target.
Hawk ducks under a wild hook from Skinner.
Skinner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hawk looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hawk takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hawk looks for the body kick but Skinner saw that one coming.
Hawk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Skinner.
Hawk lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Skinner misses with a hook.
Skinner tries to sprawl but Hawk drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skinner wants to get back to his feet.
Skinner manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Hawk keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk is looking for a takedown.
Skinner tries a body shot but Hawk blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Skinner.
Skinner wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hawk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Skinner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Skinner stops a takedown attempt from Hawk.
Skinner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Skinner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Skinner pushes Hawk back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Skinner wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hawk lands a nice uppercut.
Skinner wants to break free but Hawk has control.
Skinner throws a head punch that misses.
Hawk misses with a punch to the body.
Skinner tries to break free but Hawk pushes him back against the cage.
Skinner scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk wants to take the fight to the mat but Skinner manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hawk.
Skinner is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hawk is working for takedown but Skinner is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hawk wants to take the fight to the mat but Skinner manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Skinner swings wildly with an uppercut but Hawk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skinner throws a head punch that misses.
Skinner lands a body shot.
Skinner lands a left hand.
Skinner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Eric Skinner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Skinner's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Skinner duly obliges.
Skinner throws a shot to the body.
Skinner leaves Hawk with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Eric Skinner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skinner tries to move into range but Hawk moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk throws a hook but Skinner avoids it easily.
Hawk walks into a straight right hand from Skinner.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hawk will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Skinner stuffs the takedown attempt from Hawk. Hawk gets slowly back to his feet.
Skinner swats away the attempt to clinch by Hawk.
Hawk shoots and misses
enabling Skinner to counter with a crisp jab.
Skinner lands with a cross.
Hawk is rocked!
Nice straight punches there by Skinner. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Skinner.
Oh Hawk is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Skinner scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hawk dodges the punch combination from Skinner.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Skinner slaps away a takedown attempt from Hawk, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Skinner dominated that round.
That's time! Hawk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Skinner cracks Hawk with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hawk seems to have got his legs back now.
Hawk shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Skinner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Skinner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Skinner lands with a nice body punch.
Skinner connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hawk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Skinner.
Hawk takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Skinner gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hawk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hawk wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Skinner has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Skinner throws a hook to the side of Hawk's head but Hawk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Eric Skinner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Skinner misses with the combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skinner rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hawk counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skinner lands a shoulder strike.
Skinner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Skinner misses with a punch to the body.
Hawk misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Skinner.
Skinner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Skinner on the inside.
Skinner has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hawk seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Skinner can turn it around.
Skinner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hawk doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Skinner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Skinner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hawk drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The strikes coming from Hawk are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Skinner is not content to let Hawk control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hawk scoring with punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk is working Skinner over with some ground and pound from side control.
Hawk working the ground and pound from side control.
Skinner is trying to control Hawk's posture but Hawk avoids it.
Skinner sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Skinner makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Skinner throws out a loose jab but Hawk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skinner throws a shot from downtown. Hawk moves away and avoids it.
Hawk tries to land a front kick but Skinner steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Skinner looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hawk looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hawk trying to pass the guard but Skinner defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skinner is trying to stand up here but Hawk is controlling him well.
Thomas Hawk overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hawk wants to take a breather but Skinner is having none of it.
Hawk passes into side control, despite Skinner's attempt to control the position.
Hawk wants to control but Skinner is keeping him busy.
Skinner sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Skinner is looking to escape.
Hawk is keen to just control but Skinner is a slippery customer.
Hawk lands with a punch from half guard.
Skinner moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk postures up.
Skinner keeping moving, preventing Hawk from controlling successfully.
Skinner not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hawk has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Skinner will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Skinner has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Hawk off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Hawk swings for the body but Skinner moves out of range.
Hawk misses with a two punch combination.
Oooooh!!! Skinner has knocked Hawk down with a huge combo! Skinner steps away and waves a wobbly Hawk back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Thomas Hawk 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!
Skinner throws a right hand that misses
and Hawk counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Skinner is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Skinner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Thomas Hawk's cut.
That's time! Hawk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Skinner ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Skinner moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hawk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hawk tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Skinner manages to circle out of the way.
Skinner misses with a jab, cross combination.
As Skinner tries to get set, Hawk tries to push him back and clinch up but Skinner manages to avoid the attempt.
Skinner sizes up Hawk with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hawk shoots in for a takedown but Skinner shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hawk throws a hook but Skinner blocks it.
Hawk shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Skinner defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawk moves away from the strike by Skinner.
Hawk lands a glancing blow to the side of Skinner's head.
Skinner loads up on a big right hand but Hawk slips the punch.
Skinner misses the jab.
Skinner misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Skinner swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Hawk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Skinner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Skinner drops Hawk with a beautiful combination! Hawk stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Skinner is looking for the KO!
Skinner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hawk swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Skinner thuds his right hand into Hawk's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Skinner looks to land a left hand but Hawk moved out of range nicely.
Skinner blocks a head kick by Hawk.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skinner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hawk tries to clinch
letting Skinner counter with a right hand.
Hawk tries to clinch up
and Skinner scores with a counter punch that sends Hawk to the canvas! Skinner smells blood - he's punishing Hawk with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Hawk has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Skinner!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Gustaffson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toyoki Kawamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Solid boxing
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexander Gustaffson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Toyoki Kawamura!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustaffson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Gustaffson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kawamura holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Kawamura is trying to escape the position but Gustaffson is controlling the position.
Kawamura is looking to reverse the position.
Kawamura is being controlled here.
Gustaffson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Gustaffson advances to full mount.
Gustaffson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gustaffson jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Kawamura manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Gustaffson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kawamura is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gustaffson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustaffson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kawamura on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Gustaffson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
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.
Kawamura is trying to improve his position.
Gustaffson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gustaffson is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Kawamura will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kawamura is trying to control Gustaffson's posture but Gustaffson avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kawamura is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawamura gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Kawamura tries to reverse the position but Gustaffson maintains control.
Gustaffson trying to control but Kawamura is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gustaffson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kawamura is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Kawamura is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gustaffson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Gustaffson 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.
Gustaffson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kawamura circles away quickly and effectively.
Gustaffson fails with a takedown attempt.
Gustaffson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kawamura is looking to clinch.
Gustaffson is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Kawamura throws a head kick but Gustaffson moves out of range.
Gustaffson feinted with a counter takedown.
Kawamura stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Gustaffson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kawamura pushes Gustaffson away with a front kick.
Kawamura gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kawamura lands a knee to the body.
Kawamura working Gustaffson over with knees to the body.
Kawamura landing knees to the head.
Kawamura scores a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A knee to the head by Kawamura.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kawamura.
Kawamura with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kawamura obliges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knees to the body from Kawamura.
Knees to the body from Kawamura.
Kawamura landing knees to the head.
Kawamura scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawamura connects with a knee to the head.
Kawamura scores with a knee to the head.
Kawamura putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gustaffson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kawamura has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kawamura lands a nice elbow.
Kawamura lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Kawamura.
Kawamura scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kawamura obliges.
Kawamura lands a good knee to the midsection. Gustaffson won't want to take too many of those.
Kawamura lands a good knee to the midsection. Gustaffson won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kawamura lands a nice knee to the body.
Kawamura connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gustaffson's face.
It looks like Alexander Gustaffson has been cut.
Kawamura lands a good knee to the midsection. Gustaffson won't want to take too many of those.
Kawamura unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Kawamura.
Kawamura lands an elbow inside.
Kawamura lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gustaffson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kawamura is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawamura lands a knee to the head.
Kawamura crunches a lovely knee into Gustaffson's ribcage.
Kawamura landing knees to the head.
Kawamura working Gustaffson over with knees to the body.
Kawamura lands an elbow that stopped Gustaffson in his tracks for a moment.
Kawamura connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gustaffson's face.
Kawamura landing knees to the head.
Kawamura stops a takedown attempt from Gustaffson.
A knee to the head by Kawamura.
Gustaffson is rocked!
Gustaffson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kawamura gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Oh Gustaffson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kawamura utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gustaffson seems to have got his legs back now.
Kawamura lands a knee to the body.
Kawamura landing knees to the head.
Nice elbow from Kawamura.
A knee to the head by Kawamura.
Kawamura landing knees to the body.
Kawamura putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gustaffson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawamura unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gustaffson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gustaffson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kawamura connects with a knee to the head.
Kawamura lands an elbow just above Gustaffson 's eye.
Kawamura lands a knee to the body.
Gustaffson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kawamura is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kawamura lands a knee to the head.
Kawamura unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gustaffson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kawamura.
Kawamura creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gustaffson's defenses.
Kawamura is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kawamura lands a good knee to the midsection. Gustaffson won't want to take too many of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gustaffson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kawamura prevents it.
Kawamura connects with a knee to the head.
Kawamura lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Kawamura.
Kawamura lands a big knee to the head and Gustaffson goes down! Kawamura pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Toyoki Kawamura!
Toyoki Kawamura really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Kore Fight Nutrition [TG] logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ching lalalalalalLng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Simmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Ching lalalalalalLng!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brett Simmons!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simmons closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Simmons seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
lalalalalalLng has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Simmons working the head and body with strikes.
Simmons missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ground and pound from Simmons.
Simmons seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. lalalalalalLng is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Brett Simmons!
During a confident post fight interview, Brett Simmons 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Nicolosi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Lang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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246 lbs
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Nicolosi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Josh Lang!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nicolosi tries to clinch but Lang moves out of range.
Lang throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nicolosi moves into the clinch.
Lang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nicolosi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lang backwards.
Nicolosi throws an elbow that misses.
Lang avoids a wild elbow strike from Nicolosi.
Nicolosi can't find room to land a body shot as Lang controls the action.
Nicolosi working aggressively here.
Lang tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nicolosi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nicolosi landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Nicolosi.
A short right from Nicolosi on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lang lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nicolosi backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nicolosi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lang's brow.
Nicolosi throws an elbow but it misses.
Nicolosi landing knees to the head.
Lang struggles to land a body shot inside as Nicolosi controls his hands.
Lang tries a knee to the head but Nicolosi blocks it.
Lang tries to break the clinch but Nicolosi is controlling the position.
Nicolosi working aggressively here.
Nicolosi lands an elbow that stopped Lang in his tracks for a moment.
Our sources have told us that Nicolosi has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Nicolosi digs a right hand into Lang's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lang's gas tank.
Lang blocks the elbow strike.
Nicolosi blocking some punches.
Nicolosi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lang looks winded!
Nicolosi misses with an elbow strike.
Nicolosi pushes Lang back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicolosi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lang takes a shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nicolosi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nicolosi missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Lang fails to land.
Nicolosi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lang avoids it.
Nicolosi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lang blocks an elbow strike from Nicolosi.
Nicolosi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Josh Lang has been cut.
Nicolosi lands an elbow inside that Lang shrugs off.
Nicolosi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nicolosi throws a head punch that misses.
Nicolosi scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicolosi drops Lang onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Lang is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Lang is rocked!
Nicolosi misses with a knee strike.
Lang is still on wobbly legs! Can Nicolosi finish him?
Nicolosi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lang misses with a body punch.
Lang working hard to break the clinch.
Lang blocks an elbow strike from Nicolosi.
Lang seems to have recovered his senses.
Lang misses with some punches.
Nicolosi tries to land knees in the clinch but Lang avoids the damage to the body.
Lang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nicolosi misses with an elbow over the top.
Lang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nicolosi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lang's efforts to push away.
A short right from Nicolosi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nicolosi misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nicolosi creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Lang! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Nicolosi.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Nicolosi!
Frank Nicolosi managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$), into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shintaro Nomo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown has chosen Rob Zombie - Dragula as his entrance music. Shintaro Nomo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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170 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shintaro Nomo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Brown!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nomo staying out of range there.
Nomo drops down looking for a counter takedown but Brown sprawls and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nomo. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nomo just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nomo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Shintaro Nomo has been cut.
Nomo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Nomo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Nomo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is defending against the submission attempts here by Nomo.
Nomo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Nomo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nomo moves into full mount! Brown won't be happy about that!
Nomo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Brown is looking to escape.
Nomo unloads with some shots from mount but Brown bucks and avoids them well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nomo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Brown holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Nomo tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Nomo throwing strikes here but Brown is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Nomo working for a submission but Brown is keeping him at bay.
Nomo misses with a head shot.
Brown is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Nomo looking to secure an arm triangle but Brown defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nomo looking to secure an arm triangle but Brown defends it well.
Brown tries to hold on but Nomo postures up.
Brown is squirming around, avoiding Nomo's attempts to control the action.
Brown blocking the ground and pound.
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.
Nomo punishing his opponent with strikes.
Nomo is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Brown has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Brown!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nomo throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Brown must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Nomo is looking for a triangle but Brown pushes his legs off easily.
Nomo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brown is one step ahead there.
Nomo is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shintaro Nomo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shintaro Nomo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Nomo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nomo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brown can do to turn this around?
Brown comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Matt Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nomo misses with a few strikes there.
Brown swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nomo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Brown sprawls well. Brown wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nomo gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nomo scores with a body shot.
Nomo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a wild body kick that Nomo sees coming a mile off.
Brown misses with a combination
and Nomo counters with a nice uppercut.
Nomo blocks a head kick by Brown.
Nomo connects with a right hand. Brown shakes it off.
Brown misses with an uppercut
and Nomo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nomo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nomo cracks Brown with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Nomo.
Brown is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nomo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Brown, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown is not content to let Nomo control the position.
Nomo tries for a kimura but Brown is defending well.
Nomo looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Brown is avoiding damage well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nomo is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Nomo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brown keeps working.
Brown really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nomo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Brown parries the strikes from Nomo easily there. Nomo is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Brown to escape.
Nomo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Brown is trying to buck Nomo off.
That's four 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.
Nomo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Brown has escaped the position, nice work there.
Nomo wants to control but Brown is keeping him busy.
Brown is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Nomo tries to score with some ground and pound. Brown controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nomo advances nicely into full mount.
Nomo looking to finish with strikes here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shintaro Nomo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shintaro Nomo'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Nomo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Nomo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brown. That did some damage!
Brown moves out of range of the body kick.
Nomo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Nomo has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Nomo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nomo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Nomo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brown's head.
Brown throws a nice looking combination but Nomo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A counter left hand to the body from Nomo misses its target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nomo manages to avoid it.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nomo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Nomo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Brown napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Brown avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Nomo.
Brown is trying to get back to his feet.
Nomo has an Americana. Brown didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Nomo is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Nomo hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Shintaro Nomo!
A very excited looking Shintaro Nomo 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Alcatraz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad May (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). May is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by For Whom The Bell Tolls - Metallica. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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25
206 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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22
215 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randy Alcatraz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brad May!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alcatraz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
May with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Alcatraz to score with a decent uppercut.
May is looking to chop away at Alcatraz's legs.
May misses with a low kick.
We've been hearing reports that Alcatraz has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
May throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Alcatraz on the side of the head.
It looks like Randy Alcatraz has been cut.
May scores with a leg kick.
May uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alcatraz.
A countering left hand to the body from May misses.
May throws a wild body kick that Alcatraz sees coming a mile off.
May takes one to the side of the head.
May is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alcatraz.
Alcatraz connects with a nice looking jab.
A big left from Alcatraz misses.
Alcatraz swings for the body but May moves out of range.
Alcatraz takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alcatraz has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by May after a bit of a struggle.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, May creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Alcatraz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. May avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
May can't break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Alcatraz fails to land.
May scores with a shoulder strike.
May misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alcatraz throws a head punch that misses.
Alcatraz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
May breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
May misses with an uppercut. Alcatraz saw that one coming.
Alcatraz half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A leg kick checked by Alcatraz.
Alcatraz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
May ducks under a wild hook from Alcatraz.
Alcatraz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. May defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Alcatraz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alcatraz throws a jab when May was well out of range.
May feints a counter leg kick.
May pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
May tries to bum rush Alcatraz with a series of wild strikes but Alcatraz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
May scores with a leg kick.
May slips a straight right by Alcatraz.
May throws out a counter right but Alcatraz avoids it with no problem.
May uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alcatraz.
May catches Alcatraz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
May misses with a low kick.
Alcatraz feinted with a counter takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by May there.
Alcatraz closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
May tries to bench press Alcatraz off him but Alcatraz keeps the position.
Alcatraz trying to control the action but May is working from the bottom.
Alcatraz tries for a kimura but May is defending well.
May is trying to improve his position.
May is trying to control Alcatraz's posture but Alcatraz avoids it.
Alcatraz in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
May isn't going anywhere.
May tries to bench press Alcatraz off him but Alcatraz keeps the position.
Alcatraz misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The referee asks Alcatraz politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Alcatraz prefers to stall for the moment though.
Alcatraz wants to control but May is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
May is trying to get back to half guard.
May has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Alcatraz wants to control but May is keeping him busy.
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 Randy Alcatraz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Randy Alcatraz's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Alcatraz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around May's waist but May gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Alcatraz off to one side.
May thinks about the counter body kick.
Alcatraz takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
May slaps away a takedown attempt from Alcatraz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Alcatraz moves out of range as May throws a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from May. Alcatraz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alcatraz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping May at a distance.
May throws a sloppy head kick and Alcatraz moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
May staying out of range there.
Alcatraz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Alcatraz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Alcatraz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Danga de danga de dang - May scores with a four punch combination!
Alcatraz is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
May motions for Alcatraz to come forward. May throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Alcatraz lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
May keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
May stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and May wants it to stay on the feet.
May slips under a jab.
Horrible takedown attempt by Alcatraz or perhaps it was just good defense by May, which made it look bad.
Alcatraz checks the leg kick nicely there.
Alcatraz wants to clinch up but May keeps it at a distance.
May throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Alcatraz changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alcatraz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by May. May obviously looking to wear him down.
Alcatraz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
May steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alcatraz.
May dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alcatraz. That did some damage!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from May. Alcatraz shrugs it off though.
Alcatraz scores with the left hand. May knows he should have avoided that one.
Alcatraz throws a lazy right hand but May sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
May lands a big head kick that sends Alcatraz tumbling to the mat! May takes a step backwards and waves Alcatraz back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Alcatraz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alcatraz blocks a low kick nicely.
May stuffs the takedown.
May misses with an attempted mid kick.
Alcatraz half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
May avoids the body shot from Alcatraz.
May only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Alcatraz seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alcatraz misses the jab.
May feints a counter leg kick.
Alcatraz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
May lands a nice looking body kick.
May fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The fighters circling - May throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alcatraz goes for a double leg but May avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as May continues to drive forward.
May only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Alcatraz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from May.
Alcatraz closes this distance looking for a takedown but May circles away.
Alcatraz misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alcatraz sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
May lunges at Alcatraz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Alcatraz's hand.
Alcatraz loads up on a big right hand but May slips the punch.
May throws a body punch but Alcatraz moves out of range.
Alcatraz misses with a hook to the body
and May counters with a nice leg kick.
A big left from May misses.
Alcatraz goes for a double leg but May avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as May continues to drive forward.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
May lands a nice looking body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alcatraz. May does a little dance to reset his feet.
May only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Alcatraz moves away from the strike by May.
Alcatraz misses with a hook.
Alcatraz backing away here, and May unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad May showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Randy Alcatraz's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Alcatraz walks into a left hand.
Alcatraz throws an overhand right that lands on May's shoulder, as May tries to avoid the shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Alcatraz.
Brad May seems to be getting the better of the standup.
May motions for Alcatraz to come forward. May throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Alcatraz moves out of range of the body kick from May.
Alcatraz feinted with a counter takedown.
May takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Alcatraz fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging May to the ground. Alcatraz is now in May's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alcatraz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
May has Alcatraz pulled in close to control his posture.
Alcatraz drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and May dives on top into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
May stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alcatraz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
May must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Alcatraz has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but May has passed into side control.
Alcatraz is letting May control him for a moment.
Alcatraz tries to improve position but can't.
May remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
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.
Alcatraz manages to get back to half guard.
Alcatraz is trying to control but can't.
Randy Alcatraz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
May controlling the action here.
Alcatraz is staying active underneath May, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
May keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Alcatraz is concentrating on defense, preventing May from advancing position.
May passes to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
May wants to control but Alcatraz is keeping him busy.
May is staying tight to Alcatraz's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Alcatraz is not content to let May control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
May slips under a jab from Alcatraz.
Alcatraz fails in his attempt to clinch.
May looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alcatraz. May does a little dance to reset his feet.
May is trying to counter with his kicks.
Brad May is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alcatraz closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alcatraz misses with a short punch on the inside.
May is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
May tries to stall but Alcatraz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Alcatraz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. May smiles and moves away.
Alcatraz closes this distance looking for a takedown but May circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Alcatraz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
May tries to land a front kick but Alcatraz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Alcatraz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches May on the side of the head.
May delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
May throws a leg kick which misses Alcatraz's front leg but catches the back leg as Alcatraz tries to avoid it.
May lands a front kick.
May tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brad May comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think May 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brad May!
A victorious Brad May thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hector Camacho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orange Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hector Camacho!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Orange Joe!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Camacho.
Joe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joe 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.
Joe throws a low kick, looking for Camacho's leg but Camacho calmly moves out of range.
Camacho misses with an uppercut. Joe saw that one coming.
Joe looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Camacho takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A clash of legs there as Camacho blocks the low kick.
Camacho is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Joe throws a hook to the side of Camacho's head but Camacho sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Joe has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Camacho.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Camacho. That did some damage!
Camacho misses with a double jab
and Joe counters with a slapping leg kick.
Camacho lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Orange Joe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Camacho throws a sloppy head kick and Joe moves out of range easily.
Joe drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Camacho defends it well.
Hector Camacho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Joe throws a hook to the side of Camacho's head but Camacho sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Camacho was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Joe.
Camacho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joe is trying to counter with his kicks.
Joe throws a sloppy head kick and Camacho moves out of range easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Joe.
Joe is looking to slow Camacho down with leg kicks.
Joe jabs Camacho to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Joe finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Joe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Camacho.
Camacho avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Joe has his takedown stuffed
and Camacho counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe lands a head shot.
Camacho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joe moves away.
Joe now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A swing and a miss from Joe.
Joe goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Joe misses with an uppercut
and Camacho counters with an inside leg kick.
Joe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Camacho.
Joe blocks a head kick by Camacho.
Joe is trying to counter with his kicks.
Joe misses with a shot to the body
and Camacho counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Joe is looking to score with low kicks.
Joe throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Camacho moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Joe fails to land.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Joe.
Camacho lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Camacho tries to throw a body punch but Joe avoids it by throwing Camacho back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Joe.
Joe misses with the head strike.
Camacho tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Joe has a couple of punches blocked by Camacho.
Camacho scores with a hook to the body.
Joe misses with a punch on the inside.
Joe has a couple of punches blocked by Camacho.
Joe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Camacho cracks Joe with a nice body shot.
Joe blocks a body shot from Camacho.
A right hook to the body lands for Camacho.
Camacho softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Camacho digs a right hand into Joe's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Joe's gas tank.
Camacho presses Joe against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A hook to the body from Camacho.
Joe looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camacho breaks from the clinch.
Camacho connects with a leg kick. Joe looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joe throws a chopping leg kick but Camacho manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Joe connects with a leg kick. Camacho looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Camacho scores with a punch to the head.
Camacho throws a head kick but Joe moves out of range.
Camacho lands with a right and another and another! Joe is in big trouble! Camacho lands again and this time it's lights out for Joe! A quality knockout there for Camacho.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Hector Camacho!
Hector Camacho retains his lightweight title!
Hector Camacho took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Go ahead and tell everybody, I'm the man, I'm the man, I'm the man , I'm the man.'.
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