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Death Squad 209:Baba vs Thomas PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Masahiko Kimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Misiek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kimura's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, STORM by the Yoshida Brothers. Misiek has chosen El Picante as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Great low kicks
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Masahiko Kimura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Rafael Misiek!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kimura clinches.
Kimura pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The referee calls for Misiek to work.
Kimura tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Misiek's elbow.
Misiek lands a nice elbow.
Kimura lands with a short shot to the head.
Misiek stalling the fight.
Misiek blocks an uppercut.
Misiek pulls guard successfully.
Misiek is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kimura is controlling him.
Kimura wants to control from the top but Misiek keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Misiek working a defensive guard here.
Misiek wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura looking to pass the guard.
Misiek keeping moving, preventing Kimura from controlling successfully.
Kimura throwing strikes but missing.
Misiek controlling the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Misiek is looking to sweep but instead, Kimura has passed into half guard.
Kimura content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Kimura wants to control but Misiek is keeping him busy.
Kimura 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.
Misiek is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kimura is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Misiek has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kimura trying to control from half guard but Misiek is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kimura is working for a submission of some sort.
Misiek keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Misiek felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimura prevents Misiek from improving his position.
Misiek kicks off Kimura and gets to his feet.
Kimura is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Misiek.
Misiek wants to counter the offense by Kimura and move into the clinch position.
A jab from Misiek does it's job there.
Nice defenses there by Kimura.
Misiek 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.
Misiek slips under a jab from Kimura.
Misiek throws a right hand that Kimura ducks under and follows up with a left that Kimura also avoids with ease.
Kimura on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Misiek is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimura throws a head kick but Misiek moves out of range.
A combination from Misiek does no damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Misiek, right into the meat.
Misiek shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kimura sprawls well. Kimura wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Misiek gets slowly back to his feet.
Kimura throws a hook but Misiek blocks it.
Misiek ducks under a wild hook from Kimura.
Kimura thuds his right hand into Misiek's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Misiek throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Misiek misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kimura throws a poor cross that misses
and Misiek moves into the clinch.
Kimura stalling against the cage.
Misiek lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Misiek dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kimura tries to bum rush Misiek with a series of wild strikes but Misiek uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A swing and a miss from Kimura.
Rafael Misiek seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kimura dives in and grabs Misiek's left leg, looking for a takedown. Misiek pushes down on Kimura's head and hops out.
Misiek lands an overhand right.
Kimura scores with a nice strike.
We've been told by Kimura's head coaches at LOD: Xtreme MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kimura throws a series of punches but Misiek avoids them all with ease.
Misiek fails with an attempt to clinch.
Misiek lands with an overhand left.
Misiek misses with a low kick as Kimura jumps back.
Kimura connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Misiek's hands.
Kimura throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Misiek tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kimura is in Misiek's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Misiek trying to control the position.
Kimura prevents Misiek from getting back to his feet.
Kimura wants to control from the top but Misiek keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura prevents Misiek from getting back to his feet.
Misiek looking to control.
Kimura got a little sloppy there for a moment and Misiek has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kimura has managed to get both his arms back between Misiek's legs - danger averted.
Kimura is stalling in the full guard.
Misiek wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Misiek ducks under a wild hook from Kimura.
Misiek looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Misiek has Kimura up against the cage in a clinch.
Misiek tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kimura avoids it.
Misiek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Misiek.
Misiek is struggling to control the position.
Kimura pushes off an throws an elbow but Misiek leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Misiek holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kimura leaning against his opponent.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kimura.
Misiek taking a breather.
Misiek tries to pull guard but Kimura won't allow it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Misiek.
Kimura controlling the action here for a moment.
Kimura misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimura misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kimura blocks an elbow strike from Misiek.
Misiek crunches a lovely knee into Kimura's ribcage.
Misiek connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kimura's face.
Misiek takes a shot to the head.
Kimura lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Kimura.
Misiek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kimura's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Misiek fails to land.
Misiek lands a damaging elbow.
Kimura misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kimura pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kimura working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Misiek leaning against his opponent.
Kimura misses with a punch on the inside.
Kimura blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kimura.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Misiek's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Still in the clinch, Kimura scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kimura throws a head punch that misses.
Misiek wants to stall.
Misiek tries a knee to the head but Kimura blocks it.
Misiek tries to land knees in the clinch but Kimura avoids the damage to the body.
Kimura throws a head punch that misses.
Kimura misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masahiko Kimura dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kimura swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Misiek is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Kimura takes one to the side of the head.
Kimura takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kimura closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Misiek to the mat! Misiek manages to get full guard.
Misiek keeping full guard, as Kimura tries to pass.
Kimura working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kimura throws an elbow that misses. Misiek uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kimura's guard. Nice move by Misiek!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Misiek preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Misiek looking to sit in guard and control but Kimura gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kimura wants to control from the top but Misiek keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Misiek wants to stand up but Kimura is controlling him.
Misiek pulls Kimura in to control the position.
Kimura stops Misiek from standing up.
Masahiko Kimura overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kimura postures up.
Misiek looking for a sweep. Not yet Misiek, not yet.
Kimura wants to control from the top but Misiek keeps moving.
Kimura looking to pass the guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's two 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.
Misiek can't keep his opponent in guard - Kimura advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kimura looking for a submission but Misiek manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Kimura got a little sloppy there for a moment and Misiek has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kimura has managed to get both his arms back between Misiek's legs - danger averted.
Kimura engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Misiek looking for a sweep. Not yet Misiek, not yet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kimura takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Misiek moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Misiek steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kimura.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Misiek, right into the meat.
Misiek throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Misiek dodges the punch combination from Kimura.
Rafael Misiek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Misiek throws a jab but it's blocked by Kimura.
Misiek bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kimura's head.
Misiek connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kimura is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The fighters circling - Misiek throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kimura shoots in looking for a takedown. Misiek tries to sprawl out of it but Kimura keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Misiek manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Misiek pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Kimura misses the target.
Misiek is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Misiek tests Kimura's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kimura shoots in looking for a takedown. Misiek tries to sprawl out of it but Kimura keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Misiek manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sloppy strikes from Misiek. Those never looked like landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Misiek shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Misiek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kimura tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Misiek lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kimura!
Misiek looks to land a combination. Kimura sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kimura defending well as Misiek loads up on a big left hand.
Misiek has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Misiek is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kimura.
Sloppy strikes from Misiek. Those never looked like landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rafael Misiek comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Misiek 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Rafael Misiek!
A relieved looking Rafael Misiek thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Masahiko Kimura was interviewed post fight and said 'It was a bad night for me. All the credit to my foe but i`ll be back stronger and sharper, you can count with me! Thank you for your support my friends!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Niilo Vaaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abe Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bradley has chosen Doesn't Remind Me -Audioslave as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Niilo Vaaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abe Bradley!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradley lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Niilo Vaaka has been cut.
Bradley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vaaka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vaaka throws an overhand right that lands on Bradley's shoulder, as Bradley tries to avoid the shot.
Niilo Vaaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vaaka closes the distance and clinches.
Bradley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Vaaka looking to slow down the pace here.
Vaaka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vaaka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bradley looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Vaaka drives through and clinches with Bradley against the cage.
Bradley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vaaka throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bradley has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Vaaka is looking to clinch.
Bradley throws a counter combo.
Vaaka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bradley is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bradley lands a big head kick that sends Vaaka tumbling to the mat! Bradley takes a step backwards and waves Vaaka back to his feet - he wants the finish!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaaka scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bradley doesn't seem bothered though.
Vaaka throws a series of punches but Bradley avoids them all with ease.
Bradley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vaaka scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A shot to the liver by Vaaka. Beautiful body shot.
Vaaka throws a jab when Bradley was well out of range.
Despite the aggression on Bradley's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bradley throws a push kick but Vaaka slaps the foot to one side.
Bradley scores with a head kick. Vaaka tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Vaaka is rocked!
Niilo Vaaka's cut is getting worse.
Vaaka takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vaaka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bradley.
Vaaka uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Vaaka tries to clinch but Bradley moves out of range.
Bradley throws a head kick that half lands.
Oh Vaaka is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Bradley.
Vaaka is breathing heavily.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Bradley! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Abe Bradley!
After winning the bout, Abe Bradley thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikey Havoc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Gragula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Havoc might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ready Steady Go. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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216 lbs
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217 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikey Havoc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Viktor Gragula!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Havoc.
Gragula fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gragula tries to close the distance and clinch but Havoc swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gragula takes one to the side of the head.
Gragula gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Havoc has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Gragula looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Havoc throws a shot from downtown. Gragula moves away and avoids it.
Gragula changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot lands for Havoc.
Havoc lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Havoc displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Havoc misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gragula tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Havoc will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gragula tries for a takedown but Havoc sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gragula takes one to the chin there.
Havoc works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've been informed that Gragula has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Havoc lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gragula is rocked!
Havoc gets a clinch.
Gragula tries for a takedown but Havoc manages to get underhooks.
Mikey Havoc has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viktor Gragula.
Havoc breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gragula shoots and misses
and Havoc counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gragula thinking.
Havoc rushes Gragula and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Havoc's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Havoc throws a series of punches but Gragula avoids them all with ease.
Havoc misses with a straight right.
And Gragula tries to counter it with a takedown but Havoc pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Gragula with a lazy takedown attempt
and Havoc connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Havoc is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Havoc tries to bum rush Gragula with a series of wild strikes but Gragula uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A lazy left from Havoc finds it's target.
Havoc looks to score with a jab to the body but Gragula is just out of range.
Havoc with a jab.
Gragula uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Havoc.
And Gragula tries to counter it with a takedown but Havoc pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Havoc has managed to clinch.
Gragula has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Havoc after a bit of a struggle.
Gragula goes for a takedown in the clinch but Havoc prevents it.
Gragula wants a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Havoc's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gragula has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gragula there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gragula takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sloppy strikes from Havoc. Those never looked like landing.
And Gragula tries to counter it with a takedown but Havoc pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Havoc jabs Gragula to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Havoc connects with a right hand. Gragula shakes it off.
Havoc lands a big right hand that sends Gragula crashing to the mat! Havoc stays standing though and waves Gragula back to his feet!
Gragula is still on wobbly legs! Can Havoc finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Havoc scores with a jab to the body.
Gragula looks winded!
Gragula get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Gragula stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Havoc runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mikey Havoc!
Mikey Havoc decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Viktor Gragula was interviewed post fight and said 'I hate werewolves'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank DeNino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daiki Tanimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank DeNino could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Daiki Tanimoto's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank DeNino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daiki Tanimoto!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeNino uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tanimoto has time to react.
Tanimoto lands a head kick. DeNino smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A head kick misses from DeNino.
DeNino misses with a hook
and Tanimoto counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A low kick from Tanimoto is predictable there
and DeNino counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tanimoto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A counter left hand to the body from DeNino misses its target.
Daiki Tanimoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
DeNino blocks a head kick by Tanimoto.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Tanimoto 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.
Tanimoto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but DeNino moves away.
Tanimoto moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tanimoto throws a head kick but DeNino moves out of range.
Tanimoto fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but DeNino avoids it really well and circles away.
DeNino jabs at Tanimoto's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeNino keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
DeNino was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
DeNino avoids the head kick by Tanimoto.
DeNino looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tanimoto lands with a kick to the temple. DeNino shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tanimoto blocks a leg kick.
Tanimoto turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
DeNino jabs Tanimoto right on the nose. Tanimoto blinks but takes it well.
DeNino misses with a wild body shot.
Frank DeNino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
DeNino connects with a single shot there.
Tanimoto misses with a shot to the body
and DeNino counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tanimoto thinking.
Tanimoto blocks the body kick.
DeNino is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
DeNino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tanimoto moves away.
Tanimoto is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Tanimoto lands a head kick!
Tanimoto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A counter left hand to the body from DeNino misses its target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
DeNino throws a hook but Tanimoto avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Tanimoto is predictable there
and DeNino counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Tanimoto! DeNino is out on his feet! Tanimoto rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - DeNino is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! DeNino is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daiki Tanimoto!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Daiki Tanimoto made sure he mentioned Kore Fight Nutrition [TG], along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jon Paul Fish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samir Kahric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kahric has chosen When I Die - Genocide(Jusuf Dzilic) as his entrance music. Samir Kahric has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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170 lbs
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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
17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Paul Fish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Samir Kahric!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fish misses with a leg kick.
Kahric tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fish sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kahric somewhat.
Fish wants to land a leg kick but Kahric is out of range.
Kahric fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kahric has his takedown stuffed
and Fish counters with a left to the body.
Jon Paul Fish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samir Kahric.
Nice shot lands for Fish.
Fish lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kahric misses with a takedown attempt
and Fish cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kahric looks winded!
Fish throws a chopping leg kick but Kahric manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fish lands with a straight right. Kahric didn't see that one coming.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fish.
Kahric moves away from the strike by Fish.
Fish throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kahric is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fish drops Kahric with a straight right hand, right on the button! Fish follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Paul Fish!
Jon Paul Fish opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hideya Kaayi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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205 lbs
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193 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Austin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hideya Kaayi!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaayi tries to keep at a distance but Austin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Austin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Austin working aggressively here.
Kaayi misses with a knee strike.
Kaayi wants to break free but Austin has control.
Kaayi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Austin lands a body punch.
Kaayi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Austin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kaayi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kaayi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Austin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Austin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kaayi's defenses.
It looks like Hideya Kaayi has been cut.
Austin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kaayi blocking some punches.
Austin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Austin lands a nice uppercut.
Our sources have told us that Austin has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kaayi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Austin misses with a body punch.
Kaayi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Austin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaayi has had enough of the clinch but Austin keeps him there for the moment.
Kaayi tries to break the clinch but Austin is controlling the position.
Kaayi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Austin struggles to land a body shot inside as Kaayi controls his hands.
Kaayi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Austin backwards.
Austin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kaayi told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Kaayi breaks from the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Austin darts in and clinches Kaayi up against the cage.
Kaayi tries to throw a body punch but Austin avoids it by throwing Kaayi back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Kaayi fails to land.
Kaayi tries to work over Austin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kaayi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kaayi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Austin avoids the body shot from Kaayi.
Kaayi throws a body shot but no joy.
Kaayi just misses with a punch to the body.
Austin darts in and clinches Kaayi up against the cage.
Austin has Kaayi pressed against the cage, preventing Kaayi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kaayi tries to land knees in the clinch but Austin avoids the damage to the body.
Austin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kaayi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kaayi punishes Austin's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaayi drives through and clinches with Austin against the cage.
Austin manages to break the clinch.
Kaayi walks into a jab.
Austin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kaayi tries to break free but Austin pushes him back against the cage.
Kaayi avoids the elbow strike from Austin, against the cage.
Kaayi misses with a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Austin.
Austin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Austin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Austin has managed to clinch.
Kaayi lands a right hand.
Kaayi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kaayi wants to break free but Austin has control.
Austin misses with a body punch.
Kaayi blocks a body shot from Austin.
Austin lands with a light punch inside.
Kaayi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Austin clinches with his opponent.
Austin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kaayi scores with a shot to the side of Austin's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaayi misses with some punches.
Kaayi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kaayi lands a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Kaayi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Austin manages to break the clinch.
Kaayi moves into the clinch.
Kaayi breaks the clinch.
Austin has managed to clinch.
Kaayi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Austin is looking to control Kaayi's arms but Kaayi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Austin has his back to the cage.
Austin cracks Kaayi with a nice body shot.
Austin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kaayi lands with a light punch inside.
A right hand to the body from Kaayi.
Kaayi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaayi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Austin pushes Kaayi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kaayi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kaayi moves into range and clinches up with Austin.
Kaayi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Austin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin looks to land a combination but Kaayi avoids it well.
Austin moves into range and clinches up with Kaayi.
Kaayi is trying to break the clinch but Austin is controlling him.
Kaayi is looking to break free of the clinch but Austin has double underhooks.
Kaayi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Austin throws a punch but it's blocked by Kaayi.
Austin working aggressively here.
Austin wants to stall.
Still in the clinch, Kaayi scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Austin.
Kaayi lands with a short shot to the head.
Austin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kaayi.
Nice body punch from Austin - that landed with a thud.
Kaayi looks winded!
Austin tries to stall but Kaayi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Austin lands an elbow inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Austin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Austin forces Kaayi back against the cage and clinches.
Austin breaks from the clinch.
Austin gets a clinch.
Austin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hideya Kaayi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hideya Kaayi'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.
Austin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kaayi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Austin moves away.
Austin has Kaayi up against the cage in a clinch.
Kaayi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Austin has him pressed against the cage.
Austin prevents a body shot from Kaayi.
Kaayi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kaayi swings wildly with an uppercut but Austin uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Kaayi.
Kaayi is trying to force a seperation but Austin has the dominant position.
Austin tries a body shot but Kaayi blocks it.
Austin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Austin avoiding damage as Kaayi throws knees to the body.
Austin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Austin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Austin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kaayis head.
Austin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kaayi lands a body punch.
Austin misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Austin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kaayi digs a right hand underneath Austin's ribcage. Austin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaayi digs a right hand underneath Austin's ribcage. Austin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kaayi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kaayi swings for the body but Austin moves out of range.
Austin avoids the head kick by Kaayi.
Austin pushes Kaayi up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Austin fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kaayi.
Kaayi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kaayi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kaayi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kaayi gets tackled into the cage by Austin. Austin maintains the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Kaayi.
Austin working hard to break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Austin.
Austin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Austin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Austin breaks from the clinch.
Hideya Kaayi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kaayi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaayi misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin lands with a light punch inside.
Kaayi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Austin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That has opened up Hideya Kaayi's cut even more.
Austin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Austin breaks from the clinch.
Austin has managed to clinch.
Kaayi is trying to force a seperation but Austin has the dominant position.
Austin has Kaayi pressed against the cage, preventing Kaayi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kaayi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kaayi manages to break the clinch.
Austin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kaayi looks to land a left hand but Austin moved out of range nicely.
Jack Austin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Austin closes the distance and clinches.
Kaayi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Austin swings wildly with an uppercut but Kaayi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Austin tries to throw a body punch but Kaayi avoids it by throwing Austin back against the cage.
Kaayi wants to break free but Austin has control.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Austin.
Kaayi blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Kaayi as the two fighters clinch.
Kaayi has a couple of punches blocked by Austin.
Kaayi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Austin breaks from the clinch.
Kaayi scores with a head kick. Austin tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Austin rushes Kaayi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kaayi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Austin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kaayi stuns Austin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Austin forces Kaayi back against the cage and clinches.
A left hand lands to the body for Austin.
Kaayi tries to break the clinch but Austin is controlling the position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Austin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kaayi's brow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kaayi.
Kaayi scores with a shot to the side of Austin's head.
Kaayi blocks an elbow strike from Austin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kaayi breaks the clinch.
Austin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kaayi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice jab there from Austin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaayi throws a series of punches but Austin moves out of range.
Kaayi waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Austin. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Austin to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Austin is rocked!
Kaayi gets to his feet and stands over Austin, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Austin felt that one! Kaayi unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Austin from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hideya Kaayi!
An out of breath and clearly excited Hideya Kaayi thanked Kore Fight Nutrition [TG] for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chin Checker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Checker comes into the arena with Time to Fight blaring out of the sound system. This should be fireworks!
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28
180 lbs
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26
175 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chin Checker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derek Kane!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kane thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Checker if he has to take too many more of those.
Checker lands with a shot to the body.
Checker takes a swing at Kane's ribcage but misses.
Checker sets himself, and Kane steps forward looking for the clinch! Checker avoids it this time.
A big left from Checker misses.
Checker lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kane at a distance.
Kane slips under a jab.
Checker listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Checker - that will leave a mark!
Kane keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Checker.
Checker lands a jab-cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kane throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Checker throws a series of punches but Kane moves out of range.
Kane shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Checker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Checker lands a really nice looking cross but Kane seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane slips under a jab from Checker.
Checker gets caught flat footed, as Kane shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Checker wants to stand and escape but Kane is having none of it.
Kane postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kane throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kane is pushing down on Checker's leg trying to pass to half guard. Checker is fighting to maintain full guard but Kane has managed to sneak the leg through.
Checker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kane on the ground.
Kane is working for a submission of some sort.
Checker is not content to let Kane control the position.
Kane might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Checker haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane prevents Checker from improving his position.
Kane is looking to advance position but Checker won't allow it.
Kane thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Checker's head.
Kane sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Checker defending well though.
Kane prevents Checker from standing back up.
Kane content to control rather than advance.
Kane wants to free his trapped foot but Checker is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Some wild striking there from Checker.
Kane takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Checker gets tackled into the cage by Kane. Kane maintains the clinch.
Checker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kane is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kane is pushing Checker up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kane with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Checker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Checker lands a left and a right that send Kane crashing to the mat, dazed. Checker thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Kane is rocked!
It looks like Derek Kane has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Checker throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kane is still on wobbly legs! Can Checker finish him?
Kane tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Checker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Checker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Checker swinging wildly here.
Checker sets himself, and Kane steps forward looking for the clinch! Checker avoids it this time.
Checker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kane moves away.
Kane seems to have recovered his senses.
Checker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kane steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Checker.
Kane tries to clinch but Checker moves out of range.
Checker listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kane blocks a head kick by Checker.
Chin Checker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kane throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kane gets a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chin Checker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Derek Kane'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.
Checker scores with a hook.
Checker swings for the body but Kane moves out of range.
Kane checks a leg kick nicely.
Checker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kane has time to react.
Chin Checker is winning the standup battle so far.
Checker is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Kane hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Chin Checker!
Chin Checker tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clint Eastwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Koko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Eastwood might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Smokie - Living Next Door To Alice. Clint Eastwood could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Michael Koko's chin.
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220 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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219 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Clint Eastwood!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Koko!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koko throws a lazy right hand but Eastwood sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Koko slips under a jab from Eastwood.
Eastwood punishes Koko's body with a nice straight punch.
Koko thuds his right hand into Eastwood's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Eastwood cracks Koko with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Koko checks a leg kick nicely.
Eastwood throws a sloppy body shot
and Koko counters with a nice uppercut.
Eastwood misses with a body kick.
Eastwood moves forwards but Koko connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Eastwood looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A left lands for Koko.
Eastwood takes one on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eastwood bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Eastwood misses with an attempted mid kick.
Koko lands a leg kick that knocks Eastwood off balance momentarily.
Koko rushes Eastwood and presses him up against the cage.
Koko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Michael Koko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eastwood misses with a body kick.
Koko misses with a head kick.
Eastwood avoids a kick to the body.
Koko throws a jab but it's blocked by Eastwood.
Koko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Eastwood.
Koko steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
A bone on bone clash there as Eastwood blocks the leg kick.
Koko bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Eastwood's head backwards.
Eastwood lands with a kick to the temple. Koko shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Eastwood throws a sloppy head kick and Koko moves out of range easily.
Eastwood misses with a hook. Koko ducked under it nicely.
Eastwood rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Koko to counter with a crisp jab.
Koko listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Eastwood throws a sloppy head kick and Koko moves out of range easily.
Koko misses with a double jab.
Eastwood slips a straight right by Koko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koko thuds a left hand into Eastwood's body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Koko. That's going to slow Eastwood down.
Eastwood misses with a kick to the body.
Koko rushes Eastwood and presses him up against the cage.
Koko manages to break the clinch.
Eastwood takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Koko connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Eastwood momentarily.
Eastwood throws a head kick but Koko moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Koko on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A cross from Koko lands.
Eastwood is looking to land body kicks.
Koko throws out a counter right but Eastwood avoids it with no problem.
Eastwood throws a body kick that misses.
Koko looks to throw the jab but Eastwood is out of range.
Eastwood appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Eastwood tests Koko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Eastwood fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Koko thumps Eastwood with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eastwood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koko moves away.
Eastwood misses with a straight right.
Koko scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Eastwood looks to land a combination but Koko avoids it well.
Eastwood on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Koko lands a jab to Eastwood's midsection.
Koko has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Eastwood throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A cross from Koko lands.
Koko checks the leg kick.
Koko misses with a left hand
and Eastwood counters with a good, hard body kick but Koko shrugs it off.
Koko throws a head kick but Eastwood moves out of range.
Eastwood pivots, looking for a leg kick but Koko is out of range and Eastwood settles back down.
Koko missing with a left hand there. Eastwood was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Koko closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koko throws a series of punches but Eastwood avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eastwood misses with a body kick.
Koko scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Eastwood avoids the body shot from Koko.
Koko has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Koko there as he acknowledges the shot.
Koko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It appears Eastwood was looking to counter with a kick there.
Eastwood slips a jab from Koko.
Eastwood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koko was well out of range. Poor timing from Eastwood.
Eastwood looks to throw the jab but Koko is out of range.
As Eastwood backs off Koko throws a huge counter combo but Eastwood manages to avoid it all.
Koko rushes Eastwood and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Koko can't find room to land a body shot as Eastwood controls the action.
The referee calls for Koko to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eastwood has a couple of punches blocked by Koko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Koko dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Eastwood fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Koko checks it well.
Eastwood throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Koko unleashes a big counter combination but Eastwood bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Koko is looking to slow Eastwood down with leg kicks.
Eastwood misses with a low kick as Koko jumps back.
Koko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Eastwood moves out of range of the body kick from Koko.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Eastwood.
Koko moves into the clinch.
Koko lands a right hand.
Koko breaks the clinch.
Eastwood misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Koko.
Koko takes a swing at Eastwood's ribcage but misses.
Eastwood lands a big head kick that sends Koko tumbling to the mat! Eastwood takes a step backwards and waves Koko back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice inside leg kick there by Koko. That's going to slow Eastwood down.
Eastwood gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Koko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eastwood tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Koko looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fighters circling - Eastwood throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As Eastwood backs off Koko throws a huge counter combo but Eastwood manages to avoid it all.
A looping hook to the body misses from Eastwood. Koko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Koko throws a leg kick but Eastwood moved away.
Eastwood throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Koko.
Eastwood throws a leg kick
and Koko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Eastwood slips under a jab.
Eastwood throws a low kick but Koko moves out of range easily.
Eastwood needs to keep his hands up - Koko had a free shot at his head there.
Koko scores with a body shot.
Koko clinches up with Eastwood and pushes him back against the cage.
Koko lands a right hand.
Koko is stalling here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koko has Eastwood pushed against the cage.
Koko receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Eastwood looking to slow down the pace here.
Koko swings wildly with an uppercut but Eastwood uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Koko lands a hook that snaps the head of Eastwood backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Still in the clinch, Koko scores with a nice short uppercut.
Eastwood prevents a body shot from Koko.
Koko is pushing Eastwood up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Koko misses with some punches.
That's four 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.
Koko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from Eastwood misses.
Koko uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Eastwood has time to react.
Eastwood throws a front kick that sends Koko stumbling back into the cage.
Eastwood takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Eastwood fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Koko.
Koko digs a good body shot into Eastwood's ribs.
Koko moves out of range as Eastwood throws a body kick.
Eastwood connects with a right hand. Koko shakes it off.
Koko throws a sloppy head kick and Eastwood moves out of range easily.
That kick from Koko tenderised Eastwood's leg. Eastwood is trying to keep his angry face on.
Eastwood takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Koko chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Koko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Koko has managed to clinch.
Koko pushes Eastwood back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Eastwood tries to break free but Koko pushes him back against the cage.
Koko cracks Eastwood with a nice body shot.
Koko swings wildly with an uppercut but Eastwood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koko tries to work over Eastwood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koko misses with a punch on the inside.
Koko manages to break the clinch.
A combination from Eastwood does no damage.
A nice side step and Koko releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eastwood tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Koko scores with a one two! Eastwood had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Koko swinging wildly here.
Koko clinches with his opponent.
Koko's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Koko breaks from the clinch.
Koko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Eastwood misses the target.
Eastwood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Koko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koko scores with a hook to the body. Eastwood takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Michael Koko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Eastwood wants to land a leg kick but Koko is out of range.
Koko thows a left - swing and a miss!
And Eastwood counters with a quick kick to the body but Koko blocks it.
Eastwood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Eastwood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koko.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Koko! But no joy.
Koko misses the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Eastwood misses the target.
Koko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Koko throws a head kick but Eastwood moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eastwood looks to land a right hand but Koko moved out of range.
Koko takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Koko throws a quick inside leg kick.
Eastwood on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Eastwood looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Koko lands a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eastwood ducks right into an uppercut from Koko.
Eastwood pivots, looking for a leg kick but Koko is out of range and Eastwood settles back down.
Eastwood checks a leg kick.
Koko clinches with his opponent.
Koko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Koko misses with some punches.
Eastwood tries to circle away but Koko has him pinned against the cage.
Eastwood is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Koko misses with a punch to the body.
Eastwood throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Koko breaks from the clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Eastwood darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Eastwood manages to avoid it.
As Koko looks to move away, Eastwood throws a big counter combo bu Koko just gets out of the way.
Koko cracks Eastwood with a good jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Koko.
Koko clinches with his opponent.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Koko.
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!
Eastwood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Koko holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Eastwood misses with a punch on the inside.
Koko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Eastwood's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Koko really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Eastwood walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Eastwood on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Koko throws a chopping leg kick but Eastwood manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Koko lands with a hook. Eastwood tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Eastwood keeps the fight on the outside.
Koko keeps Eastwood at a distance using the push kick.
Eastwood looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Eastwood gets tackled into the cage by Koko. Koko maintains the clinch.
Eastwood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Eastwood blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koko leaning his opponent against the cage.
Michael Koko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The referee is keeping an eye on Koko - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eastwood is trying to break the clinch but Koko has him pressed against the cage.
Eastwood being controlled against the cage.
Eastwood breaks from the clinch.
Eastwood misses with a series of wild punches.
Koko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
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.
Koko avoids the body shot from Eastwood.
Koko throws a body punch but Eastwood moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Koko checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
It seemed like Koko was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice shot lands for Koko.
Eastwood swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Koko.
A head kick misses from Koko.
Eastwood looks to land a left hand but Koko moved out of range nicely.
Koko scores with a leg kick.
Koko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Eastwood. Eastwood obviously looking to wear him down.
Koko scores with a crisp jab that stopped Eastwood in his tracks.
Koko throws an overhand right that lands on Eastwood's shoulder, as Eastwood tries to avoid the shot.
Eastwood throws a body kick that misses.
Koko clinches with his opponent.
Koko manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koko checks a low kick from Eastwood.
Koko cracks Eastwood with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Koko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Koko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Eastwood cracks Koko with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Koko with a jab.
Eastwood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab by Eastwood.
Koko throws out a powerful jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Koko misses the target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Eastwood.
Koko was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Koko misses with a body kick.
Koko connects with a body shot.
Koko wants to clinch up but Eastwood keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eastwood throws a front kick aimed at Koko's knee but Koko avoids it well.
Koko getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
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!
Eastwood scores with a punch to the head.
Koko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Eastwood.
Koko avoids the head kick by Eastwood.
Koko listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Eastwood checks a low kick from Koko.
Koko fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Eastwood throws a left and a right that both miss
and Eastwood takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Eastwood is rocked!
Koko closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Eastwood! Koko dives in looking to finish! Eastwood is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Koko! Michael Koko retains his light heavyweight title!
Michael Koko decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fahad Al Qarni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaakko Savolainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al Qarni comes to the cage accompanied by Hells Bells. Savolainen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Winning. The key to victory for Fahad Al Qarni has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fahad Al Qarni!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jaakko Savolainen!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Qarni lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Savolainen circles away quickly and effectively.
Savolainen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Jaakko Savolainen has been cut.
Al Qarni throws a big shot that misses.
Al Qarni scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Savolainen tries for a takedown but Al Qarni sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Al Qarni throwing a counter right hand but Savolainen manages to avoid it.
Al Qarni's corner calls for a 1-2. Al Qarni obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Al Qarni lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Al Qarni scores with a nice head shot.
Savolainen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fahad Al Qarni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Savolainen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Al Qarni misses with a looping right.
Savolainen tries to close the distance and clinch but Al Qarni swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes from Al Qarni. Those never looked like landing.
Al Qarni moves out of range of the body kick.
Savolainen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Al Qarni.
Al Qarni takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Savolainen takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savolainen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Al Qarni swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Savolainen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Al Qarni is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Some wild striking there from Savolainen.
Savolainen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Al Qarni manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Savolainen tries to clinch up.
Al Qarni thuds his right hand into Savolainen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Savolainen wants to clinch up but Al Qarni keeps it at a distance.
Al Qarni throws a looping overhand right but Savolainen ducks down to avoid it.
Savolainen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Al Qarni.
Savolainen tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Al Qarni avoids a kick to the body.
Al Qarni misses with a body shot
and Savolainen counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circling - Al Qarni throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Al Qarni scores with a jab to the jaw.
Savolainen has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Al Qarni misses with a straight right.
Savolainen misses with a body punch
and Al Qarni counters with a left and a right that stings Savolainen.
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!
Al Qarni throws a right hand that Savolainen ducks under and follows up with a left that Savolainen also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savolainen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Al Qarni throws a hook but Savolainen blocks it.
Al Qarni throws an overhand right that lands on Savolainen's shoulder, as Savolainen tries to avoid the shot.
Al Qarni throws a nice looking combination but Savolainen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Savolainen throws a series of punches but Al Qarni moves out of range.
Al Qarni slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Savolainen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Al Qarni swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Savolainen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Some wild striking there from Al Qarni.
Al Qarni throws an overhand right that lands on Savolainen's shoulder, as Savolainen tries to avoid the shot.
Savolainen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Al Qarni.
Al Qarni rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Savolainen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Al Qarni throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Al Qarni looks to throw the jab but Savolainen is out of range.
Al Qarni takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Qarni misses with a wild body shot.
Savolainen moves out of range of the strikes.
Savolainen is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Savolainen tries to clinch there but Al Qarni circles away.
Al Qarni cracks Savolainen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Savolainen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Al Qarni tries to bum rush Savolainen with a series of wild strikes but Savolainen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fighters circle momentarily. Al Qarni darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Savolainen slips a jab from Al Qarni.
Savolainen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Savolainen tries to clinch up.
Al Qarni throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Savolainen counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Savolainen pushing down on Al Qarni's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Al Qarni actively working from the bottom here.
Savolainen trying to control the action but Al Qarni is working from the bottom.
Savolainen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Savolainen is trying to control the action in half guard but Al Qarni is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Al Qarni tries to roll over but Savolainen keeps him under control.
Savolainen seems to be looking for submissions.
Savolainen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Al Qarni looking for submissions off his back.
Savolainen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Savolainen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Savolainen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Al Qarni knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Savolainen prevents Al Qarni from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fahad Al Qarni dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jaakko Savolainen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Al Qarni looks to land a combination but Savolainen avoids it well.
Savolainen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Al Qarni, pushing him back against the cage.
Savolainen blocks an uppercut.
Al Qarni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Al Qarni misses with a hook from the clinch.
Savolainen is trying to drag Al Qarni to the mat but Al Qarni just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
I was talking to Al Qarni's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Savolainen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Al Qarni lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Al Qarni misses with an uppercut. Savolainen saw that one coming.
Savolainen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Al Qarni swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Al Qarni sizes up Savolainen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savolainen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Al Qarni.
Fahad Al Qarni is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Al Qarni misses with an uppercut. Savolainen saw that one coming.
Savolainen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Al Qarni circles away.
Al Qarni misses with an uppercut. Savolainen saw that one coming.
Al Qarni is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Savolainen can do to turn this around?
Al Qarni misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Qarni misses the jab.
Savolainen with the counter takedown but Al Qarni avoids it easily.
Al Qarni scores with a takedown into Savolainen's guard.
Al Qarni looking to pass the guard.
Savolainen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Al Qarni's guard.
Savolainen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Savolainen postures up and lands a big shot to Al Qarni's brow.
Savolainen trying to control but Al Qarni is working from the bottom.
Al Qarni is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Savolainen trying to control the position from guard on top but Al Qarni is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Savolainen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savolainen wants to pass the guard but Al Qarni is keeping the position.
Al Qarni throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Al Qarni keeping full guard, as Savolainen tries to pass.
Al Qarni manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Savolainen manages to get himself to full guard.
Savolainen working for a triangle but Al Qarni defends it easily.
Al Qarni advances to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Savolainen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Al Qarni pulls his head out easily.
Al Qarni is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savolainen wants to get back to full guard.
Savolainen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Savolainen wants to control but Al Qarni is keeping busy.
Savolainen wants to get back to full guard.
Al Qarni is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Savolainen doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Al Qarni.
Al Qarni is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Savolainen doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Al Qarni.
Savolainen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
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.
Savolainen won't allow Al Qarni to pass to mount.
Al Qarni is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Savolainen wants to improve his position but Al Qarni is controlling well.
Savolainen wants to control but Al Qarni is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Savolainen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Savolainen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Al Qarni wants to control from the top but Savolainen keeps moving.
Al Qarni drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Al Qarni jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Savolainen keeping full guard, as Al Qarni tries to pass.
Savolainen is looking for a triangle but Al Qarni pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fahad Al Qarni dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jaakko Savolainen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Savolainen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Al Qarni as he avoids it easily.
Savolainen takes one on the button.
Savolainen moves into range and clinches up with Al Qarni.
Savolainen has picked Al Qarni up - he's going for a ride! Savolainen dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Al Qarni tries to roll over but Savolainen keeps him under control.
Savolainen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Al Qarni is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Savolainen pulls his head out easily.
Savolainen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jaakko Savolainen has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Qarni is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Savolainen is working for a submission of some sort.
Al Qarni avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Savolainen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savolainen lands strikes from half guard.
Al Qarni is not content to let Savolainen control the position.
Al Qarni is looking for a sweep. Savolainen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Savolainen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Al Qarni is trying to get back to full guard.
Savolainen is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Savolainen trying to control the action but Al Qarni is working from the bottom.
Al Qarni is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Savolainen pulls his head out easily.
Savolainen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Savolainen is keen to just control but Al Qarni is a slippery customer.
Savolainen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savolainen controlling the action here.
Savolainen is thwarting Al Qarni's attempts to control the position.
Al Qarni gets back to full guard.
Al Qarni is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Savolainen looking to pass the guard.
Al Qarni looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Al Qarni keeping moving, preventing Savolainen from controlling successfully.
Savolainen stopping the sweep attempt from Al Qarni.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Qarni keeping full guard, as Savolainen tries to pass.
Al Qarni looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Savolainen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Al Qarni works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Savolainen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Al Qarni keeping moving, preventing Savolainen from controlling successfully.
Savolainen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Savolainen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Savolainen forces his way into half guard.
Al Qarni is refusing to be controlled, as Savolainen sits in half guard.
Savolainen is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Al Qarni actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savolainen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Al Qarni does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Savolainen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Al Qarni with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Savolainen is trying to control the action in half guard but Al Qarni is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Savolainen stalling away here and it's allowed Al Qarni to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Savolainen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Savolainen landing some decent shots from guard.
Al Qarni is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Savolainen is aware though and is defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Al Qarni tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Savolainen is stalling in the full guard.
Savolainen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaakko Savolainen really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jaakko Savolainen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Al Qarni throws a series of punches but Savolainen moves out of range.
Savolainen wants to clinch.
Al Qarni looks to land a right hand but Savolainen moved out of range.
Savolainen drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Al Qarni defends it well.
Savolainen moves away from the strike by Al Qarni.
Savolainen feints the counter takedown.
Al Qarni fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Savolainen on the side of the head.
Al Qarni cracks Savolainen with an open hand slap.
Savolainen slips under a jab.
A combination from Al Qarni does no damage.
Savolainen slips under a jab from Al Qarni.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savolainen slips a straight right by Al Qarni.
Savolainen doesn't manage to clinch there - Al Qarni circles away.
It looked like Al Qarni wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Savolainen shoots in looking for a takedown. Al Qarni tries to sprawl out of it but Savolainen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Al Qarni manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savolainen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Al Qarni misses with a wild combination.
Savolainen tries to clinch up but Al Qarni circles away and keeps his distance.
Al Qarni lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Savolainen backs up against the cage.
Savolainen looks to land a right hand but Al Qarni moved out of range.
It looked like Al Qarni wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Al Qarni lands a nice shot that snaps Savolainen's head back.
Savolainen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Al Qarni scores with a sloppy right hand. Savolainen should have avoided that one.
Savolainen clinches up against the cage.
Al Qarni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Savolainen tries to pull guard but Al Qarni holds him up against the cage and eventually Savolainen drops back down to his feet.
Savolainen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fahad Al Qarni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaakko Savolainen.
Savolainen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savolainen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Savolainen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Al Qarni.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Al Qarni throws a right and a left that Savolainen avoids nicely.
Savolainen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Al Qarni scores with a punch to the head.
Al Qarni keeps the fight on the outside.
Savolainen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Savolainen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Al Qarni avoids it really well and circles away.
Al Qarni throws a right hand that Savolainen ducks under and follows up with a left that Savolainen also avoids with ease.
A right-left combo lands from Al Qarni.
A telegraphed right hand from Al Qarni misses the target.
Savolainen feints the counter takedown.
Savolainen throws a head kick but Al Qarni moves out of range.
Al Qarni works the jab nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Savolainen.
Savolainen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Al Qarni paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab from Al Qarni misses.
Savolainen changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Al Qarni misses the jab.
Al Qarni throws a looping overhand right but Savolainen ducks down to avoid it.
Al Qarni connects with a nice looking jab.
Al Qarni throws a hook but Savolainen blocks it.
Savolainen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Savolainen feints a jab promting Al Qarni to slip. Savolainen then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Al Qarni slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Savolainen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Savolainen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Savolainen tries to clinch but Al Qarni moves out of range.
Savolainen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Al Qarni.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Qarni cracks Savolainen with an open hand slap.
Savolainen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Savolainen dives in and grabs Al Qarni's left leg, looking for a takedown. Al Qarni pushes down on Savolainen's head and hops out.
Al Qarni thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Savolainen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Al Qarni paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Al Qarni was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Al Qarni!
Al Qarni jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Al Qarni lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The fight stays on the outside here - Savolainen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Savolainen tries to clinch up.
Al Qarni is looking to counter punch.
Savolainen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Al Qarni.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fahad Al Qarni had his way with Jaakko Savolainen in that round.
The cut man is working on Jaakko Savolainen's cut.
That's time! Al Qarni's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Savolainen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Savolainen tries to clinch there but Al Qarni circles away.
Al Qarni jabbing away but nothing is landing.
No joy there for Al Qarni, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Savolainen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A jab from Al Qarni misses.
Al Qarni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Al Qarni misses with a straight right.
A big left from Al Qarni misses.
Al Qarni misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Qarni fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Savolainen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Al Qarni as he avoids it easily.
Savolainen tries to clinch up.
Savolainen fakes the leg kick and cracks Al Qarni in the body.
Savolainen moves in looking to clinch but Al Qarni pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Qarni throws an off balance right hand
and Savolainen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Savolainen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Savolainen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Al Qarni throws out the jab.
Al Qarni misses with a looping right.
Savolainen cracks Al Qarni with a right hand to the side of the head.
Savolainen takes the fight into the clinch.
Al Qarni lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Savolainen keeps control of Al Qarni as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Al Qarni misses with the head strike.
Al Qarni lands a left hand.
Savolainen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Al Qarni just stands there and leans against the cage.
Al Qarni tries a body shot but Savolainen blocks it.
Savolainen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fahad Al Qarni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaakko Savolainen.
Savolainen goes for a takedown attempt but Al Qarni pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savolainen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Savolainen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Al Qarni.
Al Qarni missing with a left hand there. Savolainen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And Savolainen responds with a good body kick, but Al Qarni manages to step out the way in time.
Al Qarni looks to land a right hand but Savolainen moved out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Al Qarni does it's job there.
Al Qarni throws a big shot that misses.
And Savolainen tries to counter it with a takedown but Al Qarni pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Savolainen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Al Qarni paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No joy there for Al Qarni, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Savolainen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Al Qarni was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Savolainen throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Al Qarni tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Savolainen is in Al Qarni's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savolainen lands a couple of elbows.
Al Qarni keeping moving, preventing Savolainen from controlling successfully.
Savolainen stopping the sweep attempt from Al Qarni.
Al Qarni is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Savolainen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Savolainen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Al Qarni's head.
Al Qarni looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Savolainen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Savolainen trying to control the position from guard on top but Al Qarni is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Al Qarni had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Savolainen defends it easily.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Savolainen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Savolainen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Al Qarni swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savolainen sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Al Qarni's guard.
Al Qarni keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Savolainen wants to pass to mount but Al Qarni is defending the position.
Savolainen prevents Al Qarni from improving his position.
Savolainen tries to pass to full mount but Al Qarni defends it.
Savolainen trying to control from half guard but Al Qarni is working away.
Jaakko Savolainen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Al Qarni trying to hold on to Savolainen's head to control him but Savolainen postures up.
Fahad Al Qarni is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Al Qarni is defending against the submission attempts here by Savolainen.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fahad Al Qarni showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Al Qarni has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 49:46
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 49:46
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fahad Al Qarni!
Fahad Al Qarni is the new welterweight champion!
After winning the bout, Fahad Al Qarni thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sinbad Baba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JJ Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baba comes to the cage accompanied by King of Seven Seas. Thomas has chosen Linkin Park - In the End as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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177 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sinbad Baba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, JJ Thomas!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baba misses with a leg kick
and Thomas counters with a stiff right hand.
Baba misses with a leg kick.
Baba with a nice cross.
Thomas misses with a looping left.
Baba will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thomas drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Baba defends it well.
Baba cracks the inside of Thomas's front leg.
Baba is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Thomas feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Baba bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Thomas's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Thomas looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Baba puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Thomas makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Thomas.
Thomas looking to control but Baba passes into half guard.
That's two 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.
Thomas is trying to stand up here but Baba is controlling him well.
Baba wants to pass to mount but Thomas is defending the position.
Thomas wants to get back to full guard but Baba has mounted him!
Thomas is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Thomas told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Thomas working to try and regain half guard.
Thomas is still trying to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Baba tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Baba prevents Thomas from getting the reversal.
Baba wants to control the pace but Thomas is squirming around nicely.
Thomas can't escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Baba looking to control and managing it successfully.
Thomas is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sinbad Baba dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Baba scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thomas dives in and scores a takedown into Baba's guard.
Thomas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Baba wants to stand up but Thomas is controlling him.
Thomas trying to move into half guard but instead Baba has managed to sweep!
Baba stopping the sweep attempt from Thomas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sinbad Baba overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Thomas is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baba pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thomas is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thomas working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Baba doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Baba manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Baba is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thomas can do to turn this around?
Thomas being controlled here, momentarily.
Baba stands and steps away. Thomas gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
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.
Thomas tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sinbad Baba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Baba throws a leg kick
and Thomas counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've been told by Baba's head coaches at Miletich Xtreme Fighting Systems that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Some wild striking there from Baba.
Thomas defending well as Baba loads up on a big left hand.
Baba misses with a hook. Thomas ducked under it nicely.
Baba fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Thomas on the side of the head.
Thomas lands a really nice looking cross but Baba seems unphased.
Baba throws a nice looking combination but Thomas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thomas throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Baba's waist but Baba gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Thomas off to one side.
Baba scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Baba throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thomas with the counter takedown but Baba avoids it easily.
Thomas shoots in and drives through. Baba sprawls well.
Sinbad Baba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baba throws a jab when Thomas was well out of range.
Baba lands a nice shot to the body.
Thomas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Baba lands a slapping body shot.
Baba moves forwards but Thomas connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Baba.
Baba throws a right and a left that Thomas avoids nicely.
Baba lands an overhand right.
Thomas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Baba sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sinbad Baba is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Thomas.
Baba looks to land a combination but Thomas avoids it well.
Despite the aggression on Thomas's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baba.
Thomas drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Baba lands a jab-cross combination.
Baba misses with a low kick.
Nice cross by Baba.
Baba throws a series of punches but Thomas avoids them all with ease.
Nice defenses there by Thomas.
A lazy left from Thomas finds it's target.
Baba ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thomas shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Baba defends it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sinbad Baba dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Thomas checks a leg kick nicely.
Thomas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sinbad Baba is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baba thows a body kick. Thomas tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sloppy strikes from Baba. Those never looked like landing.
Baba lands a right hook to the body.
Baba slips under a jab from Thomas.
Baba throws a jab but it's blocked by Thomas.
Thomas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Baba throws a nice looking combination but Thomas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thomas avoids the head kick by Baba.
Thomas throws a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas connects with a jab.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Baba.
Baba misses with a hook.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Thomas is defended easily by Baba.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Baba.
Baba misses with a few strikes there.
Baba falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thomas counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Baba!
Baba is not content to let Thomas control the position.
Baba manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas wants to control but Baba is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Thomas is trying to control but Baba manages to pass to mount!
Thomas wants to control but Baba is having none of it.
Baba looking to control but Thomas is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baba controlling his opponent.
Baba can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Thomas is looking to escape.
Baba is really struggling to control Thomas but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Baba controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Thomas keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Baba wants to control the pace but Thomas is squirming around nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sinbad Baba clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Thomas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thomas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Baba misses with a double jab
and Thomas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Baba takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Thomas 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.
Good shot there by Thomas.
Baba misses with a two punch combination.
Baba throws a body shot but no joy.
Baba misses with a series of wild punches.
Thomas tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas dives in for a single leg takedown but Baba sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Thomas has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas takes one on the button.
A punch combination from Baba misses.
Baba clobbers Thomas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Baba paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Baba throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sinbad Baba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JJ Thomas.
Baba throws a lazy head kick
and Thomas counters with a nice body shot.
Thomas shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Baba pinned against the cage. Baba gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A combination from Baba does no damage.
Baba works Thomas's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baba throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thomas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thomas fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Thomas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas shoots in looking for a takedown but Baba manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Thomas's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Thomas missing with a left hand there. Baba was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Baba falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Thomas to counter with a crisp jab.
Thomas takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Baba swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thomas.
A head kick misses from Baba.
Thomas is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Baba swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baba throws an overhand right that lands on Thomas's shoulder, as Thomas tries to avoid the shot.
Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Baba.
Thomas blocks a jab.
Thomas lands an overhand right.
Baba takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Thomas misses with a hook. Baba ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Baba misses the target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Baba.
Baba throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thomas counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Thomas is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Thomas trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Thomas moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Baba has worked his arm free - good work by Baba!
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!
Thomas swings around for an armbar but Baba sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Thomas's guard.
Thomas is trying to keep Baba in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sinbad Baba had his way with JJ Thomas in 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. This is the final round!
Thomas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Baba delivers a nice body kick.
Baba throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thomas scores with a nice right hand.
Baba scores with a crisp jab that stopped Thomas in his tracks.
Baba will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thomas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Baba.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Baba. No joy for Thomas on that attempt.
Baba misses with a series of wild punches.
Thomas is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Baba scores with a crisp jab that stopped Thomas in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baba throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Thomas goes for a double leg but Baba avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Baba continues to drive forward.
Baba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Thomas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Baba works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Baba lands with a good body shot.
Baba feints and then cracks Thomas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thomas down.
Thomas shoots in looking for a takedown but Baba manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Thomas's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sinbad Baba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JJ Thomas.
Thomas steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Baba. That one must have hurt.
Thomas is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Baba throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Donk. Thomas catches Baba right on the button with a cross.
Baba attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Thomas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baba fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Thomas misses.
Thomas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Baba.
Baba looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.
A big right from Baba misses.
Thomas throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Baba tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Thomas is in Baba's guard.
Thomas postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Baba is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Thomas, into his guard.
Baba sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Thomas's guard.
JJ Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baba is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Thomas is looking to control Baba's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Thomas avoid being mounted?
Sinbad Baba is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thomas is trying to get back to full guard.
Baba gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
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.
Baba throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thomas counters with a nice double leg into side control. Baba won't be happy with that.
Thomas is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Baba has escaped the position, nice work there.
Thomas is trying to get an arm triangle but Baba is defending well.
Thomas tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Thomas has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Thomas tries to advance to mount but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sinbad Baba showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Baba, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 50:45
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 50:45
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sinbad Baba!
During a confident post fight interview, Sinbad Baba thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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