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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chris Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Utica Franks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by Many Men by 50 Cent. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Utica Franks!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown rushes Franks and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Brown breaks the clinch.
Brown is looking to clinch.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt.
Franks scores with a nice body kick.
Brown moves into range and clinches up with Franks.
Brown tries to pull guard but Franks won't allow it.
Brown gets control of Franks's arms and successfully pulls guard. Brown will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Franks pushes down on Brown's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Franks wants to pass to mount but Brown is defending the position.
Brown makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
An inside leg kick lands from Brown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Franks shoots in but no luck this time.
Brown gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Franks moves into range and clinches up with Brown.
Franks avoiding damage as Brown throws knees to the body.
Franks has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Brown regains guard immediately.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Franks from controlling successfully.
Brown is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Franks wanted to stand there but Brown had control of the position.
Franks trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brown has Franks pulled in close to control his posture.
Franks must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franks throws a big right hand that misses.
Franks prevents Brown from getting back to his feet.
Franks trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Brown connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Brown fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brown tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Franks stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Franks wants it to stay on the feet.
Franks shoots in and gets a takedown into Brown's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown looking for a sweep. Not yet Brown, not yet.
Franks sitting in guard here, content to control.
Franks works over Brown with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown kicks Franks off and gets to his feet.
Chris Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown jabs Franks to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Brown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Franks now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Franks shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Brown connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Franks doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Brown counters with a left to the body.
Chris Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Utica Franks.
Brown gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Franks looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brown is fending him off so far but Franks persists. Nope, Brown circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice shot lands for Brown.
Franks drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Franks tries to stand but Brown is controlling his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Brown wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Franks seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Brown is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Utica Franks!
Chris Brown was interviewed post fight and said 'Tonight was not my night, but i can promise all these great fans that I will be back and i will be better'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gus Pappas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sami Orgun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gus Pappas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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142 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gus Pappas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Sami Orgun!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pappas sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Orgun moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pappas connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Orgun momentarily.
Pappas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Orgun moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Orgun misses with an attempted mid kick.
Orgun lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Orgun lands a nice looking body kick.
Pappas avoids a kick to the body.
Orgun looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pappas misses with a double jab
and Orgun counters with a leg kick.
Orgun misses with an uppercut. Pappas saw that one coming.
Pappas closes the distance and pushes Orgun back into the cage.
Orgun pulls guard successfully.
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!
Orgun looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pappas is one step ahead there.
Orgun escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pappas gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pappas preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orgun is still trying to improve position.
Pappas engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Orgun bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pappas's guard.
Pappas keeping moving, preventing Orgun from controlling successfully.
Orgun is looking to advance position but Pappas has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orgun is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Pappas's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Orgun tries to hold on but Pappas pushes him away.
Pappas tries to control but Orgun wriggling away.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pappas takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orgun is trying desperately to improve position.
Pappas controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Orgun wants to control but Pappas is having none of it.
Orgun is working to get back to half guard.
Orgun tries to hold on but Pappas pushes him away.
Orgun 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Orgun is wriggling around trying to escape.
Orgun sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Pappas stands up out of the half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pappas scores with a three punch combo!
Orgun moves away from the strike by Pappas.
Orgun connects with a leg kick. Pappas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gus Pappas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Orgun looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Orgun staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gus Pappas will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Orgun tries to land a front kick but Pappas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pappas throwing a counter right hand but Orgun manages to avoid it.
Orgun closes the distance and pushes Pappas back into the cage.
Orgun dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pappas lands a nice uppercut.
Pappas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sami Orgun seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Orgun moves in looking to clinch but Pappas pushes him off.
Pappas appears to be looking for a big counter.
Orgun throws a head kick that misses.
Pappas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Orgun throws an overhand right that lands on Pappas's shoulder, as Pappas tries to avoid the shot.
Orgun takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pappas moves out of range of the body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Orgun.
Sami Orgun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pappas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orgun is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Orgun connects with an inside leg kick.
Pappas looks to score with a jab to the body but Orgun is just out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pappas moves out of range of the body kick from Orgun.
Pappas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pappas scores with a sloppy right hand. Orgun should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Orgun.
Pappas misses with the combination.
Orgun throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pappas scores with a three punch combo!
Pappas throws out a leg kick but Orgun moves out of range and Pappas only half commits.
Orgun dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pappas. That did some damage!
Pappas has closed the distance and engaged Orgun in a clinch.
Pappas managing to block the knees to the body from Orgun.
Orgun trying to land knees to the body.
Orgun scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pappas is trying to break the clinch but Orgun is controlling him.
Orgun breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Orgun lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pappas's sensitive parts.
Orgun throws a leg kick which misses Pappas's front leg but catches the back leg as Pappas tries to avoid it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pappas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Orgun.
Pappas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Orgun scores with a head kick. Pappas tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Orgun throws a leg kick which misses Pappas's front leg but catches the back leg as Pappas tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orgun looks for the body kick but Pappas saw that one coming.
Orgun throws a nice inside leg kick.
Orgun throws the kick towards the body but Pappas avoids it.
Orgun fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Orgun tries to clinch but Pappas is having none of it.
Orgun slips a jab and a cross from Pappas.
Good leg kick by Orgun there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Orgun takes the fight into the clinch.
Pappas wants to break free but Orgun has control.
Pappas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees in the clinch landing for Orgun.
Orgun trying to land knees to the body.
Orgun is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pappas is defending well.
Pappas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Orgun looking for a takedown.
Orgun prevents Pappas from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pappas is trying to break the clinch but Orgun is controlling him.
Orgun breaks from the clinch.
Pappas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pappas looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A punch combination from Pappas misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Orgun.
Gus Pappas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pappas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pappas scores with a nice head shot.
Orgun connects with a leg kick. Pappas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Orgun slips a straight right by Pappas.
Orgun jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pappas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Orgun wants to clinch.
Orgun moves into the clinch successfully.
Orgun looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pappas is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pappas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pappas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pappas tries to circle away but Orgun has him pinned against the cage.
Pappas prevents the takedown attempt.
Gus Pappas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sami Orgun.
Orgun tries to land knees in the clinch but Pappas avoids the damage to the body.
Orgun is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pappas is defending well for now.
Orgun slows down the pace here.
Orgun has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pappas avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pappas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Orgun has him pressed against the cage.
Orgun with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Orgun escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Orgun throws the left hand but Pappas avoids the punch easily.
Orgun slips a jab from Pappas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sami Orgun showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Pappas walks into a jab.
Pappas is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Pappas misses with a wild body shot.
Pappas takes a swing at Orgun's ribcage but misses.
Orgun keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pappas.
Pappas throws a series of punches but Orgun moves out of range.
Orgun is looking to slow Pappas down with leg kicks.
Orgun checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Orgun.
Pappas connects with a body shot that sends Orgun's belly button to the back.
Orgun with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Orgun gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Orgun fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pappas.
Orgun forces Pappas back against the cage and clinches.
Orgun jumps guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pappas won't allow Orgun to sweep him here.
Orgun bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pappas's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pappas has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Orgun stands and throws Pappas's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Pappas gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Pappas is doing well to control the position and prevent Orgun from advancing to side control.
Orgun throwing shots but Pappas is blocking nicely.
Orgun wants to take a breather but Pappas is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Orgun thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pappas regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Orgun.
Pappas trying to keep a closed guard but Orgun is proving a slippery customer.
Orgun pushes down on Pappas's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Orgun is trying to control. Pappas wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Orgun is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orgun wants to control but Pappas is keeping him busy.
Orgun wants to pass the guard but Pappas is defending well.
Orgun throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pappas slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Orgun wants to pass the guard but Pappas is keeping the position.
Orgun trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Pappas manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orgun is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pappas wants to control from the top but Orgun keeps moving.
Orgun looking for a sweep. Not yet Orgun, not yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pappas will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Orgun is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pappas looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sami Orgun comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Orgun has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sami Orgun!
Our winner, Sami Orgun, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Lang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dustin Gonterman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Lang!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dustin Gonterman!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lang doesn't manage to clinch there - Gonterman circles away.
Gonterman defending well as Lang loads up on a big left hand.
A swing and a miss from Lang.
Lang connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gonterman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lang throws a body punch but Gonterman moves out of range.
Lang definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gonterman slips a straight right by Lang.
Gonterman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gonterman looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gonterman has managed to clinch.
Lang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lang misses with a body shot.
Lang takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lang misses with a two punch combination.
Lang tries to bum rush Gonterman with a series of wild strikes but Gonterman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lang is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gonterman.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonterman pushes Lang up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lang.
A right handed body shot lands from Gonterman.
Gonterman tries to throw a body punch but Lang avoids it by throwing Gonterman back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonterman tries a body shot but Lang blocks it.
Lang lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gonterman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lang misses with the head strike.
Gonterman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gonterman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lang lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lang.
Lang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gonterman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gonterman's elbow.
Lang struggles to land a body shot inside as Gonterman controls his hands.
Gonterman blocks a body shot from Lang.
A head punch on the inside from Lang fails to land.
Gonterman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lang's elbow.
Gonterman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gonterman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lang gets through Gonterman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Gonterman on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lang has a couple of punches blocked by Gonterman.
Lang has Gonterman pressed against the cage, preventing Gonterman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gonterman scores with a shot to the side of Lang's head.
Lang throws a head punch that misses.
Gonterman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gonterman breaks the clinch.
Gonterman closes the distance and clinches.
Gonterman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lang throws a punch but it's blocked by Gonterman.
Lang prevents Gonterman from breaking the clinch.
Lang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gonterman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lang lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gonterman backwards.
Gonterman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gonterman stalling in the clinch but Lang improves position.
Gonterman misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang digs a right hand underneath Gonterman's ribcage. Gonterman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lang lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short uppercut from Gonterman.
Gonterman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lang has him pressed against the cage.
Lang throws a punch but it's blocked by Gonterman.
Gonterman throws a head punch that misses.
Gonterman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Gonterman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gonterman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gonterman throws a head punch that misses.
Gonterman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lang.
A short right from Lang.
Lang struggles to land a body shot inside as Gonterman controls his hands.
Gonterman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gonterman prevents a body shot from Lang.
Lang scores with a hook to the body.
Lang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gonterman's elbow.
Lang throws a head punch that misses.
A right hand to the body from Lang.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gonterman misses with a body punch.
Lang lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Lang.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonterman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lang working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gonterman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Lang.
Lang lands with a short shot to the head.
Gonterman struggles to land a body shot inside as Lang controls his hands.
A frustrated look appears on Gonterman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gonterman takes a shot to the head.
Lang lands with a right to the head.
Gonterman misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Lang.
Lang lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonterman working hard to break the clinch.
Gonterman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Lang dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Good leg kick by Gonterman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gonterman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gonterman avoids the body shot from Lang.
Gonterman is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lang is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gonterman.
Gonterman throws a leg kick but Lang checks it.
David Lang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gonterman.
Gonterman misses with a combination
and Lang counters with a straight right hand.
Dustin Gonterman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gonterman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lang lands a really nice looking cross but Gonterman seems unphased.
Gonterman is rocked!
Lang lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Gonterman - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Lang!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). David Lang!
David Lang retains his lightweight title!
Our winner, David Lang, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Theo Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Black Belt Jones Theme Song, you Jive Turkey!. Theo Matthews has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jim Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Theo Matthews!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly lands a big head kick that sends Matthews tumbling to the mat! Kelly takes a step backwards and waves Matthews back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Theo Matthews has been cut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Matthews 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.
Kelly takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Jim Kelly has been cut.
Both fighters circling a little - Kelly finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Matthews lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kelly at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matthews shoots in and drives through. Kelly sprawls well.
Matthews moves in looking to clinch but Kelly pushes him off.
A big right from Matthews misses.
Kelly misses with a head kick.
Matthews pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Matthews feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kellys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Matthews instigates a clinch.
Kelly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Matthews backwards.
Matthews tries to pull guard but Kelly won't allow it.
Matthews blocks a body shot from Kelly.
Matthews manages to break the clinch.
Kelly throws a push kick but Matthews slaps the foot to one side.
Matthews scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly throws a head kick but Matthews moves out of range.
Matthews swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kelly.
Matthews shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kelly as he avoids it easily.
Jim Kelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Theo Matthews.
Some wild striking there from Matthews.
Matthews tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kelly counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Matthews will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Matthews tries to bum rush Kelly with a series of wild strikes but Kelly uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matthews. Kelly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kelly defending well as Matthews loads up on a big left hand.
Kelly jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Kelly stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kelly wants it to stay on the feet.
Theo Matthews seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kelly was well out of range. Poor timing from Matthews.
Matthews misses with a wild combination.
Kelly Rushes Matthews and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Matthews is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Kelly Piles on the pressure and Matthews crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jim Kelly!
A less than humble Jim Kelly misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aecio Neves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duncan Jon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Neves comes to the cage accompanied by Aécio Neves Jingle. Duncan Jon has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Aecio Neves's chin.
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170 lbs
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157 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aecio Neves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Duncan Jon!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neves shoots in but Jon avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Neves 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.
Jon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Neves changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Neves uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jon.
Neves wants to clinch.
Jon connects with a good right hand that stumbles Neves. Neves circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Neves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Neves misses.
Jon scores with the left hand. Neves knows he should have avoided that one.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jon breaks from the clinch.
Duncan Jon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neves smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jab by Jon.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jon.
Neves is rocked!
Neves gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Jon points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Neves wakes up just in time to hear Jon thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Duncan Jon!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Belcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Rekis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rekis has chosen AC/DC - Thunderstruck as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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210 lbs
11 - 11 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Belcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Rekis!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rekis drives through and clinches with Belcher against the cage.
Rekis successfully pulls guard.
Belcher lands a couple of digs.
Rekis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Belcher distracts Rekis with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rekis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Belcher with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rekis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Belcher.
Belcher loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Belcher stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rekis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rekis is looking for a triangle but Belcher pushes his legs off easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belcher postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Belcher wants to control from the top but Rekis keeps moving.
Belcher won't allow Rekis to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belcher throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Belcher is pushing down on Rekis's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rekis is fighting to maintain full guard but Belcher has managed to sneak the leg through.
Rekis 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.
Belcher is working for a kimura but Rekis is defending it quite comfortably.
Belcher prevents Rekis from improving his position.
Rekis is looking to control Belcher's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rekis avoid being mounted?
Belcher looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rekis with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Belcher is thwarting Rekis's attempts to control the position.
Rekis is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rekis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Belcher.
Rekis gets full guard.
Belcher trying to control the position from guard on top but Rekis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Belcher throws an elbow that misses. Rekis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Belcher's guard. Nice move by Rekis!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rekis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rekis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rekis lands a couple of elbows.
Rekis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Belcher looking for a guillotine here but Rekis defends easily.
Rekis trying to control the position from guard on top but Belcher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belcher is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Belcher is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rekis defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rekis trying to control the position from guard on top but Belcher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rekis is looking to work some ground and pound but Belcher has wrist control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rekis stuffs the takedown.
Rekis tries to counter by closing the distance.
Belcher misses with a takedown attempt
and Rekis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Belcher misses with a takedown attempt - Rekis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Belcher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Belcher shoots in for a takedown but Rekis shows good takedown defense.
Rekis steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Belcher.
Rekis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Belcher avoids it really well and circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Belcher shoots in and drives through. Rekis sprawls well.
Belcher fails to land the takedown.
Rekis with the counter takedown but Belcher avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Rekis dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rekis shoots for a takedown but Belcher saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Belcher bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Belcher sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Rekis is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Rekis defending against the ground and pound.
Belcher working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Belcher is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rekis knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Rekis taking a bit of punishment here - Belcher scoring with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rekis regains half guard.
Belcher missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rekis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rekis is trying to maintain the position but Belcher is very close to passing his half guard.
Belcher is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Rekis has his hands clasped together around Belcher's back. He's all about the action.
Rekis wants to get back to full guard.
Belcher wants to control but Rekis is keeping him busy.
Rekis trying to control here.
Belcher thows a huge punch but Rekis dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Belcher tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rekis knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Belcher landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rekis wants to improve his position but Belcher is controlling well.
Rekis is trying to control but can't.
Rekis tries to get to full guard but Belcher has control of the leg.
Belcher sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rekis defending well though.
Rekis is defending against the submission attempts here by Belcher.
Belcher wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rekis keeps working.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jake Belcher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rekis darts in looking for a takedown but Belcher gets double underhooks and turns Rekis into the cage.
Belcher drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Belcher postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rekis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Belcher tries to free his leg and advance position but Rekis is retaining full guard.
Belcher wants to control from the top but Rekis keeps moving.
Rekis is adopting a defensive guard.
Belcher is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belcher preventing the sweep.
Belcher postures up and lands a big shot to Rekis's brow.
Belcher postures up.
Rekis lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Rekis stands up over Belcher, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Belcher is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rekis can do to turn this around?
Rekis advances to half guard.
Rekis keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Belcher slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Belcher has momentary wrist control but Rekis slips an elbow through the middle.
Belcher utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Belcher is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Belcher dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Belcher shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rekis sprawls well. Rekis wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Belcher gets slowly back to his feet.
Belcher throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Rekis tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Belcher is in Rekis's guard.
Belcher wants to control from the top but Rekis keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belcher throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rekis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Belcher postures up.
Belcher is looking to work some ground and pound but Rekis has wrist control.
Rekis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jake Belcher overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Belcher postures up in Rekis's guard and throws a big left but Rekis blocks it.
Rekis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Belcher.
Rekis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Belcher can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rekis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rekis keeping moving, preventing Belcher from controlling successfully.
Rekis is pulling down on Belcher's head to control his posture.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rekis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jake Belcher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rekis tries to clinch but Belcher moves out of range.
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.
Belcher shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rekis but Rekis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rekis feints the counter takedown.
Belcher fails with the takedown.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rekis! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Belcher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown attempt by Rekis or perhaps it was just good defense by Belcher, which made it look bad.
Belcher closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Belcher lands in his opponent's guard.
Rekis trying to keep a closed guard but Belcher is proving a slippery customer.
Rekis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belcher trying to control but Rekis is working from the bottom.
Belcher stopping the sweep attempt from Rekis.
Rekis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Belcher.
Belcher throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rekis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rekis has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rekis tries to clinch but Belcher is having none of it.
Rekis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rekis gets underhooks to prevent Belcher's takedown attempt.
Belcher is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rekis has hold of one of Belcher's legs. Belcher is fighting the takedown attempt but Rekis gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Rekis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rekis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rekis drops back, looking for a kneebar! Belcher looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Belcher looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Belcher!
Belcher throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Belcher wants to control but Rekis is keeping him busy.
Belcher creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Rekis sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rekis is not content to let Belcher control the position.
Check out the look on Belcher's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Belcher showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Belcher 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Belcher!
A very excited looking Jake Belcher made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated John Rekis had this to say: 'I'll be back!!!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonel Gatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seljak Badel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leonel Gatti could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Seljak Badel's chin.
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254 lbs
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255 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonel Gatti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Seljak Badel!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badel closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gatti to the mat! Gatti manages to get full guard.
Badel is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gatti wants to sweep here but Badel controlling him for the moment.
Gatti bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Badel's guard.
Badel controls Gatti momentarily but Gatti frees himself.
Badel working for submissions but it's allowed Gatti to get to half guard.
Gatti not doing much here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gatti trying to pass the guard but Badel defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badel looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Badel flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Gatti is thwarting Badel's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gatti wants to lay and pray for a moment but Badel keeps working.
Gatti wants to pass the guard but Badel is defending well.
Gatti passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Badel!
Badel tries to hold on but Gatti pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Badel is working to get back to half guard.
Badel wants to control but Gatti is having none of it.
Gatti controlling from mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Badel wants to hold on but Gatti pushes him away.
Gatti tries to control but Badel wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatti is looking to work his way around to Badel's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Gatti wants to control the pace but Badel is squirming around nicely.
Badel wants to control but Gatti is having none of it.
Gatti content just to control the position here.
Gatti goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Badel is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatti is trying to control the position but Badel postures up.
Gatti is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gatti is trying to control the action in half guard but Badel is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Badel wants to control but Gatti is keeping busy.
Gatti is working for a kimura but Badel is defending it quite comfortably.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Badel looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonel Gatti dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Badel scores with a punch to the head.
Gatti on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Leonel Gatti has been cut.
A low kick from Gatti misses
and Badel counters with a straight right hand.
Seljak Badel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Badel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gatti walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Badel checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gatti looks to land a left hand but Badel moved out of range nicely.
Badel is looking for the big counter here.
Gatti dodges the punch combination from Badel.
Seljak Badel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gatti throws a leg kick but Badel moved away.
The crowd cheers as Badel lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gatti doesn't seem phased though.
Gatti lands a nice leg kick that just misses Badel's sensitive parts.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gatti checks a leg kick.
Badel connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gatti. Gatti circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gatti feinted with a counter takedown.
Gatti scores with a jab to the body.
Badel gets the takedown into side control.
Gatti tries to buck Badel off but Badel is having none of it.
Gatti sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Gatti wants to control but Badel is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Badel passes the guard and advances to mount!
Gatti is squirming around, avoiding Badel's attempts to control the action.
Gatti gets back to half guard.
Gatti keeping control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badel missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gatti wants to get back to full guard.
Badel throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gatti actively working from the bottom here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Badel connects with a nice short shot to Gatti's temple.
Gatti tries to roll over but Badel keeps him under control.
Gatti is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Badel pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badel lands with a punch from half guard.
Gatti is staying active underneath Badel, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Badel missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gatti gets full guard.
Badel trying to control the position from guard on top but Gatti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gatti looking for a sweep. Not yet Gatti, not yet.
Badel throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The fighters circling - Gatti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gatti has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gatti there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatti scores with a nice right hand.
Badel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gatti shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Badel working for a triangle but Gatti defends it easily.
Gatti sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Badel's guard.
Gatti seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Badel does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gatti has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gatti controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seljak Badel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Leonel Gatti's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Gatti looks for a takedown but Badel sprawls well.
Badel misses with the combination.
Gatti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Badel.
Gatti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gatti tries to counter with a takedown but Badel is quick to defend against it.
A left and a right from Badel both land. Nice combination.
Badel fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gatti sprawls well initially but Badel persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gatti manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Leonel Gatti overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gatti had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Badel defends it easily.
Badel is sitting in close to Gatti's body. Gatti has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Badel is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Badel is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Gatti.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Leonel Gatti!
Leonel Gatti looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Yeah!, I was confident I could win I tell you. I want to thank the guys at my camp in las vegas. '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuba Boulwiha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne Wade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wade is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Dance Gavin Dance - Strawberry Swisher pt. III . Boulwiha has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Wayne Wade will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yuba Boulwiha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wayne Wade!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wade throws a body shot but no joy.
Boulwiha is breathing heavily.
Boulwiha takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Good shot there by Wade.
Boulwiha walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wade moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wade throws a series of punches but Boulwiha moves out of range.
Boulwiha feinted with a counter takedown.
Wade drops Boulwiha with a naaaaasty hook - Boulwiha is in real trouble here! Wade dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wayne Wade!
Wayne Wade decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
The defeated Yuba Boulwiha had this to say: 'I smell TRT here...'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Pinto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yancy Malaki Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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
12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arthur Pinto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Yancy Malaki Jr!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malaki Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Pinto wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Malaki Jr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Malaki Jr misses with a body kick.
Malaki Jr misses with a leg kick
and Pinto counters by moving into the clinch.
Malaki Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Malaki Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Pinto.
Malaki Jr blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Malaki Jr.
Malaki Jr is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pinto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pinto will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Malaki Jr up against the cage.
Malaki Jr tries to stall but Pinto uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinto lands with a light punch inside.
Pinto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Malaki Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Malaki Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malaki Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pinto has a couple of punches blocked by Malaki Jr.
Pinto blocking some punches.
Pinto blocks a body shot from Malaki Jr.
Malaki Jr works on Pinto's body with a couple of short punches.
Pinto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pinto blocks a body shot from Malaki Jr.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pinto.
Malaki Jr is trying to push Pinto away but Pinto has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pinto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Malaki Jr working aggressively here.
Malaki Jr breaks the clinch.
Pinto throws out a loose jab but Malaki Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malaki Jr throws a leg kick
and Pinto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Malaki Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pinto.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pinto. Malaki Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pinto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
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!
Malaki Jr misses with an uppercut. Pinto saw that one coming.
Malaki Jr bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Malaki Jr attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
We've been told by Pinto's head coaches at gym closing that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Pinto lands a glancing blow to the side of Malaki Jr's head.
Malaki Jr walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pinto checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Malaki Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pinto on the side of the head.
That kick from Malaki Jr tenderised Pinto's leg. Pinto is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pinto misses with an uppercut. Malaki Jr saw that one coming.
Malaki Jr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pinto connects with a nice looking jab.
Malaki Jr is rocked!
It looks like Yancy Malaki Jr has been cut.
Malaki Jr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Malaki Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Pinto finish him?
A clash of legs there as Pinto blocks the low kick.
Malaki Jr bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Pinto comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Malaki Jr falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Malaki Jr was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arthur Pinto!
Arthur Pinto retains his welterweight title!
Arthur Pinto 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Master Keya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sterling Archer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Archer is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone . Master Keya is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Master Keya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sterling Archer!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keya wants to clinch.
Keya ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Keya swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Keya fails to land with a series of punches.
Keya fails with an attempt to clinch.
Archer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Archer there as he acknowledges the shot.
Archer blocks a head kick by Keya.
Archer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Keya is looking to counter punch.
We've been told by Keya's head coaches at The Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Archer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Archer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Keya throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Archer.
Archer throws a shot to the body.
Archer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Archer tries to keep at a distance but Keya has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Keya has his foot on Archer's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Archer works his way back into a safe position though.
Keya wants to stand and escape but Archer is having none of it.
Archer looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Archer trying to control the position from guard on top but Keya is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Archer might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Keya haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Keya wants to stand and escape but Archer is having none of it.
Archer trying to control the position from guard on top but Keya is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Keya is looking to stand back up but Archer counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Keya.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keya pushes Archer off but Archer dives into side control.
Archer wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Keya, who protects the arm well.
Keya on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Keya tries to get out of the position.
Archer tries for a kimura but Keya is defending well.
Keya taking a bit of punishment here - Archer scoring with strikes.
Keya is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Archer is staying tight to Keya's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Keya's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Keya wants to get back to his feet but Archer drags him back down.
Archer trying to control the position but Keya is working away.
Archer working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Archer lands a nice forearm strike.
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.
Keya is not content to let Archer control the position.
The strikes coming from Archer are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Keya is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Archer controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sterling Archer dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Archer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Master Keya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Keya. Archer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Archer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Archer throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Archer throws a body kick that misses.
Keya closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Keya throws a head punch that misses.
Keya goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Keya keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Archer's efforts to push away.
Archer is trying to break the clinch but Keya has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keya taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keya.
Archer tries to land knees in the clinch but Keya avoids the damage to the body.
Keya trying to stall but Archer improves his position.
Archer misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keya.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer prevents a body shot from Keya.
Archer has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Keya seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Archer can turn it around.
Archer looking to stall.
Keya lands an uppercut.
Archer tries to work over Keya's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Keya lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Keya scores with a shoulder strike.
Keya doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Keya misses with some punches.
Archer tries to work over Keya's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Keya creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Archer tries to land knees in the clinch but Keya avoids the damage to the body.
A shot in the inside from Archer.
Archer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Keya blocks an elbow strike from Archer.
Keya is trying to stall.
Archer is trying to push Keya away but Keya has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keya swings wildly with an uppercut but Archer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keya tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Archer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Keya misses with a hook to the ribs.
Keya misses with some punches.
Archer is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Keya is keeping busy.
Keya trying to stall but Archer improves his position.
Master Keya has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Keya lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Archer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Archer has a couple of punches blocked by Keya.
Keya misses with a hook to the ribs.
Keya lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Archer tries to pull guard but Keya won't allow it.
Keya blocks an elbow strike from Archer.
Keya doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keya misses with a hook to the ribs.
Archer blocking some punches.
Archer'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.
Keya swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Archer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Keya blocks it with crossed arms.
Keya lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Keya leaning his opponent against the cage.
Archer blocking some punches.
Keya fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Archer pressing his opponent against the cage.
Keya on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keya taking a breather.
Keya tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Archer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Keya takes an elbow to the forehead.
Keya throws a punch but it's blocked by Archer.
Archer swings wildly with an uppercut but Keya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Archer missing with knees to the body.
Archer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Keya is looking to clinch but Archer is avoiding it.
Archer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sterling Archer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Keya throws a shot from downtown. Archer moves away and avoids it.
Archer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Archer lands a high kick!
It looks like Master Keya has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Archer moves out of range of the strikes.
Keya wants to clinch up but Archer keeps it at a distance.
Keya wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sterling Archer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Master Keya's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Archer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Keya throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Keya is looking to clinch but Archer is avoiding it.
Keya checks the leg kick nicely there.
Keya looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Keya misses with a body kick.
Archer tries to keep at a distance but Keya has taken the fight into the clinch.
Keya is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Archer swings wildly with an uppercut but Keya uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Archer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Archer.
Archer misses with a short punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Archer.
Archer stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Archer as the two fighters clinch.
Archer jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Keya walks away with a smile on his face. Archer gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Keya tries a head kick but it misses.
Keya rushes Archer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Archer tries to land knees in the clinch but Keya avoids the damage to the body.
Keya misses with some punches.
Keya blocking some punches.
Archer tries a body shot but Keya blocks it.
Keya misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keya.
Archer throws an elbow but it misses.
Keya throws a head punch that misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Keya - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Archer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Keya blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keya is stalling here.
Keya misses with a short punch on the inside.
Keya working aggressively here.
Archer jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Keya walks away with a smile on his face. Archer gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Keya tries to clinch up
and Archer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Keya thinking.
Archer takes one to the side of the head.
Archer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Archer lands a leg kick that knocks Keya off balance momentarily.
Archer just misses with a punch to the body.
Archer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Keya is looking to counter the offense by Archer and move into the clinch.
Keya is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Keya is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keya pushes Archer up against the cage in a clinch.
Keya misses with a short punch on the inside.
Archer effectively controlling the action here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Archer.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keya.
Archer lands a good knee to the midsection. Keya won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Archer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Keya.
Archer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Archer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Archer throws a head punch that misses.
Archer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice cross by Archer.
Archer misses with a wild combination.
Keya uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Archer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Archer avoids the body shot from Keya.
Archer wants to counter with a clinch but Keya pushes him away.
Keya punishes Archer's body with a nice straight punch.
Keya moves in looking to clinch but Archer pushes him off.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Archer defending well as Keya loads up on a big left hand.
Archer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Archer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Archer. Keya does a little dance to reset his feet.
Keya has managed to clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Keya as Archer tries to tie him up.
Archer blocking some punches.
Archer fails to pull guard.
Master Keya has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sterling Archer.
Keya leaning against his opponent.
Archer blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Archer.
Master Keya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Archer effectively controlling the action here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Keya.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sterling Archer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Archer winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sterling Archer!
An out of breath Sterling Archer thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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