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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lee Ho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaladin Darkeyes (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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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lee Ho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kaladin Darkeyes!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, David Schapiro and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darkeyes tries to clinch but Ho is having none of it.
Darkeyes misses with a body kick.
Ho swats away the attempt to clinch by Darkeyes.
A big right from Ho misses.
Darkeyes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ho.
Darkeyes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ho throws a big counter combination but Darkeyes scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Darkeyes lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ho takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Darkeyes.
Darkeyes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ho throws a combination that misses
and Darkeyes holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Darkeyes throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darkeyes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ho takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Lee Ho has been cut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ho takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Darkeyes stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Darkeyes lands a damaging elbow.
Darkeyes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ho's defenses.
Darkeyes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Darkeyes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ho's defenses.
Darkeyes looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ho lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've been hearing reports that Ho has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Darkeyes has a couple of punches blocked by Ho.
Ho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darkeyes can't find room to land a body shot as Ho controls the action.
Darkeyes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Darkeyes digs a right hand into Ho's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ho's gas tank.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ho goes for a takedown attempt but Darkeyes pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ho is breathing heavily.
Darkeyes lands with a cross.
Darkeyes has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ho is landing a low percentage of strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Darkeyes moves into the clinch successfully.
Ho misses with a punch on the inside.
Ho lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Darkeyes throws an elbow but misses.
Darkeyes lands an elbow inside that Ho shrugs off.
Darkeyes takes a shot to the head.
Darkeyes digs a right hand into Ho's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ho's gas tank.
Darkeyes misses with an elbow over the top.
Darkeyes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ho.
A short left from Darkeyes.
A left hand lands to the body for Darkeyes.
Darkeyes is leaning against Ho and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Darkeyes prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lee Ho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Darkeyes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Darkeyes lands a right hand.
Darkeyes cracks Ho with a nice body shot.
Ho blocks the elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darkeyes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Darkeyes lands an elbow inside that Ho shrugs off.
Darkeyes lands an elbow just above Ho 's eye.
A nice left hand lands by Darkeyes.
Darkeyes lands an elbow that stopped Ho in his tracks for a moment.
Lee Ho's cut is getting worse.
Ho takes an elbow to the forehead.
Darkeyes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Darkeyes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ho or not.
Nice elbow from Darkeyes.
Lee Ho's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Ho avoids a wild elbow strike from Darkeyes.
Darkeyes lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darkeyes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ho's defenses.
Darkeyes lands an elbow that stopped Ho in his tracks for a moment.
Darkeyes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ho.
Darkeyes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Darkeyes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Darkeyes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Darkeyes lands a nice elbow.
Darkeyes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darkeyes lands a nice elbow.
Ho takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jeez, Lee Ho's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Ho blocks an elbow strike.
Darkeyes presses Ho against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Darkeyes presses Ho against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Darkeyes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Darkeyes lands a damaging elbow.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Lee Ho's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kaladin Darkeyes!
Kaladin Darkeyes bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pepe Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brick Tamland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tamland is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Afternoon Delight. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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202 lbs
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188 lbs
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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
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pepe Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brick Tamland!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Anthony Taglia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lopez shoots for a takedown but Tamland saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lopez takes one to the chin there.
Tamland throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lopez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lopez connects with a solid leg kick.
Tamland swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lopez counters with a single leg into guard. Tamland didn't expect that.
Tamland looking for a sweep. Not yet Tamland, not yet.
Tamland working for a triangle but Lopez defends it easily.
Tamland working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lopez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lopez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lopez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lopez with a nice head shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tamland working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lopez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lopez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tamland looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lopez passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamland regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lopez stands up over Tamland, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lopez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tamland has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lopez has managed to get both his arms back between Tamland's legs - danger averted.
Lopez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lopez pushes down on Tamland's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lopez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tamland does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Tamland is looking for a sweep. Lopez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tamland moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Tamland keeping moving, preventing Lopez from controlling successfully.
Tamland throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tamland is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lopez is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Tamland looking for a guillotine here but Lopez defends easily.
Tamland working for a triangle but Lopez defends it easily.
Lopez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tamland is keeping the position for now.
Lopez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tamland is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lopez is aware though and is defending well.
Tamland keeping moving, preventing Lopez from controlling successfully.
Lopez landing some decent shots from guard.
Tamland is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lopez is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tamland working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Lopez has passed into half guard!
Nice strikes from Lopez there.
Lopez is taking a breather. Tamland says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Lopez seems to be working for a kimura but Tamland defends the submission attempt.
Tamland looking for submissions off his back.
Lopez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tamland keeps working.
Lopez winds up and cracks Tamland with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lopez working Tamland over with strikes.
Tamland actively working from the bottom here.
Tamland wants to improve his position but Lopez is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamland looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lopez wants to pass to mount but Tamland is defending the position.
Tamland is not content to let Lopez control the position.
Tamland looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lopez is looking to advance position but Tamland won't allow it.
Tamland looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lopez is keen to just control but Tamland is a slippery customer.
Lopez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lopez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lopez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tamland is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pepe Lopez dominated that round.
That's time! Lopez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tamland. Lopez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lopez scores with a body shot.
Lopez throws a right and a left that Tamland avoids nicely.
Tamland pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tamland throws a poor cross that misses
and Lopez counters with a straight right hand.
Tamland lands a slapping body shot.
A low kick from Tamland misses
and Lopez counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Tamland throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lopez trying to control the position from guard on top but Tamland is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lopez forces his way into half guard.
Lopez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopez controlling the action here.
Tamland wants to get back to full guard but Lopez has mounted him!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez controlling his opponent.
Lopez has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tamland's face.
Tamland is still in real trouble! Can Lopez finish him?
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Lopez! Tamland is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Pepe Lopez!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jon Monroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Madrigal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monroe's entrance music is Simple Man - Lynyrd Skynyrd. A fine choice. Madrigal has chosen Lil Jon-Throw it Up as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Julio Madrigal struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.8lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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169 lbs
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170 lbs
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World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jon Monroe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Julio Madrigal!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Reed Andrews and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monroe misses with a wild combination.
Madrigal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Monroe lands a head kick. Madrigal smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Monroe keeps the fight on the outside.
Madrigal gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Monroe.
Madrigal prevents Monroe from breaking the clinch.
Madrigal swings wildly with an uppercut but Monroe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Monroe is trying to break the clinch but Madrigal is controlling him.
Madrigal scores with a nice hook to the head.
Monroe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Madrigal throws a series of punches but Monroe moves out of range.
Monroe cracks Madrigal with a good jab.
Decent striking displayed by Monroe there.
Monroe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Monroe dodges the punch combination from Madrigal.
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!
Monroe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Monroe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Madrigal circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madrigal dodges the punch combination from Monroe.
A lazy left from Monroe finds it's target.
Madrigal throws a lazy right hand but Monroe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Madrigal changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Monroe tries to avoid it but Madrigal manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Monroe to the ground. Monroe escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Madrigal's coach down at Morbid Conditioning, Trans, Esc School $1000 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Madrigal's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Monroe throws a series of strikes that have Madrigal backpedaling.
Jon Monroe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Madrigal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Monroe throws a nice inside leg kick.
Monroe fails to land with a series of punches.
Madrigal on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Monroe. Monroe obviously looking to wear him down.
Madrigal avoids the head kick by Monroe.
Monroe throws a jab when Madrigal was well out of range.
Madrigal fails to land with a series of punches.
Monroe goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Madrigal scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Monroe makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Monroe misses with a double jab.
Madrigal lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Monroe misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe scores with a head kick. Madrigal tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Madrigal decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Madrigal prevents Monroe from standing back up.
Madrigal missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Madrigal is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Monroe sees it coming and defends easily.
Madrigal lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Monroe looks like he's trying to stand up.
Monroe blocking the ground and pound attempt from Madrigal.
Madrigal throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Madrigal is keen to just control but Monroe is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madrigal is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Madrigal is looking to take a break and control but Monroe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Monroe wants to get back to his feet.
Madrigal is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Madrigal missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Madrigal has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Madrigal is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Monroe doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Madrigal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Monroe pushes Madrigal off looking to stand but Madrigal dives back in and keeps control.
Madrigal is looking for a kimura but Monroe is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Madrigal to get the leverage.
Madrigal wants to control but Monroe is keeping him busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Monroe throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Madrigal's head.
Monroe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Madrigal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Monroe dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Monroe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Monroe throws a solid leg kick but Madrigal takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Monroe.
Madrigal shoots in but Monroe avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Monroe fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Madrigal has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Madrigal shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Monroe as he avoids it easily.
Nice shot by Monroe.
Madrigal 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.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Monroe, right into the meat.
Monroe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Madrigal rushes Monroe and presses him up against the cage.
Madrigal struggles to land a body shot inside as Monroe controls his hands.
Monroe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Monroe takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jon Monroe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Monroe throws a nice looking combination but Madrigal bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Monroe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Monroe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Monroe works Madrigal's body with a nice hook.
Monroe scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Madrigal takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Madrigal throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Monroe feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Madrigals jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Monroe throws a series of punches but Madrigal avoids them all with ease.
Monroe throws a right and a left that Madrigal avoids nicely.
Monroe lands an overhand right.
Monroe is looking to chop away at Madrigal's legs.
And Madrigal tries to counter it with a takedown but Monroe pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Madrigal slips a jab and a cross from Monroe.
Jon Monroe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Monroe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Madrigal misses with a jab, cross combination.
Monroe lands with a hook. Madrigal tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Monroe goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Madrigal shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Monroe pinned against the cage. Monroe gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jon Monroe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julio Madrigal.
Madrigal is breathing heavily.
Madrigal tries to score a power double leg takedown but Monroe sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Madrigal somewhat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe throws a nice looking combination but Madrigal bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Madrigal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Monroe.
Monroe tries a head kick but it misses.
Monroe throws a head kick but Madrigal moves out of range.
Monroe works over Madrigal's head and body with a nice combination.
Sloppy strikes from Madrigal. Those never looked like landing.
Madrigal showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Monroe.
Madrigal dives in and grabs Monroe's left leg, looking for a takedown. Monroe pushes down on Madrigal's head and hops out.
Monroe is looking to counter punch.
Monroe throws a sloppy head kick and Madrigal moves out of range easily.
Madrigal on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Monroe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Madrigal can do to turn this around?
Madrigal takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Monroe keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Monroe has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Monroe displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Madrigal.
Madrigal throws a hook to the side of Monroe's head but Monroe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Monroe shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Madrigal eats them both and turns towards Monroe to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Monroe. That's going to slow Madrigal down.
Monroe digs a good hook to Madrigal's body.
Madrigal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Madrigal closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The referee calls for Madrigal to work.
Madrigal jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Monroe walks away with a smile on his face. Madrigal gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Monroe fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Madrigal on the side of the head.
Madrigal takes a kick to the side of the head.
Madrigal sizes up Monroe with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Monroe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Madrigal manages to avoid it.
Madrigal looks to land a combination but Monroe avoids it well.
Monroe throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Madrigal changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Monroe tries to avoid it but Madrigal manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Monroe to the ground. Monroe escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Madrigal tries to score a power double leg takedown but Monroe sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Madrigal somewhat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monroe throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madrigal chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Monroe can pounce on him.
Jon Monroe is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick from Monroe lands but Madrigal takes it in his stride.
Madrigal forces Monroe back against the cage and clinches.
Madrigal's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Monroe is trying to break the clinch but Madrigal is controlling him.
Monroe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Madrigal with that takedown attempt.
Monroe keeps the fight on the outside.
Madrigal dodges the punch combination from Monroe.
Madrigal is looking for the big counter here.
Madrigal throws a nice looking combination but Monroe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Monroe displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Madrigal.
Monroe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Monroe lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Monroe throws a head kick but Madrigal moves out of range.
Monroe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Madrigal shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Monroe pinned against the cage. Monroe gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Monroe dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Monroe lands with an uppercut that bounces Madrigal off the cage and back into range.
Monroe throws a one two combo.
Madrigal gets a clinch.
Monroe can't break the clinch.
Madrigal misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Madrigal fails to land.
Monroe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Monroe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Madrigal has him pressed against the cage.
Monroe breaks the clinch.
Madrigal takes the fight into the clinch.
Monroe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monroe wants to get back to striking at distance but Madrigal won't allow it.
Monroe manages to break the clinch.
Monroe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Monroe misses with a head kick.
Madrigal throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Monroe.
Madrigal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madrigal goes for a double leg but Monroe avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Monroe continues to drive forward.
Monroe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
No joy there for Monroe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Monroe throws a head kick that misses.
Madrigal is looking to clinch.
Monroe throws a sloppy head kick and Madrigal moves out of range easily.
Monroe throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Madrigal's head.
Monroe displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Madrigal.
Monroe moves into range and connects with a jab.
Monroe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Monroe tries a head kick but it misses.
Monroe connects with the punch.
Monroe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Monroe tests Madrigal's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Monroe just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Monroe keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Monroe ducks under a wild hook from Madrigal.
Monroe staying out of range there.
Madrigal rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Monroe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Monroe throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Monroe scores with a nice head shot.
Monroe misses with a head kick.
Monroe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Monroe is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Monroe's jab looks to have found its range, popping Madrigal under the eye.
Monroe lands with a hook. Madrigal tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Monroe tries to land a front kick but Madrigal steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Monroe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Madrigal moves away.
Monroe connects with a high kick.
Madrigal is rocked!
Madrigal shoots for a takedown but Monroe saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Madrigal is still on wobbly legs! Can Monroe finish him?
Jon Monroe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julio Madrigal.
A nice inside leg kick there by Monroe. That's going to slow Madrigal down.
Madrigal stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Monroe.
Monroe slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Monroe fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Madrigal.
Madrigal looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Monroe is fending him off so far but Madrigal persists. Nope, Monroe circles away and we're back to standing.
A head kick from Monroe lands but Madrigal takes it in his stride.
Madrigal shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Monroe pinned against the cage. Monroe gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Monroe.
Monroe throws a head kick that Madrigal semi-blocks.
Madrigal gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Madrigal tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Monroe is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Madrigal buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Madrigal!! Madrigal is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Monroe throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Monroe!
A relieved looking Jon Monroe thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Julio Madrigal was interviewed post fight and said 'Props to him, he beat me fair and square this time. I will go back to the gym and get better, I'm going to win my belt back.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keimah Animai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cory Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steel has chosen Immortal Technique-Point of no return as his entrance music. Keimah Animai 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Keimah Animai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 35 - 1, fighting out of New York, Cory Steel!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jonathan Paton and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Animai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Animai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Steel lands an overhand right.
Steel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Animai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Animai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steel.
Animai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Animai connects with an inside leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Animai, as that shot connected.
Steel blocks a head kick by Animai.
Steel misses with a lunging right hand
and Animai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Animai lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Steel circles away quickly and effectively.
Steel is looking for the big counter here.
Animai looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Animai throws the left hand but Steel avoids the punch easily.
A combination from Steel does no damage.
Nice body punch from Steel.
A combination from Animai does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Animai slips a jab and a cross from Steel.
Steel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Animai cracks a nice hook into Steel's ribs.
Steel ducks right into an uppercut from Animai.
Steel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Steel 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.
Animai lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Animai dips to his left and cracks Steel with an uppercut!
Steel ducks right into an uppercut from Animai.
Steel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Animai.
Animai catches Steel napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Steel to the canvas!
Steel is rocked!
It looks like Cory Steel has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Animai working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Steel's head.
Steel is still in real trouble! Can Animai finish him?
Animai postures up in Steel's guard and throws a big left but Steel blocks it.
Animai postures up in Steel's guard and throws a big left but Steel blocks it.
Steel seems to have recovered his senses.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Animai with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Animai lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Animai makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Steel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Animai.
Animai tries to free his leg and advance position but Steel is retaining full guard.
Animai missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Animai throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Steel is looking to stand up but Animai isn't so interested in that idea.
Animai throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Animai content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Animai throws a big elbow that misses.
Steel is looking to stand up but Animai isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Animai postures up and lands a big shot to Steel's brow.
Steel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Animai.
Animai postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Animai lands a couple of digs.
Steel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Animai.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Animai keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Steel's head.
Animai postures up in Steel's guard and throws a big left but Steel blocks it.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Steel manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Steel is looking to break free of the clinch but Animai has double underhooks.
Animai works on Steel's body with a couple of short punches.
Steel is trying to push Animai away but Animai has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Steel takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Animai.
A hook to the body from Animai.
Steel looks winded!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Animai.
Animai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Steel backwards.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Animai lands a left hand that snaps the head of Steel backwards.
Animai throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Animai.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Animai stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Animai creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Animai lands with a light punch inside.
Animai softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Animai throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hook to the body lands for Animai.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Animai.
Animai lands a hook that snaps the head of Steel backwards.
Animai scores with a shot to the side of Steel's head.
Animai lands with a short shot to the head.
Animai lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Steel backwards.
Animai lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Animai.
Steel is looking to control Animai's arms but Animai gets an underhook and turns him. Now Steel has his back to the cage.
Animai lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Animai.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Animai.
Steel has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Animai seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Steel can turn it around.
Animai stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short left from Animai.
Animai breaks the clinch.
Animai cracks Steel with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Steel falls to his knees and Animai doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keimah Animai!
Our winner, Keimah Animai, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kenta Kobashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Tamad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kobashi's entrance music is DJ Krush - Kemuri. A fine choice. Tamad is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Joker. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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200 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kenta Kobashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 23 - 1, fighting out of London, Juan Tamad!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Dean Styles and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kobashi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kobashi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Tamad.
Kobashi tried to counter with a leg kick but Tamad avoided it.
Kobashi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tamad lands with a good body shot.
Kobashi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kobashi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kobashi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tamad's head.
Kobashi throws a head kick but Tamad moves out of range.
Kobashi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kobashi misses with a straight left.
Tamad takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tamad throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kobashi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kobashi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tamad smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kobashi instigates a clinch.
Kobashi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Kobashi scores with a nice short uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kobashi.
Kobashi scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kobashi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kobashi stalling.
Tamad is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kobashi gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Good body shot from Tamad.
Tamad lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kobashi looking to slow down the pace here.
Tamad softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tamad creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kobashi trying to stall but Tamad improves his position.
Kobashi scores with a shoulder strike.
Kobashi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tamad struggles to land a body shot inside as Kobashi controls his hands.
Tamad has Kobashi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kobashi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kobashi misses with a body punch.
Tamad's coach down at ~T~ Troid - Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Tamad's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Tamad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tamad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kobashi lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tamad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kobashi manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kobashi. Tamad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tamad connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kobashi momentarily.
Kobashi misses the shot to the body.
Kobashi tries to keep at a distance but Tamad has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tamad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tamad misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tamad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tamad struggles to land a body shot inside as Kobashi controls his hands.
Tamad has a couple of punches blocked by Kobashi.
Kobashi lands with a light punch inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Tamad.
Tamad lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tamad lands a body shot.
Tamad lands an uppercut.
Tamad will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kobashi up against the cage.
Kobashi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tamad breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kobashi throws a body punch but Tamad moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamad misses with a body shot.
Tamad staying out of range there.
Kobashi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tamad dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kobashi is looking to wear down Tamad with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kobashi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kobashi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kobashi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tamad.
Tamad scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kobashi in his tracks.
Tamad throws out a loose jab but Kobashi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tamad tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kobashi looks for the body kick but Tamad saw that one coming.
Tamad slips a jab from Kobashi.
Tamad looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tamad's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kobashi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tamad scrambles back to his feet.
Kobashi throws a nice head kick!
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!
Kobashi throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamad misses with a wild body shot.
Kobashi misses with a body shot.
Tamad tries a low kick but Kobashi avoids it.
Tamad tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kobashi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tamad.
Kobashi closes the distance but Tamad moves to the side
letting Tamad counter with a right hand.
Kobashi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kobashi throws a hook but Tamad blocks it.
Kobashi throws out a loose jab but Tamad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice cross by Kobashi.
Tamad tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kobashi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tamad throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kobashi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tamad moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kobashi darts in and clinches Tamad up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenta Kobashi dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tamad thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kobashi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kobashi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kobashi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kobashi wants to clinch.
Tamad steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kobashi.
Tamad blocks a jab.
Tamad misses with a right hand
and Kobashi counters with a stiff right hand.
Tamad will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
It appears Kobashi was looking to counter with a kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body kick there by Kobashi.
Jab from Kobashi.
Tamad missing with a left hand there. Kobashi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kobashi throws a counter high kick but Tamad was just alert enough to avoid it.
Kobashi connects with a body shot that sends Tamad's belly button to the back.
Kobashi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tamad under the eye.
Tamad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kobashi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamad gets tackled into the cage by Kobashi. Kobashi maintains the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tamad creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kobashi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tamad throws a punch but it's blocked by Kobashi.
Kobashi has Tamad pushed against the cage.
Tamad is looking to break free of the clinch but Kobashi has double underhooks.
Kobashi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
I was talking to Kobashi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kobashi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kobashi breaks from the clinch.
Kobashi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tamad throws a lazy right hand but Kobashi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tamad is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kobashi tries to score with a low kick but Tamad moves his leg out of the way.
Tamad paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamad wants to clinch up but Kobashi keeps it at a distance.
Kobashi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tamad lands with a nice body punch.
Kobashi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tamad takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tamad misses with a two punch combination.
Kobashi misses with a body shot.
Tamad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kobashi manages to avoid it.
Kobashi connects with a looping right hand.
Tamad throws a push kick but Kobashi slaps the foot to one side.
Kobashi is looking to slow Tamad down with leg kicks.
Kobashi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kenta Kobashi is winning the standup battle so far.
Kobashi connects with a solid leg kick.
Tamad looks to score with a jab to the body but Kobashi is just out of range.
Kobashi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tamad.
Kobashi walks into a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kobashi lands a nice hook to Tamad's body. Tamad takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kobashi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kobashi, right into the meat.
Tamad takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tamad catches Kobashi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tamad wants to slow Kobashi down by chopping away at his legs.
Crunch! Kobashi slams his shin into Tamad's torso.
Tamad moves out of range of the strikes.
Kobashi misses with a low kick as Tamad jumps back.
Tamad avoids a kick to the body.
A clash of legs there as Tamad blocks the low kick.
It seemed like Tamad was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kobashi wants to clinch.
Kobashi thows a leg kick but Tamad checks it
so Tamad counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kobashi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tamad can do to turn this around?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kobashi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tamad's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kobashi controlling from the top position.
Kobashi trying to control but Tamad is working from the bottom.
Tamad looking for a sweep. Not yet Tamad, not yet.
Tamad keeping moving, preventing Kobashi from controlling successfully.
Tamad preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tamad throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Kobashi wants to control from the top but Tamad keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenta Kobashi dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Nice straight punches there by Tamad. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tamad.
Kobashi moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Kobashi misses the target.
Kobashi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kobashi feints and then cracks Tamad's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tamad down.
Kobashi lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Juan Tamad has been cut.
Kobashi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tamad fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tamad keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kobashi dips to his left and cracks Tamad with an uppercut!
Kobashi connects with a right hand. Tamad shakes it off.
Kobashi slips under a jab from Tamad.
An attempted straight right counter from Kobashi misses the target.
A jab from Kobashi does it's job there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kobashi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kobashi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobashi loads up on a big right hand but Tamad slips the punch.
Tamad misses with a body shot
and Kobashi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kobashi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Tamad wants to clinch up but Kobashi keeps it at a distance.
Tamad swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kobashi is looking to clinch but Tamad is avoiding it.
Tamad throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kobashi counters with a nice uppercut.
Tamad falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kobashi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kobashi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Tamad thumps Kobashi with a low kick.
Kobashi throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tamad waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kobashi.
Kobashi swings for the body but Tamad moves out of range.
Kobashi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tamad has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tamad lands a really nice looking cross but Kobashi seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kobashi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kobashi.
Tamad throws a right and a left that Kobashi avoids nicely.
Tamad feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kobashi's calf.
Kobashi throws a leg kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Tamad.
Kobashi quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Kobashi is looking to clinch but Tamad is avoiding it.
Tamad's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tamad takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kobashi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kobashi throws a head kick but Tamad moves out of range.
Tamad now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kobashi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kobashi misses with a low kick.
Kobashi slips a straight right by Tamad.
Kobashi feints and then cracks Tamad's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tamad down.
Tamad scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kenta Kobashi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamad connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tamad lands a glancing blow to the side of Kobashi's head.
Kobashi checks a low kick from Tamad.
Kobashi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tamad.
Tamad takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tamad throws a push kick but Kobashi slaps the foot to one side.
Tamad swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tamad takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kobashi connects with a single shot there.
Tamad avoids the head kick by Kobashi.
Kobashi works Tamad's body with a nice hook.
Kobashi lands the left hand.
Kobashi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good standup being displayed there by Tamad as he connects with a hook.
Juan Tamad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Tamad.
Kobashi takes one on the button.
Kobashi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kobashi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tamad misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kobashi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kobashi digs a right hand underneath Tamad's ribcage. Tamad let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tamad takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kobashi as Tamad tries to tie him up.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A right hand to the body from Kobashi.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kobashi prevents a body shot from Tamad.
Kobashi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kobashi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tamad as Kobashi tries to tie him up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenta Kobashi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kobashi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenta Kobashi!
After the fight, Kenta Kobashi was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between MC Hammerfist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Blyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hammerfist comes to the cage accompanied by 2 legit 2 quit - MC Hammer. Blyer is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Eye Of The Tiger. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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206 lbs
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210 lbs
38 - 41 - 1 |
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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
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, MC Hammerfist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 41 - 1, fighting out of New York, Rocky Blyer!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Dean Styles and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blyer just misses with a punch to the body.
Blyer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hammerfist manages to avoid it.
Hammerfist tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blyer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hammerfist throws a jab but it's blocked by Blyer.
Blyer lands a jab to the head.
Hammerfist seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Hammerfist misses with a low kick as Blyer jumps back.
Good work by Blyer as he checks the leg kick.
A nice combination there by Blyer.
Blyer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hammerfist has time to react.
Blyer throws a combination. Hammerfist tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hammerfist is rocked!
Blyer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hammerfist can pounce on him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blyer 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.
Hammerfist lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hammerfist jabs Blyer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Blyer throws a lazy uppercut
and Hammerfist makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Blyer lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blyer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hammerfist with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Blyer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hammerfist takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hammerfist keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blyer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blyer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hammerfist counters with a solid body kick.
Blyer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hammerfist was well out of range. Poor timing from Blyer.
Hammerfist drives through with a takedown into Blyer's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hammerfist is looking to work some ground and pound but Blyer has wrist control.
Hammerfist slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blyer is looking to stand up but Hammerfist isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist wants to control from the top but Blyer keeps moving.
Blyer pushes Hammerfist off and scrambles back to his feet.
Blyer swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Good leg kick by Hammerfist there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Blyer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hammerfist can pounce on him.
Blyer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Hammerfist counter with a right hand.
Blyer throws a lazy right hand but Hammerfist sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hammerfist jabs Blyer right on the nose. Blyer blinks but takes it well.
Hammerfist misses with a body shot
and Blyer counters with a straight right hand.
Blyer lands with a nice combination. Hammerfist backs away looking to recover.
Blyer looks to throw the jab but Hammerfist is out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hammerfist.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hammerfist.
Blyer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hammerfist makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Blyer really felt that one!
Blyer looks winded!
Hammerfist fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hammerfist staying out of range there.
Blyer throws an off balance right hand
and Hammerfist counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hammerfist connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Blyer's hands.
Hammerfist lands the left hand.
It looks like Rocky Blyer has been cut.
Hammerfist thuds a left hand into Blyer's body.
Blyer's coach down at Midnight MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Blyer's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hammerfist tries to land a leg kick but Blyer saw it coming and moves away.
Hammerfist steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blyer.
Blyer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hammerfist connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hammerfist misses with a low kick.
Hammerfist misses with a shot to the body
and Blyer counters with a straight right hand.
Hammerfist missing with a left hand there. Blyer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blyer ducks right into an uppercut from Hammerfist.
Hammerfist fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Blyer on the side of the head.
Hammerfist ducks under a wild hook from Blyer.
Blyer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Blyer misses with the combination.
Hammerfist keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hammerfist buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Blyer swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hammerfist counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Blyer thinking.
Hammerfist goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A punch combination from Blyer misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blyer ducks under a wild hook from Hammerfist.
Blyer throws a hook but Hammerfist blocks it.
Hammerfist turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hammerfist moves out of range as Blyer strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
MC Hammerfist dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rocky Blyer's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Some wild striking there from Blyer.
Hammerfist moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Blyer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Blyer wants it to stay on the feet.
Blyer slips under a jab.
Blyer misses with a shot to the body
and Hammerfist counters with a two punch combo.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Blyer crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hammerfist - the referee stops the clock and Blyer gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hammerfist. Blyer manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hammerfist ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blyer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hammerfist.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blyer throws a hook but Hammerfist blocks it.
Rocky Blyer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blyer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blyer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hammerfist misses with the body kick
and Hammerfist takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blyer avoids the head kick by Hammerfist.
Hammerfist misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Blyer counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist tries for a takedown but Blyer circles away easily
letting Blyer counter with a right hand.
Blyer jabs Hammerfist right on the nose. Hammerfist blinks but takes it well.
Hammerfist closes the distance looking to clinch
and Blyer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hammerfist throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hammerfist looks to score with a jab to the body but Blyer is just out of range.
Blyer swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Hammerfist counter with a right hand.
Hammerfist lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blyer circles away quickly and effectively.
Blyer slips a jab from Hammerfist.
Blyer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blyer. Hammerfist does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blyer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It looked like Hammerfist wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blyer throws a series of strikes that have Hammerfist backpedaling.
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!
Blyer needs to keep his hands up - Hammerfist had a free shot at his head there.
A shot to the body from Blyer misses
and Hammerfist counters with a nice uppercut.
Hammerfist will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for MC Hammerfist. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hammerfist.
Blyer misses with an uppercut. Hammerfist saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Blyer misses the target.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hammerfist. Blyer shrugs it off though.
Blyer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hammerfist doesn't seem bothered though.
Some wild striking there from Hammerfist.
Hammerfist chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hammerfist throws a leg kick but Blyer sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Hammerfist tenderised Blyer's leg. Blyer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hammerfist tried to score with a low kick but Blyer checks it.
Blyer connects with a nice looking jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Blyer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hammerfist bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Blyer's head.
Blyer checks a leg kick nicely.
Hammerfist misses with a leg kick
and Blyer counters with a left to the body.
Blyer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Blyer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hammerfist.
MC Hammerfist is winning the standup battle so far.
Blyer avoids the body shot from Hammerfist.
A countering left hand to the body from Blyer misses.
Blyer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hammerfist connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Blyer scrambles back to his feet.
Blyer slips a jab from Hammerfist.
Hammerfist shoots in for a takedown but Blyer shows good takedown defense.
Hammerfist throws a solid leg kick but Blyer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hammerfist.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blyer misses the shot to the body.
As Blyer looks to move away, Hammerfist throws a big counter combo but Blyer just gets out of the way.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hammerfist pivots, looking for a leg kick but Blyer is out of range and Hammerfist settles back down.
Blyer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hammerfist counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Blyer has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Hammerfist has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Blyer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Blyer is breathing heavily.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hammerfist.
Blyer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hammerfist working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hammerfist misses with a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Hammerfist.
Blyer working hard to break the clinch.
Hammerfist is looking to take this one to the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hammerfist's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hammerfist with a poor takedown
and Blyer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that MC Hammerfist will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rocky Blyer's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Hammerfist tries for a takedown but Blyer circles away easily
and Blyer counters with a nice uppercut.
Hammerfist takes the fight into the clinch.
Blyer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hammerfist lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Blyer.
Hammerfist goes for a takedown attempt but Blyer pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Blyer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfist throws out a loose jab but Blyer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blyer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hammerfist.
Hammerfist walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Blyer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Blyer throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Hammerfist.
Hammerfist shoots in looking for a takedown. Blyer tries to sprawl out of it but Hammerfist keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Blyer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for MC Hammerfist. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blyer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hammerfist looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Blyer throws a right and a left that Hammerfist avoids nicely.
Blyer lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Blyer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blyer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Blyer blocks a head kick by Hammerfist.
Hammerfist clobbers Blyer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Blyer takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Blyer misses the body punch
and Hammerfist counters with a stiff right hand.
Blyer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blyer looks to land a left hand but Hammerfist moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Blyer throws a left and a right that both miss
so Hammerfist counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hammerfist showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
MC Hammerfist is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Blyer wants to stand but Hammerfist is controlling the position.
Hammerfist seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hammerfist won't allow Blyer to get back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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.
Blyer throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hammerfist swings away with a body shot that misses
and Blyer counters with a straight right hand.
Hammerfist bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Blyer throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Hammerfist throws a hook but Blyer blocks it.
Blyer misses with a wild body shot.
Nice shot lands for Blyer.
Hammerfist shoots in but Blyer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hammerfist connects with a good right hand that stumbles Blyer. Blyer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blyer. Hammerfist does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rocky Blyer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blyer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hammerfist moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rocky Blyer.
I think Hammerfist 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... MC Hammerfist!
During a confident post fight interview, MC Hammerfist thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between BitchFace PoopyPants (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denard Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). PoopyPants comes into the arena with Deathly Quiet blaring out of the sound system. Denard Black has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
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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
27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, BitchFace PoopyPants!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 23 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Denard Black!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Reed Andrews and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
PoopyPants tries to close the distance and clinch but Black swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
PoopyPants misses the shot to the body.
Black doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
PoopyPants throws a shot from downtown. Black moves away and avoids it.
PoopyPants throws a hook to the side of Black's head but Black sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Black throws a sloppy head kick
and PoopyPants counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by PoopyPants.
We've been hearing good reports from PoopyPants'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.
Black keeping moving, preventing PoopyPants from controlling successfully.
Black has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. PoopyPants has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
PoopyPants is trying to pull guard but Black has him pressed against the cage.
PoopyPants manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Black breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Black stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
PoopyPants fails with the takedown
and Black counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for BitchFace PoopyPants. That's going to take a lot out of him.
PoopyPants lands a head shot.
It looks like Denard Black has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Black.
Black lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Denard Black is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
PoopyPants shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. PoopyPants showed some decent athleticism there.
Black is trying to stand.
Black pushes PoopyPants off and gets back to his feet.
PoopyPants throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from PoopyPants misses the target.
Black looks to land a left hand but PoopyPants moved out of range nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from PoopyPants misses its target.
PoopyPants keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Black takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
PoopyPants tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
PoopyPants lands a body shot.
Black thows a left - swing and a miss!
PoopyPants throws a body punch but Black moves out of range.
PoopyPants lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
PoopyPants is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Black thumps PoopyPants with a low kick.
Nice jab there from Black.
PoopyPants misses with a jab, cross combination.
Black moves out of range of the strikes.
Black scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Black lands a high kick!
Black pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Black lands a nice shot that snaps PoopyPants's head back.
Black tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Black uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from PoopyPants.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
PoopyPants avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
BitchFace PoopyPants seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
PoopyPants closes the distance and clinches.
PoopyPants creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Black's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
PoopyPants checks a leg kick nicely.
PoopyPants on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Black throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
PoopyPants throwing a counter right hand but Black manages to avoid it.
PoopyPants fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Black avoids it really well and circles away.
Black throws a head kick but PoopyPants moves out of range.
PoopyPants throws a body punch but Black moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Black.
PoopyPants gets a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as PoopyPants takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
PoopyPants holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Black wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, PoopyPants just misses with a elbow thrown towards Black's brow.
PoopyPants lands an uppercut.
PoopyPants lands an elbow that stopped Black in his tracks for a moment.
Black looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Black gets underhooks to prevent PoopyPants's takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
PoopyPants scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short uppercut from PoopyPants.
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 BitchFace PoopyPants will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Denard Black's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Black throws a series of punches but PoopyPants avoids them all with ease.
PoopyPants just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Black was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
PoopyPants throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Black sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Denard Black is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
PoopyPants lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Black backs up against the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from PoopyPants. Black does a little dance to reset his feet.
Black drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
PoopyPants moves into the clinch successfully.
PoopyPants tries a body shot but Black blocks it.
Black breaks the clinch.
PoopyPants lands a hook that stumbles Black back into the cage. PoopyPants follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Black to the canvas! PoopyPants pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Black has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). BitchFace PoopyPants!
BitchFace PoopyPants managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, GREEN!160, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Armando Elcock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antero Rokka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rokka has chosen Twilight Guardians - Out of Our Hands as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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210 lbs
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197 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Armando Elcock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antero Rokka!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Roberts and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elcock misses with a series of wild punches.
Elcock looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Elcock slaps away a takedown attempt from Rokka, before circling back to the center of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rokka.
Elcock delivers a nice body kick.
Elcock rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rokka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rokka fails with a takedown attempt.
Armando Elcock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antero Rokka.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rokka.
Elcock misses with a hook.
Elcock misses with a right hand
enabling Rokka to counter with a crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Elcock.
Rokka shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Elcock defends it nicely.
Antero Rokka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elcock lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rokka takes a step back to recover.
Rokka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rokka misses with a takedown attempt
and Elcock counters with a head kick. That will keep Rokka thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Elcock throws a looping overhand right but Rokka ducks down to avoid it.
Rokka drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Elcock defends it well.
Rokka will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rokka shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rokka misses with a takedown
letting Elcock counter with a right hand.
Elcock displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rokka.
Elcock went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Rokka takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Armando Elcock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rokka clinches up against the cage.
Rokka drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Elcock gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rokka tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Elcock just stands there and leans against the cage.
Elcock gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rokka.
Rokka is working for takedown but Elcock is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rokka tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Elcock smiles and moves away.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A combination from Elcock does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rokka shoots and misses
and Elcock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rokka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Elcock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Elcock displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rokka.
Elcock bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rokka shoots in and gets a takedown into Elcock's guard.
Elcock is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rokka is controlling him.
Rokka drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rokka jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rokka drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rokka jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elcock pushes Rokka off and scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rokka will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Elcock slaps away a takedown attempt from Rokka, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Elcock thuds his shin into the meat of Rokka's side.
Rokka tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Elcock defends well and Rokka ends up having to push Elcock into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Rokka looks winded!
Rokka doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Elcock takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rokka blocks a head kick by Elcock.
Elcock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rokka shoots in for a double leg but Elcock sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Elcock throws a leg kick which misses Rokka's front leg but catches the back leg as Rokka tries to avoid it.
Elcock scores with a head kick. Rokka tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Elcock lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armando Elcock dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Rokka ducks under a wild hook from Elcock.
Elcock throws a head kick but Rokka moves out of range.
Rokka let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Elcock throws a sloppy head kick and Rokka moves out of range easily.
Jab by Elcock.
Elcock throws a jab when Rokka was well out of range.
Elcock scoring well with a low kick there.
Elcock throws a body shot but no joy.
Rokka unleashes a big counter combination but Elcock bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Elcock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rokka shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Elcock but Elcock pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rokka tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Elcock swivels and escapes.
Elcock throws a big counter combination but Rokka scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Elcock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Elcock lands with an uppercut that bounces Rokka off the cage and back into range.
Rokka fails with a takedown attempt.
Elcock seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Armando Elcock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antero Rokka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rokka shoots in but Elcock avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rokka shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Elcock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rokka takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Elcock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rokka can do to turn this around?
Rokka wants to clinch up but Elcock keeps it at a distance.
Elcock connects with a high kick.
Rokka fails with a takedown attempt.
Rokka moves in looking to clinch but Elcock pushes him off.
An attempted straight right counter from Elcock misses the target.
Nice jab there from Elcock.
Rokka moves into the clinch successfully.
Rokka misses with the head strike.
Elcock has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rokka has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Elcock after a bit of a struggle.
Rokka is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Elcock is defending well.
Rokka wants a takedown but no success here.
Elcock stops a takedown attempt from Rokka.
Rokka is breathing heavily.
Elcock is pressed up against the cage. Rokka has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Elcock down to the mat. Elcock avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Elcock moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rokka fails with a takedown attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rokka looks for a takedown but Elcock sprawls well.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rokka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elcock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Elcock with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Elcock lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rokka takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rokka is rocked!
Elcock lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rokka is still on wobbly legs! Can Elcock finish him?
Elcock feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rokka's calf.
Elcock pounces like a tiger and cracks Rokka with a vicious hook! Rokka is down but not out! Elcock follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Armando Elcock!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alvin Ray Dunkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pera Pulkkinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pulkkinen has chosen TURISAS - Stand Up And Fight as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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206 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Alvin Ray Dunkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pera Pulkkinen!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Lou da Vinci and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Pulkkinen. Those never looked like landing.
Danga de danga de dang - Dunkin scores with a four punch combination!
Dunkin avoids the body shot from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dunkin sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Pulkkinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dunkin misses with a left hand
and Pulkkinen counters with a low kick, right behind Dunkin 's knee.
Dunkin is breathing heavily.
Pulkkinen rushes Dunkin and presses him up against the cage.
Pulkkinen is working Dunkin over against the cage.
Good body shot from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dunkins head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pulkkinen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pulkkinen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pulkkinen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dunkin tries a body shot but Pulkkinen blocks it.
Pulkkinen misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pulkkinen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulkkinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Dunkin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dunkin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pulkkinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Dunkin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pulkkinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pulkkinen tries to throw a body punch but Dunkin avoids it by throwing Pulkkinen back against the cage.
Pulkkinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pulkkinen lands a shot to the body.
A short left from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pulkkinen drops Dunkin onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Dunkin is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Dunkin is rocked!
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!
Pulkkinen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dunkin.
Oh Dunkin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pulkkinen pushes Dunkin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dunkin seems to have got his legs back now.
Pulkkinen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pulkkinen lands with a left to the head.
Pulkkinen unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Dunkin! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Pulkkinen is unloading with more strikes now! Dunkin drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pera Pulkkinen!
An out of breath Pera Pulkkinen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Alvin Ray Dunkin stepped up to the mic, saying 'I came into the fight with a good game plan and it didn't work so I will go back to the drawing board.'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Igor Yakovchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tantalus Flay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yakovchenko comes to the cage accompanied by Too Much Information. Flay has chosen Outerspace- Revolution as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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172 lbs
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39
183 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
33 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Igor Yakovchenko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tantalus Flay!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Joseph Jones and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko slips a jab from Flay.
Yakovchenko half committed to a counter leg kick.
Flay lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Flay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yakovchenko slips a jab from Flay.
Flay throws a hook but Yakovchenko avoids it easily.
Yakovchenko lands a nice looking kick to the body. Flay takes a step back to recover.
Yakovchenko misses the shot to the body.
Flay closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Igor Yakovchenko has been cut.
Flay looks to land a combination. Yakovchenko sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yakovchenko misses with an uppercut. Flay saw that one coming.
Yakovchenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Flay looks to throw the jab but Yakovchenko is out of range.
As Flay looks to move away, Yakovchenko throws a big counter combo but Flay just gets out of the way.
Yakovchenko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Flay.
Nice cross by Flay.
Yakovchenko throws a head kick that misses.
Flay misses with a hook.
Yakovchenko feints and then cracks Flay's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Flay down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakovchenko moves out of range as Flay strikes.
Flay throws a series of punches but Yakovchenko moves out of range.
Yakovchenko appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Flay shoots in looking for a takedown but Yakovchenko manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Flay's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Yakovchenko is looking to counter punch.
A jab from Flay misses.
Flay takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Yakovchenko looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yakovchenko throws a leg kick but Flay sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Yakovchenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Flay.
Yakovchenko connects with a right hand. Flay shakes it off.
Flay listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Yakovchenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Flay throws out the jab.
Yakovchenko scores with the left hand. Flay knows he should have avoided that one.
Flay uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yakovchenko.
Flay misses with a lunging right hand
and Yakovchenko counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yakovchenko lands a couple of elbows.
Yakovchenko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakovchenko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Flay looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yakovchenko is one step ahead there.
Yakovchenko thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Flay controlling the position.
Yakovchenko trying to control but Flay is working from the bottom.
Flay not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Flay keeping full guard, as Yakovchenko tries to pass.
Flay has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Yakovchenko can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flay working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yakovchenko doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yakovchenko manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Yakovchenko landing with the ground and pound.
Flay wants to sweep here but Yakovchenko controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yakovchenko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Flay swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Flay utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Flay is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Flay is looking for a kimura but Yakovchenko is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Flay to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yakovchenko is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Flay pulls his head out easily.
Yakovchenko looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Yakovchenko actively working from the bottom here.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Flay working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Flay controlling the action here.
Yakovchenko trying to control here.
Flay lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tantalus Flay will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Igor Yakovchenko'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.
A clash of legs there as Yakovchenko blocks the low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yakovchenko.
Flay looks to land a left hand but Yakovchenko moved out of range nicely.
As Flay backs away, Yakovchenko returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Yakovchenko throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yakovchenko slips under a jab.
Flay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Flay.
Yakovchenko connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Flay looks to throw the jab but Yakovchenko is out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Yakovchenko, as that shot connected.
Flay looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Yakovchenko!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yakovchenko wants to control but Flay postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yakovchenko manages to work his way to half guard, despite Flay's best efforts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakovchenko makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Yakovchenko.
Flay throwing strikes but missing.
Yakovchenko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yakovchenko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Flay.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Flay accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Flay chips away with some ground and pound.
Flay working some strikes from top position.
Flay passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Flay trying to control the action but Yakovchenko is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flay misses with the ground and pound.
Flay working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Yakovchenko taking a bit of punishment here - Flay scoring with strikes.
Yakovchenko manages to get back to half guard.
Yakovchenko preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Flay is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flay throwing shots but Yakovchenko is blocking nicely.
Yakovchenko actively working from the bottom here.
Yakovchenko is trying is best to control the position here.
Flay is just content to waste time from the top position. Yakovchenko takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Flay with a nice head shot there.
Flay postures up.
Yakovchenko keeping moving, preventing Flay from controlling successfully.
Yakovchenko not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
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.
Flay looking to pass the guard.
Flay postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Yakovchenko looking for a guillotine here but Flay defends easily.
Flay with a flurry of punches that miss.
Flay works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Flay is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Yakovchenko sees it coming and defends easily.
Flay is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tantalus Flay showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Igor Yakovchenko'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.
Flay throws an overhand right that lands on Yakovchenko's shoulder, as Yakovchenko tries to avoid the shot.
Flay takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Yakovchenko getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Flay drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Yakovchenko missing with a left hand there. Flay was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tantalus Flay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yakovchenko connects with a leg kick. Flay looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Flay throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yakovchenko on the side of the head.
Yakovchenko throws a shot to the body.
Flay looks to score with a jab to the body but Yakovchenko is just out of range.
Flay swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flay throws a jab but it's blocked by Yakovchenko.
As Flay backs away, Yakovchenko returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Yakovchenko gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A telegraphed right hand from Flay misses the target.
Yakovchenko cracks Flay with an open hand slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yakovchenko tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Flay is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flay throws a right hand that misses
and Yakovchenko counters with a stiff right hand.
Yakovchenko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Flay.
Yakovchenko misses with a series of wild punches.
Yakovchenko takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Yakovchenko ducks under a wild hook from Flay.
Flay connects with a looping right hand.
Yakovchenko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Flay's sensitive parts.
Yakovchenko walks into a left hand.
Flay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yakovchenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Flay.
It looked like Yakovchenko was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Flay.
Yakovchenko works Flay's body with a nice hook.
Tantalus Flay seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yakovchenko.
Flay lands a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flay keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Flay was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Flay lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yakovchenko at a distance.
The fighters circling - Flay throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Flay lands with an uppercut that bounces Yakovchenko off the cage and back into range.
Flay throws a body punch but Yakovchenko moves out of range.
Flay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yakovchenko.
Flay misses with a hook
and Yakovchenko counters with a right hand to the body.
Flay throws a big shot that misses.
Yakovchenko wants to clinch.
Yakovchenko misses with a kick to the body.
Flay scores with a jab to the head.
Yakovchenko takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flay misses with a right hand
and Yakovchenko counters with a nice body kick.
Yakovchenko fakes the leg kick and cracks Flay in the body.
Flay swings for the body but Yakovchenko moves out of range.
Yakovchenko is looking to land body kicks.
Yakovchenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Flay.
A looping hook to the body misses from Flay. Yakovchenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Flay throws a jab but it's blocked by Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Yakovchenko needs to keep his hands up - Flay had a free shot at his head there.
Flay misses with an uppercut. Yakovchenko saw that one coming.
Flay gets tackled into the cage by Yakovchenko. Yakovchenko maintains the clinch.
Yakovchenko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yakovchenko has Flay pressed against the cage, preventing Flay from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Flay swings wildly with an uppercut but Yakovchenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yakovchenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yakovchenko lands with a short shot to the head.
Yakovchenko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flay blocks a body shot from Yakovchenko.
Flay is trying to break free.
Flay misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yakovchenko lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Flay is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Yakovchenko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Flay breaks from the clinch.
Yakovchenko moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Flay misses with a right hand
and Yakovchenko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Flay keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yakovchenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Flay misses the jab.
Yakovchenko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Flay looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Igor Yakovchenko did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Igor Yakovchenko's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Yakovchenko moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Yakovchenko misses with a kick to the body.
Flay throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Flay defending well as Yakovchenko loads up on a big left hand.
Flay throws a looping overhand right but Yakovchenko ducks down to avoid it.
Yakovchenko takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jab by Yakovchenko.
Flay is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko moves away from the strike by Flay.
Yakovchenko lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yakovchenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Flay.
Yakovchenko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Flay.
Yakovchenko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Flay.
Yakovchenko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Flay.
Yakovchenko loads up on a big right hand but Flay slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flay throws a looping overhand right but Yakovchenko ducks down to avoid it.
Flay throws a jab but it's blocked by Yakovchenko.
A looping hook to the body misses from Flay. Yakovchenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Flay tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Flay wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yakovchenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Flay throws a sloppy head kick and Yakovchenko moves out of range easily.
Yakovchenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Flay.
It appears Yakovchenko was looking to counter with a kick there.
Flay takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Flay throws a head kick that misses.
Yakovchenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Flay throws out the jab.
Flay shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yakovchenko but Yakovchenko pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Flay is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yakovchenko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flay jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yakovchenko ducks under a wild hook from Flay.
An attempted straight right counter from Yakovchenko misses the target.
Flay throws an off balance right hand
and Yakovchenko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Flay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yakovchenko moves away.
Flay misses with a left hand
and Yakovchenko counters with a nice uppercut.
Flay lands a nice shot that snaps Yakovchenko's head back.
Flay's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yakovchenko is looking to slow Flay down with leg kicks.
Flay misses with a left hand
and Yakovchenko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yakovchenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yakovchenko throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yakovchenko finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Yakovchenko tries to bum rush Flay with a series of wild strikes but Flay uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And Flay tries to counter it with a takedown but Yakovchenko pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakovchenko avoids the body shot from Flay.
Yakovchenko appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Flay scores with a one two! Yakovchenko had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Yakovchenko throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Flay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yakovchenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Flay.
Yakovchenko jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Yakovchenko missing with a left hand there. Flay was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yakovchenko lets loose with a powerful body kick. Flay will feel that in the morning.
Flay connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Yakovchenko momentarily.
Flay tries to score with a low kick but Yakovchenko moves his leg out of the way.
Flay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yakovchenko manages to avoid it.
Flay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yakovchenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Flay.
Flay throws a body shot but no joy.
Yakovchenko throws a nice inside leg kick.
Flay slips under a jab.
Flay throws a hook to the side of Yakovchenko's head but Yakovchenko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yakovchenko 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!
Flay drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Yakovchenko bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Flay's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Yakovchenko content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Flay is looking for a sweep.
Flay prevents Yakovchenko from moving into mount.
Flay is not content to let Yakovchenko control the position.
Yakovchenko gets to mount! Flay was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Igor Yakovchenko will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Igor Yakovchenko's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Yakovchenko throws a body punch but Flay moves out of range.
Yakovchenko thuds a left hand into Flay's body.
Flay looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Yakovchenko trying to hold on to Flay's head to control him but Flay postures up.
Yakovchenko looking for submissions off his back.
Flay sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yakovchenko defending well though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yakovchenko trying to control here.
Flay missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flay is trying to control the action in half guard but Yakovchenko is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Flay stalling away here and it's allowed Yakovchenko to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Flay won't allow Yakovchenko to sweep him here.
Flay trying to control but Yakovchenko is working from the bottom.
Yakovchenko working a defensive guard here.
Tantalus Flay has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yakovchenko throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Flay tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Yakovchenko defends well and Flay ends up having to push Yakovchenko into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Yakovchenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Flay.
Yakovchenko cracks a nice hook into Flay's ribs.
Flay lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Flay tests Yakovchenko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Flay misses with a straight right.
Flay misses with an uppercut.
A head kick from Yakovchenko lands but Flay takes it in his stride.
Flay has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko feints and then cracks Flay's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Flay down.
Yakovchenko clinches.
Yakovchenko lands a takedown into guard.
Flay is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Yakovchenko has hold of Flay's hands but Flay slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakovchenko tries to roll over but Flay keeps him under control.
Flay uses his free foot to push down on Yakovchenko's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko is trying to escape the mount.
Flay looking to control but Yakovchenko is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Flay controlling the pace for now.
Flay's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yakovchenko is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Yakovchenko keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The referee warns Yakovchenko that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Flay is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Yakovchenko can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Flay lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Yakovchenko hang on?
Yakovchenko is rocked!
Yakovchenko holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Flay tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Yakovchenko tries to lock up and control but Flay gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tantalus Flay comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Flay has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 47:48
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 47:48
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tantalus Flay!
Tantalus Flay is the new welterweight champion!
After winning the bout, Tantalus Flay 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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