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LEGACY! 35 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Doug Pattersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trey Lawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pattersson comes to the cage accompanied by The Banana song Peel Banana. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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10 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent 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
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Doug Pattersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Trey Lawson!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pattersson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And Lawson responds with a good body kick, but Pattersson manages to step out the way in time.
Pattersson swats away the attempt to clinch by Lawson.
Pattersson scores with a hook.
Lawson darts in and clinches Pattersson up against the cage.
Lawson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lawson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lawson has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Pattersson regains guard immediately.
Lawson throws a big right hand that misses.
Lawson lands a couple of elbows.
Lawson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pattersson's head.
Lawson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lawson throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pattersson wants to sweep here but Lawson controlling him for the moment.
Lawson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lawson trying to control but Pattersson is working from the bottom.
Lawson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawson cracks Pattersson with a solid left hand.
Pattersson wants to sweep here but Lawson controlling him for the moment.
Pattersson is trying to control the position but Lawson postures up.
Pattersson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lawson is one step ahead there.
Pattersson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pattersson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've been hearing good reports from Pattersson'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.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Lawson working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Lawson wants to pass the guard but Pattersson is keeping the position.
Pattersson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lawson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lawson connects with a couple of short punches.
Pattersson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawson lands a couple of digs.
Lawson postures up in Pattersson's guard and throws a big left but Pattersson blocks it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lawson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lawson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lawson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pattersson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Pattersson winds up and cracks Lawson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lawson is trying to control but can't.
Pattersson lands with a punch from half guard.
Lawson wants to control but Pattersson is keeping busy.
Lawson controlling the position well.
Lawson trying to hold on to Pattersson's head to control him but Pattersson postures up.
Pattersson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pattersson working Lawson over with strikes.
Pattersson is looking to take a break and control but Lawson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lawson keeping hold of Pattersson's head, controlling as best he can.
Pattersson wants to free his trapped foot but Lawson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lawson moves into full guard.
Pattersson scoring with some ground and pound.
Pattersson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pattersson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pattersson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lawson wants to sweep here but Pattersson controlling him for the moment.
Lawson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pattersson preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawson looking to control.
Pattersson throwing strikes but missing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lawson is on top in guard.
Lawson postures up and lands a big shot to Pattersson's brow.
Lawson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pattersson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pattersson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pattersson 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.
Pattersson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lawson wants to control from the top but Pattersson keeps moving.
Lawson throwing strikes from guard but Pattersson blocks nicely.
Pattersson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lawson defends well.
Lawson trying to move into half guard but instead Pattersson has managed to sweep!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Trey Lawson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lawson lands a body shot.
Pattersson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lawson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lawson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Doug Pattersson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lawson is looking to regain half guard here but Pattersson keeps moving and retains side control.
Pattersson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lawson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Lawson sneaks back into half guard.
Lawson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lawson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pattersson landing some decent shots from guard.
Lawson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lawson trying to control the position from guard on top but Pattersson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pattersson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pattersson keeping moving, preventing Lawson from controlling successfully.
Lawson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lawson wants to control from the top but Pattersson keeps moving.
Lawson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pattersson looking for a guillotine here but Lawson defends easily.
Lawson trying to control but Pattersson is working from the bottom.
Pattersson looking for a sweep. Not yet Pattersson, not yet.
Pattersson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lawson throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pattersson keeping full guard, as Lawson tries to pass.
Pattersson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lawson defends well.
Lawson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lawson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pattersson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Pattersson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lawson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pattersson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lawson scoring with some ground and pound.
Lawson scoring with some ground and pound.
Lawson with a nice head shot there.
Pattersson working for a triangle but Lawson defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pattersson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lawson postures up in Pattersson's guard and throws a big left but Pattersson blocks it.
Lawson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lawson chips away with some ground and pound.
Lawson stopping the sweep attempt from Pattersson.
Pattersson looking to control.
Pattersson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lawson.
Lawson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pattersson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lawson won't allow Pattersson to sweep him here.
Pattersson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lawson throws an elbow that misses. Pattersson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lawson's guard. Nice move by Pattersson!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pattersson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawson trying to control the position here.
Lawson trying to keep a closed guard but Pattersson is proving a slippery customer.
Lawson doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Pattersson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lawson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pattersson is looking to work some ground and pound but Lawson has wrist control.
Pattersson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lawson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pattersson manages to get himself to full guard.
Pattersson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pattersson keeping moving, preventing Lawson from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lawson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lawson preventing the sweep.
Lawson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Trey Lawson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lawson throws a leg kick but Pattersson moved away.
Lawson scores with a spinning back kick!
Lawson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pattersson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pattersson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lawson tries to land a front kick but Pattersson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short left from Pattersson.
Lawson tries to throw a body punch but Pattersson avoids it by throwing Lawson back against the cage.
Lawson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lawson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pattersson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lawson has picked Pattersson up - he's going for a ride! Lawson dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Pattersson wants to get back to full guard.
Pattersson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lawson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lawson's back!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pattersson is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Pattersson has the hooks in. Lawson is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Pattersson throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Lawson!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawson wants to escape the position.
Lawson is covering up but some of the strikes from Pattersson are getting through and doing damage.
Lawson is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Pattersson off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Lawson is trying to break free.
Pattersson lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lawson wants to escape the position.
Lawson trying to control the action but Pattersson just sinks the hooks in.
Lawson is really stuck here.
Lawson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Pattersson softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Pattersson looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Pattersson lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Lawson hold on?!
Lawson is rocked!
Pattersson lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Lawson.
Lawson is still in real trouble! Can Pattersson finish him?
A helpless look comes across Lawson 's face. He knows he's trapped as Pattersson lands a series of unanswered strikes. The ref steps in to stop the fight and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Doug Pattersson!
Doug Pattersson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nino Niederreiter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manolito Damhuis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nino Niederreiter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Manolito Damhuis!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damhuis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Niederreiter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Damhuis with the counter takedown but Niederreiter avoids it easily.
Damhuis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Niederreiter. That did some damage!
Damhuis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Niederreiter moves away.
We've been told by Niederreiter's head coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Niederreiter tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Niederreiter throws a jab but it's blocked by Damhuis.
Damhuis looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A clash of legs there as Damhuis blocks the low kick.
Damhuis tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Niederreiter has taken the fight to the clinch.
Niederreiter controlling the action here for a moment.
Niederreiter trying to control the position but instead, Damhuis has worked for underhooks and has pushed Niederreiter into the cage.
Niederreiter misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damhuis lands an uppercut.
Damhuis scores with a shot to the side of Niederreiter's head.
Niederreiter tries to throw a body punch but Damhuis avoids it by throwing Niederreiter back against the cage.
Niederreiter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Damhuis's elbow.
Damhuis has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Niederreiter is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damhuis blocks a body shot from Niederreiter.
Niederreiter digs a right hand underneath Damhuis's ribcage. Damhuis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short left from Niederreiter.
Damhuis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Damhuis lands with a right hand.
Niederreiter throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Damhuis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Damhuis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Damhuis throws a jab when Niederreiter was well out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Damhuis.
Nino Niederreiter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Damhuis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Niederreiter.
Niederreiter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Damhuis manages to avoid it.
Good work by Damhuis as he checks the leg kick.
Niederreiter checks a low kick from Damhuis.
Niederreiter looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Niederreiter feints and then cracks Damhuis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Damhuis down.
Niederreiter pivots, looking for a leg kick but Damhuis is out of range and Niederreiter settles back down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damhuis tries to bum rush Niederreiter with a series of wild strikes but Niederreiter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Niederreiter tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Damhuis manages to circle out of the way.
Niederreiter connects with a solid leg kick.
Niederreiter scoring well with a low kick there.
Damhuis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niederreiter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Niederreiter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Niederreiter throws a body kick that misses.
Damhuis misses with a wild body shot.
Damhuis lands a leg kick that knocks Niederreiter off balance momentarily.
Niederreiter scores with a crisp jab that stopped Damhuis in his tracks.
Niederreiter on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Damhuis. Damhuis obviously looking to wear him down.
Niederreiter misses with a low kick.
Niederreiter checks the leg kick nicely there.
Damhuis misses with a body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Niederreiter.
Damhuis throws a right hand that Niederreiter ducks under and follows up with a left that Niederreiter also avoids with ease.
Damhuis throws out a loose jab but Niederreiter uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Niederreiter tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Damhuis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Damhuis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Niederreiter checks it well.
Niederreiter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Damhuis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Damhuis drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Niederreiter defends it well.
Damhuis tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Damhuis throws a series of punches but Niederreiter avoids them all with ease.
Niederreiter ducks under a wild hook from Damhuis.
Damhuis scores with a hook.
Damhuis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damhuis throws a shot from downtown. Niederreiter moves away and avoids it.
Niederreiter avoids the body shot from Damhuis.
Niederreiter takes one to the chin there.
Damhuis takes a swing at Niederreiter's ribcage but misses.
Niederreiter is looking to clinch but Damhuis is avoiding it.
Damhuis throws a solid leg kick but Niederreiter takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Damhuis.
Damhuis needs to keep his hands up - Niederreiter had a free shot at his head there.
Niederreiter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Niederreiter slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Niederreiter.
Niederreiter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Niederreiter was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Damhuis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Damhuis misses with an uppercut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Damhuis lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Niederreiter has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Niederreiter and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Damhuis throws a jab but it's blocked by Niederreiter.
Niederreiter misses with a straight right.
Niederreiter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Damhuis misses the shot to the body.
Niederreiter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Niederreiter scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damhuis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Niederreiter moves away.
Damhuis tries to work over Niederreiter's front leg with a kick but Niederreiter checks it.
Niederreiter tries to clinch up but Damhuis circles away and keeps his distance.
Damhuis misses with an uppercut. Niederreiter saw that one coming.
Niederreiter gets a clinch.
Niederreiter has Damhuis pressed against the cage, preventing Damhuis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Damhuis prevents a body shot from Niederreiter.
Damhuis scores with a shot to the side of Niederreiter's head.
Niederreiter swings wildly with an uppercut but Damhuis uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Niederreiter.
Niederreiter has a couple of punches blocked by Damhuis.
A shot in the inside from Damhuis.
Niederreiter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Damhuis misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Damhuis blocks an uppercut.
Niederreiter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Niederreiter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Damhuis's elbow.
Damhuis can't find room to land a body shot as Niederreiter controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Manolito Damhuis will probably get the nod.
That's time! Niederreiter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Niederreiter scores with a body shot.
Niederreiter throws a body punch but Damhuis moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Niederreiter.
Damhuis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Damhuis lands a jab.
Damhuis throws a body shot but no joy.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Niederreiter.
Niederreiter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Damhuis works Niederreiter's body with a nice hook.
Niederreiter fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Damhuis checks it well.
Niederreiter avoids the body shot from Damhuis.
Niederreiter slips under a jab from Damhuis.
Damhuis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Damhuis is looking to chop away at Niederreiter's legs.
Niederreiter throws a chopping leg kick but Damhuis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
An inside leg kick lands from Niederreiter.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damhuis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Niederreiter circles away quickly and effectively.
Niederreiter's corner calls for a 1-2. Niederreiter obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Niederreiter connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Niederreiter lands with a cross.
Niederreiter throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damhuis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Damhuis checks a low kick from Niederreiter.
Niederreiter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Damhuis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Damhuis drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Niederreiter defends it well.
Damhuis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Damhuis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Niederreiter pinned against the cage. Niederreiter gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Damhuis throws out a loose jab but Niederreiter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Damhuis moves away from the strike by Niederreiter.
Damhuis blocks the body kick.
Niederreiter lands a nice shot that snaps Damhuis's head back.
Niederreiter moves in looking to clinch but Damhuis pushes him off.
Niederreiter misses with a body kick.
Damhuis throws a solid leg kick but Niederreiter takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Damhuis.
Niederreiter is looking to clinch but Damhuis is avoiding it.
Niederreiter wants to clinch.
Damhuis takes a swing at Niederreiter's ribcage but misses.
Damhuis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Niederreiter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damhuis moves into range and connects with a jab.
Niederreiter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Niederreiter stuns Damhuis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Niederreiter throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damhuis takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Niederreiter motions for Damhuis to come forward. Niederreiter throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Damhuis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Damhuis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Damhuis tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Niederreiter tries to clinch there but Damhuis circles away.
Damhuis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Niederreiter is looking to clinch.
Damhuis takes a swing at Niederreiter's ribcage but misses.
Niederreiter tries a low kick but Damhuis avoids it.
Niederreiter scores with a hook.
Niederreiter misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Damhuis counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Niederreiter looking to control.
Niederreiter is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Niederreiter is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Damhuis defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damhuis trying to control but Niederreiter is working from the bottom.
Niederreiter is looking for a triangle here but Damhuis uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Damhuis in side control lands a decent elbow.
Damhuis landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Damhuis throws a strike aimed at the side of Niederreiter's head but Niederreiter avoids it well.
Damhuis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Niederreiter keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niederreiter gets back to half guard.
Damhuis controlling the action here.
Niederreiter regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Damhuis.
Niederreiter isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Damhuis stacks Niederreiter on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Damhuis!
Niederreiter tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Damhuis wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
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 Nino Niederreiter will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Damhuis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Damhuis misses the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Niederreiter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Damhuis lands a jab to the head.
Niederreiter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Damhuis blocks a low kick nicely.
Nice shot by Damhuis.
Niederreiter scores with a nice head shot.
Niederreiter throws a low kick but it's checked well by Damhuis.
Damhuis with the counter takedown but Niederreiter avoids it easily.
Niederreiter chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Damhuis can pounce on him.
Damhuis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Damhuis connects with a looping right hand.
Damhuis misses the shot to the body.
Niederreiter is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Damhuis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damhuis connects with a looping right hand.
Damhuis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Niederreiter moves away from the strike by Damhuis.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Niederreiter throws out a powerful jab.
Niederreiter tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Damhuis is able to avoid easily.
Damhuis throws a leg kick but Niederreiter sees it coming and moves out of range.
Damhuis misses with the combination.
Niederreiter jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niederreiter throws a hook to the side of Damhuis's head but Damhuis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Damhuis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Niederreiter.
Damhuis missing with a left hand there. Niederreiter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Niederreiter. Damhuis shrugs it off though.
A jab from Niederreiter misses.
Damhuis checks a leg kick.
Damhuis checks a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Damhuis.
Damhuis misses with an uppercut. Niederreiter saw that one coming.
It looked like Niederreiter wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Niederreiter throws a looping overhand right but Damhuis ducks down to avoid it.
Niederreiter looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Niederreiter misses with a hook.
A leg kick checked by Damhuis.
Damhuis changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Niederreiter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Damhuis.
Damhuis throws a leg kick but Niederreiter sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Niederreiter slips under a jab.
Niederreiter attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Damhuis looks for the body kick but Niederreiter saw that one coming.
Niederreiter is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Damhuis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niederreiter swings for the body but Damhuis moves out of range.
Damhuis connects with an inside leg kick.
Damhuis fails with the takedown.
Damhuis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Niederreiter.
Niederreiter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Damhuis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Damhuis with the counter takedown but Niederreiter avoids it easily.
Damhuis 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.
Niederreiter avoids the body shot from Damhuis.
Damhuis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Niederreiter moves away.
It looked like Niederreiter wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Niederreiter ducks under a wild hook from Damhuis.
Niederreiter tries to clinch but Damhuis is having none of it.
Damhuis misses with a straight right.
Niederreiter ducks under a wild hook from Damhuis.
Niederreiter wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Damhuis keeps the fight on the outside.
Damhuis connects with a high kick.
Niederreiter doesn't manage to clinch there - Damhuis circles away.
Damhuis changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Niederreiter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Damhuis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab by Niederreiter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niederreiter misses with a straight right.
Damhuis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Niederreiter circles away quickly and effectively.
Damhuis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Niederreiter moves out of range of the strikes.
Damhuis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Niederreiter manages to avoid it.
Niederreiter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Niederreiter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Damhuis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Niederreiter getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Niederreiter throws a jab but it's blocked by Damhuis.
Damhuis keeps the fight on the outside.
Niederreiter slips a straight right by Damhuis.
Niederreiter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Damhuis throws out the jab.
Damhuis cracks Niederreiter with an open hand slap.
Nice body kick there by Niederreiter.
Damhuis checks the leg kick.
Damhuis checks a low kick from Niederreiter.
Damhuis feints the counter takedown.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Niederreiter.
Niederreiter tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Niederreiter misses with a looping right.
Niederreiter walks into a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Niederreiter on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Damhuis. Damhuis obviously looking to wear him down.
Damhuis cracks Niederreiter with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Damhuis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Niederreiter's calf.
Damhuis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Niederreiter is out of range.
Niederreiter is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Damhuis.
Niederreiter instigates a clinch.
Damhuis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Niederreiters head.
Niederreiter stalling in the clinch.
Niederreiter misses with the head strike.
Damhuis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Niederreiter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Damhuis misses with a body shot.
Manolito Damhuis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Niederreiter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Niederreiter moves in looking to clinch but Damhuis pushes him off.
Niederreiter ducks under a wild hook from Damhuis.
Damhuis misses with a lunging right hand
and Niederreiter holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Damhuis looking for a takedown.
Damhuis working aggressively here.
Niederreiter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manolito Damhuis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Damhuis has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manolito Damhuis!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vaas Haas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grado Itsyersel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haas's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Małpa - Sztorm. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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198 lbs
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World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vaas Haas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Grado Itsyersel!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Itsyersel.
The fighters circling - Haas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Haas throws a shot to the body.
Haas looks to score with a jab to the body but Itsyersel is just out of range.
Itsyersel clinches up against the cage.
Itsyersel working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Haas.
Itsyersel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Haas misses with a punch on the inside.
Haas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Haas blocking some punches.
Itsyersel misses with the head strike.
Itsyersel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Haas backwards.
Haas has a couple of punches blocked by Itsyersel.
Itsyersel scores with a shoulder strike.
Haas blocks an uppercut.
Haas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Itsyersel's elbow.
Haas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Itsyersel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Itsyersel lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Itsyersel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Haas misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haas lands a hook that snaps the head of Itsyersel backwards.
Itsyersel swings wildly with an uppercut but Haas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haas lands with a short shot to the head.
Itsyersel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Haas blocks an uppercut.
Haas lands a nice uppercut.
Haas misses with the head strike.
Itsyersel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Haas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Haas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Itsyersel lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Haas fails to land.
Itsyersel misses with some punches.
Haas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Haas blocks a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Haas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Itsyersel takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Itsyersel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Haas looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Itsyersel rushes Haas and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Haas fails to land.
Itsyersel scores with a shot to the side of Haas's head.
Itsyersel throws a punch but it's blocked by Haas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Itsyersel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Haas backwards.
Itsyersel blocks an uppercut.
Haas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haas.
A right hook to the body lands for Haas.
Itsyersel throws a punch but it's blocked by Haas.
Haas lands a hook that snaps the head of Itsyersel backwards.
Haas misses with the head strike.
Haas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
An inside leg kick from Haas misses.
Itsyersel steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Haas.
Haas lands with a cross.
Itsyersel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Itsyersel is looking to clinch but Haas is avoiding it.
Itsyersel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Haas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Haas lands a nice shot to the body.
Haas misses with a punch on the inside.
Haas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Haas lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Itsyersel or not.
Haas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Itsyersel's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Haas.
Haas prevents a body shot from Itsyersel.
Haas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haas scores with a shoulder strike.
Itsyersel swings wildly with an uppercut but Haas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haas tries to throw a body punch but Itsyersel avoids it by throwing Haas back against the cage.
Itsyersel misses with some punches.
Haas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Haas misses with a punch to the body.
Haas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haas blocking some punches.
Haas breaks from the clinch.
Haas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Haas lands a jab to the head.
Haas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Haas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vaas Haas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Itsyersel moves forwards but Haas connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Itsyersel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Haas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Haas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Itsyersel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haas scores with a nice strike.
Itsyersel closes the distance and pushes Haas back into the cage.
Itsyersel blocking some punches.
Haas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Haas breaks the clinch.
Itsyersel tries to clinch there but Haas circles away.
Haas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haas scores with a leg kick.
Itsyersel throws a head kick but Haas moves out of range.
Itsyersel blocks the body kick.
Nice shot lands for Haas.
Itsyersel is looking to clinch.
Itsyersel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Haas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Itsyersel has Haas up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haas is working Itsyersel over against the cage.
Itsyersel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Itsyersel misses with some punches.
Itsyersel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Haas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vaas Haas dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Itsyersel tries to clinch but Haas moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Haas misses the target.
Itsyersel moves into the clinch.
Itsyersel misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Itsyersel fails to land.
Haas misses with a punch on the inside.
Haas lands a hook that snaps the head of Itsyersel backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Haas.
A short left from Haas.
Haas is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Itsyersel working aggressively here.
Haas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haas explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Grado Itsyersel seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Itsyersel misses with a punch to the body.
Itsyersel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Itsyersel blocks a body shot from Haas.
Itsyersel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Itsyersel can't find room to land a body shot as Haas controls the action.
Haas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haas throws a head kick but Itsyersel moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haas keeps the fight on the outside.
Itsyersel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Itsyersel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Haas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Haas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Haas feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Haas tries to keep at a distance but Itsyersel has taken the fight into the clinch.
Itsyersel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Haas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Itsyersel backwards.
Itsyersel blocks a body shot from Haas.
Itsyersel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Haas tries to throw a body punch but Itsyersel avoids it by throwing Haas back against the cage.
Haas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Itsyersel can do to turn this around?
Haas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Haas misses with some punches.
Itsyersel works on Haas's body with a couple of short punches.
Itsyersel throws a head punch that misses.
Haas lands a nice uppercut.
Haas blocking some punches.
Itsyersel can't find room to land a body shot as Haas controls the action.
Itsyersel working aggressively here.
Itsyersel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Haas blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Itsyersel.
Haas breaks from the clinch.
Itsyersel takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Itsyersel takes the fight into the clinch.
Haas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Itsyersel throws a punch but it's blocked by Haas.
Haas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short left from Itsyersel.
Itsyersel misses with a punch on the inside.
Itsyersel tries to throw a body punch but Haas avoids it by throwing Itsyersel back against the cage.
Haas lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Haas pushes Itsyersel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Haas blocks an uppercut.
Haas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haas throws a half hearted mid kick.
Itsyersel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Haas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Haas lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Haas scores with a shot to the side of Itsyersel's head.
Haas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haas stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short body shot lands from Itsyersel as the two fighters clinch.
Haas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Haas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Itsyersel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Itsyersel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Itsyersel lands with a light punch inside.
Haas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Itsyersel tries to clinch but Haas is having none of it.
Haas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Itsyersel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Haas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Itsyersel is looking to clinch.
Haas cracks Itsyersel with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Haas lands a glancing blow to the side of Itsyersel's head.
Itsyersel is looking to clinch but Haas is avoiding it.
Itsyersel is looking to clinch but Haas is avoiding it.
Haas fires out a quick counter leg kick but Itsyersel just manages to avoid it.
Haas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Haas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Jab from Haas.
Itsyersel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Haas. Haas obviously looking to wear him down.
Itsyersel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Itsyersel moves in looking to clinch but Haas pushes him off.
Haas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Itsyersel has taken the fight to the clinch.
Itsyersel blocks a body shot from Haas.
Itsyersel scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haas.
Itsyersel misses with a punch on the inside.
Haas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Haas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Itsyersel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Haas can pounce on him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haas connects with a solid leg kick.
Itsyersel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Haas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Haas misses with a low kick as Itsyersel jumps back.
Itsyersel flicks out a counter leg kick but Haas steps away.
Haas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Itsyersel manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vaas Haas dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Haas clobbers Itsyersel with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Haas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Itsyersel wants to counter with a clinch but Haas pushes him away.
Haas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Itsyersel doesn't seem bothered though.
Haas tries a head kick but it misses.
Itsyersel gets a clinch.
Haas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A body shot lands from Haas.
Itsyersel swings wildly with an uppercut but Haas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Itsyersel - that landed with a thud.
Haas misses with the head strike.
Haas lands a hook that snaps the head of Itsyersel backwards.
Itsyersel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Haas struggles to land a body shot inside as Itsyersel controls his hands.
Haas has a couple of punches blocked by Itsyersel.
Haas swings wildly with an uppercut but Itsyersel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Itsyersel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Haas fails to land.
Haas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haas gets through Itsyersel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Haas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Haas throws an overhand right that lands on Itsyersel's shoulder, as Itsyersel tries to avoid the shot.
Itsyersel blocks a head kick by Haas.
Itsyersel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Haas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Haas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Itsyersel throws a jab when Haas was well out of range.
Haas throws out a powerful jab.
Itsyersel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Haas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Itsyersel walks into a stiff left hand from Haas.
Itsyersel is looking to clinch.
Haas throws the left hand but Itsyersel avoids the punch easily.
Itsyersel moves into the clinch successfully.
Haas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Haas misses with a punch on the inside.
Haas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Haas gets through Itsyersel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Itsyersel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Itsyersel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grado Itsyersel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Itsyersel blocks an uppercut.
Itsyersel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haas.
Itsyersel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Haas blocking some punches.
Itsyersel misses with a punch on the inside.
Itsyersel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Itsyersel prevents a body shot from Haas.
A shot in the inside from Itsyersel.
Itsyersel tries to throw a body punch but Haas avoids it by throwing Itsyersel back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Haas fails to land.
Itsyersel swings wildly with an uppercut but Haas uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Haas.
Itsyersel misses with some punches.
Haas tries to throw a body punch but Itsyersel avoids it by throwing Haas back against the cage.
Itsyersel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Itsyersel misses with the head strike.
Itsyersel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Haas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Haas lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haas blocking some punches.
Haas lands a right hand.
Haas has a couple of punches blocked by Itsyersel.
Itsyersel's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Haas presses Itsyersel against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Itsyersel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Itsyersel throws a head punch that misses.
Haas breaks from the clinch.
Haas gets tackled into the cage by Itsyersel. Itsyersel maintains the clinch.
Haas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Itsyersel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Itsyersel misses with the head strike.
Itsyersel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Itsyersel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Haas can't find room to land a body shot as Itsyersel controls the action.
Haas throws a head punch that misses.
Haas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Haas misses with some punches.
Haas blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Itsyersel fails to land.
Haas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick lands from Haas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Itsyersel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Itsyersel tries to close the distance and clinch but Haas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Haas, right into the meat.
Itsyersel doesn't manage to clinch there - Haas circles away.
It looked like Haas was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Itsyersel.
Haas throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Itsyersel forces Haas back against the cage and clinches.
Nice body punch from Haas - that landed with a thud.
Itsyersel struggles to land a body shot inside as Haas controls his hands.
Itsyersel has a couple of punches blocked by Haas.
Itsyersel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Haas blocks an uppercut.
Itsyersel working aggressively here.
Haas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Itsyersel blocks an uppercut.
Itsyersel throws a head punch that misses.
Haas blocks an uppercut.
Haas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Haas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vaas Haas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Haas, 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vaas Haas!
Vaas Haas bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Obelix De Gaul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Browne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Gaul's entrance music is Asterix and Obelix. A fine choice. Browne is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Knock You Out. Travis Browne will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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25
265 lbs
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32
289 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Obelix De Gaul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Travis Browne!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Gaul pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Browne looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've been told by De Gaul's head coaches at Hey Steves Fight Shack that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
De Gaul throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Gaul lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
De Gaul uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Browne.
De Gaul half committed to a counter leg kick.
Browne takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Browne moves out of range as De Gaul throws a body kick.
Browne takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
De Gaul throws a predictable looking body shot
and Browne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Obelix De Gaul has been cut.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Gaul.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - De Gaul throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Browne! But no joy.
De Gaul scores with a push kick.
De Gaul throws the left hand but Browne avoids the punch easily.
A little jabbing left from Browne on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Browne scores with a jab. De Gaul acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Gaul has Browne up against the cage in a clinch.
De Gaul keeps control of Browne as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Browne is trying to push De Gaul away but De Gaul has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A right handed body shot lands from De Gaul.
De Gaul lands a nice uppercut.
It looks like Travis Browne has been cut.
Browne is trying to break the clinch but De Gaul is controlling him.
De Gaul scores with a shot to the side of Browne's head.
De Gaul lands with a short shot to the head.
Browne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by De Gaul.
Browne takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Obelix De Gaul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Gaul lands a leg kick that knocks Browne off balance momentarily.
De Gaul scoring well with a low kick there.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from De Gaul - that will leave a mark!
De Gaul wants to land a leg kick but Browne is out of range.
Browne looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Browne steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from De Gaul. That one must have hurt.
De Gaul tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Gaul is looking to score with low kicks.
Browne doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That kick from De Gaul tenderised Browne's leg. Browne is trying to keep his angry face on.
Browne takes a shot to the body in his stride.
De Gaul lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
De Gaul throws a low kick, looking for Browne's leg but Browne calmly moves out of range.
De Gaul misses with a left hand
and De Gaul takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Gaul lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Browne checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Browne is clearly trying to counter these attacks from De Gaul with a body shot.
De Gaul chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from De Gaul misses.
Browne throws out a counter right but De Gaul avoids it with no problem.
That kick from De Gaul tenderised Browne's leg. Browne is trying to keep his angry face on.
De Gaul connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
De Gaul scores with a decent looking hook.
De Gaul fakes the leg kick and cracks Browne in the body.
De Gaul misses with a looping right.
Browne swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Browne takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
De Gaul scores with a leg kick.
Browne takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Gaul.
Some bone on bone action there as Browne checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
De Gaul pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Gaul throws a leg kick
and Browne counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Gaul scores with a jab to the head.
De Gaul fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Browne has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
You can see that Browne has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Browne moves out of range of the body kick from De Gaul.
Browne looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
De Gaul throws a wild body kick that Browne sees coming a mile off.
A little jabbing left from Browne on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
De Gaul lands a jab to Browne's midsection.
De Gaul throws a sloppy head kick
letting Browne counter with a right hand.
De Gaul throws a leg kick
and Browne counters with a straight right hand.
Browne blocks a low kick nicely.
Browne has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
De Gaul misses with a body kick.
Browne let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Browne's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
De Gaul fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Browne on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Obelix De Gaul dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Browne throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by De Gaul.
It appears De Gaul was looking to counter with a kick there.
De Gaul slips under a jab from Browne.
De Gaul half committed to a counter leg kick.
De Gaul connects with a body shot.
Browne drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Browne misses with an uppercut. De Gaul saw that one coming.
De Gaul thows a leg kick but Browne checks it
enabling Browne to counter with a crisp jab.
De Gaul misses with a looping right.
It seemed like Browne was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Browne might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Gaul swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Gaul dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Browne. That did some damage!
De Gaul has taken the fight to the clinch.
Browne breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from De Gaul.
De Gaul throws a nice inside leg kick.
Browne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Gaul throws out the jab.
A big right from Browne misses.
Browne takes a jab right on the kisser.
Browne takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
De Gaul misses with an uppercut.
Obelix De Gaul is winning the standup battle so far.
De Gaul throws a wild body kick that Browne sees coming a mile off.
Browne unleashes a big counter combination but De Gaul bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Browne's hands are dropping dangerously low here and De Gaul connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Browne scrambles back to his feet.
That has opened up Travis Browne's cut even more.
De Gaul gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Browne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Gaul connects with an inside leg kick.
De Gaul throws a leg kick that is checked
and Browne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Browne takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick from De Gaul misses.
Browne looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Browne throws a hook but De Gaul avoids it easily.
De Gaul misses with a leg kick
and Browne counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Gaul wants to land a leg kick but Browne is out of range.
It seemed like Browne was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
De Gaul lands a leg kick that knocks Browne off balance momentarily.
De Gaul moves in looking to clinch but Browne pushes him off.
De Gaul misses with a body shot
and Browne counters with a nice uppercut.
De Gaul misses with a looping left.
Browne throws out a counter right but De Gaul avoids it with no problem.
Browne moves out of range as De Gaul throws a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Browne! But no joy.
Browne staying out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Browne on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Browne takes a kick to the side of the head.
A bone on bone clash there as Browne blocks the leg kick.
Browne swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Browne smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Browne stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Gaul.
Nice defenses there by Browne.
De Gaul gets in close and instigates a clinch.
De Gaul keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Browne's efforts to push away.
De Gaul pressing his opponent against the cage.
Browne tries a body shot but De Gaul blocks it.
Browne looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nice body punch from De Gaul.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Browne is trying to force a seperation but De Gaul has the dominant position.
Browne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Browne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Gaul throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brownes head.
De Gaul breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Browne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Gaul.
Browne looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
De Gaul throws a leg kick which misses Browne's front leg but catches the back leg as Browne tries to avoid it.
De Gaul throws a head kick that misses
and Browne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Gaul scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
De Gaul throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Browne! But no joy.
De Gaul buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Browne looks to land a right hand but De Gaul moved out of range.
De Gaul misses with a straight right.
A little jabbing left from Browne on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
De Gaul throws a leg kick which misses Browne's front leg but catches the back leg as Browne tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Obelix De Gaul dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
De Gaul will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
De Gaul lands a lovely overhand right.
Browne has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Browne there as he acknowledges the shot.
De Gaul throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
De Gaul tried to score with a low kick but Browne checks it.
De Gaul swings widly with a right hand
and Browne counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jab, jab by De Gaul - just one landing.
De Gaul explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Gaul tries to clinch up
and Browne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Browne avoids the head kick by De Gaul.
De Gaul tries to score with a low kick but Browne moves his leg out of the way.
De Gaul misses with a body kick.
Browne swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Browne shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
De Gaul lands a big head kick that sends Browne tumbling to the mat! De Gaul takes a step backwards and waves Browne back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Browne is rocked!
Browne walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Browne limp body while De Gaul jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Obelix De Gaul!
During a confident post fight interview, Obelix De Gaul 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Nicolas Arenas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Rutherford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arenas comes to the cage accompanied by Alive-Krewella. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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197 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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183 lbs
12 - 0 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nicolas Arenas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steven Rutherford!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Arenas misses.
Arenas blocks a jab.
Arenas seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Arenas loads up on a big right hand but Rutherford slips the punch.
Nicolas Arenas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rutherford takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Nicolas Arenas has been cut.
Arenas takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Arenas connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rutherford's hands.
A shot to the body from Arenas misses
and Rutherford counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rutherford throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rutherford's jab looks to have found its range, popping Arenas under the eye.
Arenas throws out a loose jab but Rutherford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arenas throws a lazy uppercut
and Rutherford makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rutherford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arenas.
Rutherford throws a leg kick which misses Arenas's front leg but catches the back leg as Arenas tries to avoid it.
Rutherford cracks Arenas with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Arenas looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Rutherford finish him?
Arenas is rocked!
Arenas throws a looping overhand right but Rutherford ducks down to avoid it.
Rutherford tries to counter with a clinch but Arenas shakes him off and moves away.
Oh Arenas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rutherford lands a nice leg kick that just misses Arenas's sensitive parts.
Rutherford walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rutherford drops Arenas with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Arenas! Rutherford dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steven Rutherford!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Brody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ravi Shankoli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Shankoli's choice of entrance music: Ravi Shankar - Om Shiva. Ravi Shankoli has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Patrick Brody's chin.
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212 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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Patrick Brody!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ravi Shankoli!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shankoli misses with a low kick as Brody jumps back.
Brody swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Brody uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shankoli.
Brody half committed to a counter leg kick.
Brody is looking to score with low kicks.
Brody backing away here, and Shankoli unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Brody steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shankoli.
Brody has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Wild Card in the buildup to the fight.
Brody has Shankoli up against the cage in a clinch.
Brody lands a nice elbow.
Shankoli tries to throw a body punch but Brody avoids it by throwing Shankoli back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Brody.
Brody tries a body shot but Shankoli blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Shankoli.
Shankoli digs a right hand underneath Brody's ribcage. Brody let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Shankoli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brody lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brody.
Shankoli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shankoli wants to break free but Brody has control.
Shankoli wants to get back to striking at distance but Brody won't allow it.
Shankoli scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shankoli misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Brody.
A shot in the inside from Brody.
Brody blocks an uppercut.
Brody holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Brody can't find room to land a body shot as Shankoli controls the action.
Brody misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Brody just misses with a elbow thrown towards Shankoli's brow.
Brody lands a left hand.
Shankoli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brody finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Shankoli misses with a two punch combination.
Shankoli throws a jab when Brody was well out of range.
It appears Brody was looking to counter with a kick there.
Brody steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shankoli.
Shankoli slips a jab from Brody.
Shankoli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brody.
Brody on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Shankoli throws a right hand that Brody ducks under and follows up with a left that Brody also avoids with ease.
Brody is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Brody throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Shankoli uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brody.
Brody tries to land a leg kick but Shankoli saw it coming and moves away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Brody prevents Shankoli from breaking the clinch.
Shankoli tries to break the clinch but Brody is controlling the position.
Shankoli scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shankoli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brody throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Shankoli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shankoli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brody's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brody.
Shankoli breaks from the clinch.
Brody jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brody looks to throw the jab but Shankoli is out of range.
Shankoli with a hook.
Shankoli misses with a straight right.
Shankoli fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brody has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Brody cracks the inside of Shankoli's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shankoli avoids the body shot from Brody.
Shankoli keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Brody wants to clinch.
Brody throws a jab but it's blocked by Shankoli.
Good leg kick by Brody there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brody misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brody wants to land a leg kick but Shankoli is out of range.
Brody moves out of range as Shankoli throws a body kick.
It appears Brody was looking to counter with a kick there.
Shankoli checks a low kick from Brody.
Shankoli jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brody scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Brody moves into the clinch.
Brody makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shankoli is trying to break the clinch but Brody is controlling him.
Shankoli escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shankoli lands a nice looking kick to the body. Brody takes a step back to recover.
Brody jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Shankoli looks to land a combination but Brody avoids it well.
Brody wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brody does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Shankoli tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brody tries to clinch up.
Brody ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shankoli moves away.
Some bone on bone action there as Shankoli checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Brody checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Brody throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shankoli walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Brody checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Brody was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Shankoli takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ravi Shankoli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brody throws out a loose jab but Shankoli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Shankoli. That snapped Brody's head back.
Brody moves out of range of the body kick from Shankoli.
Brody clinches with his opponent.
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 Patrick Brody will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Shankoli throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brody ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shankoli moves away.
Ravi Shankoli seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shankoli uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brody.
Shankoli appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Brody keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shankoli.
A low kick from Brody misses
and Shankoli counters with a nice body kick.
Shankoli moves into range and connects with a jab.
Shankoli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brody.
Brody appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A clash of legs there as Shankoli blocks the low kick.
Brody misses with a kick to the body.
Brody scores with a push kick.
Brody scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ravi Shankoli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shankoli will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brody fires out a quick counter leg kick but Shankoli just manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brody blocks a jab.
Shankoli misses with an uppercut.
Shankoli misses with a head kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brody lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Shankoli has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Shankoli and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brody throws a chopping leg kick but Shankoli manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
An inside leg kick lands from Shankoli.
Brody throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brody connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Brody throws a low kick but Shankoli moves out of range easily.
Shankoli misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shankoli throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brody sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brody throws a head kick but Shankoli moves out of range.
Shankoli looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brody tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shankoli paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brody uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shankoli.
Shankoli throws a leg kick but Brody sees it coming and moves out of range.
Brody swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Brody gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brody.
Shankoli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Shankoli - that landed with a thud.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Brody takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Brody tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shankoli lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brody backwards.
Shankoli looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brody misses with the head strike.
Shankoli wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brody has him pressed against the cage.
Shankoli lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shankoli breaks from the clinch.
Shankoli works the jab nicely.
Shankoli drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Brody throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Shankoli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brody takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Brody throws a chopping leg kick but Shankoli manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Shankoli connects with a crisp jab.
Shankoli scores with a hook.
Brody tries to move into range but Shankoli moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Shankoli moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jab from Shankoli.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shankoli is looking to chop away at Brody's legs.
Shankoli takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Brody blocks a head kick by Shankoli.
Brody tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shankoli manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shankoli swings for the body but Brody moves out of range.
Shankoli ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shankoli is looking for the big counter here.
Brody misses with a low kick.
Brody throws a good cross that connects.
Brody throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shankoli thinks about the counter body kick.
Brody tries to work over Shankoli's front leg with a kick but Shankoli checks it.
Shankoli misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some wild striking there from Shankoli.
Brody was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brody throws a big shot that misses.
Brody throws a front kick aimed at Shankoli's knee but Shankoli avoids it well.
Shankoli wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shankoli throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Brody avoids the head kick by Shankoli.
Brody takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Brody pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shankoli thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brody fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shankoli has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brody. Shankoli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brody throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brody catches Shankoli with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Shankoli clobbers Brody with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Brody prevents Shankoli from breaking the clinch.
Brody misses with some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Shankoli's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brody misses with an elbow over the top.
Brody struggles to land a body shot inside as Shankoli controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ravi Shankoli showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Shankoli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brody.
Shankoli was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Brody closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Shankoli's guard.
Brody is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Brody loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shankoli has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Brody throws a big right hand that misses.
Shankoli is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Brody wants to control from the top but Shankoli keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shankoli has Brody pulled in close to control his posture.
Brody missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Shankoli is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shankoli utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shankoli has his feet on Brody's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Shankoli blocks a jab.
Brody throws a low kick but it's checked well by Shankoli.
A punch combination from Shankoli misses.
Brody throwing a counter right hand but Shankoli manages to avoid it.
Brody wants to clinch.
Brody moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Shankoli lands a jab to Brody's midsection.
Shankoli walks into a stiff left hand from Brody.
Shankoli looks to score with a jab to the body but Brody is just out of range.
Brody looks to score with a jab to the body but Shankoli is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shankoli cracks Brody with an open hand slap.
Brody throws an overhand right that lands on Shankoli's shoulder, as Shankoli tries to avoid the shot.
Shankoli looking to land some kicks to the body here.
As Shankoli backs away, Brody returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
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!
Shankoli fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Brody on the side of the head.
Shankoli throws a body shot but no joy.
Brody is looking to counter with a body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Shankoli.
Brody throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shankoli takes a swing at Brody's ribcage but misses.
Shankoli misses with the combination.
Shankoli drives through and clinches with Brody against the cage.
Shankoli tries to throw a body punch but Brody avoids it by throwing Shankoli back against the cage.
Brody tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brody misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shankoli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shankoli has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Brody seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Shankoli can turn it around.
Patrick Brody has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brody working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brody has a couple of punches blocked by Shankoli.
Brody misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shankoli works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brody blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shankoli blocking some punches.
Brody throws an elbow that misses.
Brody lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Shankoli.
Shankoli tries a body shot but Brody blocks it.
Shankoli wants to break free but Brody has control.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shankoli.
Shankoli digs a right hand underneath Brody's ribcage. Brody let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Shankoli lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brody or not.
Shankoli gets through Brody's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shankoli manages to break the clinch.
Shankoli closes the distance and clinches.
A left hand lands to the body for Brody.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Brody.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shankoli wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shankoli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shankoli has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brody looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Shankoli tries to break free but Brody pushes him back against the cage.
Shankoli's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good work by Shankoli as he checks the leg kick.
Shankoli appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Shankoli lands with a shot to the body.
Shankoli swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Brody.
Brody tries to score a power double leg takedown but Shankoli sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Brody somewhat.
Brody lands a head kick. Shankoli smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ravi Shankoli comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Shankoli has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ravi Shankoli!
Ravi Shankoli took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'His spirit was strong, but my intention was to crush him. Psychologically, as well as physically with my boxing. I knew that he would be a willing opponent, and he showed heart, but my soul wanted this more! I feel triumphant upon avenging my loss. He is a worth adversary.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Constantine Kermit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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240 lbs
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261 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Constantine Kermit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ken Halo!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halo throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kermit lands a glancing blow to the side of Halo's head.
Kermit avoids a punch combination nicely.
Halo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jab by Halo.
Kermit scores with a jab.
Halo swings for the body but Kermit moves out of range.
Kermit moves out of range as Halo strikes.
Kermit loads up on a big right hand but Halo slips the punch.
Halo was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kermit works the jab nicely.
Halo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kermit checks it well.
Halo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kermit's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kermit cracks Halo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Halo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kermit was well out of range. Poor timing from Halo.
Kermit appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo moves in looking to clinch but Kermit pushes him off.
Kermit avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Halo throws the left hand but Kermit avoids the punch easily.
Halo checks a low kick from Kermit.
Halo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kermit staying out of range there.
Halo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Halo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kermit avoids the body shot from Halo.
A big left from Halo misses.
Halo connects with an inside leg kick.
Halo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kermit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Halo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Halo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kermit half committed to a counter leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Halo.
Kermit throws a looping overhand right but Halo ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo staying out of range there.
Halo misses with an uppercut
and Kermit counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kermit. Halo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Halo throws a shot from downtown. Kermit moves away and avoids it.
Kermit slips a jab from Halo.
A little feinted left hand from Kermit on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kermit moves out of range as Halo throws a body kick.
Halo misses with a low kick.
Kermit is looking to counter punch.
Kermit 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.
Halo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kermit misses with a low kick.
Halo unleashes a big counter combination but Kermit bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kermit lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Ken Halo has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Halo. Those never looked like landing.
Halo scores with a head kick. Kermit tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kermit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Halo misses with a hook.
Kermit feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kermit with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A slapping body kick lands there for Halo.
Halo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kermit.
Jab by Halo.
Halo cracks Kermit with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Halo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kermit's head backwards.
Kermit looks to land a body kick but Halo moved away.
Halo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kermit has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kermit takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kermit misses with a hook.
A countering left hand to the body from Halo misses.
Kermit throws a right hand that misses
and Kermit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Halo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
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!
Halo staying out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Kermit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kermit cracks the inside of Halo's front leg.
Halo jabs Kermit right on the nose. Kermit blinks but takes it well.
Kermit takes a swing at Halo's ribcage but misses.
Halo lands a slapping body shot.
Halo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ken Halo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halo throws a front kick that sends Kermit stumbling back into the cage.
Kermit takes one to the chin there.
Halo moves into the clinch.
Halo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short left from Kermit.
Halo manages to break the clinch.
Halo missing with a left hand there. Kermit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kermit was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Halo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kermit moves away.
Kermit appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Halo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kermit scores with a spinning back kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Halo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ken Halo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A shot to the liver by Kermit. Beautiful body shot.
Kermit swats away the attempt to clinch by Halo.
Halo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Halo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ken Halo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kermit takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A big left from Halo misses.
A little feinted left hand from Kermit on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Halo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kermit moves away from the strike by Halo.
Kermit swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kermit avoids a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kermit throws a front kick that sends Halo stumbling back into the cage.
Kermit looks to score with a jab to the body but Halo is just out of range.
Kermit throws a series of punches but Halo moves out of range.
Ken Halo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Halo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kermit misses with a looping left.
Halo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kermit throws a solid leg kick but Halo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kermit.
Kermit scores with a jab.
A slow jab from Kermit misses its intended target.
A jab from Kermit misses.
Halo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kermit is looking to counter punch.
Halo throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Kermit wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kermit goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A combination from Halo does no damage.
Kermit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Halo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Halo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kermit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kermit tries a low kick but Halo avoids it.
Jab from Kermit.
Halo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kermit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo throws a poor cross that misses
and Kermit counters with a slapping leg kick.
Halo slips a jab from Kermit.
Halo just misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halo moves out of range of the strikes.
Kermit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Halo.
Kermit throws an overhand right that lands on Halo's shoulder, as Halo tries to avoid the shot.
Halo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kermit stalks Halo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Halo's face. Halo staggers backwards, shaken.
Kermit walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Halo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Halo connects with a solid leg kick.
Kermit keeps Halo at a distance using the push kick.
Halo is breathing heavily.
Halo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kermit is out of range.
Kermit misses with a kick to the body.
Halo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kermit connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Halo scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo misses with a double jab
and Kermit counters with a solid body kick.
A shot to the liver by Kermit. Beautiful body shot.
Kermit lands a nice shot to the body.
Kermit scores with a jab to the body.
Kermit lands a slapping body shot.
Kermit throws a leg kick which misses Halo's front leg but catches the back leg as Halo tries to avoid it.
Kermit throws a body kick that misses.
Kermit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Halo.
A big right from Halo misses.
Halo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kermit cracks Halo with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Kermit has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Halo to stand back up!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halo tried to score with a low kick but Kermit checks it.
Halo switches off momentarily and Kermit cracks him with a monster right hand! Halo topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Kermit dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Kermit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Constantine Kermit!
Ken Halo was interviewed post fight and said 'The dude tried to do a finger poke in my bung hole, its not fair that they dont take a point for that, especially when they do it repeatedly ya know? F#ck this man!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Edward Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jong Un Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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132 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Edward Brown!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jong Un Kim!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kim blocks a low kick nicely.
Donk. Kim catches Brown right on the button with a cross.
Brown cracks the inside of Kim's front leg.
Brown throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kim stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brown scores with a nice body kick.
Brown swings widly with a right hand
and Kim counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Brown thinking.
Brown misses with a body kick.
Kim connects with an inside leg kick.
Brown looks to throw the jab but Kim is out of range.
A solid body kick from Brown.
Brown throws a leg kick
and Kim counters with a nice low kick that buckles Brown's knee momentarily.
Brown throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kim with a nice cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kim was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kim as he avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Kim releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Brown checks a leg kick.
Brown throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kim counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kim works Brown's body with a nice hook.
Brown scoring well with a low kick there.
Brown tries to land a front kick but Kim steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kim appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brown.
Brown closes the distance and clinches up with Kim, looking for a takedown. Brown pushes Kim against the cage but Kim circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kim throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kim defending well as Brown loads up on a big left hand.
Kim slips under a jab.
Kim misses with an uppercut.
Some bone on bone action there as Brown checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kim checks a leg kick.
Brown connects with a crisp jab.
Kim lands with a nice body kick.
Kim fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Brown stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kim.
Kim throws a big shot that misses.
Kim tries a low kick but Brown avoids it.
Kim gets tackled into the cage by Brown. Brown maintains the clinch.
Kim lands a hook that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
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 right handed body shot lands from Brown.
A short right from Kim on the inside.
Brown swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a punch to the body.
Brown lands with a right to the head.
Kim works on Brown's body with a couple of short punches.
Brown swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kim blocking some punches.
Brown lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Brown misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brown misses with a body punch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Brown.
Kim throws a head punch that misses.
Kim lands a shoulder strike.
Kim looking to stall.
Kim gets control of Brown's arms and successfully pulls guard. Kim will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Kim is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Brown will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Brown chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kim not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kim utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brown in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Kim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kim looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kim is trying to keep Brown in close.
Brown scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
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.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Brown missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brown pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kim is keeping the position for now.
Brown in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brown throws a big elbow that misses.
Brown wants to control from the top but Kim keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kim pulls Brown in close to prevent any damage.
Kim is trying to keep Brown in close.
Brown landing with the ground and pound.
Brown throwing strikes from guard but Kim blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jong Un Kim will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kim was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Kim wants to slow Brown down by chopping away at his legs.
A jab from Kim does it's job there.
Kim walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Brown checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Brown throws a front kick aimed at Kim's knee but Kim avoids it well.
Kim throws a lazy right hand but Brown sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brown thows a leg kick but Kim checks it
letting Kim counter with a right hand.
Brown moves out of range of the body kick.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Kim is just out of range.
Brown digs a good hook to Kim's body.
Kim throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A left lands for Kim.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
Brown moves out of range as Kim strikes.
Brown 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.
Brown looks to land a right hand but Kim moved out of range.
Brown throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kim avoids the body shot from Brown.
Brown moves out of range as Kim strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Kim swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kim counters with a body kick.
Brown tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brown throws out a powerful jab.
Kim pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jong Un Kim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A lazy left from Brown finds it's target.
Kim takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brown throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kim misses with a hook.
Brown shoots for a double leg takedown but Kim sprawls well. He's pushed Brown's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A leg kick checked by Brown.
Brown wants to land a leg kick but Kim is out of range.
Brown lands a body shot.
Kim moves out of range of the body kick from Brown.
Brown throws a leg kick
and Brown takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brown works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Edward Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kim throws a low kick but Brown avoids it.
Brown is looking to counter punch.
Kim lands a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kim misses with a straight left.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kim throws out the jab.
Jong Un Kim seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brown tries to land a leg kick but Kim saw it coming and moves away.
Good leg kick by Brown there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kim throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kim shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brown but Brown pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Brown closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kim blocks an uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Brown - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brown is leaning against Kim and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kim lands a right hand.
Brown blocks a body shot from Kim.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim blocks a body shot from Brown.
Kim misses with a punch to the body.
Brown trying to stall but Kim improves his position.
Kim lands a left hand.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brown tries a body shot but Kim blocks it.
Brown scores with a shot to the side of Kim's head.
Kim gets control of Brown's arms and successfully pulls guard. Kim will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Brown wants to control from the top but Kim keeps moving.
Kim is trying to control the position but Brown postures up.
Kim has momentary wrist control but Brown slips an elbow through the middle.
Brown trying to control but Kim is working from the bottom.
Kim is pulling down on Brown's head. It's preventing any offense from Brown, at least for the moment.
Kim is trying to control the position but Brown postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kim holds on and takes a little breather.
Brown throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kim works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brown working some strikes from top position.
Brown works over Kim with some ground and pound from guard.
Kim avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brown trying to control but Kim is working from the bottom.
Kim seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Brown throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brown is working Kim over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Brown trying to control but Kim is working from the bottom.
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 Edward Brown will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kim cracks Brown with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Brown goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Brown throws a wild body kick that Kim sees coming a mile off.
Kim avoids the body shot from Brown.
Brown connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Brown throws a wild body kick that Kim sees coming a mile off.
Brown throws a body shot but no joy.
Brown is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Brown ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Brown throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kim takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Brown throws a leg kick that misses.
And Kim responds with a good body kick, but Brown manages to step out the way in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim scores with a hook to the body. Brown takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kim throws a nice outside leg kick.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kim fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
An inside leg kick from Kim misses.
Kim misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kim on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Brown lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kim chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brown can pounce on him.
Kim misses with a low kick.
Kim lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brown's sensitive parts.
Brown stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kim.
Brown throws a hook but Kim avoids it easily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kim - that will leave a mark!
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Brown.
Brown moves in looking to clinch but Kim pushes him off.
Brown throws a solid leg kick but Kim takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brown.
Kim now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Brown shoots in looking for a takedown. Kim tries to sprawl out of it but Brown keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kim manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Brown scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab from Brown.
Kim bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kim connects with a crisp jab.
Brown throws a combination. Kim tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Brown throws a body punch but Kim moves out of range.
Kim connects with an inside leg kick.
Kim scoring well with a low kick there.
Kim walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A leg kick checked by Kim.
Brown misses with a leg kick.
Brown takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kim connects with a right hand. Brown shakes it off.
Kim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Kim.
Brown jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Brown takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Brown walks into a straight right hand from Kim.
Brown throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kim counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kim.
Kim swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brown gets a double leg takedown into Kim's guard.
Brown throws a big right hand that misses.
Kim has control of Brown's left arm, preventing Brown from doing any damage.
Brown missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kim looking to control.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kim holds on and takes a little breather.
Brown engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim jabs Brown to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Brown avoids the body shot from Kim.
Kim takes one on the button.
Kim paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Brown moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kim with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown cracks the inside of Kim's front leg.
Brown is looking to chop away at Kim's legs.
Brown lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kim will feel that in the morning.
Kim is looking to land body kicks.
Brown takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kim.
Brown pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kim let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Brown keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kim pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Jong Un Kim just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kim, right into the meat.
Kim is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brown.
A head kick misses from Kim.
Brown looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Brown thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kim if he has to take too many more of those.
Brown throws a series of punches but Kim moves out of range.
Kim lands a leg kick that knocks Brown off balance momentarily.
Kim blocks a low kick nicely.
Brown fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kim has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kim turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brown throws a low kick but Kim moves out of range easily.
Brown takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown checks the leg kick nicely there.
Brown throws a big shot that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brown, right into the meat.
Good leg kick by Kim there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brown moves out of range of the strikes.
Kim thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a front kick aimed at Kim's knee but Kim avoids it well.
Brown jabs Kim right on the nose. Kim blinks but takes it well.
Kim loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
Brown jabs at Kim's body.
Kim throws a low kick but Brown moves out of range easily.
Brown lands a jab.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Brown pushes Kim up against the cage in a clinch.
Kim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kim misses with the head strike.
Kim cracks Brown with a nice body shot.
Kim jumps guard but Brown stands there with Kim around his waist. Kim gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kim.
Kim lands a right hand.
A right hand to the body from Kim.
Brown softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim breaks the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kim blocks a head kick by Brown.
Kim feints a counter leg kick.
Brown lands a head shot.
Brown fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kim checks it well.
Brown slips a jab from Kim.
Brown throws a nice outside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brown.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brown.
Kim gets caught napping as Brown dives in and scores a takedown. Kim manages to retain guard.
Kim has Brown pulled in close to control his posture.
Brown loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brown trying to control but Kim is working from the bottom.
Brown postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kim is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown 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.
Brown with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brown loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brown is looking to work some ground and pound but Kim has wrist control.
Kim is controlling Brown's posture.
Kim preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Brown postures up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Brown attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Kim swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kim misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brown fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kim throws a body kick that misses.
A jab from Brown misses.
Brown fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kim buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kim takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Brown was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kim.
Kim's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Brown lands a lovely overhand right.
Kim lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brown.
A clash of legs there as Brown blocks the low kick.
Brown closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Brown lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kim or not.
Kim blocks a body shot from Brown.
Brown misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Brown had his way with Jong Un Kim in 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kim doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Brown bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The strikes coming from Brown are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Brown in side control, throwing shots but Kim defends.
Brown working away.
Kim sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Brown sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kim defending well though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Brown lands a nice short elbow.
Kim is trying is best to control the position here.
Brown lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brown.
Kim trying to hold on to Brown's head to control him but Brown postures up.
Brown missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Brown landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown wants to control but Kim is keeping him busy.
Brown takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Brown winds up and cracks Kim with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kim has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Brown controlling the action here.
Kim trying to control here.
Kim wants to sweep but Brown has passed to side control!
Brown working the head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown working the head with strikes.
Kim tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Brown cracks Kim with an elbow. That is naaassty.
You can see the frustration on Kim's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Brown lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kim is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Kim gets back to half guard.
Brown works his way into side control.
Kim takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Brown goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Kim has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Brown but great work by Kim.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim is looking to take a break and control but Brown is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brown struggling a bit here.
An elbow from Kim crashes against the mat.
Kim has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Brown is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kim moves to the back position.
Brown can't escape the position.
Kim biding his time, controlling Brown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown trying to control the hands but Kim won't let him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edward Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Brown has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 47:48
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 50:45
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Edward Brown!
Edward Brown retains his bantamweight title!
A victorious Edward Brown thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Jong Un Kim spoke after the fight, saying 'Congrats, Kid. I'm heading back to the gym to wax on and wax off, and I'll be back to get this belt.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stu Grimson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robbie Luatua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grimson comes to the cage accompanied by Omerta - Lamb of God. Luatua has chosen Puff Daddy feat Jimmy Page - Come with me as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Robbie Luatua has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Stu Grimson's chin.
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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
18 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stu Grimson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robbie Luatua!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luatua lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Grimson at a distance.
Grimson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Grimson connects with a solid leg kick.
Luatua throws a lazy right hand but Grimson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grimson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Guerrilla MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Grimson scores with a jab.
Luatua scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A left lands for Luatua.
We've been informed that Luatua has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Luatua connects with a good right hand that stumbles Grimson. Grimson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Grimson throws out a leg kick but Luatua moves out of range and Grimson only half commits.
Luatua works over Grimson's head and body with a nice combination.
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!
Luatua misses with a looping left.
Grimson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Luatua goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Luatua delivers a nice body kick.
Luatua lands a slapping body shot.
Grimson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Grimson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Luatua misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luatua lands a nice looking body shot.
Grimson thuds his shin into the meat of Luatua's side.
Luatua fails in his attempt to clinch.
Luatua throws a body punch but Grimson moves out of range.
Luatua tries a head kick but it misses.
Luatua swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grimson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Luatua shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nice body punch from Grimson.
Nice jab there from Grimson.
Luatua throws a leg kick
and Grimson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Luatua looks winded!
Grimson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grimson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Grimson connects with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luatua avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimson wants to land a leg kick but Luatua is out of range.
Grimson avoids a kick to the body.
Luatua dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Grimson. That did some damage!
A shot to the liver by Luatua. Beautiful body shot.
Luatua goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Grimson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Luatua scores with a hook.
Luatua walks into a left hand.
Grimson ducks under a wild hook from Luatua.
Luatua throws a push kick but Grimson slaps the foot to one side.
Grimson connects with a solid leg kick.
Luatua moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Luatua tries to land a front kick but Grimson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A telegraphed right hand from Luatua misses the target.
Luatua swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luatua shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Robbie Luatua has been cut.
Luatua has closed the distance and engaged Grimson in a clinch.
Luatua working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Grimson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Luatua is leaning against Grimson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Grimson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Luatua blocks an uppercut.
Luatua swings wildly with an uppercut but Grimson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luatua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grimson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Luatua throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Luatua defending well as Grimson loads up on a big left hand.
Luatua tries to clinch but Grimson is having none of it.
Grimson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Luatua lands with a good body shot.
Robbie Luatua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luatua tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grimson was well out of range. Poor timing from Luatua.
Luatua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grimson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Luatua misses its intended target.
Luatua scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A leg kick checked by Luatua.
Luatua lands a leg kick that knocks Grimson off balance momentarily.
Grimson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Luatua connects with an inside leg kick.
Grimson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grimson throws a low kick but Luatua avoids it.
A jab from Luatua misses.
Luatua fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grimson delivers a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Robbie Luatua will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Robbie Luatua's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Luatua is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grimson misses with a body kick.
Grimson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Grimson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Luatua lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A big left from Luatua misses.
Luatua clinches with his opponent.
Luatua misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Grimson fails to land.
Grimson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Luatua's elbow.
Luatua keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Grimson's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luatua misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luatua.
A body shot lands from Luatua.
Luatua has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short right from Luatua on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Luatua can't find room to land a body shot as Grimson controls the action.
Luatua tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grimson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Luatua connects with a leg kick. Grimson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Grimson gets tackled into the cage by Luatua. Luatua maintains the clinch.
Grimson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Luatua backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Luatua.
Grimson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Grimson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Grimson.
Luatua is breathing heavily.
Luatua tries a body shot but Grimson blocks it.
Luatua works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Grimson lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimson breaks from the clinch.
Luatua checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Luatua looks to score with a jab to the body but Grimson is just out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luatua throws a lazy body kick
and Grimson counters with a solid body kick.
Grimson misses with a hook. Luatua ducked under it nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Grimson.
Luatua fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Grimson throws the kick towards the body but Luatua avoids it.
Luatua takes a swing at Grimson's ribcage but misses.
Grimson blocks a jab.
Luatua misses with an uppercut.
Luatua swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grimson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Luatua throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Grimson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Grimson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Luatua will feel that in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimson clobbers Luatua with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Luatua avoids the body shot from Grimson.
Grimson connects with an inside leg kick.
Luatua tries to clinch but Grimson moves away
and Grimson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grimson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Luatua tries to counter with a clinch but Grimson shakes him off and moves away.
Luatua thows a left - swing and a miss!
Luatua throws a sloppy head kick and Grimson moves out of range easily.
Luatua ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grimson moves away.
A swing and a miss from Luatua.
As Luatua backs away, Grimson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Luatua checks a leg kick.
Luatua misses with a straight right.
Grimson scores with a leg kick.
Grimson lands a slapping body shot.
Luatua throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grimson thinks about countering with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Luatua takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grimson scores with a leg kick.
Luatua misses with a shot to the body
and Grimson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Luatua ducks right into an uppercut from Grimson.
Grimson misses with a low kick.
Grimson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Luatua stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grimson.
Luatua's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Luatua throws a body shot but no joy.
Grimson throws a leg kick which misses Luatua's front leg but catches the back leg as Luatua tries to avoid it.
Grimson is looking to score with low kicks.
Grimson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Luatua on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A good leg kick by Luatua.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stu Grimson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Robbie Luatua's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
Grimson throws a leg kick but Luatua checks it.
Luatua tries to counter with a clinch but Grimson shakes him off and moves away.
Luatua misses with a hook
and Grimson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Luatua really felt that one!
You can see that Luatua has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Luatua throws a lazy right hand but Grimson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grimson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Grimson lands a big right hand that sends Luatua crashing to the mat! Grimson stays standing though and waves Luatua back to his feet!
A nice leg kick lands there from Grimson.
Luatua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grimson.
Oooooh!!! Grimson has knocked Luatua down with a huge combo! Grimson steps away and waves a wobbly Luatua back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Luatua is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grimson lands with a nice body punch.
Luatua is still on wobbly legs! Can Grimson finish him?
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Grimson has cracked Luatua with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Grimson lands another huge swinging hook and Luatua tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Luatua, before Grimson can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Stu Grimson!
Stu Grimson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Anton Chekhov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Jamison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chekhov's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, КАТЮШA. John Jamison told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anton Chekhov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, John Jamison!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Jamison there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jamison pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chekhov. Jamison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chekhov has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Jamison misses with a wild body shot.
Chekhov scores with a shot to the body.
Jamison cracks Chekhov with a good jab.
Chekhov tries to land a body kick
and Jamison counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chekhov. Jamison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jamison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chekhov moves away.
Jamison throws a body kick that misses.
Chekhov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jamison looks to throw the jab but Chekhov is out of range.
Jamison looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A lazy body kick from Jamison
and Chekhov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jamison bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chekhov's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jamison is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jamison jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Chekhov scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chekhov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jamison looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Chekhov!
Chekhov is not content to let Jamison control the position.
You can see the frustration on Chekhov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jamison scoring with punches from side control.
Jamison working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jamison throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Chekhov is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chekhov taking a bit of punishment here - Jamison scoring with strikes.
Chekhov is trying to improve his position.
Chekhov is not content to let Jamison control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chekhov is trying to control Jamison's posture but Jamison avoids it.
Jamison wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chekhov keeps working.
Chekhov struggling a bit here.
Jamison goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Chekhov has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Jamison but great work by Chekhov.
Jamison has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
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!
Jamison is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chekhov is looking to take a break and control but Jamison is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jamison is trying to improve his position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Jamison is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jamison being controlled for a moment.
Jamison is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Chekhov trying to control the action but Jamison is working from the bottom.
Chekhov is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Jamison will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Jamison is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Chekhov is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Jamison working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Jamison 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.
Jamison stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A jab from Chekhov misses.
Chekhov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chekhov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chekhov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jamison has time to react.
Jamison dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chekhov. That did some damage!
Chekhov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jamison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chekhov moves away.
Chekhov ducks under a wild hook from Jamison.
Jamison throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Chekhov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chekhov throws a right hand that Jamison ducks under and follows up with a left that Jamison also avoids with ease.
Chekhov looks to score with a jab to the body but Jamison is just out of range.
Jamison avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Chekhov is looking to wear down Jamison with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Good leg kick by Jamison there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Chekhov throws a low kick but Jamison moves out of range easily.
A solid body kick from Chekhov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jamison wants to land a leg kick but Chekhov is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamison throws a low kick but Chekhov moves out of range easily.
Jamison misses with a body kick.
Jamison swings for the body but Chekhov moves out of range.
Chekhov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jamison can pounce on him.
Jamison throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A lazy body kick from Jamison
and Chekhov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Chekhov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jamison on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chekhov. Chekhov obviously looking to wear him down.
Chekhov takes one to the chin there.
Jamison tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chekhov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
John Jamison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jamison throws a jab when Chekhov was well out of range.
Jamison stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chekhov.
Chekhov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Chekhov throws a quick inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chekhov. That's going to slow Jamison down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chekhov throws a big shot that misses.
Jamison on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Anton Chekhov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Jamison.
Chekhov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Chekhov lands with an uppercut that bounces Jamison off the cage and back into range.
Jamison smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Chekhov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Chekhov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Chekhov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A low kick from Jamison misses
and Chekhov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chekhov wants to slow Jamison down by chopping away at his legs.
Chekhov keeps Jamison at a distance using the push kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jamison.
Chekhov throws a push kick but Jamison slaps the foot to one side.
Jamison takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jamison fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jamison.
Chekhov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamison is looking to slow Chekhov down with leg kicks.
Chekhov throws a combination. Jamison tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jamison misses with a body shot.
Jamison misses with a straight right.
Chekhov checks a low kick from Jamison.
Jamison scores with a jab. Chekhov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Chekhov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jamison fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chekhov.
Chekhov takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jamison tries to close the distance and clinch but Chekhov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jamison takes one to the side of the head.
Anton Chekhov is winning the standup battle so far.
A big right from Jamison misses.
Chekhov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jamison throws out the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chekhov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jamison misses with a leg kick.
Jamison takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jamison misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jamison tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jamison throws a leg kick but Chekhov checks it.
A punch lands to the side of Chekhov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Chekhov cracks Jamison with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jamison looks to land a left hand but Chekhov moved out of range nicely.
Chekhov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jamison's calf.
Chekhov misses with a head kick.
Chekhov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jamison.
Jamison tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chekhov throws a low kick but Jamison moves out of range easily.
Jamison wants to clinch up but Chekhov keeps it at a distance.
Chekhov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jamison misses with a body kick.
Chekhov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jamison has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Chekhov.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chekhov.
Jamison only half commits to the counter leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Chekhov dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Chekhov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jamison moves out of range of the body kick.
Jamison throws a lazy body kick
and Chekhov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jamison's knee momentarily.
Jamison scores with a hook.
Jamison shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Chekhov napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Jamison lands a decent elbow from side control.
Chekhov is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Jamison wants to control but Chekhov is keeping him busy.
Chekhov is trying to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chekhov is not content to let Jamison control the position.
Chekhov is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamison connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Chekhov some visible discomfort.
Chekhov is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Jamison looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Jamison works his foot free and advances to mount.
Jamison raining down shots from the mount!
John Jamison has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jamison trying to control but Chekhov is having none of it.
Chekhov is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamison postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Chekhov looks a forlorn figure.
Chekhov is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jamison tries to control but Chekhov wriggling away.
Chekhov working to try and regain half guard.
Jamison wants to control the pace but Chekhov is squirming around nicely.
Jamison in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chekhov can't escape the position.
Chekhov wants to control but Jamison is having none of it.
Chekhov is looking to improve his position but Jamison isn't that keen on the idea.
Chekhov wants to control but Jamison is having none of it.
Jamison trying to control but Chekhov is having none of it.
Chekhov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jamison controlling his opponent.
Chekhov tries to hold on but Jamison postures up.
Jamison landing punches.
Chekhov tries to hold on but Jamison postures up.
Jamison takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jamison wants to control the pace but Chekhov is squirming around nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chekhov gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Jamison really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jamison connects with a body shot that sends Chekhov's belly button to the back.
Jamison looks to land a body kick but Chekhov moved away.
Chekhov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jamison sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jamison pushes Chekhov away with a front kick.
Chekhov gets caught napping as Jamison dives in and scores a takedown. Chekhov manages to retain guard.
Jamison is fighting to break Chekhov's control of his arms but Chekhov is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Chekhov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jamison is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Chekhov trying to keep a closed guard but Jamison is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jamison trying to control the position from guard on top but Chekhov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jamison is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chekhov trying to keep a closed guard but Jamison is proving a slippery customer.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Jamison trying to control but Chekhov is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jamison.
Jamison pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chekhov avoids the body shot from Jamison.
Jamison's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Chekhov moves out of range of the body kick from Jamison.
Jamison throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chekhov quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Jamison throws a body punch but Chekhov moves out of range.
Chekhov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jamison moves out of range of the body kick.
Chekhov tried to score with a low kick but Jamison checks it.
It seemed like Jamison was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chekhov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chekhov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamison throws a wild body kick that Chekhov sees coming a mile off.
Chekhov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Chekhov looks for the body kick but Jamison saw that one coming.
And Jamison tries to counter it with a takedown but Chekhov pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Chekhov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jamison swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Chekhov throws a chopping leg kick but Jamison manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chekhov, right into the meat.
Chekhov works Jamison's body with a nice hook.
Jamison digs a good body shot into Chekhov's ribs.
Jamison tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chekhov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chekhov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Chekhov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jamison's calf.
Jamison fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chekhov.
Chekhov moves out of range as Jamison throws a body kick.
Chekhov slips a jab from Jamison.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jamison.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Chekhov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jamison tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Chekhov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jamison tries to counter by closing the distance.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Jamison.
Jamison landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Jamison slows the pace down.
Chekhov is looking for a sweep.
Jamison is looking to take a break and control but Chekhov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chekhov manages to get back to half guard.
Chekhov is positioning himself well to prevent Jamison advancing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chekhov taking some punishment here, with Jamison in his half guard.
Jamison thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jamison seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Chekhov is staying active underneath Jamison, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Chekhov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jamison is working away from the top position though.
Chekhov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jamison pulls his head out easily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jamison lands a nice short elbow.
Well, if Jamison is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Chekhov is doing well to control the position and prevent Jamison from advancing to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Jamison dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Chekhov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Chekhov feints and then cracks Jamison's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jamison down.
Chekhov tries to work over Jamison's front leg with a kick but Jamison checks it.
Chekhov is looking to score with low kicks.
Chekhov scores with a jab to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jamison.
Chekhov misses with a wild body shot.
Jamison moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice takedown defense from Chekhov. No joy for Jamison on that attempt.
Chekhov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Chekhov slips under a jab from Jamison.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chekhov tries to move into range but Jamison moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Chekhov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A cross from Jamison lands.
Jamison darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jamison misses with a hook to the body
enabling Chekhov to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamison throws a hook but Chekhov blocks it.
Jamison darts in and clinches Chekhov up against the cage.
Chekhov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jamison.
A short right from Chekhov.
Jamison working aggressively here.
Jamison tries to pull guard but Chekhov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Chekhov lands a nice shot to the body.
Chekhov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chekhov misses with a body punch.
Chekhov tries to work over Jamison's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jamison swings wildly with an uppercut but Chekhov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chekhov scores with a shoulder strike.
Jamison jumps guard but Chekhov stands there with Jamison around his waist. Jamison gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Anton Chekhov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Jamison.
Jamison is trying to pull guard but Chekhov has him pressed against the cage.
Anton Chekhov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamison misses with a body punch.
A short left from Chekhov.
A shot in the inside from Jamison.
Jamison struggles to land a body shot inside as Chekhov controls his hands.
Chekhov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
John Jamison is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Chekhov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chekhov throws a punch but it's blocked by Jamison.
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!
Jamison lands a body punch.
Jamison goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jamison lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Chekhov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chekhov.
Chekhov lands with a right to the head.
Chekhov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jamison's elbow.
Jamison tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chekhov is looking to control Jamison's arms but Jamison gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chekhov has his back to the cage.
Jamison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chekhov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jamison looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Chekhov misses the shot to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Jamison finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jamison throws a shot from downtown. Chekhov moves away and avoids it.
Chekhov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jamison checks a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Jamison checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jamison appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Chekhov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jamison.
Chekhov keeps Jamison at a distance using the push kick.
Jamison moves out of range of the leg kick from Chekhov.
Jamison ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chekhov.
Chekhov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Chekhov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jamison. That one must have hurt.
Jamison tries to close the distance and clinch but Chekhov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jamison buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg 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!
Chekhov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jamison. Chekhov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chekhov throws a body shot but no joy.
Chekhov looks to score with a jab to the body but Jamison is just out of range.
Jamison steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Jamison looks for the body kick but Chekhov saw that one coming.
Chekhov misses with an uppercut.
Chekhov takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Chekhov moves out of range of the body kick.
As Jamison backs away, Chekhov returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Jamison throws a looping overhand right but Chekhov ducks down to avoid it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Chekhov!
And that's the end of the fight!
Anton Chekhov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jamison 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 47:48
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 47:48
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Jamison!
A very excited looking John Jamison made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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