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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Azar Qasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dong Uk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Qasi's entrance music is For Whom The Bell Tolls. A fine choice. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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166 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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170 lbs
11 - 9 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Azar Qasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Dong Uk!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Uk misses the target.
Uk goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Qasi lands a lovely overhand right.
Qasi tries to clinch but Uk moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Qasi.
A right-left combo lands from Qasi.
A jab from Uk misses.
Qasi clinches with his opponent.
Uk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Qasi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Qasi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Uk misses with a body punch.
Qasi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Uk is trying to pull guard but Qasi turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Qasi throws a head punch that misses.
Qasi blocks an uppercut.
Uk fails to pull guard.
Qasi swings wildly with an uppercut but Uk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Qasi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Qasi lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uk blocking some punches.
Qasi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Qasi works on Uk's body with a couple of short punches.
Qasi working aggressively here.
Uk misses with a punch on the inside.
Uk tries to work over Qasi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Uk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Qasi backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Qasi.
Uk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Uk is leaning against Qasi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Uk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Uk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Qasi lands a hook that snaps the head of Uk backwards.
Qasi misses with a punch on the inside.
We've been hearing reports that Qasi has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Uk can't find room to land a body shot as Qasi controls the action.
Qasi tries to throw a body punch but Uk avoids it by throwing Qasi back against the cage.
Qasi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Uk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Qasi backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Qasi has a couple of punches blocked by Uk.
Uk fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Azar Qasi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dong Uk.
Qasi tries to throw a body punch but Uk avoids it by throwing Qasi back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uk misses with the head strike.
Qasi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Uk.
Uk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Qasi backwards.
Uk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Qasi lands a shoulder strike.
Qasi misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Qasi.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Uk.
Uk lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Qasi.
Qasi has Uk pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Uk manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Uk lands a body shot in the clinch.
Uk lands a shoulder strike.
Qasi blocks a body shot from Uk.
Qasi misses with a punch on the inside.
Uk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Uk tries to throw a body punch but Qasi avoids it by throwing Uk back against the cage.
Uk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Uk lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qasi prevents a body shot from Uk.
Qasi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Qasi.
A body shot lands from Qasi.
Qasi lands a shoulder strike.
Qasi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Qasi misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Qasi fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Qasi.
Qasi wants the takedown. Uk is fighting it off but Qasi persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Uk's guard against the cage.
Uk escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Qasi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Uk keeping full guard, as Qasi tries to pass.
Qasi is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Uk looking for a guillotine here but Qasi defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uk keeping moving, preventing Qasi from controlling successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Qasi is looking to pass into half guard but Uk pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Uk is in guard.
Qasi has his foot on Uk's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Uk works his way back into a safe position though.
Qasi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Uk is aware though and is defending well.
Qasi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Uk can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Uk trying to control the position from guard on top but Qasi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Qasi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Azar Qasi dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Uk takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Uk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Qasi moves away.
Qasi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Uk can do to turn this around?
Uk takes one to the chin there.
Qasi ducks right into an uppercut from Uk.
Qasi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've been informed that Uk has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Uk slips a straight right by Qasi.
Uk lands a jab to Qasi's midsection.
A shot to the body from Uk misses
and Qasi counters with a stiff right hand.
Uk walks into a left hand.
Qasi lands with a cross.
Uk throws a series of punches but Qasi moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Qasi misses the target.
Azar Qasi is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Qasi scores with the left hand. Uk knows he should have avoided that one.
Uk ducks under a wild hook from Qasi.
The fight stays on the outside here - Qasi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Uk closes the distance and pushes Qasi back into the cage.
Azar Qasi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Qasi tries a body shot but Uk blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Qasi has a couple of punches blocked by Uk.
Qasi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Uk backwards.
Uk prevents the takedown attempt.
Qasi misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Qasi fails to land.
Uk working aggressively here.
Uk tries to pull guard but Qasi forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Uk tries to work over Qasi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Qasi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Qasi prevents a body shot from Uk.
Qasi lands a left hand.
Uk jumps guard but Qasi turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Qasi gets through Uk's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Uk misses with a punch to the body.
Uk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Qasi misses with some punches.
Qasi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Uk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Qasi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qasi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Qasi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Azar Qasi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Uk with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Qasi to score with a decent uppercut.
Qasi slips a jab and a cross from Uk.
No joy there for Uk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Qasi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Uk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Qasi throws an overhand right that lands on Uk's shoulder, as Uk tries to avoid the shot.
Uk gets caught napping as Qasi dives in and scores a takedown. Uk manages to retain guard.
Qasi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Uk utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Uk is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Uk keeping moving, preventing Qasi from controlling successfully.
Uk has Qasi pulled in close to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uk working a defensive guard here.
Uk has his foot on Qasi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Qasi works his way back into a safe position though.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Uk is on top in guard.
Qasi wants to sweep here but Uk controlling him for the moment.
Uk trying to control the position from guard on top but Qasi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Qasi is looking to cinch up a triangle. Uk throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Qasi's body to avoid the submission. Qasi has instead reached around Uk's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Qasi arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Azar Qasi!
Azar Qasi 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Zlatko Zahovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirk Boon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boon has chosen American Ninja 2 OST - Truckin' as his entrance music. Kirk Boon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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28
160 lbs
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130 lbs
24 - 27 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zlatko Zahovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kirk Boon!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zahovic bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Boon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boon misses with a wild combination.
Zahovic bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Boon's head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Boon has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Zahovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boon manages to avoid it.
Boon misses with a wild combination.
Zahovic scores with a hook to the body. Boon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zahovic drives through and clinches with Boon against the cage.
Zahovic manages to break the clinch.
Boon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zahovic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boon misses with a double jab.
Boon lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Zlatko Zahovic has been cut.
Boon misses with a two punch combination.
Zahovic connects with a looping right hand.
Boon is rocked!
Zahovic fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Boon square on the jaw! Damn, Boon is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zlatko Zahovic!
An out of breath Zlatko Zahovic thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Auguste Grimm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Volcanic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grimm comes into the arena with David Gilmour - There's No Way Out Of Here blaring out of the sound system. Volcanic has chosen 2Pac ft stretch-Under Pressure as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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32
147 lbs
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157 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 18 - 2, fighting out of New York, Auguste Grimm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
58 - 24 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Volcanic!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volcanic throws a leg kick
and Grimm counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice takedown defense from Volcanic. No joy for Grimm on that attempt.
Volcanic looks to throw the jab but Grimm is out of range.
Grimm throws a head kick that misses.
Volcanic throws a push kick but Grimm slaps the foot to one side.
Volcanic scores with a shot to the body.
Grimm walks into a left hand.
Grimm ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Volcanic moves away.
Grimm feints and then cracks Volcanic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Volcanic down.
Volcanic looks to throw the jab but Grimm is out of range.
Volcanic looks for the body kick but Grimm saw that one coming.
Grimm seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Grimm throws a head kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Volcanic.
Volcanic clobbers Grimm with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Grimm shoots for a takedown but Volcanic saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A little jabbing left from Volcanic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Volcanic scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Volcanic.
Volcanic lands a lovely overhand right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Volcanic. Grimm does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grimm shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Auguste Grimm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Volcanic connects with a looping right hand.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Volcanic - that will leave a mark!
Grimm plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Volcanic throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Grimm half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That kick from Grimm tenderised Volcanic's leg. Volcanic is trying to keep his angry face on.
Volcanic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Volcanic tries to work over Grimm's front leg with a kick but Grimm checks it.
Grimm ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Volcanic moves away.
Grimm works Volcanic's body with a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grimm throws a head kick that misses.
A big left from Volcanic misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volcanic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grimm.
Grimm thows a leg kick but Volcanic checks it
and Volcanic counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Volcanic misses with a straight left.
Volcanic blocks a head kick by Grimm.
Grimm is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Danny Volcanic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grimm throws a body punch but Volcanic moves out of range.
Volcanic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Volcanic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Volcanic has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Grimm throws a jab when Volcanic was well out of range.
Grimm misses with a body kick.
A little jabbing left from Volcanic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Volcanic throws a big shot that misses.
Volcanic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sloppy strikes from Volcanic. Those never looked like landing.
A big left from Grimm misses.
Grimm shoots and misses
and Volcanic counters with a nice uppercut.
Grimm on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volcanic takes a swing at Grimm's ribcage but misses.
Volcanic circles away from the clinch attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Volcanic. Grimm does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grimm throws a quick counter head kick but Volcanic was just out of range.
Grimm on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Volcanic leaves Grimm with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Grimm will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Volcanic throws a head kick that misses.
Grimm throws a half hearted mid kick.
Grimm shoots for a double leg takedown but Volcanic sprawls well. He's pushed Grimm's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Grimm throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Volcanic throws a lazy right hand but Grimm sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grimm lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Volcanic circles away quickly and effectively.
Volcanic throws a hook to the side of Grimm's head but Grimm sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volcanic darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Grimm tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Grimm scores with a hook to the body. Volcanic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Grimm lands a high 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!
Grimm uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Volcanic.
Volcanic missing with a left hand there. Grimm was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Volcanic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Volcanic crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Grimm - the referee stops the clock and Volcanic gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Grimm. Volcanic manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A head kick from Volcanic lands but Grimm takes it in his stride.
Volcanic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Grimm at a distance.
Volcanic looks to land a left hand but Grimm moved out of range nicely.
As Volcanic backs away, Grimm returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Volcanic misses with a wild body shot.
Volcanic feints and then cracks Grimm's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Grimm down.
Volcanic walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Grimm checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Grimm 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 Volcanic has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Volcanic and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Volcanic dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Grimm moves out of range of the body kick from Volcanic.
Grimm moves into range and clinches up with Volcanic.
Grimm is trying to pull guard but Volcanic turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Volcanic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grimm lands a front kick.
Volcanic scores with a nice head shot.
Volcanic bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Grimm's head backwards.
Volcanic takes one on the button.
Volcanic throws a solid leg kick but Grimm takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Volcanic.
Volcanic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Volcanic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Volcanic tries to move into range but Grimm moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Grimm doesn't manage to clinch there - Volcanic circles away.
Volcanic was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A low kick from Grimm misses
and Volcanic counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Volcanic misses its intended target.
Grimm punishes Volcanic's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volcanic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Grimm or perhaps it was just good defense by Volcanic, which made it look bad.
Volcanic stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Volcanic wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Auguste Grimm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Volcanic scores with a leg kick.
Volcanic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grimm.
Grimm throwing a counter right hand but Volcanic manages to avoid it.
Grimm checks a low kick from Volcanic.
Grimm feinted with a counter takedown.
Grimm fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Volcanic on the side of the head.
Volcanic ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Volcanic throws an overhand right that lands on Grimm's shoulder, as Grimm tries to avoid the shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Grimm.
Grimm dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Volcanic lands a head shot.
Grimm uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Volcanic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Volcanic is predictable there
and Grimm counters with a head kick.
Grimm closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Volcanic sneaks out the side door and pushes Grimm away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
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!
Volcanic lands a body shot.
Volcanic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grimm checks the leg kick nicely there.
A counter left hand to the body from Grimm misses its target.
Danny Volcanic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Volcanic throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Volcanic looks to score with a jab to the body but Grimm is just out of range.
Grimm swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Grimm slips under a jab.
Danny Volcanic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Volcanic digs a good body shot into Grimm's ribs.
Grimm looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Volcanic throws a leg kick that is checked
and Grimm counters with a good, hard body kick but Volcanic shrugs it off.
Grimm misses with a head kick.
Grimm gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volcanic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Grimm backwards.
Grimm can't find room to land a body shot as Volcanic controls the action.
A bit of stalling here from Grimm.
Volcanic wants to break the clinch but can't.
Grimm tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A right hand to the body from Grimm.
Volcanic wants to break the clinch but can't.
Volcanic breaks from the clinch.
Volcanic throws a leg kick but Grimm moved away.
Grimm avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A low kick from Volcanic is predictable there
and Grimm moves into the clinch.
Volcanic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Volcanic looks to land a right hand but Grimm moved out of range.
Volcanic lands a leg kick that knocks Grimm off balance momentarily.
Grimm goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimm throws an off balance right hand
and Volcanic counters with a nice uppercut.
Volcanic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Volcanic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grimm wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Grimm scores with the left hand. Volcanic knows he should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grimm moves out of range of the leg kick from Volcanic.
A solid leg kick lands there for Grimm.
Volcanic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grimm moves away.
Grimm 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.
A head kick misses from Grimm.
Volcanic throws a looping overhand right but Grimm ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Volcanic wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice body kick from Volcanic.
Volcanic misses the shot to the body.
Grimm looks for the body kick but Volcanic saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Volcanic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Volcanic swinging wildly here.
Volcanic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Volcanic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grimm takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Grimm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Volcanic.
Grimm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Volcanic was well out of range. Poor timing from Grimm.
Volcanic keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grimm misses with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Volcanic.
Grimm is looking to wear down Volcanic with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Some wild striking there from Grimm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimm tries to clinch there but Volcanic circles away.
Grimm connects with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Grimm throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grimm shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Grimm trying to control the position from guard on top but Volcanic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grimm looking to sit in guard and control but Volcanic gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Grimm is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Grimm looking for a guillotine here but Volcanic defends easily.
Volcanic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grimm is keeping the position for now.
Auguste Grimm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimm looking to control.
Grimm has a closed guard, preventing Volcanic from standing up.
Grimm is working an open guard so Volcanic takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Nice uppercut there from Volcanic.
Volcanic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grimm.
Volcanic throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimm displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Volcanic throws out the jab.
Grimm is looking to counter the offense by Volcanic and move into the clinch.
Grimm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Volcanic.
Grimm closes this distance looking for a takedown but Volcanic circles away.
Grimm is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Volcanic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Volcanic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grimm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Volcanic.
Volcanic on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Volcanic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Grimm.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Auguste Grimm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Volcanic swings for the body but Grimm moves out of range.
Nice body kick from Grimm.
Volcanic lands with a shot to the body.
Grimm tries to land a body kick
letting Volcanic counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimm chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Volcanic can pounce on him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Volcanic fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Volcanic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grimm manages to avoid it.
Grimm throws a counter high kick but Volcanic was just alert enough to avoid it.
Volcanic throws a lazy right hand but Grimm sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grimm checks a leg kick nicely.
Grimm tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grimm looks to land a body kick but Volcanic moved away.
Volcanic throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
An inside leg kick from Grimm misses.
Volcanic stuffs the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Volcanic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Volcanic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Danny Volcanic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Volcanic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Volcanic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Volcanic winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Volcanic!
A relieved looking Danny Volcanic thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jake Vos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romeo Hernanes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vos comes to the cage accompanied by Three Little Birds. Hernanes comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Awolnation - Sail kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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150 lbs
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36
168 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jake Vos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Romeo Hernanes!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernanes slips a jab and a cross from Vos.
Hernanes throws a head kick that misses
and Vos counters with a takedown into side control.
Vos taking a breather here.
Hernanes takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Vos working away.
Vos throws a strike aimed at the side of Hernanes's head but Hernanes avoids it well.
Hernanes felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The ground and pound from Vos seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernanes is trying to control Vos's posture but Vos avoids it.
Vos is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Vos laying and praying for a moment but Hernanes takes advantage and regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vos wants to pass to mount but Hernanes is defending the position.
Hernanes wants to get back to his feet.
Hernanes is looking to improve his position.
Hernanes is trying to control but can't.
Hernanes kicks off Vos and gets to his feet.
Vos works Hernanes's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernanes scores with a head kick.
Hernanes throws a leg kick that misses.
Vos manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hernanes on his heels. He'll look to pass Hernanes's guard now, I'm sure.
Hernanes has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Vos off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vos misses with a body shot.
Hernanes tries a quick counter leg kick but Vos is wise to it.
Hernanes tries to sprawl but Vos drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Vos wants to pass the guard but Hernanes is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vos prevents Hernanes from standing back up.
Vos wants to pass the guard but Hernanes is defending well.
Vos is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hernanes defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vos stalling away here and it's allowed Hernanes to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Hernanes keeping moving, preventing Vos from controlling successfully.
Hernanes is controlling Vos's posture.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hernanes keeping full guard, as Vos tries to pass.
Vos stopping the sweep attempt from Hernanes.
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.
Vos sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hernanes's guard.
Hernanes regains full guard. Nicely done.
Vos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hernanes has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Vos has passed into side control.
Vos taking a breather here.
Vos tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Vos working away.
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 Jake Vos will probably get the nod.
That's time! Vos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
No joy there for Vos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As Vos backs off Hernanes throws a huge counter combo but Vos manages to avoid it all.
Good exchange - Vos coming out on top.
Vos fails to land the takedown.
Danga de danga de dang - Vos scores with a four punch combination!
Vos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hernanes tries to avoid it but Vos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hernanes to the ground. Hernanes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Vos lands a head shot.
Romeo Hernanes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vos swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hernanes counters with a three punch combo that has Vos backing up. Vos nods at Hernanes to acknowledge the strikes.
Vos scores with a jab to the body.
Vos scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left lands for Vos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Hernanes.
Hernanes is looking for the big counter here.
Vos misses the shot to the body.
Despite the aggression on Hernanes's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nice uppercut there from Vos.
Vos feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hernaness jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hernanes ducks under a wild hook from Vos.
Vos swats away the attempt to clinch by Hernanes.
Vos is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Vos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hernanes has time to react.
Hernanes drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Vos drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hernanes tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hernanes defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Hernanes is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Vos off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Vos struggling to land strikes to the head as Hernanes covers up.
Vos working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Hernanes is doing well to defend. Vos seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Hernanes is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jake Vos!
Jake Vos is the new lightweight champion!
An out of breath Jake Vos thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jon Paul Fish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryu Musashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Musashi has chosen Sword of the Stranger - Mukoh Hadan as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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177 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Jon Paul Fish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ryu Musashi!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Musashi misses with a wild combination.
Musashi misses the shot to the body.
Fish was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A left and a right from Musashi both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Jon Paul Fish has been cut.
Fish slips a jab from Musashi.
Fish throwing a counter right hand but Musashi manages to avoid it.
Fish walks into a straight right hand from Musashi.
Musashi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fish was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Musashi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Ryu Musashi has been cut.
Musashi thuds a left hand into Fish's body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Our sources have told us that Fish has been working on his elbows in the gym.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musashi tries to pull guard but Fish forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Musashi throws a punch but it's blocked by Fish.
Fish throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fish is pushing Musashi up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Musashi has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Fish blocks an uppercut.
Fish is pushing Musashi up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Fish lands an elbow inside that Musashi shrugs off.
Musashi tries to work over Fish's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Musashi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fish.
Musashi pulls guard successfully.
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.
Musashi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fish manages to get himself to full guard.
Fish looking for a guillotine here but Musashi defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fish is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fish trying to keep a closed guard but Musashi is proving a slippery customer.
Musashi is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Fish working a defensive guard here.
Musashi looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musashi postures up.
Musashi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fish is keeping the position for now.
Musashi advances to half guard.
Fish regains full guard. Nicely done.
Musashi trying to control the position from guard on top but Fish is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Musashi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Fish wriggles free and stands up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Musashi clobbers Fish with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Musashi pushes Fish up against the cage in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fish just misses with a elbow thrown towards Musashi's brow.
Fish trying to control the position but instead, Musashi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fish into the cage.
Musashi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Musashi tries to work over Fish's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Musashi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Musashi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Musashi misses with the head strike.
Musashi avoids the elbow strike from Fish, against the cage.
Fish is trying to drag Musashi to the mat but Musashi just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryu Musashi dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fish throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Musashi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fish tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fish throws a poor cross that misses
and Musashi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Musashi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fish swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Musashi throws a body punch but Fish moves out of range.
Fish swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Musashi throws out a powerful jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Musashi misses the target.
Musashi dips to his left and cracks Fish with an uppercut!
Musashi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Musashi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Musashi misses.
A quick step to the side and Fish tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Musashi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fish stuffs the takedown.
Fish takes one to the chin there.
Musashi fakes the leg kick and cracks Fish in the body.
Musashi clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fish.
Fish stalling the fight.
Fish wants to take the fight to the mat but Musashi manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Musashi struggles to land a body shot inside as Fish controls his hands.
Musashi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fish backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fish leaning his opponent against the cage.
Musashi misses with a body punch.
Fish tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Musashi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fish backwards.
Fish swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fish tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Musashi's elbow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Musashi as Fish tries to tie him up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Musashi.
Musashi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fish blocks a body shot from Musashi.
Musashi misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Musashi on the inside.
Fish is rocked!
Musashi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oh Fish is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fish tries to stall but Musashi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch on the inside from Musashi fails to land.
Ryu Musashi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musashi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Musashi pushes Fish against the cage. Musashi is working some dirty boxing. Musashi pushes off with a quick right hook! Fish goes down! Fish tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Musashi moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryu Musashi!
Ryu Musashi spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
The defeated Jon Paul Fish had this to say: 'Clearly, I've got some things to work on. Thanks to everyone who's supported me thus far.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Renzo Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Chandler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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34
157 lbs
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30
159 lbs
25 - 13 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Renzo Alves !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcus Chandler!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chandler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Horrible takedown attempt by Alves or perhaps it was just good defense by Chandler, which made it look bad.
Alves throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alves has Chandler up against the cage in a clinch.
Chandler can't find room to land a body shot as Alves controls the action.
Chandler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chandler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alves has Chandler pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Alves pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Chandler tumbling to the mat - Alves dives into Chandler's guard.
Chandler controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Alves accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chandler working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Alves .
Chandler wants to sweep but no luck.
Chandler controlling the position.
Alves working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Chandler's head.
Chandler looking for a sweep. Not yet Chandler, not yet.
Chandler keeping moving, preventing Alves from controlling successfully.
Chandler tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chandler lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Alves looking for a sweep. Not yet Alves , not yet.
Chandler controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Chandler with a nice head shot there.
Chandler passes Alves 's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Chandler missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Alves tries to roll over but Chandler keeps him under control.
Alves throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Chandler working his ground and pound in the gym.
Chandler trying to mount his opponent but Alves defends it.
Alves lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Alves wants to get back to full guard.
Alves on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Alves wants to improve his position but Chandler is controlling well.
Alves blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chandler.
Alves is looking for a sweep. Chandler is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chandler wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alves keeps working.
Alves makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Alves .
Alves working a defensive guard but Chandler manages to pass into side control anyway.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chandler lands a nice forearm strike.
Chandler working the head with strikes.
Alves tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Alves scores with a shot to the body.
Chandler wants to control but Alves is keeping him busy.
Chandler works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Alves regains half guard.
Chandler is thwarting Alves 's attempts to control the position.
Alves moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Alves keeping moving, preventing Chandler from controlling successfully.
Alves looking for a sweep. Not yet Alves , not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chandler forces his way into half guard.
Alves tries to roll over but Chandler keeps him under control.
Chandler thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chandler is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Alves trying to control here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Alves manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Alves is striking but Chandler is not phased and passes to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chandler is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Chandler takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Alves is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marcus Chandler 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.
Chandler throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alves lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Alves throws a shot from downtown. Chandler moves away and avoids it.
Alves connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chandler momentarily.
Alves throws the left hand but Chandler avoids the punch easily.
Chandler moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alves looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chandler misses with a hook to the body
and Alves counters with a head kick from the bowels of hell that crumples Chandler! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Renzo Alves !
Renzo Alves really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that My$tic Clothing ~ (`10%Laundry`) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karol Cropp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Boothe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas Boothe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karol Cropp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
42 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Boothe!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boothe cracks a nice hook into Cropp's ribs.
Cropp throws a series of punches but Boothe avoids them all with ease.
Cropp feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Boothes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cropp lands with a nice body punch.
Cropp throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Boothe's waist but Boothe gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cropp off to one side.
Cropp fails to land with a series of punches.
Cropp misses with a straight left.
Boothe looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Boothe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cropp scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cropp takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cropp scores with a nice head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cropp rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boothe counters with an outside leg kick.
Cropp moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boothe.
Cropp breaks the clinch.
Boothe misses with a wild body shot.
Cropp throws a jab but it's blocked by Boothe.
Cropp rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boothe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boothe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boothe appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cropp misses with a double jab.
Boothe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cropp lets loose with a powerful body kick. Boothe will feel that in the morning.
Boothe with a nice cross.
Cropp has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hells Balls Grappling Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Cropp fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boothe unleashes a big counter combination but Cropp bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Cropp lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Boothe sprawling to the canvas. Cropp follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Boothe hang on?
Boothe is rocked!
It looks like Thomas Boothe has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cropp throwing shots but Boothe is blocking nicely.
Boothe wants to control but Cropp is keeping busy.
Boothe preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Boothe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cropp connects with a nice short shot to Boothe's temple.
Cropp sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Boothe defending well though.
Cropp not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cropp controlling the action here.
Cropp scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Boothe trying to control here.
Boothe taking some punishment here, with Cropp in his half guard.
Cropp lands with a punch from half guard.
Cropp 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.
Cropp throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cropp not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Cropp there.
Cropp lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Boothe is still in real trouble! Can Cropp finish him?
Cropp throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cropp missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Boothe seems to have recovered his senses.
Boothe tries to kick Cropp off but Cropp keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Boothe taking some punishment here, with Cropp in his half guard.
Boothe is trying to get back to full guard.
Cropp sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Boothe defending well though.
Cropp throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cropp not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Boothe blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cropp.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boothe looks like he's trying to stand up.
Boothe blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cropp.
Cropp trying to control from Boothe's half guard. Boothe has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Boothe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cropp trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cropp will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cropp is working hard here to advance position.
Boothe has control of Cropp's left arm, preventing Cropp from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boothe wants to stand and escape but Cropp is having none of it.
Boothe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cropp in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karol Cropp dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Boothe's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Boothe lands a leg kick that knocks Cropp off balance momentarily.
Cropp lands a lovely overhand right.
No joy there for Cropp, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boothe ducks right into an uppercut from Cropp.
Cropp is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boothe can do to turn this around?
Cropp lands a nice shot to the body.
Cropp misses with a two punch combination.
Boothe flicks out a counter leg kick but Cropp steps away.
Boothe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cropp.
Cropp is stalking Boothe. Boothe circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Cropp, and it's lights out! Boothe really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Karol Cropp!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Karol Cropp waved his t-shirt featuring My$tic Clothing ~ (`10%Laundry`)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yancy Malaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Silvestre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel Silvestre has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Yancy Malaki's chin.
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158 lbs
22 - 10 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 14 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yancy Malaki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Silvestre!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silvestre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Malaki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silvestre swings for the body but Malaki moves out of range.
Silvestre throws a body shot but no joy.
Malaki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Malaki really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Silvestre tries to bum rush Malaki with a series of wild strikes but Malaki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Malaki throws a predictable looking body shot
and Silvestre counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silvestre.
Malaki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silvestre cracks the inside of Malaki's front leg.
Good standup being displayed there by Silvestre as he connects with a hook.
Malaki misses with a looping left.
Sloppy strikes from Silvestre. Those never looked like landing.
Silvestre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silvestre tries to clinch up.
Silvestre wants to land a leg kick but Malaki is out of range.
Silvestre connects with a leg kick. Malaki looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've been told by Malaki's head coaches at Do you even lift BRO? that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A decent looking cross lands there for Malaki.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silvestre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Malaki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A counter left hand to the body from Malaki misses its target.
Silvestre tries to clinch but Malaki is having none of it.
Silvestre scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malaki misses with a wild combination.
Silvestre lands with a good body shot.
Silvestre loads up on a big right hand but Malaki slips the punch.
Malaki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silvestre sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Malaki cracks a nice hook into Silvestre's ribs.
Silvestre throws a hook but Malaki blocks it.
Silvestre thumps Malaki with a low kick.
Silvestre throws a big shot that misses.
Malaki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Malaki takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Silvestre throws the left hand but Malaki avoids the punch easily.
Malaki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silvestre.
Malaki throws a hook to the side of Silvestre's head but Silvestre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Malaki misses with the combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silvestre misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malaki takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Malaki jabs Silvestre right on the nose. Silvestre blinks but takes it well.
Silvestre rushes Malaki and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Malaki taking a breather.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silvestre.
Malaki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silvestre lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Malaki backwards.
Malaki blocks a body shot from Silvestre.
Silvestre throws a head punch that misses.
Silvestre lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Silvestre stalling in the clinch.
Silvestre lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Malaki backwards.
Malaki cracks Silvestre with a nice body shot.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Silvestre has Malaki pushed against the cage.
Malaki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre lands a body shot in the clinch.
Malaki swings wildly with an uppercut but Silvestre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malaki misses with a body punch.
Malaki tries to circle away but Silvestre has him pinned against the cage.
Malaki throws a head punch that misses.
Malaki looking to slow down the pace here.
Silvestre throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Malaki is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silvestre is keeping busy.
Silvestre lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Malaki or not.
A short body shot lands from Silvestre as the two fighters clinch.
Silvestre blocking some punches.
Malaki scores with a hook to the body.
Silvestre lands a hook that snaps the head of Malaki backwards.
Silvestre scores with a hook to the body.
Malaki is breathing heavily.
Malaki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silvestre lands with a short shot to the head.
Silvestre pushes Malaki back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malaki misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silvestre.
Silvestre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Malaki wants to break the clinch but can't.
Malaki can't find room to land a body shot as Silvestre controls the action.
Silvestre lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Malaki backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silvestre lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Malaki is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Malaki tries to work over Silvestre's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Malaki struggles to land a body shot inside as Silvestre controls his hands.
Malaki breaks from the clinch.
Silvestre swings for the body but Malaki moves out of range.
Silvestre throws an overhand right that lands on Malaki's shoulder, as Malaki tries to avoid the shot.
Silvestre lands with a shot to the body.
Silvestre pushes Malaki up against the cage in a clinch.
Silvestre lands a right hand that snaps the head of Malaki backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silvestre.
Malaki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malaki misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Silvestre 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.
Malaki throws a hook but Silvestre avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Silvestre on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Malaki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silvestre.
Silvestre ducks under a wild hook from Malaki.
Silvestre throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Malaki appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Malaki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silvestre moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Malaki connects with a looping right hand.
Silvestre cracks Malaki with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Silvestre waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Malaki.
Malaki throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Malaki misses the jab.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Silvestre in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Silvestre stuns Malaki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Silvestre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malaki.
Silvestre throws out a counter right but Malaki avoids it with no problem.
Malaki cracks Silvestre with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malaki wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Silvestre punishes Malaki's body with a nice straight punch.
Malaki misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malaki 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.
Malaki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Malaki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silvestre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Malaki manages to avoid it.
Silvestre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Malaki.
Silvestre swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Silvestre has closed the distance and engaged Malaki in a clinch.
Malaki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Malaki prevents a body shot from Silvestre.
Malaki tries to throw a body punch but Silvestre avoids it by throwing Malaki back against the cage.
Malaki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvestres head.
Malaki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Malaki swings wildly with an uppercut but Silvestre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silvestre lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silvestre.
Silvestre throws a punch but it's blocked by Malaki.
Malaki is trying to break the clinch but Silvestre is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Silvestre.
Silvestre has Malaki pressed against the cage.
Silvestre receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Malaki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Malaki's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Silvestre connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Malaki scrambles back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malaki slips under a jab.
Silvestre stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Malaki.
Silvestre throws a shot from downtown. Malaki moves away and avoids it.
A counter left hand to the body from Malaki misses its target.
Silvestre takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Silvestre is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Malaki throws a nice inside leg kick.
Malaki throws a jab but it's blocked by Silvestre.
Silvestre has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silvestre throws a jab when Malaki was well out of range.
Silvestre has Malaki up against the cage in a clinch.
Silvestre digs a right hand into Malaki's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Malaki's gas tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Silvestre fails to land.
Silvestre scores with a shot to the side of Malaki's head.
Daniel Silvestre seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Silvestre can't find room to land a body shot as Malaki controls the action.
Malaki misses with some punches.
Malaki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Malaki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silvestre lands a body shot.
Silvestre gets through Malaki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Silvestre.
A head punch on the inside from Malaki fails to land.
Silvestre stalling the fight.
Silvestre working aggressively here.
Malaki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silvestre tries to work over Malaki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silvestre lands a right hand that snaps the head of Malaki backwards.
Silvestre lands with a short punch from the clinch.
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 short right from Silvestre on the inside.
Silvestre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Malaki's elbow.
Malaki pushes Silvestre back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silvestre lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Silvestre.
Silvestre lands a nice shot to the body.
Malaki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Malaki fails to land.
Silvestre throws a punch but it's blocked by Malaki.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silvestre.
Malaki breaks the clinch.
Silvestre tries a head kick but it misses.
Malaki connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Silvestre momentarily.
Silvestre gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Silvestre slips a straight right by Malaki.
Silvestre connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malaki tries to work over Silvestre's front leg with a kick but Silvestre checks it.
Silvestre looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Malaki lands a nice looking kick to the body. Silvestre takes a step back to recover.
Silvestre bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Daniel Silvestre will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Malaki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Malaki feints and then cracks Silvestre's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silvestre down.
Malaki moves out of range as Silvestre throws a body kick.
Malaki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silvestre.
Silvestre lands a leg kick that knocks Malaki off balance momentarily.
Silvestre tries to clinch but Malaki is having none of it.
Malaki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Malaki will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Silvestre throws a leg kick but Malaki checks it.
Malaki lands with a nice body punch.
Malaki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silvestre jabs at Malaki's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silvestre uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Malaki.
Silvestre misses the shot to the body.
Silvestre takes the fight into the clinch.
Silvestre throws a punch but it's blocked by Malaki.
Malaki is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Silvestre digs a right hand underneath Malaki's ribcage. Malaki let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvestre lands with a short shot to the head.
Malaki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice shot by Silvestre.
Malaki throws a shot to the body.
Malaki throws a hook but Silvestre blocks it.
A jab from Silvestre misses.
Daniel Silvestre seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silvestre connects with a crisp jab.
Malaki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silvestre.
Silvestre digs a good body shot into Malaki's ribs.
Silvestre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malaki.
A swing and a miss from Silvestre.
A chopping leg kick lands by Malaki.
Silvestre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Malaki.
Silvestre gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Malaki wants to break free but Silvestre has control.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silvestre.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malaki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Malaki has had enough of the clinch but Silvestre keeps him there for the moment.
Silvestre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Malaki leaning his opponent against the cage.
Good body shot from Silvestre.
Malaki is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silvestre is keeping busy.
Silvestre scores with a shot to the side of Malaki's head.
Malaki tries to throw a body punch but Silvestre avoids it by throwing Malaki back against the cage.
Silvestre lands with a light punch inside.
Silvestre lands a body shot in the clinch.
Malaki misses with a body punch.
Malaki is looking to break free of the clinch but Silvestre has double underhooks.
Malaki throws a punch but it's blocked by Silvestre.
A left hand lands to the body for Silvestre.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silvestre struggles to land a body shot inside as Malaki controls his hands.
Silvestre pushes Malaki back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Silvestre.
Silvestre misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silvestre.
Silvestre lands a body punch in the clinch.
Silvestre lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Malaki or not.
Silvestre lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silvestre lands a nice uppercut.
Silvestre digs a right hand into Malaki's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Malaki's gas tank.
Silvestre lands a nice shot to the body.
Silvestre throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Malaki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silvestre lands a body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silvestre.
Still in the clinch, Silvestre scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silvestre is pushing Malaki up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Silvestre slowing the pace effectively.
Silvestre scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silvestre digs a right hand into Malaki's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Malaki's gas tank.
Silvestre lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silvestre lands with a light punch inside.
Malaki is rocked!
Malaki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oh Malaki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silvestre blocking some punches.
Silvestre stalls.
Malaki seems to have got his legs back now.
Silvestre gets through Malaki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silvestre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Malaki's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Malaki.
A frustrated look appears on Malaki's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silvestre lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Malaki or not.
Silvestre is struggling to control the position.
Silvestre softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Silvestre on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Malaki.
Silvestre lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Silvestre really 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.
Malaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Malaki bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Silvestre's head.
Malaki lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Malaki avoids the body shot from Silvestre.
Nice shot lands for Silvestre.
Malaki misses with a looping left.
Malaki looks to land a right hand but Silvestre moved out of range.
Silvestre connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Malaki's hands.
Silvestre missing with a left hand there. Malaki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Malaki moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Malaki lands with a hook. Silvestre tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Malaki takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Silvestre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malaki scores with a body shot.
Silvestre moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Some wild striking there from Malaki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Silvestre as he connects with a hook.
A good leg kick by Silvestre.
Malaki gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Malaki fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silvestre swinging wildly here.
Malaki throwing a counter right hand but Silvestre manages to avoid it.
Silvestre blocks a jab.
Malaki 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.
Silvestre misses with a hook.
Malaki tries to move into range but Silvestre moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Silvestre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Malaki lands with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre connects with a looping right hand.
Silvestre uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Malaki.
Malaki connects with the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silvestre throws the kick towards the body but Malaki avoids it.
Malaki feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Silvestre fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Malaki moves away from the strike by Silvestre.
A counter left hand to the body from Malaki misses its target.
Silvestre swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Malaki walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Malaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silvestre moves away.
Silvestre swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Malaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silvestre.
Silvestre lands with a kick to the ribs.
Silvestre connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Malaki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silvestre.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malaki swings for the body but Silvestre moves out of range.
Malaki stuns Silvestre with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Silvestre is looking to clinch.
Malaki misses with a lunging right hand
letting Silvestre counter with a right hand.
Silvestre misses with a looping right.
Silvestre throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silvestre tries a low kick but Malaki avoids it.
Silvestre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silvestre pushes Malaki up against the cage in a clinch.
Silvestre is stalling here.
Malaki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Malaki throws a leg kick that misses.
Malaki scores with a leg kick.
Silvestre darts in and clinches Malaki up against the cage.
Silvestre gets through Malaki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malaki tries to work over Silvestre's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Malaki tries to break free but Silvestre pushes him back against the cage.
Silvestre tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Malaki is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Silvestre blocking some punches.
Silvestre pushes Malaki back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malaki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silvestre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silvestre is stalling here.
Silvestre working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Malaki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Malaki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Malaki misses with a punch on the inside.
Malaki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Malaki blocks an elbow strike from Silvestre.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Silvestre dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Silvestre looks to score with a jab to the body but Malaki is just out of range.
Malaki works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Malaki misses with a looping right.
Malaki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silvestre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Malaki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Malaki is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Silvestre moves out of range of the strikes.
Malaki digs a good hook to Silvestre's body.
Silvestre bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Malaki's head.
Silvestre throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silvestre slips a straight right by Malaki.
Malaki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silvestre misses with a hook. Malaki ducked under it nicely.
Silvestre throws a jab but it's blocked by Malaki.
Malaki listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silvestre fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malaki misses with a leg kick.
Malaki looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Silvestre throws a nice outside leg kick.
Silvestre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silvestre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malaki.
Silvestre throws a body shot but no joy.
Malaki is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Silvestre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Malaki.
Silvestre wants to land a leg kick but Malaki is out of range.
Silvestre misses the shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Malaki. Those never looked like landing.
Silvestre thinks about the counter body kick.
Silvestre fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Malaki.
Silvestre tries to clinch but Malaki moves out of range.
Silvestre has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silvestre there as he acknowledges the shot.
Silvestre rushes Malaki and presses him up against the cage.
Malaki misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre lands with a short shot to the head.
Silvestre taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Malaki blocks an uppercut.
Silvestre misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malaki pushes Silvestre back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Malaki prevents a body shot from Silvestre.
Silvestre lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Malaki or not.
Still in the clinch, Silvestre scores with a nice short uppercut.
Malaki slowing the pace effectively.
Malaki tries to throw a body punch but Silvestre avoids it by throwing Malaki back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Silvestre.
Silvestre lands a hook to the side of the head.
Malaki looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right from Silvestre on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silvestre creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silvestre lands a body shot.
Silvestre working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Malaki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Malaki is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Malaki fails to land.
Silvestre keeps control of Malaki as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Malaki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Yancy Malaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Malaki has had enough of the clinch but Silvestre keeps him there for the moment.
Silvestre lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Silvestre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Silvestre.
A nice left hand lands by Silvestre.
Malaki tries to throw a body punch but Silvestre avoids it by throwing Malaki back against the cage.
Silvestre pushes Malaki back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silvestre has Malaki pressed against the cage, preventing Malaki from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silvestre lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Malaki backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silvestre.
Silvestre lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silvestre.
Daniel Silvestre is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A head punch on the inside from Malaki fails to land.
Malaki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Malaki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Malaki misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Silvestre.
Malaki working aggressively here.
Malaki throws a punch but it's blocked by Silvestre.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malaki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silvestre blocking some punches.
Silvestre blocks an uppercut.
Malaki misses with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Silvestre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silvestre has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 45:50
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 45:50
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Silvestre! Daniel Silvestre retains his featherweight title!
A victorious Daniel Silvestre thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kostas Mytilinaios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shuya Nanahara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mytilinaios's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sanitarium. Nanahara has chosen Sail as his entrance music. Shuya Nanahara is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kostas Mytilinaios!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shuya Nanahara!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nanahara blocks a jab.
No luck for Mytilinaios with that takedown attempt.
Mytilinaios changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nanahara tries to avoid it but Mytilinaios manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nanahara to the ground. Nanahara escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A countering left hand to the body from Nanahara misses.
Nanahara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mytilinaios.
Mytilinaios with a poor takedown
and Nanahara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kostas Mytilinaios. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mytilinaios misses with a few strikes there.
Mytilinaios backing away here, and Nanahara unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Nanahara slips a straight right by Mytilinaios.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nanahara!
Mytilinaios bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nanahara's head.
Mytilinaios dives in for a single leg takedown but Nanahara sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Mytilinaios bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nanahara's head 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!
Nanahara fails to land with a series of punches.
Mytilinaios swings for the body but Nanahara moves out of range.
Nanahara unleashes a big counter combination but Mytilinaios bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nanahara has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Nanahara throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nanahara throws a head kick that misses.
Mytilinaios fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nanahara will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A jab from Mytilinaios misses.
Nanahara throws a body punch but Mytilinaios moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Mytilinaios throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mytilinaios misses with a looping left.
Nanahara throws a shot to the body.
Mytilinaios's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nanahara under the eye.
Kostas Mytilinaios seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mytilinaios throws a right and a left that Nanahara avoids nicely.
Nanahara is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mytilinaios with a body shot.
Mytilinaios dives in for a single leg takedown but Nanahara sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Nanahara slips a straight right by Mytilinaios.
Mytilinaios works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nanahara misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
An attempted straight right counter from Mytilinaios misses the target.
Mytilinaios shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nanahara swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mytilinaios throws a combination that misses
and Nanahara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mytilinaios misses with a shot to the body
and Nanahara counters with a nice uppercut.
Mytilinaios is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mytilinaios gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nanahara counters with a crisp one two that drops Mytilinaios! Nanahara thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Mytilinaios to his feet! Mytilinaios is in big trouble!
Mytilinaios is rocked!
Shuya Nanahara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mytilinaios is breathing heavily.
Mytilinaios tries to get into range but Nanahara steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Mytilinaios! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Nanahara scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shuya Nanahara! Shuya Nanahara retains his light heavyweight title!
Post fight, an emotional Shuya Nanahara said 'Im going to grab a front row seat for that Heavyweight Championship main event fight. I think I got what it takes to hold gold in both weight classes no matter who wins! Lets make it happen!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heart Breaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marty Stephensson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Breaker's entrance music is Mama Said Knock You Out - LL Cool J. A fine choice. Marty Stephensson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Heart Breaker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marty Stephensson!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Breaker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stephensson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Breaker loads up on a big right hand but Stephensson slips the punch.
Stephensson throws a body punch but Breaker moves out of range.
Breaker's corner calls for a 1-2. Breaker obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Stephensson jabs Breaker right on the nose. Breaker blinks but takes it well.
Stephensson just misses with a punch to the body.
Stephensson slips under a jab from Breaker.
Stephensson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Breaker takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Breaker connects with a body shot that sends Stephensson's belly button to the back.
Breaker throws a predictable looking body shot
and Stephensson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stephensson circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Breaker drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Stephensson follows Breaker to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marty Stephensson!
Marty Stephensson is the new heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Marty Stephensson 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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