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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bust Faces (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Omeruo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bust Faces could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Joseph Omeruo's chin.
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155 lbs
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170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Counter fighter
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bust Faces!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joseph Omeruo!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Russell Pearce and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Omeruo feints and as Faces raises his hands in defense, Omeruo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Faces wants to stand and escape but Omeruo is having none of it.
Faces keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Omeruo postures up.
Omeruo cracks Faces with a solid left hand.
We've been hearing good reports from Faces's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Faces is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Omeruo working some strikes from top position.
Faces looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Omeruo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Faces. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Faces has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Omeruo with a nice head shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Omeruo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Omeruo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Faces tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Omeruo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Omeruo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Omeruo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faces controls Omeruo momentarily but Omeruo frees himself.
Omeruo postures up and lands a big shot to Faces's brow.
Omeruo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Omeruo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Faces avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Omeruo lands a couple of digs.
Faces utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Faces wants to sweep but no luck.
Omeruo connects with a couple of short punches.
Omeruo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Omeruo throwing strikes from guard but Faces blocks nicely.
Omeruo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Omeruo throws a big elbow that misses.
Omeruo cracks Faces with a solid left hand.
Omeruo cracks Faces with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Omeruo cracks Faces with a solid left hand.
Omeruo works over Faces with some ground and pound from guard.
Omeruo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Faces avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Faces wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Omeruo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Omeruo working some strikes from top position.
Faces has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Omeruo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Faces is breathing heavily.
Omeruo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Faces works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Omeruo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Omeruo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Omeruo throws an elbow that misses. Faces uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Omeruo's guard. Nice move by Faces!
Omeruo is wriggling around but Faces manages to pass to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omeruo looks like he's trying to stand up.
Faces wants to free his trapped foot but Omeruo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Omeruo kicks off Faces and gets to his feet.
Faces tries a head kick but it misses.
And Omeruo tries to counter it with a takedown but Faces pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Omeruo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Faces looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Faces throws Omeruo to one side and escapes!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Omeruo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Omeruo lands a decent elbow from side control.
Omeruo landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Omeruo working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Omeruo seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Faces manages to get back to half guard.
Omeruo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Omeruo lands a nice short elbow.
Omeruo lands with a punch from half guard.
Faces has hold of Omeruo's hands but Omeruo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Omeruo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Omeruo drops an elbow to the side of Faces's head.
Faces on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Omeruo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Faces is rocked!
Omeruo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Oh Faces is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Faces avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Omeruo.
Faces seems to have got his legs back now.
Faces keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Omeruo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Omeruo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Omeruo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Omeruo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Faces looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Omeruo working the ground and pound.
Omeruo throwing strikes but Faces manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Omeruo wants to get back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Omeruo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Faces tries to advance to mount but can't.
Omeruo managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Faces.
Omeruo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Omeruo pushes Faces away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Faces gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Faces has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Omeruo gets caught napping as Faces dives in and scores a takedown. Omeruo manages to retain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faces wants to control from the top but Omeruo keeps moving.
Omeruo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Faces is controlling him.
Omeruo is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Faces trying to control but Omeruo is working from the bottom.
Faces throwing strikes from guard but Omeruo blocks nicely.
Omeruo wants to stand up but Faces is controlling him.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Faces wanted to stand there but Omeruo had control of the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Omeruo clobbers Faces with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Omeruo scores with a nice head shot.
Faces fails in his attempt to clinch.
Omeruo feints the counter takedown.
Faces on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bust Faces is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Omeruo shoots in and gets a takedown into Faces's guard.
Omeruo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Omeruo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Omeruo lands a couple of digs.
Faces will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Omeruo is pushing down on Faces's leg trying to pass to half guard. Faces is fighting to maintain full guard but Omeruo has managed to sneak the leg through.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Faces regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Omeruo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faces preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Omeruo is working Faces over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Faces is trying to control the position but Omeruo postures up.
Omeruo is in close to Faces's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Faces looking for a sweep. Not yet Faces, not yet.
Omeruo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Faces swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Faces tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Omeruo chips away with some ground and pound.
Omeruo is in close to Faces's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Faces has momentary wrist control but Omeruo slips an elbow through the middle.
Omeruo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Omeruo is in close to Faces's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Omeruo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Omeruo scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Omeruo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Omeruo postures up and lands a big shot to Faces's brow.
Omeruo works over Faces with some ground and pound from guard.
Omeruo chips away with some ground and pound.
Omeruo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Omeruo scoring with some ground and pound.
Omeruo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Omeruo works over Faces with some ground and pound from guard.
Omeruo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Omeruo throws a big right hand that misses.
Faces wants to sweep here but Omeruo controlling him for the moment.
Omeruo working some strikes from top position.
Faces working a defensive guard here.
Omeruo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Omeruo postures up and lands a big shot to Faces's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Omeruo 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!
Faces falls off balance throwing a combination
and Omeruo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Omeruo with a nice head shot there.
Omeruo is working Faces over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Omeruo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Omeruo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Omeruo landing some decent shots from guard.
Omeruo postures up and lands a big shot to Faces's brow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Omeruo postures up, still in guard. A huge hammer fist lands that bounces Faces's head off the mat! Faces is out! He's out! Omeruo jumps to his feet and celebrates with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Joseph Omeruo!
An out of breath Joseph Omeruo 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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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kacper Fajfus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marian Soszynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soszynski has chosen Żółf, Miexon - K S W as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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207 lbs
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Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kacper Fajfus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marian Soszynski!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Roberts and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fajfus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Soszynski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marian Soszynski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fajfus walks into a left hand.
Soszynski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fajfus takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Soszynski circles away from the clinch attempt.
A combination from Soszynski does no damage.
Fajfus is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Soszynski.
Soszynski lands a really nice looking cross but Fajfus seems unphased.
Fajfus tries to clinch up.
Soszynski looks to land a combination but Fajfus avoids it well.
Soszynski's corner calls for a 1-2. Soszynski obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Soszynski swats away the attempt to clinch by Fajfus.
Soszynski lands with a hook. Fajfus tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fajfus is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Soszynski.
Soszynski connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Soszynski misses
and Fajfus moves into the clinch.
Fajfus misses with some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fajfus as Soszynski tries to tie him up.
Fajfus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Soszynski looking to slow down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fajfus.
Fajfus has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Fajfus lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fajfus lands with a left to the head.
Fajfus working aggressively here.
Soszynski pulls Fajfus into guard.
Soszynski has control of Fajfus's left arm, preventing Fajfus from doing any damage.
Soszynski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
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.
Soszynski bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fajfus's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fajfus looking to control.
Soszynski tries to free his leg and advance position but Fajfus is retaining full guard.
Soszynski wants to stand but Fajfus has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Soszynski is stalling in the full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fajfus keeping full guard, as Soszynski tries to pass.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fajfus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fajfus tries to close the distance and clinch but Soszynski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Soszynski takes a swing at Fajfus's ribcage but misses.
Fajfus is looking to counter the offense by Soszynski and move into the clinch.
Soszynski throws out a powerful jab.
Fajfus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Soszynski has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Soszynski lands with a right hand.
A slow jab from Fajfus misses its intended target.
Soszynski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fajfus moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fajfus on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Soszynski missing with a left hand there. Fajfus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fajfus staying out of range there.
Soszynski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Soszynski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Soszynski tries to get set, Fajfus tries to push him back and clinch up but Soszynski manages to avoid the attempt.
Fajfus has closed the distance and engaged Soszynski in a clinch.
Fajfus is leaning against Soszynski and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Soszynski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Soszynski blocking some punches.
Fajfus swings wildly with an uppercut but Soszynski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soszynski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Fajfus fails to land.
Soszynski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Soszynski misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Fajfus fails to land.
Fajfus blocking some punches.
Fajfus misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marian Soszynski dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fajfus moves to clinch but Soszynski breaks away
and Soszynski counters with a stiff right hand.
Fajfus ducks right into an uppercut from Soszynski.
Fajfus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Soszynski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Soszynski throws a body punch but Fajfus moves out of range.
Soszynski missing with a left hand there. Fajfus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Soszynski scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fajfus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Soszynski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Soszynski throws a big shot that misses.
Fajfus doesn't manage to clinch there - Soszynski circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soszynski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fajfus pushes Soszynski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fajfus tries to throw a body punch but Soszynski avoids it by throwing Fajfus back against the cage.
Soszynski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fajfus backwards.
Soszynski lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soszynski blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soszynski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fajfus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Soszynski blocks an uppercut.
Soszynski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fajfuss head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Soszynski.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fajfus lands a hook to the side of the head.
Soszynski leaning his opponent against the cage.
Soszynski misses with a punch on the inside.
Soszynski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Soszynski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fajfus lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Soszynski pulls guard effortlessly.
Fajfus decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Soszynski misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fajfus slips under a jab.
Soszynski throws a looping overhand right but Fajfus ducks down to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soszynski displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fajfus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Soszynski connects with a nice looking jab.
Fajfus slips under a jab from Soszynski.
A slow jab from Soszynski misses its intended target.
Soszynski misses with a wild body shot.
Fajfus takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fajfus tries to clinch there but Soszynski circles away.
Fajfus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Soszynski.
Fajfus tries to clinch up but Soszynski circles away and keeps his distance.
Soszynski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fajfus at a distance.
Soszynski lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fajfus backs up against the cage.
It looks like Kacper Fajfus has been cut.
Fajfus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marian Soszynski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fajfus is looking to clinch but Soszynski is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Soszynski.
A big right from Soszynski misses.
Soszynski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Soszynski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Soszynski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fajfus slips a jab and a cross from Soszynski.
Soszynski swings for the body but Fajfus moves out of range.
Soszynski jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Soszynski lands with an uppercut that bounces Fajfus off the cage and back into range.
Fajfus rushes Soszynski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Soszynski tries to break free but Fajfus pushes him back against the cage.
Fajfus stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fajfus lands a nice shot to the body.
Soszynski is breathing heavily.
Fajfus lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fajfus lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fajfus misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fajfus lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fajfus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Soszynski blocks an uppercut.
Fajfus lands a right hand.
Fajfus lands with a right to the head.
Fajfus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kacper Fajfus has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fajfus works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Soszynski blocks a body shot from Fajfus.
Soszynski is trying to force a seperation but Fajfus has the dominant position.
Fajfus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Fajfus.
Fajfus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fajfus misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Soszynski.
Soszynski blocking some punches.
Fajfus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Soszynski pulls Fajfus into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fajfus decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Fajfus clinches up with Soszynski and pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marian Soszynski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kacper Fajfus's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Fajfus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Soszynski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Soszynski swats away the attempt to clinch by Fajfus.
Fajfus closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fajfus working aggressively here.
Soszynski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fajfus misses with a punch on the inside.
Soszynski tries to throw a body punch but Fajfus avoids it by throwing Soszynski back against the cage.
Soszynski is trying to maintain a safe position but Fajfus gets an underhook and turns Soszynski into the cage.
Soszynski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fajfus working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soszynski working hard to break the clinch.
Fajfus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fajfus scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Soszynski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Soszynski is looking to control Fajfus's arms but Fajfus gets an underhook and turns him. Now Soszynski has his back to the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fajfus.
A head punch on the inside from Fajfus fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fajfus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fajfus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Soszynski blocking some punches.
Fajfus lands a nice shot to the body.
Soszynski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Soszynski is trying to pull guard but Fajfus has him pressed against the cage.
Fajfus misses with some punches.
Soszynski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fajfus pushes Soszynski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Soszynski is looking to break free of the clinch but Fajfus has double underhooks.
Soszynski takes a shot to the head.
Fajfus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fajfus lands a body shot.
Fajfus lands a big right hand that drops Soszynski! The killer instinct kicks in and Fajfus finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Fajfus!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kacper Fajfus!
Marian Soszynski spoke after the fight, saying 'Kurwwwwwaaaaaaaa!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sir Mixalot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muen Gnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mixalot comes to the cage accompanied by Baby Got Back. Muen Gnar will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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145 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sir Mixalot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Muen Gnar!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Columbo Gatti and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mixalot scores with a takedown into Gnar's guard.
Gnar seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Mixalot is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Mixalot thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mixalot is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mixalot wants to pass the guard but Gnar is keeping the position.
Mixalot advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gnar trying to remain calm as Mixalot controls from the top position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gnar can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mixalot tries to move to mount but Gnar blocks the move with his legs.
Mixalot controls the position.
Mixalot trying to control the position but Gnar is working away.
Mixalot tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Mixalot wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gnar keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mixalot moves into full mount!
Mixalot is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Gnar has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Mixalot trying to control but Gnar is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mixalot looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mixalot content just to control the position here.
Mixalot fails to take his opponent's back.
Mixalot looking for a guillotine from mount but Gnar is having none of it.
Mixalot sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gnar defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Mixalot.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mixalot controlling the position easily from mount.
Mixalot looking for a guillotine from mount but Gnar is having none of it.
Mixalot wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mixalot wants to control the pace but Gnar is squirming around nicely.
Mixalot wants to take Gnar's back but he can't do it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sir Mixalot dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gnar jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Sir Mixalot has been cut.
Gnar has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Gnar shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gnar misses with an uppercut. Mixalot saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Mixalot misses the target.
Mixalot displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gnar misses with a low kick.
Mixalot dives in and grabs Gnar's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gnar pushes down on Mixalot's head and hops out.
Mixalot is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gnar sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mixalot on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mixalot is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gnar can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gnar throws a leg kick that misses.
Mixalot has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mixalot there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gnar connects with a single shot there.
Mixalot misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gnar lands a jab to the head.
Gnar throws a leg kick but Mixalot sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mixalot swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so Gnar counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Mixalot controls Gnar momentarily but Gnar frees himself.
Gnar wants to control from the top but Mixalot keeps moving.
Mixalot keeping full guard, as Gnar tries to pass.
Mixalot is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Gnar rolls with it to try and escape but Mixalot cranks on the arm and Gnar is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sir Mixalot!
Sir Mixalot gave a mention to KAISER in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Otto Grimm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zlad Masters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Otto Grimm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zlad Masters!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Joseph Jones and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masters takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Masters looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Grimm throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Masters goes for a double leg but Grimm avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Grimm continues to drive forward.
Grimm tests Masters's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grimm sends Masters crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Grimm is motioning to the referee to let Masters up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Masters is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch combination from Grimm misses.
Good exchange - Grimm coming out on top.
Masters is still on wobbly legs! Can Grimm finish him?
Masters with a poor takedown
and Grimm counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Grimm.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Masters is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Grimm gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Otto Grimm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zlad Masters.
Grimm softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Grimm working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimm lands a big right hand that drops Masters! The killer instinct kicks in and Grimm finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Grimm!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Otto Grimm!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Marley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocket Bob Frankels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frankels has chosen Dawn....Summer Solstice... as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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283 lbs
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275 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Marley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rocket Bob Frankels!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Dean Styles and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frankels throws a lazy right hand but Marley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Frankels.
Marley lands with a cross.
Marley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Frankels throws out the jab.
A big left from Frankels misses.
Marley appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Frankels just misses with a punch to the body.
Frankels scores with a crisp jab that stopped Marley in his tracks.
Marley gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Frankels breaks from the clinch.
Frankels displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marley throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frankels takes a jab right on the kisser.
Marley looks to land a left hand but Frankels moved out of range nicely.
Frankels only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Marley misses with an uppercut
and Frankels counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Frankels throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frankels throws a leg kick which misses Marley's front leg but catches the back leg as Marley tries to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Frankels there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Marley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Marley has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Nice shot lands for Frankels.
Marley throws a head kick that Frankels semi-blocks.
It looks like Rocket Bob Frankels has been cut.
Marley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Frankels uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marley.
Marley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Frankels sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Frankels on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Marley misses with a wild body shot.
Frankels takes a swing at Marley's ribcage but misses.
Marley avoids the head kick by Frankels.
Frankels scores with a jab to the body.
Frankels swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marley throwing a counter right hand but Frankels manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Frankels! But no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Frankels sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Frankels fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Marley on the side of the head.
It looks like James Marley has been cut.
Frankels lands a big right hand that sends Marley crashing to the mat! Frankels stays standing though and waves Marley back to his feet!
Frankels flashes Marley a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Marley's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Marley crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Frankels punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rocket Bob Frankels!
After the fight, Rocket Bob Frankels was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Muji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Maldonado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rob Maldonado has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Vincent Muji's chin.
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262 lbs
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239 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
6 - 0 - 2, fighting out of New York, Vincent Muji!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rob Maldonado!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Alyssa Summers and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maldonado slaps away a takedown attempt from Muji, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Muji shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Maldonado is trying to defend but Muji finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Maldonado tries to get to full guard but Muji has control of the leg.
Muji is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Muji lands strikes from half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Maldonado can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maldonado is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Muji pulls his head out easily.
Muji lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Muji is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Maldonado defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muji is looking to take a break and control but Maldonado is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Well, if Muji is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Maldonado looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Muji is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Muji takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Maldonado on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Muji trying to control the pace.
Maldonado really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Muji. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Muji lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maldonado trying to hold on to Muji's head to control him but Muji postures up.
Maldonado tries to roll over but Muji keeps him under control.
Muji takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Muji prevents Maldonado from improving his position.
Nice strikes from Muji there.
Muji keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Muji passes to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muji landing strikes, looking to finish!
Maldonado tries to reverse the position but Muji maintains control.
Muji 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.
Maldonado taking shots to the head.
Maldonado is rocked!
Muji softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Maldonado is out cold! Muji jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vincent Muji!
Vincent Muji retains his heavyweight title!
Vincent Muji took some time post fight to say the following; 'I want to say thank you to my opponent Maldonado , Thanks to my manager , thanks to my boss War Pig and he llo my long time rival Eddie Guillermo i hope you can move to primal and we can fight again'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryosuke Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harrison Neeson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryosuke Sato!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harrison Neeson!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Anthony Taglia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sato moves into the clinch successfully.
Sato misses with the head strike.
Neeson has Sato pressed against the cage.
Sato has a couple of punches blocked by Neeson.
Sato swings wildly with an uppercut but Neeson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sato softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sato tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Neeson's elbow.
Sato goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Neeson manages to break the clinch.
We've been told by Sato's head coaches at Brooklyn Boxing Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sato walks into a stiff left hand from Neeson.
Sato looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sato connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Harrison Neeson has been cut.
Sato is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sato lands with an uppercut that bounces Neeson off the cage and back into range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sato has closed the distance and engaged Neeson in a clinch.
Sato works on Neeson's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato misses with a body punch.
Sato misses with a hook from the clinch.
Neeson pushes Sato back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Neeson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sato working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Neeson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sato goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Sato scores with a nice short uppercut.
Neeson tries to break the clinch but Sato is controlling the position.
Neeson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sato throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Neesons head.
Neeson cracks Sato with a nice body shot.
Sato throws a punch but it's blocked by Neeson.
Sato doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neeson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Neeson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sato up against the cage.
Neeson's coach down at Midnight MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Neeson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Sato lands a hook that snaps the head of Neeson backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nice body punch from Sato.
Sato lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Neeson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Sato on the inside.
Sato working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Sato fails to land.
Sato working aggressively here.
Sato keeps control of Neeson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Neeson wants to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Sato - that landed with a thud.
Sato gets through Neeson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sato tries a body shot but Neeson blocks it.
Sato lands with a short shot to the head.
Sato misses with a body punch.
Sato lands a shoulder strike.
Sato misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sato.
A head punch on the inside from Sato fails to land.
Sato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sato misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sato gets through Neeson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sato tries a body shot but Neeson blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sato throws a punch but it's blocked by Neeson.
Neeson tries to break the clinch but Sato is controlling the position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Neeson.
Neeson trying to stall but Sato improves his position.
Neeson is looking to control Sato's arms but Sato gets an underhook and turns him. Now Neeson has his back to the cage.
Sato tries to work over Neeson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sato working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sato misses with some punches.
Sato presses Neeson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sato lands an uppercut.
Sato throws a head punch that misses.
Sato misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryosuke Sato dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harrison Neeson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sato rushes Neeson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Neeson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sato is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Neeson can do to turn this around?
Sato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Neeson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sato misses with a hook to the ribs.
Neeson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Neeson is trying to maintain a safe position but Sato gets an underhook and turns Neeson into the cage.
Sato lands with a right to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sato.
Sato struggles to land a body shot inside as Neeson controls his hands.
Neeson has had enough of the clinch but Sato keeps him there for the moment.
Sato misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sato misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato lands with a left to the head.
Sato lands a left hand.
Neeson breaks from the clinch.
Neeson misses with an uppercut. Sato saw that one coming.
Sato gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sato has Neeson up against the cage in a clinch.
Neeson blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Neeson.
Sato lands a shoulder strike.
Sato throws a punch but it's blocked by Neeson.
Sato doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sato misses with the head strike.
Sato lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sato tries to throw a body punch but Neeson avoids it by throwing Sato back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato is leaning against Neeson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Neeson misses with a punch to the body.
Sato digs a right hand underneath Neeson's ribcage. Neeson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sato cracks Neeson with a nice body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Neeson.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sato misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sato misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Neeson is pushing Sato up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sato scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sato lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato scores with a shot to the side of Neeson's head.
Ryosuke Sato has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sato throws a punch but it's blocked by Neeson.
Sato misses with a body punch.
Sato struggles to land a body shot inside as Neeson controls his hands.
Sato lands with a right to the head.
Sato tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sato lands with a short shot to the head.
Neeson has Sato pushed against the cage.
Sato throws a punch but it's blocked by Neeson.
Sato letting Neeson take a breather here.
Sato struggles to land a body shot inside as Neeson controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neeson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sato tries to work over Neeson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sato blocks a body shot from Neeson.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sato.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Neeson.
Neeson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sato scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sato goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Sato fails to land.
Neeson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sato is keeping busy.
Sato goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sato makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sato swings wildly with an uppercut but Neeson uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryosuke Sato dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Harrison Neeson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sato moves out of range as Neeson strikes.
Sato tries to close the distance and clinch but Neeson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Neeson throws a right and a left that Sato avoids nicely.
Neeson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Neeson swats away the attempt to clinch by Sato.
A big left from Sato misses.
Sato throws a right and a left that Neeson avoids nicely.
Neeson lands with a cross.
Sato tries to clinch up
letting Neeson counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sato lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A slow jab from Neeson misses its intended target.
Neeson throws an overhand right that lands on Sato's shoulder, as Sato tries to avoid the shot.
Sato closes the distance and clinches.
Neeson is trying to break free.
Sato working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Neeson.
Neeson tries to stall but Sato uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sato misses with a punch on the inside.
Sato lands a shoulder strike.
Sato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Neeson prevents a body shot from Sato.
Sato lands with a right to the head.
Sato swings wildly with an uppercut but Neeson uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sato scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neeson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Neeson takes a shot to the head.
Neeson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Neeson stalling the fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Neeson.
Sato digs a right hand underneath Neeson's ribcage. Neeson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Neeson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sato lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sato tries to throw a body punch but Neeson avoids it by throwing Sato back against the cage.
Sato lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sato lands with a left to the head.
Sato lands a shoulder strike.
Sato digs a right hand underneath Neeson's ribcage. Neeson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sato scores with a shot to the side of Neeson's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato misses with some punches.
Sato has Neeson pressed against the cage, preventing Neeson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Neeson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sato lands a hook to the side of the head.
Neeson is trying to break the clinch but Sato has him pressed against the cage.
Sato lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sato presses Neeson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sato throws a head punch that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Sato.
Neeson has Sato pressed against the cage.
Sato tries to work over Neeson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sato.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sato can't find room to land a body shot as Neeson controls the action.
Sato misses with a punch to the body.
Sato scores with a shoulder strike.
Neeson trying to stall but Sato improves his position.
Neeson pressing his opponent against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Neeson.
A shot in the inside from Sato.
Still in the clinch, Sato scores with a nice short uppercut.
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!
Sato lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryosuke Sato clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Harrison Neeson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sato with a hook.
Neeson throws a looping overhand right but Sato ducks down to avoid it.
Neeson slips under a jab.
Sato blocks a jab.
Harrison Neeson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sato looks to score with a jab to the body but Neeson is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Neeson! But no joy.
Sato uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Neeson.
Sato fails with an attempt to clinch.
Neeson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sato throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Neeson counter with a right hand.
Sato ducks under a wild hook from Neeson.
Sato lands with a nice body punch.
Sato takes a swing at Neeson's ribcage but misses.
Neeson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sato throws a body punch but Neeson moves out of range.
Neeson drops his hands momentarily and Sato takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sato tries to clinch up.
Neeson swings widly with a right hand
and Sato counters by moving into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sato misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato can't find room to land a body shot as Neeson controls the action.
Neeson misses with a punch to the body.
Sato makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sato misses with a hook from the clinch.
Neeson wants to get back to striking at distance but Sato won't allow it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sato.
Neeson looking to stall.
Neeson manages to break the clinch.
Sato drops Neeson with a beautiful combination! Neeson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Sato is looking for the KO!
Neeson is rocked!
Neeson misses with a straight left.
Neeson is still on wobbly legs! Can Sato finish him?
Neeson loads up on a big right hand but Sato slips the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neeson slips a jab and a cross from Sato.
Ryosuke Sato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sato lands a body shot.
Neeson seems to have recovered his senses.
Neeson is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Sato closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Neeson out cold! Neeson corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ryosuke Sato!
Ryosuke Sato retains his light heavyweight title!
A less than humble Ryosuke Sato misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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