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Destiny 147: Swagger vs Manley PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Murat Orgun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernt Albertsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
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Good gas tank |
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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
31 - 29 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Murat Orgun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bernt Albertsson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orgun avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Albertsson misses the shot to the body.
Orgun thuds his right hand into Albertsson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Orgun swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Orgun scores with a nice right hand.
Albertsson throws a leg kick but Orgun checks it.
Orgun throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Albertsson's waist but Albertsson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Orgun off to one side.
Orgun uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Albertsson has time to react.
Albertsson lands a slapping body shot.
Nice shot by Orgun.
Orgun throws a good cross that connects.
Albertsson throws a body punch but Orgun moves out of range.
Albertsson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Orgun is out of range and Albertsson settles back down.
Orgun tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Albertsson manages to circle out of the way.
Albertsson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Albertsson stuns Orgun with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Albertsson. That's going to slow Orgun down.
Albertsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Albertsson takes a swing at Orgun's ribcage but misses.
Albertsson throws a leg kick but Orgun moved away.
Albertsson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Orgun rather than just go for the knockout.
Albertsson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Orgun ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Orgun tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Albertsson manages to circle out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orgun tries to clinch up but Albertsson circles away and keeps his distance.
Orgun misses with a straight right.
Orgun throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Orgun swings for the body but Albertsson moves out of range.
Albertsson blocks a jab.
Albertsson throws a leg kick but Orgun checks it.
Albertsson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Orgun misses with a body shot.
Albertsson misses with a two punch combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Albertsson misses the target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Albertsson.
Albertsson delivers a nice body kick.
A jab from Orgun misses.
Albertsson gets tackled into the cage by Orgun. Orgun maintains the clinch.
Orgun lands a body punch in the clinch.
Orgun tries to land a knee to the head but Albertsson blocks with his arms.
Albertsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Orgun throws a knee to the head but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right handed body shot lands from Albertsson.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Albertsson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Albertsson scores with a shot to the side of Orgun's head.
Albertsson managing to block the knees to the body from Orgun.
Albertsson breaks the clinch.
Albertsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Orgun is just out of range.
Orgun tries to clinch but Albertsson moves away
and Albertsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Orgun tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Albertsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Orgun.
Albertsson blocks a jab.
Albertsson thuds his shin into the meat of Orgun's side.
Orgun looks to land a left hand but Albertsson moved out of range nicely.
Albertsson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Albertsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Orgun.
Albertsson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Albertsson lands with a straight right. Orgun didn't see that one coming.
A big left from Albertsson misses.
Albertsson is looking to chop away at Orgun's legs.
Albertsson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Albertsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Orgun moves away.
Orgun tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Albertsson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orgun drives through with a takedown into Albertsson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Orgun landing with the ground and pound.
Orgun looking to pass the guard.
Albertsson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Orgun throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Albertsson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Albertsson pulls Orgun in close to his closed guard and prevents Orgun from doing any damage or advancing position.
Orgun advances to half guard.
Albertsson preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Orgun with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Albertsson is pressing down on Orgun's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Orgun loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Orgun looking to sit in guard and control but Albertsson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Orgun tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Orgun working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Albertsson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Albertsson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Orgun looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Albertsson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Orgun has a hand on Albertsson's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Albertsson takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernt Albertsson dominated that round.
That's time! Orgun's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Albertsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Orgun throws out the jab.
Albertsson throws a leg kick but Orgun sees it coming and moves out of range.
Albertsson misses with a wild body shot.
Albertsson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Orgun finds it's way round the side to connect with Albertsson's head.
Orgun checks a leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Albertsson.
Orgun throws a shot from downtown. Albertsson moves away and avoids it.
Orgun tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Albertsson, right into the meat.
Orgun checks a low kick from Albertsson.
Orgun shoots for a double leg takedown but Albertsson sprawls well. He's pushed Orgun's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Albertsson throws a hook to the side of Orgun's head but Orgun sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Albertsson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Albertsson scoring well with a low kick there.
Albertsson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Albertsson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Orgun looks to land a right hand but Albertsson moved out of range.
Albertsson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Orgun. Albertsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orgun just misses with a punch to the body.
Albertsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Orgun manages to avoid it.
Orgun dives in and grabs Albertsson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Albertsson pushes down on Orgun's head and hops out.
Orgun misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Albertsson.
Good exchange - Albertsson coming out on top.
Albertsson moves away from the strike by Orgun.
Albertsson feints a counter leg kick.
Orgun tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Albertsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Orgun swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Albertsson follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Albertsson.
Albertsson delivers a nice body kick.
Albertsson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Orgun takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Orgun feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Albertssons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bernt Albertsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Albertsson scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Albertsson lands a nice looking body shot.
Orgun punishes Albertsson's body with a nice straight punch.
Orgun walks into a left hand.
That kick from Albertsson tenderised Orgun's leg. Orgun is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orgun displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Albertsson throws out the jab.
Orgun fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Murat Orgun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Orgun with a nice cross.
Albertsson tries a low kick but Orgun avoids it.
Orgun tries to clinch but Albertsson moves out of range.
Orgun is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Orgun throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Albertsson tries a quick counter leg kick but Orgun is wise to it.
Orgun jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Albertsson misses the shot to the body.
Orgun misses with a low kick as Albertsson jumps back.
Albertsson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nice cross by Orgun.
Orgun connects with the punch.
Albertsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Orgun has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Albertsson.
Albertsson thumps Orgun with a low kick.
Orgun misses with a hook. Albertsson ducked under it nicely.
Orgun takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Albertsson stuffs the takedown attempt from Orgun. Orgun gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orgun checks a low kick from Albertsson.
Albertsson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Albertsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Orgun tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Albertsson lands a jab-cross combination.
Good shot there by Albertsson.
Orgun keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Orgun misses with a wild body shot.
Orgun dives in for a single leg takedown but Albertsson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Albertsson cracks the inside of Orgun's front leg.
A slow jab from Orgun misses its intended target.
A lazy left from Albertsson finds it's target.
Orgun misses with a wild body shot.
Orgun misses with a left hand
and Albertsson counters with a body kick.
Orgun misses with a takedown attempt - Albertsson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Albertsson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Albertsson lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orgun on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Orgun throws a body punch but Albertsson moves out of range.
Albertsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Orgun.
An inside leg kick from Albertsson misses.
Albertsson takes one on the button.
Orgun has managed to clinch.
Orgun trying to stall but Albertsson improves his position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Orgun just misses with a elbow thrown towards Albertsson's brow.
A right hook to the body lands for Orgun.
A right hook to the body lands for Albertsson.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Albertsson.
Albertsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Orgun lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Albertsson lands a head shot.
Orgun takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Albertsson thumps Orgun with a low kick.
Albertsson works the jab nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Orgun.
A little jabbing left from Albertsson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernt Albertsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Albertsson throws out a powerful jab.
Bernt Albertsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Albertsson blocks a low kick nicely.
Despite the aggression on Albertsson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Orgun avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Albertsson connects with an inside leg kick.
Orgun tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Albertsson counters with a thumping low kick.
Albertsson thumps Orgun with a low kick.
Orgun throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Albertsson's waist but Albertsson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Orgun off to one side.
Orgun connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Albertsson's hands.
Albertsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice body punch from Albertsson.
Orgun doesn't manage to clinch there - Albertsson circles away.
Albertsson misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Albertsson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Albertsson misses with a jab to the body
and Orgun counters by moving into the clinch.
Albertsson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Albertsson manages to break the clinch.
Albertsson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Albertsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Albertsson keeps the fight on the outside.
Orgun throws a nice outside leg kick.
Orgun avoids a kick to the body.
Albertsson thumps Orgun with a low kick.
Albertsson is looking to slow Orgun down with leg kicks.
Albertsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Orgun tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Albertsson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A chopping leg kick lands by Albertsson.
Albertsson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Orgun in his tracks.
Albertsson connects with a leg kick. Orgun looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Orgun uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Albertsson.
Albertsson throws a leg kick that misses.
Albertsson leaves Orgun with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Albertsson throws a counter combo.
Orgun tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Albertsson counters with a left and a right that stings Orgun.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Albertsson with a hook.
A punch lands to the side of Orgun 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Albertsson blocks a jab.
Orgun wants to clinch.
Orgun has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Orgun there as he acknowledges the shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Orgun is defended easily by Albertsson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Murat Orgun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A clash of legs there as Orgun blocks the low kick.
Orgun uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Albertsson.
Albertsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Orgun checks a leg kick.
Albertsson throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albertsson is looking to slow Orgun down with leg kicks.
Orgun has closed the distance and engaged Albertsson in a clinch.
Orgun doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Albertsson scores with a shoulder strike.
Orgun wants to take the fight to the mat but Albertsson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Albertsson.
Orgun will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Orgun wants a takedown.
Orgun drops down looking for an ankle pick but Albertsson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Orgun shoots in for a double leg but Albertsson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Albertsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Albertsson misses with a head kick.
A shot to the liver by Albertsson. Beautiful body shot.
No luck for Orgun with that takedown attempt.
Orgun throws a looping overhand right but Albertsson ducks down to avoid it.
Orgun shoots in but no luck this time.
Orgun on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Albertsson avoids the body shot from Orgun.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Albertsson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Albertsson scores with a nice right hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Albertsson, right into the meat.
Albertsson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Albertsson misses with a low kick.
Murat Orgun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Orgun swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Orgun shoots for a takedown but Albertsson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Albertsson scores with a one two! Orgun had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That kick from Albertsson tenderised Orgun's leg. Orgun is trying to keep his angry face on.
Albertsson scores with the left hand. Orgun knows he should have avoided that one.
Albertsson cracks Orgun with a right hand to the side of the head.
Albertsson thumps Orgun with a low kick.
Albertsson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orgun 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.
Orgun looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Orgun changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Albertsson tries to avoid it but Orgun manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Albertsson to the ground. Albertsson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Orgun thows a left - swing and a miss!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Albertsson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bernt Albertsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Albertsson 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bernt Albertsson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Diego Falcao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre Garcon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Falcao comes to the cage accompanied by Charon - Sorrow Song. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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142 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Diego Falcao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pierre Garcon!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcon avoids the body shot from Falcao.
Falcao chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Garcon can pounce on him.
Falcao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Falcao misses.
Garcon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Garcon swings for the body but Falcao moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Garcon. Those never looked like landing.
Falcao attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Falcao scores with a jab to the head.
Garcon tries to clinch but Falcao moves out of range.
Garcon shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Falcao trying to control from the bottom.
Garcon stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcon decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Falcao lets loose with a powerful body kick. Garcon will feel that in the morning.
Falcao lands with a nice body punch.
Garcon has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Garcon moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Garcon thuds his shin into the meat of Falcao's side.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Falcao.
Garcon misses with a hook.
A punch combination from Garcon misses.
Falcao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Falcao as he connects with a hook.
Jab, jab by Garcon - just one landing.
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!
Garcon takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Falcao connects with the punch.
Garcon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Falcao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Garcon moves into range and clinches up with Falcao.
Garcon can't get the takedown.
Garcon tries to circle away but Falcao has him pinned against the cage.
Falcao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garcon breaks from the clinch.
Falcao tries a low kick but Garcon avoids it.
Garcon checks a low kick from Falcao.
Falcao throws a quick inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Garcon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garcon forces Falcao back against the cage and clinches.
Falcao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcon scores a nice knee to the body.
Falcao digs a right hand into Garcon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Garcon's gas tank.
Falcao lands with a short shot to the head.
Garcon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Garcon tries to clinch but Falcao is having none of it.
Falcao connects with an inside leg kick.
Garcon catches Falcao with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Garcon moves out of range of the strikes.
Garcon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Falcao but Falcao pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Garcon dives in for a single leg takedown but Falcao sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Diego Falcao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pierre Garcon.
Falcao is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Garcon doesn't manage to clinch there - Falcao circles away.
Falcao lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Falcao scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcon lands a nice hook to Falcao's body. Falcao takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Falcao walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Falcao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Garcon! But no joy.
Falcao throws a low kick but Garcon moves out of range easily.
Falcao lands with a kick to the temple. Garcon shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Garcon misses with a low kick as Falcao jumps back.
Garcon throws a jab when Falcao was well out of range.
Garcon throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Falcao scores with a punch to the head.
Falcao slips a jab and a cross from Garcon.
Falcao was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Falcao misses with an uppercut.
Garcon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Falcao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab by Falcao.
A lazy body kick from Falcao
and Garcon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diego Falcao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Falcao feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Garcons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Falcao seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Falcao throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pierre Garcon will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Falcao scores with a jab.
Nice body kick from Falcao.
Garcon moves in looking to clinch but Falcao pushes him off.
No joy there for Falcao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pierre Garcon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Garcon moves into the clinch.
Falcao is pressed up against the cage. Garcon has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Falcao down to the mat. Falcao avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Falcao gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Garcon drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Falcao gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Garcon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falcao stuns Garcon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Garcon tries to close the distance and clinch but Falcao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Falcao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Garcon works over Falcao's head and body with a nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot by Garcon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcon tries to clinch but Falcao is having none of it.
Falcao throws a big counter combination but Garcon scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Garcon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Garcon just misses with a punch to the body.
Falcao lands with a right hand.
Falcao thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Falcao takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Falcao throws a head kick that half lands.
Garcon is rocked!
Garcon backs away from a small jab... but Falcao lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Garcon crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Falcao with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Diego Falcao!
A very excited looking Diego Falcao rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Selfrid Bergman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juancho Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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29
218 lbs
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46
216 lbs
36 - 32 - 1 |
Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Selfrid Bergman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 32 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juancho Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bergman manages to avoid it.
Rivera gets caught napping as Bergman dives in and scores a takedown. Rivera manages to retain guard.
Bergman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bergman landing some decent shots from guard.
Bergman throwing strikes from guard but Rivera blocks nicely.
Bergman being controlled here momentarily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bergman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivera looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bergman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rivera looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rivera looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergman throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bergman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bergman content to stall in guard here.
Bergman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rivera works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bergman connects with a couple of short punches.
Rivera tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bergman is stalling in the full guard.
Bergman throws a big elbow that misses.
Bergman trying to control but Rivera is working from the bottom.
Bergman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergman postures up.
Bergman throws a big elbow that misses.
Rivera utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bergman with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rivera looking to control.
Bergman being controlled here momentarily.
Bergman lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rivera wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Bergman is now in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rivera manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bergman trying to control the position from guard on top but Rivera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bergman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rivera is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Bergman stops Rivera from standing up.
Bergman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bergman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bergman passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bergman lands a nice forearm strike.
Bergman in side control, throwing shots but Rivera defends.
Bergman scoring with punches from side control.
Rivera parries the strikes from Bergman easily there. Bergman is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Rivera to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bergman moves into full mount!
Bergman breaks from Rivera's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bergman working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bergman connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bergman is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rivera can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bergman with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bergman cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Rivera is rocked!
Bergman with shots to the head and body - Rivera looks very uncomfortable down there.
Rivera is still in real trouble! Can Bergman finish him?
Oooh a big shot lands for Bergman! Rivera is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Selfrid Bergman!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Morozov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slobo Berganovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morozov's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Young Thug feat. Gucci Mane – Again. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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27
185 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
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180 lbs
14 - 17 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fedor Morozov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Slobo Berganovic!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Berganovic.
Berganovic throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Morozov.
Morozov is looking to clinch.
Berganovic tries for a takedown but Morozov circles away easily
and Morozov counters with a nice uppercut.
Morozov throws out a loose jab but Berganovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morozov lands a jab to the nose.
Morozov closes the distance and pushes Berganovic back into the cage.
Berganovic working aggressively here.
Morozov is trying to break the clinch but Berganovic is controlling him.
Morozov wants to break free but Berganovic has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morozov is trying to break free.
Berganovic has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Morozov after a bit of a struggle.
The referee is keeping an eye on Berganovic - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berganovic has Morozov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Morozov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Fedor Morozov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Slobo Berganovic.
Berganovic fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Berganovic gets control of Morozov's arms and successfully pulls guard. Berganovic will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Morozov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Berganovic has momentary wrist control but Morozov slips an elbow through the middle.
Berganovic working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Morozov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Morozov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Morozov tries to free his leg and advance position but Berganovic is retaining full guard.
Morozov preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berganovic has his foot on Morozov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Morozov works his way back into a safe position though.
Morozov won't allow Berganovic to sweep him here.
Morozov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Berganovic is trying to control the position but Morozov postures up.
Morozov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Morozov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Morozov landing some decent shots from guard.
Berganovic is pulling down on Morozov's head to control his posture.
Morozov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Morozov trying to control but Berganovic is working from the bottom.
Berganovic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berganovic trying to control the position here.
Morozov stands and throws Berganovic's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Morozov in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Morozov postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Morozov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Berganovic knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Berganovic's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Morozov sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Berganovic is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berganovic sneaks back into half guard.
Morozov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Berganovic defending well though.
Morozov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Berganovic has managed to free his arm - good work.
Morozov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Berganovic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Morozov.
Berganovic wants to control but Morozov is keeping busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Morozov wants to pass the guard but Berganovic is defending well.
Berganovic is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Morozov 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.
Morozov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Berganovic shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Berganovic was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Morozov tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Morozov is desperately trying to improve his position but Berganovic has a good base and remains in mount.
Berganovic gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Berganovic looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Berganovic shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Morozov sprawls well. Morozov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Berganovic gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morozov throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Berganovic tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Morozov is in Berganovic's guard.
Morozov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fedor Morozov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Berganovic is pulling down on Morozov's head. It's preventing any offense from Morozov, at least for the moment.
Morozov postures up in Berganovic's guard and throws a big left but Berganovic blocks it.
Berganovic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Morozov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Berganovic throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Berganovic controlling the position.
Morozov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morozov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Morozov won't allow Berganovic to get back to his feet.
Morozov throwing strikes from guard but Berganovic blocks nicely.
Morozov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Berganovic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Berganovic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morozov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Berganovic wants to sweep here but Morozov controlling him for the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Morozov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Berganovic.
Fedor Morozov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Slobo Berganovic.
Berganovic shoots in looking for a takedown. Morozov tries to sprawl out of it but Berganovic keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Morozov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morozov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Morozov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fedor Morozov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morozov feints with a jab and clips Berganovic right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Berganovic is sent crashing into the canvas and Morozov leaps in for the kill! Berganovic tries to get to his feet but Morozov is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Berganovic is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fedor Morozov!
Fedor Morozov looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Russian do not surrender!
I will prove to you that the Russian people is strong, not only physically, but also the spirit!
Old glory !!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yrjoe Velmu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximus Magneto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Velmu comes to the cage accompanied by Andrea Bocelli - Por ti volare. The crowd seem to be enjoying Magneto's choice of entrance music: Rise Against - Injection. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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33
200 lbs
18 - 13 - 0 |
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42
185 lbs
42 - 19 - 5 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yrjoe Velmu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
42 - 19 - 5, fighting out of London, Maximus Magneto!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velmu throws a poor cross that misses
and Magneto counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Magneto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Velmu tries a knee to the head but Magneto blocks it.
Velmu with a knee to the head.
Velmu looking to throw knees to the head but Magneto is blocking nicely.
Magneto lands a hook that snaps the head of Velmu backwards.
Velmu misses with a knee strike.
Magneto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Velmu lands a nice knee to the body.
Magneto lands with a light punch inside.
Magneto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Velmu avoids it.
Velmu blocking some punches.
Magneto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Velmu avoids it.
Velmu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
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!
Velmu tries to land a knee to the head but Magneto blocks with his arms.
Velmu tries to land a knee to the head but Magneto blocks with his arms.
Magneto working Velmu over with knees to the body.
Magneto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Velmu backwards.
Magneto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Magneto walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velmu avoids the body shot from Magneto.
Magneto throws a shot from downtown. Velmu moves away and avoids it.
Velmu moves into the clinch successfully.
Velmu trying to land knees to the body.
Magneto lands with a right to the head.
Velmu looking to throw knees to the head but Magneto is blocking nicely.
Magneto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Magneto lands with a short shot to the head.
Velmu blocks a body shot from Magneto.
Velmu prevents a body shot from Magneto.
Magneto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Velmu blocks a body shot from Magneto.
Velmu missing with knees to the body.
Magneto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Velmu blocking some punches.
Magneto takes a knee right on the jaw!
Velmu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Magneto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Velmu backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velmu misses with a knee strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Velmu looking to throw knees to the head but Magneto is blocking nicely.
Velmu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Velmu working Magneto over with knees to the body.
Magneto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Magneto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Magneto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Velmu's elbow.
Magneto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Magneto is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Magneto wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Velmu misses with a knee strike.
Velmu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Magneto is looking to break free of the clinch but Velmu has double underhooks.
Magneto working Velmu over with knees to the body.
Velmu blocks a body shot from Magneto.
Velmu looking to throw knees to the head but Magneto is blocking nicely.
Velmu tries to land a knee to the head but Magneto blocks with his arms.
Magneto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magneto throws a half hearted mid kick.
Velmu is looking to land body kicks.
Velmu tries to bum rush Magneto with a series of wild strikes but Magneto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Magneto tries to counter by closing the distance.
Yrjoe Velmu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Magneto does no damage.
Magneto moves into range and connects with a jab.
Velmu rushes Magneto and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Magneto.
A head punch on the inside from Magneto fails to land.
Velmu missing with knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Magneto.
Magneto throws a head punch that misses.
Velmu with a knee to the head.
Magneto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Velmu trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Magneto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Velmu blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magneto tries to throw a body punch but Velmu avoids it by throwing Magneto back against the cage.
Velmu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Magneto in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Velmu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Magneto in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Magneto looks winded!
Velmu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Magneto has a couple of punches blocked by Velmu.
Velmu blocking some punches.
Magneto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Velmu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Magneto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Velmu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Magneto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Velmu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Magneto blocks it with crossed arms.
Velmu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Magneto misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Magneto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Velmu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Magneto is leaning against Velmu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Magneto.
Velmu avoiding damage as Magneto throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Maximus Magneto will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Magneto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Velmu manages to avoid it.
Velmu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Velmu clinches up against the cage.
Velmu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Magneto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Velmu is defending well for now.
Velmu tries to land a knee to the head but Magneto blocks with his arms.
Magneto tries a body shot but Velmu blocks it.
Magneto avoiding damage as Velmu throws knees to the body.
Magneto misses with a body punch.
Magneto misses with a punch on the inside.
Velmu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Velmu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Magneto.
Magneto trying to land knees to the body.
Magneto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Velmu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maximus Magneto seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Magneto lands a nice knee to the body.
Velmu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Magneto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velmu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Magneto avoids it.
Magneto utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Velmu managing to block the knees to the body from Magneto.
Magneto digs a right hand underneath Velmu's ribcage. Velmu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Magneto tries a body shot but Velmu blocks it.
Magneto misses with a knee to the head.
Magneto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Magneto misses with a knee to the head.
Magneto swings wildly with an uppercut but Velmu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Velmu working Magneto over with knees to the body.
Velmu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Velmu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Magneto working aggressively here.
Magneto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Velmu blocks a body shot from Magneto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magneto missing with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Velmu.
Velmu landing knees to the head.
Velmu landing knees to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees to the body from Velmu.
Velmu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Velmu tries to land knees in the clinch but Magneto avoids the damage to the body.
Velmu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Magneto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Velmu.
Velmu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Magneto blocks it with crossed arms.
Velmu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Velmu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Magneto blocks it with crossed arms.
Velmu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Velmu blocking some punches.
Magneto misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velmu misses with a knee to the head.
Velmu missing with knees to the body.
Velmu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Magneto blocks it with crossed arms.
Magneto working aggressively here.
Velmu looking to throw knees to the head but Magneto is blocking nicely.
Magneto cracks Velmu with a nice body shot.
Magneto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Magneto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A shot in the inside from Magneto.
Magneto with a knee to the head.
It looks like Yrjoe Velmu has been cut.
Magneto misses with a knee to the head.
Velmu tries to land knees in the clinch but Magneto avoids the damage to the body.
Magneto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Magneto unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Magneto lands a body punch.
Magneto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magneto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
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!
Magneto managing to block the knees to the body from Velmu.
Velmu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Magneto is defending well for now.
Magneto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Velmu backwards.
Velmu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Magneto is defending well for now.
A short right from Magneto on the inside.
Velmu takes a knee right on the jaw!
A head punch on the inside from Magneto fails to land.
Magneto lands a right hand.
Velmu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Magneto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Magneto ducks under a wild hook from Velmu.
Magneto tries to work over Velmu's front leg with a kick but Velmu checks it.
Velmu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big left from Magneto misses.
A head kick from Velmu lands but Magneto takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Yrjoe Velmu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yrjoe Velmu's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Magneto misses with a low kick as Velmu jumps back.
Magneto misses with a low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Velmu blocks the leg kick.
Oooooh!!! Velmu has knocked Magneto down with a huge combo! Velmu steps away and waves a wobbly Magneto back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Magneto is rocked!
Magneto scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Magneto is still on wobbly legs! Can Velmu finish him?
Magneto takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magneto throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Magneto seems to have recovered his senses.
Magneto misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Velmu! Magneto is out on his feet! Velmu rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Magneto is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Magneto is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yrjoe Velmu!
Yrjoe Velmu was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alex Coxall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Dynamo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dynamo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sunrise (Here I Am) by Matt Davey feat. Kate Dowman kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Coxall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rick Dynamo!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coxall scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dynamo takes a swing at Coxall's ribcage but misses.
Coxall moves out of range of the body kick from Dynamo.
As Dynamo backs away, Coxall returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Dynamo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Coxall throws a sloppy head kick and Dynamo moves out of range easily.
Dynamo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Coxall manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dynamo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dynamo is looking to clinch.
Dynamo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Coxall throws a body punch but Dynamo moves out of range.
Dynamo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Coxall taking a breather.
A short right from Dynamo.
Dynamo blocks a body shot from Coxall.
Dynamo tries to land knees in the clinch but Coxall avoids the damage to the body.
Coxall misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coxall stalling.
Dynamo gets through Coxall's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dynamo is trying to drag Coxall to the mat but Coxall just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Coxall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dynamo's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dynamo slows down the pace here.
A short body shot lands from Coxall as the two fighters clinch.
Dynamo leaning against his opponent.
Coxall misses with a punch to the body.
Coxall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dynamo's elbow.
Coxall avoiding damage as Dynamo throws knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Coxall scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dynamo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Coxall.
Dynamo is trying to drag Coxall to the mat but Coxall just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Dynamo controlling the action here for a moment.
Dynamo breaks from the clinch.
Dynamo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Coxall lands a nice hook to Dynamo's body. Dynamo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dynamo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Coxall's hands.
Coxall lands a right hook to the body.
Coxall has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Miyagi Famiy Dojo in the buildup to the fight.
Dynamo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Coxall counters with a thumping low kick.
Coxall throws a body punch but Dynamo moves out of range.
Dynamo misses the jab.
Rick Dynamo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dynamo has Coxall up against the cage in a clinch.
Dynamo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dynamo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Coxall.
Dynamo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Coxall managing to block the knees to the body from Dynamo.
Coxall stalling the fight.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dynamo.
Coxall tries a body shot but Dynamo blocks it.
Coxall breaks from the clinch.
Coxall plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Coxall stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A head kick misses from Coxall.
Dynamo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Coxall checks it well.
Coxall feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Dynamo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coxall misses with a hook.
Coxall scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dynamo doesn't manage to clinch there - Coxall circles away.
Dynamo tries to close the distance and clinch but Coxall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Coxall works over Dynamo's head and body with a nice combination.
The fighters circling - Coxall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dynamo looks to score with a jab to the body but Coxall is just out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Coxall, as that shot connected.
Coxall on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Coxall thumps Dynamo with a low kick.
Coxall misses with a head kick.
Alex Coxall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dynamo throws a wild body kick that Coxall sees coming a mile off.
Dynamo misses with a head kick.
Coxall keeps the fight on the outside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dynamo lands a jab.
It looks like Alex Coxall has been cut.
Nice cross by Coxall.
Dynamo scores with a punch to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dynamo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dynamo 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.
Coxall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Coxall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dynamo throws a jab but it's blocked by Coxall.
Dynamo tries to clinch up.
Dynamo 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.
Coxall throws a head kick that misses.
Dynamo feints the counter takedown.
Dynamo closes the distance and clinches.
Dynamo lands a right hand.
Coxall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dynamo throws a punch but it's blocked by Coxall.
Dynamo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Coxall is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Alex Coxall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Dynamo.
Nice body punch from Coxall - that landed with a thud.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dynamo letting Coxall take a breather here.
Coxall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dynamo taking a breather.
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 Alex Coxall will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alex Coxall's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dynamo tries to clinch but Coxall moves out of range.
Coxall chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Coxall throws a right and a left that Dynamo avoids nicely.
Dynamo scores with a nice right hand.
Coxall throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dynamo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Coxall looks to land a left hand but Dynamo moved out of range nicely.
Coxall moves out of range of the strikes.
Dynamo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dynamo moves into the clinch.
Coxall is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dynamo is looking for a takedown.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dynamo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dynamo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Coxall lands with a left to the head.
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!
Dynamo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Coxall throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dynamos head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coxall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dynamo wants to take the fight to the mat but Coxall manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Coxall lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Coxall is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Alex Coxall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Dynamo.
Coxall working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dynamo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Coxall avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Coxall misses with a hook to the ribs.
Coxall lands a hook to the side of the head.
Coxall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Coxall.
Dynamo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dynamo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Coxall.
Dynamo digs a good hook to Coxall's body.
Coxall lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dynamo misses with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut there from Coxall.
Alex Coxall is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dynamo cracks Coxall with a right hand to the side of the head.
Coxall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dynamo can do to turn this around?
Coxall lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dynamo just misses with a punch to the body.
Dynamo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Coxall.
Coxall blocks a head kick by Dynamo.
Coxall scores with a hook.
Dynamo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Coxall's calf.
A shot to the liver by Coxall. Beautiful body shot.
Dynamo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dynamo instigates a clinch.
Nice body punch from Coxall - that landed with a thud.
Coxall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dynamo wants to slow Coxall down by chopping away at his legs.
Coxall throwing a counter right hand but Dynamo manages to avoid it.
Dynamo misses with a hook
and Coxall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dynamo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Coxall tries to work over Dynamo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dynamo is looking to take this one to the mat.
Dynamo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Dynamo fails to land.
A short right from Coxall on the inside.
Coxall lands with a light punch inside.
Dynamo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Coxall avoids it.
Coxall stalling.
A nice left hand lands by Coxall.
Coxall works on Dynamo's body with a couple of short punches.
Coxall scores with a hook to the body.
Dynamo stalling in the clinch but Coxall improves position.
Dynamo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dynamo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dynamo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Coxall is working Dynamo over against the cage.
Dynamo is breathing heavily.
Coxall dodges an elbow strike from Dynamo.
Dynamo takes a shot to the head.
Coxall being controlled against the cage.
Coxall can't find room to land a body shot as Dynamo controls the action.
Dynamo tries for a takedown but Coxall manages to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coxall lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Coxall.
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!
Dynamo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Coxall is defending well.
Coxall tries a body shot but Dynamo blocks it.
Dynamo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dynamo misses with the head strike.
Coxall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dynamo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dynamo tries to clinch up
and Coxall counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dynamo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That kick from Dynamo tenderised Coxall's leg. Coxall is trying to keep his angry face on.
Coxall checks the leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coxall swings for the body but Dynamo moves out of range.
Dynamo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dynamo avoids the body shot from Coxall.
Dynamo just misses with a punch to the body.
Coxall digs a good body shot into Dynamo's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Coxall dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alex Coxall's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Dynamo misses with a body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Coxall. That's going to slow Dynamo down.
Dynamo shoots and misses
and Coxall counters with an inside leg kick.
Coxall ducks under a wild hook from Dynamo.
Coxall dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Coxall is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Dynamo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dynamo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Coxall.
Dynamo 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.
Dynamo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dynamo misses with a low kick.
Coxall lands a head kick!
Dynamo moves to clinch but Coxall breaks away
and Coxall counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dynamo is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Nice body kick from Coxall.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dynamo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dynamo misses with a body shot.
Dynamo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dynamo is trying to counter with his kicks.
Dynamo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coxall throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Dynamo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dynamo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Coxall jabs Dynamo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dynamo closes the distance but Coxall moves to the side
and Dynamo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dynamo shoots in looking for a takedown but Coxall manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dynamo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
As Dynamo backs away, Coxall returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Coxall connects with an inside leg kick.
Coxall gets tackled into the cage by Dynamo. Dynamo maintains the clinch.
Dynamo goes for a takedown attempt but Coxall pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Alex Coxall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Dynamo.
Dynamo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Coxall can pounce on him.
Dynamo throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dynamo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Coxall takes a swing at Dynamo's ribcage but misses.
Dynamo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Coxall to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coxall throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dynamo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dynamo closes the distance and clinches up with Coxall, looking for a takedown. Dynamo pushes Coxall against the cage but Coxall circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Coxall lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dynamo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Coxall misses with a few strikes there.
Dynamo changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Coxall cracks the inside of Dynamo's front leg.
Dynamo tries to clinch but Coxall is having none of it.
Dynamo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dynamo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Coxall to score with a decent uppercut.
Coxall lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dynamo's sensitive parts.
Dynamo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Coxall scores with a head kick.
Dynamo shoots in for a takedown but Coxall shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dynamo misses with a low kick.
Dynamo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Coxall scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dynamo drops his hands momentarily and Coxall takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dynamo is rocked!
Dynamo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dynamo is still on wobbly legs! Can Coxall finish him?
Coxall lands with a slapping head kick.
Dynamo clinches up against the cage.
Coxall tries a body shot but Dynamo blocks it.
Coxall gets underhooks to prevent Dynamo's takedown attempt.
Coxall doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Coxall tries a body shot but Dynamo blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Coxall.
Alex Coxall has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dynamo blocks a body shot from Coxall.
Coxall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dynamo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dynamo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Coxall circles away from the clinch attempt.
Coxall scores with the left hand. Dynamo knows he should have avoided that one.
Dynamo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dynamo blocks a head kick by Coxall.
Coxall lands a head kick. Dynamo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Dynamo misses with a wild body shot.
Dynamo darts in trying to clinch
and Coxall counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dynamo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A lazy left from Coxall finds it's target.
Dynamo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dynamo looks to throw the jab but Coxall is out of range.
Nice body punch from Coxall.
Dynamo is looking to clinch.
Dynamo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Coxall works the jab nicely.
Rick Dynamo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dynamo misses with an uppercut
and Coxall counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Alex Coxall is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dynamo throws a body kick that misses.
Coxall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dynamo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dynamo throws an off balance right hand
and Coxall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Coxall avoids the head kick by Dynamo.
A head kick misses from Coxall.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dynamo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Coxall lands a nice looking body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Dynamo.
Dynamo seems to have recovered his senses.
Coxall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Coxall showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Coxall has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Coxall!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gimme Money (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Jabber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Money comes to the cage accompanied by Money for Nothing. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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165 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gimme Money!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jim Jabber!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Money wants to clinch.
Jabber throws a right hand that Money ducks under and follows up with a left that Money also avoids with ease.
Money avoids the head kick by Jabber.
Money looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jabber wants to get back to full guard.
Money stalling away here and it's allowed Jabber to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Money sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jabber's guard.
Money is looking to take a break and control but Jabber is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Money is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jabber doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Money.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Money trying to control from half guard but Jabber is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Money wants to pass to mount but Jabber is defending the position.
Money looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Money is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Money is working for a kimura but Jabber is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jabber trying to control from the bottom.
Money trying to mount his opponent but Jabber defends it.
Money trying to control the action but Jabber is working from the bottom.
Money sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jabber defending well though.
Money seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jabber does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Money trying to mount his opponent but Jabber defends it.
Money trying to control the action but Jabber is working from the bottom.
Jabber wants to control but Money is keeping busy.
Money wants to take a breather but Jabber is having none of it.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Money wants to work for an arm triangle but Jabber is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Money wants to work for an arm triangle but Jabber is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jabber is looking for a sweep. Money is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Money is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jabber sees it coming and defends easily.
Jabber tries to get to full guard but Money has control of the leg.
Money seems to be looking for submissions.
Money seems to be looking for submissions.
Jabber is looking for a sweep. Money is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Money seems to be looking for submissions.
Jabber is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Money seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jabber does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Money is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Money trying to pass the guard but Jabber defending well.
Jabber is controlling Money's trapped leg to prevent Money from advancing to side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jabber is staying active underneath Money, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jabber wants to control but Money is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jabber moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gimme Money dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jabber misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Money slips under a jab from Jabber.
Jabber throws a hook to the side of Money's head but Money sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Money connects with the punch.
Money has closed the distance and engaged Jabber in a clinch.
Money fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Money is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jabber can do to turn this around?
Jabber lands a left hand.
Jabber escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jabber misses with a straight left.
Money changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Money avoids a punch combination nicely.
Money moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gimme Money seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Money throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jabber on the side of the head.
Jabber fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Money on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jabber moves forwards but Money connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Money uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jabber.
Money throws a body shot but no joy.
Money throws a hook but Jabber avoids it easily.
Money scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Jabber.
Money misses with a head kick.
Money lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Money's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jabber connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Money scrambles back to his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jabber stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Money.
Oooooh!!! Jabber has knocked Money down with a huge combo! Jabber steps away and waves a wobbly Money back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Money is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jabber circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Money to the canvas! Money doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Jabber keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jim Jabber!
After winning the bout, Jim Jabber thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Gimme Money had this to say: 'That's gonna cost me a pretty penny.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thor Boschat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Raban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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31
260 lbs
16 - 19 - 0 |
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34
270 lbs
17 - 16 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
16 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thor Boschat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Raban!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boschat paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Raban clinches up with Boschat and pushes him back against the cage.
Boschat wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Boschat is trying to force a seperation but Raban has the dominant position.
Raban misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boschat wants to get back to striking at distance but Raban won't allow it.
Boschat has had enough of the clinch but Raban keeps him there for the moment.
Raban lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Boschat is trying to break the clinch but Raban is controlling him.
Boschat tries to circle away but Raban has him pinned against the cage.
Raban lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boschat backwards.
Boschat wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Boschat's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Raban throws a left and a right that both miss
and Boschat counters with a nice body shot.
Raban takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A big right from Raban misses.
Raban throws a combination that misses
and Boschat counters with a straight right hand.
Raban fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice combo by Raban! Oh, that's hurt him - Boschat falls to the canvas and Raban follows him into side control.
It looks like Thor Boschat has been cut.
Boschat is trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raban controls the position from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boschat pushes Raban away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Raban gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Raban in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Boschat is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Raban is controlling him well.
Raban working the head with strikes.
Raban wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Boschat, who protects the arm well.
Raban is looking to take a break and control but Boschat is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Boschat tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Boschat is trying to get back to his feet but Raban has full control of the position and if anything, Boschat has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raban goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Boschat escapes and is now in half guard on top.
Boschat stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
A jab from Boschat does it's job there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Boschat.
Boschat misses with a series of wild punches.
Boschat blocks the body kick.
Raban has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Raban there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like James Raban has been cut.
Boschat jabs at Raban's body.
Boschat just misses with a punch to the body.
And Raban tries to counter it with a takedown but Boschat pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Boschat looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boschat misses with a series of wild punches.
Boschat connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Raban's hands.
Raban closes the distance and clinches up with Boschat, looking for a takedown. Raban pushes Boschat against the cage but Boschat circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Raban lands a leg kick that knocks Boschat off balance momentarily.
Raban closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but James Raban will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Boschat getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice shot lands for Boschat.
Raban looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Boschat lands a body shot.
Raban connects with a nice looking jab.
Boschat throws a jab when Raban was well out of range.
Boschat slips a jab from Raban.
Raban misses with a body kick.
Boschat looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Boschat throws an off balance right hand
and Raban counters with a series of strikes. Boschat will be more careful next time no doubt.
Boschat dodges the punch combination from Raban.
A jab from Boschat misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boschat tries to bum rush Raban with a series of wild strikes but Raban uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from Boschat.
Raban misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Raban 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A leg kick checked by Boschat.
Boschat throws a one two combo.
Boschat avoids a punch combination nicely.
Raban looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
No joy there for Boschat, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boschat. Raban does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boschat's corner calls for a 1-2. Boschat obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Raban throws a right hand that Boschat ducks under and follows up with a left that Boschat also avoids with ease.
Boschat connects with a single shot there.
Raban shoots in but no luck this time.
Raban tries to clinch there but Boschat circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raban wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raban darts in looking for a takedown but Boschat gets double underhooks and turns Raban into the cage.
Boschat swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Boschat looks to land a combination. Raban sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Boschat moves out of range as Raban throws a body kick.
Boschat misses with a hook.
Raban rushes Boschat and presses him up against the cage.
Raban misses with a body punch.
Raban stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Boschat looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Boschat is trying to break the clinch but Raban has him pressed against the cage.
Raban controlling the action here for a moment.
Come on Raban - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Raban doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Raban keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Boschat's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boschat is trying to push Raban away but Raban has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Boschat looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Raban keeps control of Boschat as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Boschat wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Raban has clasped his hands together around Boschat's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Raban is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Boschat knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Boschat is pushing Raban's head away, looking to escape. Raban manages to hold on to the position though.
Boschat trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sloppy strikes there by Raban.
Boschat is pushing Raban's head away, looking to escape. Raban manages to hold on to the position though.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Raban has Boschat up against the cage in a clinch.
Boschat wants to break the clinch but can't.
Boschat wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Raban has him pressed against the cage.
Raban trying to stall but Boschat improves his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Thor Boschat will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Raban misses with a few strikes there.
Raban takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Boschat cracks a nice hook into Raban's ribs.
Raban looks to clinch
and Boschat counters with a left and a right that stings Raban.
Raban misses with a body kick.
Boschat misses with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Boschat.
Raban ducks under a wild hook from Boschat.
Boschat throws a good cross that connects.
That has opened up James Raban's cut even more.
Boschat darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Boschat throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Raban.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boschat tries to keep at a distance but Raban has taken the fight into the clinch.
Boschat breaks the clinch.
Boschat connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Boschat catches Raban right on the button with a cross.
Raban ducks under a wild hook from Boschat.
Raban rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boschat moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boschat swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Boschat is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Raban.
A jab lands there for Boschat.
Boschat steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Raban. That one must have hurt.
Boschat takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Raban slips a jab and a cross from Boschat.
Thor Boschat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Raban takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Raban throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Boschat counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Boschat lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Raban backs up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raban closes the distance looking to clinch
and Boschat connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raban tries to clinch up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Boschat escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boschat throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Boschat misses with an uppercut. Raban saw that one coming.
Raban throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Raban swinging wildly here.
Boschat walks into a straight right hand from Raban.
Raban feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Boschat's calf.
Raban walks into a straight right hand from Boschat.
The cut above James Raban's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Boschat looks to land a combination but Raban avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boschat ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Boschat connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Raban takes the fight into the clinch.
Raban is looking to take this one to the mat.
A short left from Raban.
Boschat is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Raban will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Boschat up against the cage.
Raban struggles to land a body shot inside as Boschat controls his hands.
Boschat wants to break free but Raban has control.
Boschat wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Boschat blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Raban has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Boschat avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Raban swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Raban misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raban is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boschat is defending well for now.
Raban prevents Boschat from breaking the clinch.
Boschat tries to break the clinch but Raban is controlling the position.
Raban tries to work over Boschat's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boschat can't break the clinch.
Raban tries to throw a body punch but Boschat avoids it by throwing Raban back against the cage.
Boschat is trying to force a seperation but Raban has the dominant position.
Boschat is trying to force a seperation but Raban has the dominant position.
Raban lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Boschat.
Boschat wants to break free but Raban has control.
Boschat is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Raban leaning against his opponent.
Boschat is trying to break free.
Boschat is trying to break free.
Raban is trying to stall.
Boschat wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Raban is struggling to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thor Boschat showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Boschat has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thor Boschat!
Thor Boschat gave a mention to Sin City Allstars in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wily Swagger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huey Manley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swagger comes to the cage accompanied by Waylon Jennings - Good Ol' Boys. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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40
200 lbs
25 - 7 - 0 |
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27
188 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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Basic striking
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wily Swagger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Huey Manley!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manley plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Wily Swagger has been cut.
We've been informed that Manley has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Swagger takes a swing at Manley's ribcage but misses.
Manley scoring well with a low kick there.
Manley gets caught flat footed, as Swagger shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Manley keeping full guard, as Swagger tries to pass.
Manley trying to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Swagger accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Swagger advances to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swagger slows the pace down in half guard.
Manley keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Manley is trying to maintain the position but Swagger is very close to passing his 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.
Manley is trying to get back to full guard.
Manley controlling the position for now.
Swagger not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Manley is looking to improve his position.
Well, if Swagger 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.
Swagger's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Swagger working over Manley with some ground and pound. Manley looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Swagger 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Manley is looking for a sweep. Swagger is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Swagger looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Manley with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Swagger working over Manley with some ground and pound. Manley looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Swagger is working for a submission of some sort.
Manley trying to control from the bottom.
Swagger thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Manley's head.
Manley has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Swagger is working away from the top position though.
Manley is trying to get back to full guard.
Swagger trying to control from half guard but Manley is working away.
Manley has hold of Swagger's hands but Swagger slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manley slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Swagger won't allow Manley to sweep him here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Swagger accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Swagger missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Swagger controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Manley trying to control the position here.
Swagger is in close to Manley's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Swagger seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Swagger wants to control from the top but Manley keeps moving.
Swagger sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Swagger missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Manley controls Swagger momentarily but Swagger frees himself.
Swagger advances position into side control!
Manley is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Swagger 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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Manley is pushing Swagger's head away, looking to escape. Swagger manages to hold on to the position though.
Swagger is looking to take a break and control but Manley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wily Swagger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wily Swagger'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.
No luck for Swagger with that takedown attempt.
Swagger closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Manley to the mat! Manley manages to get full guard.
Manley is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Swagger dives into side control.
Manley manages to get back to half guard.
Swagger is keen to just control but Manley is a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manley wants to control but Swagger is keeping busy.
Swagger missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Manley wants to improve his position but Swagger is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swagger missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Well, if Swagger 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.
Manley is holding on to half guard well.
Manley keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Swagger throwing shots but Manley is blocking nicely.
Swagger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Manley can do to turn this around?
Swagger controlling the action here.
Manley wants to improve his position but Swagger is controlling well.
Swagger is trying to control. Manley wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Swagger trying to pass the guard but Manley defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Manley has hold of Swagger's hands but Swagger slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Swagger looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Manley has hold of Swagger's hands but Swagger slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Manley desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Swagger sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Manley defending well though.
Manley is looking to improve his position.
Manley is trying to control but can't.
Manley is looking to improve his position.
Manley keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swagger lands strikes from half guard.
Swagger wants to pass the guard but Manley is defending well.
Swagger lands with a punch from half guard.
Manley is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Swagger scores with a couple of nice shots.
Swagger is trying to control. Manley wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Swagger working the head and body with strikes.
Swagger is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Manley is trying to control but can't.
Manley wants to get back to his feet.
Manley wants to improve his position but Swagger is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manley is positioning himself well to prevent Swagger advancing to mount.
Swagger is thwarting Manley's attempts to control the position.
Swagger is nestled in close to Manley, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Swagger sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Manley defending well though.
Swagger is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Manley sees it coming and defends easily.
Swagger trying to control from half guard but Manley is working away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fighters are battling for position here. Manley manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Swagger accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Manley controls Swagger momentarily but Swagger frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wily Swagger dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wily Swagger's cut.
That's time! Swagger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Swagger looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A jab from Swagger misses.
Wily Swagger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swagger changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Manley tries to avoid it but Swagger manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Manley to the ground. Manley escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And Manley tries to counter it with a takedown but Swagger pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Swagger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Manley misses with a takedown attempt - Swagger sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Manley moves out of range of the strikes.
And Manley tries to counter it with a takedown but Swagger pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Swagger shoots for a double leg takedown but Manley sprawls well. He's pushed Swagger's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wily Swagger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manley lands a front kick.
Manley displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Swagger.
Swagger shoots for a double leg takedown but Manley sprawls well. He's pushed Swagger's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swagger takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Manley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good leg kick by Manley there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Swagger looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Manley is fending him off so far but Swagger persists. Nope, Manley circles away and we're back to standing.
Manley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Swagger tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Manley defends well and Swagger ends up having to push Manley into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Swagger takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Swagger changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Manley tries to avoid it but Swagger manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Manley to the ground. Manley escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Manley looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Manley lets loose with a powerful body kick. Swagger will feel that in the morning.
Swagger will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Swagger shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Manley but Manley pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Swagger misses with a wild body shot.
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!
Swagger looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Swagger throws a lazy body kick
and Manley counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Manley seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Manley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nice strikes from Manley there.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Swagger is refusing to be controlled, as Manley sits in half guard.
Swagger is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Manley throws a strike but Swagger avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swagger looking for a sweep. Not yet Swagger, not yet.
Manley trying to control but Swagger is working from the bottom.
Manley got a little sloppy there for a moment and Swagger has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Manley has managed to get both his arms back between Swagger's legs - danger averted.
Swagger working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Manley doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Manley manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Manley is working Swagger over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Manley lands a couple of elbows.
Swagger lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Manley is controlling Swagger's posture.
Swagger postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Swagger wants to control from the top but Manley keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manley is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Manley scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Manley looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Swagger with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Manley 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.
Manley not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Swagger tries to get to full guard but Manley has control of the leg.
Manley is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Swagger tries to roll over but Manley keeps him under control.
Manley controlling the pace.
Manley lands strikes from half guard.
Manley not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Manley seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Swagger does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Swagger gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Huey Manley really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wily Swagger's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Swagger stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Manley.
Swagger misses with a head kick.
Swagger shoots in looking for a takedown but Manley manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Swagger's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Manley drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Swagger defends it well.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Manley - that will leave a mark!
A nice inside leg kick there by Manley. That's going to slow Swagger down.
Swagger shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Manley as he avoids it easily.
Manley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Manley shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Swagger is trying to defend but Manley finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Swagger wants to get back to full guard.
Manley is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Manley scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Swagger trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manley working the head and body with strikes.
Manley prevents Swagger from improving his position.
Manley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Swagger is trying to control but can't.
Swagger is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Manley is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Manley is trying to control. Swagger wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Swagger taking some punishment here, with Manley in his half guard.
Swagger trying to control here.
Manley thows a huge punch but Swagger dodges it nicely.
Manley prevents Swagger from improving his position.
Manley not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swagger gets full guard.
Manley trying to control but Swagger is working from the bottom.
Swagger wants to sweep here but Manley controlling him for the moment.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Swagger is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Manley trying to control but Swagger is working from the bottom.
Swagger working a defensive guard here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Swagger is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Manley is aware though and is defending well.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Manley's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Manley must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Swagger is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Manley trying to control the position from guard on top but Swagger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Swagger trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manley is working Swagger over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Manley is working Swagger over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Swagger looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Manley trying to control the position from guard on top but Swagger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Manley might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Swagger haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Manley postures up and lands a big shot to Swagger's brow.
Swagger looking for a sweep. Not yet Swagger, not yet.
Manley works over Swagger with some ground and pound from guard.
Swagger looking for a sweep. Not yet Swagger, not yet.
Manley scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wily Swagger overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Swagger looking for a guillotine here but Manley defends easily.
Manley scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swagger looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Manley's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Swagger looking for a sweep. Not yet Swagger, not yet.
Swagger not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Swagger is pulling down on Manley's head to control his posture.
Swagger utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Manley landing some decent shots from guard.
Manley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Swagger is keeping the position for now.
Manley is looking to work some ground and pound but Swagger has wrist control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Swagger bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Manley's guard.
Swagger controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Manley wants to sweep here but Swagger controlling him for the moment.
Swagger looking to sit in guard and control but Manley gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Huey Manley dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Wily Swagger's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Swagger connects with a single shot there.
Swagger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Manley shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Swagger throws a sloppy head kick and Manley moves out of range easily.
Swagger throws a lazy uppercut
and Manley counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Manley is looking to advance position but Swagger won't allow it.
Swagger is staying active underneath Manley, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swagger tries to get to full guard but Manley has control of the leg.
Manley scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Swagger is looking for a sweep. Manley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Manley lands with a punch from half guard.
Manley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manley not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Manley thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Swagger's head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Swagger manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Swagger working for a triangle but Manley defends it easily.
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.
Manley is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Manley preventing the sweep.
Swagger keeping moving, preventing Manley from controlling successfully.
Swagger manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Manley manages to get himself to full guard.
Swagger throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Manley wants to sweep here but Swagger controlling him for the moment.
Swagger is fighting to break Manley's control of his arms but Manley is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Swagger trying to control the position from guard on top but Manley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Manley not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Swagger looking to pass the guard.
Swagger trying to control but Manley is working from the bottom.
Manley not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Manley is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Swagger trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swagger regains full guard. Nicely done.
Manley avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Manley tries to stand but Swagger is controlling from the bottom.
Manley postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Manley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Swagger is keeping the position for now.
Manley keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Swagger's head.
Manley makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Manley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Manley wants to control from the top but Swagger keeps moving.
Manley connects with a couple of short punches.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Swagger is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swagger throwing strikes from guard but Manley blocks nicely.
Swagger throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Manley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Swagger missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Manley keeping moving, preventing Swagger from controlling successfully.
Manley is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Manley is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Manley keeping moving, preventing Swagger from controlling successfully.
Swagger throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Huey Manley.
I think Manley has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 48:47
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 48:48
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 48:48
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
Oh dear, what a disastrous situation! The belt remains unclaimed and both fighters go home unhappy!
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