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EPL Season 9 Final PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emet Golem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Livingston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emet Golem could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Carlos Livingston's 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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Emet Golem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carlos Livingston!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Livingston goes for a double leg but Golem avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Golem continues to drive forward.
A jab lands there for Golem.
Livingston is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Golem.
It looks like Carlos Livingston has been cut.
Livingston tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Golem defends well and Livingston ends up having to push Golem into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Livingston shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Golem sprawls well. Golem wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Livingston gets slowly back to his feet.
Emet Golem has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Livingston.
Livingston needs to keep his hands up - Golem had a free shot at his head there.
Golem keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Golem lands a nice shot that snaps Livingston's head back.
Oooooh!!! Golem has knocked Livingston down with a huge combo! Golem steps away and waves a wobbly Livingston back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Livingston is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Livingston gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Livingston is still on wobbly legs! Can Golem finish him?
Golem scores with a shot to the body.
Golem stuns Livingston with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Golem is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Livingston looks winded!
Golem fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Livingston out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Emet Golem!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Viet Nam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manof TheDingos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manof TheDingos has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viet Nam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manof TheDingos!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nam misses with a few strikes there.
Nam uses good head movement to avoid the hook from TheDingos.
TheDingos throws a hook but Nam blocks it.
TheDingos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nam definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The fighters circling - TheDingos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nam was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nam.
TheDingos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nam. Nam obviously looking to wear him down.
Nam circles away from the clinch attempt.
TheDingos rushes Nam and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nam blocks a body shot from TheDingos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
TheDingos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nam keeps control of TheDingos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nam tried to land a shot to the body but connects with TheDingos's elbow.
TheDingos pushes Nam back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nam on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
TheDingos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nam's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for TheDingos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
TheDingos can't find room to land a body shot as Nam controls the action.
Nam misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nam tries to land knees in the clinch but TheDingos avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Nam fails to land.
Nam is trying to stall.
Nam blocks a body shot from TheDingos.
TheDingos tries to work over Nam's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
TheDingos lands with a right to the head.
TheDingos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nam.
Nam scores with a shoulder strike.
Nam lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
TheDingos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
TheDingos tries to land a knee to the head but Nam blocks with his arms.
Nam lands with a light punch inside.
Nam blocks a body shot from TheDingos.
TheDingos tries to work over Nam's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nam blocks an uppercut.
TheDingos digs a right hand underneath Nam's ribcage. Nam let out a lung full of air as it connected.
TheDingos can't find room to land a body shot as Nam controls the action.
TheDingos misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
TheDingos misses with some punches.
TheDingos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
TheDingos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nam managing to block the knees to the body from TheDingos.
TheDingos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nam tried to land a shot to the body but connects with TheDingos's elbow.
A short right from Nam.
This has been an exciting period of action!
TheDingos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nam's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Nam as the two fighters clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nam obliges.
TheDingos connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nam's face.
A quick uppercut on the inside from TheDingos.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
TheDingos tries to work over Nam's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nam scores with a hook to the body.
Nam misses with a short punch on the inside.
TheDingos is working Nam over against the cage.
Nam blocks an uppercut.
TheDingos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nam's elbow.
TheDingos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nam lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nam is leaning against TheDingos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nam lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nam is stalling here.
Nam lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt TheDingos or not.
TheDingos manages to break the clinch.
TheDingos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nam.
TheDingos tries to clinch but Nam is having none of it.
Nam is looking to counter punch.
TheDingos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nam throws a quick inside leg kick.
TheDingos misses with a hook
and Nam counters with a straight right hand.
Nam avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nam looks to land a combination but TheDingos avoids it well.
Nam throws a hook but TheDingos blocks it.
TheDingos is looking to land body kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
TheDingos throws a big shot that misses.
Nam sizes up TheDingos with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
TheDingos is looking to clinch but Nam is avoiding it.
Nam connects with an inside leg kick.
TheDingos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
TheDingos throws a right hand that misses
and Nam counters with a straight right hand.
TheDingos throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Nam counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
TheDingos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
TheDingos throws the left hand but Nam avoids the punch easily.
Nam cracks TheDingos with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
TheDingos is rocked!
TheDingos misses with a right hand
and Nam counters with a huge left! TheDingos is in big trouble! He's backing up but Nam isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save TheDingos from any more damage. A dominating finish by Nam!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Viet Nam!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Boyka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taiki Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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156 lbs
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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
44 - 24 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yuri Boyka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taiki Aoki!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyka throws a hook but Aoki blocks it.
Aoki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boyka bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Aoki shoots in and gets a takedown into Boyka's guard.
Aoki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aoki stands up over Boyka, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Aoki postures up in Boyka's guard and throws a big left but Boyka blocks it.
Aoki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Aoki looking to sit in guard and control but Boyka gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Boyka is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Aoki looking to control.
Boyka stands up over Aoki, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Boyka passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyka tries to pass the half guard into mount. Aoki knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Aoki is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Boyka's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Boyka's back!
Boyka is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Aoki gets his way!
The referee is taking a good look at Boyka as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Aoki!
Boyka is in a bad position with Aoki working for a choke. Boyka manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
Boyka postures up and lands a big shot to Aoki's brow.
Aoki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Boyka is one step ahead there.
Boyka throwing strikes from guard but Aoki blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Boyka passes into half guard.
Aoki is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Boyka's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Boyka's back!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aoki throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Boyka surviving as best he can, preventing damage.
Aoki punishes Boyka with strikes from the back mount.
Aoki throwing sloppy strikes.
Boyka is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Aoki scores with punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki lands a shot to the head.
Will Aoki go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Boyka has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Aoki.
Aoki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Boyka wants to control his opponent's hands but Aoki gets his hands free.
Aoki misses with a punch to the head.
Aoki loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Boyka hold on?
Aoki throwing sloppy strikes.
Boyka defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Aoki is striking well from the back but Boyka escapes and manages to control the positon and works his way to half guard. A much better position - the crisis is over for the time being.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyka trying to control from the bottom.
Aoki throwing shots but Boyka is blocking nicely.
Boyka is staying active underneath Aoki, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Aoki not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ground and pound from Aoki.
Aoki is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Aoki is working for a kimura but Boyka is defending it quite comfortably.
Aoki throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taiki Aoki dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Boyka throws a hook to the side of Aoki's head but Aoki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boyka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aoki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aoki drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Boyka defends it well.
Boyka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aoki moves away.
Aoki ducks under a wild hook from Boyka.
Boyka misses with a left hand
and Aoki counters with a single leg into guard. Boyka didn't expect that.
Taiki Aoki has got the better of the ground game so far.
Aoki is looking to pass into half guard but Boyka pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Boyka is in guard.
Aoki has momentary wrist control but Boyka slips an elbow through the middle.
Boyka trying to control but Aoki is working from the bottom.
Aoki looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aoki is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Aoki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki is still trying to improve position.
Boyka trying to control the position from guard on top but Aoki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aoki controls Boyka momentarily but Boyka frees himself.
Boyka sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Aoki bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Boyka's guard.
Aoki stopping the sweep attempt from Boyka.
Boyka bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Aoki's guard.
Aoki looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki is trying to keep Boyka in close.
Aoki escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Boyka gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Boyka missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Aoki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boyka wants to control from the top but Aoki keeps moving.
Aoki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boyka has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyka pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Aoki is keeping the position for now.
Aoki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boyka slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Boyka forces his way into half guard.
Aoki is not content to let Boyka control the position.
Boyka is pressing down on Aoki's thigh, looking to free his foot. Aoki is holding on for now.
Aoki is looking to improve his position.
Aoki works his way to full guard. Good work.
Boyka avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki 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.
Aoki keeping moving, preventing Boyka from controlling successfully.
Aoki looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Aoki keeping moving, preventing Boyka from controlling successfully.
Boyka is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Boyka got a little sloppy there for a moment and Aoki has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Boyka has managed to get both his arms back between Aoki's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Taiki Aoki will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Aoki scores with a jab.
Boyka misses with a wild body shot.
Aoki changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Aoki misses with a body shot.
Boyka throws a hook but Aoki blocks it.
Aoki feints the counter takedown.
Aoki takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Aoki drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Boyka throws an overhand right that lands on Aoki's shoulder, as Aoki tries to avoid the shot.
Aoki has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Aoki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boyka.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aoki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boyka.
Aoki tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Aoki takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Boyka misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boyka. Aoki does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boyka throws out a loose jab but Aoki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aoki is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boyka. Aoki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aoki punishes Boyka's body with a nice straight punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aoki. Boyka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boyka looks to land a right hand but Aoki moved out of range.
Aoki on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Boyka pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Aoki back to the cage. Boyka follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Boyka bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Aoki's head backwards.
Boyka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aoki changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Boyka lands a nice hook to Aoki's body. Aoki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yuri Boyka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boyka managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Aoki.
Boyka regains half guard.
Aoki throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Boyka keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Boyka is staying active underneath Aoki, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Aoki is working for a kimura but Boyka is defending it quite comfortably.
Boyka tries to kick Aoki off but Aoki keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Aoki not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Boyka's head.
Aoki is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Boyka has managed to free his arm - good work.
Aoki missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Aoki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Boyka keeps working.
Aoki is looking to advance position but Boyka won't allow it.
Boyka controlling the position well.
Taiki Aoki is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Aoki is thwarting Boyka's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Boyka tries to roll over but Aoki keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aoki is controlling the pace.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boyka throws the left hand but Aoki avoids the punch easily.
Aoki blocks a jab.
Aoki blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - Boyka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yuri Boyka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Boyka.
Boyka thows a left - swing and a miss!
A punch lands to the side of Aoki 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Boyka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Aoki counters with a single leg into guard. Boyka didn't expect that.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yuri Boyka showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Aoki has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Taiki Aoki!
A very excited looking Taiki Aoki made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Macadam Baird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dane Brigglett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Macadam Baird has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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199 lbs
22 - 20 - 0 |
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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
22 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Macadam Baird!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dane Brigglett!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brigglett walks into a stiff left hand from Baird.
Baird is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Baird scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Baird looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Baird scoring with some ground and pound.
Baird 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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Baird's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Baird sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baird stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brigglett swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brigglett keeping moving, preventing Baird from controlling successfully.
Baird controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Baird tries to free his leg and advance position but Brigglett is retaining full guard.
Baird stands and throws Brigglett's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Brigglett tries to bench press Baird off him but Baird keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Brigglett wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Brigglett gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baird slows the pace down in half guard.
Baird seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Brigglett for as long as he can get away with.
Baird is looking for a kimura here.
Baird is looking to advance position but Brigglett won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baird scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Well, if Baird 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.
Baird looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Brigglett with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Baird in particular looking to stall.
Brigglett wants to improve his position but Baird is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Baird wants to take a breather but Brigglett is having none of it.
Brigglett avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Baird.
Baird is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Brigglett defends it well.
Baird is nestled in close to Brigglett, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Baird works his foot free and advances to mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Baird thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Macadam Baird dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Baird misses with a wild body shot.
Baird misses with a wild body shot.
Brigglett throws a counter combo.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Baird.
Brigglett on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Baird moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Baird throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baird looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Baird changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brigglett tries to avoid it but Baird manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brigglett to the ground. Brigglett escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Baird shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brigglett pinned against the cage. Brigglett gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good work by Brigglett as he checks the leg kick.
Macadam Baird seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baird with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baird misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brigglett.
Baird is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brigglett can do to turn this around?
Baird dives in for a single leg takedown but Brigglett sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Macadam Baird. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baird shoots for a takedown but Brigglett saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Baird with a lazy takedown attempt
and Brigglett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Baird fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Brigglett moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Baird lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Baird throws a low kick but it's checked well by Brigglett.
Brigglett wants to land a leg kick but Baird is out of range.
Brigglett avoids the body shot from Baird.
Brigglett throws a counter combo.
Dane Brigglett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Baird shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Baird was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
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!
Baird working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baird is looking to take a break and control but Brigglett is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Baird landing strikes.
Baird wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brigglett keeps working.
Baird is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Brigglett has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baird is looking to take a break and control but Brigglett is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Baird misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Brigglett is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Brigglett's face as Baird controls the position.
Baird tries to score with some ground and pound. Brigglett controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Sloppy strikes there by Baird.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Baird tries to advance to mount but Brigglett denies him.
Baird throws an elbow but Brigglett slips to the side and avoids it well.
Baird wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brigglett keeps working.
Brigglett seems a little lost for a moment, as Baird dominates the positioning.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Baird catches Brigglett with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Macadam Baird dominated that second round.
That's time! Baird's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Baird uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Brigglett has time to react.
Brigglett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Baird.
Baird attempts a counter takedown but Brigglett avoids it well and moves away.
Baird throws a hook but Brigglett avoids it easily.
Brigglett swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Baird throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brigglett dodges the punch combination from Baird.
Brigglett connects with a nice looking jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brigglett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Baird.
Brigglett throws a nice looking combination but Baird bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brigglett on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A leg kick checked by Brigglett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brigglett takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Brigglett walks into a stiff left hand from Baird.
Baird lands a jab to the nose.
Baird fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brigglett manages to avoid it.
Brigglett misses with a combination
and Baird counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dane Brigglett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Baird avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Baird scores with a nice right hand.
Brigglett takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Baird takes a swing at Brigglett's ribcage but misses.
Baird closes the distance and clinches.
Macadam Baird is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baird looking for a takedown.
Brigglett wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Baird tries for a takedown. No joy.
Baird stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Brigglett will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Baird up against the cage.
Baird blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brigglett wants to break free but Baird has control.
Brigglett misses with some punches.
Brigglett has had enough of the clinch but Baird keeps him there for the moment.
Dane Brigglett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brigglett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Baird's elbow.
Baird prevents Brigglett from breaking the clinch.
Baird is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Macadam Baird. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee is keeping an eye on Brigglett - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Brigglett manages to break the clinch.
Baird misses with a two punch combination.
A countering left hand to the body from Brigglett misses.
Baird fails with the takedown.
Baird closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Brigglett did well to prevent Baird getting side control.
Brigglett has one foot on Baird's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dane Brigglett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Baird 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Macadam Baird!
After the big win, Macadam Baird made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Voodoo Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taw DawTang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taw DawTang has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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48
247 lbs
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228 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
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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
42 - 39 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fred Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Taw DawTang!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DawTang throws a head kick that misses.
Collins blocks a head kick by DawTang.
Collins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but DawTang moves away.
Collins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fred Collins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
DawTang swinging wildly here.
Collins looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Collins tries to sprawl but DawTang drives through with a takedown into half guard.
DawTang has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Collins defend it? DawTang steps over the head and cranks it - Collins is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for DawTang!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Taw DawTang!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Raiymbek Batyr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Holohan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holohan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Come out and Fight. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Patrick Holohan enters the cage!
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134 lbs
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135 lbs
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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
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raiymbek Batyr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patrick Holohan!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batyr misses with a low kick.
Holohan tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Batyr misses the shot to the body.
Batyr tries a head kick but it misses.
No luck for Holohan with that takedown attempt.
Holohan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Batyr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Holohan changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Batyr thows a leg kick but Holohan checks it
and Holohan counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Holohan is looking for a kimura but Batyr is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Holohan to get the leverage.
Holohan prevents Batyr from standing back up.
Holohan is trying to control the action in half guard but Batyr is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Batyr is trying to stand up here but Holohan is controlling him well.
Holohan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Batyr defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Batyr is trying to stand back up but Holohan is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holohan is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Batyr looks like he's trying to stand up.
Holohan wants to work for an arm triangle but Batyr is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Batyr manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Batyr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Holohan counters with a single leg into guard. Batyr didn't expect that.
Batyr has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Holohan off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Holohan shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Batyr's guard.
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!
Holohan is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Batyr wants to get back to his feet but Holohan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Holohan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holohan looking to pass the guard.
Holohan trying to control the position from guard on top but Batyr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Holohan drops back looking for a leg! Batyr is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Batyr manages to kick Holohan off! Holohan jumps back into Batyr's guard.
My spies in The Axis of Evil inform me that Holohan has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Holohan won't allow Batyr to get back to his feet.
Holohan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Batyr has his feet on Holohan's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Batyr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Batyr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Batyr misses with a series of wild punches.
Batyr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Batyr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Batyr looks to land a combination but Holohan avoids it well.
Holohan is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Batyr as Holohan shoots in.
Raiymbek Batyr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Batyr tries to bum rush Holohan with a series of wild strikes but Holohan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Batyr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Batyr throws a jab when Holohan was well out of range.
Batyr misses with a head kick.
Batyr misses with a series of wild punches.
Holohan decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Holohan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Holohan is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Batyr doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Holohan.
Holohan 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batyr tries to kick Holohan off but Holohan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Holohan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Batyr is looking to escape.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Holohan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Batyr is looking to escape.
Holohan seems to be looking for submissions.
Holohan trying to control the action but Batyr is working from the bottom.
Holohan trying to pass the guard but Batyr defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raiymbek Batyr dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A head kick misses from Batyr.
Raiymbek Batyr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Batyr throws a combination that misses
and Holohan decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Batyr's guard.
Batyr wants to stand but Holohan is controlling the position.
Holohan is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Batyr is looking to stand up but Holohan isn't so interested in that idea.
Holohan tries to free his leg and advance position but Batyr is retaining full guard.
Batyr wants to stand up but Holohan is controlling him.
Batyr keeping moving, preventing Holohan from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holohan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Holohan wants to control from the top but Batyr keeps moving.
Batyr wants to stand up but Holohan is controlling him.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Batyr. No joy for Holohan on that attempt.
Raiymbek Batyr is winning the standup battle so far.
Batyr thows a leg kick but Holohan checks it
and Holohan counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Batyr!
Holohan is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Batyr has escaped the position, nice work there.
Batyr pushes Holohan away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Holohan gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Holohan is trying to get an arm triangle but Batyr is defending well.
Batyr pushes Holohan away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Holohan gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
A lull in the action here as Holohan stalls from top position.
Batyr pushes Holohan away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Holohan gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holohan is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Batyr has escaped the position, nice work there.
Batyr is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Holohan has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Holohan is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Batyr is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Batyr is pushing Holohan's head away, looking to escape. Holohan manages to hold on to the position though.
Holohan is trying to get an arm triangle but Batyr is defending well.
Batyr is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Holohan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Holohan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Holohan is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Batyr knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Holohan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batyr wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Holohan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Batyr is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Batyr bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Batyr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Holohan changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Holohan avoids the head kick by Batyr.
Holohan tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holohan slips a jab from Batyr.
Batyr tries to bum rush Holohan with a series of wild strikes but Holohan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Holohan avoids the head kick by Batyr.
Batyr wants to clinch but Holohan slips to the side
so Holohan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Batyr manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Batyr throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Batyr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Holohan blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Holohan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Batyr gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Batyr connects with a knee to the head.
Batyr gets underhooks to prevent Holohan's takedown attempt.
Raiymbek Batyr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Holohan.
Nice elbow from Batyr.
Holohan is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Batyr is defending well.
Holohan tries for a takedown but Batyr manages to get underhooks.
Batyr gets underhooks to prevent Holohan's takedown attempt.
Batyr lands a damaging elbow.
Batyr with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raiymbek Batyr dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Batyr wants to clinch but Holohan slips to the side
and Holohan counters with a shoot takedown. Batyr fights it but they end up in guard.
Holohan is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Batyr is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Batyr can't keep his opponent in guard - Holohan advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Batyr kicks off Holohan and gets to his feet.
Batyr goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Batyr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Batyr shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Holohan eats them both and turns towards Batyr to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Holohan is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Batyr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Holohan is still on wobbly legs! Can Batyr finish him?
Batyr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Batyr throws a head kick but Holohan moves out of range.
Batyr lands a brutal head kick. Holohan looks out on his feet and Batyr throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Raiymbek Batyr!
Raiymbek Batyr 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.
Patrick Holohan spoke after the fight, saying '"A life making mistakes is not only more honourable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing at all."'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Temitope Obama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Taphorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Temitope Obama had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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30
141 lbs
17 - 15 - 0 |
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35
138 lbs
25 - 12 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class 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
17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Temitope Obama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Peter Taphorn!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obama fails to land with a series of punches.
Taphorn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Obama 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.
Taphorn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Taphorn looks to score with a jab to the body but Obama is just out of range.
Obama tries to close the distance and clinch up but Taphorn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Temitope Obama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obama throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taphorn jabs at Obama's body.
Good shot there by Obama.
Obama throws out a loose jab but Taphorn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taphorn tries to counter by closing the distance.
Obama looks to land a body kick but Taphorn moved away.
Obama jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Taphorn lands a nice shot to the body.
Obama throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taphorn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Obama manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Obama looks to score with a jab to the body but Taphorn is just out of range.
Taphorn misses with a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Obama pushes Taphorn up against the cage in a clinch.
Taphorn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Taphorn on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Taphorn.
Taphorn pushes Obama back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Taphorn.
A nice right hand lands inside from Taphorn.
Obama slows down the pace here.
Taphorn breaks the clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Taphorn or perhaps it was just good defense by Obama, which made it look bad.
A slapping body kick lands there for Taphorn.
Obama checks a low kick from Taphorn.
Taphorn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Taphorn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Obama circles away quickly and effectively.
A decent looking cross lands there for Taphorn.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Obama throws a jab when Taphorn was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obama misses with a body punch
and Taphorn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Obama lands a nice leg kick that just misses Taphorn's sensitive parts.
Obama walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Taphorn scores with a nice head shot.
Obama misses with a double jab.
Obama misses with a straight right.
Obama looks to land a body kick but Taphorn moved away.
Obama misses with a hook to the body
and Taphorn counters with a thumping low kick.
Taphorn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Obama throws a quick inside leg kick.
Obama tries a head kick but it misses.
Obama blocks a jab.
Taphorn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Taphorn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Obama misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Taphorn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Taphorn tries to throw a body punch but Obama avoids it by throwing Taphorn back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Obama scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Taphorn obliges.
Taphorn taking a breather.
Taphorn tries to stall but Obama uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Taphorn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Taphorn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Taphorn prevents Obama from breaking the clinch.
Obama pushes Taphorn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taphorn tries a body shot but Obama blocks it.
Obama lands a hook that snaps the head of Taphorn backwards.
Taphorn gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taphorn drops an elbow to the side of Obama's head.
Obama is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Taphorn slips a nice elbow through Obama's hands, connecting with Obama's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obama throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Obama is controlling Taphorn's trapped leg to prevent Taphorn from advancing to side control.
Obama wants to control but Taphorn is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Taphorn is controlling the pace.
Obama 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.
Obama is trying to maintain the position but Taphorn is very close to passing his half guard.
Taphorn is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Obama controlling the position well.
Obama trying to control but Taphorn postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Taphorn 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.
Obama throws a head kick that misses.
Obama goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Obama thumps Taphorn with a low kick.
Taphorn lands a leg kick that knocks Obama off balance momentarily.
Taphorn cracks Obama with a good jab.
Taphorn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Taphorn tries to work over Obama's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Taphorn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Obama's elbow.
Taphorn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Taphorn is looking to control Obama's arms but Obama gets an underhook and turns him. Now Taphorn has his back to the cage.
Obama prevents a body shot from Taphorn.
Taphorn tries to stall but Obama uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taphorn is looking to control Obama's arms but Obama gets an underhook and turns him. Now Taphorn has his back to the cage.
Obama manages to break the clinch.
Obama darts in and clinches Taphorn up against the cage.
Peter Taphorn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Taphorn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A hook to the body from Taphorn.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taphorn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obama tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Taphorn effectively controlling the action here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Taphorn - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Taphorn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Obama stalling the fight.
A shot in the inside from Obama.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Obama obliges.
Obama lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Taphorn working aggressively here.
Taphorn effectively controlling the action here.
Taphorn takes a knee right on the jaw!
Taphorn misses with a hook from the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short left from Obama.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Obama breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Obama.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taphorn has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Obama throws a right and a left that both miss.
Obama staying out of range there.
Obama takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The fighters circling - Taphorn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Obama misses with the combination.
Taphorn throws out a loose jab but Obama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Temitope Obama is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Obama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Peter Taphorn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Obama lands a jab-cross combination.
Obama fails to land with a series of punches.
Obama blocks a jab.
Obama moves out of range of the strikes.
Obama tries to keep at a distance but Taphorn has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Taphorn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Taphorn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Obama takes a shot to the head.
Taphorn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Obamas head.
Taphorn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Obama breaks from the clinch.
Obama really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Taphorn scoring well with a low kick there.
Taphorn tries to clinch but Obama moves out of range.
Obama's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Taphorn connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Obama scrambles back to his feet.
Obama checks a leg kick.
Taphorn lands a jab to Obama's midsection.
Taphorn lands a glancing blow to the side of Obama's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Obama looks to land a combination but Taphorn avoids it well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Obama looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Taphorn misses with a two punch combination.
Obama on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Taphorn. Taphorn obviously looking to wear him down.
Obama fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Taphorn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Taphorn fails to land with a series of punches.
Obama misses the shot to the body.
Taphorn fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Obama has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Obama keeps the fight on the outside.
Temitope Obama is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Obama scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Obama tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Taphorn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Obama misses with a wild combination.
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 Temitope Obama will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Obama scores with a jab to the head.
Obama throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Taphorn tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Obama is able to avoid easily.
Obama will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Taphorn misses the shot to the body.
Taphorn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Obama misses with a few strikes there.
Taphorn avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taphorn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Obama moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Obama throws a body shot but no joy.
Taphorn tries to score with a low kick but Obama moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obama slaps away a takedown attempt from Taphorn, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Taphorn shoots in and gets a takedown into Obama's guard.
Obama utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Taphorn throwing strikes but missing.
Obama looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Obama is trying to keep Taphorn in close.
Obama is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Taphorn is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Taphorn throws a big right hand that misses.
Taphorn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Obama swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obama will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Taphorn sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Obama's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Obama has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Taphorn is working away from the top position though.
Obama looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Obama preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Obama is looking to control Taphorn's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Obama avoid being mounted?
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Taphorn lands a nice short elbow.
Obama is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obama is refusing to be controlled, as Taphorn sits in half guard.
Obama trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Taphorn fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Obama is desperately trying to improve his position but Taphorn has a good base and remains in mount.
Taphorn lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Taphorn lands a heavy elbow.
Obama is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Taphorn cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Obama is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Taphorn breaks from Obama's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Taphorn is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Obama is surviving well by controlling Taphorn's body position as best he can.
Taphorn landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Obama wants to control but Taphorn is having none of it.
Taphorn looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Obama is rocked!
Taphorn prevents Obama from getting the reversal.
Oh Obama is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Taphorn looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Obama really wants to buck Taphorn off and get back to his feet.
Taphorn lands with some strikes.
Taphorn controlling from the full mount.
Taphorn loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Obama scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Taphorn land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Taphorn stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Taphorn!
Peter Taphorn seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael D Amato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russell Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). D Amato comes to the cage accompanied by M.D.A walks in with 5 naked bitches Wow !. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael D Amato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Russell Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
D Amato wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Wallace misses with a low kick.
Wallace looks to land a body kick but D Amato moved away.
D Amato misses with a right hand
and Wallace finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Wallace throws a shot to the body.
D Amato takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd cheers as Wallace lands an impressive looking overhand right. D Amato doesn't seem phased though.
D Amato has been working on his boxing with his coaches at *Shrug* in the buildup to the fight.
Wallace throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
D Amato throwing a counter right hand but Wallace manages to avoid it.
Wallace thows a leg kick but D Amato checks it
and D Amato counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallace misses with a low kick.
Wallace 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.
D Amato slips a jab from Wallace.
Wallace cracks D Amato with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wallace shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as D Amato sprawls well. D Amato wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wallace gets slowly back to his feet.
Russell Wallace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace ducks down and throws a hook to the body but D Amato moves away.
Wallace throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Wallace moves away from the strike by D Amato.
Wallace looks for a takedown but D Amato sprawls well.
Michael D Amato is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch lands to the side of D Amato 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wallace tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wallace scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
D Amato tests Wallace's chin there with a solid looking shot.
D Amato avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wallace has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
D Amato throws a right and a left that Wallace avoids nicely.
Wallace fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wallace, right into the meat.
Wallace throws a wild body kick that D Amato sees coming a mile off.
Wallace throws a leg kick which misses D Amato's front leg but catches the back leg as D Amato tries to avoid it.
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!
Wallace throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wallace finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
It looked like D Amato was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wallace.
Wallace throws the left hand but D Amato avoids the punch easily.
Wallace misses with a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from D Amato misses the target.
D Amato swings for the body but Wallace moves out of range.
Wallace was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Wallace blocks a jab.
Wallace slips a jab from D Amato.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace misses with a hook. D Amato ducked under it nicely.
Wallace throws a sloppy head kick and D Amato moves out of range easily.
Wallace throws a jab when D Amato was well out of range.
Wallace misses with a hook
and D Amato counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wallace thinking.
Wallace misses with a body kick.
Wallace dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on D Amato. That did some damage!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! D Amato crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Wallace - the referee stops the clock and D Amato gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Wallace. D Amato manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wallace shoots in and bounces D Amato off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wallace accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
D Amato managing to control the position.
D Amato is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wallace pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. D Amato is keeping the position for now.
D Amato keeping moving, preventing Wallace from controlling successfully.
Wallace is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russell Wallace dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wallace misses with a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from D Amato. Wallace does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wallace throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wallace throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
D Amato drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
D Amato moves forwards but Wallace connects with a nice, crisp jab.
D Amato avoids the head kick by Wallace.
Wallace misses the shot to the body.
D Amato connects with a body shot.
Russell Wallace seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
D Amato 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.
Wallace pushes D Amato away with a front kick.
Wallace throws a hook to the side of D Amato's head but D Amato sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
D Amato misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
D Amato has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wallace.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wallace.
D Amato moves forwards but Wallace connects with a nice, crisp jab.
D Amato takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wallace blocks a jab.
Wallace jabs at D Amato's body.
Wallace scores with a jab to the head.
D Amato takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
D Amato tries to counter by clinching up but Wallace breaks away and moves out of range.
D Amato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from D Amato misses.
Wallace connects with an inside leg kick.
Wallace thuds his shin into the meat of D Amato's side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wallace is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
D Amato scores with a body shot.
Wallace lands a nice leg kick that just misses D Amato's sensitive parts.
Wallace lands with a nice body punch.
D Amato 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.
Wallace slips a jab from D Amato.
Wallace throws a series of punches but D Amato avoids them all with ease.
D Amato throwing a counter right hand but Wallace manages to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wallace, right into the meat.
D Amato misses with a hook. Wallace ducked under it nicely.
Wallace scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. D Amato doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by D Amato.
D Amato has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wallace.
D Amato lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wallace circles away quickly and effectively.
Wallace shoots for a double leg takedown but D Amato sprawls well. He's pushed Wallace's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wallace throws a leg kick which misses D Amato's front leg but catches the back leg as D Amato tries to avoid it.
D Amato takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
D Amato's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wallace scores with a jab. D Amato acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wallace throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wallace looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? D Amato is fending him off so far but Wallace persists. Nope, D Amato circles away and we're back to standing.
D Amato went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
D Amato walks into a left hand.
Wallace drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
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!
Wallace working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, D Amato has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wallace wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by D Amato, who protects the arm well.
Check out the look on Wallace's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Wallace has control of an arm but D Amato manages to advance to Wallace's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russell Wallace showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
D Amato has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from D Amato there as he acknowledges the shot.
D Amato takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wallace closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming D Amato to the mat! D Amato manages to get full guard.
Wallace trying to control but D Amato is working from the bottom.
D Amato working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallace throwing strikes from guard but D Amato blocks nicely.
D Amato not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Russell Wallace has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
D Amato looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wallace is one step ahead there.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Wallace chips away with some ground and pound.
Wallace content to stall in guard here.
D Amato knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wallace on the ground.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Wallace closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Wallace lands in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
D Amato lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Russell Wallace is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wallace has control of D Amato's left arm, preventing D Amato from doing any damage.
D Amato stopping the sweep attempt from Wallace.
Wallace has his hands on D Amato's head, controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
D Amato would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
D Amato has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wallace is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
D Amato wants to stand but Wallace has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Wallace is pulling down on D Amato's head. It's preventing any offense from D Amato, at least for the moment.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
D Amato wants to stand but Wallace is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wallace scores with the left hand. D Amato knows he should have avoided that one.
Michael D Amato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wallace throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wallace lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wallace throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wallace lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wallace throws a body kick that misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
D Amato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wallace moves away.
Wallace connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed D Amato momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Russell Wallace comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wallace has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Russell Wallace!
Russell Wallace seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Michael D Amato was interviewed post fight and said 'knock them out or get knock-out that's the way it goes he knock me out it happens better fighters than me have been kp'ed '.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Newmark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grigori Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Newmark's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, On the run. Rasputin has chosen Symphony of Destruction as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Newmark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Grigori Rasputin!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newmark is looking to land body kicks.
Rasputin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Newmark ducks under a wild hook from Rasputin.
Rasputin avoids a kick to the body.
Newmark avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice combination there by Newmark.
It looks like Grigori Rasputin has been cut.
Newmark lands with a right hand.
Newmark throws a body shot but no joy.
Rasputin scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Bobby Newmark has been cut.
Newmark lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rasputin lands with a hook. Newmark tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Newmark feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rasputins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Newmark misses with an uppercut
and Rasputin makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Newmark really felt that one!
Rasputin lands a big uppercut and Newmark crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Newmark looks OK. Rasputin waves Newmark back to his feet!
Newmark is rocked!
Newmark leaves his chin hanging out and Rasputin seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Newmark crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Grigori Rasputin!
During a confident post fight interview, Grigori Rasputin thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gymer Alexandersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ashley Harrington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Alexandersson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Too Bad I Have To Destroy You Now. Gymer Alexandersson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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269 lbs
22 - 6 - 0 |
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257 lbs
29 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gymer Alexandersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ashley Harrington!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrington gets a clinch.
Alexandersson lands a body shot.
Alexandersson has a couple of punches blocked by Harrington.
Alexandersson misses with the head strike.
Alexandersson lands a hook that snaps the head of Harrington backwards.
Alexandersson struggles to land a body shot inside as Harrington controls his hands.
Harrington prevents a body shot from Alexandersson.
Harrington lands a nice uppercut.
Alexandersson blocks an uppercut.
Alexandersson lands a right hand.
Harrington lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alexandersson backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harrington.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harrington.
Alexandersson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harrington scores with a shot to the side of Alexandersson's head.
Harrington struggles to land a body shot inside as Alexandersson controls his hands.
Alexandersson lands with a light punch inside.
It looks like Ashley Harrington has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harrington doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alexandersson blocks an uppercut.
Harrington pushes Alexandersson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Alexandersson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Harringtons head.
Alexandersson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harrington tries a body shot but Alexandersson blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrington blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alexandersson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harrington backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harrington.
Harrington lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alexandersson backwards.
Still in the clinch, Harrington scores with a nice short uppercut.
Harrington misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alexandersson blocks an uppercut.
Harrington misses with the head strike.
Alexandersson working aggressively here.
Alexandersson lands a right hand.
Alexandersson tries to work over Harrington's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harrington lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alexandersson backwards.
Alexandersson misses with some punches.
Alexandersson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harrington goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harrington tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alexandersson's elbow.
Harrington lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from Harrington.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harrington misses with the head strike.
Alexandersson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexandersson blocking some punches.
Alexandersson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alexandersson takes a shot to the head.
Harrington digs a right hand into Alexandersson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Alexandersson's gas tank.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harrington.
Harrington can't find room to land a body shot as Alexandersson controls the action.
A right hand to the body from Harrington.
A head punch on the inside from Harrington fails to land.
A short left from Harrington.
Harrington misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alexandersson struggles to land a body shot inside as Harrington controls his hands.
Harrington tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Harrington.
Harrington keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Alexandersson's efforts to push away.
A head punch on the inside from Alexandersson fails to land.
Harrington tries to throw a body punch but Alexandersson avoids it by throwing Harrington back against the cage.
Harrington decides to pull guard.
Alexandersson is sitting in close to Harrington's body. Harrington has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Alexandersson is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Alexandersson is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Harrington.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ashley Harrington!
Ashley Harrington bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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