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EPL 10 - Week 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Centino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Koch (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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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arthur Centino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Jacob Koch!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Centino.
Centino ducks under a wild hook from Koch.
Centino has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mary Gracies Jiu Jitsu in the buildup to the fight.
Koch shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Centino eats them both and turns towards Koch to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Arthur Centino has been cut.
Centino moves out of range of the strikes.
Koch connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Centino momentarily.
Koch cracks Centino with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Centino misses with a head kick.
Centino connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Koch momentarily.
Koch just misses with a punch to the body.
Centino appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Centino clobbers Koch with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koch throws a leg kick which misses Centino's front leg but catches the back leg as Centino tries to avoid it.
Koch takes a swing at Centino's ribcage but misses.
Centino dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Koch. That did some damage!
Koch takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koch on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Centino. Centino obviously looking to wear him down.
Koch turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Koch misses with a double jab.
Centino moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Centino shoots in for a takedown but Koch shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
We've been informed that Koch 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.
Koch misses the shot to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Centino blocks the leg kick.
Centino throws a low kick, looking for Koch's leg but Koch calmly moves out of range.
Centino changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Koch tries to avoid it but Centino manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Koch to the ground. Koch escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Centino motions for Koch to come forward. Centino throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Centino throws a body shot but no joy.
Koch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Centino.
A nice leg kick lands there from Centino.
Koch lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Centino avoids the head kick by Koch.
Centino takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Centino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koch moves away.
Koch looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Koch connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Centino throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koch swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd cheers as Koch lands an impressive looking overhand right. Centino doesn't seem phased though.
Centino misses with a kick to the body.
A jab from Koch misses.
Centino gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Koch counters with a straight right hand.
Koch cracks Centino with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Koch works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Koch misses with a hook. Centino ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Centino works Koch's body with a nice hook.
Koch jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jacob Koch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Koch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koch looks to throw the jab but Centino is out of range.
Centino staying out of range there.
Centino with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Koch cracks the inside of Centino's front leg.
Centino is trying hard to land a takedown here. Koch sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arthur Centino. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Centino is defended easily by Koch.
Koch is looking to slow Centino down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Centino misses with a left hand
and Koch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Centino uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Centino uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Koch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slapping leg kick lands for Centino.
Centino lands with a good body shot.
Koch throws out a loose jab but Centino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koch missing with a left hand there. Centino was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Koch moves into the clinch successfully.
Centino pulls guard successfully.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Koch tries to free his leg and advance position but Centino is retaining full guard.
Centino wants to hit a switch here but Koch passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Centino there!
Koch content just to control the position here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Centino looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
You can see the frustration on Centino's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Koch is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Centino tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Centino tries to improve his position but instead Koch has taken his back!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Centino rolls, trying to escape but Koch keeps control of the position.
Koch is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Centino can't escape the position.
Koch is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Koch not allowing Centino to control his hands.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Koch is trying to stick to Centino's back but Centino is turning into Koch. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Koch's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Centino.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Centino throws an elbow that misses. Koch uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Centino's guard. Nice move by Koch!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koch trying to control the position from guard on top but Centino is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Centino is trying to keep Koch in close.
Centino throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Centino 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.
Centino trying to control the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Koch showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Centino is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Centino looking for subs off his back but Koch has passed one foot through into half guard.
Koch not doing much here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Centino is trying to get back to full guard.
Koch content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Centino makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Centino.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacob Koch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Koch 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 9:10
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 9:10
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacob Koch!
A less than humble Jacob Koch misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joao De Santo Cristo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Jamison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Santo Cristo comes to the cage accompanied by Que país é esse?. John Jamison has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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145 lbs
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BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao De Santo Cristo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 25 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, John Jamison!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Santo Cristo throws out a loose jab but Jamison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jamison misses with a kick to the body.
Jamison cracks De Santo Cristo with an open hand slap.
De Santo Cristo has closed the distance and engaged Jamison in a clinch.
Jamison tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from De Santo Cristo.
Jamison swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Santo Cristo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jamison tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Santo Cristo digs a right hand underneath Jamison's ribcage. Jamison let out a lung full of air as it connected.
De Santo Cristo tries a body shot but Jamison blocks it.
Jamison tries a body shot but De Santo Cristo blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Santo Cristo can't find room to land a body shot as Jamison controls the action.
Jamison tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. De Santo Cristo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jamison misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Santo Cristo is looking for a takedown.
Jamison misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Santo Cristo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo blocks a body shot from Jamison.
De Santo Cristo struggles to land a body shot inside as Jamison controls his hands.
Jamison tries to throw a body punch but De Santo Cristo avoids it by throwing Jamison back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Santo Cristo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jamison gets through De Santo Cristo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jamison fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Santo Cristo struggles to land a body shot inside as Jamison controls his hands.
De Santo Cristo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Santo Cristo pushes Jamison back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jamison tries to pull guard but De Santo Cristo holds him up against the cage and eventually Jamison drops back down to his feet.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Santo Cristo.
Jamison has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
De Santo Cristo tries a body shot but Jamison blocks it.
Jamison throws a head punch that misses.
Jamison blocks an uppercut.
De Santo Cristo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jamison tries for a takedown. No joy.
Joao De Santo Cristo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Jamison.
De Santo Cristo stops a takedown attempt from Jamison.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo pushes Jamison back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De Santo Cristo.
Jamison blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jamison swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Santo Cristo misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Santo Cristo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Santo Cristo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jamisons head.
Jamison blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jamison struggles to land a body shot inside as De Santo Cristo controls his hands.
Jamison swings wildly with an uppercut but De Santo Cristo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jamison fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jamison tries a body shot but De Santo Cristo blocks it.
Jamison is leaning against De Santo Cristo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
De Santo Cristo throws a head punch that misses.
De Santo Cristo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Santo Cristo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
De Santo Cristo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Santo Cristo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo tries to score a body lock takedown but Jamison shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jamison lands with a short shot to the head.
Jamison stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
De Santo Cristo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Santo Cristo.
Jamison presses De Santo Cristo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
De Santo Cristo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jamison pulls guard.
De Santo Cristo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jamison keeping moving, preventing De Santo Cristo from controlling successfully.
De Santo Cristo tries to free his leg and advance position but Jamison is retaining full guard.
De Santo Cristo trying to control but Jamison is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jamison keeping full guard, as De Santo Cristo tries to pass.
Jamison is looking for a triangle but De Santo Cristo pushes his legs off easily.
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.
De Santo Cristo stopping the sweep attempt from Jamison.
Jamison preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
De Santo Cristo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
De Santo Cristo 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.
Jamison tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jamison taking punishment in the form of punches.
Jamison regains half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Santo Cristo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jamison looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jamison works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jamison working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. De Santo Cristo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. De Santo Cristo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
De Santo Cristo wants to control from the top but Jamison keeps moving.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jamison looking for a guillotine here but De Santo Cristo defends easily.
De Santo Cristo passes Jamison's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
De Santo Cristo moves nicely into side control.
Jamison is looking for a sweep.
Jamison sneaks back into half guard.
De Santo Cristo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jamison is looking to improve his position.
De Santo Cristo wants to control but Jamison is keeping him busy.
De Santo Cristo winds up and cracks Jamison with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Jamison manages to regain half guard. Good work.
De Santo Cristo trying to mount his opponent but Jamison defends it.
De Santo Cristo has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jamison working to try and regain half guard.
De Santo Cristo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jamison looks a forlorn figure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Santo Cristo cracks Jamison with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
De Santo Cristo controlling from the full mount.
De Santo Cristo working the ground and pound effectively.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo landing shots from mount.
Jamison is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jamison is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
De Santo Cristo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jamison is looking to escape.
Jamison is looking to get to half guard.
Jamison keeps trying to improve his position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo tries to control but Jamison wriggling away.
Jamison is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jamison is trying to reverse the position but instead De Santo Cristo has taken his back - oops!
De Santo Cristo looking for the choke from the back.
Jamison 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 De Santo Cristo gets his way!
De Santo Cristo is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Jamison knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Jamison for a finish.
Jamison tries to escape the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jamison turns into De Santo Cristo and is now in his guard.
De Santo Cristo wants to sweep here but Jamison controlling him for the moment.
De Santo Cristo is working hard here to advance position.
Jamison is working De Santo Cristo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jamison with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jamison is fighting to break De Santo Cristo's control of his arms but De Santo Cristo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joao De Santo Cristo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think De Santo Cristo 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 10:9
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 10:9
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joao De Santo Cristo!
Joao De Santo Cristo 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Underestimated Dillashaw Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergey Keosayan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Underestimated Dillashaw Junior has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Underestimated Dillashaw Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sergey Keosayan!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dillashaw Junior uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Keosayan has time to react.
Sergey Keosayan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dillashaw Junior lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dillashaw Junior slaps away a takedown attempt from Keosayan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dillashaw Junior moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Keosayan looks to throw the jab but Dillashaw Junior is out of range.
Keosayan scores with a hook to the body. Dillashaw Junior takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dillashaw Junior misses with a head kick.
Keosayan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dillashaw Junior's hands.
Keosayan 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.
Dillashaw Junior is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A lazy body kick from Keosayan
and Dillashaw Junior connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Keosayan is looking to chop away at Dillashaw Junior's legs.
Dillashaw Junior chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Keosayan can pounce on him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dillashaw Junior moves out of range of the body kick from Keosayan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillashaw Junior lands a head shot.
Dillashaw Junior throws a body shot but no joy.
Dillashaw Junior throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Dillashaw Junior looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dillashaw Junior turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Keosayan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dillashaw Junior.
Nice uppercut lands for Dillashaw Junior. That snapped Keosayan's head back.
Keosayan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Keosayan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Dillashaw Junior tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Keosayan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Keosayan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dillashaw Junior keeps working.
Dillashaw Junior is working to avoid the ground and pound but Keosayan connects with a decent elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keosayan in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Dillashaw Junior is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Keosayan's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Keosayan with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Keosayan is trying to control the action in half guard but Dillashaw Junior is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Keosayan landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dillashaw Junior keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Keosayan prevents Dillashaw Junior from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keosayan trying to control from half guard but Dillashaw Junior is working away.
Keosayan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dillashaw Junior defending well though.
Keosayan throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Dillashaw Junior to regain full guard.
Keosayan trying to control the position from guard on top but Dillashaw Junior is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Keosayan might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Dillashaw Junior haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Keosayan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Keosayan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
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.
Keosayan throws a lazy head kick
and Dillashaw Junior counters with a right hand to the body.
Dillashaw Junior 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.
Keosayan misses with a straight left.
Keosayan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dillashaw Junior takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dillashaw Junior fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Keosayan manages to avoid it.
Dillashaw Junior scores with a sloppy right hand. Keosayan should have avoided that one.
Dillashaw Junior feints and then cracks Keosayan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Keosayan down.
Keosayan looks for the body kick but Dillashaw Junior saw that one coming.
Dillashaw Junior throws a leg kick
and Keosayan counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dillashaw Junior won't be happy with that.
Keosayan landing strikes.
Dillashaw Junior takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dillashaw Junior prevents Keosayan from improving position.
Keosayan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dillashaw Junior keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Keosayan in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Keosayan trying to control the position but Dillashaw Junior is working away.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Keosayan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dillashaw Junior is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Keosayan's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Keosayan wants to take a breather but Dillashaw Junior is having none of it.
Dillashaw Junior has his hands clasped together around Keosayan's back. He's all about the action.
Keosayan wants to take a breather but Dillashaw Junior is having none of it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Keosayan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Keosayan trying to control from half guard but Dillashaw Junior is working away.
Keosayan is pressing down on Dillashaw Junior's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dillashaw Junior is holding on for now.
Keosayan is looking to take a break and control but Dillashaw Junior is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Keosayan scores with a jab to the body.
Dillashaw Junior throws a right and a left that both miss.
Keosayan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Keosayan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Keosayan finds it's target.
Keosayan misses with a leg kick
and Dillashaw Junior counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dillashaw Junior cracks the inside of Keosayan's front leg.
Keosayan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Keosayan looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Dillashaw Junior tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Keosayan manages to move to mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keosayan pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Dillashaw Junior is squirming around, avoiding Keosayan's attempts to control the action.
Keosayan misses with some ground and pound and Dillashaw Junior recovers position to half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Keosayan is looking to take a break and control but Dillashaw Junior is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Keosayan is looking for a kimura here.
Keosayan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dillashaw Junior's head.
Keosayan is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dillashaw Junior is just riding it out for now. Keosayan eventually gives up the hold.
Keosayan passes to side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sergey Keosayan.
I think Keosayan 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 9:10
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 9:10
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergey Keosayan!
Our winner, Sergey Keosayan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bas Dekkers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matti Teitsi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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27
155 lbs
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34
140 lbs
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World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bas Dekkers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matti Teitsi!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teitsi thuds his shin into the meat of Dekkers's side.
Teitsi throws the left hand but Dekkers avoids the punch easily.
Teitsi scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Dekkers trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Teitsi connects with a nice short shot to Dekkers's temple.
Dekkers is trying is best to control the position here.
Teitsi trying to control the action but Dekkers is working from the bottom.
Dekkers is looking for a sweep. Teitsi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teitsi looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Dekkers trying to control from the bottom.
Teitsi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dekkers controlling the position well.
Dekkers is refusing to be controlled, as Teitsi sits in half guard.
Teitsi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dekkers's head.
Dekkers blocking the ground and pound attempt from Teitsi.
Teitsi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Teitsi is looking for a kimura here.
Teitsi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Teitsi lands a nice short elbow.
Teitsi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dekkers trying to hold on to Teitsi's head to control him but Teitsi postures up.
Teitsi tries to pass to full mount but Dekkers defends it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Dekkers moves out of range of the body kick from Teitsi.
Dekkers tries to clinch but Teitsi is having none of it.
Teitsi misses the shot to the body.
Teitsi darts in looking for a takedown but Dekkers gets double underhooks and turns Teitsi into the cage.
Dekkers throws a big counter combination but Teitsi scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Matti Teitsi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Teitsi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A low kick from Teitsi is predictable there
and Dekkers counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teitsi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dekkers.
Teitsi 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.
Teitsi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Teitsi looking to score a takedown here. Dekkers is defending well but Teitsi drives through and ends up in Dekkers's guard.
Dekkers has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Teitsi off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Teitsi tries to clinch up but Dekkers circles away and keeps his distance.
Dekkers rushes Teitsi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Teitsi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dekkers lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Dekkers.
A bit of stalling here from Teitsi.
Dekkers scores a nice knee to the body.
Dekkers comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Teitsi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dekkers has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dekkers throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teitsi is trying to break the clinch but Dekkers has him pressed against the cage.
Dekkers landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Teitsi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Teitsi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Teitsi tries to score with a low kick but Dekkers moves his leg out of the way.
Dekkers takes the fight into the clinch.
Dekkers lands a nice elbow.
The referee calls for Teitsi to work.
Teitsi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dekkers using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Teitsi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dekkers.
Teitsi has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Dekkers seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Teitsi can turn it around.
Teitsi wants to break free but Dekkers has control.
Teitsi trying to land knees to the body.
Dekkers trying to land knees to the body.
Dekkers lands a damaging elbow.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Teitsi taking a breather.
Teitsi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Teitsi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dekkers is defending well for now.
Dekkers lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dekkers.
Teitsi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dekkers backwards.
Teitsi tries a knee to the head but Dekkers blocks it.
Knees to the body from Dekkers.
Teitsi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dekkers slips under a jab.
Teitsi misses with an uppercut.
Dekkers lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dekkers has closed the distance and engaged Teitsi in a clinch.
Teitsi breaks from the clinch.
Dekkers fails in his attempt to clinch.
Teitsi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dekkers as he jumps to the side.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Teitsi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
An attempted straight right counter from Dekkers misses the target.
Teitsi drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into 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!
Teitsi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Teitsi looking to pass the guard.
Teitsi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Teitsi trying to control the position from guard on top but Dekkers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Teitsi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dekkers working a defensive guard but Teitsi passes into half guard.
Teitsi is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Teitsi wants to pass the guard but Dekkers is defending well.
Teitsi wants to control but Dekkers is keeping him busy.
Dekkers wants to control but Teitsi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dekkers keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Teitsi feints and then cracks Dekkers's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dekkers down.
Teitsi misses with a kick to the body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Teitsi lands a nice looking body shot.
Teitsi fails to land the takedown.
Dekkers wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Dekkers's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Bas Dekkers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matti Teitsi.
Teitsi connects with a body shot that sends Dekkers's belly button to the back.
Teitsi swings for the body but Dekkers moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dekkers.
Nice body punch from Teitsi.
A jab lands there for Teitsi.
Dekkers is looking to clinch.
Dekkers tries to clinch but Teitsi moves out of range.
Dekkers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Teitsi forces Dekkers back against the cage and clinches.
Dekkers missing with knees to the body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Teitsi misses with a knee strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dekkers.
It looks like Matti Teitsi has been cut.
Teitsi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dekkers avoids it.
Dekkers unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dekkers obliges.
Teitsi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Teitsi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Teitsi avoiding damage as Dekkers throws knees to the body.
Dekkers is pushing Teitsi up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dekkers is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dekkers lands a nice elbow.
Dekkers stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Teitsi can't get the takedown.
Teitsi dodges an elbow strike from Dekkers.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Matti Teitsi.
I think Teitsi 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 10:9
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 9:10
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Matti Teitsi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyroil Smoochie Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ode Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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28
148 lbs
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150 lbs
17 - 9 - 3 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyroil Smoochie Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 3, fighting out of London, Ode Jokinen!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jokinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smoochie Wallace.
And Jokinen responds with a good body kick, but Smoochie Wallace manages to step out the way in time.
Smoochie Wallace will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Smoochie Wallace thumps Jokinen with a low kick.
Jokinen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Smoochie Wallace to score with a decent uppercut.
Jokinen cracks the inside of Smoochie Wallace's front leg.
Jokinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smoochie Wallace throws out the jab.
A big left from Smoochie Wallace misses.
Smoochie Wallace has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Smoochie Wallace there as he acknowledges the shot.
A leg kick checked by Jokinen.
Smoochie Wallace fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jokinen.
Tyroil Smoochie Wallace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jokinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jokinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smoochie Wallace moves away.
Jokinen misses with a wild body shot.
Smoochie Wallace throws a hook to the side of Jokinen's head but Jokinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smoochie Wallace throws a half hearted mid kick.
A jab lands there for Jokinen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick from Jokinen lands but Smoochie Wallace takes it in his stride.
Smoochie Wallace is rocked!
Smoochie Wallace misses with a lunging right hand
and Jokinen counters with a left right combination that sends Smoochie Wallace crashing to the mat - Jokinen wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Smoochie Wallace out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ode Jokinen!
After winning the bout, Ode Jokinen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Monteban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cilian Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cilian Lynch has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ricardo Monteban's chin.
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148 lbs
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157 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ricardo Monteban!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Cilian Lynch!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lynch tries to score with a low kick but Monteban moves his leg out of the way.
Lynch throws a hook but Monteban blocks it.
Monteban attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Monteban sets himself, and Lynch steps forward looking for the clinch! Monteban avoids it this time.
A jab from Monteban finds it's way through Lynch's defenses.
Lynch misses with a hook
and Monteban counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lynch thinking.
Lynch looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lynch throws a jab but it's blocked by Monteban.
Monteban appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've been hearing reports that Monteban has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Lynch misses with a low kick.
Lynch tries to clinch up
and Monteban counters with a shoot takedown. Lynch fights it but they end up in guard.
Monteban pushes down on Lynch's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lynch blocking the ground and pound attempt from Monteban.
Monteban is working for a kimura but Lynch is defending it quite comfortably.
Monteban trying to mount his opponent but Lynch defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch trying to control but Monteban postures up.
Monteban throws a strike but Lynch avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Monteban looking to sit in guard and control but Lynch gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Monteban trying to control the position.
Monteban working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lynch doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lynch manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Monteban is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monteban manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lynch manages to get himself to full guard.
Monteban 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.
Monteban trying to control but Lynch is working from the bottom.
Monteban scoring with punches to the head and body.
Monteban throwing strikes from guard but Lynch blocks nicely.
Lynch is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Lynch not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lynch holds on and takes a little breather.
Monteban throwing strikes from guard but Lynch blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynch seems keen to control Monteban's posture.
Lynch tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lynch pulls Monteban in to control the position.
Monteban throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lynch works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Monteban trying to control the position from guard on top but Lynch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nice defenses there by Monteban.
Monteban tried to counter with a leg kick but Lynch avoided it.
Monteban scores with a jab.
Lynch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lynch lets loose with a powerful body kick. Monteban will feel that in the morning.
A swing and a miss from Lynch.
Lynch throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Monteban counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lynch checks a leg kick.
Lynch misses with a wild body shot.
Lynch fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Monteban.
Lynch wants to clinch.
Monteban tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lynch was well out of range. Poor timing from Monteban.
Lynch throws a body punch but Monteban moves out of range.
Monteban closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lynch stops a takedown attempt from Monteban.
Lynch misses with the head strike.
Monteban blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Monteban is trying to pull guard but Lynch has him pressed against the cage.
Monteban wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Monteban. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lynch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lynch has a couple of punches blocked by Monteban.
Monteban swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Monteban looking to slow down the pace here.
Lynch keeps control of Monteban as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lynch lands a nice shot to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Monteban is trying to push Lynch away but Lynch has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Monteban is looking to break free of the clinch but Lynch has double underhooks.
Lynch throws a head punch that misses.
Lynch lands with a left to the head.
Lynch misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Monteban tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Monteban jumps guard but Lynch stands there with Monteban around his waist. Monteban gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lynch.
Lynch gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Monteban.
Lynch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Monteban missing with a left hand there. Lynch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Monteban ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Monteban throws a leg kick
and Lynch counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lynch smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Monteban looks to throw the jab but Lynch is out of range.
Lynch moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cilian Lynch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Lynch misses.
Monteban tries to land a body kick
and Lynch counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lynch creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Monteban tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lynch lands a nice uppercut.
Lynch prevents a body shot from Monteban.
Lynch lands with a left to the head.
Monteban is rocked!
Monteban blocking some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lynch.
Lynch softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Oh Monteban is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lynch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Monteban seems to have got his legs back now.
Lynch throws a punch but it's blocked by Monteban.
Lynch lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Monteban tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lynch smiles and moves away.
A clash of legs there as Monteban blocks the low kick.
Monteban throws a body kick that misses.
Lynch looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lynch cracks Monteban with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Monteban looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Lynch finish him?
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Monteban moves away from the strike by Lynch.
Monteban throwing a counter right hand but Lynch manages to avoid it.
Lynch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Monteban.
Lynch lands a nice shot to the body.
Monteban takes a swing at Lynch's ribcage but misses.
Monteban throws a hook but Lynch avoids it easily.
Lynch throws a body shot but no joy.
Lynch pushes Monteban away with a front kick.
Monteban drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lynch pulls Monteban in close to prevent any damage.
Monteban stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lynch swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lynch controls Monteban momentarily but Monteban frees himself.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Monteban lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Monteban throws a big elbow that misses.
Monteban trying to control but Lynch is working from the bottom.
Lynch is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Monteban trying to control but Lynch is working from the bottom.
Monteban looking to pass the guard.
Monteban working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cilian Lynch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lynch 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 9:10
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 9:10
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cilian Lynch!
A victorious Cilian Lynch thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Abraham Donowitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andr De Fran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donowitz comes to the cage accompanied by JEW FLOW. De Fran has chosen No Worries as his entrance music. 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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158 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abraham Donowitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 16 - 2, fighting out of New York, Andr De Fran!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donowitz throws a looping overhand right but De Fran ducks down to avoid it.
De Fran connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
De Fran looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
De Fran throws a hook to the side of Donowitz's head but Donowitz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It appears Donowitz was looking to counter with a kick there.
De Fran connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jab from Donowitz.
Donowitz throws a sloppy head kick
and De Fran counters with a nice uppercut.
De Fran with a hook.
De Fran throws a shot from downtown. Donowitz moves away and avoids it.
De Fran is looking to clinch but Donowitz is avoiding it.
De Fran throws a low kick, looking for Donowitz's leg but Donowitz calmly moves out of range.
De Fran swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Donowitz.
Donowitz ducks under a wild hook from De Fran.
Donowitz throwing a counter right hand but De Fran manages to avoid it.
De Fran fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Donowitz manages to avoid it.
Donowitz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donowitz ducks under a wild hook from De Fran.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Fran scores with a crisp jab that stopped Donowitz in his tracks.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Donowitz.
Donowitz lands a decent elbow from side control.
De Fran tries to bench press Donowitz off him but Donowitz keeps the position.
The ground and pound from Donowitz seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Donowitz working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Donowitz tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
De Fran is not content to let Donowitz control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz working the ground and pound from side control.
De Fran tries to improve position but can't.
Donowitz looking to punish the body of his opponent here but De Fran is avoiding damage well.
De Fran dodges the ground and pound from Donowitz.
We've been hearing that Donowitz has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
De Fran is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on De Fran's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Donowitz wants to control but De Fran is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Fran tries to bench press Donowitz off him but Donowitz keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on De Fran's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Donowitz connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused De Fran some visible discomfort.
De Fran is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Donowitz lands some shots froms side control.
Donowitz is looking to take a break and control but De Fran is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because De Fran is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Donowitz postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Donowitz throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Donowitz sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but De Fran is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz wants to control but De Fran is keeping him busy.
Donowitz working the head with strikes.
De Fran is looking for a sweep.
Donowitz working the ground and pound but De Fran is defending the strikes.
Donowitz lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear De Fran down.
De Fran struggling a bit here.
Donowitz creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
De Fran is not content to let Donowitz control the position.
Donowitz working away.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
De Fran is looking to regain half guard here but Donowitz keeps moving and retains side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
De Fran has one of Donowitz's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Donowitz controlling the position.
De Fran on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz tries to move into full mount but can't pass De Fran's legs.
De Fran gets back to half guard.
Donowitz working De Fran over with strikes.
Donowitz prevents De Fran from improving his position.
De Fran desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Donowitz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
De Fran keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Donowitz thows a huge punch but De Fran dodges it nicely.
Donowitz keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Donowitz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks De Fran with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
De Fran is looking to improve his position.
Donowitz trying to control from half guard but De Fran is working away.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
De Fran regains full guard. Nicely done.
Donowitz 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.
Donowitz wants to control from the top but De Fran keeps moving.
Donowitz is really struggling to control De Fran but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A shot to the liver by Donowitz. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Donowitz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Donowitz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Donowitz tries to work over De Fran's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abraham Donowitz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Donowitz 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 10:9
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 10:9
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abraham Donowitz!
Abraham Donowitz decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vinny Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lorne Malvo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hopkins comes to the cage accompanied by Manny Pacquiao - Lalaban Ako . I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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157 lbs
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154 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vinny Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lorne Malvo!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopkins blocks a low kick nicely.
A jab from Malvo misses.
Hopkins tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Malvo swivels and escapes.
Malvo throws a hook but Hopkins blocks it.
Hopkins wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Malvo 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.
Vinny Hopkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hopkins has closed the distance and engaged Malvo in a clinch.
Malvo lands a nice uppercut.
Malvo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hopkins backwards.
Malvo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Malvo prevents a body shot from Hopkins.
A head punch on the inside from Hopkins fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Malvo.
Malvo throws a head punch that misses.
Hopkins tries a body shot but Malvo blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Hopkins.
Hopkins tries to stall but Malvo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Malvo lands a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malvo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hopkins is keeping busy.
Malvo looking to throw knees to the head but Hopkins is blocking nicely.
Hopkins gets through Malvo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hopkins working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Hopkins.
Hopkins tries to throw a body punch but Malvo avoids it by throwing Hopkins back against the cage.
Malvo tries to land knees in the clinch but Hopkins avoids the damage to the body.
Malvo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hopkins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hopkins tries a body shot but Malvo blocks it.
Hopkins works on Malvo's body with a couple of short punches.
Hopkins lands with a short shot to the head.
Hopkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Malvo.
Hopkins is working Malvo over against the cage.
Hopkins tries a body shot but Malvo blocks it.
Malvo is looking to control Hopkins's arms but Hopkins gets an underhook and turns him. Now Malvo has his back to the cage.
Malvo takes a shot to the head.
Hopkins swings wildly with an uppercut but Malvo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hopkins.
Malvo struggles to land a body shot inside as Hopkins controls his hands.
Hopkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hopkins tries a body shot but Malvo blocks it.
Malvo is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Malvo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malvo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Malvo can't find room to land a body shot as Hopkins controls the action.
Hopkins misses with some punches.
Malvo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
I was talking to Hopkins's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Malvo lands with a short shot to the head.
Hopkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Malvo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hopkins avoids it.
Malvo throws a punch but it's blocked by Hopkins.
Hopkins tries a body shot but Malvo blocks it.
Hopkins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Malvo blocks a body shot from Hopkins.
Malvo misses with a punch on the inside.
Hopkins throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Malvos head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hopkins.
Malvo has a couple of punches blocked by Hopkins.
Malvo tries a body shot but Hopkins blocks it.
Malvo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Malvo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hopkins lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malvo throws a punch but it's blocked by Hopkins.
Good body shot from Hopkins.
Malvo misses with the head strike.
Malvo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hopkins throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Malvos head.
Hopkins lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Malvo.
A short right from Hopkins.
A head punch on the inside from Malvo fails to land.
Hopkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Malvo blocks a body shot from Hopkins.
Malvo misses with some punches.
Malvo blocks a body shot from Hopkins.
Malvo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hopkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Malvo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hopkins blocks a body shot from Malvo.
Malvo lands a body punch.
Malvo scores with a shoulder strike.
Hopkins lands with a right to the head.
Malvo misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins tries a body shot but Malvo blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hopkins.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hopkins struggles to land a body shot inside as Malvo controls his hands.
Hopkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hopkins misses with a body punch.
Hopkins stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Malvo lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Malvo fails to land.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hopkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hopkins blocks an uppercut.
Good body shot from Malvo.
Hopkins is working Malvo over against the cage.
Hopkins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Malvo blocking some punches.
Malvo misses with a punch on the inside.
Hopkins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Malvo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hopkins's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hopkins.
Malvo throws a head punch that misses.
Hopkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Malvo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hopkins lands with a left to the head.
Malvo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Malvo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Malvo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hopkinss head.
Malvo prevents a body shot from Hopkins.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hopkins.
Malvo is trying to stall.
Stalling in the clinch from Hopkins.
Hopkins pushes Malvo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hopkins blocks an uppercut.
Hopkins blocks an uppercut.
Malvo lands with a right to the head.
Hopkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Malvo has a couple of punches blocked by Hopkins.
Hopkins lands an uppercut.
Hopkins lands a hook to the side of the head.
Malvo swings wildly with an uppercut but Hopkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malvo struggles to land a body shot inside as Hopkins controls his hands.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Malvo tries a body shot but Hopkins blocks it.
Malvo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malvo working aggressively here.
Malvo lands a left hand.
Hopkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hopkins tries to work over Malvo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hopkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Malvo missing with knees to the body.
Hopkins blocks an uppercut.
Hopkins lands a shot to the body.
Hopkins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Malvo lands a body punch.
Hopkins misses with the head strike.
Hopkins controlling the action here for a moment.
Malvo lands with a short shot to the head.
Malvo lands with a short shot to the head.
Hopkins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Malvo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Malvo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hopkins working aggressively here.
Hopkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Malvo throws a punch but it's blocked by Hopkins.
A shot in the inside from Hopkins.
Hopkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hopkins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hopkins presses Malvo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Malvo.
Malvo struggles to land a body shot inside as Hopkins controls his hands.
Malvo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Malvo misses with a punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hopkins.
Malvo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hopkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Malvo misses with some punches.
Malvo blocks an uppercut.
Hopkins misses with a punch on the inside.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Malvo.
Malvo misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malvo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hopkins backwards.
Hopkins lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Hopkins.
Hopkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Malvo lands a left hand.
Malvo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hopkins backwards.
Malvo gets through Hopkins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hopkins prevents a body shot from Malvo.
Malvo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Malvo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Malvo misses with a punch on the inside.
Hopkins lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hopkins.
Hopkins lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hopkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hopkins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hopkins struggles to land a body shot inside as Malvo controls his hands.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Malvo working aggressively here.
Hopkins misses with a punch to the body.
Hopkins throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Malvos head.
Malvo misses with some punches.
Hopkins is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Malvo can't find room to land a body shot as Hopkins controls the action.
Malvo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Hopkins.
Malvo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hopkins.
A nice right hand lands inside from Malvo.
Hopkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hopkins works on Malvo's body with a couple of short punches.
Hopkins is working Malvo over against the cage.
Malvo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hopkins.
Hopkins working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Malvo misses with a punch to the body.
Malvo trying to land knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lorne Malvo.
Well Malvo 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 9:10
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 9:10
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 10:10
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Lorne Malvo!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Lorne Malvo waved his t-shirt featuring FJCP Healthy Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras.
Vinny Hopkins spoke after the fight, saying 'As always I can do everything through Christ my lord and savior who strengthens me. Without him I wouldn't be here tonight. Don't worry I'll be back.'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Charles Bronson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernesto Del Toro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bronson comes to the cage accompanied by Harmonica. Del Toro has chosen Bliss as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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26
142 lbs
13 - 4 - 1 |
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145 lbs
33 - 13 - 2 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Charles Bronson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 13 - 2, fighting out of New York, Ernesto Del Toro!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bronson throws the left hand but Del Toro avoids the punch easily.
Del Toro shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bronson as he jumps to the side.
Del Toro gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bronson connects with the punch.
Del Toro shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Del Toro lands with a good body shot.
Del Toro throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A left and a right from Del Toro both land. Nice combination.
Bronson throws a body punch but Del Toro moves out of range.
Del Toro has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Del Toro shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bronson is trying to defend but Del Toro finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Del Toro thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson wants to improve his position but Del Toro is controlling well.
Bronson wants to control but Del Toro passes into side.
Bronson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bronson can't do much from the bottom here.
Del Toro throws an elbow but Bronson slips to the side and avoids it well.
Bronson regains half guard.
Del Toro working the head and body with strikes.
Del Toro looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronson is looking to improve his position.
Del Toro not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Del Toro not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bronson is looking to control Del Toro's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bronson avoid being mounted?
Bronson wants to improve his position but Del Toro is controlling well.
Del Toro has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Del Toro throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Bronson to regain full guard.
Bronson has control of Del Toro's left arm, preventing Del Toro from doing any damage.
Del Toro with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Toro throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Del Toro is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Del Toro is working Bronson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Del Toro showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bronson controls Del Toro momentarily but Del Toro frees himself.
Del Toro trying to control the position from guard on top but Bronson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bronson pulls Del Toro in close to prevent any damage.
Del Toro throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bronson holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Del Toro moves out of range of the leg kick from Bronson.
Del Toro takes a swing at Bronson's ribcage but misses.
Bronson throws out a loose jab but Del Toro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bronson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Del Toro manages to avoid it.
Bronson throws a leg kick that misses.
A big right from Bronson misses.
Bronson misses the shot to the body.
Charles Bronson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bronson, right into the meat.
Bronson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And Del Toro responds with a good body kick, but Bronson manages to step out the way in time.
Bronson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Bronson wants to land a leg kick but Del Toro is out of range.
Bronson misses with a lunging right hand
and Del Toro counters with a low kick, right behind Bronson 's knee.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bronson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bronson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bronson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bronson throws a leg kick
and Del Toro counters with a takedown into side control.
Bronson dodges the ground and pound from Del Toro.
Del Toro misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Bronson struggling a bit here.
Bronson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bronson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Del Toro.
Del Toro tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Del Toro looks up at the clock and then as Bronson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Del Toro smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Bronson wants to control but Del Toro postures up.
Bronson taking punishment in the form of punches.
Bronson defending against the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bronson parries the strikes from Del Toro easily there. Del Toro is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bronson to escape.
The ground and pound from Del Toro seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Del Toro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bronson keeps working.
Del Toro fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Bronson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Del Toro misses with the ground and pound.
Del Toro lands an elbow.
Del Toro is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Bronson will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Bronson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Bronson wants to control but Del Toro postures up.
Bronson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Del Toro.
Del Toro throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Del Toro working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Del Toro connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bronson some visible discomfort.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Del Toro lands a strong strike to the head of Bronson. That's dazed him! Del Toro looking to finish here. Bronson is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Del Toro lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ernesto Del Toro!
Post fight, an emotional Ernesto Del Toro said 'you want me to beat the crap out of you?'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Victor Zsasz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zsasz comes to the cage accompanied by 2Pac: When We Ride ft. Outlawz. Lopez has chosen Hurriganes - Get On as his entrance music. Pedro Lopez acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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143 lbs
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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
48 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Victor Zsasz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pedro Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Zsasz misses its intended target.
Lopez walks into a stiff left hand from Zsasz.
Zsasz definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Victor Zsasz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zsasz misses with a low kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Zsasz.
Zsasz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zsasz looks to throw a body kick
and Lopez counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lopez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Zsasz controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zsasz being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zsasz is trying to control the position but Lopez postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lopez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Zsasz is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Lopez 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Zsasz walks into a stiff left hand from Lopez.
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.
Zsasz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lopez.
That kick from Zsasz tenderised Lopez's leg. Lopez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Zsasz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zsasz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lopez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zsasz jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Zsasz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lopez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zsasz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zsasz lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lopez will feel that in the morning.
Nice defenses there by Zsasz.
A low kick from Zsasz misses
and Lopez counters with a takedown into side control.
Zsasz bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Lopez drops his hands momentarily and Zsasz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lopez slips under a jab from Zsasz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zsasz misses with a head kick.
Zsasz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lopez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zsasz throws a solid leg kick but Lopez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Zsasz.
Zsasz staying out of range there.
Zsasz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Zsasz looks to throw the jab but Lopez is out of range.
Zsasz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lopez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lopez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zsasz.
Zsasz thumps Lopez with a low kick.
Zsasz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lopez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zsasz.
Zsasz misses with a right hand
and Lopez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lopez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zsasz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lopez won't allow Zsasz to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez wants to control from the top but Zsasz keeps moving.
Lopez might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Zsasz haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Lopez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lopez trying to control but Zsasz is working from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Lopez slips a straight right by Zsasz.
Lopez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Zsasz throws a body kick that misses
and Lopez counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Victor Zsasz has been cut.
Zsasz misses the shot to the body.
Zsasz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zsasz misses with a jab to the body
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Lopez counters with a straight right hand.
Zsasz is looking to score with low kicks.
Zsasz is looking to slow Lopez down with leg kicks.
Zsasz lands a leg kick that knocks Lopez off balance momentarily.
Lopez drops his hands momentarily and Zsasz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Zsasz moves away from the strike by Lopez.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lopez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lopez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lopez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Zsasz, pushing him back against the cage.
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zsasz.
Zsasz struggles to land a body shot inside as Lopez controls his hands.
Zsasz misses with a knee to the head.
Zsasz manages to break the clinch.
Lopez lands a really nice looking cross but Zsasz seems unphased.
Zsasz swings widly with a right hand
enabling Lopez to counter with a crisp jab.
Zsasz throws the kick towards the body but Lopez avoids it.
Zsasz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lopez.
Zsasz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lopez throws a looping overhand right but Zsasz ducks down to avoid it.
Zsasz 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.
Lopez misses with an uppercut. Zsasz saw that one coming.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Zsasz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lopez. That did some damage!
Lopez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Zsasz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zsasz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lopez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zsasz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zsasz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lopez.
Lopez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A slow jab from Zsasz misses its intended target.
Lopez slips under a jab from Zsasz.
Lopez throws a hook but Zsasz blocks it.
A head kick by Zsasz misses
and Lopez counters with a straight right hand.
Lopez misses with a wild combination.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Zsasz misses with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lopez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zsasz scoring well with a low kick there.
Lopez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lopez misses with a takedown attempt - Zsasz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lopez gets the takedown into side control.
Lopez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lopez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lopez goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Zsasz rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Lopez's guard! Nice work there by Zsasz!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Zsasz wants to pass the guard but Lopez is keeping the position.
Lopez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Zsasz is aware though and is defending well.
Lopez looking for a guillotine here but Zsasz defends easily.
Lopez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Zsasz's guard.
Lopez passes into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Zsasz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Zsasz 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 10:9
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 10:9
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Zsasz!
Victor Zsasz thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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