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EPL 10 - Week 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ode Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Centino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arthur Centino told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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World class boxer
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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
18 - 9 - 3, fighting out of London, Ode Jokinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arthur Centino!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jokinen throws the left hand but Centino avoids the punch easily.
Centino misses with a low kick.
Jokinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Centino moves away.
Jokinen digs a good hook to Centino's body.
Jokinen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Centino. Centino circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jokinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Centino manages to avoid it.
A big left from Jokinen misses.
We've been hearing reports that Jokinen has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Centino throws a solid leg kick but Jokinen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Centino.
Centino wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jokinen throws a head kick that misses.
Centino 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.
Centino tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jokinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Centino.
Centino throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jokinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jokinen appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jokinen wants to slow Centino down by chopping away at his legs.
Centino pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
No luck for Jokinen with that takedown attempt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jokinen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Centino throws a leg kick which misses Jokinen's front leg but catches the back leg as Jokinen tries to avoid it.
Centino connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jokinen defending well as Centino loads up on a big left hand.
Jokinen throwing a counter right hand but Centino manages to avoid it.
Centino pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jokinen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Centino avoids a kick to the body.
Jokinen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jokinen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jokinen scores with a hook.
Jokinen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jokinen.
Jokinen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jokinen misses with a hook. Centino ducked under it nicely.
Jokinen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Centino.
Centino scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jokinen in his tracks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jokinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Centino misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Centino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jokinen manages to avoid it.
Centino throws a hook but Jokinen avoids it easily.
A big left from Jokinen misses.
Jokinen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Centino paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Centino. Jokinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jokinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Centino.
Centino stuffs the takedown.
Jokinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jokinen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jokinen throws a hook but Centino blocks it.
Jokinen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Centino displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jokinen throws out the jab.
Jokinen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Centino fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Centino blocks a head kick by Jokinen.
Jokinen motions for Centino to come forward. Jokinen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jokinen works the jab nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Centino throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Centino throws a hook to the side of Jokinen's head but Jokinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Jokinen.
Centino wants to control but Jokinen postures up.
Centino managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Jokinen.
Centino is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Centino looking for submissions off his back.
Jokinen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Centino is trying to control but Jokinen manages to pass to mount!
Jokinen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Centino looks a forlorn figure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Centino tries to hold on but Jokinen pushes him away.
Centino regains half guard.
Centino is trying to maintain the position but Jokinen is very close to passing his half guard.
Centino wants to get back to full guard but Jokinen has mounted him!
Jokinen is landing with some decent strikes but Centino is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jokinen working the ground and pound effectively.
Centino is trying to escape the mount.
Jokinen landing punches.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Centino taking shots to the head.
Jokinen punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jokinen lands with some strikes.
Jokinen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jokinen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jokinen landing punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Centino taking shots to the head.
Centino tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jokinen landing punches.
Jokinen 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee warns Centino that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jokinen landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jokinen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jokinen punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen landing shots from mount.
Jokinen cracks Centino with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jokinen working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Centino is rocked!
Centino keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jokinen breaks from Centino's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jokinen punishing his opponent with strikes.
Centino is still in real trouble! Can Jokinen finish him?
Centino wants to control but Jokinen is having none of it.
Centino seems to have recovered his senses.
Jokinen raining down hammerfists from mount.
Centino tries to hold on but Jokinen pushes him away.
Jokinen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Centino hang on?
Jokinen punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Centino is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The referee warns Centino that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Jokinen! Centino is hurt baaadly! Jokinen is firing away with more strikes - Centino is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ode Jokinen!
A victorious Ode Jokinen 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 Underestimated Dillashaw Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinny Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hopkins has chosen Manny Pacquiao - Lalaban Ako as his entrance music. Underestimated Dillashaw Junior is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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152 lbs
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157 lbs
17 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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 - 14 - 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
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vinny Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dillashaw Junior fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dillashaw Junior swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
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.
Hopkins has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dillashaw Junior blocks an uppercut.
Dillashaw Junior struggles to land a body shot inside as Hopkins controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dillashaw Junior.
Hopkins can't find room to land a body shot as Dillashaw Junior controls the action.
A short left from Dillashaw Junior.
Dillashaw Junior lands a body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dillashaw Junior as Hopkins tries to tie him up.
A right hook to the body lands for Hopkins.
Dillashaw Junior pushes Hopkins back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hopkins lands with a short shot to the head.
Hopkins tries to work over Dillashaw Junior's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dillashaw Junior throws a punch but it's blocked by Hopkins.
Hopkins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dillashaw Junior moves into range and clinches up with Hopkins.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hopkins misses with a punch on the inside.
Hopkins tries to work over Dillashaw Junior's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dillashaw Junior landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillashaw Junior is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hopkins is defending well for now.
Hopkins scores with a shot to the side of Dillashaw Junior's head.
Dillashaw Junior throws a head punch that misses.
Dillashaw Junior misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hopkins.
Dillashaw Junior scores with a shoulder strike.
Hopkins working aggressively here.
Hopkins misses with a body punch.
Hopkins has a couple of punches blocked by Dillashaw Junior.
Dillashaw Junior pushes Hopkins back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hopkins managing to block the knees to the body from Dillashaw Junior.
Hopkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hopkins lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dillashaw Junior backwards.
Hopkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dillashaw Junior tries to circle away but Hopkins has him pinned against the cage.
Dillashaw Junior keeps control of Hopkins as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dillashaw Junior missing with knees to the body.
Dillashaw Junior fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dillashaw Junior misses with some punches.
Dillashaw Junior misses with the head strike.
Dillashaw Junior tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillashaw Junior tries to throw a body punch but Hopkins avoids it by throwing Dillashaw Junior back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Hopkins.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hopkins working aggressively here.
Hopkins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dillashaw Junior is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dillashaw Junior can't find room to land a body shot as Hopkins controls the action.
Dillashaw Junior blocking some punches.
Hopkins can't find room to land a body shot as Dillashaw Junior controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Dillashaw Junior.
Hopkins has a couple of punches blocked by Dillashaw Junior.
Hopkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dillashaw Junior's elbow.
Hopkins tries a body shot but Dillashaw Junior blocks it.
Hopkins tries to stall but Dillashaw Junior uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dillashaw Junior swings wildly with an uppercut but Hopkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dillashaw Junior breaks the clinch.
Underestimated Dillashaw Junior is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dillashaw Junior will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hopkins motions for Dillashaw Junior to come forward. Hopkins throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dillashaw Junior looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Dillashaw Junior misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Dillashaw Junior misses.
Dillashaw Junior misses with a low kick as Hopkins jumps back.
Dillashaw Junior fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hopkins looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dillashaw Junior bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An inside leg kick from Dillashaw Junior misses.
Dillashaw Junior looks to throw a body kick
enabling Hopkins to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Dillashaw Junior throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hopkins avoids the body shot from Dillashaw Junior.
Dillashaw Junior misses with a looping right.
Hopkins appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dillashaw Junior throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dillashaw Junior lands a leg kick that knocks Hopkins off balance momentarily.
Dillashaw Junior keeps the fight on the outside.
Hopkins keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hopkins lands a jab to the head.
Hopkins walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dillashaw Junior keeps the fight on the outside.
Hopkins is looking to clinch but Dillashaw Junior is avoiding it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dillashaw Junior.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins tries to clinch there but Dillashaw Junior circles away.
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!
Hopkins misses with a straight right.
Hopkins stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dillashaw Junior.
Hopkins tries to clinch but Dillashaw Junior is having none of it.
Dillashaw Junior looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dillashaw Junior lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hopkins blocks the body kick.
Hopkins throws a hook but Dillashaw Junior blocks it.
Hopkins fails with an attempt to clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Hopkins blocks the leg kick.
Dillashaw Junior blocks a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Hopkins blocks the leg kick.
Hopkins connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dillashaw Junior lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hopkins throws a lazy right hand but Dillashaw Junior sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hopkins checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hopkins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hopkins checks the leg kick.
A left lands for Dillashaw Junior.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins cracks Dillashaw Junior with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hopkins loads up on a big right hand but Dillashaw Junior slips the punch.
Hopkins closes the distance and pushes Dillashaw Junior back into the cage.
Dillashaw Junior swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hopkins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hopkins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hopkins.
A short left from Hopkins.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dillashaw Junior misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dillashaw Junior lands a knee to the body.
Hopkins swings wildly with an uppercut but Dillashaw Junior uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hopkins stalling the fight.
Dillashaw Junior has a couple of punches blocked by Hopkins.
Dillashaw Junior scores with a shot to the side of Hopkins's head.
Dillashaw Junior lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hopkins backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dillashaw Junior works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hopkins throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dillashaw Junior.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins pushes Dillashaw Junior back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Dillashaw Junior.
Hopkins tries to work over Dillashaw Junior's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hopkins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dillashaw Junior.
Hopkins has a couple of punches blocked by Dillashaw Junior.
Hopkins tries to throw a body punch but Dillashaw Junior avoids it by throwing Hopkins back against the cage.
Hopkins managing to block the knees to the body from Dillashaw Junior.
Hopkins misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Dillashaw Junior.
Hopkins blocks a body shot from Dillashaw Junior.
Hopkins lands a body punch.
Dillashaw Junior lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Dillashaw Junior fails to land.
Hopkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dillashaw Junior lands a nice knee to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dillashaw Junior.
Dillashaw Junior tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hopkins avoids it.
Hopkins struggles to land a body shot inside as Dillashaw Junior controls his hands.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dillashaw Junior blocks an uppercut.
Hopkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Hopkins.
Dillashaw Junior misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hopkins.
Dillashaw Junior is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dillashaw Junior lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Dillashaw Junior.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hopkins.
The referee calls for Hopkins to work.
Hopkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Dillashaw Junior.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hopkins.
Hopkins's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hopkins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dillashaw Junior using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hopkins has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dillashaw Junior landing knees to the body.
Dillashaw Junior lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's eight 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!
Hopkins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hopkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hopkins misses with a punch on the inside.
Hopkins tries to throw a body punch but Dillashaw Junior avoids it by throwing Hopkins back against the cage.
Dillashaw Junior is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right from Dillashaw Junior on the inside.
Dillashaw Junior tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hopkins's elbow.
Dillashaw Junior blocks a body shot from Hopkins.
Hopkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hopkins scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dillashaw Junior landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dillashaw Junior struggles to land a body shot inside as Hopkins controls his hands.
Hopkins lands with a left to the head.
Dillashaw Junior misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hopkins manages to break the clinch.
Dillashaw Junior lands with a nice body kick.
Hopkins moves out of range as Dillashaw Junior strikes.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dillashaw Junior looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jab from Dillashaw Junior.
Dillashaw Junior walks into a jab.
A big left from Hopkins misses.
Dillashaw Junior throws a quick counter head kick but Hopkins was just out of range.
Dillashaw Junior clobbers Hopkins with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hopkins moves out of range as Dillashaw Junior throws a body kick.
Hopkins moves into the clinch.
Hopkins struggles to land a body shot inside as Dillashaw Junior controls his hands.
Hopkins misses with some punches.
Hopkins misses with a punch to the body.
Hopkins lands with a right to the head.
Hopkins can't find room to land a body shot as Dillashaw Junior controls the action.
Dillashaw Junior blocks an uppercut.
Hopkins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dillashaw Junior breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut there from Dillashaw Junior.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Hopkins misses the target.
Dillashaw Junior on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Underestimated Dillashaw Junior showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dillashaw Junior has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 10:9
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 10:9
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Underestimated Dillashaw Junior!
Our winner, Underestimated Dillashaw Junior, 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.
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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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Charles Bronson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bas Dekkers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bronson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Harmonica. Bas Dekkers has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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142 lbs
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155 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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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
13 - 5 - 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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bas Dekkers!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bronson lunges at Dekkers with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dekkers's hand.
Dekkers throws a leg kick
and Bronson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bronson cracks Dekkers with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bronson lands a right hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Bronson.
Dekkers misses with a left hand
and Bronson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dekkers slips under a jab from Bronson.
Bronson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dekkers.
Bronson looks to land a left hand but Dekkers moved out of range nicely.
Dekkers wants to clinch but Bronson slips to the side
and Bronson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dekkers slips under a jab.
Bronson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Bronson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot by Bronson.
Bronson lands a left and a right that send Dekkers crashing to the mat, dazed. Bronson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Dekkers is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson lands an uppercut, right on the button! Dekkers tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Charles Bronson!
Charles Bronson gave a mention to Invictus in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andr De Fran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Jamison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Fran's entrance music is No Worries. A fine choice. This should be a great matchup!
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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
26 - 17 - 2, fighting out of New York, Andr De Fran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 26 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, John Jamison!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Jamison lands an impressive looking overhand right. De Fran doesn't seem phased though.
Jamison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Fran.
Jamison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Fran.
De Fran goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
De Fran avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jamison.
De Fran keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice body kick from De Fran.
De Fran lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like John Jamison has been cut.
Jamison misses with a low kick.
De Fran takes one to the side of the head.
Jamison thumps De Fran with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from De Fran misses.
Jamison lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Fran scores with a jab.
De Fran definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
An inside leg kick from Jamison misses.
De Fran misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Jamison.
De Fran throws a head kick but Jamison moves out of range.
Jamison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Fran.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De Fran, right into the meat.
De Fran avoids the body shot from Jamison.
Jamison misses with a kick to the body.
A punch lands to the side of De Fran 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jamison throws a body shot but no joy.
Jamison connects with a body shot that sends De Fran's belly button to the back.
Jamison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Fran manages to avoid it.
De Fran finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jamison with the counter takedown but De Fran avoids it easily.
Jamison lands a straight punch to the body, keeping De Fran at a distance.
De Fran's corner calls for a 1-2. De Fran obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
De Fran misses with a kick to the body
and Jamison counters with a takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Fran wants to control but Jamison postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Fran is not content to let Jamison control the position.
Jamison lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
An elbow from Jamison crashes against the mat.
De Fran is trying to control Jamison's posture but Jamison avoids it.
De Fran tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jamison wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
De Fran taking punishment in the form of punches.
Jamison working the strikes but De Fran uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Jamison wants to pass to mount but De Fran is defending the position.
Jamison not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Fran is looking to control Jamison's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can De Fran avoid being mounted?
Jamison is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so De Fran is just riding it out for now. Jamison eventually gives up the hold.
Jamison trying to control the action but De Fran is working from the bottom.
Jamison winds up and cracks De Fran with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
De Fran has hold of Jamison's hands but Jamison slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jamison trying to mount his opponent but De Fran defends it.
De Fran keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jamison is sneakily working for an arm triangle but De Fran sees it coming and defends easily.
Jamison throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
De Fran slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jamison chips away with some ground and pound.
De Fran looking to control.
Jamison landing with the ground and pound.
De Fran utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jamison scoring with some ground and pound.
Jamison trying to control but De Fran is working from the bottom.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jamison throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jamison throws a big elbow that misses.
Jamison working some strikes from top position.
De Fran is controlling Jamison's posture.
Jamison is looking to work some ground and pound but De Fran has wrist control.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as De Fran holds on and takes a little breather.
Jamison postures up.
De Fran preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jamison loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
De Fran keeping moving, preventing Jamison from controlling successfully.
De Fran working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jamison.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jamison not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jamison cracks De Fran with a solid left hand.
De Fran is trying to control the position but Jamison postures up.
De Fran preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jamison throwing strikes but missing.
Jamison loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jamison throws a big elbow that misses.
Jamison working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jamison content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jamison is fighting to break De Fran's control of his arms but De Fran is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Jamison trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jamison passes De Fran's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Jamison is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
De Fran blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jamison.
Jamison lands with a punch from half guard.
Jamison sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. De Fran defending well though.
De Fran taking some punishment here, with Jamison in his half guard.
Jamison not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jamison is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jamison thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed De Fran's head.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
De Fran trying to hold on to Jamison's head to control him but Jamison postures up.
Jamison working De Fran over with strikes.
Jamison trying to pass the guard but De Fran defending well.
De Fran is looking to improve his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jamison lands a nice short elbow.
Jamison throwing shots but De Fran is blocking nicely.
De Fran on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jamison lands with a punch from half guard.
Jamison not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nice strikes from Jamison there.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jamison throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jamison passes the guard and advances to mount!
Jamison working the ground and pound effectively.
Jamison landing shots from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jamison throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Jamison throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for De Fran because Jamison loaded up on that one.
De Fran is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jamison is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Jamison comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jamison 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 9:10
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Jamison!
After the fight, John Jamison was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Matti Teitsi (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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140 lbs
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149 lbs
20 - 13 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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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 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matti Teitsi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Jacob Koch!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koch tries to clinch up.
Teitsi misses with a wild body shot.
Koch throws a leg kick that is checked
and Teitsi counters with a straight right hand.
Koch scores with a jab.
Koch throws out a loose jab but Teitsi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koch misses with a leg kick
and Teitsi counters with a stiff right hand.
Teitsi tries to land a leg kick but Koch saw it coming and moves away.
Koch slips a jab and a cross from Teitsi.
Teitsi darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Teitsi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Teitsi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Teitsi trying to pass the guard but Koch defending well.
Koch keeping control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teitsi wants to pass the guard but Koch is defending well.
Teitsi has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Teitsi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Koch defending well though.
Teitsi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Koch defending well though.
Teitsi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Koch wants to control but Teitsi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Teitsi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Teitsi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Koch's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Teitsi is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Teitsi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Teitsi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Koch defending well though.
Koch has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Teitsi is working away from the top position though.
Teitsi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Teitsi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Koch defending well though.
Teitsi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Koch is looking for a sweep. Teitsi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Teitsi is predictable there
and Koch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Teitsi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koch is trying to counter with his kicks.
Teitsi sizes up Koch with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Koch closes the distance and clinches.
Teitsi avoiding damage.
Teitsi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Koch on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Koch lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Teitsi backwards.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Teitsi obliges.
Teitsi tries to land knees in the clinch but Koch avoids the damage to the body.
Koch swings wildly with an uppercut but Teitsi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Koch swings wildly with an uppercut but Teitsi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Teitsi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Koch lands a hook that snaps the head of Teitsi backwards.
Koch looking to slow down the pace here.
Koch swings wildly with an uppercut but Teitsi uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Koch lands a body shot.
Koch scores with a shot to the side of Teitsi's head.
Teitsi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Koch prevents it.
Koch avoiding damage as Teitsi throws knees to the body.
Koch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Teitsi missing with knees to the body.
Teitsi blocking some punches.
Koch makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Teitsi throws a head punch that misses.
Teitsi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Koch makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Koch misses with the head strike.
Koch swings wildly with an uppercut but Teitsi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koch misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Teitsi.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Teitsi fails to land.
A short left from Teitsi.
Koch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Teitsi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Teitsi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Koch blocks it with crossed arms.
Koch lands a body shot.
Koch misses with a punch to the body.
Koch gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Teitsi.
Koch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Koch lands a hook to the side of the head.
Koch throws a head punch that misses.
Koch gets through Teitsi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Koch misses with a body punch.
Teitsi cracks Koch with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Koch - that landed with a thud.
Koch lands with a light punch inside.
Koch misses with some punches.
Koch lands with a light punch inside.
Teitsi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's six 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!
Koch misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Teitsi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Koch lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Teitsi wants to stall.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Koch manages to break the clinch.
Koch connects with a good right hand that stumbles Teitsi. Teitsi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Koch wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Teitsi walks into a left hand.
Teitsi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A jab from Koch finds it's way through Teitsi's defenses.
Teitsi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Koch has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Koch scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Teitsi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matti Teitsi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Teitsi shoots in looking for a takedown but Koch manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Teitsi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Teitsi tries to clinch there but Koch circles away.
Koch throws a leg kick but Teitsi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Teitsi throws a nice looking combination but Koch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Koch swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Teitsi.
Matti Teitsi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Teitsi looks to clinch
and Koch counters with a nice uppercut.
Teitsi thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Koch if he has to take too many more of those.
Teitsi lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Teitsi tries to clinch but Koch moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Koch. Teitsi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Teitsi is looking to land body kicks.
Teitsi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Teitsi looks to land a left hand but Koch moved out of range nicely.
Koch takes a swing at Teitsi's ribcage but misses.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Teitsi misses with a two punch combination.
Koch throws a good cross that connects.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Teitsi throws a leg kick but Koch moved away.
Koch appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Teitsi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Teitsi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Teitsi misses with a kick to the body.
Koch rushes Teitsi and presses him up against the cage.
Koch lands a hook to the side of the head.
Teitsi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Koch misses with some punches.
Koch managing to block the knees to the body from Teitsi.
Teitsi struggles to land a body shot inside as Koch controls his hands.
Teitsi is trying to break the clinch but Koch is controlling him.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Koch creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Koch.
Come on Teitsi - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Koch lands with a left to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Koch.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Koch lands a nice uppercut.
Koch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Teitsi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Koch working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Teitsi prevents a body shot from Koch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Teitsi obliges.
Teitsi taking a breather.
Teitsi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koch.
Koch avoiding damage as Teitsi throws knees to the body.
Teitsi prevents a body shot from Koch.
Koch misses with a hook to the ribs.
Koch prevents the takedown attempt.
Koch works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Teitsi is breathing heavily.
Koch has a couple of punches blocked by Teitsi.
Koch has a couple of punches blocked by Teitsi.
Koch breaks from the clinch.
Teitsi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koch throws out a counter right but Teitsi avoids it with no problem.
Koch takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacob Koch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Koch 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 9:10
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 9:10
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacob Koch!
After the fight, Jacob Koch was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Abraham Donowitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cilian Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donowitz's entrance music is JEW FLOW. A fine choice. 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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145 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
20 - 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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Cilian Lynch!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lynch keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Donowitz.
Jab, jab by Donowitz - just one landing.
Donowitz seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Lynch connects with a good right hand that stumbles Donowitz. Donowitz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Abraham Donowitz has been cut.
Donowitz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lynch.
A head kick by Lynch misses
and Donowitz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Donowitz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lynch scores with a push kick.
Donowitz is looking to clinch but Lynch is avoiding it.
Donowitz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lynch.
Lynch clinches.
Donowitz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Donowitz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lynch misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lynch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Donowitz misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donowitz throws an elbow that misses.
Lynch leaning his opponent against the cage.
Lynch tries a body shot but Donowitz blocks it.
Lynch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lynch connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lynch looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lynch 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.
Cilian Lynch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by Lynch.
Lynch tries to clinch but Donowitz moves away
and Lynch takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Donowitz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lynch doesn't seem bothered though.
Lynch misses with a left hand
and Donowitz makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Donowitz moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A swing and a miss from Lynch.
Lynch scores with the left hand. Donowitz knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Donowitz fires out a quick counter leg kick but Lynch just manages to avoid it.
Donowitz takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lynch bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Donowitz's head backwards.
Lynch throws a right hand that misses
and Donowitz counters with a left to the body.
Lynch takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lynch uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Donowitz has time to react.
Donowitz rushes Lynch and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Donowitz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Donowitz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Donowitz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lynch misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lynch lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lynch misses with some punches.
Donowitz pushes off an throws an elbow but Lynch leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynch stalls.
Donowitz lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Donowitz.
Donowitz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Donowitz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Donowitz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Donowitz has a couple of punches blocked by Lynch.
Lynch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Donowitz's elbow.
A hook to the body from Donowitz.
Lynch blocks a body shot from Donowitz.
Lynch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Donowitz's elbow.
Donowitz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lynchs head.
A right hook to the body lands for Lynch.
Donowitz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lynch - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lynch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cilian Lynch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lynch misses the jab.
Donowitz half committed to a counter leg kick.
Donowitz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lynch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lynch scores with a nice strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donowitz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lynch.
Donowitz feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Donowitz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lynch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Donowitz.
Lynch swats away the attempt to clinch by Donowitz.
Lynch scores with a punch to the head.
Donowitz blocks the body kick.
Lynch has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz gets a takedown into half guard.
Lynch is looking to improve his position.
Donowitz is trying to control the action in half guard but Lynch is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Donowitz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lynch is looking for a sweep. Donowitz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lynch keeps trying to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Donowitz is looking to advance position but Lynch won't allow it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lynch wants to improve his position but Donowitz is controlling well.
Donowitz is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Donowitz wants to control but Lynch is keeping him busy.
Lynch manages to get to full guard.
Donowitz preventing the sweep.
Donowitz being controlled here momentarily.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lynch is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Donowitz preventing the sweep.
Donowitz wants to control from the top but Lynch keeps moving.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lynch scores with a nice head shot.
Donowitz moves out of range of the body kick from Lynch.
Lynch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lynch moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lynch throws a low kick but Donowitz avoids it.
A good leg kick by Donowitz.
Donowitz walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lynch.
Donowitz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lynch throws out the jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lynch.
Lynch lands the left hand.
Nice body kick from Donowitz.
Lynch connects with a looping right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lynch misses with a straight left.
Donowitz throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lynch has closed the distance and engaged Donowitz in a clinch.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz swings wildly with an uppercut but Lynch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lynch throws a head punch that misses.
Donowitz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lynch's elbow.
Lynch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lynch creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Donowitz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lynch makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lynch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lynch blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Lynch fails to land.
Lynch prevents a body shot from Donowitz.
Donowitz misses with a punch to the body.
Donowitz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lynch has a couple of punches blocked by Donowitz.
Donowitz blocks an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cilian Lynch.
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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 9:10
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 9:10
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cilian Lynch!
Cilian Lynch decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Monteban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergey Keosayan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ricardo Monteban!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sergey Keosayan!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monteban connects with a crisp jab.
Keosayan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Keosayan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Monteban was well out of range. Poor timing from Keosayan.
A swing and a miss from Keosayan.
Keosayan lands a leg kick that knocks Monteban off balance momentarily.
Keosayan lands a body shot.
Keosayan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Monteban connects with a nice looking jab.
Keosayan shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Monteban napping and manages to drive through into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Monteban can't do much from the bottom here.
Monteban is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Monteban's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monteban tries to buck Keosayan off but Keosayan is having none of it.
Monteban prevents Keosayan from moving into mount.
Monteban is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Monteban's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Keosayan is looking to take a break and control but Monteban is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Monteban wants to control but Keosayan postures up.
Keosayan controls the position from side control.
Keosayan is working Monteban over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monteban is not content to let Keosayan control the position.
Monteban is trying to get back to half guard.
Keosayan tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Keosayan has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Monteban regains half guard.
Monteban is controlling Keosayan's trapped leg to prevent Keosayan from advancing to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monteban is pressing down on Keosayan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Monteban throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Keosayan trying to control but Monteban is working from the bottom.
Keosayan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Keosayan pushes down on Monteban's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Monteban is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Keosayan scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keosayan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Monteban has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Keosayan is working away from the top position though.
Keosayan trying to mount his opponent but Monteban defends it.
Monteban looking for submissions off his back.
Monteban trying to control but Keosayan postures up.
Keosayan passes the guard and advances to mount!
Keosayan tries to control but Monteban wriggling away.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Monteban slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Monteban wants to control but Keosayan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Keosayan wants to free his trapped foot but Monteban is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Keosayan looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Monteban trying to control here.
Keosayan slows the pace down in half guard.
That's six 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.
Keosayan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Keosayan working Monteban over with strikes.
Keosayan seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Monteban is trying to maintain the position but Keosayan is very close to passing his half guard.
Keosayan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Monteban is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Monteban manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Monteban has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Keosayan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Monteban managing to control the position.
Keosayan stays in close to Monteban's body and controls the position.
Monteban working a defensive guard but Keosayan passes into half guard.
Keosayan uses his free foot to push down on Monteban's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Monteban.
Monteban is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Monteban looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Keosayan is persistently looking for the submission but Monteban is defending it well.
You can see the frustration on Monteban's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Keosayan avoiding Monteban 's attempts to control his hands.
Monteban tries to break free.
Monteban rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Monteban looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Keosayan works his foot free and advances to mount.
Monteban wants to control but Keosayan is having none of it.
Keosayan in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Keosayan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Keosayan fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Keosayan with the ground and pound from mount.
Keosayan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
BOOM! Keosayan connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Monteban is rocked!
Keosayan landing strikes from the mount.
Keosayan lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Oh Monteban is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Keosayan looking to control and managing it successfully.
Monteban is bucking up trying to escape but Keosayan cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Keosayan cracks Monteban with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergey Keosayan!
Sergey Keosayan 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lorne Malvo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao De Santo Cristo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Santo Cristo has chosen Que país é esse? as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Joao De Santo Cristo enters the cage!
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150 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
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lorne Malvo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao De Santo Cristo!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malvo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
De Santo Cristo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
De Santo Cristo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
De Santo Cristo shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Malvo is trying to defend but De Santo Cristo finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
De Santo Cristo winds up and cracks Malvo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Santo Cristo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
De Santo Cristo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
De Santo Cristo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Malvo is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Malvo keeps working.
De Santo Cristo seems to be looking for submissions.
De Santo Cristo thows a huge punch but Malvo dodges it nicely.
De Santo Cristo wants to pass the guard but Malvo is defending well.
Malvo holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
De Santo Cristo wants to pass to mount but Malvo is defending the position.
Nice strikes from De Santo Cristo there.
That's two 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.
De Santo Cristo wants to free his trapped foot but Malvo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
De Santo Cristo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
De Santo Cristo is trying to work for a kimura but Malvo is defending well.
Ground and pound from De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo lands strikes from half guard.
De Santo Cristo is thwarting Malvo's attempts to control the position.
De Santo Cristo trying to control the action but Malvo is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malvo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. De Santo Cristo is working away from the top position though.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
De Santo Cristo is working for a submission of some sort.
De Santo Cristo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Malvo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Malvo seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Lorne Malvo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Malvo looks to land a body kick but De Santo Cristo moved away.
Malvo is looking to land body kicks.
De Santo Cristo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
De Santo Cristo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Malvo throwing a counter right hand but De Santo Cristo manages to avoid it.
That's four 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.
De Santo Cristo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
De Santo Cristo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A little feinted left hand from Malvo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
De Santo Cristo rushes Malvo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Malvo lands a shoulder strike.
De Santo Cristo tries to throw a body punch but Malvo avoids it by throwing De Santo Cristo back against the cage.
Malvo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Malvo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Malvo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Malvo misses with a two punch combination.
Malvo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
De Santo Cristo throws a jab but it's blocked by Malvo.
De Santo Cristo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Malvo.
Malvo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Joao De Santo Cristo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Santo Cristo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Malvo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Malvo throwing a counter right hand but De Santo Cristo manages to avoid it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo misses with a body shot.
Malvo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and De Santo Cristo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Donk. Malvo catches De Santo Cristo right on the button with a cross.
Malvo throws a body punch but De Santo Cristo moves out of range.
De Santo Cristo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Santo Cristo wants to clinch.
De Santo Cristo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Malvo throws a big shot that misses.
Malvo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
De Santo Cristo tries for a takedown but Malvo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Malvo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Santo Cristo.
Nice shot by Malvo.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo shoots in for a takedown but Malvo shows good takedown defense.
It looked like Malvo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lorne Malvo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joao De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Santo Cristo managing to block the knees to the body from Malvo.
Malvo has a couple of punches blocked by De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo has Malvo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Malvo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
De Santo Cristo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Santo Cristo lands a nice uppercut.
De Santo Cristo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Santo Cristo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Malvo working aggressively here.
Malvo working hard to break the clinch.
De Santo Cristo keeps control of Malvo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A left hand lands to the body for De Santo Cristo.
Malvo tries to throw a body punch but De Santo Cristo avoids it by throwing Malvo back against the cage.
De Santo Cristo has Malvo pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. De Santo Cristo pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Malvo tumbling to the mat - De Santo Cristo dives into Malvo's guard.
Malvo is adopting a defensive guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Malvo manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Santo Cristo.
Malvo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Malvo.
Malvo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Santo Cristo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Malvo backwards.
De Santo Cristo misses with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
De Santo Cristo throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Malvo works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Santo Cristo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo is pressing down on Malvo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Malvo is holding on for now.
Malvo trying to hold on to De Santo Cristo's head to control him but De Santo Cristo postures up.
De Santo Cristo prevents Malvo from standing back up.
De Santo Cristo is looking to take a break and control but Malvo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
De Santo Cristo slips a nice elbow through Malvo's hands, connecting with Malvo's forehead.
De Santo Cristo works his way into full mount!
Malvo holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as De Santo Cristo tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Malvo is squirming around, avoiding De Santo Cristo's attempts to control the action.
De Santo Cristo might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Malvo haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The referee warns Malvo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
De Santo Cristo landing shots from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Joao De Santo Cristo.
I think De Santo Cristo 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 9:10
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 10:9
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Joao De Santo Cristo!
An out of breath Joao De Santo Cristo thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ernesto Del Toro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Del Toro comes to the cage accompanied by Bliss. Lopez has chosen Hurriganes - Get On as his entrance music. Ernesto Del Toro has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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145 lbs
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155 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
34 - 13 - 2, fighting out of New York, Ernesto Del Toro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pedro Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Del Toro moves out of range of the strikes.
Lopez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Del Toro tries to land a front kick but Lopez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lopez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Del Toro tries to counter by clinching up but Lopez breaks away and moves out of range.
Lopez throws a nice looking combination but Del Toro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Del Toro scores with a jab to the body.
Del Toro instigates a clinch.
Lopez blocks an uppercut.
Lopez stalling against the cage.
Del Toro has a couple of punches blocked by Lopez.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lopez.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Del Toro.
Lopez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Del Toro looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lopez goes for a takedown attempt but Del Toro pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lopez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pedro Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Toro lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lopez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Del Toro.
Del Toro throws the kick towards the body but Lopez avoids it.
Del Toro defending well as Lopez loads up on a big left hand.
Lopez blocks the body kick.
Lopez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lopez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ernesto Del Toro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lopez misses with a double jab.
Lopez misses the shot to the body.
Del Toro tries a head kick but it misses.
Del Toro takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Del Toro takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lopez connects with a single shot there.
Lopez misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Del Toro throws a low kick but Lopez avoids it.
Lopez shoots in and gets a takedown into Del Toro's guard.
Lopez wants to control from the top but Del Toro keeps moving.
Del Toro 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.
Lopez wants to control from the top but Del Toro keeps moving.
Lopez drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Del Toro dives on top into guard.
Lopez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Del Toro is aware though and is defending well.
Del Toro stands up over Lopez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Del Toro throwing strikes from guard but Lopez blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Toro loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lopez keeping full guard, as Del Toro tries to pass.
Del Toro stopping the sweep attempt from Lopez.
Lopez looking to control.
Lopez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Del Toro doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Del Toro manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Del Toro throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Del Toro is working Lopez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four 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.
Del Toro postures up.
Del Toro avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lopez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Del Toro.
Del Toro trying to control but Lopez is working from the bottom.
Lopez has his foot on Del Toro's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Del Toro works his way back into a safe position though.
Lopez is trying to keep Del Toro in close.
Del Toro landing with the ground and pound.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Del Toro trying to control but Lopez is working from the bottom.
Del Toro controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lopez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lopez misses with a body shot.
Lopez misses with an uppercut.
Lopez avoids the body shot from Del Toro.
Lopez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lopez slips a jab from Del Toro.
That kick from Del Toro tenderised Lopez's leg. Lopez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lopez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lopez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lopez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Del Toro.
A jab lands there for Lopez.
Lopez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Del Toro.
Lopez closes the distance and clinches up with Del Toro, looking for a takedown. Lopez pushes Del Toro against the cage but Del Toro circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Del Toro looks to land a left hand but Lopez moved out of range nicely.
Lopez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lopez lands with a good body shot.
Lopez scores with a hook to the body. Del Toro takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lopez missing with a left hand there. Del Toro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Lopez misses the target.
Lopez misses with a looping right.
Lopez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Del Toro moves away.
Del Toro is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Lopez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Del Toro was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lopez fails to land with a series of punches.
Lopez looks to land a right hand but Del Toro moved out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Del Toro misses its target.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Del Toro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lopez.
Lopez missing with a left hand there. Del Toro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lopez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Del Toro.
Del Toro staying out of range there.
Del Toro moves out of range of the strikes.
A slow jab from Lopez misses its intended target.
Del Toro swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lopez throws a series of punches but Del Toro moves out of range.
Lopez throws a good cross that connects.
Del Toro drives through and clinches with Lopez against the cage.
Lopez lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Del Toro looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lopez is working for a kimura but Del Toro is defending it quite comfortably.
Del Toro makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Del Toro.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Del Toro pulls Lopez in close to prevent any damage.
Lopez wants to control from the top but Del Toro keeps moving.
Del Toro 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.
Del Toro keeping moving, preventing Lopez from controlling successfully.
Del Toro will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Del Toro throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lopez trying to control the position from guard on top but Del Toro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lopez has gone for a leg lock! Del Toro slips out almost immediately though and dives into Lopez's guard.
Lopez 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pedro Lopez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lopez 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 Yamamoto scores the fight 9:10
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 9:10
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Lopez!
Pedro Lopez decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Victor Zsasz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyroil Smoochie Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zsasz's entrance music is 2Pac: When We Ride ft. Outlawz. A fine choice. Victor Zsasz could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tyroil Smoochie Wallace's 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
49 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Victor Zsasz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyroil Smoochie Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zsasz lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Smoochie Wallace dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zsasz. That did some damage!
Smoochie Wallace throws a body kick that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Smoochie Wallace.
Zsasz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zsasz takes a swing at Smoochie Wallace's ribcage but misses.
Smoochie Wallace ducks right into an uppercut from Zsasz.
A jab from Zsasz misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zsasz.
A nice leg kick lands there from Smoochie Wallace.
Smoochie Wallace takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Smoochie Wallace slips a straight right by Zsasz.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A cross from Smoochie Wallace lands.
It looks like Victor Zsasz has been cut.
Smoochie Wallace throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zsasz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Zsasz throws a hook but Smoochie Wallace blocks it.
Smoochie Wallace checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Smoochie Wallace slips a jab from Zsasz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zsasz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Zsasz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Smoochie Wallace takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Some bone on bone action there as Zsasz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
It looked like Zsasz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
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.
Smoochie Wallace throws a hook but Zsasz avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Zsasz misses the target.
Smoochie Wallace fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zsasz.
Smoochie Wallace fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zsasz.
Smoochie Wallace throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smoochie Wallace throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Zsasz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Zsasz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zsasz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smoochie Wallace.
Nice shot by Zsasz.
Smoochie Wallace lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zsasz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Smoochie Wallaces jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Smoochie Wallace is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smoochie Wallace misses with a lunging right hand
and Smoochie Wallace takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smoochie Wallace is still on wobbly legs! Can Zsasz finish him?
Nice defenses there by Zsasz.
Smoochie Wallace avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
and Zsasz counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Smoochie Wallace! He's just covering up as Zsasz starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Victor Zsasz!
Victor Zsasz 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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