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Destiny 155:Jabouin vs Penaali PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raf Camora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Camora might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Eskimo Brothers-Joe Lajoie. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raf Camora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lee Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camora moves forwards but Wilson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Camora misses with a hook.
Wilson throws a sloppy head kick and Camora moves out of range easily.
Camora fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Camora misses with a head kick.
Camora bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wilson's head.
Camora throws a jab when Wilson was well out of range.
Lee Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Camora staying out of range there.
Camora on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wilson. Wilson obviously looking to wear him down.
Camora misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wilson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Camora throws a head kick but Wilson moves out of range.
Wilson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilson misses with a hook.
Wilson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Camora.
Camora looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Wilson throws a lazy right hand but Camora sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Camora throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Camora.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson lands with a nice body punch.
Wilson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wilson throws a right and a left that Camora avoids nicely.
A head kick misses from Camora.
Camora misses with a head kick.
Wilson blocks a head kick by Camora.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Camora.
Wilson lands with an overhand left.
Camora throws a head kick but Wilson moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Wilson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wilson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A big left from Wilson misses.
Camora jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wilson avoids a kick to the body.
Camora takes a head kick and keeps coming.
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!
Camora avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Camora thinks about countering with a head kick.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Camora paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson connects with a jab.
Wilson throws a chopping leg kick but Camora manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Both fighters circling a little - Camora finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Wilson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Camora looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wilson blocks a head kick by Camora.
Camora lands a high kick!
Wilson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Camora pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Camora pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wilson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wilson jabs at Camora's body.
Wilson blocks a head kick by Camora.
Wilson avoids the head kick by Camora.
Wilson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wilson throws a leg kick which misses Camora's front leg but catches the back leg as Camora tries to avoid it.
Camora pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson swings for the body but Camora moves out of range.
Wilson misses with a looping right.
Wilson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Camora throws a series of punches but Wilson moves out of range.
Wilson takes the fight into the clinch.
Camora changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wilson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wilson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Camora was well out of range. Poor timing from Wilson.
Wilson just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromCamora.
Wilson avoids the head kick by Camora.
Wilson throws a hook but Camora avoids it easily.
Camora throws a head kick but Wilson moves out of range.
Wilson is looking to land body kicks.
Camora is looking to counter with head kicks.
Camora throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wilson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Camora moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wilson lands a slapping body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wilson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A punch combination from Wilson misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Camora lets loose with a powerful body kick. Wilson will feel that in the morning.
Wilson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Camora.
Wilson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Camora takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wilson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wilson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wilson is rocked!
Wilson walks straight into a right hand from Camora - that's dropped him! Camora jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Wilson from any more punishment! Wilson complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Raf Camora!
After winning the bout, Raf Camora thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Raban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krug Barishkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barishkov has chosen Angel of Death - Slayer as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Krug Barishkov enters the cage!
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280 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 18 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Raban!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Krug Barishkov!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barishkov gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Barishkov is wriggling around but Raban manages to pass to half guard.
Raban sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Raban seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barishkov trying to control but Raban postures up.
Raban is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Barishkov!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raban sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Raban trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Raban sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raban tries to control but Barishkov wriggling away.
Barishkov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raban wants to control the pace but Barishkov is squirming around nicely.
Barishkov is looking to improve his position but Raban isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raban tries to control but Barishkov wriggling away.
Raban has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Barishkov's face.
Barishkov is squirming around, avoiding Raban's attempts to control the action.
Raban fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Raban dominating with strikes here.
Raban unloads with some shots from mount but Barishkov bucks and avoids them well.
Raban misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Barishkov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Raban landing punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raban controlling from mount.
Barishkov is in all sorts of trouble here.
Raban raining down hammerfists from mount.
Barishkov tries to lock up and control but Raban gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Raban wants to control the pace but Barishkov is squirming around nicely.
Raban content just to control the position here.
Raban unloading with bombs!
Barishkov is desperately trying to improve his position but Raban has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raban sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Barishkov is bucking up trying to escape but Raban cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Raban raining down hammerfists from mount.
Raban raining down shots from the mount!
Barishkov is rocked!
A big strike lands for Raban! That's really hurt Barishkov and he's turned his back - Raban keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Raban jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Raban!
James Raban tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
Krug Barishkov spoke after the fight, saying 'I can't believe i didn't knock that cracker out'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Henkka Seppala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Musta Laine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seppala comes to the cage accompanied by Fivefold - Fighting Madness. Laine comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Disturbed - Sound of Silence kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be fireworks!
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181 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henkka Seppala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Musta Laine!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seppala misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Seppala moves out of range of the strikes.
Laine misses with a hook. Seppala ducked under it nicely.
Laine slips a straight right by Seppala.
Seppala misses with a low kick.
Seppala defending well as Laine loads up on a big left hand.
Laine getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Henkka Seppala has been cut.
Seppala shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Laine is trying to defend but Seppala finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Seppala is looking to take a break and control but Laine is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laine actively working from the bottom here.
Laine taking some punishment here, with Seppala in his half guard.
Laine looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seppala scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Laine avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Seppala.
Seppala wants to pass to mount but Laine is defending the position.
Seppala is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Laine taking some punishment here, with Seppala in his half guard.
Laine taking some punishment here, with Seppala in his half guard.
Seppala working the head and body with strikes.
Seppala passes the guard and advances to mount!
Seppala 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.
Laine is looking to improve his position but Seppala isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seppala connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Laine bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Seppala wants to sweep here but Laine controlling him for the moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laine trying to control the position from guard on top but Seppala is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Seppala trying to keep a closed guard but Laine is proving a slippery customer.
Seppala pushes Laine off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seppala shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Laine's guard.
Seppala with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Laine is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Laine might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Seppala haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Laine looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Seppala stands up over Laine, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Our spies down at at Gangsterdamage inform us that Laine has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Laine is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Seppala lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Laine 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seppala advances position into side control!
Laine is looking to regain half guard here but Seppala keeps moving and retains side control.
Seppala lands a nice forearm strike.
Seppala scoring with punches and elbows.
Seppala working the head with strikes.
Seppala working the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laine wants to control but Seppala postures up.
Seppala grinds an elbow into Laine's temple.
Seppala lands a few punches from side control.
Laine is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Seppala off and has taken his back!
Laine controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henkka Seppala dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Henkka Seppala's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Laine scores with a sloppy right hand. Seppala should have avoided that one.
Seppala lands a lovely overhand right.
Seppala shoots in for a double leg but Laine sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Seppala looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Laine slaps away a takedown attempt from Seppala, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Laine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Seppala avoids the head kick by Laine.
Laine throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Laine works Seppala's body with a nice hook.
Seppala on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Seppala shoots in looking for a takedown. Laine tries to sprawl out of it but Seppala keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Laine manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Laine is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Seppala with a body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henkka Seppala. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Laine scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Seppala.
Laine scores with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Laine.
Laine throws a right and a left that both miss.
Laine avoids the body shot from Seppala.
Laine dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Seppala. That did some damage!
Laine misses the jab.
Seppala throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Laine was covering up waiting for the punch and Seppala finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Seppala connects with a couple of short punches.
Seppala postures up in Laine's guard and throws a big left but Laine blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Laine is trying to hold Seppala in close to prevent damage but Seppala has managed to pass into half guard.
Laine blocking the ground and pound attempt from Seppala.
Seppala takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laine actively working from the bottom here.
Seppala thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Laine's head.
Seppala tries to pass to full mount but Laine defends it.
Laine wants to control but Seppala is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Henkka Seppala overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Seppala controlling the pace.
Seppala lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Laine wants to control but Seppala is keeping busy.
Laine moves into full guard.
Laine keeping full guard, as Seppala tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Laine keeping moving, preventing Seppala from controlling successfully.
Laine is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Seppala wants to improve his position but Laine is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine wants to control but Seppala is keeping him busy.
Laine lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Laine lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Laine slips a nice elbow through Seppala's hands, connecting with Seppala's forehead.
Seppala tries to get to full guard but Laine has control of the leg.
Seppala regains full guard. Nicely done.
Laine trying to control but Seppala is working from the bottom.
Laine stopping the sweep attempt from Seppala.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Musta Laine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Henkka Seppala's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Laine.
A head kick misses from Laine.
The fighters circling - Laine throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Seppala dives in for a single leg takedown but Laine sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Seppala blocks a head kick by Laine.
Laine thuds a left hand into Seppala's body.
Seppala throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laine bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Seppala's head.
Seppala closes this distance looking for a takedown but Laine circles away.
Laine leaves Seppala with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henkka Seppala. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laine is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Seppala like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Seppala from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Musta Laine!
Musta Laine was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Chambers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Claudio Demaestri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Claudio Demaestri will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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202 lbs
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197 lbs
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Chambers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Claudio Demaestri!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demaestri fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chambers on the side of the head.
Demaestri lands with an uppercut that bounces Chambers off the cage and back into range.
Chambers throws a head kick but Demaestri moves out of range.
Chambers rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Demaestri counters with a nice uppercut.
Good shot there by Demaestri.
Demaestri looks to land a right hand but Chambers moved out of range.
Chambers throws a solid leg kick but Demaestri takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Chambers.
Chambers throws a leg kick but Demaestri checks it.
Chambers throws a sloppy head kick and Demaestri moves out of range easily.
Demaestri moves out of range of the body kick from Chambers.
Nice uppercut there from Demaestri.
Demaestri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chambers moves away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Chambers.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Demaestri avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Chambers turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chambers missing with a left hand there. Demaestri was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Demaestri getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Demaestri comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Demaestri is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Demaestri swings for the body but Chambers moves out of range.
Chambers doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Demaestri checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chambers throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chambers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Demaestri sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Demaestri.
Chambers tries to move into range but Demaestri moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Demaestri has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The fighters circling - Chambers throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chambers walks into a jab.
Chambers throws a leg kick
and Demaestri counters with a two punch combo.
Demaestri dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Demaestri is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Chambers throws a low kick, looking for Demaestri's leg but Demaestri calmly moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Demaestri scores with a four punch combination!
Chambers 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Demaestri lands a right hook to the body.
Demaestri is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Chambers had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Demaestri misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chambers tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice straight punches there by Demaestri. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Demaestri.
Chambers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chambers swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Chambers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chambers connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chambers goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
No joy there for Chambers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Demaestri.
Chambers is looking to counter punch.
Demaestri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Demaestri lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Chambers takes one to the chin there.
Chambers shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Demaestri dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Demaestri. Those never looked like landing.
Demaestri lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Demaestri misses with a two punch combination.
Demaestri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chambers.
Demaestri throws the left hand but Chambers avoids the punch easily.
Chambers bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Demaestri's head.
Demaestri checks a leg kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demaestri scores with a jab. Chambers acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Chambers gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Demaestri counters with a nice uppercut.
Chambers is looking to chop away at Demaestri's legs.
Demaestri throws the left hand but Chambers avoids the punch easily.
Chambers throws a head kick that half lands.
Chambers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Demaestri.
Chambers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good work by Demaestri as he checks the leg kick.
Demaestri lands with a good body shot.
Demaestri goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Demaestri chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chambers can pounce on him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left lands for Demaestri.
Demaestri lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Demaestri cracks Chambers with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Chambers is rocked!
Chambers lands with a kick to the ribs.
Chambers misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chambers takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chambers. Demaestri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chambers throws a leg kick
and Demaestri counters with a one-two to the body.
Oh Chambers is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chambers throws a low kick but it's checked well by Demaestri.
Chambers throws a leg kick but Demaestri sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Chambers seems to have got his legs back now.
Chambers on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chambers.
Chambers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Demaestri.
Chambers fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Demaestri connects with a jab.
Chambers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chambers tried to score with a low kick but Demaestri checks it.
Demaestri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chambers was well out of range. Poor timing from Demaestri.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Demaestri misses with a jab, cross combination.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Demaestri checks a leg kick.
Demaestri let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Demaestri swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Demaestri gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Demaestri lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chambers circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Claudio Demaestri dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Chambers connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Demaestri checks a leg kick.
Chambers takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Demaestri throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chambers throws a nice outside leg kick.
Demaestri scores with a sloppy right hand. Chambers should have avoided that one.
Chambers will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Chambers takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Demaestri connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chambers. Chambers circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Demaestri scores with the left hand. Chambers knows he should have avoided that one.
Demaestri has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Demaestri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chambers moves away.
Chambers throws a low kick but it's checked well by Demaestri.
Chambers throws a front kick that sends Demaestri stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chambers fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Demaestri bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chambers looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Chambers tries a low kick but Demaestri avoids it.
Demaestri's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A jab from Demaestri misses.
A lazy body kick from Chambers
letting Demaestri counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demaestri misses with a few strikes there.
Claudio Demaestri seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chambers. Demaestri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chambers lands a nice shot that snaps Demaestri's head back.
Chambers takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chambers lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Chambers tries to work over Demaestri's front leg with a kick but Demaestri checks it.
Chambers walks into a left hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Demaestri checks a leg kick.
Chambers scores with a jab to the head.
Chambers is looking to score with low kicks.
Chambers throws a right and a left that Demaestri avoids nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Demaestri! But no joy.
Demaestri works Chambers's body with a nice hook.
Chambers scores with a push kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A leg kick checked by Demaestri.
Chambers slips a jab from Demaestri.
Chambers throws a big shot that misses.
Chambers needs to keep his hands up - Demaestri had a free shot at his head there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demaestri swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chambers misses with a low kick as Demaestri jumps back.
Demaestri looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chambers fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Demaestri is out of range.
Chambers walks into a jab.
A good leg kick by Chambers.
Chambers gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Demaestri.
Chambers looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Chambers lands a nice leg kick that just misses Demaestri's sensitive parts.
Chambers moves out of range of the strikes.
Demaestri scores with a nice head shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chambers. That's going to slow Demaestri down.
Demaestri throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Demaestri jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chambers tries to work over Demaestri's front leg with a kick but Demaestri checks it.
Demaestri scores with a nice strike.
Chambers misses with a low kick.
Demaestri scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Demaestri.
Chambers attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A clash of legs there as Demaestri blocks the low kick.
Chambers blocks a jab.
Demaestri takes a swing at Chambers's ribcage but misses.
Chambers lands a leg kick that knocks Demaestri off balance momentarily.
Demaestri moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Demaestri tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Demaestri. Chambers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chambers misses with a low kick as Demaestri jumps back.
Demaestri checks the leg kick nicely there.
Demaestri lands with a nice combination. Chambers backs away looking to recover.
A left lands for Demaestri.
Some bone on bone action there as Demaestri checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Demaestri keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Demaestri scores with a nice strike.
Demaestri lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demaestri lands a head shot.
Chambers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Demaestri.
Chambers cracks the inside of Demaestri's front leg.
Demaestri moves out of range of the leg kick from Chambers.
Demaestri looks to throw the jab but Chambers is out of range.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Chambers might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Chambers throws a low kick but it's checked well by Demaestri.
That kick from Chambers tenderised Demaestri's leg. Demaestri is trying to keep his angry face on.
Chambers throws a leg kick which misses Demaestri's front leg but catches the back leg as Demaestri tries to avoid it.
Chambers misses with a left hand
and Demaestri counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Demaestri throws a lazy right hand but Chambers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chambers tried to counter with a leg kick but Demaestri avoided it.
Demaestri lands a big shot that drops Chambers! Can he finish him?
Demaestri wants to pass the guard but Chambers is keeping the position.
You can see that Demaestri has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Demaestri trying to control the position from guard on top but Chambers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Claudio Demaestri showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Chambers looks to throw a body kick
and Demaestri counters with a left to the body.
Chambers shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Chambers throws out a leg kick but Demaestri moves out of range and Chambers only half commits.
Demaestri looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Demaestri scores with a jab.
Chambers will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Demaestri pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chambers slips a straight right by Demaestri.
Chambers throws a nice inside leg kick.
Demaestri lands a slapping body shot.
Chambers throws a quick inside leg kick.
Demaestri uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chambers.
A countering left hand to the body from Demaestri misses.
Chambers fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Demaestri has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Demaestri defending well as Chambers loads up on a big left hand.
Demaestri is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Demaestri stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chambers.
Chambers missing with a left hand there. Demaestri was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chambers slips a jab and a cross from Demaestri.
Chambers swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Demaestri looks to land a right hand but Chambers moved out of range.
Chambers avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chambers drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Demaestri throws a poor cross that misses
and Chambers counters with a low kick, right behind Demaestri 's knee.
Chambers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chambers closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Demaestri lands with a cross.
Demaestri tries to bum rush Chambers with a series of wild strikes but Chambers uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice uppercut lands for Demaestri. That snapped Chambers's head back.
Chambers walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Demaestri checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Chambers looks for the body kick but Demaestri saw that one coming.
A big left from Demaestri misses.
Demaestri cracks Chambers with a good jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chambers.
Demaestri is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chambers.
Chambers thumps Demaestri with a low kick.
Jack Chambers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Claudio Demaestri is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab lands there for Demaestri.
Demaestri misses with a double jab
and Chambers counters with an outside leg kick.
Demaestri throws a poor cross that misses
letting Chambers counter with a right hand.
It looks like Claudio Demaestri has been cut.
A combination from Demaestri does no damage.
Demaestri takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Demaestri throws a body shot but no joy.
Chambers was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chambers drops his hands momentarily and Demaestri takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Demaestri swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Chambers.
Demaestri just misses with a punch to the body.
Chambers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Demaestri throws a hook but Chambers blocks it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Demaestri darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Chambers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Demaestri lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chambers circles away quickly and effectively.
Chambers is looking to score with low kicks.
Demaestri's corner calls for a 1-2. Demaestri obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chambers tries to land a front kick but Demaestri steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Chambers tries to score with a low kick but Demaestri moves his leg out of the way.
Chambers misses with a straight right.
Demaestri throws out a counter right but Chambers avoids it with no problem.
An inside leg kick from Chambers misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Demaestri! But no joy.
Chambers attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Demaestri! But no joy.
Chambers lands a nice looking kick to the body. Demaestri takes a step back to recover.
Demaestri scores with a jab. Chambers acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Demaestri fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chambers drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Demaestri lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chambers circles away quickly and effectively.
Demaestri scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Chambers misses with a leg kick
letting Demaestri counter with a right hand.
Nice shot lands for Demaestri.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chambers misses with a kick to the body.
Demaestri on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chambers. Chambers obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demaestri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Demaestri.
Chambers throws a head kick but Demaestri moves out of range.
Demaestri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chambers.
Chambers on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Chambers thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chambers throws a leg kick
and Demaestri counters with a straight right hand.
Demaestri checks a leg kick.
Demaestri moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Chambers takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
An inside leg kick from Chambers misses.
Chambers scores with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chambers takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Demaestri misses the jab.
As Demaestri backs away, Chambers returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Chambers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Demaestri.
Demaestri connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chambers. Chambers circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Claudio Demaestri comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Demaestri has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Claudio Demaestri!
A very excited looking Claudio Demaestri made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Troy Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson has chosen Don't Mean A Thing as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Troy Powers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roy Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Powers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nelson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Powers to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Nelson pushes Powers off and scrambles back to his feet.
Powers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nelson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A good leg kick by Powers.
Nelson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Powers is looking to counter punch.
Powers stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Powers wants it to stay on the feet.
Nelson throws a looping overhand right but Powers ducks down to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nelson slips a jab from Powers.
Nelson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Powers was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nelson looks to land a combination but Powers avoids it well.
Powers swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Powers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Powers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nelson.
Powers throws a front kick aimed at Nelson's knee but Nelson avoids it well.
Powers fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Powers.
Roy Nelson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nelson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Powers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nelson misses with an uppercut
and Powers counters with a takedown into side control.
Powers has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
A telegraphed right hand from Nelson misses the target.
Nelson scores with a sloppy right hand. Powers should have avoided that one.
A nice combination there by Nelson.
It looks like Troy Powers has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Powers jabs Nelson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nelson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nelson looks to land a combination but Powers avoids it well.
Nelson throws a nice looking combination but Powers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Powers appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Nelson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nelson looks winded!
Powers throws a low kick, looking for Nelson's leg but Nelson calmly moves out of range.
Donk. Powers catches Nelson right on the button with a cross.
Powers shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Powers throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson misses with a double jab.
A shot to the liver by Powers. Beautiful body shot.
Powers bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nelson's head.
Powers fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nelson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Powers attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nelson looks to land a right hand but Powers moved out of range.
Nelson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Powers punishes Nelson's body with a nice straight punch.
Powers misses the shot to the body.
Powers misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Powers darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nelson scores with a punch to the head.
Powers scores with a nice head shot.
Nelson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Powers misses the jab.
Nelson lands with an overhand left.
Nelson defending well as Powers loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Powers moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Powers 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.
Powers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nelson misses the jab.
Nelson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nelson lands a slapping body shot.
Nelson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Powers darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Roy Nelson has been cut.
Nelson misses with a left hand
and Nelson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Powers scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nelson throws a hook to the side of Powers's head but Powers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Powers is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nelson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Powers lands with a nice body punch.
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!
Powers lands with a good body shot.
Jab, jab by Powers - just one landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powers feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nelson's calf.
Decent striking displayed by Powers there.
Powers moves out of range as Nelson strikes.
Nelson blocks a jab.
Nelson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Powers scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nelson doesn't seem bothered though.
Powers works the jab nicely.
Powers connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nelson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Powers takes a swing at Nelson's ribcage but misses.
Powers feints a jab promting Nelson to slip. Powers then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Nelson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Powers feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nelson's calf.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nelson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Powers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Nelson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Powers.
Powers throwing a counter right hand but Nelson manages to avoid it.
Nelson throws an overhand right that lands on Powers's shoulder, as Powers tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Troy Powers dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Powers scores with a decent looking hook.
Nelson avoids the body shot from Powers.
Powers misses with a low kick.
A slow jab from Nelson misses its intended target.
Nelson misses with a left hand
and Powers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Troy Powers is winning the standup battle so far.
Nelson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nelson feints a counter leg kick.
Powers lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Powers fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nelson on the side of the head.
Powers walks into a left hand.
Nelson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nelson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Powers has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Powers there as he acknowledges the shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Nelson misses the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson avoids the body shot from Powers.
Nelson feints a counter leg kick.
Powers throws a leg kick
and Nelson counters with a stiff right hand.
A lazy left from Powers finds it's target.
Nelson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Powers misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Powers throws a shot from downtown. Nelson moves away and avoids it.
Nelson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Powers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Powers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nelson.
Powers misses with a hook.
Roy Nelson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nelson misses with a two punch combination.
Nelson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Powers cracks a nice hook into Nelson's ribs.
Nelson feints a jab promting Powers to slip. Nelson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Powers slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Nelson is breathing heavily.
Powers takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nelson misses with the combination.
Powers lands the left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson has a takedown stuffed.
As Nelson backs away, Powers returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nelson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Powers takes a swing at Nelson's ribcage but misses.
Nelson looks to score with a jab to the body but Powers is just out of range.
Nelson misses with a right hand
and Powers counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Powers throws a good cross that connects.
Powers scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nelson doesn't seem bothered though.
Powers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Powers fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nelson on the side of the head.
Nelson is rocked!
A low kick from Nelson misses
and Powers counters with a huge left! Nelson is in big trouble! He's backing up but Powers isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Nelson from any more damage. A dominating finish by Powers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Troy Powers!
Troy Powers managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Spartan Nutrition 160Q with Proof, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rastaphan Dominatrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kanga Roos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dominatrix comes into the arena with "Trenches" by Pop Evil blaring out of the sound system. 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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26
212 lbs
9 - 9 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rastaphan Dominatrix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kanga Roos!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roos shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Roos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dominatrix is trying to keep Roos in close.
Roos throwing strikes but missing.
Roos with a nice head shot there.
Dominatrix preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dominatrix has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Roos can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Roos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dominatrix works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Roos chips away with some ground and pound.
Roos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Roos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominatrix has momentary wrist control but Roos slips an elbow through the middle.
Dominatrix looking for a guillotine here but Roos defends easily.
Dominatrix is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Roos lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Roos throws a big right hand that misses.
Roos makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dominatrix looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Roos landing some decent shots from guard.
Roos advances to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominatrix regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Roos.
Dominatrix has his feet on Roos's thighs here. He's pushed Roos off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Roos screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rastaphan Dominatrix!
After the fight, Rastaphan Dominatrix 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Valentin Nasimentu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Killer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nasimentu comes to the cage accompanied by ТIК - Бiлi Троянk. Killer is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Peste. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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30
275 lbs
16 - 15 - 0 |
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29
251 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Valentin Nasimentu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Killer!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nasimentu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Killer manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Killer! But no joy.
Killer tries to keep at a distance but Nasimentu has taken the fight into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Good body shot from Killer.
Killer manages to break the clinch.
Killer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Killer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
As Killer tries to get set, Nasimentu tries to push him back and clinch up but Killer manages to avoid the attempt.
Killer thuds a left hand into Nasimentu's body.
Killer scores with a jab. Nasimentu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like Valentin Nasimentu has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Killer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nasimentu looks to clinch
and Killer counters with a left to the body.
Nasimentu looks to throw the jab but Killer is out of range.
Killer now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nasimentu throws a predictable looking body shot
and Killer counters with a head kick that drops Nasimentu to the mat! Nasimentu scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nasimentu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nasimentu is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Killer throws a quick head kick that knocks Nasimentu silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Killer is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Eddie Killer!
After winning the bout, Eddie Killer thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yves Jabouin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arvo Penaali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jabouin comes to the cage accompanied by Trobule On My Mind- Pusha T and Tyler The Creator. Penaali has chosen Immortal Technique - Obnoxius as his entrance music. Yves Jabouin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
24 - 9 - 2 |
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39
147 lbs
28 - 13 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Yves Jabouin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Arvo Penaali!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penaali throws a hook but Jabouin avoids it easily.
A big left from Penaali misses.
A little feinted left hand from Jabouin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Penaali fails to land the takedown.
A counter left hand to the body from Jabouin misses its target.
Penaali misses with a wild combination.
It looked like Jabouin was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Penaali.
Jabouin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Penaali moves away.
Penaali cracks Jabouin with a good jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penaali misses with a two punch combination.
Jabouin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Penaali jabs at Jabouin's body.
Penaali walks into a straight right hand from Jabouin.
It looks like Arvo Penaali has been cut.
Jabouin lands with an overhand left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Penaali there.
Jabouin connects with a crisp jab.
Penaali is rocked!
Penaali gets a takedown into half guard.
Penaali sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jabouin defending well though.
Penaali with the ground and pound but Jabouin uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Penaali throwing strikes but missing.
Penaali landing with the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Penaali accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penaali distracts Jabouin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Penaali working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Penaali throws a big right hand that misses.
Jabouin looking for a sweep. Not yet Jabouin, not yet.
Penaali scoring with some ground and pound.
Penaali throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Penaali in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Penaali throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jabouin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penaali content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Penaali trying to control the position from guard on top but Jabouin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Penaali postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Penaali has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penaali landing with the ground and pound.
Penaali works over Jabouin with some ground and pound from guard.
Jabouin pulls Penaali in close to prevent any damage.
Penaali preventing the sweep.
Penaali landing some decent shots from guard.
Jabouin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jabouin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Penaali working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jabouin's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penaali cracks Jabouin with a solid left hand.
Penaali throwing strikes but missing.
Penaali wants to control from the top but Jabouin keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Penaali makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jabouin keeping moving, preventing Penaali from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Penaali looking to sit in guard and control but Jabouin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Penaali not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arvo Penaali dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arvo Penaali's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Penaali scores with a body shot.
Arvo Penaali is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Penaali throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jabouin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Penaali is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jabouin.
Jabouin wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Jabouin lunges at Penaali with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Penaali's hand.
Penaali has managed to clinch.
Penaali tries for a takedown. No joy.
Penaali gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Penaali working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jabouin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Penaali.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jabouin looking for a sweep. Not yet Jabouin, not yet.
Penaali throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Penaali accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penaali throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jabouin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Penaali throws a strike but Jabouin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jabouin has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Penaali to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Jabouin is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Penaali pulls down on the head and he's put Jabouin to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Arvo Penaali!
Arvo Penaali is the new bantamweight champion!
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