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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jill Lauren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Te Shudo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lauren comes to the ring accompanied by Best UFC entrance of all time!!!. Jill Lauren has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?



158 cm
21
130 lbs
0 - 5 - 0
150 cm
27
142 lbs
3 - 3 - 0
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power


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Victory! Sports Nutrition


Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jill Lauren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Te Shudo!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shudo leaves Lauren with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Shudo clinches up with Lauren and pushes him back against the ropes.

Shudo breaks from the clinch.

Lauren closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lauren lands in his opponent's guard.
Lauren loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lauren postures up.
Shudo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lauren throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lauren missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Shudo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Lauren drops back looking for a leg! Shudo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Shudo manages to kick Lauren off! Lauren jumps back into Shudo's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lauren accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lauren throws a big elbow that misses.
Lauren with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shudo wants to sweep but no luck.
Shudo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lauren postures up in Shudo's guard and throws a big left but Shudo blocks it.
Lauren stopping the sweep attempt from Shudo.
Lauren missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lauren tries to free his leg and advance position but Shudo is retaining full guard.
Lauren throws a big right hand that misses.
Shudo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Shudo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Shudo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lauren is one step ahead there.
Lauren working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lauren connects with a couple of short punches.
Shudo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lauren.
Lauren throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lauren throws a big right hand that misses.
Lauren throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shudo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Shudo controls Lauren momentarily but Lauren frees himself.
Lauren loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lauren postures up in Shudo's guard and throws a big left but Shudo blocks it.
Lauren loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lauren postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Shudo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shudo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shudo trying to control the position.
Shudo looks winded!
Lauren throws a big right hand that misses.
Lauren working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lauren throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lauren working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lauren throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shudo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Shudo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lauren scoring with some ground and pound.

Lauren has gone for a leg lock! Shudo slips out almost immediately though and dives into Lauren's guard.

Shudo is looking to stand up but Lauren won't let him.

Lauren had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Shudo defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shudo cracks Lauren with a solid left hand.
Shudo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Shudo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Lauren is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Shudo is aware though and is defending well.
Shudo connects with a couple of short punches.
Lauren trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Shudo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Lauren is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Shudo defends well.

Lauren has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Shudo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Lauren has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Shudo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Shudo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jill Lauren dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.


Shudo 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.

Lauren drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Lauren sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Shudo is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Lauren lands a nice forearm strike.
Lauren tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Shudo managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Lauren.
Lauren throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Lauren throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Shudo struggling a bit here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lauren lands a decent elbow from side control.
Lauren lands some shots froms side control.
Shudo is trying to control Lauren's posture but Lauren avoids it.
Shudo is breathing heavily.
Sloppy strikes there by Lauren.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shudo managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Lauren.
Lauren lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Shudo down.
Shudo parries the strikes from Lauren easily there. Lauren is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Shudo to escape.
Lauren throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Shudo dodges the ground and pound from Lauren.
Lauren throwing shots but missing, from side control.

Lauren is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Shudo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Lauren sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Shudo is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Lauren throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Lauren sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Shudo is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shudo manages to work his way to half guard, despite Lauren's best efforts.
Lauren not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lauren throwing shots but Shudo is blocking nicely.
Shudo is looking to control Lauren's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Shudo avoid being mounted?
Lauren is nestled in close to Shudo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lauren working Shudo over with strikes.
Shudo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lauren loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lauren postures up.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Lauren drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lauren jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lauren trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lauren throwing strikes from guard but Shudo blocks nicely.
Lauren scoring with some ground and pound.
Jill Lauren overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lauren stands and throws Shudo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lauren tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Lauren tries to score with some ground and pound. Shudo controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Lauren lands some shots froms side control.
Shudo defending against the ground and pound.
Shudo taking punishment in the form of punches.

Lauren is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Shudo has escaped the position, nice work there.
Shudo is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lauren postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
A bit of a lull in the action here.

Lauren looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lauren throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The ground and pound from Lauren seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Lauren fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lauren lands a nice forearm strike.
Lauren is putting a hurting on Shudo here, landing some big shots from side control.
Lauren misses with the ground and pound.
Lauren in side control, throwing shots but Shudo defends.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jill Lauren dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.



Shudo moves into the clinch.
Shudo trying to control the position but instead, Lauren has worked for underhooks and has pushed Shudo into the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lauren as Shudo tries to tie him up.
Lauren's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lauren wants a takedown but no success here.
Lauren drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Shudo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lauren has Shudo pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Shudo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jill Lauren. 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.

Lauren has hold of one of Shudo's legs. Shudo is fighting the takedown attempt but Lauren gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Lauren postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lauren loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lauren throws a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shudo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lauren with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lauren 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.
Lauren scoring with some ground and pound.
Lauren pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shudo is keeping the position for now.
Lauren with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shudo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lauren accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lauren cracks Shudo with a solid left hand.
Shudo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lauren manages to get himself to full guard.


Lauren is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Shudo defends well.
Shudo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lauren looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lauren is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shudo can do to turn this around?

Shudo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Shudo wants to control from the top but Lauren keeps moving.

Lauren is looking for a triangle but Shudo pushes his legs off easily.
Lauren keeping moving, preventing Shudo from controlling successfully.
Shudo advances to half guard.
Shudo slips a nice elbow through Lauren's hands, connecting with Lauren's forehead.
It looks like Shudo is going to stand back up.
Shudo lands strikes from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shudo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Lauren actively working from the bottom here.
Shudo is nestled in close to Lauren, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Lauren actively working from the bottom here.
Shudo working the head and body with strikes.
Shudo trying to control the action but Lauren is working from the bottom.
Lauren throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Lauren is trying to get back to full guard.
Shudo lands strikes from half guard.
Shudo is nestled in close to Lauren, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Te Shudo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Lauren looking for submissions off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shudo working Lauren over with strikes.
Shudo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lauren tries to get to full guard but Shudo has control of the leg.
Shudo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lauren has hold of Shudo's hands but Shudo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Lauren looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Shudo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lauren with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lauren is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Shudo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lauren misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Lauren wants to get back to full guard.
Jill Lauren is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lauren is trying to control but can't.
Shudo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

And that's the end of the fight!
Te Shudo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lauren has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Jill Lauren!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Jill Lauren!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Jill Lauren!

Jill Lauren wins by unanimous decision!

A very excited looking Jill Lauren 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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G S C
B
G S C G energy
A | B
hype
A | B
pop
A | B
mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
36%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duke Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flavio Nascimento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nascimento is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Psirico - Lepo Lepo. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!



196 cm
25
274 lbs
10 - 4 - 0
192 cm
22
274 lbs
5 - 0 - 0
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin


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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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Duke Rage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Flavio Nascimento!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nascimento lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rage fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nascimento lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rage stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nascimento.
Rage showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nascimento.
Rage throws a right and a left that Nascimento avoids nicely.
Rage throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nascimento.
Nascimento will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rage throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rage rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nascimento moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nascimento slips under a jab from Rage.
Nascimento lands with a cross.
We've been told by Rage's head coaches at Body Pain_14elite_650$+VM that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good leg kick by Nascimento there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nascimento connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rage's hands.
An inside leg kick from Nascimento misses.
Nascimento moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rage fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nascimento is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rage.
Rage chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nascimento can pounce on him.
Nascimento throws out a leg kick but Rage moves out of range and Nascimento only half commits.
Nascimento chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rage looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rage throws a jab but it's blocked by Nascimento.
Rage lands a jab to the head.
Nascimento misses with a looping left.
It looked like Rage was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Nascimento is looking to slow Rage down with leg kicks.
Flavio Nascimento seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nascimento goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nascimento fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rage.
Rage throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rage moves in looking to clinch but Nascimento pushes him off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rage throws a body punch but Nascimento moves out of range.
Rage looks to land a combination. Nascimento sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rage misses with a wild body shot.
Flavio Nascimento is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rage swings for the body but Nascimento moves out of range.
Rage misses the shot to the body.
Rage throws a hook but Nascimento blocks it.
Rage throws a body shot but no joy.
Rage misses with a wild combination.
Nascimento cracks a nice hook into Rage's ribs.
Rage fails to land with a series of punches.
Rage moves to clinch but Nascimento breaks away
letting Nascimento counter with a right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nascimento.
Nascimento looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nascimento fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rage manages to avoid it.
Nascimento feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rage's calf.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Some wild striking there from Rage.
Rage misses with the combination.
Nascimento throws a leg kick
and Rage counters with a series of strikes. Nascimento will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rage throws a nice looking combination but Nascimento bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A leg kick checked by Rage.
A nice combination there by Nascimento.
Rage misses with a double jab
and Nascimento counters with a right hand to the body.
Rage is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Rage gets tackled into the ropes by Nascimento. Nascimento maintains the clinch.
Nascimento leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Nascimento lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rage backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nascimento.
Nascimento tries to work over Rage's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rage misses with a punch on the inside.
Rage will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nascimento up against the ropes.
Nascimento lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rage fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rage takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nascimento working aggressively here.
Rage is trying to maintain a safe position but Nascimento gets an underhook and turns Rage into the ropes.
Nascimento throws a punch but it's blocked by Rage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nascimento can't find room to land a body shot as Rage controls the action.
Nascimento tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nascimento tries to work over Rage's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rage stalling in the clinch but Nascimento improves position.
Rage softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Flavio Nascimento dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.


Rage misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Nascimento does it's job there.
Rage displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nascimento throws out the jab.
Nascimento keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nascimento fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nascimento.
Rage fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rage shoots in for a takedown but Nascimento shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nascimento connects with a body shot that sends Rage's belly button to the back.
Rage tries to clinch there but Nascimento circles away.
Nascimento checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nascimento has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rage is looking to score with low kicks.
Rage throws a looping overhand right but Nascimento ducks down to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nascimento! But no joy.
Duke Rage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rage tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nascimento is looking to score with low kicks.
Rage is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nascimento scores with a jab. Rage acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nascimento 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.
Nascimento moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice shot lands for Nascimento.
Rage misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rage misses with a body shot
and Nascimento counters with a huge left! Rage is in big trouble! He's backing up but Nascimento isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Rage from any more damage. A dominating finish by Nascimento!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Flavio Nascimento!
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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
65%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joachim Kroll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orlando Diggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diggs is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by STILL BLAZIN. Orlando Diggs 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!



175 cm
22
185 lbs
5 - 0 - 0
184 cm
22
185 lbs
9 - 5 - 0
Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine
Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin


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Conviction


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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joachim Kroll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Orlando Diggs!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diggs thuds his right hand into Kroll's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

It looks like Joachim Kroll has been cut.

Kroll shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Diggs napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kroll working away.
Kroll is looking to take a break and control but Diggs is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Kroll is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Diggs knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Kroll wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Diggs, who protects the arm well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kroll is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Diggs will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

Kroll is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Diggs knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Diggs has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggs tries to buck Kroll off but Kroll is having none of it.
Diggs is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kroll off and has taken his back!
Kroll wants to escape the position.
Kroll is working hard here to advance position.
Diggs nearly escaped from the position there.
Kroll is trying to break free.
Diggs gets his hands free as Kroll looks to control.

What's going on here? Diggs has decided to give up on the ground game despite having his opponent's back!
Diggs connects with a body shot that sends Kroll's belly button to the back.
Kroll loads up on a big right hand but Diggs slips the punch.
No luck for Kroll with that takedown attempt.
Diggs scores with a push kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Diggs there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Diggs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kroll is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
A jab from Kroll misses.
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!
Diggs lands a jab.
Kroll gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Orlando Diggs!
Orlando Diggs very nearly forgot to thank Conviction amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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hype
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pop
A | B
mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
48%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Neymar Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Sang Seok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee Sang Seok has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?



181 cm
23
169 lbs
10 - 4 - 0
176 cm
21
160 lbs
5 - 0 - 0
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible
Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Powerful


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Notorious Clothing Co.


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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Neymar Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lee Sang Seok!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junior throws a body punch but Seok moves out of range.
Junior 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.

Seok dives in and scores a takedown into Junior's guard.
Junior is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Seok's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Seok wants to control from the top but Junior keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seok postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Seok trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Junior is trying to keep Seok in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seok landing with the ground and pound.
Seok won't allow Junior to get back to his feet.
Seok makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Junior keeping full guard, as Seok tries to pass.
Seok trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Seok forces his way into half guard.
Seok trying to control from half guard but Junior is working away.
Seok missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Seok is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Junior has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Junior is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Seok wants to free his trapped foot but Junior is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Seok is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Seok has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Seok is working for a kimura but Junior is defending it quite comfortably.
Seok winds up and cracks Junior with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Junior is not content to let Seok control the position.
Seok is looking to stall here but Junior recovers full guard.
Seok trying to control the position from guard on top but Junior is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Seok throws a big right hand that misses.
Seok scoring with some ground and pound.
Seok advances to half guard.
Junior on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Junior tries to get out of the position.
Seok wants to free his trapped foot but Junior is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Seok is looking for a kimura here.
Junior is staying active underneath Seok, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lee Sang Seok dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.


A lazy left from Seok finds it's target.
Junior tries a head kick but it misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Seok, right into the meat.
Seok scores with a crisp jab that stopped Junior in his tracks.
Junior keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Seok scores with a crisp jab that stopped Junior in his tracks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seok with a nice cross.
Junior wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Seok is defended easily by Junior.
Junior uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Seok.
Seok lands a nice shot that snaps Junior's head back.
Junior misses with a body shot.
Seok with the counter takedown but Junior avoids it easily.
Junior misses with a two punch combination.
Junior misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Seok.
Junior throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Seok counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Junior!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Seok.
Seok scoring with punches and elbows.
Seok trying to control the action but Junior is working from the bottom.
Seok working the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A lull in the action here.
Seok looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Junior is avoiding damage well.
Junior is not content to let Seok control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Seok working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lee Sang Seok has got the better of the ground game so far.
Seok throws an elbow but Junior slips to the side and avoids it well.
Seok works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Seok has control of an arm but Junior manages to advance to Seok's back!
Seok is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior doesn't have the hooks in and Seok manages to turn into his guard.
Seok showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Seok stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Junior swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Seok wants to control from the top but Junior keeps moving.
Seok postures up and lands a big shot to Junior's brow.
Seok wants to control from the top but Junior keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lee Sang Seok showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!


Seok misses with a wild body shot.
Seok misses with a hook
and Junior makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Junior lands with a good body shot.
Junior takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Seok swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Junior ducks under a wild hook from Seok.
Junior fires out a quick counter leg kick but Seok just manages to avoid it.
Seok circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seok misses with an uppercut
letting Junior counter with a right hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Seok.
Junior is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seok misses with a takedown
and Junior counters with a nice body shot.
Seok throws a hook to the side of Junior's head but Junior sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee Sang Seok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Junior misses with a looping right.
Seok is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Seok has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Junior slips under a jab.
A big right from Seok misses.
Junior tries to clinch but Seok moves out of range.
Seok tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Junior defends well and Seok ends up having to push Junior into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Neymar Junior has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Neymar Junior has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Sang Seok.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Seok or perhaps it was just good defense by Junior, which made it look bad.
Seok lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Seok shoots in for a takedown but Junior shows good takedown defense.
Seok fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Junior scores with a hook.

It looks like Lee Sang Seok has been cut.
Seok swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Junior.
Jab from Junior.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seok throws a big shot that misses.
Seok swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Junior.
Junior throws a shot from downtown. Seok moves away and avoids it.
Junior tries a low kick but Seok avoids it.
Seok throws out a loose jab but Junior uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Junior.
Junior takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Seok getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Junior takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lee Sang Seok seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seok lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Junior at a distance.
Junior throws a hook but Seok blocks it.
And Seok tries to counter it with a takedown but Junior pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Junior takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Seok takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Seok shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Junior but Junior pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Neymar Junior is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Junior misses with a wild body shot.
Junior looks to land a left hand but Seok moved out of range nicely.
Lee Sang Seok is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Junior keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Neymar Junior.
I think Seok has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Lee Sang Seok!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Lee Sang Seok!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Lee Sang Seok!

Lee Sang Seok wins by unanimous decision!

A relieved looking Lee Sang Seok thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brazilian Army (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Bickle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.



183 cm
22
198 lbs
10 - 4 - 0
185 cm
30
201 lbs
9 - 4 - 1
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin
Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank


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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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brazilian Army!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Travis Bickle!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bickle just misses with a punch to the body.

Bickle gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bickle works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bickle told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Bickle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bickle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Army has a couple of punches blocked by Bickle.
Army doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Army scores with a nice short uppercut.
Army is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Army lands a hook that snaps the head of Bickle backwards.
Bickle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Army misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Army scores with an uppercut up the middle.

It looks like Travis Bickle has been cut.
Army swings wildly with an uppercut but Bickle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Army misses with some punches.
Army misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle lands an uppercut.
Army fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Army fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for Bickle.
Army lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bickle.

Bickle is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Army can't fight it off and eventually Bickle manages to take the fight to the floor. Army looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bickle advances position into side control!

Bickle looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Army wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Army is not content to let Bickle control the position.
Bickle is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Army's shoulder. That is not cool.
Bickle working the head with strikes.
Bickle wants to control but Army is keeping him busy.
Bickle throws an elbow but Army slips to the side and avoids it well.
Bickle has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Army managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bickle.
Bickle misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Army managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bickle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bickle staying calm.
Bickle wants to lay and pray for a moment but Army keeps working.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bickle in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bickle working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Bickle is chipping away with strikes.
Bickle throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Army is trying to control Bickle's posture but Bickle avoids it.
Army wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bickle lands a nice forearm strike.
Army is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Bickle is trying to get an arm triangle but Army is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Army bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Travis Bickle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Travis Bickle's cut.
That's time! Army's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.


A jab from Army misses.
A little jabbing left from Bickle on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Brazilian Army is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bickle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Army.
Bickle lands a nice looking body shot.
Army avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circling - Army throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bickle fails in his attempt to clinch.

Bickle shoots in and gets a takedown into Army's guard.
Army is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bickle is controlling him.
Bickle trying to control but Army is working from the bottom.
Army avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bickle looking to sit in guard and control but Army gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.


Army is posturing up here but Bickle has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Army tries to roll out but it's too tight and Army has to tap! Slick submission there by Bickle!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Travis Bickle!
Travis Bickle took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
The defeated Brazilian Army had this to say: 'Thank's Sponsors'.
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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matt Gentry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bapu Burpha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gentry comes to the ring accompanied by Triumph - Wu Tang Clan. 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?



175 cm
23
162 lbs
10 - 1 - 0
173 cm
23
163 lbs
8 - 1 - 1
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin
Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Gentry!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bapu Burpha!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burpha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burpha avoids the body shot from Gentry.
Burpha misses with a body kick.
Gentry scores with a jab to the head.
Burpha misses with a looping left.
Burpha swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gentry throws a body punch but Burpha moves out of range.
Burpha throws a half hearted mid kick.
Burpha just misses with a punch to the body.
Gentry definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Burpha ducks under a wild hook from Gentry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gentry lands with a good body shot.
Gentry throws a hook but Burpha blocks it.
Burpha flicks out a counter leg kick but Gentry steps away.
Burpha dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gentry. That did some damage!
Gentry on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Burpha.
Gentry digs a good hook to Burpha's body.
Gentry throws a body punch but Burpha moves out of range.
Burpha lands a jab.
Burpha fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gentry looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Burpha throws a wild body kick that Gentry sees coming a mile off.
Gentry lands with a shot to the body.
Gentry misses with a wild body shot.
Gentry throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Burpha counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gentry. Burpha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burpha throws a low kick, looking for Gentry's leg but Gentry calmly moves out of range.
Gentry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burpha.
Gentry tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gentry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burpha moves away from the strike by Gentry.
Gentry shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Burpha sprawls well. Burpha wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gentry gets slowly back to his feet.
Gentry shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Burpha tries a head kick but it misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Gentry misses the target.
Burpha lands with a shot to the body.
Burpha keeps Gentry at a distance using the push kick.
Bapu Burpha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burpha looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gentry was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Burpha connects with an inside leg kick.
Gentry is looking to wear down Burpha with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gentry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burpha.
Gentry throwing a counter right hand but Burpha manages to avoid it.
Burpha takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Burpha throws a body punch but Gentry moves out of range.
Gentry moves out of range as Burpha strikes.
Burpha walks into a straight right hand from Gentry.
Gentry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gentry takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Donk. Burpha catches Gentry right on the button with a cross.

Gentry shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Burpha trying to control but Gentry postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gentry throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Burpha felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Gentry thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
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!
Burpha is trying is best to control the position here.
Gentry is stalling here. Burpha is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Gentry seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Burpha has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Gentry tries to improve position but can't.
Burpha is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Gentry will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Gentry tries to bench press Burpha off him but Burpha keeps the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Burpha working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bapu Burpha dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.


Burpha throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gentry takes a swing at Burpha's ribcage but misses.
Burpha stuns Gentry with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Burpha avoids the body shot from Gentry.
Burpha connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gentry. Gentry circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gentry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burpha was well out of range. Poor timing from Gentry.
Burpha lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gentry will feel that in the morning.
Burpha throws a looping overhand right but Gentry ducks down to avoid it.
Burpha throws a sloppy body shot
and Gentry counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burpha tries a head kick but it misses.

Gentry drives through and clinches with Burpha against the ropes.
Gentry tries to work over Burpha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burpha prevents a body shot from Gentry.
Gentry taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burpha tries a body shot but Gentry blocks it.
Gentry throws a head punch that misses.
A short body shot lands from Gentry as the two fighters clinch.
Burpha working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gentry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Burpha misses with a body punch.
Gentry leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Burpha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good body shot from Burpha.
Burpha has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Burpha lands an uppercut.
Burpha digs a right hand into Gentry's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gentry's gas tank.
Burpha swings wildly with an uppercut but Gentry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gentry tries to throw a body punch but Burpha avoids it by throwing Gentry back against the ropes.
Gentry tries a body shot but Burpha blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Burpha as the two fighters clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gentry lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Burpha works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gentry's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gentry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burpha lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gentry blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gentry blocks an uppercut.

Burpha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gentry misses with a body shot
and Burpha counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Gentry swings for the body but Burpha moves out of range.
Burpha looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Burpha avoids the body shot from Gentry.
Burpha feints a counter leg kick.
Gentry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gentry defending well as Burpha loads up on a big left hand.
Gentry shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Burpha throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gentry.
Burpha throws a shot from downtown. Gentry moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Gentry was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Burpha.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gentry jabs Burpha to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gentry walks into a stiff left hand from Burpha.
Burpha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burpha lands a slapping body shot.
Gentry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burpha was well out of range. Poor timing from Gentry.
Bapu Burpha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burpha throws a lazy right hand but Gentry sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Burpha missing with a left hand there. Gentry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gentry moves out of range of the strikes.
Gentry is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

Gentry closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Burpha blocking some punches.
Gentry throws a punch but it's blocked by Burpha.
Burpha scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gentry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gentry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gentry can't find room to land a body shot as Burpha controls the action.
Gentry throws a head punch that misses.
Gentry tries to throw a body punch but Burpha avoids it by throwing Gentry back against the ropes.
A hook to the body from Burpha.
Burpha struggles to land a body shot inside as Gentry controls his hands.
Burpha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gentry tries to throw a body punch but Burpha avoids it by throwing Gentry back against the ropes.
Gentry can't find room to land a body shot as Burpha controls the action.
Burpha misses with the head strike.
Burpha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burpha lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gentry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burpha's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Gentry.
Gentry lands a right hand that snaps the head of Burpha backwards.
Burpha throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gentrys head.

Burpha breaks the clinch.
Burpha connects with a single shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bapu Burpha showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Gentry's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.


Burpha paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gentry doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Gentry misses its intended target.
Burpha connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gentry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Burpha.
Gentry takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Burpha scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bapu Burpha seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Burpha scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gentry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burpha appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gentry lands a slapping body shot.
Burpha connects with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burpha connects with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gentry fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Burpha sprawls well initially but Gentry persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Burpha avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gentry.

Burpha is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gentry pulls his head out easily.
Burpha desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Burpha on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gentry working over Burpha with some ground and pound. Burpha looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Burpha is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burpha keeping control of the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gentry lands a nice short elbow.
Gentry throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gentry throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gentry is looking to advance position but Burpha won't allow it.
Gentry working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burpha is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gentry's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gentry's back!
Burpha has the hooks in. Gentry is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Burpha is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Gentry is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Burpha not allowing Gentry to control his hands.
Burpha tries to get the hooks in deep but Gentry pushed the leg off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gentry is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Gentry trying to control the action but Burpha just sinks the hooks in.
I really don't envy Gentry right now.
Gentry trying to control the action but Burpha just sinks the hooks in.
Burpha is looking to control Gentry but Gentry is wriggling around and keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bapu Burpha really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!


Burpha moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Burpha delivers a nice body kick.
Gentry throws out a loose jab but Burpha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gentry swings for the body but Burpha moves out of range.
Burpha tries to land a front kick but Gentry steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gentry will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Gentry takes a swing at Burpha's ribcage but misses.
Gentry steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Burpha. That one must have hurt.
Gentry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burpha dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gentry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burpha moves away.
Gentry avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Burpha throws a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gentry looks to score with a jab to the body but Burpha is just out of range.
Burpha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gentry was well out of range. Poor timing from Burpha.
Burpha thows a body kick. Gentry tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gentry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burpha.
Gentry was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gentry is looking to clinch.
Gentry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burpha.
Burpha misses with a left hand
and Gentry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gentry loads up on a big right hand but Burpha slips the punch.
Gentry misses with a left hand
and Burpha cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gentry loads up on a big right hand but Burpha slips the punch.
A big right from Burpha misses.
Burpha staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Gentry 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Burpha takes a swing at Gentry's ribcage but misses.
Burpha avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Burpha throws a body kick that misses
and Gentry counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Burpha.
Gentry was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gentry swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Burpha counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body kick there by Burpha.
Gentry lands a jab to Burpha's midsection.
Burpha thows a leg kick but Gentry checks it
and Gentry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Burpha stuns Gentry with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gentry throws a jab when Burpha was well out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gentry falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Burpha counter with a right hand.
Gentry throws a shot from downtown. Burpha moves away and avoids it.
Burpha looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gentry lands with a cross.
Gentry misses with a hook. Burpha ducked under it nicely.
Burpha scores with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Gentry.
Burpha lands with a nice body punch.
Burpha scores with a decent looking hook.
Burpha slips under a jab from Gentry.
Burpha looks for the body kick but Gentry saw that one coming.
Burpha misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gentry counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gentry throws out a loose jab but Burpha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burpha is trying to counter with his kicks.
Gentry tries to clinch up.
Burpha follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Gentry swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Burpha.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burpha misses with a jab, cross combination.
Burpha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Gentry was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Burpha.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Burpha enables Gentry to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Burpha manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Gentry wants to pass the guard but Burpha is keeping the position.
Burpha wants to control the position but Gentry says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Gentry working over Burpha with some ground and pound. Burpha looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gentry wants to free his trapped foot but Burpha is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Bapu Burpha will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!


A looping hook to the body misses from Gentry. Burpha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gentry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burpha ducks under a wild hook from Gentry.
Gentry takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Burpha connects with the punch.
Burpha avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gentry throws a shot to the body.
Burpha misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Gentry on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gentry throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Burpha to counter with a crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Burpha.
Gentry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burpha moves away.
Gentry throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burpha sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burpha throws a sloppy head kick and Gentry moves out of range easily.
Gentry staying out of range there.
Gentry seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Gentry lands a jab to Burpha's midsection.
Burpha misses with a hook.
Gentry was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gentry looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gentry misses the shot to the body.
Burpha just misses with a punch to the body.
Gentry takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Gentry shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Burpha as he jumps to the side.
Gentry lands with a shot to the body.
Matt Gentry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Burpha.
Gentry fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Burpha avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Gentry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gentry throws an overhand right that lands on Burpha's shoulder, as Burpha tries to avoid the shot.
Gentry misses with a straight left.
Burpha misses with a kick to the body
and Gentry counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gentry blocks a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Gentry on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Burpha throws a hook but Gentry avoids it easily.
Gentry swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Burpha thuds his right hand into Gentry's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Gentry misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Gentry misses the target.
Gentry scores with a jab to the head.
Burpha throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Burpha slips a straight right by Gentry.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Burpha.
Gentry is looking to counter punch.
Burpha is looking to slow Gentry down with leg kicks.
Burpha fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gentry swings for the body but Burpha moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Burpha.
Burpha connects with a body shot.
Gentry is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice jab there from Gentry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burpha scores with a leg kick.
Burpha throws a sloppy head kick and Gentry moves out of range easily.
Gentry throws a predictable looking body shot
and Burpha counters with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good standup being displayed there by Burpha as he connects with a hook.
A combination from Burpha does no damage.
Gentry fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gentry takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Burpha throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gentry takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Burpha thumps Gentry with a low kick.
Gentry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burpha was well out of range. Poor timing from Gentry.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bapu Burpha comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Burpha winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Bapu Burpha!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Bapu Burpha!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Bapu Burpha!

Bapu Burpha wins by unanimous decision!

Bapu Burpha is the new lightweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Bapu Burpha started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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RATING
59%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Koulouraki Souvlaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sambulo Yeboah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Souvlaki comes to the ring accompanied by Greek Anthem. The crowd seem to be enjoying Yeboah's choice of entrance music: Lionel Richie - All Night Long. This should be a great matchup!



174 cm
29
135 lbs
9 - 4 - 0
172 cm
22
146 lbs
8 - 6 - 0
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
Cardio machine
BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank


Lion Fightwear
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Voodoo Nutrition
Urban Fighter


Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Koulouraki Souvlaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sambulo Yeboah!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Yeboah gets caught flat footed, as Souvlaki shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Yeboah has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Souvlaki can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Souvlaki got a little sloppy there for a moment and Yeboah has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Souvlaki has managed to get both his arms back between Yeboah's legs - danger averted.
We've been hearing that Souvlaki has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Souvlaki not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Yeboah looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Souvlaki passes into side control.
Souvlaki is looking to take a break and control but Yeboah 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.
Yeboah is looking to reverse the position.
Souvlaki is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Yeboah will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Yeboah manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Souvlaki works his way to full guard. Good work.
Souvlaki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yeboah is one step ahead there.
Yeboah is looking to stand up but Souvlaki won't let him.
Souvlaki is adopting a defensive guard.

Yeboah drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Souvlaki manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Yeboah has Souvlaki in his guard.

Yeboah can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Souvlaki controls the pace.
Souvlaki with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Souvlaki is in close to Yeboah's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souvlaki is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Souvlaki passes Yeboah's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Yeboah is refusing to be controlled, as Souvlaki sits in half guard.
Souvlaki trying to pass the guard but Yeboah defending well.
Yeboah moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Souvlaki slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Souvlaki avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Yeboah is looking for a triangle but Souvlaki pushes his legs off easily.

Yeboah looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Yeboah has his foot on Souvlaki's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Souvlaki works his way back into a safe position though.

Yeboah escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Souvlaki gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Souvlaki's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Souvlaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Yeboah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Yeboah is looking for a triangle but Souvlaki pushes his legs off easily.
Souvlaki is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Yeboah working for a triangle but Souvlaki defends it easily.
Souvlaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Yeboah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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.

Yeboah is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Souvlaki rolls with it to try and escape but Yeboah cranks on the arm and Souvlaki is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sambulo Yeboah!
After winning the bout, Sambulo Yeboah 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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RATING
29%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Domani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomomi Tsuruta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.



188 cm
22
245 lbs
11 - 4 - 0
192 cm
23
255 lbs
8 - 1 - 0
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine
Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank


M.O. Fight Wear


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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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eric Domani !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tomomi Tsuruta!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Domani staying out of range there.
Tsuruta scores with a nice right hand.
Tsuruta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Domani .
Nice defenses there by Tsuruta.
A looping hook to the body misses from Domani . Tsuruta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tsuruta has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Domani is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Domani looks to score with a jab to the body but Tsuruta is just out of range.
Tsuruta misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tsuruta takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Eric Domani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tsuruta fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tsuruta gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Domani looks to land a right hand but Tsuruta moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Domani avoids the body shot from Tsuruta.
Domani throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tsuruta defending well as Domani loads up on a big left hand.
Tsuruta misses the shot to the body.
Tsuruta avoids the body shot from Domani .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Domani throws a body shot but no joy.
Domani throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Domani misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Domani lands with a nice body punch.
A shot to the body from Tsuruta misses
and Tsuruta takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tsuruta defending well as Domani loads up on a big left hand.
A big left from Domani misses.
Eric Domani is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Domani throws a shot from downtown. Tsuruta moves away and avoids it.
Tsuruta swings for the body but Domani moves out of range.
Domani is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tsuruta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Domani .
Domani swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tsuruta counters with a left to the body.
Tsuruta blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Domani .
Tsuruta is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Tsuruta dips to his left and cracks Domani with an uppercut!
Nice straight punches there by Domani . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Domani .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Domani misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tsuruta.
Domani looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tsuruta. Domani does a little dance to reset his feet.
Domani connects with a body shot that sends Tsuruta's belly button to the back.
Domani jabs at Tsuruta's body.
Domani swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Domani stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tsuruta is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Domani rather than just go for the knockout.
Domani just misses with a punch to the body.
Domani misses with a hook
and Tsuruta counters with a stiff right hand.
Domani fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Domani rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tsuruta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Domani throws a hook to the side of Tsuruta's head but Tsuruta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Tsuruta misses
and Domani connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tsuruta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Domani just misses with a punch to the body.
Domani scores with a hook to the body. Tsuruta takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Good exchange - Domani coming out on top.
Tsuruta on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tsuruta listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tsuruta staying out of range there.
Domani throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tsuruta counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tsuruta swings away with a body shot that misses
and Domani counters with a stiff right hand.
Domani misses the jab.
Tsuruta scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tsuruta clobbers Domani with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Domani fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tsuruta manages to avoid it.
Tsuruta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Domani manages to avoid it.
Domani throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tsuruta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Domani pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Domani swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tsuruta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Domani dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Domani misses the jab.
Domani throws a body shot but no joy.
Tsuruta cracks a nice hook into Domani 's ribs.
Domani throws a lazy uppercut
and Tsuruta counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Domani just misses with a punch to the body.
Tsuruta drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Domani defends it well.
A lazy left from Domani finds it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Domani dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.


Domani misses with a wild body shot.
Domani looks to score with a jab to the body but Tsuruta is just out of range.
Domani throws an overhand right that lands on Tsuruta's shoulder, as Tsuruta tries to avoid the shot.
Domani staying out of range there.
Good standup being displayed there by Domani as he connects with a hook.

Domani forces Tsuruta back against the ropes and clinches.
Tsuruta softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Tsuruta digs a right hand underneath Domani 's ribcage. Domani let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Domani throws a punch but it's blocked by Tsuruta.

Domani 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tsuruta walks into a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsuruta throws out a loose jab but Domani uses good head movement to avoid it.
Domani misses with a right hand
and Tsuruta counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Domani throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tsuruta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Domani throws a body punch but Tsuruta moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Domani .
Domani takes one on the button.
Domani takes a swing at Tsuruta's ribcage but misses.
Domani lands with a shot to the body.
Tsuruta ducks under a wild hook from Domani .
Tsuruta changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Domani throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And Tsuruta tries to counter it with a takedown but Domani pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Domani throws a sloppy body shot
and Tsuruta counters with a stiff right hand.
Domani scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Tsuruta takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Domani throws a poor cross that misses
and Tsuruta counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Tsuruta changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Domani looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Domani tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tsuruta wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tsuruta scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta is putting a hurting on Domani here, landing some big shots from side control.
Tsuruta trying to control the position but Domani is working away.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Domani tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tsuruta wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tsuruta landing strikes.
Tsuruta connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Domani some visible discomfort.
Domani on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Domani tries to get out of the position.
Tsuruta misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Tsuruta scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Domani to see if he's OK.
Tsuruta in side control lands a decent elbow.
Domani is looking to regain half guard here but Tsuruta keeps moving and retains side control.
Tsuruta working the ground and pound.
Tsuruta working the ground and pound.

Domani is rocked!
Tsuruta crunches a massive hammerfist down on Domani - he's out! Tsuruta Holds back on further strikes and jumps to his feet to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tomomi Tsuruta!
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
68%

 

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Allan Coyoca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Sigfridsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benjamin Sigfridsson has the eye of the tiger tonight.



180 cm
23
195 lbs
12 - 0 - 0
180 cm
23
192 lbs
6 - 1 - 0
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine
Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank


M.O. Fight Wear


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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 12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Allan Coyoca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benjamin Sigfridsson!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sigfridsson clobbers Coyoca with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sigfridsson throws a body punch but Coyoca moves out of range.
Coyoca misses with a takedown
and Sigfridsson counters with a right hand to the body.
Sigfridsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Coyoca was well out of range. Poor timing from Sigfridsson.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Coyoca.
Sigfridsson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Coyoca closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sigfridsson pushes Coyoca away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Coyoca gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Coyoca scores with a couple of short elbows.
Sigfridsson defending against the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coyoca working the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coyoca in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Coyoca in side control lands a decent elbow.
Coyoca working the ground and pound but Sigfridsson is defending the strikes.
Coyoca works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Coyoca cracks Sigfridsson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Sigfridsson regains half guard, as Coyoca was trying to land strikes.
Sigfridsson is trying to control but can't.
Coyoca drops an elbow to the side of Sigfridsson's head.
Coyoca throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Coyoca passes to side control.
Check out the look on Coyoca's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Coyoca is trying to ground and pound but Sigfridsson uses the momentary lack of control by Coyoca to regain half guard.
Sigfridsson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Coyoca scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coyoca is nestled in close to Sigfridsson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Coyoca prevents Sigfridsson from improving his position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sigfridsson is trying to maintain the position but Coyoca is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Coyoca lands a nice short elbow.
Coyoca not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sigfridsson regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Coyoca.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sigfridsson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Coyoca.
Coyoca throwing strikes but missing.
Coyoca throwing strikes from guard but Sigfridsson blocks nicely.
Sigfridsson trying to keep a closed guard but Coyoca is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coyoca trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Coyoca makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sigfridsson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Coyoca.
Coyoca is looking to work some ground and pound but Sigfridsson has wrist control.
Coyoca loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Coyoca throwing strikes but missing.
Coyoca is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sigfridsson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Coyoca is one step ahead there.
Coyoca passes into half guard.
Sigfridsson has hold of Coyoca's hands but Coyoca slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Coyoca throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sigfridsson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Coyoca takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Coyoca slips a nice elbow through Sigfridsson's hands, connecting with Sigfridsson's forehead.
Coyoca with the ground and pound but Sigfridsson uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Coyoca stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sigfridsson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Coyoca works over Sigfridsson with some ground and pound from guard.
Coyoca working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Coyoca in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Coyoca keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sigfridsson's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coyoca pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sigfridsson is keeping the position for now.
Sigfridsson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Coyoca postures up and lands a big shot to Sigfridsson's brow.
Coyoca with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Allan Coyoca dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!


Coyoca takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sigfridsson has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Coyoca is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Coyoca misses with a takedown attempt - Sigfridsson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A nice side step and Sigfridsson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Coyoca shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sigfridsson sprawls well. Sigfridsson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Coyoca gets slowly back to his feet.
A low kick from Sigfridsson misses

and Coyoca counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Sigfridsson pushes Coyoca off and gets back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab from Sigfridsson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coyoca dives in and grabs Sigfridsson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sigfridsson pushes down on Coyoca's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Allan Coyoca. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Coyoca gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sigfridsson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sigfridsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Coyoca.
Coyoca fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Benjamin Sigfridsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Coyoca keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sigfridsson.
Sigfridsson 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.
Sigfridsson lands a really nice looking cross but Coyoca seems unphased.
Coyoca fails with the takedown
enabling Sigfridsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Sigfridsson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sigfridsson lands a front kick.
Sigfridsson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sigfridsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Coyoca.
Sigfridsson lands with a cross.
Coyoca with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Sigfridsson counter with a right hand.
Coyoca avoids the body shot from Sigfridsson.
Sigfridsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Coyoca appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Coyoca.
Sigfridsson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sigfridsson tries to land a body kick

and Coyoca counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Sigfridsson!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coyoca cracks Sigfridsson with a big elbow.
Coyoca throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Coyoca throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

Coyoca is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sigfridsson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Coyoca throws a strike aimed at the side of Sigfridsson's head but Sigfridsson avoids it well.
Sigfridsson can't do much from the bottom here.
The strikes coming from Coyoca are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sigfridsson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Coyoca's best efforts.
Coyoca sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sigfridsson defending well though.
Sigfridsson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Coyoca.
Coyoca is nestled in close to Sigfridsson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Coyoca thows a huge punch but Sigfridsson dodges it nicely.
Coyoca drops an elbow to the side of Sigfridsson's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Coyoca there.

Coyoca is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sigfridsson gets full guard.
Allan Coyoca overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Coyoca stands up over Sigfridsson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Coyoca landing with the ground and pound.
Coyoca missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sigfridsson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Coyoca trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sigfridsson wants to sweep but no luck.
Coyoca postures up.
Sigfridsson keeping full guard, as Coyoca tries to pass.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coyoca throws a strike but Sigfridsson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benjamin Sigfridsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!


Coyoca fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sigfridsson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Coyoca shoots in looking for a takedown but Sigfridsson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Coyoca's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Coyoca drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Coyoca lands a few punches from side control.
Coyoca landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The strikes coming from Coyoca are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coyoca lands an elbow.
Coyoca misses with the ground and pound.
Sigfridsson tries to escape but Coyoca is in control.
Sigfridsson is looking for a sweep.
Coyoca looks up at the clock and then as Sigfridsson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Coyoca smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

Sigfridsson is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coyoca working away.
Sigfridsson is still in real trouble! Can Coyoca finish him?
Sigfridsson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

Sigfridsson throws Coyoca to one side and escapes!
Coyoca tries for a takedown but Sigfridsson circles away easily
and Coyoca takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Allan Coyoca. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Coyoca has his takedown stuffed
and Sigfridsson counters with a left to the body.
Sigfridsson misses with a hook. Coyoca ducked under it nicely.
Sigfridsson seems to have recovered his senses.
Sigfridsson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Coyoca. That did some damage!

Coyoca decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Coyoca is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sigfridsson sees it coming and defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sigfridsson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Coyoca.
Sigfridsson wants to get back to full guard.
Sigfridsson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Coyoca.
Coyoca sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sigfridsson defending well though.
Sigfridsson manages to get to full guard.
Coyoca throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sigfridsson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Coyoca working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Coyoca postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sigfridsson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Coyoca 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sigfridsson wants to sweep but no luck.
Sigfridsson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sigfridsson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Coyoca working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sigfridsson's head.
Coyoca throws a big right hand that misses.
Benjamin Sigfridsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Coyoca working some strikes from top position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sigfridsson is on top in guard.

Sigfridsson wants to stand but Coyoca is controlling his posture from full guard.

Coyoca looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sigfridsson wants to stand but Coyoca is controlling his posture from full guard.

Sigfridsson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Sigfridsson lands a nice shot that snaps Coyoca's head back.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Allan Coyoca.
I think Coyoca has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Allan Coyoca!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Allan Coyoca!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Benjamin Sigfridsson!

Allan Coyoca wins by split decision!
S C
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G S C
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G S C G energy
A | B
hype
A | B
pop
A | B
mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
54%

 

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Edgar Mendoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rasul Mirzaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mirzaev has chosen Natalie La Rose - Somebody ft. Jeremih as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.



178 cm
23
155 lbs
10 - 1 - 0
170 cm
23
165 lbs
10 - 4 - 0
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank


M.O. Fight Wear


Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)
KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250


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 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Edgar Mendoza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rasul Mirzaev!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendoza throws a body punch but Mirzaev moves out of range.
It seemed like Mirzaev was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mendoza throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mirzaev counters with a straight right hand.
Mirzaev lands a leg kick that knocks Mendoza off balance momentarily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mirzaev.
Mendoza lands with a straight right. Mirzaev didn't see that one coming.
Mendoza throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mirzaev staying out of range there.
Mendoza sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Mirzaev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mendoza staying out of range there.
Mirzaev moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mirzaev lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mendoza misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mirzaev looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mendoza misses the jab.
Mirzaev has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mendoza drops his hands momentarily and Mirzaev takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mendoza takes one on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirzaev throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Mendoza to counter with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Mirzaev misses the target.
Mirzaev misses with a double jab
and Mendoza counters with a straight right hand.
Mendoza tests Mirzaev's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mendoza is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Some wild striking there from Mirzaev.
Mirzaev misses with a lunging right hand
and Mendoza counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mirzaev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
An attempted straight right counter from Mendoza misses the target.
Mirzaev takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mendoza takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mirzaev misses with a right hand
and Mendoza counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mendoza lands a glancing blow to the side of Mirzaev's head.
Mirzaev blocks a jab.
Mendoza misses with a hook
and Mirzaev counters with a nice body shot.
Mirzaev defending well as Mendoza loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mirzaev throws the left hand but Mendoza avoids the punch easily.
Mendoza takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mirzaev scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mendoza throws a jab but it's blocked by Mirzaev.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mendoza!
Mendoza misses with a left hand
and Mirzaev counters with a nice uppercut.

Mirzaev closes the distance and pushes Mendoza back into the ropes.

Mirzaev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Mirzaev has closed the distance and engaged Mendoza in a clinch.
Mendoza wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mendoza wants to get back to striking at distance but Mirzaev won't allow it.

Mirzaev breaks the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Mirzaev.
Mirzaev throws a leg kick but Mendoza moved away.
Mendoza misses with a hook
and Mirzaev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Mendoza misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza throws a body punch but Mirzaev moves out of range.
Mendoza dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Mendoza misses the target.
Mendoza throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mirzaev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mendoza lands a head shot.
Mirzaev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mendoza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mendoza sizes up Mirzaev with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mirzaev avoids the body shot from Mendoza.
Mirzaev feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mendoza's calf.
Mirzaev misses with a lunging right hand
and Mendoza counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mirzaev misses with a head kick.
Mendoza looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mendoza lands a nice shot that snaps Mirzaev's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mirzaev tries a low kick but Mendoza avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mirzaev with a hook.
Mirzaev missing with a left hand there. Mendoza was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mirzaev scores with the left hand. Mendoza knows he should have avoided that one.
Mendoza throws a series of punches but Mirzaev avoids them all with ease.
Mirzaev throws a big shot that misses.
Mirzaev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mendoza sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mendoza was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mirzaev lands a head kick. Mendoza smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mendoza throws a hook but Mirzaev avoids it easily.
Mirzaev looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mirzaev misses with a hook
and Mendoza counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Mirzaev lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Mendoza sprawling to the canvas. Mirzaev follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Mendoza hang on?

Mendoza is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Mirzaev stands up and beckons Mendoza to join him on the feet.
Oh Mendoza is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mirzaev misses with a series of wild punches.
Mirzaev throws an overhand right that drops Mendoza like a sack of potatoes! Mirzaev dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rasul Mirzaev!
After the fight, Rasul Mirzaev 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.
S C
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G S C
B
G S C G energy
A | B
hype
A | B
pop
A | B
mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
78%

 

 
 
 
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