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EPL Semi Final PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harry Distacio Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Distacio Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Thomas Watson!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson wants to clinch.
Distacio Jr connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Watson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Distacio Jr, pushing him back against the cage.
Watson pushes Distacio Jr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Distacio Jr is trying to break the clinch but Watson is controlling him.
Watson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Distacio Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watson lands an uppercut.
Watson lands with a light punch inside.
Watson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Watson lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson has Distacio Jr pressed against the cage.
Distacio Jr tries to break the clinch but Watson is controlling the position.
I was talking to Distacio Jr's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Distacio Jr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Distacio Jr manages to break the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Watson.
Watson jabs at Distacio Jr's body.
A shot to the liver by Watson. Beautiful body shot.
Watson throws a jab but it's blocked by Distacio Jr.
Distacio Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Watson.
Distacio Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Distacio Jr has managed to clinch.
Distacio Jr breaks the clinch.
Harry Distacio Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Distacio Jr misses with a combination
and Watson moves into the clinch.
Watson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Distacio Jr seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Watson can turn it around.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Distacio Jr effectively controlling the action here.
Distacio Jr can't break the clinch.
Watson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Watson has Distacio Jr pressed against the cage, preventing Distacio Jr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Watson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Distacio Jr's efforts to push away.
Watson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Distacio Jr or not.
Watson lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watson lands with a left to the head.
Distacio Jr blocking some punches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Watson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Watson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Watson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Watson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Distacio Jr working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Distacio Jr backwards.
Watson pushes Distacio Jr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Distacio Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Watson controls the action.
Distacio Jr wants to break the clinch but can't.
Watson misses with a punch on the inside.
Distacio Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Watson throws a hook but Distacio Jr blocks it.
Distacio Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Distacio Jr blocks a leg kick.
As Watson looks to move away, Distacio Jr throws a big counter combo but Watson just gets out of the way.
A jab lands there for Watson.
Distacio Jr misses with a looping left.
Distacio Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Distacio Jr is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Watson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Watson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Distacio Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson wants to land a leg kick but Distacio Jr is out of range.
Distacio Jr swings for the body but Watson moves out of range.
Distacio Jr moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Distacio Jr moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Distacio Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Watson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Watson takes the fight into the clinch.
Distacio Jr wants to break free but Watson has control.
Distacio Jr will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Watson up against the cage.
A short right from Watson on the inside.
Distacio Jr is trying to break the clinch but Watson has him pressed against the cage.
Distacio Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Distacio Jr takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Watson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Watson walks into a straight right hand from Distacio Jr.
Distacio Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Watson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Distacio Jr misses with a looping right.
Watson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Distacio Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Distacio Jr falls off balance throwing a combination
and Watson counters with a nice body shot.
Watson blocks a jab.
Watson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Distacio Jr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Watson's head backwards.
Watson clinches up with Distacio Jr and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Distacio Jr can't break the clinch.
Distacio Jr is looking to break free of the clinch but Watson has double underhooks.
Distacio Jr takes a shot to the head.
Watson is working for takedown but Distacio Jr is calmly controlling the position for now.
Distacio Jr is trying to break free.
Distacio Jr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson lands a right hand.
A frustrated look appears on Distacio Jr's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Watson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Distacio Jr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Watson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Distacio Jr is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Watson trying to stall but Distacio Jr improves his position.
Thomas Watson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Watson keeps control of Distacio Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Distacio Jr breaks the clinch.
Watson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Distacio Jr moves away.
Distacio Jr throws a good cross that connects.
Distacio Jr takes a swing at Watson's ribcage but misses.
Distacio Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Distacio Jr is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Watson.
Watson drives through and clinches with Distacio Jr against the cage.
Distacio Jr is trying to break the clinch but Watson has him pressed against the cage.
Distacio Jr being controlled against the cage.
Watson keeps control of Distacio Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Distacio Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Distacio Jr throws a hook but Watson blocks it.
Crunch! Distacio Jr slams his shin into Watson's torso.
Watson takes one to the side of the head.
Harry Distacio Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Distacio Jr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watson cracks Distacio Jr with a nice body shot.
Watson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Distacio Jr wants to break free but Watson has control.
Distacio Jr is trying to force a seperation but Watson has the dominant position.
Watson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Distacio Jr content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Distacio Jr breaks the clinch.
Watson tries to clinch up.
Watson slips a jab and a cross from Distacio Jr.
Watson misses with the combination.
Distacio Jr half committed to a counter leg kick.
Distacio Jr throws a combination that misses
and Watson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Watson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Distacio Jr.
Distacio Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Watson misses with a hook
and Distacio Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Watson swings for the body but Distacio Jr moves out of range.
Distacio Jr slips under a jab.
Watson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Distacio Jr's hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Distacio Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Distacio Jr misses the shot to the body.
Watson moves into the clinch.
Watson avoiding damage as Distacio Jr throws knees to the body.
Distacio Jr tries to throw a body punch but Watson avoids it by throwing Distacio Jr back against the cage.
Watson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Distacio Jr pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Harry Distacio Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Watson.
Watson swings wildly with an uppercut but Distacio Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
A frustrated look appears on Distacio Jr's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Watson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Distacio Jrs head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Watson.
Watson lands a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Watson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Watson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Distacio Jr's elbow.
Watson is trying to drag Distacio Jr to the mat but Distacio Jr just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Distacio Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Thomas Watson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Watson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Distacio Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Watson wants to counter the offense by Distacio Jr and move into the clinch position.
Watson connects with a leg kick. Distacio Jr looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Distacio Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Watson was well out of range. Poor timing from Distacio Jr.
Watson misses with a series of wild punches.
Distacio Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Watson counters with a nice leg kick.
Distacio Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Distacio Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Watson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Distacio Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Distacio Jr connects with a good right hand that stumbles Watson. Watson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Distacio Jr lands a glancing blow to the side of Watson's head.
Watson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Distacio Jr, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Distacio Jr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Distacio Jr is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Watson is trying to drag Distacio Jr to the mat but Distacio Jr just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Watson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Distacio Jr blocks an uppercut.
Watson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Distacio Jr backwards.
Distacio Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Distacio Jr is looking to break free of the clinch but Watson has double underhooks.
A short uppercut from Watson.
Watson just leaning against Distacio Jr, taking a breather.
Watson tries a body shot but Distacio Jr blocks it.
Distacio Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Watson tests Distacio Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Watson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Distacio Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Watson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Watson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Distacio Jr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Watson, pushing him back against the cage.
Distacio Jr breaks the clinch.
Watson tries for a takedown but Distacio Jr circles away easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Harry Distacio Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Watson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Distacio Jr moves into the clinch.
Distacio Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Distacio Jr gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Watson prevents Distacio Jr from breaking the clinch.
Watson swings wildly with an uppercut but Distacio Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Watson scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson throws a head punch that misses.
Distacio Jr is trying to force a seperation but Watson has the dominant position.
Distacio Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Distacio Jr scores with a decent looking hook.
Watson tries to clinch there but Distacio Jr circles away.
Watson clinches with his opponent.
Distacio Jr stalling in the clinch.
Distacio Jr throws a knee to the head but misses.
Distacio Jr avoiding damage.
Distacio Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Watson lands with a short shot to the head.
Watson misses with a punch on the inside.
Watson lands with a short shot to the head.
Watson is working for takedown but Distacio Jr is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Distacio Jr is trying to break the clinch but Watson has him pressed against the cage.
Harry Distacio Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Distacio Jr tries to land a knee to the head but Watson blocks with his arms.
A head punch on the inside from Watson fails to land.
Distacio Jr is trying to break free.
Nice body punch from Watson.
Distacio Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Watson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Distacio Jr takes a shot to the head.
Distacio Jr gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Watson.
Watson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Distacio Jr landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A frustrated look appears on Distacio Jr's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Distacio Jr blocks an uppercut.
Thomas Watson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Distacio Jr tries to circle away but Watson has him pinned against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Watson.
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 Harry Distacio Jr.
I think Watson 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Watson!
In defeat, Harry Distacio Jr stepped up to the mic, saying 'I should have bought my supplements from LOPS!
http://www.mmatycoon.com/nutritionpublic.php?ncid=2458'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Raiymbek Batyr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yngwie Malmsteen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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130 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raiymbek Batyr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yngwie Malmsteen!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batyr throws a lazy right hand but Malmsteen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Batyr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Batyr throws a head kick but Malmsteen moves out of range.
A big right from Malmsteen misses.
Malmsteen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Malmsteen lands a nice shot to the body.
Batyr misses with a few strikes there.
Malmsteen throws out a counter right but Batyr avoids it with no problem.
Batyr tries to close the distance and clinch but Malmsteen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Malmsteen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Batyr throws a nice looking combination but Malmsteen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Batyr misses with a series of wild punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Malmsteen! But no joy.
Batyr fails to land with a series of punches.
A nice side step and Malmsteen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Batyr connects with a nice looking jab.
Batyr misses with the combination.
Malmsteen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick by Batyr misses
and Malmsteen moves into the clinch.
Malmsteen tries to work over Batyr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Batyr tries a knee to the head but Malmsteen blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Malmsteen.
Batyr tries to land knees in the clinch but Malmsteen avoids the damage to the body.
Malmsteen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Malmsteen blocks the elbow strike.
Batyr throws a head punch that misses.
Batyr throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Batyr just misses with a elbow thrown towards Malmsteen's brow.
A head punch on the inside from Malmsteen fails to land.
Malmsteen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Malmsteen lands with a right to the head.
Malmsteen working aggressively here.
Malmsteen breaks the clinch.
Batyr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Batyr.
A head kick by Batyr misses
and Malmsteen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Batyr throws a head kick that misses.
Batyr is breathing heavily.
Malmsteen rushes Batyr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Batyr just misses with a elbow thrown towards Malmsteen's brow.
Malmsteen misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malmsteen avoids the elbow strike from Batyr, against the cage.
Batyr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Malmsteen.
Batyr lands a shoulder strike.
Malmsteen misses with some punches.
Malmsteen blocks the elbow strike.
A nice left hand lands by Malmsteen.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Batyr.
Malmsteen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Batyr tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Malmsteen lands with a short shot to the head.
Malmsteen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Malmsteen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Malmsteen lands with a short shot to the head.
Batyr creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Malmsteen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Batyr backwards.
Batyr is rocked!
Malmsteen lands a shoulder strike.
Oh Batyr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Batyr swings wildly with an uppercut but Malmsteen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malmsteen dodges an elbow strike from Batyr.
Batyr misses with an elbow over the top.
Batyr seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malmsteen lands a nice shot to the body.
Malmsteen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Batyr or not.
Malmsteen blocks an elbow strike from Batyr.
Batyr lands an elbow just above Malmsteen 's eye.
Malmsteen avoids the elbow strike from Batyr, against the cage.
Batyr throws an elbow but it misses.
Batyr misses with the head strike.
Batyr misses with an elbow strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Malmsteen.
Malmsteen scores with a shoulder strike.
Batyr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Malmsteen blocks it with crossed arms.
Malmsteen misses with a body punch.
Malmsteen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Batyr looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Batyr throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Malmsteen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Batyr's elbow.
Batyr creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Malmsteen blocks the elbow strike.
Batyr lands an elbow just above Malmsteen 's eye.
It looks like Yngwie Malmsteen has been cut.
A short uppercut from Malmsteen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malmsteen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malmsteen presses Batyr against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short uppercut from Malmsteen.
Malmsteen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Malmsteen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Batyr tries to land a knee to the head but Malmsteen blocks with his arms.
Malmsteen blocks an elbow strike.
Malmsteen avoids a wild elbow strike from Batyr.
Batyr looking to throw knees to the head but Malmsteen is blocking nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Malmsteen.
Malmsteen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Batyr throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Batyr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Malmsteen backwards.
Malmsteen throws a big uppercut that drops Batyr! More strikes from Malmsteen and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Batyr lies dazed against the cage as Malmsteen celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yngwie Malmsteen!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alfredo Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Coco Cobb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coco Cobb has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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158 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Alfredo Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Coco Cobb!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbosa is looking to clinch.
Barbosa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Barbosa misses the target.
Barbosa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cobb connects with an inside leg kick.
Barbosa takes a swing at Cobb's ribcage but misses.
Cobb throws a wild body kick that Barbosa sees coming a mile off.
Cobb moves away from the strike by Barbosa.
Cobb throws a leg kick but Barbosa sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cobb checks a low kick from Barbosa.
Barbosa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cobb can pounce on him.
Cobb lands with a slapping head kick.
Barbosa avoids the head kick by Cobb.
Cobb misses with a low kick.
Barbosa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cobb checks it well.
Cobb throws a leg kick
and Barbosa counters with a leg kick.
Barbosa throws a body punch but Cobb moves out of range.
Cobb lands the left hand.
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!
Cobb throws a head kick but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa throws a head kick that Cobb semi-blocks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cobb staying out of range there.
Barbosa scores with a nice head shot.
Cobb throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Barbosa blocks a head kick by Cobb.
Barbosa throws an overhand right that lands on Cobb's shoulder, as Cobb tries to avoid the shot.
Cobb ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
Cobb connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A head kick misses from Cobb.
Cobb checks a low kick from Barbosa.
Barbosa stuns Cobb with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cobb looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Barbosa misses with a head kick.
Barbosa misses with a left hand
and Cobb counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cobb blocks a head kick by Barbosa.
Cobb fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barbosa.
Barbosa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cobb has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice inside leg kick there by Cobb. That's going to slow Barbosa down.
Cobb scoring well with a low kick there.
Cobb throws a head kick but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa misses with a head kick.
Cobb looks to throw the jab but Barbosa is out of range.
Barbosa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Barbosa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cobb pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cobb throws a sloppy head kick
and Barbosa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cobb fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cobb throws a leg kick that is checked
and Barbosa counters with a thumping low kick.
Barbosa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cobb thows a leg kick but Barbosa checks it
and Barbosa counters with a nice uppercut.
Cobb feints and then cracks Barbosa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barbosa down.
Barbosa pushes Cobb up against the cage in a clinch.
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cobb lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb throws a wild body kick that Barbosa sees coming a mile off.
Barbosa wants to clinch but Cobb slips to the side
and Cobb counters with a head kick.
Barbosa checks the leg kick nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbosa. Cobb does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cobb lands a head kick. Barbosa smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cobb throws a head kick but Barbosa moves out of range.
Cobb throws a head kick that misses.
Barbosa takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Coco Cobb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cobb throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cobb shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nice shot by Cobb.
Cobb misses with a low kick as Barbosa jumps back.
Cobb misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Barbosa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A leg kick checked by Barbosa.
Barbosa moves out of range of the leg kick from Cobb.
Barbosa jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Cobb wants to slow Barbosa down by chopping away at his legs.
Cobb will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa blocks a low kick nicely.
Barbosa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbosa throws a leg kick but Cobb checks it.
Cobb walks into a left hand.
Cobb misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cobb thows a leg kick but Barbosa checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cobb - that will leave a mark!
Barbosa wants to land a leg kick but Cobb is out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barbosa.
A swing and a miss from Barbosa.
Barbosa looks to land a combination but Cobb avoids it well.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Barbosa checks a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch lands to the side of Barbosa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Barbosa blocks a head kick by Cobb.
Barbosa tries to clinch but Cobb is having none of it.
Barbosa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Coco Cobb dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cobb tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barbosa swings for the body but Cobb moves out of range.
Cobb throws a sloppy head kick
and Barbosa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Barbosa checks a leg kick.
We've been informed that Cobb has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Cobb misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbosa.
Cobb lands a leg kick that knocks Barbosa off balance momentarily.
An inside leg kick lands from Cobb.
Cobb throws a sloppy head kick
and Barbosa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barbosa connects with a body shot that sends Cobb's belly button to the back.
Cobb tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barbosa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barbosa lands a slapping body shot.
Cobb is looking to chop away at Barbosa's legs.
Cobb connects with an inside leg kick.
Barbosa forces Cobb back against the cage and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cobb trying to land knees to the body.
Cobb unloads a knee to the mid-section. Barbosa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa takes a swing at Cobb's ribcage but misses.
Cobb fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barbosa.
Barbosa swings for the body but Cobb moves out of range.
Cobb tries a quick counter leg kick but Barbosa is wise to it.
Cobb uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
Cobb dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barbosa. That did some damage!
Cobb pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A leg kick checked by Cobb.
Cobb keeps the fight on the outside.
Barbosa throws out a loose jab but Cobb uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cobb misses with a low kick as Barbosa jumps back.
Barbosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cobb.
Barbosa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cobb has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cobb lands a slapping body shot.
Barbosa lands a nice looking body shot.
Barbosa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb 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.
Cobb buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbosa catches Cobb with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cobb throws a lazy head kick
and Barbosa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cobb thinking.
Barbosa blocks a head kick by Cobb.
Cobb thumps Barbosa with a low kick.
Cobb throws a head kick but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cobb.
Barbosa blocks a head kick by Cobb.
Cobb misses with a body kick.
Barbosa is looking to counter punch.
Barbosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barbosa blocks a low kick nicely.
A head kick misses from Barbosa.
A leg kick checked by Barbosa.
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cobb moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb lands a nice shot to the body.
A low kick from Cobb is predictable there
and Barbosa counters with a two punch combo.
Cobb throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cobb stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cobb misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barbosa wants to clinch but Cobb slips to the side
and Cobb counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barbosa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cobb throws a leg kick that is checked
and Barbosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Cobb is looking to land body kicks.
Barbosa misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cobb finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Cobb circles away from the clinch attempt.
Coco Cobb seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cobb misses with a body kick.
Barbosa checks the leg kick.
Barbosa feinted there with a counter leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbosa avoids the head kick by Cobb.
Barbosa swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Cobb throws a sloppy head kick
and Cobb takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Barbosa's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cobb under the eye.
Cobb throws a chopping leg kick but Barbosa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cobb misses with a kick to the body.
Cobb slips under a jab from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a low kick.
Cobb shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cobb walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Barbosa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cobb fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Barbosa checks it well.
Cobb throws a head kick that misses
and Barbosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Barbosa throws a series of strikes that have Cobb backpedaling.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cobb fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Barbosa checks it well.
Cobb swats away the attempt to clinch by Barbosa.
Barbosa connects with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Alfredo Barbosa will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
Cobb uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barbosa.
Cobb looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barbosa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cobb throws a chopping leg kick but Barbosa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cobb throws a low kick but Barbosa moves out of range easily.
It looked like Barbosa was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cobb.
Cobb misses with a body kick.
Cobb dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barbosa. That did some damage!
Cobb misses with a head kick.
Barbosa is looking to score with low kicks.
Barbosa takes a kick to the side of the head.
Barbosa clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cobb lands a nice looking kick to the body. Barbosa takes a step back to recover.
Barbosa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Cobb.
Cobb tries to work over Barbosa's front leg with a kick but Barbosa checks it.
Cobb throws a leg kick but Barbosa checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Cobb is predictable there
and Barbosa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barbosa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Barbosa.
Barbosa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cobb or not.
Cobb utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barbosa is looking to land body kicks.
A swing and a miss from Barbosa.
That kick from Cobb tenderised Barbosa's leg. Barbosa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Barbosa takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Barbosa throws a hook but Cobb blocks it.
Cobb looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Cobb showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barbosa.
Cobb misses with a kick to the body.
Barbosa takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cobb misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb throws a head kick that misses.
Cobb will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Barbosa thinks about countering with a body kick.
Cobb connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barbosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cobb throws a body punch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa checks the leg kick nicely there.
Barbosa connects with a solid leg kick.
Cobb's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cobb slips under a jab.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barbosa.
Barbosa avoids the head kick by Cobb.
Barbosa throws a shot from downtown. Cobb moves away and avoids it.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Barbosa takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Barbosa cracks the inside of Cobb's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa lands a nice hook to Cobb's body. Cobb takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Barbosa misses with a looping right.
Cobb throws a leg kick but Barbosa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Barbosa checks the leg kick nicely there.
Barbosa darts in trying to clinch
and Cobb counters with a nice low kick that buckles Barbosa's knee momentarily.
Cobb tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cobb throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cobb thows a leg kick but Barbosa checks it
letting Barbosa counter with a right hand.
Cobb fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Barbosa is out of range.
It looked like Barbosa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cobb throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cobb throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Barbosa connects with a body shot that sends Cobb's belly button to the back.
Barbosa tries to close the distance and clinch but Cobb swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cobb walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa has closed the distance and engaged Cobb in a clinch.
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cobb. That's going to slow Barbosa down.
Cobb takes a kick to the side of the head.
A clash of legs there as Barbosa blocks the low kick.
Cobb just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBarbosa.
Barbosa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cobb doesn't seem bothered though.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cobb.
Barbosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Cobb is just out of range.
Barbosa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Barbosa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cobb thumps Barbosa with a low kick.
Barbosa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cobb moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cobb lands with a kick to the ribs.
Cobb throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cobb throws a sloppy head kick and Barbosa moves out of range easily.
Cobb throws a chopping leg kick but Barbosa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Coco Cobb.
I think Cobb has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Coco Cobb!
Coco Cobb gave a mention to Perkele! in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lou Nahtic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yong Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nahtic kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sleeping My Day Away. Lou Nahtic has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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144 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lou Nahtic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Yong Wright!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nahtic scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wright in his tracks.
Nahtic scores with a kick to the midsection.
A jab from Wright misses.
Nahtic has Wright up against the cage in a clinch.
Wright has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Nahtic is trying to keep an underhook but Wright manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Nahtic wants to control but Wright is keeping busy.
Nahtic keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Nahtic looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Nahtic manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Nahtic is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Nahtic really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nahtic keeping full guard, as Wright tries to pass.
Wright is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright stands and throws Nahtic's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Wright staying calm.
Nahtic has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wright trying to control the position but Nahtic is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wright thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Nahtic being controlled for a moment.
Wright wants to control but Nahtic is keeping him busy.
Nahtic is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Wright is controlling him well.
Wright controls the position from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright tries to move to full mount but Nahtic actually manages to regain half guard.
Wright is trying to work for a kimura but Nahtic is defending well.
Wright is trying to control the action in half guard but Nahtic is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Wright might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Nahtic haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Wright is controlling the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
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.
Nahtic tries to close the distance and clinch but Wright swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nahtic throws a head kick but Wright moves out of range.
A lazy left from Wright finds it's target.
Nahtic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nahtic is trying to stall.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nahtic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wright scores with a shoulder strike.
Nahtic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nahtic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wright misses with the head strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A frustrated look appears on Nahtic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wright.
Nahtic is looking to control Wright's arms but Wright gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nahtic has his back to the cage.
Nahtic is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yong Wright will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wright closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nahtic circles away.
Wright cracks Nahtic with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nahtic connects with the punch.
Nahtic is looking to clinch but Wright is avoiding it.
Wright takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A telegraphed right hand from Wright misses the target.
Lou Nahtic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nahtic looks for the body kick but Wright saw that one coming.
Wright misses with a hook. Nahtic ducked under it nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nahtic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wright moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wright cracks Nahtic with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nahtic scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wright throws a hook to the side of Nahtic's head but Nahtic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nahtic doesn't manage to clinch there - Wright circles away.
Nahtic slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nahtic throws a nice looking combination but Wright bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nahtic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nahtic slips a straight right by Wright.
Nahtic fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lou Nahtic is winning the standup battle so far.
Nahtic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wright misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wright darts in and clinches Nahtic up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Nahtic.
Wright lands with a short shot to the head.
Wright misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wright misses with the head strike.
Nahtic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nahtic is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wright working aggressively here.
Nahtic blocking some punches.
Wright blocks a body shot from Nahtic.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nahtic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wright's brow.
Wright swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Wright.
Nahtic blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nahtic.
Nahtic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nahtic misses with a knee strike.
Nahtic wants to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nahtic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nahtic is looking to break free of the clinch but Wright has double underhooks.
Nahtic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wright misses with a punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wright misses with the head strike.
Nahtic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wright misses with a right hand
and Nahtic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A right-left combo lands from Nahtic.
Wright connects with a single shot there.
Wright throws a lazy right hand but Nahtic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nahtic rushes Wright and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wright lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nahtic breaks the clinch.
Wright has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Wright misses with a hook
and Nahtic counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wright fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wright swings wildly with an uppercut but Nahtic uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright working aggressively here.
Nahtic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nahtic tries to clinch up.
Wright throws out a counter right but Nahtic avoids it with no problem.
Nahtic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wright.
Nahtic slips a straight right by Wright.
Nahtic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wright manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nahtic lands the left hand.
Lou Nahtic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nahtic wants to clinch.
Wright looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nahtic slips under a jab from Wright.
Nahtic staying out of range there.
Wright might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nahtic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nahtic tries to clinch but Wright moves out of range.
Nahtic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wright.
Nahtic pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Wright back to the cage. Nahtic follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nahtic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Nahtic finds it's way through Wright's defenses.
Wright is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nahtic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wright.
Nahtic wants to clinch.
Wright throws out a counter right but Nahtic avoids it with no problem.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wright throws a hook to the side of Nahtic's head but Nahtic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wright throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nahtic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wright cracks Nahtic with an open hand slap.
Nahtic tries to bum rush Wright with a series of wild strikes but Wright uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wright shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Wright showed some decent athleticism there.
Nahtic pushes Wright off but Wright dives into side control.
Wright tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wright is trying to get an arm triangle but Nahtic is defending well.
Nahtic throws Wright to one side and escapes!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lou Nahtic will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Nahtic tries to clinch up.
Nahtic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wright looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nahtic blocks a jab.
Wright connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nahtic's hands.
Nahtic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wright throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nahtic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wright paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big left from Wright misses.
Nahtic is looking to clinch but Wright is avoiding it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wright! But no joy.
Wright thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nahtic half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Wright throws a good cross that connects.
Nahtic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wright swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nahtic clinches up with Wright and pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wright.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wright.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wright.
Nahtic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yong Wright seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nahtic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nahtic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nahtic moves out of range of the strikes.
Nahtic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wright.
Nahtic forces Wright back against the cage and clinches.
Wright throws a punch but it's blocked by Nahtic.
Wright fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nahtic manages to break the clinch.
Nahtic throws a right hand that Wright ducks under and follows up with a left that Wright also avoids with ease.
Nahtic connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wright tries for a takedown but Nahtic circles away easily
and Nahtic moves into the clinch.
Wright misses with some punches.
Nahtic breaks the clinch.
Nahtic throws a head kick but Wright moves out of range.
Nahtic lands a leg kick that knocks Wright off balance momentarily.
Nahtic tries to clinch but Wright is having none of it.
A little jabbing left from Wright on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nahtic connects with a nice looking jab.
Wright takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
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!
Nahtic bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wright's head.
Nahtic thuds his right hand into Wright's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Yong Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nahtic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wright looks to land a right hand but Nahtic moved out of range.
Nahtic is looking to counter punch.
Nahtic moves out of range of the strikes.
Nahtic is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Wright misses with a looping right.
Wright shoots in but no luck this time.
Wright throws a looping overhand right but Nahtic ducks down to avoid it.
Wright thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wright misses the jab.
Wright tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nahtic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nahtic throws a right and a left that Wright avoids nicely.
Nahtic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nahtic cracks the inside of Wright's front leg.
Nahtic scores with a nice head shot.
Nahtic throws a head kick that half lands.
Nahtic smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nahtic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nahtic gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright letting Nahtic take a breather here.
Wright fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wright misses with some punches.
Wright fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wright makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wright throws a punch but it's blocked by Nahtic.
Wright turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Wright manages to end up in side control.
Wright works to advance to full mount. Nahtic defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Wright controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nahtic working to try and regain half guard.
Wright looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nahtic keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Wright looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wright has control of Nahtic's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Nahtic regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Nahtic tries to hold on but Wright postures up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nahtic is squirming around, avoiding Wright's attempts to control the action.
Wright controlling from the full mount.
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 Lou Nahtic.
I think Nahtic 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Yong Wright!
In his post fight interview, Yong Wright started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Steve Cox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Taphorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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138 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Steve Cox!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Peter Taphorn!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taphorn moves away from the strike by Cox.
Taphorn looks to land a body kick but Cox moved away.
A clash of legs there as Taphorn blocks the low kick.
Taphorn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cox looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A head kick misses from Cox.
Cox slips under a jab.
Cox pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Taphorn lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Steve Cox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Taphorn. No joy for Cox on that attempt.
Cox throws a head kick but Taphorn moves out of range.
Cox has managed to clinch.
Taphorn pressing his opponent against the cage.
Taphorn misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taphorn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Taphorn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Taphorn has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Cox fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox misses with some punches.
Taphorn misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Cox scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Taphorn.
Cox wants a takedown but no success here.
Taphorn has Cox pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cox manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Taphorn lands a shoulder strike.
Cox pressing his opponent against the cage.
Cox letting Taphorn take a breather here.
Taphorn lands a right hand.
Cox misses with the head strike.
Taphorn gets underhooks to prevent Cox's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Cox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cox throws a punch but it's blocked by Taphorn.
Cox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Cox.
Taphorn misses with some punches.
A hook to the body from Taphorn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cox struggles to land a body shot inside as Taphorn controls his hands.
Cox throws a head punch that misses.
Taphorn is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cox is keeping busy.
A short left from Taphorn.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cox misses with a punch on the inside.
Taphorn misses with a punch on the inside.
Taphorn scores with a shot to the side of Cox's head.
Taphorn swings wildly with an uppercut but Cox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taphorn gets underhooks to prevent Cox's takedown attempt.
A hook to the body from Taphorn.
Taphorn scores a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cox.
Cox tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Taphorn misses with some punches.
Cox goes for a takedown in the clinch but Taphorn prevents it.
Cox stalling in the clinch but Taphorn improves position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Taphorn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn lands a left hand.
Cox has a couple of punches blocked by Taphorn.
Taphorn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Taphorn stalling in the clinch but Cox improves position.
Taphorn lands a left hand.
Cox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Cox on the inside.
Cox tries to pull guard but Taphorn won't allow it.
Taphorn throws a head punch that misses.
Taphorn misses with a punch to the body.
Taphorn scores with a shot to the side of Cox's head.
Taphorn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Taphorn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Taphorn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cox throws a looping overhand right but Taphorn ducks down to avoid it.
Cox has been working on his balance at Mega Gym - Capacity 35, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Taphorn.
Cox wants to clinch but Taphorn slips to the side
and Taphorn counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Cox!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taphorn misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Cox is trying to get back to half guard.
Taphorn in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cox is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Taphorn tries to advance to mount but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taphorn advances nicely into full mount.
Taphorn working the ground and pound effectively.
Taphorn landing strikes from the mount.
Taphorn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Taphorn lands a couple of good shots and Cox has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Taphorn has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Taphorn is hanging on to Cox's back as he tries to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Taphorn dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Taphorn scores with a hook to the body. Cox takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Taphorn takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Taphorn lands a head shot.
Nice sprawl there from Cox as Taphorn shoots in.
Cox throws a head kick but Taphorn moves out of range.
Taphorn ducks under a wild hook from Cox.
Cox closes the distance and clinches.
Taphorn stalling against the cage.
Cox has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Taphorn is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Taphorn scores with a shoulder strike.
Taphorn pushes Cox back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Taphorn scores with a shoulder strike.
Cox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Taphorn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taphorn lands a body punch in the clinch.
Taphorn breaks from the clinch.
Cox checks the leg kick.
As Taphorn tries to get set, Cox tries to push him back and clinch up but Taphorn manages to avoid the attempt.
Cox shoots in and drives through. Taphorn sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taphorn avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cox connects with a solid leg kick.
Taphorn connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cox's hands.
Cox misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cox looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taphorn is trying to control but can't.
Cox 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.
Cox wants to control but Taphorn is keeping him busy.
Taphorn is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Taphorn trying to hold on to Cox's head to control him but Cox postures up.
Taphorn wants to get back to full guard.
Taphorn has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cox is working away from the top position though.
Taphorn taking some punishment here, with Cox in his half guard.
Taphorn wants to improve his position but Cox is controlling well.
Cox landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cox lands strikes from half guard.
Cox lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Taphorn is looking to control Cox's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Taphorn avoid being mounted?
Taphorn might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Cox haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Cox landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cox lands with a punch from half guard.
Nice strikes from Cox there.
Cox lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Taphorn wants to get back to full guard.
Taphorn taking some punishment here, with Cox in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cox throwing shots but Taphorn is blocking nicely.
Taphorn moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Cox is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Taphorn looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Taphorn keeping moving, preventing Cox from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cox accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Taphorn is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cox accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Cox dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Taphorn moves out of range of the strikes.
Cox pushes Taphorn up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taphorn.
A bit of stalling here from Cox.
Cox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Taphorn turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Taphorn manages to end up in side control.
Taphorn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cox is not content to let Taphorn control the position.
Cox is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cox parries the strikes from Taphorn easily there. Taphorn is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Cox to escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taphorn postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Taphorn has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Cox!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taphorn is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Cox to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Cox shrugs it off.
Taphorn thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Taphorn scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cox?
The referee warns Cox that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Cox keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Taphorn tries to control but Cox wriggling away.
Taphorn breaks from Cox's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Taphorn lands a big elbow.
Taphorn tries to control but Cox wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Cox is desperately trying to improve his position but Taphorn has a good base and remains in mount.
Taphorn connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Taphorn trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Taphorn has hold of Cox's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Cox manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Taphorn is in the full mount, landing strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taphorn prevents Cox from getting the reversal.
Cox slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Taphorn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cox's head.
Taphorn seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cox does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Taphorn scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Cox regains full guard. Nicely done.
Taphorn working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cox's head.
Taphorn is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cox preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Taphorn makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cox escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Taphorn gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Taphorn trying to control the position from guard on top but Cox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn throws an elbow that misses. Cox uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Taphorn's guard. Nice move by Cox!
Taphorn controls Cox momentarily but Cox frees himself.
Taphorn is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cox defends well.
Taphorn is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Taphorn looking for a sweep. Not yet Taphorn, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Taphorn really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A lazy body kick from Cox
and Taphorn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cox walks into a stiff left hand from Taphorn.
Taphorn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cox looks to land a combination but Taphorn avoids it well.
A jab from Taphorn does it's job there.
Taphorn throws a lazy right hand but Cox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Taphorn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Taphorn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cox.
Cox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taphorn manages to avoid it.
Taphorn bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Taphorn fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cox is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick by Cox misses
and Taphorn counters with a solid body kick.
Taphorn misses the jab.
Taphorn misses with a body kick.
Cox swings for the body but Taphorn moves out of range.
Cox on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taphorn throws a leg kick
and Cox counters with a head kick.
Taphorn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cox.
A nice inside leg kick there by Taphorn. That's going to slow Cox down.
Cox misses the body punch
and Taphorn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cox, right into the meat.
Taphorn scores with a hook to the body. Cox takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Taphorn lands with a right hand.
Taphorn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cox circles away quickly and effectively.
Taphorn tries a low kick but Cox avoids it.
Cox drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taphorn has momentary wrist control but Cox slips an elbow through the middle.
Taphorn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Taphorn working a defensive guard but Cox passes into half guard.
Cox landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cox tries to pass the half guard into mount. Taphorn knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Taphorn tries to get to full guard but Cox has control of the leg.
Taphorn regains full guard. Nicely done.
Cox landing with the ground and pound.
Cox scoring with some ground and pound.
Taphorn had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cox defends it easily.
Taphorn is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cox trying to control but Taphorn is working from the bottom.
Cox makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cox is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cox postures up and lands a big shot to Taphorn's brow.
Cox postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cox is working Taphorn over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Taphorn throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cox distracts Taphorn with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn has momentary wrist control but Cox slips an elbow through the middle.
Taphorn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Taphorn seems keen to control Cox's posture.
Cox content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Taphorn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cox trying to control the position from guard on top but Taphorn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taphorn working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Steve Cox will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Taphorn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cox throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Taphorn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cox circles away quickly and effectively.
A clash of legs there as Cox blocks the low kick.
Cox takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cox fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Taphorn to the ground. Cox is now in Taphorn's guard.
Cox sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Our spies down at at Brutal Force Training inform us that Taphorn has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Taphorn looking for a guillotine here but Cox defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taphorn is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cox defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox throws a big right hand that misses.
Cox connects with a couple of short punches.
Taphorn looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Cox is defending well. Taphorn quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Cox has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Taphorn celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Peter Taphorn!
Peter Taphorn is the new bantamweight champion!
Peter Taphorn thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Remy LeBeau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Imzda Noob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Remy LeBeau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Imzda Noob!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noob misses with a kick to the body.
LeBeau looks to land a body kick but Noob moved away.
LeBeau throws a poor cross that misses
and Noob counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from LeBeau.
LeBeau swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Noob counters with a lovely straight right hand!
LeBeau has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Vicious Striking in the buildup to the fight.
Remy LeBeau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
LeBeau misses with a straight right.
As LeBeau backs off Noob throws a huge counter combo but LeBeau manages to avoid it all.
LeBeau blocks a jab.
Noob throws a low kick but LeBeau moves out of range easily.
Crunch! Noob slams his shin into LeBeau's torso.
LeBeau misses the shot to the body.
Noob blocks a jab.
A little jabbing left from Noob on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noob staying out of range there.
LeBeau throws a poor cross that misses
and Noob counters with a low kick, right behind LeBeau 's knee.
Noob has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as LeBeau is landing a low percentage of strikes.
LeBeau lands a nice shot that snaps Noob's head back.
LeBeau throws a left and a right that both miss
and Noob connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
LeBeau takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noob uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from LeBeau.
It seemed like Noob was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Noob takes one to the chin there.
LeBeau misses with a hook
and Noob counters with a thumping low kick.
LeBeau misses with a lunging right hand
and Noob counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
LeBeau misses with the combination.
Noob misses with an uppercut. LeBeau saw that one coming.
LeBeau throws a body punch but Noob moves out of range.
LeBeau is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
No joy there for LeBeau, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Noob keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from LeBeau.
Imzda Noob is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
LeBeau rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Noob finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A big right from LeBeau misses.
LeBeau throws a right hand that misses
and Noob counters with a nice uppercut.
Noob connects with a right hand. LeBeau shakes it off.
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!
LeBeau throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
LeBeau checks the leg kick nicely there.
LeBeau falls off balance throwing a combination
and Noob counters with a solid body kick.
LeBeau goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Noob misses the target.
Noob throws a leg kick but LeBeau moved away.
Noob takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Noob.
Noob is on the wrong end of a nice combination from LeBeau.
The fighters circling - LeBeau throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
LeBeau scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
LeBeau uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
LeBeau cracks Noob with a right hand to the side of the head.
LeBeau misses with an uppercut
and Noob counters with a good low kick that LeBeau was not able to check.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from LeBeau.
LeBeau gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Noob counters with an inside leg kick.
LeBeau throws a jab when Noob was well out of range.
It seemed like Noob was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
LeBeau rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Noob counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
LeBeau on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Noob is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! LeBeau had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Noob throws a nice inside leg kick.
LeBeau misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Noob counters with a left and a right that stings LeBeau.
Noob turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
LeBeau looks to score with a jab to the body but Noob is just out of range.
LeBeau works the jab nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A lazy body kick from LeBeau
letting Noob counter with a right hand.
Noob shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
LeBeau throwing a counter right hand but Noob manages to avoid it.
LeBeau uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Noob.
LeBeau gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Noob to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noob lunges at LeBeau with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by LeBeau's hand.
LeBeau looks to land a right hand but Noob moved out of range.
Nice shot lands for LeBeau.
Noob cracks LeBeau with a right hand to the side of the head.
Noob lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
LeBeau misses with a lunging right hand
and Noob counters with a two punch combo.
LeBeau scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Noob doesn't seem bothered though.
Noob misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice shot by LeBeau.
LeBeau slips under a jab from Noob.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Noob bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Noob lands a body shot.
LeBeau misses with an uppercut. Noob saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Imzda Noob dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Noob misses with a low kick.
A punch lands to the side of LeBeau 's head but he takes it in his stride.
LeBeau throws an ugly left hook that misses
and LeBeau takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Noob lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Noob jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Noob lands with a kick to the temple. LeBeau shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
LeBeau scores with the left hand. Noob knows he should have avoided that one.
Noob lands with a nice body punch.
LeBeau checks a low kick from Noob.
A big left from LeBeau misses.
Noob throws out a counter right but LeBeau avoids it with no problem.
LeBeau is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
LeBeau swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
LeBeau throws a hook but Noob avoids it easily.
LeBeau misses with a lunging right hand
and Noob counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
LeBeau tries to land a body kick
and LeBeau takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LeBeau looks to land a combination. Noob sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
LeBeau scores with a nice body kick.
Noob lands a jab to the nose.
Remy LeBeau is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
LeBeau misses with a few strikes there.
LeBeau misses with a right hand
and Noob connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
LeBeau throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Noob counters with a two punch combo.
LeBeau misses with a left hand
and Noob counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
LeBeau misses with a left hand
and Noob makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Noob lands a nice looking body shot.
LeBeau throws a lazy uppercut
and Noob counters with a straight right hand.
LeBeau misses the shot to the body.
Noob leaves LeBeau with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
LeBeau misses with a hook
and Noob counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noob's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Noob duly obliges.
LeBeau throws a lazy uppercut
and LeBeau takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
LeBeau displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Noob throws out the jab.
LeBeau misses with a takedown attempt
and LeBeau takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
LeBeau misses with a looping left.
Imzda Noob seems to be getting the better of the standup.
LeBeau with a poor takedown
letting Noob counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Remy LeBeau. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Noob avoids a punch combination nicely.
Noob doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
LeBeau on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Noob. Noob obviously looking to wear him down.
Noob lands with a straight right. LeBeau didn't see that one coming.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether LeBeau might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
LeBeau cracks a nice hook into Noob's ribs.
LeBeau throws a jab when Noob was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LeBeau throws an off balance right hand
and Noob counters with a stiff right hand.
A cross from Noob lands.
A big right from LeBeau misses.
LeBeau misses with a takedown attempt - Noob sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
LeBeau misses with a double jab
and Noob counters with a low kick, right behind LeBeau 's knee.
LeBeau throws a looping overhand right but Noob ducks down to avoid it.
It seemed like Noob was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
LeBeau gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Noob counters with a nice uppercut.
LeBeau misses with a jab, cross combination.
Noob feints a counter leg kick.
LeBeau misses with a lunging right hand
and Noob counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
LeBeau throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
LeBeau misses with a straight right.
Noob appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LeBeau takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
LeBeau swings widly with a right hand
and Noob counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Noob walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Noob scores with a leg kick.
LeBeau misses with a left hand
and Noob counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
LeBeau throws an off balance right hand
and Noob counters with a nice leg kick.
LeBeau misses with a hook
and Noob counters with a good low kick that LeBeau was not able to check.
Noob throws a combination. LeBeau tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
LeBeau throws an off balance right hand
and Noob counters with a left to the body.
LeBeau misses with a takedown attempt
and Noob counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Noob ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
LeBeau looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
LeBeau moves forwards but Noob connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Noob has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
LeBeau throws an off balance right hand
and Noob counters with an inside leg kick.
LeBeau throws a left and a right that both miss
and Noob cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Imzda Noob 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! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Noob connects with a jab.
LeBeau misses with a right hand
and Noob counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
LeBeau throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Noob sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Noob dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on LeBeau. That did some damage!
LeBeau takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
LeBeau throws a lazy uppercut
and Noob counters with a left to the body.
A lazy body kick from LeBeau
and Noob counters with a solid body kick.
Noob defending well as LeBeau loads up on a big left hand.
LeBeau shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Noob sprawls well. Noob wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. LeBeau gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noob lands a right hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noob connects with a solid leg kick.
A big right from LeBeau misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Noob misses.
Noob tests LeBeau's chin there with a solid looking shot.
LeBeau misses with a hook
and Noob counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Noob throws a shot to the body.
LeBeau throws a poor cross that misses
and Noob counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Noob.
LeBeau pulls out of a head kick attempt.
LeBeau fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
LeBeau throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
LeBeau has his takedown stuffed
and LeBeau takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Remy LeBeau. That's going to take a lot out of him.
LeBeau falls off balance throwing a combination
and Noob counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps LeBeau thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noob lands a lovely overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Noob misses with a series of wild punches.
Noob connects with a body shot.
Noob throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Remy LeBeau has been cut.
LeBeau misses the jab.
LeBeau misses with a straight left.
LeBeau throws an off balance right hand
and Noob counters with a slapping leg kick.
A lazy body kick from LeBeau
and Noob counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Noob scores with a kick to the midsection.
Noob misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noob lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Noob misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from LeBeau.
Noob turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
LeBeau throws a body kick that misses
and Noob counters with a lovely shot to the body.
LeBeau scores with a shot to the body.
LeBeau pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
LeBeau misses the body punch
and Noob counters with a nice low kick that buckles LeBeau's knee momentarily.
LeBeau misses with a jab to the body
and Noob counters with a slapping leg kick.
LeBeau doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Noob counters with a leg kick.
LeBeau scores with a punch to the head.
Noob thumps LeBeau with a low kick.
LeBeau will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
LeBeau swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Noob counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LeBeau lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Noob circles away quickly and effectively.
Noob feints a counter leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
LeBeau swings widly with a right hand
and Noob counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
LeBeau misses with a body punch
and LeBeau takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
LeBeau throws a looping overhand right but Noob ducks down to avoid it.
Noob connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
LeBeau rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Noob counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Remy LeBeau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
LeBeau misses with a takedown
and Noob counters with an outside leg kick.
Noob scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
LeBeau tries for a takedown but Noob circles away easily
and Noob counters with a leg kick.
Noob lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Noob paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Imzda Noob comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Noob has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Imzda Noob!
Imzda Noob looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I want to thanks Kim Jong Un for this fight. His skills and guidence in this fight has been the best. OSS'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Abraham Donowitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Koch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donowitz comes to the cage accompanied by JEW FLOW. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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145 lbs
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149 lbs
25 - 18 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abraham Donowitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Jacob Koch!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donowitz lands a right hook to the body.
Donowitz lands with a hook. Koch tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Donowitz thumps Koch with a low kick.
Donk. Donowitz catches Koch right on the button with a cross.
Donowitz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donowitz ducks under a wild hook from Koch.
Koch connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice shot by Koch.
Koch lands a nice shot to the body.
Koch connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Koch lands a head kick!
Donowitz tries a head kick but it misses.
Koch cracks the inside of Donowitz's front leg.
Koch cracks Donowitz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Donowitz lands a nice hook to Koch's body. Koch takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Koch is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Koch has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Donowitz.
Donowitz lands a nice looking kick to the body. Koch takes a step back to recover.
Koch throws a lazy right hand but Donowitz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Koch's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Donowitz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Koch scrambles back to his feet.
Donowitz scores with a decent looking hook.
Donowitz lands a leg kick that knocks Koch off balance momentarily.
Donowitz misses the shot to the body.
Koch tries a quick counter leg kick but Donowitz is wise to it.
Koch staying out of range there.
Donowitz misses with a straight left.
Koch takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Koch takes one on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donowitz with a jab.
Jacob Koch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Koch throws a low kick but it's checked well by Donowitz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koch swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Donowitz counters with a stiff right hand.
Koch slaps away a takedown attempt from Donowitz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Koch! But no joy.
Koch takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Koch moves out of range of the body kick.
Donowitz backing away here, and Koch unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Koch lands a body shot.
Donowitz misses with a hook
and Koch counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A big right from Donowitz misses.
Koch moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Donowitz throws a predictable looking body shot
and Koch counters with a nice leg kick.
Donowitz moves into the clinch.
Donowitz lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz swings wildly with an uppercut but Koch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koch lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Donowitz backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Koch.
Donowitz tries to throw a body punch but Koch avoids it by throwing Donowitz back against the cage.
Donowitz misses with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Donowitz's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Donowitz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Donowitz lands a right hand.
Koch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Koch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koch.
Donowitz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Donowitz swings wildly with an uppercut but Koch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Donowitz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Koch scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Donowitz fails to land.
Donowitz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Koch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koch fails with an attempt to clinch.
Koch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Koch lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donowitz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Koch's calf.
Donowitz closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Koch quickly recovers to half guard.
Donowitz is thwarting Koch's attempts to control the position.
Koch is concentrating on defense, preventing Donowitz from advancing position.
Donowitz seems to be working for a kimura but Koch defends the submission attempt.
Donowitz wants to advance to full mount but Koch doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Koch has Donowitz pulled in close to control his posture.
Donowitz looking to pass the guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Koch jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Donowitz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Koch feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Donowitz's calf.
Donowitz shoots in looking for a takedown. Koch tries to sprawl out of it but Donowitz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Koch manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Koch with a hook.
Koch takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Abraham Donowitz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koch throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Donowitz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Donowitz misses with a lunging right hand
and Koch counters with a nice leg kick.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Koch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Donowitz misses the jab.
Donowitz throws a right hand that misses
and Koch counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Donowitz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Koch stuns Donowitz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Donowitz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Donowitz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Koch checks it well.
Donowitz checks a low kick from Koch.
Donowitz loads up on a big right hand but Koch slips the punch.
Koch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donowitz lands a jab.
Koch gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Donowitz.
A slow jab from Donowitz misses its intended target.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Koch keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
It seemed like Koch was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abraham Donowitz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Donowitz takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donowitz gets tackled into the cage by Koch. Koch maintains the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Donowitz.
Donowitz tries a body shot but Koch blocks it.
Koch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the body from Donowitz misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Koch throws a quick inside leg kick.
Donowitz works Koch's body with a nice hook.
A big right from Donowitz misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Donowitz.
Donowitz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Koch ducks under a wild hook from Donowitz.
Donowitz lands with a right hand.
Donowitz throws a jab but it's blocked by Koch.
Donowitz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Donowitz throws the left hand but Koch avoids the punch easily.
Donowitz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Koch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Donowitz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Koch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Donowitz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Koch has time to react.
Koch thumps Donowitz with a low kick.
Donowitz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Koch on the side of the head.
Good leg kick by Koch there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Donowitz throws a right and a left that Koch avoids nicely.
Koch looks like he wants to counter punch here.
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 Abraham Donowitz.
I think Donowitz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 10:9
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 10:9
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abraham Donowitz!
Our winner, Abraham Donowitz, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Monteban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anabolinen Steroidi Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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148 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ricardo Monteban!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anabolinen Steroidi Jr!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monteban misses with a body shot
enabling Steroidi Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
We've been hearing reports that Monteban has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Monteban takes a swing at Steroidi Jr's ribcage but misses.
Steroidi Jr moves into the clinch.
Steroidi Jr tries to work over Monteban's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steroidi Jr breaks from the clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Steroidi Jr blocks the leg kick.
Monteban lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Steroidi Jr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Monteban fails to land the takedown.
Monteban takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decent striking displayed by Steroidi Jr there.
That kick from Steroidi Jr tenderised Monteban's leg. Monteban is trying to keep his angry face on.
Steroidi Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Monteban makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Steroidi Jr defending well as Monteban loads up on a big left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Monteban throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Steroidi Jr misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monteban misses with a body shot.
Monteban takes a swing at Steroidi Jr's ribcage but misses.
Steroidi Jr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Monteban throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Steroidi Jr throws a leg kick
and Monteban counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Monteban fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steroidi Jr manages to avoid it.
Steroidi Jr walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Monteban checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
An attempted straight right counter from Monteban misses the target.
Monteban is looking to wear down Steroidi Jr with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Steroidi Jr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Steroidi Jr cracks a nice hook into Monteban's ribs.
Steroidi Jr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Steroidi Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Monteban connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Steroidi Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Monteban counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Steroidi Jr throws a lazy right hand but Monteban sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monteban takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Monteban missing with a left hand there. Steroidi Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Steroidi Jr loads up on a big right hand but Monteban slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steroidi Jr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Steroidi Jr with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Steroidi Jr misses with a hook.
It looked like Monteban was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Steroidi Jr.
Steroidi Jr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Monteban's calf.
Monteban tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Monteban looks to land a left hand but Steroidi Jr moved out of range nicely.
Steroidi Jr appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Steroidi Jr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A looping hook to the body misses from Monteban. Steroidi Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Steroidi Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Steroidi Jr swings for the body but Monteban moves out of range.
Monteban lands a jab to Steroidi Jr's midsection.
Steroidi Jr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Monteban jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Steroidi Jr misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Monteban walks into a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monteban fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Steroidi Jr.
Monteban lands a slapping body shot.
Monteban throws a chopping leg kick but Steroidi Jr manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Steroidi Jr wants to slow Monteban down by chopping away at his legs.
Monteban feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Good shot there by Steroidi Jr.
A jab from Steroidi Jr finds it's way through Monteban's defenses.
Monteban ducks under a wild hook from Steroidi Jr.
Steroidi Jr avoids a kick to the body.
Monteban bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Steroidi Jr's head backwards.
Steroidi Jr tries to score with a low kick but Monteban moves his leg out of the way.
Steroidi Jr throws a lazy right hand but Monteban sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Monteban on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Monteban lands a nice hook to Steroidi Jr's body. Steroidi Jr takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Steroidi Jr scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Steroidi Jr misses with a looping left.
Monteban throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steroidi Jr wants to counter with a clinch but Monteban pushes him away.
Steroidi Jr is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Monteban.
Monteban throws an overhand right that lands on Steroidi Jr's shoulder, as Steroidi Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Steroidi Jr flicks out a counter leg kick but Monteban steps away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monteban ducks under a wild hook from Steroidi Jr.
Steroidi Jr tried to score with a low kick but Monteban checks it.
Monteban tests Steroidi Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Steroidi Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Steroidi Jr slips under a jab.
Steroidi Jr's jab looks to have found its range, popping Monteban under the eye.
Steroidi Jr misses with a hook
and Monteban counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Steroidi Jr!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Monteban has control of an arm but Steroidi Jr manages to advance to Monteban's back!
Monteban tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Steroidi Jr with the ground and pound from mount.
Steroidi Jr lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Monteban hang on?
Steroidi Jr is stalling here but it's allowed Monteban to get half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steroidi Jr sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Monteban defending well though.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Steroidi Jr connects with a nice short shot to Monteban's temple.
Monteban might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Steroidi Jr thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Monteban gets full guard.
Steroidi Jr avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Monteban working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Steroidi Jr doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Steroidi Jr manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Steroidi Jr scoring with punches to the head and body.
Monteban is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Steroidi Jr has his hands clasped together but Monteban extends and breaks Steroidi Jr's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Monteban.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ricardo Monteban!
After winning the bout, Ricardo Monteban thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cilian Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lorne Malvo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
154 lbs
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27
150 lbs
20 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Cilian Lynch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lorne Malvo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lynch throws a hook to the side of Malvo's head but Malvo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Malvo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Malvo lands a high kick!
Lynch moves into range and clinches up with Malvo.
Lynch tries to circle away but Malvo has him pinned against the cage.
Lynch blocks an uppercut.
Malvo taking a breather.
Malvo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lynch can't find room to land a body shot as Malvo controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lynch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Malvo.
Malvo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Malvo is looking to control Lynch's arms but Lynch gets an underhook and turns him. Now Malvo has his back to the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malvo lands with a light punch inside.
Malvo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
I was talking to Lynch's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Malvo is working Lynch over against the cage.
Malvo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lynch misses with a punch to the body.
Lynch lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Malvo on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch blocking some punches.
Malvo misses with the head strike.
Malvo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lynchs head.
Lynch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Lynch.
Malvo blocks an uppercut.
Lynch blocks an uppercut.
Malvo tries to throw a body punch but Lynch avoids it by throwing Malvo back against the cage.
Lynch works on Malvo's body with a couple of short punches.
Lynch misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lynch.
Malvo throws a punch but it's blocked by Lynch.
Lynch throws a head punch that misses.
Malvo lands a nice uppercut.
Malvo misses with some punches.
Lynch lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Malvo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lynch seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Malvo can turn it around.
A head punch on the inside from Malvo fails to land.
Lynch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lynch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Malvo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Malvo misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynch looks to land a right hand but Malvo moved out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lynch lands with a straight right. Malvo didn't see that one coming.
Malvo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Malvo fails to land with a series of punches.
Malvo misses with a low kick as Lynch jumps back.
Malvo moves out of range of the leg kick from Lynch.
Malvo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lynch.
Lynch dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Malvo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Malvo misses with the combination.
Malvo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lynch avoids the head kick by Malvo.
Malvo misses with a hook. Lynch ducked under it nicely.
Malvo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malvo thows a body kick. Lynch tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lynch misses with a lunging right hand
and Malvo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lynch's knee momentarily.
Malvo tries to clinch but Lynch moves out of range.
Lynch scores with a nice body kick.
Malvo swinging wildly here.
Malvo connects with a solid leg kick.
Lynch buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lynch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lynch throws out a loose jab but Malvo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lynch thows a leg kick but Malvo checks it
and Malvo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lynch misses with an uppercut.
Malvo misses with a series of wild punches.
Lynch jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Lynch tests Malvo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lynch, right into the meat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lynch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Malvo does it's job there.
Malvo slips a straight right by Lynch.
Lynch moves to clinch but Malvo breaks away
and Malvo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Malvo takes a swing at Lynch's ribcage but misses.
Lynch throws a hook but Malvo blocks it.
Malvo just misses with a punch to the body.
Lynch throwing a counter right hand but Malvo manages to avoid it.
Lynch takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Malvo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lynch.
Lynch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lynch half committed to a counter leg kick.
Malvo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lynch throws the left hand but Malvo avoids the punch easily.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Malvo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lynch fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Malvo checks it well.
Lynch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Malvo.
Lynch scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Malvo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lynch is looking to counter punch.
A combination from Malvo does no damage.
A little feinted left hand from Lynch on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Malvo throws a body shot but no joy.
Malvo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A swing and a miss from Malvo.
Lynch thinks about countering with a body kick.
Lynch moves out of range as Malvo throws a body kick.
Lynch swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lynch tries a low kick but Malvo avoids it.
Malvo misses with a kick to the body.
Lynch is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Malvo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lynch.
Lynch ducks under a wild hook from Malvo.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lynch throws a body punch but Malvo moves out of range.
Malvo fails in his attempt to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Lynch misses the target.
Lorne Malvo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malvo throws a right hand that Lynch ducks under and follows up with a left that Lynch also avoids with ease.
Lynch throws an overhand right that lands on Malvo's shoulder, as Malvo tries to avoid the shot.
Lynch doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Malvo throws a body punch but Lynch moves out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Malvo.
Malvo thuds his right hand into Lynch's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lynch moves in looking to clinch but Malvo pushes him off.
Malvo takes a swing at Lynch's ribcage but misses.
Malvo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Malvo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lynch is out of range and Malvo settles back down.
Lynch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lynch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Malvo manages to avoid it.
Malvo moves out of range as Lynch strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Malvo! But no joy.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Malvo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lynch looks for the body kick but Malvo saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Malvo.
Malvo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lynch was well out of range. Poor timing from Malvo.
Malvo clobbers Lynch with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Malvo misses with a low kick as Lynch jumps back.
Lynch on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Malvo throws a body punch but Lynch moves out of range.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Malvo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Malvo scores with a jab to the head.
Lynch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malvo moves away.
Malvo punishes Lynch's body with a nice straight punch.
Malvo misses with a double jab.
A head kick misses from Malvo.
Malvo misses with a jab to the body
and Lynch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lynch lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Malvo checks a leg kick.
Lynch misses with a hook. Malvo ducked under it nicely.
Lynch misses with an uppercut.
Lynch is looking to score with low kicks.
Malvo replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Lynch blocks it well.
Lynch with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Malvo to score with a decent uppercut.
Malvo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lynch is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lynch walks into a stiff left hand from Malvo.
Malvo throws a leg kick but Lynch checks it.
Lynch attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lynch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lynch misses with a straight left.
Lynch slips a jab and a cross from Malvo.
Malvo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Malvo throws a right hand that misses
and Lynch counters with a straight right hand.
Malvo looks to score with a jab to the body but Lynch is just out of range.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lynch scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Malvo tries to land a body kick
and Lynch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Malvo misses with a low kick as Lynch jumps back.
Lynch slips a jab from Malvo.
Malvo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Malvo looks to land a right hand but Lynch moved out of range.
Lynch throws a quick counter kick to the body but Malvo avoids it.
Lynch clinches up with Malvo and pushes him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Malvo.
A body shot lands from Lynch.
Lynch lands a shot to the body.
Lynch breaks from the clinch.
Lynch lands a nice leg kick that just misses Malvo's sensitive parts.
Lynch throws a lazy right hand but Malvo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lynch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lynch, right into the meat.
Malvo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Lynch to counter with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lorne Malvo.
Well Malvo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 9:10
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 9:10
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lorne Malvo!
An out of breath and clearly excited Lorne Malvo thanked FJCP Healthy Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergey Keosayan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lopez comes into the arena with Hurriganes - Get On blaring out of the sound system. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pedro Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sergey Keosayan!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Keosayan sprawls well. Keosayan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lopez gets slowly back to his feet.
Keosayan changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Lopez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Keosayan manages to avoid it.
Keosayan slips a jab from Lopez.
Keosayan is trying to counter with his kicks.
Pedro Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopez misses with a straight right.
Keosayan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lopez swings for the body but Keosayan moves out of range.
Lopez misses with a body shot.
Keosayan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lopez lands a nice looking body shot.
Keosayan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Keosayan throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Keosayan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lopez.
Lopez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Keosayan is looking to score with low kicks.
Lopez seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Lopez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And Keosayan tries to counter it with a takedown but Lopez pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pedro Lopez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lopez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keosayan.
Keosayan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Keosayan throws a sloppy head kick and Lopez moves out of range easily.
Lopez is looking to wear down Keosayan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lopez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keosayan.
Keosayan lands a front kick.
Lopez avoids a kick to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Keosayan has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Lopez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Keosayan doesn't seem bothered though.
A jab lands there for Lopez.
Keosayan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lopez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lopez goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Keosayan rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Lopez's guard! Nice work there by Keosayan!
Lopez working a defensive guard here.
Lopez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Keosayan is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keosayan wants to control from the top but Lopez keeps moving.
Keosayan passes Lopez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Lopez trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Keosayan lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lopez is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Keosayan is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Lopez still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Lopez has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Lopez goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Keosayan rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Lopez's guard! Nice work there by Keosayan!
Keosayan wants to pass the guard but Lopez is keeping the position.
Keosayan passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez regains full guard. Nicely done.
Keosayan is in close to Lopez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lopez lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Keosayan can't keep his opponent in guard - Lopez advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Keosayan wants to improve his position but Lopez is controlling well.
Keosayan is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lopez's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lopez's back!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lopez trying to control the position but Keosayan manages to sink in the hooks.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Keosayan struggling to keep hold of the position.
Lopez trying to control but not successfully.
Keosayan connects with a big shot to the side of Lopez's head.
Lopez defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Keosayan struggling to keep hold of the position.
Lopez covering up well and avoiding damage.
Lopez is covering up but some of the strikes from Keosayan are getting through and doing damage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lopez is really stuck here.
Keosayan is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Lopez up.
Keosayan avoiding Lopez 's attempts to control his hands.
Keosayan is trying to stick to Lopez's back but Lopez is turning into Keosayan. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Keosayan's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Lopez.
Lopez drops back, looking for a kneebar! Keosayan looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Keosayan looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Keosayan!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Keosayan wants to control but Lopez is keeping him busy.
Keosayan working away.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lopez takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Keosayan creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Lopez gets back to half guard.
Keosayan is keen to just control but Lopez is a slippery customer.
Keosayan slips a nice elbow through Lopez's hands, connecting with Lopez's forehead.
Keosayan wants to pass to mount but Lopez is defending the position.
Lopez is positioning himself well to prevent Keosayan advancing to mount.
Keosayan is thwarting Lopez's attempts to control the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Keosayan takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Lopez wants to improve his position but Keosayan is controlling well.
Keosayan landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lopez is not content to let Keosayan control the position.
Lopez wants to improve his position but Keosayan is controlling well.
Lopez is staying active underneath Keosayan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Keosayan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Keosayan is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lopez looks for a takedown but Keosayan sprawls well.
Lopez avoids the head kick by Keosayan.
Keosayan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Keosayan cracks Lopez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lopez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lopez takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Keosayan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Keosayan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Keosayan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lopez misses with a combination
and Keosayan counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lopez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergey Keosayan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Keosayan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 9:10
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 9:10
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergey Keosayan!
An out of breath Sergey Keosayan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Pedro Lopez spoke after the fight, saying 'No vittu!'.
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