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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lee Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gimme Money (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Money is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Money for Nothing. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
26 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lee Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gimme Money!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson just misses with a punch to the body.
Wilson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Money.
Wilson is looking to slow Money down with leg kicks.
Money has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Money throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gimme Money seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Money stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Money throws a leg kick that misses.
Wilson wants to slow Money down by chopping away at his legs.
Money misses with a takedown attempt - Wilson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wilson tries to land a front kick but Money steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Money scores with a hook.
Money scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wilson in his tracks.
Wilson throws a body shot but no joy.
Money takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wilson takes a swing at Money's ribcage but misses.
Wilson misses with a looping left.
Wilson throws a hook but Money blocks it.
Money tries to clinch up but Wilson circles away and keeps his distance.
Wilson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wilson tries a low kick but Money avoids it.
Money throws out a counter right but Wilson avoids it with no problem.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilson misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Money fails to land with a series of punches.
Money takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Money throws a low kick, looking for Wilson's leg but Wilson calmly moves out of range.
Wilson missing with a left hand there. Money was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Money has his takedown stuffed
and Wilson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee Wilson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wilson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wilson misses with a leg kick
and Money counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Money is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Wilson still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Wilson has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Wilson tries to score with some ground and pound. Money controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Money is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Wilson has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Money is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Wilson yanks on the arm and Money is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Wilson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lee Wilson!
Lee Wilson tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
Gimme Money was interviewed post fight and said 'That's gonna cost me a pretty penny.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stan Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Major Hardwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardwood is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ali Bomaye by The Game. Stan Smith had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 207.9lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Major Hardwood has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Stan Smith !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Major Hardwood!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardwood fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Smith closes the distance and clinches up with Hardwood, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes Hardwood against the cage but Hardwood circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hardwood.
Nice cross by Hardwood.
Hardwood swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Smith .
It looks like Stan Smith has been cut.
Hardwood scores with a hook to the body. Smith takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hardwood misses with a straight right.
Hardwood works Smith 's body with a nice hook.
Hardwood pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A counter left hand to the body from Smith misses its target.
Hardwood connects with a solid leg kick.
Hardwood lands a big shot that drops Smith ! Can he finish him?
Smith is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardwood controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hardwood throwing strikes from guard but Smith blocks nicely.
Hardwood passes Smith 's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Smith is staying active underneath Hardwood, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardwood is looking to advance position but Smith won't allow it.
Hardwood working Smith over with strikes.
Hardwood with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hardwood is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hardwood lands strikes from half guard.
Hardwood not doing much here.
Smith avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hardwood.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardwood trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
Hardwood seems to be working for a kimura but Smith defends the submission attempt.
Hardwood scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hardwood is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Smith trying to hold on to Hardwood's head to control him but Hardwood postures up.
Hardwood is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hardwood wants to work for an arm triangle but Smith is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hardwood is working for a kimura but Smith is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to control from the bottom.
We've been hearing good reports from Smith 's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Hardwood trying to control from Smith 's half guard. Smith has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Hardwood has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hardwood working some strikes from top position.
Hardwood trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Hardwood passes Smith 's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Smith is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hardwood scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardwood slips a nice elbow through Smith 's hands, connecting with Smith 's forehead.
Hardwood missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hardwood trying to control from half guard but Smith is working away.
Hardwood takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hardwood missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hardwood is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Smith defends it well.
Hardwood maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Smith could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Hardwood has cracked it and Smith is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Hardwood!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Major Hardwood!
Post fight, an emotional Major Hardwood said 'AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Booger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaius Garcius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcius has chosen Destroy Everything as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
31 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chris Booger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 29 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jaius Garcius!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Booger dives in and grabs Garcius's left leg, looking for a takedown. Garcius pushes down on Booger's head and hops out.
Garcius tries to clinch but Booger moves out of range.
Garcius scores with a takedown into Booger's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garcius controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Booger bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Garcius's guard.
Garcius is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Booger is controlling him.
Booger being controlled here momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Booger accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Booger throws a big right hand that misses.
Garcius is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Booger trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Booger has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Booger stands up out of Garcius's guard for a moment - Garcius manages to land a nice upkick.
Garcius wants to sweep here but Booger controlling him for the moment.
Booger working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Garcius's head.
Garcius manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Booger manages to get himself to full guard.
Garcius stands and throws Booger's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Booger gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Booger really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Garcius connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Booger tries to reverse the position but Garcius maintains control.
Booger takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Garcius breaks from Booger's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Booger working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcius avoids the attempt from Booger to control.
Booger is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcius lands with some strikes.
Booger keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Garcius working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Booger is looking to get to half guard.
Garcius looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcius looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Garcius trying to control but Booger is having none of it.
Booger working to try and regain half guard.
Booger tries to hold on but Garcius postures up.
Booger is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Garcius lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Booger working to try and regain half guard.
Booger squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcius landing punches.
Booger is wriggling around trying to escape.
Garcius wants to control the action but instead Booger gets a body lock and reverses into Garcius's guard! Nice work!
Booger prevents Garcius from getting back to his feet.
Garcius is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Booger cracks Garcius with a solid left hand.
Garcius pushes Booger off and scrambles back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcius moves in looking to clinch but Booger pushes him off.
A jab from Booger does it's job there.
Garcius dives in and grabs Booger's left leg, looking for a takedown. Booger pushes down on Garcius's head and hops out.
Booger scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Booger fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaius Garcius dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Booger bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Garcius's head.
Garcius rushes Booger and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Booger tries to pull guard but Garcius won't allow it.
Garcius is working for takedown but Booger is calmly controlling the position for now.
Booger tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Garcius is trying to trip Booger. He has hold of a leg but Booger is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Garcius persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Garcius wants to control from the top but Booger keeps moving.
Booger has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Booger utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Booger is pulling down on Garcius's head to control his posture.
Booger working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Garcius doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Garcius manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Booger wants to sweep here but Garcius controlling him for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Booger is on top in guard.
Booger throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcius trying to control the position.
Garcius uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Booger misses with a looping left.
Garcius tries to clinch up but Booger circles away and keeps his distance.
A punch combination from Booger misses.
Booger lands a nice hook to Garcius's body. Garcius takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Garcius moves into the clinch successfully.
Garcius is working for takedown but Booger is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Booger tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Garcius just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Booger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Booger drags the fight down to the ground.
Garcius won't allow Booger to sweep him here.
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!
Garcius throws a big elbow that misses.
Garcius must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Garcius trying to control the position from guard on top but Booger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Booger is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Booger missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Garcius holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Garcius trying to control but Booger postures up.
Booger throwing shots but Garcius is blocking nicely.
Booger is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Garcius is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chris Booger!
A very excited looking Chris Booger made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Jaius Garcius spoke after the fight, saying 'STOCKTON 1,2,5!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Don Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yrjoe Velmu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Miami Vice Theme Song. Velmu has chosen Knight Rider Theme Song as his entrance music. Don Johnson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Don Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yrjoe Velmu!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velmu ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Velmu momentarily.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Velmu counters with an outside leg kick.
Velmu misses with an uppercut.
Johnson throwing a counter right hand but Velmu manages to avoid it.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnson gets tackled into the cage by Velmu. Velmu maintains the clinch.
Velmu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Velmu has him pressed against the cage.
Velmu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johnson lands with a short shot to the head.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Velmu keeps him there for the moment.
Velmu looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Velmu missing with knees to the body.
Velmu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Velmu told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Velmu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velmu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike.
Velmu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Velmu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Velmu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Velmu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson tries a body shot but Velmu blocks it.
Velmu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Velmu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Velmu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Velmu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Velmu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Velmu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velmu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Velmu scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Velmu tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
Velmu misses with a knee to the head.
Velmu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Johnson cracks Velmu with a nice body shot.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Velmu backwards.
Velmu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johnson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Velmu is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Velmu misses with a knee strike.
Johnson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Velmu fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Velmu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Johnson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Johnson throws a jab when Velmu was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson cracks Velmu with a good jab.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Velmu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Johnson lands a really nice looking cross but Velmu seems unphased.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Velmu's head but Velmu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Despite the aggression on Velmu's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Velmu ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Velmu throws the kick towards the body but Johnson avoids it.
Velmu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Velmu scores with a head kick. Johnson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Johnson.
Johnson has Velmu up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Velmu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Velmu scores with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants a takedown but no success here.
Johnson avoiding damage as Velmu throws knees to the body.
Velmu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Velmu misses with a knee strike.
Johnson wants to stall.
Velmu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Velmu fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson lands a jab.
A jab from Velmu misses.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Johnson scores with a jab to the head.
Johnson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Velmu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Velmu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Velmu misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yrjoe Velmu 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.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Velmu.
Johnson is looking to counter punch.
Velmu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Velmu fails to land with a series of punches.
Velmu connects with a looping right hand.
Yrjoe Velmu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Velmu sprawls well. Velmu wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Velmu lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Johnson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Johnson lands a slapping body shot.
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!
Johnson defending well as Velmu loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Velmu. Velmu circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Johnson lands a right hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Velmu.
Johnson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Velmu tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Johnson is in Velmu's guard.
Velmu has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velmu wants to stand but Johnson is controlling the position.
Johnson passes into half guard.
Johnson is keen to just control but Velmu is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Velmu wants to get back to his feet.
Velmu is not content to let Johnson control the position.
Velmu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Johnson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Johnson is pressing down on Velmu's thigh, looking to free his foot. Velmu is holding on for now.
Velmu kicks Johnson off and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson forces Velmu back against the cage and clinches.
Velmu blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Velmu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Velmu misses with a knee strike.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Velmu has double underhooks.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Velmu controls the action.
Velmu misses with a knee strike.
Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Velmu avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Velmu misses with a knee strike.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Velmu has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson lands with a short shot to the head.
Velmu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velmu gets underhooks to prevent Johnson's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Velmu scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Yrjoe Velmu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Velmu scores with a knee to the head.
Velmu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Velmu working Johnson over with knees to the body.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Velmu tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson lands a nice uppercut.
Johnson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Velmu after a bit of a struggle.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson staying out of range there.
Velmu throws a head kick that Johnson semi-blocks.
Velmu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Velmu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Johnson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Velmu.
Johnson looks for a takedown but Velmu sprawls well.
Johnson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Velmu keeps moving.
Johnson is looking to pass into half guard but Velmu pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Velmu is in guard.
Velmu has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Johnson is proving hard to escape from.
Johnson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Johnson is working hard here to advance position.
Johnson trying to keep a closed guard but Velmu is proving a slippery customer.
Velmu wants to get up but he can't break Johnson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Yrjoe Velmu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Velmu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good exchange - Johnson coming out on top.
Velmu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Don Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Johnson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Velmu sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Johnson somewhat.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Velmu.
Don Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Velmu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Velmu throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Velmu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Velmu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Velmu ducks down to avoid it.
Velmu ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Velmu.
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!
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Velmu avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velmu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Velmu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Velmu cracks Johnson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Velmu lands a leg kick that knocks Johnson off balance momentarily.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Velmu uses good head movement to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Velmu! But no joy.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson cracks Velmu with a right hand to the side of the head.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Velmu circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Velmu moved out of range nicely.
Velmu throws a leg kick but Johnson checks it.
Johnson misses the jab.
Velmu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Velmu throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Velmu.
Nice straight punches there by Johnson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Johnson.
Velmu avoids the body shot from Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands an overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Velmu throws a good cross that connects.
Velmu misses with a head kick.
Velmu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Velmu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Velmu sprawls well. Velmu wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Velmu checks a low kick from Johnson.
Velmu cracks the inside of Johnson's front leg.
Velmu slips under a jab from Johnson.
Johnson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Velmu blocks a jab.
Johnson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Velmu tries to escape but Johnson is in control.
Yrjoe Velmu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson working away.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Velmu keeps working.
Velmu is pushing Johnson's head away, looking to escape. Johnson manages to hold on to the position though.
Johnson trying to control the position but Velmu is working away.
Velmu is looking to regain half guard here but Johnson keeps moving and retains side control.
Johnson tries for a kimura but Velmu is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Velmu is looking to reverse the position.
Johnson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Velmu is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Johnson off and has taken his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson just trying to survive but Velmu is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Johnson is really stuck here.
What's going on here? Velmu has decided to give up on the ground game despite having his opponent's back!
Velmu rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Velmu with a knee to the head.
It looks like Don Johnson has been cut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Velmu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johnson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Velmu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Velmu lands a good knee to the midsection. Johnson won't want to take too many of those.
Don Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Velmu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yrjoe Velmu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Velmu winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yrjoe Velmu!
Yrjoe Velmu bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
In defeat, Don Johnson stepped up to the mic, saying 'It never happens this way when I'm on TV.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vinny Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Testing Inprogress (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hopkins comes to the cage accompanied by Manny Pacquiao - Lalaban Ako . Testing Inprogress has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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30
157 lbs
21 - 15 - 0 |
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29
155 lbs
13 - 7 - 2 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vinny Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 2, fighting out of New York, Testing Inprogress!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inprogress goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hopkins rushes Inprogress and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hopkins misses with a punch on the inside.
Hopkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hopkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hand to the body from Inprogress.
Hopkins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hopkins tries for a takedown but Inprogress sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Inprogress's corner calls for a 1-2. Inprogress obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hopkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Inprogress was well out of range. Poor timing from Hopkins.
Hopkins misses with a body punch
and Inprogress counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Inprogress is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Good leg kick by Inprogress there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopkins takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Inprogress misses with a wild body shot.
Hopkins changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Inprogress looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Inprogress is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inprogress wants to control but Hopkins postures up.
Hopkins is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Inprogress will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Inprogress tries to buck Hopkins off but Hopkins is having none of it.
Inprogress tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Hopkins easily slips into full mount!
Inprogress is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Inprogress is still trying to improve position.
Hopkins sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hopkins is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins misses with a two punch combination.
Hopkins moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromInprogress.
Inprogress looks to land a left hand but Hopkins moved out of range nicely.
Hopkins loads up on a big right hand but Inprogress slips the punch.
Inprogress tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hopkins checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Inprogress avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Inprogress is looking for the big counter here.
Hopkins works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Inprogress scores with a punch to the head.
Hopkins looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Inprogress misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Inprogress tries to score with a low kick but Hopkins moves his leg out of the way.
It looked like Hopkins was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hopkins loads up on a big right hand but Inprogress slips the punch.
Inprogress falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hopkins counters with a two punch combo.
Inprogress blocks a jab.
Nice shot lands for Hopkins.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inprogress misses with a head kick.
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!
Inprogress misses with a straight left.
Inprogress moves away from the strike by Hopkins.
Inprogress circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hopkins blocks a low kick nicely.
Hopkins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hopkins has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hopkins lands a nice uppercut.
Inprogress scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hopkins lands a left hand that snaps the head of Inprogress backwards.
A short right from Hopkins.
Hopkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Inprogress.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinny Hopkins 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.
Hopkins connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Inprogress momentarily.
Inprogress throws a body punch but Hopkins moves out of range.
Hopkins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Inprogress can do to turn this around?
Inprogress throws a right and a left that Hopkins avoids nicely.
Hopkins lands with a hook. Inprogress tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Inprogress fails to land the takedown.
Hopkins misses with a two punch combination.
Inprogress looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Inprogress keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hopkins.
Inprogress throws a front kick that sends Hopkins stumbling back into the cage.
Inprogress with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hopkins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut there from Inprogress.
Inprogress misses with a leg kick
and Hopkins counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Inprogress has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Inprogress blocks an uppercut.
Hopkins lands with a short shot to the 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!
A right handed body shot lands from Hopkins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hopkins works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Inprogress lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Inprogress fails to land.
Inprogress swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hopkins swings wildly with an uppercut but Inprogress uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hopkins lands a left hand that snaps the head of Inprogress backwards.
Hopkins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hopkins lands a nice uppercut.
Hopkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Inprogress.
Hopkins prevents a body shot from Inprogress.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hopkins.
Hopkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hopkins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Inprogress misses with a short punch on the inside.
Inprogress misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins blocks a body shot from Inprogress.
Hopkins throws a head punch that misses.
Hopkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Inprogress.
Hopkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hopkins lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Inprogress backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Inprogress prevents a body shot from Hopkins.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hopkins.
Hopkins swings wildly with an uppercut but Inprogress uses good head movement to avoid it.
Inprogress misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hopkins blocking some punches.
Hopkins digs a right hand underneath Inprogress's ribcage. Inprogress let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hopkins digs a right hand underneath Inprogress's ribcage. Inprogress let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hopkins lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Inprogress blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Inprogress misses with a punch on the inside.
Hopkins misses with a punch on the inside.
Hopkins can't find room to land a body shot as Inprogress controls the action.
Hopkins lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Inprogress lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hopkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hopkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Inprogress blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Inprogress swings wildly with an uppercut but Hopkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hopkins misses with a body punch.
Hopkins lands a hook that snaps the head of Inprogress backwards.
Hopkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Inprogress blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hopkins misses with some punches.
Inprogress lands a body shot.
Hopkins lands with a left to the head.
Hopkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hopkins gets through Inprogress's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Inprogress lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hopkins can't find room to land a body shot as Inprogress controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inprogress keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hopkins's efforts to push away.
Hopkins misses with some punches.
Hopkins lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hopkins can't find room to land a body shot as Inprogress controls the action.
Hopkins scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hopkins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hopkins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hopkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hopkins takes a shot to the head.
Inprogress scores with a shoulder strike.
Hopkins lands a left hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Hopkins.
Inprogress blocks a body shot from Hopkins.
Hopkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hopkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Inprogress taking a breather.
Hopkins blocks a body shot from Inprogress.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hopkins.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinny Hopkins dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Inprogress looks to land a left hand but Hopkins moved out of range nicely.
Inprogress misses with a low kick as Hopkins jumps back.
Hopkins throws a nice looking combination but Inprogress bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hopkins checks a low kick from Inprogress.
Hopkins tried to score with a low kick but Inprogress checks it.
Inprogress throws a shot to the body.
Inprogress looks to throw the jab but Hopkins is out of range.
Hopkins avoids a kick to the body.
Hopkins fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Inprogress throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hopkins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Inprogress misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Inprogress.
Hopkins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Inprogress.
Inprogress misses with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inprogress throws a combination that misses
and Hopkins counters with a nice body shot.
Hopkins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hopkins connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hopkins swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Inprogress.
Hopkins throws a right and a left that Inprogress avoids nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Inprogress! But no joy.
Inprogress misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hopkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hopkins throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Inprogress throws the left hand but Hopkins avoids the punch easily.
Inprogress walks into a left hand.
Inprogress keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hopkins.
Inprogress moves out of range as Hopkins strikes.
Hopkins takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inprogress looks to score with a jab to the body but Hopkins is just out of range.
Hopkins with a jab.
Testing Inprogress seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Inprogress throws a body shot but no joy.
As Inprogress looks to move away, Hopkins throws a big counter combo but Inprogress just gets out of the way.
Hopkins feints and then cracks Inprogress's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Inprogress down.
A big left from Inprogress misses.
Inprogress ducks under a wild hook from Hopkins.
Inprogress ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hopkins moves away.
Hopkins fails in his attempt to clinch.
As Hopkins backs off Inprogress throws a huge counter combo but Hopkins manages to avoid it all.
Inprogress swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hopkins checks a low kick from Inprogress.
Inprogress misses with a hook. Hopkins ducked under it nicely.
Hopkins with a poor takedown
and Inprogress counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Inprogress uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hopkins.
Vinny Hopkins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inprogress fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hopkins checks it well.
Hopkins takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hopkins shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Inprogress is working an open guard so Hopkins takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Inprogress motions for Hopkins to come forward. Inprogress throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Hopkins misses the target.
Hopkins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Inprogress throws a low kick but Hopkins avoids it.
Testing Inprogress has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hopkins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Inprogress.
A looping hook to the body misses from Inprogress. Hopkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Inprogress misses with a low kick as Hopkins jumps back.
Inprogress throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hopkins.
Inprogress throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inprogress misses with an uppercut
and Hopkins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Inprogress lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hopkins throws a leg kick but Inprogress checks it.
Hopkins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hopkins connects with a solid leg kick.
Hopkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Inprogress moves away.
Hopkins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hopkins scores with a three punch combo!
Inprogress throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hopkins.
An attempted straight right counter from Hopkins misses the target.
Inprogress misses with a few strikes there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Inprogress.
Hopkins uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Inprogress has time to react.
Vinny Hopkins is winning the standup battle so far.
Hopkins throws a right and a left that Inprogress avoids nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vinny Hopkins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hopkins has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vinny Hopkins!
An out of breath Vinny Hopkins thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Toktogulovich Bakiyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lopez has chosen Vamos as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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28
163 lbs
14 - 11 - 0 |
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44
162 lbs
50 - 19 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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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
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toktogulovich Bakiyev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
50 - 19 - 2, fighting out of New York, Miguel Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Bakiyev.
Bakiyev takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lopez throws a leg kick but Bakiyev moved away.
Bakiyev misses the body punch
and Lopez counters with a left to the body.
Lopez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lopez walks into a jab.
Lopez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bakiyev.
Bakiyev takes a swing at Lopez's ribcage but misses.
Lopez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez stalks Bakiyev and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bakiyev's face. Bakiyev staggers backwards, shaken.
Lopez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bakiyev throws a lazy right hand but Lopez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lopez misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez fails to land with a series of punches.
Bakiyev takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bakiyev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lopez throws out the jab.
Bakiyev swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bakiyev smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lopez misses with a hook
and Bakiyev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lopez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A slow jab from Bakiyev misses its intended target.
Lopez is trying to counter with his kicks.
Lopez misses with a wild combination.
Bakiyev appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lopez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez misses the jab.
It looked like Bakiyev was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lopez.
Lopez moves out of range of the strikes.
Lopez raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Sloppy strikes from Lopez. Those never looked like landing.
Bakiyev misses with an uppercut.
Lopez misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bakiyev takes a swing at Lopez's ribcage but misses.
Bakiyev scores with a hook to the body. Lopez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bakiyev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lopez.
Bakiyev changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bakiyev bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lopez's head.
It looks like Bakiyev has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Lopez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bakiyev moves away.
Bakiyev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez misses with a hook
and Bakiyev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lopez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lopez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Bakiyev backs off Lopez throws a huge counter combo but Bakiyev manages to avoid it all.
Lopez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lopez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bakiyev.
Bakiyev lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lopez at a distance.
Bakiyev avoids the head kick by Lopez.
Bakiyev was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lopez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lopez misses with a body shot.
Lopez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bakiyev.
Bakiyev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lopez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bakiyev takes a swing at Lopez's ribcage but misses.
Lopez misses with a wild body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Bakiyev misses its target.
Bakiyev cracks Lopez with a good jab.
Lopez throws a head kick that misses.
Bakiyev checks the leg kick nicely there.
A little feinted left hand from Bakiyev on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bakiyev throws a lazy right hand but Lopez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bakiyev moves out of range of the body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice uppercut there from Bakiyev.
Lopez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bakiyev rather than just go for the knockout.
Bakiyev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lopez.
Lopez throws a body punch but Bakiyev moves out of range.
Bakiyev throwing a counter right hand but Lopez manages to avoid it.
Lopez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bakiyev.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toktogulovich Bakiyev dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lopez misses with a left hand
and Lopez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lopez looks to land a combination but Bakiyev avoids it well.
Bakiyev takes a swing at Lopez's ribcage but misses.
Bakiyev cracks a nice hook into Lopez's ribs.
Lopez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bakiyev.
Lopez digs a good hook to Bakiyev's body.
Lopez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lopez moves away from the strike by Bakiyev.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bakiyev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lopez was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Lopez might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bakiyev has got the better of the exchanges.
Bakiyev avoids the body shot from Lopez.
Bakiyev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bakiyev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lopez unleashes a big counter combination but Bakiyev bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakiyev missing with a left hand there. Lopez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bakiyev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lopez.
Lopez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bakiyev misses the shot to the body.
Lopez throws a big counter head kick but Bakiyev avoids it with no problem.
Bakiyev lands a body shot.
Lopez throws a leg kick but Bakiyev moved away.
Bakiyev appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bakiyev lands a nice looking body shot.
Bakiyev avoids the body shot from Lopez.
It looked like Bakiyev wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bakiyev lands with a shot to the body.
Lopez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bakiyev punishes Lopez's body with a nice straight punch.
Bakiyev avoids the body shot from Lopez.
Bakiyev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lopez can do to turn this around?
Bakiyev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lopez.
Bakiyev looks to score with a jab to the body but Lopez is just out of range.
Lopez throws a sloppy head kick and Bakiyev moves out of range easily.
Lopez moves out of range as Bakiyev strikes.
Lopez looks for the body kick but Bakiyev saw that one coming.
Bakiyev takes a swing at Lopez's ribcage but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bakiyev takes a swing at Lopez's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez misses with a wild combination.
Lopez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bakiyev keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Miguel Lopez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bakiyev misses with a right hand
and Lopez counters with a left and a right that stings Bakiyev.
Lopez throws a sloppy head kick and Bakiyev moves out of range easily.
No joy there for Lopez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bakiyev scores with a hook to the body. Lopez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lopez stuns Bakiyev with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bakiyev lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bakiyev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lopez was well out of range. Poor timing from Bakiyev.
Lopez is trying to counter with his kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bakiyev looks to throw the jab but Lopez is out of range.
Bakiyev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lopez manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Bakiyev misses its intended target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lopez just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheers as Bakiyev lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lopez doesn't seem phased though.
Lopez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bakiyev.
Bakiyev avoids a kick to the body.
Lopez ducks under a wild hook from Bakiyev.
Bakiyev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lopez unleashes a big counter combination but Bakiyev bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bakiyev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Lopez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toktogulovich Bakiyev dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Lopez throws a head kick but Bakiyev moves out of range.
Bakiyev throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lopez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lopez swings widly with a right hand
enabling Bakiyev to counter with a crisp jab.
Lopez misses with a double jab
and Bakiyev counters with a nice uppercut.
Bakiyev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lopez.
Bakiyev blocks the body kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lopez in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Bakiyev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Toktogulovich Bakiyev is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez misses with a few strikes there.
Bakiyev swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bakiyev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lopez tries a quick counter leg kick but Bakiyev is wise to it.
Bakiyev fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez swinging wildly here.
Bakiyev scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lopez looks to land a combination but Bakiyev avoids it well.
Bakiyev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lopez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bakiyev fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lopez swings for the body but Bakiyev moves out of range.
Bakiyev listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lopez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throws a front kick aimed at Bakiyev's knee but Bakiyev avoids it well.
Bakiyev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bakiyev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lopez throws a nice looking combination but Bakiyev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A counter left hand to the body from Bakiyev misses its target.
A slow jab from Bakiyev misses its intended target.
Lopez shapes to counter with a head kick.
Lopez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bakiyev misses with a wild body shot.
Bakiyev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lopez.
Bakiyev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bakiyev throws an overhand right that lands on Lopez's shoulder, as Lopez tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bakiyev throws out the jab.
Lopez throws a big counter head kick but Bakiyev avoids it with no problem.
Bakiyev checks a leg kick nicely.
Bakiyev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lopez.
Bakiyev tests Lopez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bakiyev throws a shot from downtown. Lopez moves away and avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Bakiyev misses the target.
A left and a right from Lopez both land. Nice combination.
Lopez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bakiyev.
Bakiyev swings for the body but Lopez moves out of range.
Bakiyev just misses with a punch to the body.
Bakiyev lands an overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bakiyev misses with a wild body shot.
Lopez throws a wild body kick that Bakiyev sees coming a mile off.
Miguel Lopez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bakiyev listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Lopez.
Bakiyev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lopez manages to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lopez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bakiyev.
Bakiyev looks to land a left hand but Lopez moved out of range nicely.
Nice cross by Bakiyev.
Toktogulovich Bakiyev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bakiyev lands an overhand right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toktogulovich Bakiyev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bakiyev has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toktogulovich Bakiyev!
An out of breath Toktogulovich Bakiyev thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Miguel Lopez stepped up to the mic, saying 'no plan to retire! gonna clean up this division '.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Diego Falcao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yves Jabouin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Falcao comes into the arena with Charon - Sorrow Song blaring out of the sound system. Jabouin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Trobule On My Mind- Pusha T and Tyler The Creator kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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141 lbs
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35
145 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Diego Falcao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Yves Jabouin!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falcao scores with a nice body kick.
Falcao lands with a hook. Jabouin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jabouin walks into a straight right hand from Falcao.
Falcao lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jabouin looks to land a right hand but Falcao moved out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jabouin crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Falcao - the referee stops the clock and Jabouin gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Falcao. Jabouin manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A thudding body kick lands there by Falcao!
Falcao clinches.
Jabouin tries to throw a body punch but Falcao avoids it by throwing Jabouin back against the cage.
Jabouin takes a shot to the head.
Jabouin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jabouin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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!
Jabouin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Falcao lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jabouin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jabouin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Falcao scores with a shot to the side of Jabouin's head.
Falcao lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jabouin backwards.
Jabouin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcao is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jabouin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Falcao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jabouin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Falcao lands a shoulder strike.
Falcao tries to throw a body punch but Jabouin avoids it by throwing Falcao back against the cage.
Falcao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Falcao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jabouin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Falcao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Falcao. That snapped Jabouin's head back.
Falcao tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jabouin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Falcao throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jabouin tries to counter with a clinch but Falcao shakes him off and moves away.
Falcao clinches up against the cage.
Falcao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jabouin struggles to land a body shot inside as Falcao controls his hands.
A short left from Falcao.
Jabouin working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Jabouin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Falcao lands an uppercut.
Falcao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Falcao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jabouin lands a nice uppercut.
Falcao lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jabouin misses with some punches.
Falcao working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jabouin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jabouin tries to throw a body punch but Falcao avoids it by throwing Jabouin back against the cage.
Falcao lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jabouin lands with a light punch inside.
Falcao throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Falcao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jabouin blocks an uppercut.
Falcao working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jabouin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jabouin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jabouin working aggressively here.
Falcao blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabouin blocks an uppercut.
Falcao lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jabouin or not.
Falcao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Falcao lands a jab to Jabouin's midsection.
Falcao tries a head kick but it misses.
Jabouin is looking for the big counter here.
Diego Falcao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jabouin throws a head kick that misses.
Falcao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jabouin! But no joy.
Jabouin steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Falcao. That one must have hurt.
Jabouin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Falcao was well out of range. Poor timing from Jabouin.
Jabouin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Falcao.
Falcao scores with a push kick.
Good leg kick by Falcao there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jabouin tries to keep at a distance but Falcao has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jabouin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Falcao backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falcao tries a body shot but Jabouin blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jabouin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Falcao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Falcao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jabouin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Falcao.
Jabouin lands a nice uppercut.
Falcao tries to work over Jabouin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jabouin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Falcao's elbow.
Falcao blocks a body shot from Jabouin.
Falcao misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jabouin lands a shoulder strike.
Jabouin misses with some punches.
Jabouin cracks Falcao with a nice body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Falcao lands a nice uppercut.
Jabouin prevents a body shot from Falcao.
A head punch on the inside from Jabouin fails to land.
Jabouin throws a head punch that misses.
Jabouin misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Falcao dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Falcao throws out a loose jab but Jabouin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jabouin takes one on the button.
Falcao throws a body kick that misses
and Jabouin counters with a nice body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Falcao. That's going to slow Jabouin down.
Falcao lands with a right hand.
Jabouin throws a series of punches but Falcao avoids them all with ease.
Falcao lands a glancing blow to the side of Jabouin's head.
Jabouin moves out of range of the body kick from Falcao.
Falcao lands with an overhand left.
Falcao takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A lazy body kick from Falcao
and Falcao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Falcao throws a nice outside leg kick.
Falcao slips a jab from Jabouin.
Jabouin throws a head kick but Falcao moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcao scores with a head kick. Jabouin tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Falcao looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jabouin clinches.
Falcao tries to work over Jabouin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Falcao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jabouin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Falcao throws a head punch that misses.
Jabouin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Falcao blocks a body shot from Jabouin.
Falcao misses with some punches.
Falcao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jabouin throws a head punch that misses.
Falcao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Falcao is looking to land body kicks.
Diego Falcao is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice body kick from Falcao.
Jabouin has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Falcao.
Falcao lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jabouin will feel that in the morning.
Falcao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jabouin.
Despite the aggression on Jabouin's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jabouin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Falcao.
Falcao scores with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some bone on bone action there as Jabouin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jabouin! But no joy.
Falcao looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Falcao has taken the fight to the clinch.
Falcao pushes Jabouin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jabouin swings wildly with an uppercut but Falcao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jabouin throws a punch but it's blocked by Falcao.
Jabouin has a couple of punches blocked by Falcao.
Jabouin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Falcao is leaning against Jabouin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jabouin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabouin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Falcao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jabouin misses with a punch on the inside.
Jabouin misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Falcao.
Falcao lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Falcao has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Jabouin clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Falcao thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Jabouin wants to escape the position.
Falcao has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Falcao is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Jabouin defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Jabouin is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Falcao off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Will Falcao go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falcao softening up his opponent with strikes here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jabouin defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Falcao's arms.
Jabouin is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Falcao gets his way!
Falcao has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Jabouin has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Falcao dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Falcao cracks Jabouin with a good jab.
Falcao walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jabouin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jabouin misses with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Falcao there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jabouin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Falcao is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jabouin can do to turn this around?
Falcao digs a good hook to Jabouin's body.
Jabouin takes one on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falcao staying out of range there.
Falcao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jabouin.
Falcao appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Falcao throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jabouin was covering up waiting for the punch and Falcao finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Falcao wants to pass the guard but Jabouin is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcao stands up over Jabouin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Falcao might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jabouin looking for a sweep. Not yet Jabouin, not yet.
Jabouin pushes Falcao off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Falcao moves into range and connects with a jab.
A head kick from Jabouin lands but Falcao takes it in his stride.
A low kick from Falcao is predictable there
and Jabouin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jabouin. Falcao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Falcao quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Yves Jabouin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Falcao 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!
Falcao throws a sloppy head kick and Jabouin moves out of range easily.
Jabouin tests Falcao's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Falcao lands a jab to the nose.
Jabouin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Falcao.
Falcao scores with a spinning back kick!
Falcao misses with a leg kick.
Falcao sets himself, and Jabouin steps forward looking for the clinch! Falcao avoids it this time.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Falcao, right into the meat.
Jabouin misses with a lunging right hand
and Falcao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Falcao lands a jab to the head.
Yves Jabouin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Falcao drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcao tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Falcao looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Jabouin is avoiding damage well.
Falcao misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Jabouin is not content to let Falcao control the position.
That's four 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.
Jabouin pushes Falcao away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Falcao gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Falcao throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Jabouin parries the strikes from Falcao easily there. Falcao is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Jabouin to escape.
Diego Falcao overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Falcao tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Falcao has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Falcao showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Falcao has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Falcao!
In his post fight interview, Diego Falcao 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 Arvo Penaali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zach Makovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penaali's entrance music is Immortal Technique - Obnoxius. A fine choice. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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147 lbs
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145 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
29 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Arvo Penaali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zach Makovsky!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makovsky closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Arvo Penaali has been cut.
Penaali looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Penaali looks to land a combination but Makovsky avoids it well.
Penaali works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Makovsky shoots in for a double leg but Penaali sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Penaali uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Makovsky has time to react.
Penaali misses with a two punch combination.
Makovsky drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Penaali defends it well.
Makovsky lands a nice hook to Penaali's body. Penaali takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Makovsky misses with a body shot
and Penaali counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Makovsky is trying to force a seperation but Penaali has the dominant position.
Makovsky is trying to trip Penaali. He has hold of a leg but Penaali is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Makovsky persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Makovsky wants to pass the guard but Penaali is keeping the position.
Penaali looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Penaali tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penaali looking for subs off his back but Makovsky has passed one foot through into half guard.
Penaali has a hand on Makovsky's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Makovsky takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Makovsky trying to control but Penaali is having none of it.
Makovsky looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Penaali tries to hold on but Makovsky postures up.
Makovsky lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Penaali hang on?
Makovsky looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Penaali is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makovsky raining down shots from the mount!
Oh Penaali is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Arvo Penaali's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Makovsky postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Penaali looks a forlorn figure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Makovsky cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jeez, Arvo Penaali's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Arvo Penaali's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Zach Makovsky!
In his post fight interview, Zach Makovsky 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Valentin Nasimentu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kajun Puno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nasimentu comes to the cage accompanied by ТIК - Бiлi Троянk. Puno is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by 軍神. Kajun Puno has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Valentin Nasimentu's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Valentin Nasimentu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kajun Puno!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Puno darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Valentin Nasimentu has been cut.
Nasimentu misses with a jab to the body
and Puno counters with a straight right hand.
Puno has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Nasimentu is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Nasimentu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Puno.
Nasimentu tries to clinch but Puno is having none of it.
Despite the aggression on Puno's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nasimentu rushes Puno and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nasimentu pushes off an throws an elbow but Puno leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Puno dodges an elbow strike from Nasimentu.
Puno tries to work over Nasimentu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nasimentu is working Puno over against the cage.
Nasimentu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Puno looks winded!
Puno dodges an elbow strike from Nasimentu.
Puno fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nasimentu throws an elbow that misses.
A short uppercut from Puno.
Nasimentu lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Kajun Puno has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Puno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Puno tries to work over Nasimentu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Puno misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nasimentu stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puno avoids a wild elbow strike from Nasimentu.
Nasimentu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Punos head.
Nasimentu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nasimentu just misses with a elbow thrown towards Puno's brow.
Puno takes an elbow to the temple.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Puno misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nasimentu.
Puno tries to throw a body punch but Nasimentu avoids it by throwing Puno back against the cage.
Nasimentu throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Puno misses with the head strike.
Our sources have told us that Nasimentu has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Nasimentu'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.
Nasimentu blocks a body shot from Puno.
Nasimentu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nasimentu pushes off an throws an elbow but Puno leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Puno blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nasimentu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puno avoids a wild elbow strike from Nasimentu.
Puno lands with a right to the head.
Puno misses with a punch to the body.
Puno misses with a body punch.
Nasimentu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Puno backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Puno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nasimentu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nasimentu blocking some punches.
Nasimentu blocks a body shot from Puno.
Nasimentu dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nasimentu taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Puno.
A short body shot lands from Puno as the two fighters clinch.
A short uppercut from Puno.
Puno misses with a short punch on the inside.
Puno blocks an elbow strike.
Nasimentu just leaning against Puno, taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puno working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nasimentu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Puno misses with some punches.
Nasimentu prevents a body shot from Puno.
Nasimentu tries to work over Puno's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nasimentu pushes off an throws an elbow but Puno leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nasimentu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Puno.
Puno tries to throw a body punch but Nasimentu avoids it by throwing Puno back against the cage.
Puno avoids the elbow strike from Nasimentu, against the cage.
Nasimentu prevents a body shot from Puno.
Puno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nasimentu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Puno misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Puno.
Puno scores with a shot to the side of Nasimentu's head.
Nasimentu lands a right hand.
Nasimentu manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nasimentu taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nasimentu can't find room to land a body shot as Puno controls the action.
Nasimentu tries a body shot but Puno blocks it.
Nasimentu creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A shot in the inside from Puno.
Puno lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nasimentu struggles to land a body shot inside as Puno controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nasimentu.
Nasimentu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nasimentu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Puno misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nasimentu manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nasimentu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Puno scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nasimentu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Valentin Nasimentu will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nasimentu rushes Puno and presses him up against the cage.
Puno softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Puno works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Puno misses with a body punch.
A short left from Puno.
Valentin Nasimentu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nasimentu throws an elbow but misses.
Nice body punch from Puno.
Nasimentu pressing his opponent against the cage.
Puno tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Puno misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puno misses with some punches.
Puno can't find room to land a body shot as Nasimentu controls the action.
Nasimentu lands an elbow just above Puno 's eye.
That has opened up Kajun Puno's cut even more.
Nasimentu stalling.
Nasimentu misses with some punches.
Puno lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nasimentu backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasimentu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Nasimentu fails to land.
Puno lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nasimentu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nasimentu misses with a punch on the inside.
Nasimentu throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nasimentu.
Nasimentu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Puno backwards.
Puno digs a right hand into Nasimentu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nasimentu's gas tank.
Puno can't find room to land a body shot as Nasimentu controls the action.
Nasimentu creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Puno tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Puno avoids a wild elbow strike from Nasimentu.
Nasimentu lands an elbow that stopped Puno in his tracks for a moment.
Puno lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Puno lands a nice shot to the body.
Puno doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Puno tries to throw a body punch but Nasimentu avoids it by throwing Puno back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nasimentu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Puno lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left hand lands to the body for Puno.
Puno blocks an elbow strike from Nasimentu.
Puno lands an uppercut.
Valentin Nasimentu's cut is getting worse.
Puno tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nasimentu's elbow.
Nasimentu stalling against the cage.
Puno tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Puno blocks an elbow strike.
Nasimentu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Puno misses with a body punch.
Nasimentu misses with an elbow over the top.
Puno lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nasimentu is trying to stall.
Nasimentu pushes off an throws an elbow but Puno leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasimentu can't find room to land a body shot as Puno controls the action.
Puno swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Puno misses with a punch to the body.
Nasimentu blocking some punches.
Puno tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nasimentu looking to slow down the pace here.
Puno throws a punch but it's blocked by Nasimentu.
Nasimentu throws an elbow but it misses.
Puno can't find room to land a body shot as Nasimentu controls the action.
Nasimentu lands with a light punch inside.
Nasimentu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Puno blocks an elbow strike from Nasimentu.
Nasimentu takes a shot to the head.
Puno dodges an elbow strike from Nasimentu.
Nasimentu pushes off an throws an elbow but Puno leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Puno is leaning against Nasimentu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nasimentu looking to slow down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nasimentu misses with the head strike.
Nasimentu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nasimentu creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nasimentu taking a breather.
Puno scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Valentin Nasimentu's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Puno misses with a punch to the body.
Nasimentu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puno misses with some punches.
Puno goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nasimentu pushes off an throws an elbow but Puno leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short right from Puno.
Nasimentu lands a shot to the body.
Puno dodges an elbow strike from Nasimentu.
Puno presses Nasimentu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nasimentu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kajun Puno will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Puno tries to bum rush Nasimentu with a series of wild strikes but Nasimentu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nasimentu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Puno sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nasimentu throws a jab when Puno was well out of range.
Nasimentu misses with a straight left.
A punch combination from Puno misses.
Nice jab there from Puno.
Nasimentu tries to bum rush Puno with a series of wild strikes but Puno uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Puno looks to land a body kick but Nasimentu moved away.
Puno throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puno throws a head kick but Nasimentu moves out of range.
Nasimentu tries to clinch but Puno moves away
and Puno makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Puno lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Puno lands a right hook to the body.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Puno. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Puno gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puno scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Puno misses with some punches.
Nasimentu blocks a body shot from Puno.
Puno blocks a body shot from Nasimentu.
A short body shot lands from Nasimentu as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nasimentu.
A nice left hand lands by Puno.
Puno scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Puno creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nasimentu tries to throw a body punch but Puno avoids it by throwing Nasimentu back against the cage.
Puno lands a body punch.
Nasimentu throws an elbow but it misses.
Nasimentu misses with a punch to the body.
Puno scores with a shot to the side of Nasimentu's head.
Nasimentu throws an elbow that misses.
Nasimentu throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nasimentu swings wildly with an uppercut but Puno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Puno stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Puno tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nasimentu is trying to maintain a safe position but Puno gets an underhook and turns Nasimentu into the cage.
Puno lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nasimentu or not.
A head punch on the inside from Puno fails to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puno avoids the elbow strike from Nasimentu, against the cage.
Puno tries to throw a body punch but Nasimentu avoids it by throwing Puno back against the cage.
Puno lands a hook to the side of the head.
Puno blocks an elbow strike from Nasimentu.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nasimentu just misses with a elbow thrown towards Puno's brow.
Nasimentu tries to throw a body punch but Puno avoids it by throwing Nasimentu back against the cage.
Puno struggles to land a body shot inside as Nasimentu controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Nasimentu.
Puno doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Puno swings wildly with an uppercut but Nasimentu uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasimentu misses with an elbow over the top.
Nasimentu is trying to maintain a safe position but Puno gets an underhook and turns Nasimentu into the cage.
Puno tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nasimentu's elbow.
Nasimentu throws an elbow but it misses.
Nasimentu takes a shot to the head.
Jeez, Valentin Nasimentu's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Puno scores with a hook to the body.
Good body shot from Puno.
Puno lands a hook to the side of the head.
Puno tries a body shot but Nasimentu blocks it.
Puno misses with a body punch.
Puno digs a right hand into Nasimentu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nasimentu's gas tank.
Puno tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Puno lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Puno lands a shot to the body.
Puno lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Valentin Nasimentu's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kajun Puno!
A relieved looking Kajun Puno thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nakki Fakiiri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksei Marshal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fakiiri comes to the cage accompanied by Notta TERVE!. Marshal has chosen ЦельРазгроl as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
13 - 3 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nakki Fakiiri!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aleksei Marshal!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fakiiri misses with a kick to the body
and Marshal counters with a stiff right hand.
Fakiiri throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Marshal takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Marshal tries a head kick but it misses.
Fakiiri scores with a body shot.
Marshal shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fakiiri throws the kick towards the body but Marshal avoids it.
Marshal fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice jab there from Fakiiri.
Fakiiri throws a nice inside leg kick.
Marshal avoids the head kick by Fakiiri.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fakiiri defending well as Marshal loads up on a big left hand.
Fakiiri moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Marshal lands with a good body shot.
Fakiiri looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fakiiri lands a really nice looking cross but Marshal seems unphased.
Fakiiri takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Marshal connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshal scores with a kick to the midsection.
Marshal goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Marshal keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fakiiri is looking to slow Marshal down with leg kicks.
Marshal misses with the body kick
and Fakiiri cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slapping leg kick lands for Marshal.
Fakiiri misses with a low kick.
Fakiiri gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Marshal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marshal throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fakiiri is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Marshal shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nice uppercut there from Fakiiri.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fakiiri scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fakiiri clinches with his opponent.
Marshal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marshal lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marshal makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Marshal on the inside.
Marshal blocking some punches.
Marshal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fakiiri tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Marshal manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A good leg kick by Marshal.
Marshal moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fakiiri scores with a hook to the body. Marshal takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Marshal feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fakiiris jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fakiiri takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fakiiri throws a leg kick but Marshal moved away.
Marshal misses with a low kick.
Fakiiri throws a body shot but no joy.
Marshal misses with a body kick.
Marshal throws the kick towards the body but Fakiiri avoids it.
Fakiiri takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshal throws a jab but it's blocked by Fakiiri.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Marshal.
Fakiiri throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Fakiiri connects with a looping right hand.
Good work by Fakiiri as he checks the leg kick.
Fakiiri blocks a jab.
Fakiiri is looking to counter with a body kick.
Fakiiri throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Marshal has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fakiiri.
Marshal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fakiiri quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Fakiiri throws a jab but it's blocked by Marshal.
Fakiiri lands with a nice body kick.
Fakiiri scores with the left hand. Marshal knows he should have avoided that one.
Fakiiri tries to land a body kick
and Marshal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nakki Fakiiri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Marshal.
Marshal has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fakiiri.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri misses with a head kick.
Marshal thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fakiiri with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fakiiri. That's going to slow Marshal down.
Marshal fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marshal takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fakiiri is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Marshal. Fakiiri shrugs it off though.
Marshal feints and then cracks Fakiiri's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fakiiri down.
Marshal wants to land a leg kick but Fakiiri is out of range.
Marshal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fakiiri.
Fakiiri tries to clinch but Marshal is having none of it.
Fakiiri turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fakiiri connects with a right hand. Marshal shakes it off.
Fakiiri attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fakiiri moves out of range of the body kick from Marshal.
Marshal misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Nakki Fakiiri will probably get the nod.
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.
Fakiiri throws a body kick that misses
and Marshal counters with a good low kick that Fakiiri was not able to check.
Marshal lands a leg kick that knocks Fakiiri off balance momentarily.
Marshal looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fakiiri throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Marshal looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Marshal moves forwards but Fakiiri connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Marshal's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Marshal throws a quick inside leg kick.
Marshal misses with a body shot.
Marshal throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fakiiri tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Marshal is able to avoid easily.
Fakiiri throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Marshal throws a shot from downtown. Fakiiri moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fakiiri looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Marshal keeps the fight on the outside.
Fakiiri throws a leg kick that is checked
and Marshal counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nakki Fakiiri is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marshal wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fakiiri slips a jab and a cross from Marshal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Fakiiri blocks the low kick.
Fakiiri pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fakiiri throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marshal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Marshal on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Marshal takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fakiiri throws out a loose jab but Marshal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fakiiri defending well as Marshal loads up on a big left hand.
Fakiiri staying out of range there.
Marshal misses with a straight left.
Fakiiri just misses with a punch to the body.
Marshal let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Fakiiri uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marshal.
An inside leg kick from Fakiiri misses.
A little jabbing left from Marshal on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fakiiri throws a hook to the side of Marshal's head but Marshal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marshal throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Marshal darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Marshal scores with a spinning back kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshal is looking to slow Fakiiri down with leg kicks.
Fakiiri takes a jab right on the kisser.
A jab lands there for Marshal.
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!
A nice leg kick lands there from Fakiiri.
Fakiiri tries to clinch but Marshal moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Marshal lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Fakiiri has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fakiiri and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Marshal slips under a jab.
Marshal misses with a head kick.
Fakiiri is looking to counter with head kicks.
Marshal is looking to clinch but Fakiiri is avoiding it.
Fakiiri wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Marshal looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Marshal throws a hook but Fakiiri avoids it easily.
A good leg kick by Fakiiri.
Marshal tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fakiiri is able to avoid easily.
Fakiiri tries to clinch up.
A left lands for Fakiiri.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshal throws a front kick aimed at Fakiiri's knee but Fakiiri avoids it well.
A head kick misses from Fakiiri.
Marshal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fakiiri is looking to clinch but Marshal is avoiding it.
Fakiiri ducks under a wild hook from Marshal.
Marshal uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Marshal tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fakiiri is able to avoid easily.
As Marshal tries to get set, Fakiiri tries to push him back and clinch up but Marshal manages to avoid the attempt.
Marshal goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Marshal throws the kick towards the body but Fakiiri avoids it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Fakiiri.
Marshal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fakiiri has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Marshal.
Marshal cracks the inside of Fakiiri's front leg.
Marshal checks a low kick from Fakiiri.
Fakiiri has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Fakiiri.
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!
Marshal works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fakiiri.
Marshal prevents a body shot from Fakiiri.
Marshal has a couple of punches blocked by Fakiiri.
Fakiiri blocks an uppercut.
Fakiiri misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fakiiri tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fakiiri keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Marshal's efforts to push away.
Fakiiri misses with some punches.
Fakiiri manages to break the clinch.
Fakiiri fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marshal missing with a left hand there. Fakiiri was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fakiiri tries to counter by clinching up but Marshal breaks away and moves out of range.
Marshal misses with a left hand
and Fakiiri counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Marshal misses with a body kick.
Marshal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksei Marshal 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!
A jab from Marshal does it's job there.
Fakiiri feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Marshal's calf.
Fakiiri lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fakiiri staying out of range there.
Fakiiri is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marshal lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Marshal darts in and clinches Fakiiri up against the cage.
Marshal blocking some punches.
Marshal softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marshal stalling in the clinch but Fakiiri improves position.
Marshal throws a punch but it's blocked by Fakiiri.
Marshal has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Fakiiri seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Marshal can turn it around.
Marshal tries a body shot but Fakiiri blocks it.
Fakiiri misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marshal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fakiiri.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshal working aggressively here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Marshal.
Marshal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fakiiri tries to work over Marshal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Fakiiri on the inside.
Marshal is trying to maintain a safe position but Fakiiri gets an underhook and turns Marshal into the cage.
Fakiiri blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fakiiri escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fakiiri throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marshal on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fakiiri. Fakiiri obviously looking to wear him down.
An inside leg kick lands from Fakiiri.
Fakiiri will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Marshal throws a shot from downtown. Fakiiri moves away and avoids it.
Marshal throws a shot from downtown. Fakiiri moves away and avoids it.
Fakiiri connects with the punch.
Marshal finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Fakiiri thumps Marshal with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marshal. Fakiiri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fakiiri throws an overhand right that lands on Marshal's shoulder, as Marshal tries to avoid the shot.
Fakiiri tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Marshal is able to avoid easily.
Fakiiri uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Marshal has time to react.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Fakiiri crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Marshal - the referee stops the clock and Fakiiri gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Marshal. Fakiiri manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Marshal throws a head kick but Fakiiri moves out of range.
Marshal avoids the head kick by Fakiiri.
Fakiiri uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marshal.
Fakiiri fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Marshal has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fakiiri throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fakiiri darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Marshal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fakiiri.
Fakiiri misses with a head kick.
Marshal appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Marshal attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Marshal at a distance.
Fakiiri takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fakiiri throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Fakiiri thumps Marshal with a low kick.
Fakiiri misses with an attempted mid kick.
Marshal motions for Fakiiri to come forward. Marshal throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Marshal lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fakiiri misses with a body shot
and Marshal counters with a one-two to the body.
Marshal fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fakiiri checks it well.
Fakiiri throws a quick counter kick to the body but Marshal avoids it.
Fakiiri misses with a straight left.
Fakiiri connects with a crisp jab.
Marshal misses with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marshal misses with a lunging right hand
and Fakiiri counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Marshal looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fakiiri lands with an overhand left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Marshal let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Marshal takes a swing at Fakiiri's ribcage but misses.
Fakiiri is looking for a counter combo.
Marshal looks to land a right hand but Fakiiri moved out of range.
Fakiiri throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fakiiri lands with a kick to the temple. Marshal shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fakiiri blocks a leg kick.
Fakiiri misses with a kick to the body.
Fakiiri throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Marshal looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Marshal throws a body punch but Fakiiri moves out of range.
Fakiiri throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fakiiri checks the leg kick nicely there.
Marshal lands with a nice body kick.
Fakiiri misses with a hook.
Marshal lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Nakki Fakiiri did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Marshal stuns Fakiiri with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Marshal throws a head kick but Fakiiri moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Fakiiri.
Marshal connects with a leg kick. Fakiiri looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fakiiri is looking to clinch.
As Fakiiri backs off Marshal throws a huge counter combo but Fakiiri manages to avoid it all.
Fakiiri moves in looking to clinch but Marshal pushes him off.
Marshal misses with an attempted mid kick.
As Marshal backs away, Fakiiri returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Marshal misses with a body kick.
Fakiiri throws a body kick that misses.
Fakiiri goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fakiiri ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marshal throws a sloppy head kick and Fakiiri moves out of range easily.
Marshal misses the body punch
and Fakiiri counters with an inside leg kick.
A jab from Fakiiri finds it's way through Marshal's defenses.
A head kick misses from Marshal.
It appears Fakiiri was looking to counter with a kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshal throws a leg kick but Fakiiri sees it coming and moves out of range.
Marshal checks a leg kick nicely.
Marshal avoids the head kick by Fakiiri.
Marshal misses with a body kick.
Fakiiri closes the distance and pushes Marshal back into the cage.
Marshal manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Fakiiri throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marshals head.
Marshal lands with a light punch inside.
Fakiiri throws a punch but it's blocked by Marshal.
Fakiiri misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marshal blocks a body shot from Fakiiri.
Marshal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fakiiri struggles to land a body shot inside as Marshal controls his hands.
Fakiiri blocks a body shot from Marshal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Fakiiri.
Marshal misses with a body punch.
Fakiiri pulls guard.
Marshal trying to control the position from guard on top but Fakiiri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fakiiri is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Marshal has his hands clasped together but Fakiiri extends and breaks Marshal's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Fakiiri.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nakki Fakiiri!
Nakki Fakiiri retains his welterweight title!
Nakki Fakiiri bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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