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G #35 KOIZUMI vs KURTZ PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Erik Hiller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustavo Carvalho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hiller comes to the cage accompanied by Rush and Run - Shake and Jump. 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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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erik Hiller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gustavo Carvalho!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hiller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carvalho is trying to counter with his kicks.
Hiller looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hiller scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hiller throws a head kick that misses.
Carvalho looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Carvalho cracks Hiller with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Carvalho throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hiller.
It looks like Erik Hiller has been cut.
Hiller lands with a good body shot.
Carvalho ducks under a wild hook from Hiller.
Hiller throws a hook but Carvalho avoids it easily.
Carvalho is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hiller with a body shot.
Hiller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carvalho.
Hiller throws a poor cross that misses
and Carvalho counters with a leg kick.
Carvalho uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hiller.
Carvalho throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hiller pivots, looking for a leg kick but Carvalho is out of range and Hiller settles back down.
Carvalho looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Carvalho lands with an uppercut that bounces Hiller off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiller throws an off balance right hand
enabling Carvalho to counter with a crisp jab.
Carvalho misses the jab.
A low kick from Hiller misses
and Carvalho counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hiller throws a big shot that misses.
Carvalho drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hiller.
Good work by Hiller as he checks the leg kick.
Hiller throws a sloppy head kick and Carvalho moves out of range easily.
Carvalho is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hiller with a body shot.
Hiller fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Carvalho looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Carvalho does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hiller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hiller throws an off balance right hand
enabling Carvalho to counter with a crisp jab.
Hiller misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho looks to score with a jab to the body but Hiller is just out of range.
Hiller swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hiller moves in looking to clinch but Carvalho pushes him off.
It seemed like Carvalho was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Carvalho throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hiller on the side of the head.
Hiller moves out of range of the body kick from Carvalho.
Carvalho takes a swing at Hiller's ribcage but misses.
Carvalho looks to land a right hand but Hiller moved out of range.
Hiller throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hiller drops his hands momentarily and Carvalho takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hiller moves into range and clinches up with Carvalho.
Hiller lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hiller presses Carvalho against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Carvalho.
Hiller lands with a short shot to the head.
Carvalho lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiller working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Carvalho is struggling to control the position.
Hiller works on Carvalho's body with a couple of short punches.
Hiller pushes Carvalho back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hiller lands a body punch in the clinch.
Carvalho lands a nice uppercut.
Carvalho pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Hiller.
Carvalho swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Carvalho has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hiller.
Both fighters circling a little - Hiller finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hiller throws a shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hiller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jab by Hiller.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho misses with a low kick.
Hiller is looking to counter punch.
Hiller throws a shot from downtown. Carvalho moves away and avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Carvalho on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hiller misses the shot to the body.
Hiller stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Carvalho drops his hands momentarily and Hiller takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Carvalho takes one to the chin there.
Hiller slips a jab from Carvalho.
Carvalho misses the jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Hiller misses its target.
Hiller connects with a leg kick. Carvalho looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hiller thows a leg kick but Carvalho checks it
and Carvalho counters with a straight right hand.
No joy there for Hiller, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carvalho counters with a body kick.
Hiller thuds a left hand into Carvalho's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Hiller dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Erik Hiller's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Carvalho throws a leg kick but Hiller checks it.
Hiller scoring well with a low kick there.
Carvalho throws a jab when Hiller was well out of range.
Hiller with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Erik Hiller is winning the standup battle so far.
Carvalho scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hiller bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Carvalho's head backwards.
Hiller lands a leg kick that knocks Carvalho off balance momentarily.
Carvalho gets tackled into the cage by Hiller. Hiller maintains the clinch.
Hiller tightens his grip and picks Carvalho up, before dumping him to the ground. Carvalho manages to land in guard.
Hiller being controlled here momentarily.
Hiller trying to control but Carvalho is working from the bottom.
Carvalho looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiller preventing the sweep.
Hiller stands up over Carvalho, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hiller forces his way into half guard.
Carvalho is staying active underneath Hiller, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Carvalho keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Hiller trying to advance position but Carvalho counters by regaining guard.
Hiller looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho pulls Hiller in close to his closed guard and prevents Hiller from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hiller wants to control from the top but Carvalho keeps moving.
Hiller won't allow Carvalho to get back to his feet.
Carvalho keeping moving, preventing Hiller from controlling successfully.
Hiller missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hiller preventing the sweep.
Hiller being controlled here momentarily.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hiller works Carvalho's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho throws an overhand right that lands on Hiller's shoulder, as Hiller tries to avoid the shot.
Hiller drops down looking for a counter takedown but Carvalho sprawls and moves away.
Carvalho moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hiller misses with a body punch
enabling Carvalho to counter with a crisp jab.
Carvalho displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hiller.
Hiller moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hiller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carvalho.
Carvalho lands a really nice looking cross but Hiller seems unphased.
Erik Hiller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carvalho moves away from the strike by Hiller.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hiller tries to counter by clinching up but Carvalho breaks away and moves out of range.
Hiller tries to bum rush Carvalho with a series of wild strikes but Carvalho uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hiller throws a head kick but Carvalho moves out of range.
Hiller looks to land a left hand but Carvalho moved out of range nicely.
Carvalho looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hiller takes a swing at Carvalho's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Hiller misses the target.
Hiller misses the jab.
Hiller throws a predictable looking body shot
and Carvalho cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hiller scores with a decent looking hook.
Hiller throws the kick towards the body but Carvalho avoids it.
Hiller walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hiller throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Hiller dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Erik Hiller's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Nice jab there from Carvalho.
Hiller throws a body punch but Carvalho moves out of range.
Carvalho throws a big counter head kick but Hiller avoids it with no problem.
Hiller moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Carvalho uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hiller.
Hiller throws the left hand but Carvalho avoids the punch easily.
Hiller is looking to chop away at Carvalho's legs.
Hiller backing away here, and Carvalho unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Hiller throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hiller throws a right and a left that Carvalho avoids nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Carvalho! But no joy.
Hiller works Carvalho's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Carvalho.
Hiller will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Good leg kick by Hiller there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Carvalho throws a hook but Hiller blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Carvalho blocks the leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Carvalho! But no joy.
Carvalho connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hiller throws the left hand but Carvalho avoids the punch easily.
Hiller misses with a leg kick.
Carvalho was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Hiller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carvalho.
Hiller misses with a lunging right hand
letting Carvalho counter with a right hand.
Good exchange - Hiller coming out on top.
Carvalho scores with a punch to the head.
Hiller moves forwards but Carvalho connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Carvalho takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Carvalho's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Carvalho ducks under a wild hook from Hiller.
Hiller throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiller throws a leg kick
enabling Carvalho to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hiller lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carvalho circles away quickly and effectively.
Carvalho throws out a counter right but Hiller avoids it with no problem.
Carvalho staying out of range there.
Carvalho tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hiller with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hiller lands a slapping body shot.
Carvalho throws a leg kick but Hiller sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hiller misses with a hook.
Hiller connects with a body shot that sends Carvalho's belly button to the back.
Carvalho is looking to score with low kicks.
Carvalho checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Carvalho steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hiller.
Hiller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carvalho can do to turn this around?
Hiller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carvalho.
Carvalho throws out a counter right but Hiller avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho avoids the head kick by Hiller.
Carvalho tries to counter with a clinch but Hiller shakes him off and moves away.
Hiller misses with a straight left.
Carvalho swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hiller tries a head kick but it misses.
Carvalho swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A jab from Carvalho finds it's way through Hiller's defenses.
Carvalho throws out a loose jab but Hiller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice straight punches there by Hiller. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hiller.
A clash of legs there as Hiller blocks the low kick.
Carvalho misses with a hook. Hiller ducked under it nicely.
Carvalho keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hiller misses with a wild body shot.
Carvalho wants to counter the offense by Hiller and move into the clinch position.
Nice defenses there by Hiller.
Hiller misses with a combination
and Carvalho cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Erik Hiller is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hiller.
It seemed like Carvalho was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Carvalho lands a really nice looking cross but Hiller seems unphased.
Hiller is rocked!
Hiller lands with a nice body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hiller scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Carvalho connects with a crisp jab.
Gustavo Carvalho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oh Hiller is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hiller throws an off balance right hand
and Carvalho counters with a huge left! Hiller is in big trouble! He's backing up but Carvalho isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Hiller from any more damage. A dominating finish by Carvalho!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gustavo Carvalho!
An out of breath Gustavo Carvalho 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Whitey Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Kahn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whitey Ford is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Whitey Ford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyson Kahn!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ford misses with a wild combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kahn's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ford connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kahn scrambles back to his feet.
Ford displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ford takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kahn gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ford lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ford working hard to break the clinch.
Kahn throws a head punch that misses.
Ford breaks the clinch.
Kahn takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ford throws a series of punches but Kahn avoids them all with ease.
Ford scores with a spinning back kick!
Kahn moves into range and clinches up with Ford.
Ford blocking some punches.
Ford is trying to break the clinch but Kahn is controlling him.
Ford breaks from the clinch.
Ford displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kahn throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford misses with a double jab.
Kahn misses with an uppercut.
Ford connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kahn is rocked!
A combination from Ford does no damage.
Kahn is still on wobbly legs! Can Ford finish him?
Kahn wants to stay close but Ford steps back to make room for something. Kahn seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Ford and Kahn drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Whitey Ford!
Whitey Ford took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Anarchy Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Li Kong Ho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Pedro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Li Kong Ho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Gabriel Pedro!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ho fails to land the takedown.
Pedro tries to work over Ho's front leg with a kick but Ho checks it.
Pedro throws a body punch but Ho moves out of range.
Ho throws a sloppy head kick and Pedro moves out of range easily.
Ho looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ho misses with a body shot.
Pedro tries to counter by closing the distance.
Pedro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ho manages to avoid it.
Ho takes a swing at Pedro's ribcage but misses.
Gabriel Pedro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pedro throws a body shot but no joy.
Pedro lands a high kick!
The crowd cheers as Ho lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pedro doesn't seem phased though.
Ho moves into range and clinches up with Pedro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pedro throws a head punch that misses.
Ho working aggressively here.
Pedro misses with some punches.
Ho throws a head punch that misses.
Ho wants the takedown. Pedro is fighting it off but Ho persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Pedro's guard against the cage.
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!
Ho seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho landing some decent shots from guard.
Ho controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ho pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pedro is keeping the position for now.
Pedro being controlled here, momentarily.
Pedro is trying to control the position but Ho postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pedro keeping moving, preventing Ho from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pedro swings for the body but Ho moves out of range.
Pedro misses with a wild body shot.
Ho swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gabriel Pedro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ho throws a body punch but Pedro moves out of range.
Pedro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ho throws a lazy right hand but Pedro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pedro on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pedro throws a leg kick but Ho sees it coming and checks it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Ho misses the target.
Good leg kick by Pedro there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ho takes a swing at Pedro's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Pedro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pedro.
Ho just misses with a punch to the body.
Ho takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pedro connects with a body shot that sends Ho's belly button to the back.
Ho takes one on the button.
Pedro jabs Ho to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pedro scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pedro stuffs the takedown attempt from Ho. Ho gets slowly back to his feet.
Pedro wants to counter the offense by Ho and move into the clinch position.
Ho rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pedro counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ho breaks from the clinch.
Pedro feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ho's calf.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ho.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Li Kong Ho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pedro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pedro scores with a jab to the body.
Ho walks into a straight right hand from Pedro.
Pedro lunges at Ho with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ho's hand.
Donk. Pedro catches Ho right on the button with a cross.
Pedro scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pedro cracks Ho with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ho is rocked!
Pedro lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ho at a distance.
Oh Ho is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ho tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ho seems to have got his legs back now.
Ho checks a leg kick.
Pedro throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ho is breathing heavily.
Pedro scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pedro misses the shot to the body.
Pedro scores with a kick to the body.
Ho gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pedro drops Ho with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Ho! Pedro dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gabriel Pedro!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ebyn Dall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dall comes to the cage accompanied by Under the Blood. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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170 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ebyn Dall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Dall fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Dall.
Dall walks into a straight right hand from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Dall misses the target.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a leg kick
and Dall counters with a good low kick that Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop was not able to check.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dall went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Dall takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dall avoids the head kick by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Dall half committed to a counter leg kick.
Dall tries to move into range but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A head kick misses from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dall drops down looking for a counter takedown but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop sprawls and moves away.
Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dall connects with a body shot.
Dall tests Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dall throws a head kick that misses.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is trying to counter with his kicks.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a poor cross that misses
and Dall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is looking to chop away at Dall's legs.
Dall tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is able to avoid easily.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop looks to clinch
and Dall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a right hand
enabling Dall to counter with a crisp jab.
Dall goes for a double leg but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop continues to drive forward.
An inside leg kick lands from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Decent striking displayed by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop there.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop fails in his attempt to clinch.
It looked like Dall wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a head kick but Dall moves out of range.
Dall thinks about countering with a body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Dall checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dall looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a hook to the body
and Dall decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's guard.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop wants to sweep but no luck.
Dall trying to control but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is working from the bottom.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dall is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dall slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dall tries for a kimura but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is defending well.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Dall off and has taken his back!
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Dall.
Dall can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Dall surviving as best he can, preventing damage.
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!
Dall trying to control but not successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dall's sensitive parts.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dall's head.
Dall is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Dall throws a sloppy head kick
and Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dall takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop cracks a nice hook into Dall's ribs.
Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a jab when Dall was well out of range.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dall in his tracks.
Dall throws a leg kick that misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dall throws a sloppy head kick
and Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop. Dall does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Dall misses the target.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a leg kick
enabling Dall to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall connects with a good right hand that stumbles Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop. Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A nice combination there by Dall.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some bone on bone action there as Dall checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
An attempted straight right counter from Dall misses the target.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop connects with a looping right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop as he connects with a hook.
Dall tries a head kick but it misses.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dall throws a head kick but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop moves out of range.
Dall throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dall moves forwards but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop manages to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dall.
Dall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dall fires out a quick counter leg kick but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop just manages to avoid it.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with an uppercut.
Dall half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dall.
Dall changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
A jab from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop does it's job there.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop connects with a single shot there.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop scoring well with a low kick there.
Dall is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop connects with a single shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dall misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop to counter with a crisp jab.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Dall looks to land a right hand but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop moved out of range.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lunges at Dall with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dall's hand.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dall has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A telegraphed right hand from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop connects with a right hand. Dall shakes it off.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with an uppercut
and Dall counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A combination from Dall does no damage.
It seemed like Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dall.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop loads up on a big right hand but Dall slips the punch.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a left hand
and Dall counters with a takedown into side control.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is trying to get back to half guard.
Dall throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Dall.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to bench press Dall off him but Dall keeps the position.
Dall trying to control the position but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is working away.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Dall.
Ebyn Dall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall is trying to get an arm triangle but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is defending well.
Dall tries to advance to mount but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop denies him.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dall is trying to get an arm triangle but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is defending well.
Dall is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is trying to improve his position.
Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop 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.
Dall is looking to take a break and control but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Dall trying to control the action but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is working from the bottom.
Dall perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to get to full guard but Dall has control of the leg.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ebyn Dall overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop wants to control but Dall is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dall's head.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws the left hand but Dall avoids the punch easily.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to work over Dall's front leg with a kick but Dall checks it.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good shot there by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A lazy left from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop finds it's target.
Dall thows a leg kick but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop checks it
and Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Conor The Highlander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Verner Stolt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Highlander comes to the cage accompanied by Notorious Biggie Small. Conor The Highlander could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Verner Stolt's chin.
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Conor The Highlander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Verner Stolt!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Highlander clinches with his opponent.
The Highlander misses with a punch on the inside.
The Highlander lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stolt backwards.
Stolt stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The Highlander tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stolt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stolt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The Highlander misses with a punch to the body.
The Highlander takes a shot to the head.
The Highlander digs a right hand into Stolt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stolt's gas tank.
The Highlander can't find room to land a body shot as Stolt controls the action.
The Highlander lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stolt backwards.
The Highlander misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stolt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The Highlander keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stolt.
Stolt tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like The Highlander was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Stolt.
Stolt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from The Highlander misses the target.
Stolt misses with a double jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stolt closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Highlander uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Stolt has time to react.
The Highlander throws a low kick but Stolt avoids it.
Stolt throws a lazy right hand but The Highlander sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The Highlander misses with a body shot.
The Highlander throws a shot from downtown. Stolt moves away and avoids it.
The Highlander displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The Highlander missing with a left hand there. Stolt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stolt takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Stolt is rocked!
The Highlander drops Stolt with a huge uppercut! Stolt drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. The Highlander is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Conor The Highlander!
Conor The Highlander bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Peter Pan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chesty Puller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Puller has chosen Your Going Down as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Pan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Chesty Puller!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puller feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Pan looking for a guillotine here but Puller defends easily.
Puller lands a couple of elbows.
Puller distracts Pan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pan seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Puller with a nice head shot there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Puller's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pan working for a triangle but Puller defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Puller scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Puller works over Pan with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pan looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Puller is defending well. Pan quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Puller has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Pan celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Peter Pan!
A determined Peter Pan didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Farouk Al Ahwei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Altair Brain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Al Ahwei might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Whirling Madness. Brain has chosen 300 Violin as his entrance music. Farouk Al Ahwei had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Farouk Al Ahwei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Altair Brain!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Ahwei misses with a body shot
and Brain counters with a nice low kick that buckles Al Ahwei's knee momentarily.
We've been hearing reports that Al Ahwei has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Al Ahwei scores with a head kick.
Good leg kick by Brain there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Al Ahwei falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brain counters with a nice uppercut.
Brain throws the kick towards the body but Al Ahwei avoids it.
Brain lands with a nice body punch.
A big right from Brain misses.
Al Ahwei dives in and scores a takedown into Brain's guard.
Al Ahwei is stalling in the full guard.
Brain is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Al Ahwei looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brain told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Brain has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Al Ahwei is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Brain throws a punch but it's blocked by Al Ahwei.
Brain misses with a hook to the ribs.
Al Ahwei lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brain stalling in the clinch but Al Ahwei improves position.
Still in the clinch, Brain scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Al Ahwei.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brain creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Al Ahwei.
Al Ahwei looking to stall.
Al Ahwei tries to pull guard but Brain holds him up against the cage and eventually Al Ahwei drops back down to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Ahwei misses with a body punch.
Brain blocks a body shot from Al Ahwei.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brain.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Brain fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Al Ahwei.
Al Ahwei tries to throw a body punch but Brain avoids it by throwing Al Ahwei back against the cage.
A short left from Brain.
Al Ahwei misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Al Ahwei fails to land.
Brain working aggressively here.
Al Ahwei misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brain throws a knee to the head but misses.
A hook to the body from Brain.
Al Ahwei jumps into guard, dragging Brain to the mat.
Brain not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Ahwei is trying to control the position but Brain postures up.
Brain is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Al Ahwei controlling the position.
Al Ahwei wants to sweep but no luck.
Brain engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Brain turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Al Ahwei attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Al Ahwei throws a hook to the side of Brain's head but Brain sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like Brain was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Brain looks to land a left hand but Al Ahwei moved out of range nicely.
Brain scores with a nice strike.
Al Ahwei throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Al Ahwei jabs at Brain's body.
Nice defenses there by Brain.
Al Ahwei comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Al Ahwei shoots in looking for a takedown. Brain tries to sprawl out of it but Al Ahwei keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brain manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Al Ahwei on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Brain goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Al Ahwei fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Altair Brain dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Brain just misses with a punch to the body.
As Brain backs away, Al Ahwei returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Brain lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Brain has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A cross from Al Ahwei lands.
Brain throws a leg kick which misses Al Ahwei's front leg but catches the back leg as Al Ahwei tries to avoid it.
Al Ahwei keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Brain slips a straight right by Al Ahwei.
That kick from Brain tenderised Al Ahwei's leg. Al Ahwei is trying to keep his angry face on.
Brain darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Brain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Al Ahwei.
Al Ahwei shoots in looking for a takedown but Brain manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Al Ahwei's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Brain looks to score with a jab to the body but Al Ahwei is just out of range.
Brain has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Ahwei throws a head kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Brain! But no joy.
Al Ahwei gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Al Ahwei lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Al Ahwei thuds his shin into the meat of Brain's side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Ahwei closes the distance and clinches up with Brain, looking for a takedown. Al Ahwei pushes Brain against the cage but Brain circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Brain is looking for the big counter here.
Al Ahwei tries for a takedown but Brain sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Farouk Al Ahwei. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Al Ahwei is looking to slow Brain down with leg kicks.
Altair Brain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brain defending well as Al Ahwei loads up on a big left hand.
Brain misses with a looping right.
Brain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Al Ahwei is looking to counter with a body kick.
Brain tries to work over Al Ahwei's front leg with a kick but Al Ahwei checks it.
Al Ahwei half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Brain lands an overhand right.
Al Ahwei connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A solid body kick from Al Ahwei.
Farouk Al Ahwei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brain takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Al Ahwei walks into a straight right hand from Brain.
Brain is looking to slow Al Ahwei down with leg kicks.
Al Ahwei scores with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brain swings for the body but Al Ahwei moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brain looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Brain ducks under a wild hook from Al Ahwei.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Brain.
Brain takes a jab right on the kisser.
Al Ahwei throws the kick towards the body but Brain avoids it.
Al Ahwei takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A head kick misses from Al Ahwei.
The fighters circling - Brain throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brain throws a wild body kick that Al Ahwei sees coming a mile off.
Al Ahwei on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Al Ahwei paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Al Ahwei throws out a leg kick but Brain moves out of range and Al Ahwei only half commits.
Brain let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Al Ahwei walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Brain checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Al Ahwei staying out of range there.
Brain looks to score with a jab to the body but Al Ahwei is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Ahwei checks a low kick from Brain.
Al Ahwei cracks the inside of Brain's front leg.
A low kick from Al Ahwei is predictable there
and Brain counters with a nice uppercut.
Al Ahwei looks to land a right hand but Brain moved out of range.
Al Ahwei with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Brain to score with a decent uppercut.
Brain throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Al Ahwei stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brain buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brain throws a head kick but Al Ahwei moves out of range.
Jab by Brain.
Al Ahwei takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Brain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Al Ahwei.
Brain connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some bone on bone action there as Brain checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Ahwei takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A shot to the liver by Al Ahwei. Beautiful body shot.
Brain misses with a body kick.
Al Ahwei scores with a jab to the body.
Al Ahwei connects with a solid leg kick.
Brain misses with the combination.
Brain walks into a left hand.
Al Ahwei takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Al Ahwei feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Brains jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Brain misses with an uppercut.
Brain misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Al Ahwei gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Brain avoids a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Altair Brain 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! This is the final round!
Al Ahwei throws an overhand right that lands on Brain's shoulder, as Brain tries to avoid the shot.
Al Ahwei shoots in and drives through. Brain sprawls well.
Brain avoids the body shot from Al Ahwei.
Al Ahwei checks the leg kick nicely there.
Brain misses with a looping left.
Al Ahwei has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brain.
Brain looks to land a right hand but Al Ahwei moved out of range.
Al Ahwei throwing a counter right hand but Brain manages to avoid it.
Al Ahwei is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Brain avoids the body shot from Al Ahwei.
An inside leg kick from Brain misses.
Al Ahwei shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brain as he avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brain pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A good leg kick by Brain.
Brain gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Brain digs a good body shot into Al Ahwei's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Ahwei dives in for a single leg takedown but Brain sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Farouk Al Ahwei. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brain bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Al Ahwei's head backwards.
Al Ahwei throws a leg kick but Brain sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Al Ahwei blocks the body kick.
Brain looks to land a combination but Al Ahwei avoids it well.
Al Ahwei connects with a body shot.
Brain misses with a series of wild punches.
Brain swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Al Ahwei.
Brain moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brain throws a leg kick which misses Al Ahwei's front leg but catches the back leg as Al Ahwei tries to avoid it.
Al Ahwei misses with a low kick as Brain jumps back.
Al Ahwei fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brain.
Brain throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Farouk Al Ahwei has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brain with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Al Ahwei to score with a decent uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Al Ahwei shoots in for a takedown but Brain shows good takedown defense.
Al Ahwei throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A bone on bone clash there as Al Ahwei blocks the leg kick.
Brain scores with a hook to the body. Al Ahwei takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Al Ahwei shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Al Ahwei takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Al Ahwei.
Brain moves out of range of the body kick.
Brain takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brain. Al Ahwei does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brain scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brain.
Al Ahwei tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brain connects with a body shot that sends Al Ahwei's belly button to the back.
Brain takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brain 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 Al Ahwei has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Al Ahwei and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Brain throws a body kick that misses.
Al Ahwei scores with a kick to the body.
Brain lands with an overhand left.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Al Ahwei.
Brain shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Al Ahwei keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brain misses with a wild combination.
Good leg kick by Brain there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Donk. Al Ahwei catches Brain right on the button with a cross.
Altair Brain is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
It looks like Altair Brain has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brain tries to keep at a distance but Al Ahwei has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Brain fails to land.
Al Ahwei pulls guard successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brain wants to get up but he can't break Al Ahwei's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Brain must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Brain stands up from Al Ahwei's guard - Brain perhaps looking for a knockout.
Brain throws a shot to the body.
Al Ahwei swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Al Ahwei.
Brain is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Al Ahwei off and has taken his back!
And that's the end of the fight!
Altair Brain comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brain has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Altair Brain!
After winning the bout, Altair Brain thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ouje Bougoumou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dag Daghammar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Daghammar's choice of entrance music: Just like that - Dregen. Dag Daghammar is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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165 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ouje Bougoumou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dag Daghammar!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daghammar fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bougoumou looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Daghammar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bougoumou throws a body shot but no joy.
Daghammar lands an overhand right.
It looks like Ouje Bougoumou has been cut.
Bougoumou just misses with a punch to the body.
Bougoumou misses with a takedown
and Daghammar counters with a nice uppercut.
Bougoumou throws a sloppy body shot
and Daghammar counters with a nice uppercut.
Bougoumou is rocked!
Bougoumou throws a hook but Daghammar avoids it easily.
Oh Bougoumou is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Daghammar avoids the body shot from Bougoumou.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Daghammar! But no joy.
Bougoumou seems to have got his legs back now.
Bougoumou lands a jab to the head.
Daghammar misses with a hook.
Daghammar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bougoumou.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daghammar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bougoumou scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A telegraphed right hand from Bougoumou misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bougoumou fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Daghammar manages to avoid it.
Bougoumou closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Daghammar quickly recovers to half guard.
Bougoumou wants to free his trapped foot but Daghammar is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bougoumou definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bougoumou has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Daghammar holds on to Bougoumou as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bougoumou wants to finish this one by submission but Daghammar is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Bougoumou.
Bougoumou goes for an armbar but Daghammar turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Daghammar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daghammar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bougoumou looking for a sweep. Not yet Bougoumou, not yet.
Bougoumou keeping full guard, as Daghammar tries to pass.
Daghammar working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bougoumou's head.
Daghammar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Daghammar tries to free his leg and advance position but Bougoumou is retaining full guard.
Daghammar preventing the sweep.
Daghammar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Daghammar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Daghammar tries to free his leg and advance position but Bougoumou is retaining full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daghammar throwing strikes from guard but Bougoumou blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bougoumou controlling the position.
Daghammar throws an elbow that misses. Bougoumou uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Daghammar's guard. Nice move by Bougoumou!
Bougoumou wants to control from the top but Daghammar keeps moving.
Daghammar keeping full guard, as Bougoumou tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Daghammar seems keen to control Bougoumou's posture.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dag Daghammar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bougoumou misses with an uppercut. Daghammar saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Daghammar! But no joy.
Bougoumou shoots in but Daghammar avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bougoumou comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bougoumou shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Daghammar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ouje Bougoumou. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big left from Daghammar misses.
Daghammar drops Bougoumou with a beautiful combination! Bougoumou stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Daghammar is looking for the KO!
Bougoumou is looking to wear down Daghammar with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bougoumou throws a body shot but no joy.
A countering left hand to the body from Daghammar misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dag Daghammar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ouje Bougoumou's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Daghammar fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Bougoumou square on the jaw! Damn, Bougoumou is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dag Daghammar!
An out of breath and clearly excited Dag Daghammar thanked Sin City Allstars for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Anton Altair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Karter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Altair's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Assassin's Creed. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anton Altair!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Karter!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Altair ducks under a wild hook from Karter.
Altair swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Karter looks to land a combination but Altair avoids it well.
Karter finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Altair lands with a nice body kick.
Karter throws a jab but it's blocked by Altair.
Karter throws a leg kick but Altair moved away.
An inside leg kick lands from Altair.
Karter misses with the combination.
A good leg kick by Altair.
Altair checks a low kick from Karter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karter swinging wildly here.
Karter is looking to chop away at Altair's legs.
Karter looks to throw the jab but Altair is out of range.
Karter lands the left hand.
Altair takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karter misses with a body shot
and Altair counters with a slapping leg kick.
Karter throws a jab but it's blocked by Altair.
Karter with a nice cross.
Altair keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Altair.
Altair throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Altair keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karter connects with a crisp jab.
Karter gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Altair counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Altair moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Karter connects with a nice looking jab.
Altair is rocked!
Karter takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Oh Altair is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Altair's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Karter connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Altair scrambles back to his feet.
Altair showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Karter.
Altair avoids the head kick by Karter.
Altair appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Altair cracks the inside of Karter's front leg.
Karter scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Altair doesn't seem bothered though.
Altair scoring well with a low kick there.
Karter has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Altair misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karter.
Altair slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Altair misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Altair gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Karter gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Altair is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Karter!
Chris Karter is the new featherweight champion!
Post fight, an emotional Chris Karter said 'I piss excellence!'.
Anton Altair spoke after the fight, saying 'Newcombe had luck this time. Next time I will Knock out his head. '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gunji Koizumi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Kurtz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunji Koizumi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Walter Kurtz!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koizumi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Kurtz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Koizumi looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Kurtz!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Koizumi works to advance to full mount. Kurtz defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Kurtz is squirming around, avoiding Koizumi's attempts to control the action.
Kurtz has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Koizumi is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kurtz is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Koizumi is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Kurtz to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Kurtz shrugs it off.
Kurtz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koizumi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koizumi fails to take his opponent's back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurtz tries to improve his position but instead Koizumi has taken his back!
Kurtz is keeping busy.
Kurtz showing good submission defense here.
Koizumi controlling from the back.
Kurtz preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Koizumi.
Koizumi working for the choke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurtz is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Koizumi struggling to keep hold of the position.
Kurtz trying to control the hands but Koizumi breaks the grip.
Koizumi somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Kurtz covering up well and avoiding damage.
Kurtz preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Koizumi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koizumi wants to control the position but Kurtz frees himself and scrambles - Koizumi manages to regain control in side control.
Kurtz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koizumi tries to advance to mount but Kurtz denies him.
Koizumi 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.
Kurtz wants to control but Koizumi postures up.
Check out the look on Koizumi's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Kurtz tries to buck Koizumi off but Koizumi is having none of it.
Koizumi trying to control the action but Kurtz is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurtz sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Koizumi trying to pass the guard but Kurtz defending well.
Koizumi is working hard here to advance position.
Kurtz trying to control but Koizumi postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Koizumi tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kurtz knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunji Koizumi dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kurtz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kurtz avoids a kick to the body.
Kurtz misses with an uppercut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Koizumi.
Kurtz was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kurtz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Koizumi shoots in looking for a takedown. Kurtz tries to sprawl out of it but Koizumi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kurtz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kurtz looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Koizumi throws a wild body kick that Kurtz sees coming a mile off.
Koizumi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kurtz's waist but Kurtz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Koizumi off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gunji Koizumi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kurtz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kurtz wants it to stay on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurtz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Koizumi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice body kick from Kurtz.
Kurtz tries to score with a low kick but Koizumi moves his leg out of the way.
Koizumi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kurtz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurtz lands a really nice looking cross but Koizumi seems unphased.
Koizumi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kurtz. That did some damage!
Koizumi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kurtz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kurtz throws out a powerful jab.
Koizumi walks into a stiff left hand from Kurtz.
Koizumi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kurtz has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Koizumi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kurtz swivels and escapes.
Koizumi manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Kurtz on his heels. He'll look to pass Kurtz's guard now, I'm sure.
Gunji Koizumi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Koizumi tries to free his leg and advance position but Kurtz is retaining full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kurtz holds on and takes a little breather.
Kurtz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kurtz seems keen to control Koizumi's posture.
Koizumi is looking to work some ground and pound but Kurtz has wrist control.
Koizumi passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Koizumi controlling from side mount.
Koizumi working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Koizumi creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kurtz sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koizumi wants to control for a moment but Kurtz uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Kurtz is controlling Koizumi's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Koizumi trying to control the action but Kurtz is working from the bottom.
Koizumi misses with a head shot. Kurtz uses the momentum to regain guard.
Koizumi is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Koizumi wants to control from the top but Kurtz keeps moving.
Koizumi is stalling in the full guard.
Koizumi postures up in Kurtz's guard and throws a big left but Kurtz blocks it.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Koizumi trying to control the position from guard on top but Kurtz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Koizumi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kurtz is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Koizumi tries a head kick but it misses.
Kurtz misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Kurtz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Koizumi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Koizumi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kurtz lands a left and a right that send Koizumi crashing to the mat, dazed. Kurtz thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Gunji Koizumi has been cut.
Koizumi changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kurtz looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koizumi lands a decent elbow from side control.
Koizumi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kurtz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Koizumi trying to control the action but Kurtz is working from the bottom.
Koizumi is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kurtz has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kurtz is trying to escape the position but Koizumi is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurtz prevents Koizumi from moving into mount.
Kurtz is being controlled here.
Koizumi wants to control but Kurtz is keeping him busy.
Koizumi is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kurtz knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kurtz is not content to let Koizumi control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kurtz is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Kurtz prevents Koizumi from improving position.
Koizumi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kurtz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Koizumi trying to control the position but Kurtz is working away.
Koizumi moves into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koizumi avoids the attempt from Kurtz to control.
Kurtz is squirming around, avoiding Koizumi's attempts to control the action.
Koizumi avoids the attempt from Kurtz to control.
Koizumi misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Koizumi trying to control but Kurtz is having none of it.
Kurtz wants to hold on but Koizumi pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Koizumi sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Koizumi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Koizumi throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kurtz is squirming around, avoiding Koizumi's attempts to control the action.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Koizumi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Koizumi tries to control but Kurtz wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunji Koizumi clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Gunji Koizumi's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Koizumi throws a nice head kick!
Kurtz moves out of range of the body kick.
Koizumi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kurtz pinned against the cage. Kurtz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kurtz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Koizumi shoots and misses
and Kurtz counters with a left to the body.
Kurtz 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.
Kurtz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Koizumi is able to avoid easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kurtz.
Kurtz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kurtz scores with a decent looking hook.
Kurtz misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koizumi shoots in for a takedown but Kurtz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kurtz looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gunji Koizumi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body kick there by Kurtz.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Decent striking displayed by Kurtz there.
Kurtz connects with a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kurtz. That's going to slow Koizumi down.
Koizumi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kurtz throws out a powerful jab.
Kurtz moves into range and connects with a jab.
Koizumi is rocked!
Kurtz misses with a body kick.
Gunji Koizumi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kurtz throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kurtz cracks Koizumi with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Kurtz has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Koizumi to stand back up!
Oh Koizumi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kurtz darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Koizumi's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Kurtz before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Walter Kurtz!
Walter Kurtz is the new middleweight champion!
A victorious Walter Kurtz thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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