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HFC 70:Yamamoto vs Yeboah PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Bradford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rashid Magomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magomedov has chosen Chris Brown - See You Again Feat. Tyga & Wiz Khalifa as his entrance music. Sonny Bradford has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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194 lbs
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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
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sonny Bradford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rashid Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Magomedov is defended easily by Bradford.
Bradford pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Magomedov drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bradford defends it well.
Magomedov shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bradford manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bradford tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Magomedov drops back, looking for a kneebar! Bradford looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Bradford looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Bradford!
Bradford trying to control the position but Magomedov is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bradford wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Magomedov is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Bradford is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Magomedov is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradford can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Magomedov is looking to escape.
Bradford controlling the position easily from mount.
Bradford punishing his opponent with strikes.
Magomedov tries to reverse the position but Bradford maintains control.
Magomedov is still trying to improve position.
Bradford looking to control but Magomedov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bradford landing strikes, looking to finish!
Magomedov is looking to improve his position but Bradford isn't that keen on the idea.
Bradford lands a heavy elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Magomedov tries to hold on but Bradford pushes him away.
Magomedov really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bradford unloading with bombs!
Magomedov is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bradford controlling from the full mount.
Magomedov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bradford looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Magomedov is still in real trouble! Can Bradford finish him?
Bradford connects with a bit shot that sees Magomedov covering up! More strikes from Bradford and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Bradford is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sonny Bradford!
A victorious Sonny Bradford thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alka Mangrove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Great Gonzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alka Mangrove!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Great Gonzo!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mangrove checks a leg kick nicely.
Gonzo works over Mangrove's head and body with a nice combination.
Gonzo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for Mangrove. That snapped Gonzo's head back.
Mangrove throws a leg kick but Gonzo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gonzo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gonzo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mangrove.
Gonzo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gonzo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A punch combination from Gonzo misses.
Gonzo lands with a slapping head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzo takes one to the side of the head.
Mangrove throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangrove scores with a nice body kick.
Gonzo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mangrove looks to throw the jab but Gonzo is out of range.
Gonzo staying out of range there.
Gonzo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gonzo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mangrove connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gonzo's hands.
Mangrove's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gonzo under the eye.
Gonzo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mangrove looks to land a left hand but Gonzo moved out of range nicely.
A combination from Gonzo does no damage.
Gonzo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonzo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gonzo clinches up with Mangrove and pushes him back against the cage.
Gonzo prevents a body shot from Mangrove.
Mangrove lands an elbow that stopped Gonzo in his tracks for a moment.
Gonzo prevents a body shot from Mangrove.
Gonzo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mangrove just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gonzo's brow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gonzo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mangrove can't find room to land a body shot as Gonzo controls the action.
Mangrove cracks Gonzo with a nice body shot.
Mangrove lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mangrove lands a nice shot to the body.
Mangrove has hold of one of Gonzo's legs. Gonzo is fighting the takedown attempt but Mangrove gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Gonzo keeping full guard, as Mangrove tries to pass.
Mangrove is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangrove wants to pass the guard but Gonzo is keeping the position.
Gonzo keeping moving, preventing Mangrove from controlling successfully.
Mangrove won't allow Gonzo to get back to his feet.
Gonzo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mangrove controls the pace.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gonzo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mangrove has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gonzo.
Mangrove scores with a nice strike.
Gonzo has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Gonzo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mangrove, pushing him back against the cage.
Mangrove throws an elbow but it misses.
Mangrove lands an elbow that stopped Gonzo in his tracks for a moment.
Mangrove tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gonzo's elbow.
Gonzo has a couple of punches blocked by Mangrove.
Mangrove lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Great Gonzo has been cut.
Mangrove doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mangrove blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gonzo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Still in the clinch, Gonzo scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gonzo.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mangrove as Gonzo tries to tie him up.
Gonzo tries to throw a body punch but Mangrove avoids it by throwing Gonzo back against the cage.
Mangrove misses with a body punch.
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 Alka Mangrove will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Great Gonzo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mangrove clinches up with Gonzo and pushes him back against the cage.
Alka Mangrove has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gonzo is leaning against Mangrove and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gonzo tries to stall but Mangrove uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gonzo is struggling to control the position.
Gonzo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mangrove throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mangrove tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mangrove digs a right hand into Gonzo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gonzo's gas tank.
Gonzo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Gonzo avoiding damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gonzo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gonzo blocks an elbow strike from Mangrove.
Mangrove works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Mangrove trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangrove wanted to stand there but Gonzo had control of the position.
Mangrove trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonzo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mangrove passes Gonzo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Mangrove trying to pass the guard but Gonzo defending well.
Mangrove is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gonzo sees it coming and defends easily.
We've been hearing good reports from Mangrove'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.
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.
Mangrove is trying to work for a kimura but Gonzo is defending well.
Gonzo is staying active underneath Mangrove, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mangrove 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! Gonzo is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alka Mangrove!
Alka Mangrove is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Turbo Epicity (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jouko Viljanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Epicity's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Semi Charmed Life. 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 welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Turbo Epicity!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jouko Viljanen!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Epicity scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Viljanen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Epicity counters with a three punch combo that has Viljanen backing up. Viljanen nods at Epicity to acknowledge the strikes.
Viljanen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Epicity thuds his right hand into Viljanen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Viljanen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Viljanen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Viljanen takes a shot to the head.
Viljanen has had enough of the clinch but Epicity keeps him there for the moment.
Epicity lands with a short shot to the head.
Epicity working aggressively here.
Epicity presses Viljanen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Epicity lands a left hand that snaps the head of Viljanen backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Viljanen working aggressively here.
Epicity misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Epicity goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Viljanen digs a right hand into Epicity's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Epicity's gas tank.
Epicity lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Epicity fails to land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Epicity.
A shot in the inside from Epicity.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Epicity misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Epicity prevents a body shot from Viljanen.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Epicity.
Viljanen tries to stall but Epicity uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Viljanen trying to stall but Epicity improves his position.
A short right from Epicity.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Epicity.
Nice body punch from Epicity.
Viljanen swings wildly with an uppercut but Epicity uses good head movement to avoid it.
Epicity softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Viljanen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Viljanen presses Epicity against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Epicity goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Viljanen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Epicity lands a right hand that snaps the head of Viljanen backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Viljanen.
Viljanen misses with a punch to the body.
Epicity can't find room to land a body shot as Viljanen controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Epicity swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Viljanen - that landed with a thud.
Epicity lands a nice shot to the body.
Viljanen throws a punch but it's blocked by Epicity.
Epicity has a couple of punches blocked by Viljanen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Epicity misses with a hook to the ribs.
Epicity scores with a nice hook to the head.
Viljanen has Epicity pressed against the cage.
Epicity swings wildly with an uppercut but Viljanen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Epicity lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Viljanen backwards.
Viljanen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Viljanen has Epicity pressed against the cage.
Viljanen has a couple of punches blocked by Epicity.
Viljanen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Epicity tries to throw a body punch but Viljanen avoids it by throwing Epicity back against the cage.
Viljanen blocks a body shot from Epicity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Epicity tries a body shot but Viljanen blocks it.
Epicity blocks a body shot from Viljanen.
Viljanen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Viljanen tries to stall but Epicity uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Viljanen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Viljanen misses with some punches.
Epicity gets through Viljanen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Epicity.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Viljanen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Viljanen.
Viljanen blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Viljanen.
Epicity working aggressively here.
Viljanen blocking some punches.
A short right from Viljanen on the inside.
Viljanen wants to stall.
Epicity misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viljanen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Epicity swings wildly with an uppercut but Viljanen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Viljanen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Epicity lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Viljanen or not.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Viljanen lands with a light punch inside.
Viljanen looking to stall.
Viljanen lands with a short shot to the head.
Epicity blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Epicity.
Viljanen struggles to land a body shot inside as Epicity controls his hands.
Epicity misses with a hook to the ribs.
Epicity throws a punch but it's blocked by Viljanen.
Viljanen trying to stall but Epicity improves his position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Epicity lands with a right to the head.
Epicity lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Epicity.
A short right from Epicity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Turbo Epicity dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Viljanen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Epicity counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A big left from Viljanen misses.
Viljanen misses with a low kick.
Epicity throws a body shot but no joy.
Viljanen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jouko Viljanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Epicity closes the distance and clinches.
Turbo Epicity has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice body punch from Epicity - that landed with a thud.
Epicity working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Epicity.
Viljanen is trying to force a seperation but Epicity has the dominant position.
Epicity scores with a shot to the side of Viljanen's head.
Epicity lands on the inside with an uppercut.
It looks like Jouko Viljanen has been cut.
Viljanen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Viljanen misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Viljanen.
Viljanen breaks the clinch.
Viljanen throws a shot from downtown. Epicity moves away and avoids it.
Epicity swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Viljanen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Epicity looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Epicity wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Epicity ducks under a wild hook from Viljanen.
Epicity connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Viljanen's hands.
Viljanen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Viljanen tries to land a front kick but Epicity steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Epicity throws a push kick but Viljanen slaps the foot to one side.
Epicity is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Viljanen can do to turn this around?
Viljanen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Viljanen throws a sloppy head kick and Epicity moves out of range easily.
Viljanen wants to land a leg kick but Epicity is out of range.
Viljanen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Epicity counters with an inside leg kick.
Epicity lands a jab to Viljanen's midsection.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Viljanen.
Epicity wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Viljanen throws a body kick that misses
and Epicity counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Epicity scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Viljanen misses with a leg kick
and Epicity counters with a stiff right hand.
Epicity lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viljanen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Epicity.
The fighters circle momentarily. Epicity darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Epicity takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Epicity turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Epicity checks a low kick from Viljanen.
Viljanen just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromEpicity.
Viljanen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Epicity counters with a low kick, right behind Viljanen 's knee.
Viljanen tries to clinch up.
Viljanen throws a hook to the side of Epicity's head but Epicity sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Epicity looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Epicity is looking to wear down Viljanen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Viljanen misses with a hook
and Epicity counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Epicity with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Viljanen misses with a shot to the body
letting Epicity counter with a right hand.
Viljanen looks to score with a jab to the body but Epicity is just out of range.
Viljanen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Viljanen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Epicity cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Viljanen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Epicity with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Viljanen. Epicity does a little dance to reset his feet.
Epicity slips a straight right by Viljanen.
Viljanen throws a wild body kick that Epicity sees coming a mile off.
Viljanen scores with a hook to the body. Epicity takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Epicity cracks Viljanen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Viljanen tries to clinch there but Epicity circles away.
Viljanen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Epicity was well out of range. Poor timing from Viljanen.
Viljanen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Viljanen misses with a lunging right hand
and Epicity counters with a low kick, right behind Viljanen 's knee.
Viljanen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Epicity.
Epicity is looking to counter punch.
Decent striking displayed by Epicity there.
Epicity keeps the fight on the outside.
Epicity scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Viljanen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Epicity connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viljanen misses with a body shot
and Epicity counters with a low kick, right behind Viljanen 's knee.
A slapping body kick lands there for Viljanen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Epicity lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Epicity moves into the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Epicity as the two fighters clinch.
Epicity swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Epicity lands with a left to the head.
Viljanen tries a body shot but Epicity blocks it.
Viljanen blocks a body shot from Epicity.
Epicity tries a body shot but Viljanen blocks it.
Viljanen pushes Epicity back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Viljanen lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Viljanen.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Viljanen is trying to break the clinch but Epicity is controlling him.
Viljanen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Epicity's elbow.
Epicity misses with a short punch on the inside.
Epicity lands a left hand that snaps the head of Viljanen backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Turbo Epicity dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jouko Viljanen's cut.
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.
Viljanen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Epicity circles away quickly and effectively.
Epicity takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Viljanen looks to land a body kick but Epicity moved away.
Epicity throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Epicity throws a half hearted mid kick.
Viljanen misses with a low kick.
Viljanen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Epicity.
Epicity tries to close the distance and clinch up but Viljanen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Viljanen throws a head kick but Epicity moves out of range.
Epicity uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Viljanen.
Epicity checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Epicity throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Epicity avoids the body shot from Viljanen.
Viljanen swings widly with a right hand
and Epicity counters with a stiff right hand.
Epicity will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Turbo Epicity is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Viljanen misses the target.
Viljanen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Epicity counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Viljanen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Epicity checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A lazy left from Epicity finds it's target.
Viljanen misses the jab.
Nice shot by Epicity.
Viljanen throws a head kick that misses.
Good shot there by Epicity.
Epicity lands with a shot to the body.
Epicity lands with a nice body punch.
Epicity fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Viljanen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Epicity ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Viljanen moves away.
Jab from Epicity.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Epicity rushes Viljanen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Epicity has a couple of punches blocked by Viljanen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viljanen lands a right hand.
Viljanen misses with a punch to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Epicity as Viljanen tries to tie him up.
Nice body punch from Epicity.
Epicity lands with a right to the head.
Viljanen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Epicity tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Viljanen's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Epicity.
Viljanen'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.
Epicity blocks an uppercut.
Epicity lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Epicity lands a hook that snaps the head of Viljanen backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Viljanen.
Viljanen stalling in the clinch but Epicity improves position.
Epicity gets through Viljanen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Epicity lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Viljanen backwards.
Viljanen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Viljanen throws a punch but it's blocked by Epicity.
Epicity misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Epicity.
Viljanen avoiding damage.
Epicity misses with a body punch.
Epicity lands with a light punch inside.
Viljanen just leaning against Epicity, taking a breather.
Epicity makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Epicity working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Epicity.
Viljanen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Epicity lands with a light punch inside.
Viljanen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Epicity backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Epicity.
Epicity blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Epicity makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Viljanen is rocked!
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!
Epicity stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Viljanen is still on wobbly legs! Can Epicity finish him?
Epicity tries a body shot but Viljanen blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Epicity.
Viljanen seems to have recovered his senses.
Viljanen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Viljanen stalling in the clinch but Epicity improves position.
Epicity lands a right hand that snaps the head of Viljanen backwards.
Epicity tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Viljanen tries to work over Epicity's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Epicity lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Viljanen backwards.
Viljanen misses with a punch to the body.
Epicity softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Epicity.
Viljanen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Epicity's elbow.
Epicity lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Epicity lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Turbo Epicity clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Jouko Viljanen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Viljanen throws a sloppy body shot
and Epicity counters with a huge left! Viljanen is in big trouble! He's backing up but Epicity isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Viljanen from any more damage. A dominating finish by Epicity!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Turbo Epicity!
Turbo Epicity retains his welterweight title!
A victorious Turbo Epicity thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Walood Kassab (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aloysius Wiremu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kassab kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Merauder - Life Is Pain. Wiremu has chosen Billy Joel - The River of Dreams as his entrance music. Aloysius Wiremu acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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198 lbs
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187 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Walood Kassab!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aloysius Wiremu!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kassab looks to land a left hand but Wiremu moved out of range nicely.
As Kassab backs off Wiremu throws a huge counter combo but Kassab manages to avoid it all.
The fighters circling - Kassab throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kassab displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wiremu throws out the jab.
Kassab tries to counter with a takedown but Wiremu is quick to defend against it.
Kassab takes the fight into the clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Kassab has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Wiremu digs a right hand underneath Kassab's ribcage. Kassab let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kassab.
Wiremu misses with a punch to the body.
Wiremu lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Wiremu.
Wiremu works on Kassab's body with a couple of short punches.
Kassab has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Wiremu after a bit of a struggle.
Wiremu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wiremu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kassab's elbow.
Wiremu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kassab has Wiremu pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wiremu manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Wiremu gets through Kassab's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wiremu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wiremu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wiremu managing to block the knees to the body from Kassab.
Kassab taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiremu lands with a left to the head.
Wiremu scores with a shoulder strike.
Wiremu working aggressively here.
Wiremu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wiremu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wiremu has a couple of punches blocked by Kassab.
A short left from Wiremu.
Kassab tries to score a body lock takedown but Wiremu shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Walood Kassab. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wiremu can't find room to land a body shot as Kassab controls the action.
Kassab is trying to drag Wiremu to the mat but Wiremu just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Wiremu lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kassab is breathing heavily.
Wiremu lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kassab.
Wiremu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wiremu is leaning against Kassab and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wiremu scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wiremu digs a right hand underneath Kassab's ribcage. Kassab let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wiremu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wiremu lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiremu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wiremu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kassab's elbow.
Wiremu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wiremu.
Kassab is rocked!
Wiremu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kassabs head.
Oh Kassab is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wiremu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kassab backwards.
Wiremu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wiremu lands with a left to the head.
Wiremu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kassab looking for a takedown.
Wiremu drops Kassab onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Kassab is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Wiremu lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Kassab to his knees! Wiremu keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aloysius Wiremu!
A relieved looking Aloysius Wiremu thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Walood Kassab was interviewed post fight and said 'Win or lose I decided I was gonna retire after this fight. It's back to the simple life of working on the boat for me.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Tarasov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Third Round Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivan Tarasov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Brawler
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Tarasov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Third Round Romero!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Tarasov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Romero connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tarasov has his takedown stuffed
and Tarasov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tarasov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Romero swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Romero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tarasov moves away.
Tarasov feinted with a counter takedown.
Tarasov takes one to the side of the head.
Tarasov misses with a few strikes there.
Romero swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tarasov moves out of range of the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Tarasov. Those never looked like landing.
Tarasov tries to clinch up but Romero circles away and keeps his distance.
Tarasov misses with a takedown
and Romero counters with a nice uppercut.
Romero throws the left hand but Tarasov avoids the punch easily.
Romero misses with a hook. Tarasov ducked under it nicely.
We've been told by Tarasov's head coaches at Russian Bears Elite Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tarasov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Romero counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Romero throws a looping overhand right but Tarasov ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarasov misses with a takedown
letting Romero counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Tarasov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romero throws a hook but Tarasov avoids it easily.
Tarasov switches off momentarily and Romero cracks him with a monster right hand! Tarasov topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Romero dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Romero!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Third Round Romero!
A relieved looking Third Round Romero 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zeus Zorrander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evandro Guedes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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277 lbs
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292 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Zeus Zorrander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Evandro Guedes!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zorrander connects with a leg kick. Guedes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Zorrander throws a head kick that misses.
Zorrander throws an off balance right hand
and Guedes counters with a left and a right that stings Zorrander.
Zorrander will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Guedes doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Zorrander has been working on his boxing with his coaches at DiscoClub in the buildup to the fight.
Zorrander shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Guedes connects with a single shot there.
Guedes cracks Zorrander with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Zorrander falls to his knees and Guedes doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Evandro Guedes!
Evandro Guedes decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Marston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Bangsit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marston's entrance music is Bring it on motherfucker. A fine choice. Andy Bangsit has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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220 lbs
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Marston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Andy Bangsit!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marston throws a jab when Bangsit was well out of range.
Marston misses with a wild body shot.
Marston stuffs the takedown attempt from Bangsit. Bangsit gets slowly back to his feet.
Marston circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marston lands a jab to Bangsit's midsection.
Marston misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bangsit fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Marston avoids it really well and circles away.
Marston scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marston jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A punch lands to the side of Bangsit 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A jab from Marston misses.
Bangsit closes the distance and clinches up with Marston, looking for a takedown. Bangsit pushes Marston against the cage but Marston circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lucas Marston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andy Bangsit.
Marston tries to bum rush Bangsit with a series of wild strikes but Bangsit uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bangsit is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Marston tries to bum rush Bangsit with a series of wild strikes but Bangsit uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marston misses with a straight left.
Bangsit throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Marston's waist but Marston gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bangsit off to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bangsit fails with the takedown
and Marston counters with a left and a right that stings Bangsit.
Bangsit gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Marston counters with a nice right hand that sends Bangsit toppling to the canvas! Bangsit scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Marston finish him?!
Bangsit is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marston displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bangsit.
Bangsit tries for a takedown but Marston circles away easily
and Marston counters with a big right hand! Oh Bangsit is in trouble here! Marston follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lucas Marston!
Lucas Marston opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Shlemenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devon Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shlemenko's entrance music is Omarion Ft. Chris Brown & Jhene Aiko - Post To Be. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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210 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class MT
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Shlemenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Devon Bailey!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Shlemenko.
Bailey looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shlemenko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bailey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bailey scores with a hook to the body. Shlemenko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Shlemenko misses with a two punch combination.
It seemed like Bailey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bailey scores with a body shot.
Shlemenko's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bailey under the eye.
It looks like Devon Bailey has been cut.
Shlemenko shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bailey counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Shlemenko thinking.
Shlemenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bailey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bailey on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Shlemenko throws a body shot but no joy.
Bailey doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A jab lands there for Shlemenko.
Alexander Shlemenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bailey throws a jab when Shlemenko was well out of range.
Shlemenko throws an overhand right that lands on Bailey's shoulder, as Bailey tries to avoid the shot.
Shlemenko avoids the body shot from Bailey.
Shlemenko tried to counter with a leg kick but Bailey avoided it.
Bailey moves out of range as Shlemenko strikes.
Bailey is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Shlemenko with a body shot.
Shlemenko shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bailey counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shlemenko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bailey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shlemenko looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Shlemenko sizes up Bailey with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Shlemenko.
Shlemenko gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bailey counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Shlemenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bailey wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bailey. Shlemenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shlemenko misses with an uppercut
and Bailey counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bailey scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shlemenko doesn't seem bothered though.
Bailey paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Shlemenko misses with a lunging right hand
and Bailey counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Shlemenko is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bailey has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Shlemenko.
Shlemenko tries to score with a low kick but Bailey moves his leg out of the way.
Bailey pushes Shlemenko up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Bailey fails to land.
Shlemenko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shlemenko can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Bailey.
Shlemenko can't find room to land a body shot as Bailey controls the action.
Bailey lands a right hand.
Bailey pushes off an throws an elbow but Shlemenko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Shlemenko wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bailey has him pressed against the cage.
Bailey softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Shlemenko has Bailey pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bailey manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Shlemenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shlemenko lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bailey backwards.
Shlemenko scores with a nice hook to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bailey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bailey lands a right hand.
Bailey's coach down at Wild Card was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bailey's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A head punch on the inside from Bailey fails to land.
Bailey throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shlemenkos head.
Bailey lands a nice shot to the body.
Bailey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bailey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bailey lands with a right to the head.
Bailey throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shlemenko has a couple of punches blocked by Bailey.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shlemenko.
A head punch on the inside from Bailey fails to land.
Bailey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bailey scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bailey scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bailey.
Bailey lands with a short shot to the head.
Bailey blocks an uppercut.
Bailey scores with a shoulder strike.
Shlemenko blocks an uppercut.
Shlemenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Bailey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shlemenko throws a punch but it's blocked by Bailey.
Shlemenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bailey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bailey lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bailey misses with the head strike.
Shlemenko is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bailey gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bailey misses with the head strike.
Shlemenko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shlemenko has a couple of punches blocked by Bailey.
Bailey pushes Shlemenko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of 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!
Bailey scores with a shot to the side of Shlemenko's head.
Still in the clinch, Bailey scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short left from Bailey.
A left hand lands to the body for Bailey.
A left hand lands to the body for Bailey.
Bailey blocks the elbow strike.
Shlemenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Bailey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bailey misses with the head strike.
Bailey lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Shlemenko blocking some punches.
Shlemenko is trying to drag Bailey to the mat but Bailey just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bailey creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shlemenko tries to throw a body punch but Bailey avoids it by throwing Shlemenko back against the cage.
Shlemenko lands a nice uppercut.
Shlemenko blocking some punches.
Bailey swings wildly with an uppercut but Shlemenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devon Bailey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Devon Bailey's cut.
That's time! Shlemenko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bailey just misses with a punch to the body.
Bailey slips under a jab.
Bailey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shlemenko wants to clinch but Bailey slips to the side
and Bailey makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bailey scores with a body shot.
Shlemenko pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bailey is out of range and Shlemenko settles back down.
Shlemenko darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bailey gets full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailey tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Shlemenko looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey is adopting a defensive guard.
Shlemenko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bailey is keeping the position for now.
Shlemenko stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Bailey is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Shlemenko rather than just go for the knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bailey lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bailey moves out of range as Shlemenko throws a body kick.
Bailey bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Shlemenko's head backwards.
Shlemenko is looking to clinch but Bailey is avoiding it.
Shlemenko gets the takedown into side control.
Shlemenko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bailey keeps working.
Shlemenko decides to stand back up. Shlemenko steps back and let's Bailey get back to his feet.
Donk. Bailey catches Shlemenko right on the button with a cross.
Alexander Shlemenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bailey just misses with a punch to the body.
Devon Bailey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice shot lands for Bailey.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey scores with a jab.
Bailey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bailey throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Shlemenko swings for the body but Bailey moves out of range.
Shlemenko misses with a kick to the body.
Bailey connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A low kick from Bailey misses
and Shlemenko counters with a two punch combo.
Shlemenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bailey.
Bailey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bailey keeps the fight on the outside.
A big right from Bailey misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bailey. Shlemenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Bailey misses.
Bailey cracks Shlemenko with a right hand to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shlemenko throws a lazy right hand but Bailey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bailey looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Shlemenko tries to clinch up
and Bailey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shlemenko is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shlemenko misses with a double jab.
Bailey cracks Shlemenko with a hook to the temple - Shlemenko is on wobbly legs here! Bailey swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Shlemenko falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Bailey wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Devon Bailey!
An out of breath Devon Bailey 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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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kotetsu Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sambulo Yeboah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Yeboah's choice of entrance music: Lionel Richie - All Night Long. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kotetsu Yamamoto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sambulo Yeboah!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamamoto moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Yamamoto tries to clinch up.
Yeboah takes a swing at Yamamoto's ribcage but misses.
Yeboah works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Yeboah with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yamamoto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yeboah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yamamoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Yeboah.
Yamamoto avoids the body shot from Yeboah.
Yamamoto takes one on the button.
Yeboah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yamamoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Yeboah.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamamoto closes the distance and pushes Yeboah back into the cage.
Yamamoto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yeboah gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto blocks a body shot from Yeboah.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeboah wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yeboah manages to break the clinch.
Yeboah rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yamamoto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice defenses there by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto drops down looking for a counter takedown but Yeboah sprawls and moves away.
Yamamoto looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yeboah stuffs the takedown.
Yeboah looks to score with a jab to the body but Yamamoto is just out of range.
Yeboah missing with a left hand there. Yamamoto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yamamoto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yeboah manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yamamoto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yamamoto struggles to land a body shot inside as Yeboah controls his hands.
Yamamoto slows down the pace here.
Yamamoto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yeboah blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kotetsu Yamamoto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yeboah takes a shot to the head.
Yamamoto drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Yeboah gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Yamamoto is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Yeboah gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Yamamoto has Yeboah pressed against the cage, preventing Yeboah from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short left from Yamamoto.
Yeboah blocks an uppercut.
Yeboah lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yeboah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yamamoto slips a straight right by Yeboah.
Yamamoto changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Yamamoto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sambulo Yeboah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yeboah lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Yeboah connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Yamamoto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yeboah.
Yeboah misses with a lunging right hand
and Yamamoto counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yeboah looking for a guillotine here but Yamamoto defends easily.
Yeboah has momentary wrist control but Yamamoto slips an elbow through the middle.
Yeboah looking to control.
Yamamoto content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Yamamoto wants to control from the top but Yeboah keeps moving.
Yeboah controlling the position.
Yeboah looking for a sweep. Not yet Yeboah, not yet.
Yamamoto with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto landing some decent shots from guard.
Yamamoto chips away with some ground and pound.
Yamamoto scoring with punches to the head and body.
Yeboah is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Yamamoto defends well.
Yeboah working a defensive guard here.
Yamamoto is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Yeboah looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Yeboah is looking for a triangle but Yamamoto pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sambulo Yeboah 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.
Yamamoto fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Yeboah sprawls well initially but Yamamoto persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Yeboah is looking for a sweep. Yamamoto is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Yeboah trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yamamoto looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Yeboah is trying to control but can't.
Yamamoto winds up and cracks Yeboah with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yeboah wants to control but Yamamoto is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Yeboah is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Yamamoto scores with a couple of nice shots.
Yeboah is looking to improve his position.
Yeboah looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Yeboah is staying active underneath Yamamoto, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Yamamoto is looking to advance position but Yeboah won't allow it.
Yamamoto working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Yamamoto landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Yeboah manages to get to full guard.
Yamamoto lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Yamamoto works over Yeboah with some ground and pound from guard.
Yamamoto won't allow Yeboah to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto connects with a couple of short punches.
Yeboah had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Yamamoto defends it easily.
Yamamoto distracts Yeboah with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Yeboah is rocked!
Yamamoto working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Yeboah's head.
Yeboah is still in real trouble! Can Yamamoto finish him?
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Yamamoto's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Yamamoto gets to his feet and stands over Yeboah, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Yeboah felt that one! Yamamoto unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Yeboah from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kotetsu Yamamoto!
Kotetsu Yamamoto retains his featherweight title!
Kotetsu Yamamoto took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'We are NJPW!!!'.
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