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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Hare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalba Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Kavkaz Music . 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 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peter Hare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kalba Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hare moves away.
Hare scores with a push kick.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Peter Hare has been cut.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech throws out a loose jab but Hare uses good head movement to avoid it.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hare thuds his right hand into Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hare throws a sloppy head kick and Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech moves out of range easily.
Hare stuns Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hare.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hare fakes the leg kick and cracks Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech in the body.
Hare has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA LA Elite in the buildup to the fight.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech looks winded!
Hare sends Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Hare is motioning to the referee to let Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech is rocked!
Hare scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech is still on wobbly legs! Can Hare finish him?
Hare drops Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech looks back up at him and smiles so Hare waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Hare is stalking Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech. Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Hare, and it's lights out! Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Peter Hare!
The defeated Kalba Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech had this to say: 'Defeat sucks but going hungry sucks worse'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Blade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Glover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Blade has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Blade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Don Glover!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glover lands a head kick!
Blade scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Blade keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Blade blocks the body kick.
Glover lands with a cross.
Blade throws a looping overhand right but Glover ducks down to avoid it.
Blade throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Glover chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A right-left combo lands from Glover.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Glover walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Blade checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A head kick by Glover misses
and Blade connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Glover clinches up with Blade and pushes him back against the cage.
Glover's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Glover throws a low kick but Blade avoids it.
Glover throws a jab but it's blocked by Blade.
Glover jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blade sizes up Glover with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Blade throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Blade scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glover is looking to clinch but Blade is avoiding it.
We've been informed that Glover has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Blade avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Blade scores with a nice right hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Glover checks a leg kick.
Glover lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Glover closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Blade did well to prevent Glover getting side control.
Glover is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Glover missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Glover has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Glover in particular looking to stall.
Glover thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Blade's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Glover is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Glover trying to pass the guard but Blade defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blade is looking for a sweep. Glover is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Glover not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Glover thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Blade is pressing down on Glover's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Glover slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blade is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Glover wants to lay and pray for a moment but Blade keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glover tries to advance to mount but Blade denies him.
Glover landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Blade tries to escape but Glover is in control.
Glover in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Let's hope that Glover has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Glover trying to control the position but Blade is working away.
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.
Glover throws a strike aimed at the side of Blade's head but Blade avoids it well.
Blade trying to remain calm as Glover controls from the top position.
Glover is trying to ground and pound but Blade uses the momentary lack of control by Glover to regain half guard.
Blade controlling the position well.
Glover sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Blade defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Glover dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Blade lands the left hand.
Glover steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blade.
A jab from Blade misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Blade.
Glover misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jake Blade is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Glover does it's job there.
Glover slips under a jab from Blade.
Glover misses with a right hand
and Blade counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blade is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Blade thows a left - swing and a miss!
Glover throws out a leg kick but Blade moves out of range and Glover only half commits.
Glover looks to throw the jab but Blade is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Blade misses the target.
Blade throws a hook to the side of Glover's head but Glover sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Glover stuns Blade with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Glover connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blade on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Glover. Glover obviously looking to wear him down.
Glover clinches up against the cage.
Glover tries to throw a body punch but Blade avoids it by throwing Glover back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blade.
Glover working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Glover tries a body shot but Blade blocks it.
Blade throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Glovers head.
Glover swings wildly with an uppercut but Blade uses good head movement to avoid it.
Glover doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Glover tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blade avoids it.
Glover wants to break free but Blade has control.
Blade's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Glover uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blade.
Blade connects with a jab.
Blade goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Blade.
Glover lands a head kick!
Blade throws a jab when Glover was well out of range.
Glover bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Glover has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Glover throws a wild body kick that Blade sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Glover moves into the clinch.
Blade working aggressively here.
Blade scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Glover throws a punch but it's blocked by Blade.
Blade goes for a takedown in the clinch but Glover prevents it.
Blade looking to slow down the pace here.
Glover breaks the clinch.
Glover jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Glover is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blade.
Blade throws a low kick, looking for Glover's leg but Glover calmly moves out of range.
Glover lands a nice looking kick to the body. Blade takes a step back to recover.
Blade takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Blade checks a leg kick nicely.
Glover takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Blade defending well as Glover loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glover tries to sprawl but Blade drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Glover tries to roll over but Blade keeps him under control.
Blade wants to free his trapped foot but Glover is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Glover is looking for a sweep. Blade is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blade trying to advance position but Glover counters by regaining guard.
Blade trying to control but Glover is working from the bottom.
Glover has a closed guard, preventing Blade from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glover is trying to hold Blade in close to prevent damage but Blade has managed to pass into half guard.
Glover moves into full guard.
Glover looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blade is one step ahead there.
Glover keeps trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Don Glover will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Blade's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Blade connects with a crisp jab.
Glover slips under a jab.
Glover looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Glover, right into the meat.
Glover blocks a jab.
Glover pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jake Blade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Glover fails with an attempt to clinch.
A good leg kick by Blade.
Glover connects with a looping right hand.
Blade gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Glover throws a low kick but it's checked well by Blade.
Blade throws a left and a right that both miss
and Glover counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glover attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Glover throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blade was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Blade walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Glover checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Blade throws a head kick that misses.
Blade avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glover is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blade keeps the fight on the outside.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Glover, right into the meat.
A clash of legs there as Blade blocks the low kick.
Blade checks the leg kick nicely there.
Blade misses with a hook. Glover ducked under it nicely.
Glover scores with a nice body kick.
Blade tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Glover fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blade manages to avoid it.
Blade tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Glover is able to avoid easily.
Glover misses with a low kick.
Blade thuds his right hand into Glover's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Glover tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Blade manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Blade throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Glover looks to throw the jab but Blade is out of range.
Jake Blade has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glover misses with an uppercut. Blade saw that one coming.
A punch lands to the side of Blade 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Blade throws a low kick but it's checked well by Glover.
Glover scores with a leg kick.
Blade throws a sloppy head kick and Glover moves out of range easily.
Blade backing away here, and Glover unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Glover tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body punch from Glover.
Glover throws a leg kick which misses Blade's front leg but catches the back leg as Blade tries to avoid it.
Blade takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Glover lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Glover is looking to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Blade misses the target.
Glover throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Glover connects with a good right hand that stumbles Blade. Blade circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Blade is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Blade swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Glover scores with a hook to the body. Blade takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A slow jab from Blade misses its intended target.
Glover with the counter takedown but Blade avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glover misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blade feints and then cracks Glover's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Glover down.
Blade misses with an uppercut. Glover saw that one coming.
Glover throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Glover throws a hook but Blade blocks it.
Blade on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Blade moves out of range of the body kick from Glover.
A jab from Blade misses.
Blade throws a front kick that sends Glover stumbling back into the cage.
Glover takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blade tests Glover's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Don Glover has been cut.
Glover fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blade manages to avoid it.
Glover swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blade sends Glover crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Blade is motioning to the referee to let Glover up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Glover is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Glover scoring well with a low kick there.
Glover is still on wobbly legs! Can Blade finish him?
Glover slips a jab and a cross from Blade.
Jab, jab by Glover - just one landing.
Glover throws a leg kick but Blade sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glover misses with a hook. Blade ducked under it nicely.
Blade connects with the punch.
Glover checks a leg kick.
Glover checks a low kick from Blade.
Glover swings for the body but Blade moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Glover, as that shot connected.
Glover displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blade throws out the jab.
Glover slips under a jab.
Glover is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Glover seems to have recovered his senses.
Glover moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Glover misses with a body shot.
Blade circles away from the clinch attempt
and Blade counters with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Don Glover.
Well Glover has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Glover!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Sandman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Bernside (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Sandman could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to David Bernside's chin.
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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
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Sandman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Bernside!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandman blocks the body kick.
Bernside lands a glancing blow to the side of Sandman's head.
Bernside misses the shot to the body.
Bernside looks to throw the jab but Sandman is out of range.
Bernside fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sandman tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bernside sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sandman somewhat.
Sandman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bernside looks for the body kick but Sandman saw that one coming.
Bernside tries to clinch up
and Sandman counters with a single leg into guard. Bernside didn't expect that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernside utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sandman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sandman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sandman is looking to work some ground and pound but Bernside has wrist control.
Bernside is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sandman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bernside utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sandman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bernside holds on and takes a little breather.
We've been hearing that Sandman has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Bernside looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sandman is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bernside preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bernside utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sandman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sandman preventing the sweep.
Sandman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bernside is keeping the position for now.
Sandman postures up in Bernside's guard and throws a big left but Bernside blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sandman trying to control but Bernside is working from the bottom.
Sandman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sandman is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Bernside is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Bernside has escaped and now he's on top!
Bernside passes Sandman's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bernside slips a nice elbow through Sandman's hands, connecting with Sandman's forehead.
Sandman is looking to improve his position.
Sandman wants to control but Bernside is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandman is trying to get back to full guard.
Sandman works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bernside wants to control from the top but Sandman keeps moving.
Sandman looking for a sweep. Not yet Sandman, not yet.
Bernside must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sandman lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Bernside looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sandman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sandman throws a big right hand that misses.
Bernside is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sandman trying to control but Bernside is working from the bottom.
Bernside not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bernside preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bernside keeping full guard, as Sandman tries to pass.
Bernside wants to sweep here but Sandman controlling him for the moment.
Sandman postures up in Bernside's guard and throws a big left but Bernside blocks it.
Bernside looking for a sweep. Not yet Bernside, not yet.
Sandman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bernside works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bernside 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.
Sandman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sandman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bernside is keeping the position for now.
Sandman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bernside working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sandman.
Sandman sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bernside's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Sandman dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sandman throws a jab when Bernside was well out of range.
Bernside changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Sandman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bernside.
David Bernside seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bernside's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sandman under the eye.
Nice body kick there by Bernside.
Sandman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bernside but Bernside pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bernside feints a counter leg kick.
Bernside scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sandman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bernside.
Sandman throws out a loose jab but Bernside uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Bernside misses.
Sandman slips under a jab from Bernside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernside takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A jab lands there for Sandman.
Sandman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bernside stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sandman tries for a takedown but Bernside sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bernside misses with a jab, cross combination.
David Bernside is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bernside throws a wild body kick that Sandman sees coming a mile off.
Sandman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bernside gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Sandman counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sandman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bernside's head.
Sandman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sandman throws a strike but Bernside avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Sandman lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bernside working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sandman.
Sandman throwing strikes from guard but Bernside blocks nicely.
Sandman stands up over Bernside, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sandman trying to control but Bernside is working from the bottom.
Sandman is pushing down on Bernside's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bernside is fighting to maintain full guard but Sandman has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sandman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bernside with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bernside is looking for a sweep. Sandman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bernside is looking to control Sandman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bernside avoid being mounted?
Bernside gets full guard.
Sandman with a nice head shot there.
Bernside keeping moving, preventing Sandman from controlling successfully.
Bernside avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sandman throwing strikes from guard but Bernside blocks nicely.
Sandman stands and throws Bernside's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sandman lands a decent elbow from side control.
Sandman in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Bernside is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). The Sandman!
An out of breath and clearly excited The Sandman thanked AnonymouS for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maki Pulu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katsuya Yasumi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pulu's entrance music is Alive. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Yasumi's choice of entrance music: Lunchmoney Lewis-Real Thing. Katsuya Yasumi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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280 lbs
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250 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maki Pulu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Katsuya Yasumi!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pulu works the jab nicely.
Pulu lands a high kick!
Pulu misses with a left hand
and Yasumi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Maki Pulu has been cut.
Pulu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pulu has Yasumi up against the cage in a clinch.
I was talking to Pulu's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Pulu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yasumi blocks a body shot from Pulu.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pulu.
Pulu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yasumi tries for a takedown but Pulu manages to get underhooks.
Pulu misses with a punch on the inside.
Pulu throws a head punch that misses.
Pulu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yasumi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A swing and a miss from Pulu.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pulu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulu looks to throw the jab but Yasumi is out of range.
Yasumi blocks a jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Yasumi misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pulu.
Pulu stuns Yasumi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pulu tries to clinch but Yasumi moves out of range.
Pulu lands a head kick!
It looks like Katsuya Yasumi has been cut.
Yasumi slips a straight right by Pulu.
And Yasumi tries to counter it with a takedown but Pulu pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Maki Pulu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pulu scores with a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Pulu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yasumi changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Yasumi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yasumi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pulu scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulu throws a poor cross that misses
and Yasumi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pulu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yasumi is out of range.
Pulu scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pulu scoring well with a low kick there.
Pulu misses with a low kick.
Pulu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pulu misses with a hook
and Yasumi counters with a nice body kick.
Pulu misses with a wild combination.
Pulu misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulu throws a big shot that misses.
Pulu lands with a hook. Yasumi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pulu throws a big shot that misses.
Yasumi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pulu misses with a body shot.
Pulu cracks Yasumi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Maki Pulu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pulu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pulu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pulu tries to grapple but his opponent circles
so Yasumi counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Yasumi won't allow Pulu to sweep him here.
Yasumi trying to control but Pulu is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulu wants to sweep but no luck.
Pulu is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Yasumi trying to control but Pulu is working from the bottom.
Pulu is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Yasumi is aware though and is defending well.
Yasumi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yasumi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pulu keeping moving, preventing Yasumi from controlling successfully.
Yasumi lands a couple of elbows.
Yasumi is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maki Pulu dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A low kick from Pulu misses
and Yasumi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pulu misses with a wild body shot.
Yasumi with the counter takedown but Pulu avoids it easily.
Maki Pulu is winning the standup battle so far.
Pulu jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pulu misses with a shot to the body
and Yasumi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Pulu gets full guard.
Pulu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yasumi is one step ahead there.
Pulu is trying to keep Yasumi in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pulu looking for a sweep. Not yet Pulu, not yet.
Yasumi trying to control but Pulu is working from the bottom.
Yasumi stopping the sweep attempt from Pulu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yasumi lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Yasumi won't allow Pulu to sweep him here.
Pulu throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pulu has his foot on Yasumi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Yasumi works his way back into a safe position though.
Yasumi slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Yasumi won't allow Pulu to sweep him here.
Katsuya Yasumi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pulu is looking for a triangle but Yasumi pushes his legs off easily.
Yasumi won't allow Pulu to sweep him here.
Yasumi stands and throws Pulu's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Pulu manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Pulu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yasumi can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Yasumi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pulu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Yasumi is nestled in close to Pulu, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Pulu moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pulu wants to sweep here but Yasumi controlling him for the moment.
Yasumi slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulu 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.
Yasumi postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yasumi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pulu keeping moving, preventing Yasumi from controlling successfully.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Pulu looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Yasumi lands a couple of elbows.
Pulu trying to keep a closed guard but Yasumi is proving a slippery customer.
Pulu looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Yasumi passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Still in half guard, Yasumi seems content to control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pulu manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Yasumi slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Pulu can't keep his opponent in guard - Yasumi advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Yasumi is trying to control the action in half guard but Pulu is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pulu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pulu tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Yasumi has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yasumi looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katsuya Yasumi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Pulu throws a right hand that misses
and Yasumi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Pulu wants to sweep here but Yasumi controlling him for the moment.
Yasumi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pulu bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Yasumi's guard.
Pulu trying to control the position from guard on top but Yasumi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pulu preventing the sweep.
Pulu tries to free his leg and advance position but Yasumi is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yasumi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pulu trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pulu postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulu controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Pulu wants to control from the top but Yasumi keeps moving.
Our spies down at at Tōshi inform us that Yasumi has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Yasumi seems keen to control Pulu's posture.
Yasumi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pulu trying to control the position from guard on top but Yasumi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pulu just misses with a punch to the body.
Yasumi slips under a jab from Pulu.
Pulu lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Yasumi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pulu throws a head kick but Yasumi moves out of range.
Yasumi appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pulu thuds a left hand into Yasumi's body.
Pulu misses with a left hand
and Yasumi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pulu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yasumi throws a fast counter high kick but Pulu manages to duck under it in time.
Pulu throws an off balance right hand
and Yasumi counters with a left to the body.
Pulu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pulu misses with a head kick.
Yasumi moves out of range as Pulu strikes.
Yasumi changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Pulu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulu misses with an uppercut.
A big right from Pulu misses.
Pulu throws a right hand that misses
and Yasumi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pulu wants to improve his position but Yasumi is controlling well.
Yasumi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pulu sees it coming and defends easily.
Yasumi slips a nice elbow through Pulu's hands, connecting with Pulu's forehead.
Pulu works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pulu looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Yasumi slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Yasumi trying to control but Pulu is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulu is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pulu keeping moving, preventing Yasumi from controlling successfully.
Pulu is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Yasumi defends well.
Pulu keeping moving, preventing Yasumi from controlling successfully.
Pulu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pulu is working hard here to advance position.
Yasumi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Maki Pulu.
I think Pulu has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maki Pulu!
Maki Pulu thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Katsuya Yasumi stepped up to the mic, saying 'Tokiniwa jinsei wa suimasu'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Geese Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Meyer Squibb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meyer Squibb will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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227 lbs
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265 lbs
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Geese Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Meyer Squibb!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Squibb closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Fury's guard.
Squibb's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Fury is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Squibb is controlling him.
Squibb won't allow Fury to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fury is working hard here to advance position.
Squibb stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fury swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fury is trying to control the position but Squibb postures up.
Fury has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Squibb looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Fury wants to stand and escape but Squibb is having none of it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Squibb has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Fury is landing a low percentage of strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Squibb looks to score with a jab to the body but Fury is just out of range.
Squibb takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Meyer Squibb has been cut.
Squibb 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.
Fury can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Squibb controls the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Squibb throws an elbow that misses. Fury uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Squibb's guard. Nice move by Fury!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Squibb is looking for a triangle but Fury pushes his legs off easily.
Squibb looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fury sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Squibb's guard.
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!
Fury wants to control but Squibb is keeping him busy.
Squibb manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Squibb looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fury is one step ahead there.
Squibb is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Fury knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Squibb on the ground.
Fury got a little sloppy there for a moment and Squibb has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fury has managed to get both his arms back between Squibb's legs - danger averted.
Squibb is looking to cinch up a triangle. Fury throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Squibb's body to avoid the submission. Squibb has instead reached around Fury's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Squibb arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Meyer Squibb!
After winning the bout, Meyer Squibb 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hongi Hika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Makonnen Amore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Makonnen Amore enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hongi Hika!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Makonnen Amore!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amore drives through and clinches with Hika against the cage.
Hika breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hika throws a lazy uppercut
and Amore counters with a low kick, right behind Hika 's knee.
Hika rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Amore moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A slow jab from Hika misses its intended target.
Despite the aggression on Amore's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hika scores with a kick to the body.
Hika fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hika misses with a head kick.
It seemed like Amore was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hika fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hika drops Amore with a beautiful combination! Amore stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hika is looking for the KO!
It looks like Makonnen Amore has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hika throws a nice looking combination but Amore bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hika falls off balance throwing a combination
and Amore counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hika looks to land a body kick but Amore moved away.
Amore counters with a body kick.
Amore misses the jab.
Hika cracks Amore with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Hika has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Amore to stand back up!
Amore is rocked!
Hika throws a body shot but no joy.
Amore throws a fast counter high kick but Hika manages to duck under it in time.
Hika lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Amore looks winded!
Hika swinging wildly here.
Hika throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Amore misses with a two punch combination.
Good work by Hika as he checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hika takes a swing at Amore's ribcage but misses.
Amore moves in looking to clinch but Hika pushes him off.
We've been informed that Amore has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Amore throws an overhand right that lands on Hika's shoulder, as Hika tries to avoid the shot.
Hika keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hongi Hika seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hika throws a solid leg kick but Amore takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hika.
Hika dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hika feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Amore sprawling to the canvas! Amore rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Hika finish him?!
Amore is still on wobbly legs! Can Hika finish him?
Amore is holding his hands too far apart here. Hika throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Amore is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hongi Hika!
Hongi Hika 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 Beach Bum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Landry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Landry has chosen Ride Wit Me - Nelly as his entrance music. Beach Bum is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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212 lbs
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215 lbs
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Basic striking
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World class boxer
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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
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Beach Bum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ed Landry!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bum misses the body punch
and Landry counters with a straight right hand.
We've been informed that Landry has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Landry throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bum.
Landry shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bum scores with a nice strike.
Bum thows a left - swing and a miss!
Landry drops Bum with a beautiful combination! Bum stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Landry is looking for the KO!
Bum is rocked!
It looks like Beach Bum has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Landry is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Oh Bum is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Landry moves away from the strike by Bum.
Bum seems to have got his legs back now.
Landry misses with a double jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bum dodges the punch combination from Landry.
Landry looks to throw the jab but Bum is out of range.
Landry fails with a takedown attempt.
Landry misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd cheers as Bum lands an impressive looking overhand right. Landry doesn't seem phased though.
Bum scores with a punch to the head.
Landry moves forwards but Bum connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bum swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beach Bum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Landry moves forwards but Bum connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bum sizes up Landry with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Landry looks to land a combination but Bum avoids it well.
Landry throws a combination that misses
and Landry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
No luck for Landry with that takedown attempt.
Bum throws a big counter combination but Landry scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Landry misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bum cracks Landry with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bum misses with a body shot.
Bum misses with a takedown
and Landry counters with a one-two to the body.
Bum thows a left - swing and a miss!
A punch combination from Landry misses.
Landry misses with a looping right.
Landry throws a hook but Bum avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bum missing with a left hand there. Landry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bum jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Landry throws a series of punches but Bum avoids them all with ease.
It looks like Bum has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Some bone on bone action there as Bum checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Landry looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bum throws a body punch but Landry moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landry avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bum swings widly with a right hand
and Landry counters with a nice body kick.
Landry walks into a left hand.
Landry lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Landry lands a big head kick that sends Bum tumbling to the mat! Landry takes a step backwards and waves Bum back to his feet - he wants the finish!
A solid leg kick lands there for Landry.
Bum closes this distance looking for a takedown but Landry circles away.
Bum throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Landry swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Landry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slow jab from Bum misses its intended target.
Bum throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Landry.
Landry feints and as Bum raises his hands in defense, Landry changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bum throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Landry escapes and throws Bum's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Landry connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bum some visible discomfort.
A lull in the action here as Landry stalls from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bum tries to improve position but can't.
Bum can't do much from the bottom here.
Landry is looking to take a break and control but Bum is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Landry wants to take a breather but Bum manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Landry.
Bum is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Landry looking to pass the guard.
Landry sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bum's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bum won't allow Landry to pass to mount.
Landry is trying to control. Bum wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Landry thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bum's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bum looking for submissions off his back.
Bum tries to get to full guard but Landry has control of the leg.
Bum looking for submissions off his back.
Landry controlling the pace.
Bum is refusing to be controlled, as Landry sits in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Landry sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bum defending well though.
Landry is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ed Landry dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Beach Bum's cut.
That's time! Bum's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bum misses with a looping left.
As Bum backs off Landry throws a huge counter combo but Bum manages to avoid it all.
A big right from Landry misses.
Bum throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bum keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Landry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bum misses with a straight left.
Landry misses with a few strikes there.
Bum changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Landry blocks a jab.
Bum is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Landry.
Ed Landry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Landry swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bum counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bum fails to land with a series of punches.
Landry misses with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bum tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Landry was well out of range. Poor timing from Bum.
Landry throws a nice outside leg kick.
Landry moves away from the strike by Bum.
Landry throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Landry steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bum.
Landry is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bum misses with a looping left.
It seemed like Landry was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Landry lands a two punch combo.
Bum takes a swing at Landry's ribcage but misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Landry.
Bum misses with an uppercut. Landry saw that one coming.
Landry slips a jab and a cross from Bum.
Bum throws an overhand right that lands on Landry's shoulder, as Landry tries to avoid the shot.
Bum darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bum throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Landry counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Bum!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Landry trying to control the position but Bum is working away.
Bum tries to bench press Landry off him but Landry keeps the position.
Bum is not content to let Landry control the position.
Bum is looking for a sweep.
Landry taking a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bum is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Landry has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bum wants to control but Landry postures up.
Bum is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Landry wants to control for a moment but Bum uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Bum looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bum trying to hold on to Landry's head to control him but Landry postures up.
Landry working over Bum with some ground and pound. Bum looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ed Landry has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bum keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bum is defending against the submission attempts here by Landry.
Landry is looking to advance position but Bum won't allow it.
Landry is trying to control. Bum wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Landry perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bum is trying to control but can't.
Bum is trying to get back to full guard.
Landry wants to take a breather but Bum is having none of it.
Bum looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bum is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Landry pulls his head out easily.
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.
Landry thows a huge punch but Bum dodges it nicely.
Landry throwing shots but Bum is blocking nicely.
Bum tries to roll over but Landry keeps him under control.
Landry seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bum is staying active underneath Landry, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bum looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Landry seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bum does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Well, if Landry is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Landry seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bum does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ed Landry will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Beach Bum's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Landry looks to land a combination but Bum avoids it well.
Landry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bum throws a looping overhand right but Landry ducks down to avoid it.
Bum has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bum throws a punch but it's blocked by Landry.
Landry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bum wants to clinch up but Landry keeps it at a distance.
Landry takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bum throws a big shot that misses.
Bum throws a lazy right hand but Landry sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And Landry tries to counter it with a takedown but Bum pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A bone on bone clash there as Bum blocks the leg kick.
No joy there for Landry, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Bum on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Landry misses with a straight right.
Bum connects with a single shot there.
Bum looks for a takedown but Landry sprawls well.
Landry connects with a solid leg kick.
Bum is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bum throws an overhand right that lands on Landry's shoulder, as Landry tries to avoid the shot.
Landry unleashes a big counter combination but Bum bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bum fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Landry manages to avoid it.
Landry throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Bum misses the target.
No luck for Bum with that takedown attempt.
Landry is looking for the big counter here.
Bum swings widly with a right hand
and Landry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bum fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Beach Bum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bum throws a hook but Landry avoids it easily.
Bum throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Landry throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bum throws a sloppy body shot
and Landry counters with a three punch combo that has Bum backing up. Bum nods at Landry to acknowledge the strikes.
Bum swinging wildly here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bum is defended easily by Landry.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Landry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Beach Bum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landry scores with a three punch combo!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bum throws out a loose jab but Landry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Landry throws a counter combo.
Landry drops Bum with a beautiful combination! Bum stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Landry is looking for the KO!
Landry throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Landry lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Bum out cold! Bum is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ed Landry!
Ed Landry bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alex Graves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iwao Wada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Graves's entrance music is London Calling. A fine choice. Wada has chosen Stranglehold as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 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 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Iwao Wada!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wada changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wada lands with a nice body punch.
Wada cracks Graves with an open hand slap.
Wada throws a body shot but no joy.
Graves half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Wada is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Graves.
Wada connects with a good right hand that stumbles Graves. Graves circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Graves takes one to the side of the head.
Graves scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Graves is pressing down on Wada's thigh, looking to free his foot. Wada is holding on for now.
Graves is working hard here to advance position.
Wada gets back to full guard.
Wada is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Graves defends well.
Graves postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves drops back looking for a leg! Wada is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wada manages to kick Graves off! Graves jumps back into Wada's guard.
Wada looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wada keeping full guard, as Graves tries to pass.
Wada manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Graves manages to get himself to full guard.
Wada loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Graves has his foot on Wada's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wada works his way back into a safe position though.
Graves seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Wada wants to pass the guard but Graves is keeping the position.
Graves throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wada is working Graves over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves keeping moving, preventing Wada from controlling successfully.
Wada looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Graves has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wada can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Graves has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Wada doesn't defend quickly enough and Graves has managed to lock this one up! Can Wada escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Graves on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Alex Graves!
As Alex Graves got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Beast Boy? You're not that good, mate. You're not that good, you're not that good looking and you've got nothing on me. Now, I've got your belt too. Eat shit, Beast Bitch!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kostas Karelis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eagle Loveladdy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karelis comes into the arena with Sail - AwolNation blaring out of the sound system. Loveladdy has chosen Snoop Lion - Here Comes The King! as his entrance music. Eagle Loveladdy acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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222 lbs
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246 lbs
19 - 2 - 0 |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kostas Karelis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eagle Loveladdy!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karelis swings widly with a right hand
and Loveladdy counters with a crisp one two that drops Karelis! Loveladdy thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Karelis to his feet! Karelis is in big trouble!
Karelis tries to clinch up but Loveladdy circles away and keeps his distance.
Loveladdy pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Karelis back to the cage. Loveladdy follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Loveladdy thows a body kick. Karelis tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Karelis moves out of range of the body kick.
Kostas Karelis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Loveladdy clinches.
Karelis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karelis prevents a body shot from Loveladdy.
Karelis lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Loveladdy working aggressively here.
Loveladdy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Karelis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Loveladdy digs a right hand underneath Karelis's ribcage. Karelis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Loveladdy lands a shot to the body.
Karelis throws a punch but it's blocked by Loveladdy.
Karelis tries to work over Loveladdy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Loveladdy lands a body shot.
Karelis is breathing heavily.
Loveladdy cracks Karelis with a nice body shot.
Loveladdy breaks the clinch.
Loveladdy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karelis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loveladdy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Loveladdy has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Karelis is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A combination from Loveladdy does no damage.
Karelis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Karelis misses with a hook
and Loveladdy counters with a nice kick to the body.
Karelis takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Loveladdy misses with a few strikes there.
Loveladdy lands with a right hand.
It looks like Kostas Karelis has been cut.
Karelis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Loveladdy.
Karelis is rocked!
Loveladdy has closed the distance and engaged Karelis in a clinch.
Oh Karelis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Loveladdy breaks the clinch.
Eagle Loveladdy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Loveladdy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Karelis's calf.
Loveladdy is stalking Karelis. Karelis circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Loveladdy, and it's lights out! Karelis really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eagle Loveladdy!
A very excited looking Eagle Loveladdy made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Beast Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdullah Zaire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Abdullah Zaire was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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187 lbs
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198 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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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
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beast Boy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abdullah Zaire!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaire blocks a jab.
Boy throws a lazy right hand but Zaire sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zaire throws a leg kick
and Boy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boy pushes Zaire away with a front kick.
Zaire lands a nice shot to the body.
Boy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Zaire chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Boy can pounce on him.
Zaire misses with a wild body shot.
Zaire connects with a leg kick. Boy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Zaire takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Boy lands a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zaire takes a swing at Boy's ribcage but misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Zaire.
Zaire avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Zaire throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Abdullah Zaire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boy moves out of range of the body kick.
Boy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Zaire moves into the clinch.
Boy blocks an uppercut.
Zaire doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boy trying to land knees to the body.
Boy can't find room to land a body shot as Zaire controls the action.
Zaire has a couple of punches blocked by Boy.
Boy lands a left hand.
Boy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boy misses with the head strike.
Zaire misses with a punch on the inside.
Boy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Boy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Zaire in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
I was talking to Boy's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Zaire can't get the takedown.
Zaire blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaire is trying to maintain a safe position but Boy gets an underhook and turns Zaire into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Boy fails to land.
Zaire is pushing Boy up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zaire throws a punch but it's blocked by Boy.
Boy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zaire is defending well for now.
Knees to the body from Boy.
Zaire looks winded!
Boy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boy crunches a lovely knee into Zaire's ribcage.
Zaire blocking some punches.
Zaire has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Boy seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Zaire can turn it around.
Boy tries a body shot but Zaire blocks it.
Boy lands a knee to the body.
Zaire avoiding damage as Boy throws knees to the body.
Zaire is trying to force a seperation but Boy has the dominant position.
Boy trying to land knees to the body.
Zaire managing to block the knees to the body from Boy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boy.
Boy tries to land knees in the clinch but Zaire avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy misses with a body punch.
Boy working aggressively here.
A short right from Boy on the inside.
Boy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boy prevents a body shot from Zaire.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Zaire.
Zaire managing to block the knees to the body from Boy.
A nice right hand lands inside from Boy.
Zaire trying to control the position but instead, Boy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Zaire into the cage.
Boy misses with some punches.
Zaire blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zaire tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boy gets through Zaire's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zaire breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaire moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Boy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zaire.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zaire misses with a hook. Boy ducked under it nicely.
Boy digs a good body shot into Zaire's ribs.
Zaire gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Boy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zaire connects with an inside leg kick.
Beast Boy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zaire lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Boy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zaire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boy.
A quick step to the side and Boy tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zaire connects with a body shot that sends Boy's belly button to the back.
Zaire chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Boy can pounce on him.
Boy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Boy moves out of range as Zaire throws a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beast Boy 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.
An inside leg kick lands from Boy.
Boy scores with a jab. Zaire acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Zaire throws a leg kick
and Boy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boy blocks a low kick nicely.
A low kick from Zaire is predictable there
and Boy counters with an inside leg kick.
Boy throws a hook but Zaire avoids it easily.
Zaire tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Zaire scores with a nice body kick.
Zaire checks the leg kick nicely there.
Boy misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaire gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Boy counters with a nice uppercut.
Zaire moves out of range as Boy strikes.
Zaire ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boy moves away.
Boy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Zaire takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice body kick from Boy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaire throws a sloppy head kick and Boy moves out of range easily.
A lazy body kick from Zaire
letting Boy counter with a right hand.
Zaire walks forward, straight into a front kick from Boy.
Zaire is breathing heavily.
Boy catches Zaire with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Boy lands with a cross.
Zaire is rocked!
Zaire misses with a wild body shot.
Zaire is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Boy rather than just go for the knockout.
Boy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zaire pivots, looking for a leg kick but Boy is out of range and Zaire settles back down.
Zaire drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Zaire is still on wobbly legs! Can Boy finish him?
Zaire is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boy.
Zaire throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Zaire seems to have recovered his senses.
Zaire uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boy.
Boy connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boy shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Zaire takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Boy sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Zaire bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Beast Boy!
Beast Boy retains his middleweight title!
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