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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Rad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ove Sundberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ove Sundberg has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyle Rad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ove Sundberg!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sundberg rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rad moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rad misses with a wild body shot.
Sundberg throws out a counter right but Rad avoids it with no problem.
Sundberg blocks a jab.
Rad avoids a punch combination nicely.
As Sundberg backs away, Rad returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Rad misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rad looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rad shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sundberg throws out a counter right but Rad avoids it with no problem.
Sundberg rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rad counters with a leg kick.
Sundberg on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rad. Rad obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rad thumps Sundberg with a low kick.
Rad looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rad. Sundberg shrugs it off though.
Sundberg works over Rad's head and body with a nice combination.
Rad 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!
Sundberg throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oh Rad is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sundberg swings widly with a right hand
and Rad counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rad connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sundberg's hands.
Sundberg scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rad wants to slow Sundberg down by chopping away at his legs.
Sundberg throws out a counter right but Rad avoids it with no problem.
Rad really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sundberg misses with a hook. Rad ducked under it nicely.
Sundberg lands with an overhand left.
Sundberg moves out of range as Rad throws a body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rad. Sundberg shrugs it off though.
Sundberg misses with a looping left.
Sundberg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rad turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rad connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice uppercut there from Sundberg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sundberg looks to land a combination but Rad avoids it well.
It looked like Rad was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Rad takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rad, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rad misses with a double jab
and Sundberg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rad looks up at the clock. Bad move! Sundberg lands a right hand from hell, dropping Rad. Sundberg pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ove Sundberg!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ove Sundberg made sure he mentioned Highland Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
Kyle Rad was interviewed post fight and said 'Just a bad day bitch. next time i will fuck you up good.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Goran Lovric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl De Groot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lovric's entrance music is Nneka - Heartbeat. A fine choice. De Groot comes into a darkened arena with his song building. London kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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32
157 lbs
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155 lbs
49 - 34 - 4 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Goran Lovric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
49 - 34 - 4, fighting out of Tokyo, Karl De Groot!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Groot dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lovric. That did some damage!
De Groot takes a shot right to the bread basket.
De Groot gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lovric.
Lovric looks to score with a jab to the body but De Groot is just out of range.
Donk. De Groot catches Lovric right on the button with a cross.
De Groot throws a front kick aimed at Lovric's knee but Lovric avoids it well.
A head kick by De Groot misses
and Lovric counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Groot on the wrong end of a nice jab.
De Groot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lovric checks a leg kick.
Lovric lunges at De Groot with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by De Groot's hand.
De Groot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lovric.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lovric lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as De Groot backs up against the cage.
De Groot on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lovric. Lovric obviously looking to wear him down.
De Groot takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
De Groot throws a big shot that misses.
De Groot misses with a hook to the body
and Lovric counters with a two punch combo.
Lovric feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to De Groot's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An inside leg kick lands from Lovric.
Lovric lands with a good body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Lovric.
De Groot drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
De Groot throws a shot from downtown. Lovric moves away and avoids it.
De Groot on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lovric. That's going to slow De Groot down.
Lovric clinches.
Lovric lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lovric throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lovric.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lovric lands with a left to the head.
De Groot utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lovric lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lovric misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lovric working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
De Groot lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
De Groot misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Groot tries to work over Lovric's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lovric pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De Groot throws a head kick that misses.
Lovric misses with a two punch combination.
Lovric has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
De Groot misses with a body shot.
Karl De Groot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lovric moves into range and clinches up with De Groot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Groot.
Lovric misses with the head strike.
Lovric swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lovric misses with a body punch.
Lovric lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Groot backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Lovric fails to land.
De Groot blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Lovric.
Lovric scores with a shot to the side of De Groot's head.
Lovric lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
De Groot misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lovric.
De Groot lands with a left to the head.
De Groot lands a nice shot to the body.
Lovric pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De Groot lands with an overhand left.
De Groot lands a leg kick that knocks Lovric off balance momentarily.
De Groot throws a low kick but Lovric avoids it.
Lovric swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by De Groot.
De Groot misses with an uppercut
and Lovric counters with a straight right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lovric buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lovric swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by De Groot.
De Groot takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lovric pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Lovric.
Karl De Groot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Groot takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lovric is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
De Groot turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from De Groot misses its intended target.
De Groot takes one to the side of the head.
De Groot is rocked!
De Groot gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lovric to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Lovric is standing up over De Groot. De Groot looks to escape but Lovric dives into side control.
De Groot is still in real trouble! Can Lovric finish him?
Lovric throws a strike aimed at the side of De Groot's head but De Groot avoids it well.
De Groot seems to have recovered his senses.
A lull in the action here as Lovric stalls from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Groot prevents Lovric from moving into mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Goran Lovric dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
De Groot gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A good leg kick by Lovric.
Lovric plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
De Groot pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Lovric was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Lovric thuds a left hand into De Groot's body.
De Groot misses with a wild body shot.
Lovric lands a slapping body shot.
Lovric moves out of range as De Groot strikes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Groot.
The crowd cheers as Lovric lands an impressive looking overhand right. De Groot doesn't seem phased though.
Goran Lovric is winning the standup battle so far.
De Groot shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
As De Groot looks to move away, Lovric throws a big counter combo but De Groot just gets out of the way.
De Groot takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lovric misses with a looping right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Groot throws a jab but it's blocked by Lovric.
De Groot wants to slow Lovric down by chopping away at his legs.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovric fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
De Groot scoring well with a low kick there.
De Groot walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice shot lands for Lovric.
Lovric misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And De Groot responds with a good body kick, but Lovric manages to step out the way in time.
De Groot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lovric.
A low kick from De Groot is predictable there
and Lovric counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lovric throws a sloppy head kick and De Groot moves out of range easily.
De Groot ducks under a wild hook from Lovric.
A punch lands to the side of De Groot 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lovric works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lovric is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Groot can do to turn this around?
De Groot takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Groot walks into a jab.
Lovric walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lovric tries to bum rush De Groot with a series of wild strikes but De Groot uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groot walks into a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lovric.
De Groot's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
De Groot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lovric.
Lovric loads up on a big right hand but De Groot slips the punch.
De Groot looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
De Groot scores with a leg kick.
De Groot does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A slow jab from De Groot misses its intended target.
De Groot doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lovric throws a head kick but De Groot moves out of range.
Lovric throws a lazy uppercut
and De Groot cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lovric staying out of range there.
Lovric checks a low kick from De Groot.
Lovric digs a good hook to De Groot's body.
Good work by Lovric as he checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lovric counters with a nice uppercut.
De Groot looks to score with a jab to the body but Lovric is just out of range.
De Groot misses with a body shot.
Lovric misses with a series of wild punches.
Lovric lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lovric buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
De Groot throws a leg kick but Lovric sees it coming and moves out of range.
De Groot on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lovric dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lovric moves into the clinch.
Lovric tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lovric misses with some punches.
Lovric throws a punch but it's blocked by De Groot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lovric misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Groot.
De Groot misses with some punches.
Lovric swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lovric throws a head punch that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lovric swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Goran Lovric has scored more points in the clinch so far.
De Groot blocks an uppercut.
Lovric lands with a right to the head.
De Groot has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lovric working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
De Groot is trying to stall.
Lovric lands a left hand.
Lovric scores with a shoulder strike.
De Groot is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lovric is keeping busy.
Lovric struggles to land a body shot inside as De Groot controls his hands.
Lovric misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Goran Lovric dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
De Groot looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lovric checks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Lovric misses the target.
Lovric misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Groot.
A head kick misses from De Groot.
A low kick from De Groot is predictable there
and Lovric counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for De Groot!
Lovric looks up at the clock and then as De Groot takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Lovric smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Lovric trying to control the position but De Groot is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lovric advances nicely into full mount.
Lovric raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovric with the ground and pound from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lovric trying to control but De Groot is having none of it.
Lovric controlling the position easily from mount.
Lovric pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lovric unloading with bombs!
Lovric lands a big shot to the head and De Groot winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Goran Lovric!
A very excited looking Goran Lovric 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.
The defeated Karl De Groot had this to say: 'Lets go one MORE TIME BETCH'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Estefan Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby TupperIII (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez comes into the arena with Foo Fighters- My Hero blaring out of the sound system. On his way into the cage it seems that Estefan Sanchez has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Estefan Sanchez seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
14 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Estefan Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 40 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Bobby TupperIII!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Bobby TupperIII has been cut.
Sanchez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
TupperIII looks for a takedown but Sanchez sprawls well.
Sanchez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sanchez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but TupperIII avoids them all with ease.
Sanchez throws out a powerful jab.
Sanchez rushes TupperIII and presses him up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
TupperIII tries to pull guard but Sanchez won't allow it.
Estefan Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby TupperIII.
Sanchez misses with an elbow strike.
Sanchez throws an elbow but it misses.
Sanchez tightens his grip and picks TupperIII up, before dumping him to the ground. TupperIII manages to land in guard.
Sanchez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sanchez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a couple of elbows.
Sanchez throws a big right hand that misses.
TupperIII working for a triangle but Sanchez defends it easily.
TupperIII is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sanchez postures up in TupperIII's guard and throws a big left but TupperIII blocks it.
Sanchez trying to control but TupperIII is working from the bottom.
Sanchez landing with the ground and pound.
Sanchez distracts TupperIII with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sanchez content to stall in guard here.
Sanchez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
TupperIII working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sanchez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sanchez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sanchez works over TupperIII with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
TupperIII is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sanchez defends well.
Sanchez throwing strikes but missing.
Sanchez throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sanchez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sanchez throwing strikes from guard but TupperIII blocks nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
TupperIII is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sanchez is aware though and is defending well.
Sanchez scoring with some ground and pound.
Sanchez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sanchez scoring with punches to the head and body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sanchez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
TupperIII is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sanchez is aware though and is defending well.
Sanchez chips away with some ground and pound.
TupperIII looking for a guillotine here but Sanchez defends easily.
TupperIII looks winded!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sanchez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
TupperIII utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sanchez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as TupperIII works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sanchez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as TupperIII works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sanchez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sanchez connects with a couple of short punches.
TupperIII keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
Sanchez with a nice head shot there.
Sanchez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
TupperIII looking for a guillotine here but Sanchez defends easily.
Sanchez scoring with some ground and pound.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but TupperIII keeps moving.
Sanchez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sanchez works over TupperIII with some ground and pound from guard.
Sanchez throwing strikes from guard but TupperIII blocks nicely.
Sanchez working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
TupperIII avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sanchez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
TupperIII is rocked!
Sanchez is looking to work some ground and pound but TupperIII has wrist control.
TupperIII is still in real trouble! Can Sanchez finish him?
Sanchez trying to control but TupperIII is working from the bottom.
TupperIII seems to have recovered his senses.
Sanchez chips away with some ground and pound.
Sanchez throwing strikes but missing.
Sanchez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
TupperIII has momentary wrist control but Sanchez slips an elbow through the middle.
TupperIII had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sanchez defends it easily.
Sanchez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
TupperIII looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sanchez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
TupperIII had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sanchez defends it easily.
Sanchez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Estefan Sanchez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby TupperIII's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sanchez throws a nice looking combination but TupperIII bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
TupperIII changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sanchez tries to avoid it but TupperIII manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sanchez to the ground. Sanchez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
TupperIII dives in and grabs Sanchez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sanchez pushes down on TupperIII's head and hops out.
Nice sprawl there from Sanchez as TupperIII shoots in.
Estefan Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby TupperIII.
Sanchez tries to sprawl but TupperIII drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Sanchez is doing well to control the position and prevent TupperIII from advancing to side control.
Sanchez has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but TupperIII is on him like a limpet, forcing Sanchez back against the cage.
Sanchez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
TupperIII fails with the takedown
and Sanchez counters with a three punch combo that has TupperIII backing up. TupperIII nods at Sanchez to acknowledge the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
TupperIII looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sanchez is fending him off so far but TupperIII persists. Nope, Sanchez circles away and we're back to standing.
Bobby TupperIII seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez cracks the inside of TupperIII's front leg.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that both miss.
TupperIII appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
TupperIII shoots in looking for a takedown. Sanchez tries to sprawl out of it but TupperIII keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sanchez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
TupperIII is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
TupperIII closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sanchez circles away.
Some wild striking there from Sanchez.
TupperIII was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Sanchez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that TupperIII can do to turn this around?
TupperIII stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sanchez.
Sanchez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sanchez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sanchez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
Sanchez fails to land with a series of punches.
TupperIII shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sanchez defends it nicely.
Sanchez appears to be looking for a big counter.
TupperIII misses with the combination.
TupperIII gets tackled into the cage by Sanchez. Sanchez maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is stalling here.
TupperIII takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez manages to break the clinch.
Sanchez scores with a jab to the head.
Sanchez lands a leg kick that knocks TupperIII off balance momentarily.
Sanchez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sanchez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches TupperIII on the side of the head.
Sanchez lands with a right that hurts TupperIII. TupperIII looks to clinch but Sanchez throws a short knee that drops TupperIII. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Estefan Sanchez!
After the fight, Estefan Sanchez was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adis Djurdjevic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adis Djurdjevic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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218 lbs
48 - 31 - 0 |
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216 lbs
30 - 22 - 2 |
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Excellent 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
48 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rick James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Adis Djurdjevic!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bitch! throws a lazy right hand but Djurdjevic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Djurdjevic tries a head kick but it misses.
Djurdjevic throws a head kick that misses.
Bitch! tries to clinch up but Djurdjevic circles away and keeps his distance.
Djurdjevic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big left from Djurdjevic misses.
Djurdjevic throws a sloppy head kick
and Bitch! counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bitch! lands with a straight right. Djurdjevic didn't see that one coming.
Bitch! connects with a leg kick. Djurdjevic looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bitch! throws a looping overhand right but Djurdjevic ducks down to avoid it.
Bitch! throws out a powerful jab.
Bitch! cracks Djurdjevic with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bitch! throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Djurdjevic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Djurdjevic throws a lazy head kick
and Bitch! counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bitch! gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bitch! lands a hook to the side of the head.
Djurdjevic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bitch!.
Bitch! lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitch! lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Djurdjevic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Djurdjevic as the two fighters clinch.
Nice elbow from Bitch!.
It looks like Adis Djurdjevic has been cut.
Djurdjevic tries to pull guard but Bitch! won't allow it.
Bitch! misses with some punches.
Djurdjevic blocks the elbow strike.
Djurdjevic misses with a body punch.
Djurdjevic can't find room to land a body shot as Bitch! controls the action.
Djurdjevic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Djurdjevic.
Djurdjevic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Djurdjevic is leaning against Bitch! and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Djurdjevic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bitch! throws a head punch that misses.
Djurdjevic blocking some punches.
Bitch! stalls.
Bitch! prevents a body shot from Djurdjevic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bitch! fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Djurdjevic blocks an elbow strike.
Djurdjevic prevents a body shot from Bitch!.
Bitch! misses with an elbow over the top.
Djurdjevic lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bitch! tries a body shot but Djurdjevic blocks it.
Djurdjevic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bitch!'s elbow.
Djurdjevic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Djurdjevic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bitch! stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bitch! lands an elbow inside.
Djurdjevic takes an elbow to the temple.
Djurdjevic misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bitch!.
Djurdjevic can't find room to land a body shot as Bitch! controls the action.
Djurdjevic avoids the elbow strike from Bitch!, against the cage.
Djurdjevic fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bitch! works on Djurdjevic's body with a couple of short punches.
Djurdjevic struggles to land a body shot inside as Bitch! controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bitch!.
Bitch! lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Djurdjevic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bitch! fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bitch! pushes Djurdjevic back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Bitch!.
Djurdjevic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Djurdjevic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bitch! backwards.
Bitch! lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Djurdjevic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bitch!s head.
Djurdjevic blocks an elbow strike.
Bitch! lands a body punch in the clinch.
Djurdjevic looks winded!
A short uppercut from Bitch!.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Djurdjevic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bitch! tries to land knees in the clinch but Djurdjevic avoids the damage to the body.
Bitch! pushes off an throws an elbow but Djurdjevic leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Djurdjevic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bitch! lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bitch! lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bitch! blocking some punches.
Djurdjevic can't find room to land a body shot as Bitch! controls the action.
Djurdjevic swings wildly with an uppercut but Bitch! uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short body shot lands from Djurdjevic as the two fighters clinch.
Djurdjevic being controlled against the cage.
Djurdjevic tries to work over Bitch!'s body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bitch! tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Djurdjevic avoids it.
Bitch! blocks a body shot from Djurdjevic.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bitch!.
Bitch! swings wildly with an uppercut but Djurdjevic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Djurdjevic can't find room to land a body shot as Bitch! controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick James, Bitch! dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adis Djurdjevic's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Djurdjevic misses with a hook to the body
and Bitch! counters with a left to the body.
Bitch! fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Djurdjevic moves out of range of the strikes.
Bitch! is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Djurdjevic can do to turn this around?
A swing and a miss from Djurdjevic.
Bitch! lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Djurdjevic takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice body punch from Bitch!.
Bitch! throws a series of strikes that have Djurdjevic backpedaling.
Djurdjevic tries a head kick but it misses.
Bitch! tries to clinch there but Djurdjevic circles away.
Djurdjevic slips under a jab from Bitch!.
Djurdjevic looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Bitch! uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Djurdjevic has time to react.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bitch! fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Djurdjevic looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bitch! fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Djurdjevic sizes up Bitch! with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Djurdjevic misses with a left hand
and Bitch! connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bitch! lunges at Djurdjevic with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Djurdjevic's hand.
Bitch! misses with a looping right.
A little jabbing left from Djurdjevic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitch! moves out of range of the strikes.
Djurdjevic walks into a left hand.
Djurdjevic lands an overhand right.
Bitch! jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Djurdjevic is rocked!
Bitch! cracks Djurdjevic with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Djurdjevic falls to his knees and Bitch! 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 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rick James, Bitch!!
Rick James, Bitch! seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Adis Djurdjevic spoke after the fight, saying 'I can see the pasture..... and it's beginning to look green'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andr De Fran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocco Falcone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Fran comes to the cage accompanied by No Worries. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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158 lbs
28 - 21 - 2 |
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155 lbs
12 - 5 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 21 - 2, fighting out of New York, Andr De Fran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rocco Falcone!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Fran throws a sloppy head kick and Falcone moves out of range easily.
De Fran defending well as Falcone loads up on a big left hand.
Falcone swinging wildly here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Fran.
Falcone throws a right hand that misses
and De Fran counters with a good, hard body kick but Falcone shrugs it off.
Falcone fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
De Fran dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Falcone. That did some damage!
De Fran tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Falcone was well out of range. Poor timing from De Fran.
Falcone tried to score with a low kick but De Fran checks it.
Falcone misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falcone misses with a two punch combination.
Falcone throws a lazy head kick
and De Fran moves into the clinch.
Falcone told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Falcone is looking for a takedown.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as De Fran takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
With the fighters up against the cage, De Fran throws an elbow but misses.
Falcone scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Falcone on the inside.
De Fran throws an elbow that misses.
I was talking to De Fran's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
De Fran effectively controlling the action here.
De Fran trying to land knees to the body.
De Fran lands a shoulder strike.
De Fran landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Falcone tries to circle away but De Fran has him pinned against the cage.
De Fran taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
De Fran scores with a hook to the body.
De Fran looking to slow down the pace here.
Falcone wants to stall.
A right handed body shot lands from De Fran.
Falcone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Falcone scores with an uppercut up the middle.
De Fran stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
De Fran is looking to control Falcone's arms but Falcone gets an underhook and turns him. Now De Fran has his back to the cage.
Falcone lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Falcone throws a punch but it's blocked by De Fran.
Falcone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Falcone looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
De Fran seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Falcone walks forward, straight into a front kick from De Fran.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Falcone takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Falcone stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Fran.
De Fran scores with a jab. Falcone acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
De Fran misses with a body shot.
Falcone cracks De Fran with an open hand slap.
Falcone scores with a hook to the body. De Fran takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Falcone circles away from the clinch attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Falcone! But no joy.
Falcone scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
De Fran scores with a shot to the body.
Falcone tries to score with a low kick but De Fran moves his leg out of the way.
De Fran tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Falcone manages to circle out of the way.
Falcone lands with an uppercut that bounces De Fran off the cage and back into range.
Andr De Fran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Fran keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Fran throws a sloppy head kick and Falcone moves out of range easily.
Falcone scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
De Fran buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Falcone scores with a one two! De Fran had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
De Fran on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Falcone fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Falcone scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Falcone on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Falcone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Fran.
De Fran scores with a spinning back kick!
Falcone sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Falcone closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Falcone looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Falcone throws a right hand that De Fran ducks under and follows up with a left that De Fran also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Fran throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An inside leg kick lands from De Fran.
A head kick misses from Falcone.
Falcone tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Fran is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Falcone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Fran lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Falcone misses with a wild body shot.
Falcone connects with a body shot.
Falcone misses with a looping right.
Falcone misses with a jab, cross combination.
Falcone has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Fran.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Fran misses the shot to the body.
De Fran misses with a hook to the body
and Falcone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Fran looks to land a left hand but Falcone moved out of range nicely.
De Fran throws a right hand that Falcone ducks under and follows up with a left that Falcone also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rocco Falcone will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
De Fran misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
De Fran ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Falcone moves away.
Good work by De Fran as he checks the leg kick.
De Fran takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
De Fran slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
De Fran cracks Falcone with a right hand to the side of the head.
Falcone misses with a low kick.
Falcone tries to move into range but De Fran moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Falcone scores with a jab to the head.
De Fran misses with a low kick.
De Fran has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Falcone finds it's way round the side to connect with De Fran's head.
De Fran connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Falcone looks to throw a body kick
and De Fran counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Falcone's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Falcone duly obliges.
A low kick from De Fran misses
and Falcone counters with a good low kick that De Fran was not able to check.
De Fran throws a body punch but Falcone moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcone shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
De Fran throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Falcone on the side of the head.
Falcone throws a head kick that misses.
De Fran darts in and clinches Falcone up against the cage.
De Fran has a couple of punches blocked by Falcone.
Falcone tries to circle away but De Fran has him pinned against the cage.
De Fran is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Falcone's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A nice glancing elbow lands by De Fran.
De Fran taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Falcone is looking to break free of the clinch but De Fran has double underhooks.
A short body shot lands from Falcone as the two fighters clinch.
Falcone looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Falcone misses with a body punch.
Falcone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Falcone misses with a body punch.
Falcone manages to break the clinch.
Falcone tries to work over De Fran's front leg with a kick but De Fran checks it.
Falcone does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcone lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Falcone's hands are dropping dangerously low here and De Fran connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Falcone scrambles back to his feet.
A low kick from Falcone is predictable there
and De Fran counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Falcone is trying to push De Fran away but De Fran has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Falcone manages to break the clinch.
Falcone misses with a low kick as De Fran jumps back.
Falcone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Falcone looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Falcone needs to keep his hands up - De Fran had a free shot at his head there.
Falcone lands a glancing blow to the side of De Fran's head.
An inside leg kick lands from De Fran.
De Fran throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Falcone lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
De Fran forces Falcone back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcone takes an elbow to the forehead.
De Fran blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Fran tries to stall but Falcone uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Falcone tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Falcone wants to break the clinch but can't.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Falcone managing to block the knees to the body from De Fran.
De Fran putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Falcone in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
De Fran can't find room to land a body shot as Falcone controls the action.
De Fran looking to slow down the pace here.
Falcone goes for a takedown in the clinch but De Fran prevents it.
The referee calls for De Fran to work.
De Fran manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
De Fran lands a right hand that snaps the head of Falcone backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falcone changes levels and goes for a takedown here. De Fran fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Andr De Fran has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocco Falcone.
De Fran tests Falcone's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Falcone looks to score with a jab to the body but De Fran is just out of range.
De Fran is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Falcone.
Falcone throws a sloppy head kick
and De Fran counters with a nice kick to the body.
Falcone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Fran moves away.
De Fran lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rocco Falcone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Falcone delivers a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Falcone fails to land with a series of punches.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Falcone!
De Fran gets a clinch.
De Fran is pressed up against the cage. Falcone has hold of a leg and is looking to drag De Fran down to the mat. De Fran avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
De Fran lands a nice looking kick to the body. Falcone takes a step back to recover.
Rocco Falcone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Falcone throws a combination that misses
and De Fran counters with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Andr De Fran will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Falcone misses the target.
Nice defenses there by De Fran.
De Fran has Falcone up against the cage in a clinch.
Falcone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Fran pressing his opponent against the cage.
De Fran tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Falcone's elbow.
Falcone manages to break the clinch.
A clash of legs there as De Fran blocks the low kick.
De Fran wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falcone checks a leg kick.
De Fran ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Fran misses with an uppercut. Falcone saw that one coming.
Falcone is looking to land body kicks.
De Fran thows a body kick. Falcone tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Fran misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Falcone.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by De Fran.
De Fran checks a low kick from Falcone.
De Fran throws a big shot that misses.
Falcone wants to counter the offense by De Fran and move into the clinch position.
De Fran clinches.
Falcone works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Falcone looking to slow down the pace here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Falcone is looking to break free of the clinch but De Fran has double underhooks.
De Fran is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Falcone prevents a body shot from De Fran.
De Fran misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Falcone lands a right hand that snaps the head of De Fran backwards.
Falcone avoids the elbow strike from De Fran, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcone is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but De Fran is keeping busy.
De Fran misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Fran is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Falcone is keeping busy.
De Fran leaning his opponent against the cage.
Falcone lands with a light punch inside.
Falcone tries for a takedown. No joy.
Falcone lands a shot to the body.
Andr De Fran has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice elbow from De Fran.
De Fran stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Falcone breaks from the clinch.
Falcone connects with a body shot that sends De Fran's belly button to the back.
De Fran misses with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Fran tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Falcone was well out of range. Poor timing from De Fran.
Falcone ducks under a wild hook from De Fran.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Fran lands a leg kick that knocks Falcone off balance momentarily.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Fran.
Falcone displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Fran throws out the jab.
Falcone wants to counter with a clinch but De Fran pushes him away.
Falcone cracks De Fran with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A leg kick checked by De Fran.
De Fran misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Falcone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Fran lands a nice looking kick to the body. Falcone takes a step back to recover.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts De Fran, as that shot connected.
Falcone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Fran bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Falcone blocks a head kick by De Fran.
And Falcone responds with a good body kick, but De Fran manages to step out the way in time.
Sloppy strikes from Falcone. Those never looked like landing.
Falcone slips a jab from De Fran.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Fran scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
De Fran throws out a leg kick but Falcone moves out of range and De Fran only half commits.
De Fran throws a leg kick
and Falcone counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Fran moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
De Fran looks to land a right hand but Falcone moved out of range.
Falcone has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from De Fran.
De Fran attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Falcone throws a looping overhand right but De Fran ducks down to avoid it.
Falcone throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Fran.
Falcone connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between De Fran's hands.
That kick from De Fran tenderised Falcone's leg. Falcone is trying to keep his angry face on.
De Fran blocks a jab.
De Fran pushes Falcone up against the cage in a clinch.
De Fran lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Falcone.
De Fran misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andr De Fran showed his dominance in that final round.
I think De Fran 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andr De Fran!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Andr De Fran made sure he mentioned Dead Orbit , along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chris Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Belleville (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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30
154 lbs
13 - 9 - 1 |
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37
153 lbs
34 - 14 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Chris Gunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Benjamin Belleville!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Belleville. Gunn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Belleville waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gunn.
Belleville uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gunn takes the fight into the clinch.
Gunn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gunn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Belleville tries to throw a body punch but Gunn avoids it by throwing Belleville back against the cage.
Belleville looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Belleville throws a punch but it's blocked by Gunn.
Gunn misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunn misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Gunn.
Belleville's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Belleville misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Belleville.
Gunn misses with some punches.
Belleville breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn throws a hook but Belleville avoids it easily.
Belleville ducks under a wild hook from Gunn.
Belleville looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gunn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Belleville.
Belleville misses with a leg kick.
Belleville throws a right and a left that Gunn avoids nicely.
Belleville turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Belleville on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Belleville stuffs the takedown.
Belleville looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Belleville misses with an uppercut
and Gunn counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice shot by Gunn.
Belleville moves out of range as Gunn strikes.
Belleville looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Belleville misses its intended target.
Gunn tries to clinch there but Belleville circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Belleville! But no joy.
Benjamin Belleville is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gunn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Belleville.
A decent looking cross lands there for Belleville.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice uppercut there from Belleville.
A lazy left from Gunn finds it's target.
A big left from Belleville misses.
Gunn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Belleville.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belleville throws a big shot that misses.
Gunn ducks under a wild hook from Belleville.
Gunn has Belleville up against the cage in a clinch.
Gunn leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gunn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Belleville misses with the head strike.
Belleville throws a punch but it's blocked by Gunn.
Belleville working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Come on Gunn - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Belleville blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gunn lands a shot to the body.
Gunn misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunn misses with the head strike.
Gunn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Belleville breaks the clinch.
Gunn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gunn.
Gunn throws the left hand but Belleville avoids the punch easily.
Gunn moves out of range as Belleville strikes.
Chris Gunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gunn lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belleville bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gunn's head.
The fighters circling - Gunn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gunn moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Belleville uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gunn.
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 Chris Gunn will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gunn throws a big shot that misses.
Belleville slips under a jab from Gunn.
Gunn paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Belleville is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gunn.
Chris Gunn is winning the standup battle so far.
Gunn misses with a hook. Belleville ducked under it nicely.
Gunn swings away with a body shot that misses
and Belleville connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Belleville walks into a stiff left hand from Gunn.
Gunn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Gunn misses.
Some wild striking there from Belleville.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gunn working the head and body with strikes.
Belleville is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Belleville looking for submissions off his back.
Belleville is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gunn pulls his head out easily.
Gunn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Belleville can do to turn this around?
Belleville is pressing down on Gunn's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gunn avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Belleville wants to sweep but no luck.
Gunn postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gunn postures up and lands a big shot to Belleville's brow.
Belleville bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gunn's guard.
Gunn working a defensive guard but Belleville passes into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gunn regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gunn seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Gunn keeping moving, preventing Belleville from controlling successfully.
Gunn is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Belleville defends well.
Belleville trying to control but Gunn is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn has his foot on Belleville's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Belleville works his way back into a safe position though.
Belleville preventing the sweep.
Gunn has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Belleville is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Gunn.
Belleville is working Gunn over with some ground and pound from side control.
Belleville working the body and head with strikes.
Gunn is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belleville trying to control the action but Gunn is working from the bottom.
Gunn tries to bench press Belleville off him but Belleville keeps the position.
Belleville in side control lands a decent elbow.
Belleville working away.
Belleville lands a nice forearm strike.
Gunn is trying to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gunn regains half guard.
Gunn makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gunn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Chris Gunn will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Gunn tries to clinch but Belleville is having none of it.
Belleville throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gunn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Gunn misses its intended target.
Gunn with a nice cross.
Belleville showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gunn.
A little jabbing left from Belleville on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gunn takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A telegraphed right hand from Belleville misses the target.
Belleville tries to sprawl but Gunn drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn is trying to control. Belleville wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gunn not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Chris Gunn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gunn working Belleville over with strikes.
Belleville is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gunn pulls his head out easily.
Belleville tries to roll over but Gunn keeps him under control.
Belleville is pressing down on Gunn's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gunn preventing the sweep.
Gunn lands a couple of elbows.
Belleville is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gunn defends well.
Gunn postures up and lands a big shot to Belleville's brow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gunn stands up over Belleville, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gunn with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Benjamin Belleville has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belleville is looking for a triangle but Gunn pushes his legs off easily.
Gunn trying to control but Belleville is working from the bottom.
Gunn is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Belleville is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Gunn got a little sloppy there for a moment and Belleville has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gunn has managed to get both his arms back between Belleville's legs - danger averted.
Belleville had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gunn defends it easily.
Belleville has his feet on Gunn's thighs here. He's pushed Gunn off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Gunn screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Benjamin Belleville!
An out of breath and clearly excited Benjamin Belleville thanked Anarchy Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Petyr Baelish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximillian Xezeron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xezeron is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Our Truth by Lacuna Coil. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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256 lbs
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283 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
30 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Petyr Baelish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Maximillian Xezeron!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baelish takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Xezeron swings for the body but Baelish moves out of range.
It looked like Baelish was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Xezeron.
Xezeron throws a one two combo.
Petyr Baelish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xezeron slips a jab from Baelish.
Xezeron tries to clinch up.
Baelish avoids the head kick by Xezeron.
Baelish misses with a hook to the body
and Xezeron counters with a three punch combo that has Baelish backing up. Baelish nods at Xezeron to acknowledge the strikes.
Baelish has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Winds of Winter in the buildup to the fight.
Baelish fails to land with a series of punches.
Xezeron keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
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!
Xezeron goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Xezeron.
Xezeron with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Baelish to score with a decent uppercut.
Baelish jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Xezeron is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Xezeron slips a jab and a cross from Baelish.
Baelish dodges the punch combination from Xezeron.
Baelish rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Xezeron counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Xezeron misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Baelish.
Baelish struggles to land a body shot inside as Xezeron controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xezeron blocks an uppercut.
Baelish tries to throw a body punch but Xezeron avoids it by throwing Baelish back against the cage.
Baelish lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Xezeron lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Xezeron is trying to stall.
Baelish drops down looking for an ankle pick but Xezeron pulls his leg out and moves away.
Baelish lands with a straight right. Xezeron didn't see that one coming.
Xezeron misses with a head kick.
Xezeron slips under a jab.
Xezeron slips a jab from Baelish.
Xezeron forces Baelish back against the cage and clinches.
Baelish throws an elbow but it misses.
Baelish lands an elbow inside that Xezeron shrugs off.
Baelish tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Xezeron's elbow.
Xezeron is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baelish tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Xezeron's elbow.
Baelish wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Baelish misses with some punches.
Xezeron stalling in the clinch but Baelish improves position.
Baelish lands with a short shot to the head.
Baelish misses with some punches.
Xezeron misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baelish has a couple of punches blocked by Xezeron.
The referee is keeping an eye on Xezeron - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Xezeron blocks an uppercut.
Xezeron blocking some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Xezeron throws an elbow but misses.
Baelish lands with a left to the head.
Baelish misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baelish lands a nice uppercut.
Xezeron tries to work over Baelish's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baelish tries to score a body lock takedown but Xezeron shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Baelish lands with a light punch inside.
Xezeron lands a right hand that snaps the head of Baelish backwards.
Baelish swings wildly with an uppercut but Xezeron uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baelish lands a hook that snaps the head of Xezeron backwards.
Baelish controlling the action here for a moment.
Baelish wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Xezeron has him pressed against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Baelish drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Xezeron gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Petyr Baelish. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Xezeron takes a shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Xezeron.
Xezeron looking for a takedown.
Xezeron has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Baelish seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Xezeron can turn it around.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xezeron pulls guard successfully.
Xezeron had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Baelish defends it easily.
Xezeron has momentary wrist control but Baelish slips an elbow through the middle.
Xezeron is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Baelish is aware though and is defending well.
Baelish throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Baelish accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Xezeron working a defensive guard here.
Baelish is working Xezeron over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Maximillian Xezeron will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A head kick from Xezeron lands but Baelish takes it in his stride.
Xezeron moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Xezeron staying out of range there.
Xezeron is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Baelish keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Xezeron lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Baelish walks forward, straight into a front kick from Xezeron.
Xezeron stuffs the takedown attempt from Baelish. Baelish gets slowly back to his feet.
Despite the aggression on Xezeron's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Xezeron throws a quick inside leg kick.
Xezeron ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Baelish misses with a hook.
Baelish moves into range and connects with a jab.
Xezeron throws a series of punches but Baelish moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xezeron throws a sloppy head kick and Baelish moves out of range easily.
A head kick from Xezeron lands but Baelish takes it in his stride.
Baelish misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xezeron throws a lazy head kick
and Baelish counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Xezeron clinches.
Baelish misses with a punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Baelish as Xezeron tries to tie him up.
Xezeron scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Xezeron lands a nice uppercut.
Baelish scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Baelish.
Xezeron lands a hook that snaps the head of Baelish backwards.
Xezeron stalling against the cage.
Xezeron looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Xezeron can't find room to land a body shot as Baelish controls the action.
Xezeron blocks a body shot from Baelish.
Xezeron taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xezeron prevents a body shot from Baelish.
Xezeron lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Baelish displaying some good clinch control by pressing Xezeron up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Baelish fails to land.
Xezeron looking to stall.
Xezeron blocks an uppercut.
Xezeron blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baelish lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Baelish scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Xezeron.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baelish.
Baelish is working Xezeron over against the cage.
Baelish looking for a takedown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baelish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baelish can't break the clinch.
Baelish lands a shot to the body.
Xezeron prevents a body shot from Baelish.
Baelish throws a punch but it's blocked by Xezeron.
Baelish throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Xezeron slowing the pace effectively.
Xezeron misses with the head strike.
Baelish tries for a takedown but Xezeron manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Petyr Baelish. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Xezeron has Baelish pushed against the cage.
Baelish tries for a takedown. No joy.
Baelish lands a left hand that snaps the head of Xezeron backwards.
Xezeron doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Xezeron lands a left hand.
Baelish misses with some punches.
Baelish goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baelish stalling in the clinch but Xezeron improves position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xezeron blocks a body shot from Baelish.
Xezeron is trying to pull guard but Baelish turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Baelish working aggressively here.
Baelish struggles to land a body shot inside as Xezeron controls his hands.
Xezeron missing with knees to the body.
Baelish fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baelish pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Baelish tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Xezeron's elbow.
Xezeron misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baelish misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baelish.
Baelish working aggressively here.
Baelish has a couple of punches blocked by Xezeron.
Baelish blocks a body shot from Xezeron.
Baelish swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baelish fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baelish misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Maximillian Xezeron will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Baelish avoids the head kick by Xezeron.
Baelish is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Xezeron takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Xezeron slips under a jab.
The fighters circling - Baelish throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Xezeron misses with a wild combination.
Baelish misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xezeron.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Xezeron lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Baelish has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Baelish and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Xezeron lands with a shot to the body.
Xezeron misses with a head kick.
Xezeron takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xezeron misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Xezeron looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Xezeron lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baelish circles away quickly and effectively.
Baelish shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Baelish misses with a straight right.
Xezeron appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Xezeron.
Xezeron throws a head kick but Baelish moves out of range.
Baelish is looking to counter punch.
Xezeron darts in trying to clinch
and Baelish connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Xezeron takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Xezeron throws a right and a left that both miss.
Baelish cracks Xezeron with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice sprawl there from Baelish as Xezeron shoots in.
Baelish is looking to counter punch.
Xezeron dodges the punch combination from Baelish.
Baelish scores with a nice right hand.
Xezeron throws a head kick that misses.
Baelish dips to his left and cracks Xezeron with an uppercut!
Xezeron is rocked!
Baelish drops Xezeron with a straight right hand, right on the button! Baelish follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Petyr Baelish!
A very excited looking Petyr Baelish rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Lobo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oisin O Conghaile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lobo comes to the cage accompanied by Hayden James - Embrace. O Conghaile has chosen The Deer's Cry by Angelina as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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201 lbs
35 - 31 - 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
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Antonio Lobo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 31 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oisin O Conghaile!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Conghaile lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
O Conghaile misses with a head kick.
O Conghaile moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lobo takes one to the chin there.
O Conghaile connects with a crisp jab.
Lobo blocks a head kick by O Conghaile.
O Conghaile closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
O Conghaile tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lobo's elbow.
Lobo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lobo scores with a hook to the body.
O Conghaile tries to throw a body punch but Lobo avoids it by throwing O Conghaile back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Lobo as the two fighters clinch.
Lobo lands with a light punch inside.
O Conghaile goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
O Conghaile tries to work over Lobo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
O Conghaile doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
O Conghaile landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lobo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
O Conghaile's coach down at WildBoar's Pig Pen (Strength and Conditioning) $40 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on O Conghaile's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Lobo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
O Conghaile wants to get back to striking at distance but Lobo won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Conghaile tries to stall but Lobo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lobo lands a knee to the body.
Lobo takes a shot to the head.
O Conghaile tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lobo's elbow.
Lobo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Oisin O Conghaile has been cut.
Lobo lands with a short shot to the head.
Lobo lands a body punch in the clinch.
O Conghaile misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lobo lands a left hand that snaps the head of O Conghaile backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lobo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lobo 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.
Lobo lands a body punch.
O Conghaile looks winded!
Lobo missing with knees to the body.
Lobo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
O Conghaile managing to block the knees to the body from Lobo.
Lobo scores with a shot to the side of O Conghaile's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lobo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A hook to the body from Lobo.
Lobo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lobo obliges.
O Conghaile takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lobo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of O Conghaile backwards.
Lobo works on O Conghaile's body with a couple of short punches.
Lobo works on O Conghaile's body with a couple of short punches.
O Conghaile blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice left hand lands by Lobo.
O Conghaile's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lobo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite O Conghaile's efforts to push away.
O Conghaile blocks an elbow strike.
Lobo cracks O Conghaile with a nice body shot.
Lobo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lobo scores with a shot to the side of O Conghaile's head.
Lobo has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics O Conghaile uses from the top position.
Lobo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lobo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lobo controlling O Conghaile's posture.
O Conghaile looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lobo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lobo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lobo is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! O Conghaile has his hands clasped together but Lobo extends and breaks O Conghaile's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Lobo.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Antonio Lobo!
A victorious Antonio Lobo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Oisin O Conghaile spoke after the fight, saying 'You must defeat Sheng Long to stand a chance!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clay Mercer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Jonathon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Clay Mercer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Jonathon!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jonathon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jonathon has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Mercer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mercer throws a looping overhand right but Jonathon ducks down to avoid it.
Jonathon wants to counter with a clinch but Mercer pushes him away.
A low kick from Mercer misses
and Jonathon decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mercer's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jonathon is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jonathon looking to sit in guard and control but Mercer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mercer preventing the sweep.
Mercer is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercer wants to control from the top but Jonathon keeps moving.
Jonathon has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mercer can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mercer trying to control the position from guard on top but Jonathon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jonathon pulls Mercer in close to his closed guard and prevents Mercer from doing any damage or advancing position.
Jonathon striking off his back but it's not causing Mercer any problems.
Mercer gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Jonathon jabs Mercer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Clay Mercer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonathon looking to score a takedown here. Mercer is defending well but Jonathon drives through and ends up in Mercer's guard.
Mercer looking for a guillotine here but Jonathon defends easily.
Jonathon avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jonathon throwing strikes from guard but Mercer blocks nicely.
Jonathon scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercer working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Jonathon has passed into half guard!
Jonathon controlling the action here.
Jonathon lands with a punch from half guard.
Jonathon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jonathon is taking a breather. Mercer says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Jonathon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mercer is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jonathon pulls his head out easily.
Jonathon is trying to work for a kimura but Mercer is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonathon seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jonathon is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jonathon is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Jonathon moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Mercer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jonathon scores with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Jonathon dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jonathon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mercer counters with a nice uppercut.
Jonathon throws a sloppy body shot
and Mercer counters with a crisp one two that drops Jonathon! Mercer thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Jonathon to his feet! Jonathon is in big trouble!
Jonathon is rocked!
Jonathon is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Mercer doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Jonathon crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Jonathon's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Clay Mercer!
Clay Mercer got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between The Sigit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sigit comes to the cage accompanied by Gie. 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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170 lbs
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165 lbs
28 - 17 - 2 |
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Solid boxing
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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
23 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, The Sigit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrew Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sigit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morgan.
We've been hearing reports that Sigit has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Sigit looks to clinch
and Morgan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Morgan.
Sigit appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sigit shoots for a double leg takedown but Morgan sprawls well. He's pushed Sigit's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sigit looks to land a combination but Morgan avoids it well.
Morgan misses the jab.
Sigit tries to counter with a takedown but Morgan is quick to defend against it.
Sigit fails with the takedown.
Morgan throws out a counter right but Sigit avoids it with no problem.
Morgan lands a nice shot that snaps Sigit's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sigit.
Morgan lands a really nice looking cross but Sigit seems unphased.
A shot to the liver by Morgan. Beautiful body shot.
Morgan misses with a few strikes there.
Sigit tries to counter with a takedown but Morgan is quick to defend against it.
Morgan staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sigit.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Sigit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morgan misses with an uppercut.
Sigit drops down looking for a counter takedown but Morgan sprawls and moves away.
Morgan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sigit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morgan.
Sigit shoots in but Morgan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Morgan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sigit moves away.
Morgan looks to score with a jab to the body but Sigit is just out of range.
Sigit changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Andrew Morgan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morgan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sigit defending well as Morgan loads up on a big left hand.
Morgan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sigit fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Morgan to the ground. Sigit is now in Morgan's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sigit accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Sigit has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sigit gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Sigit postures up and lands a big shot to Morgan's brow.
Morgan pushes Sigit off and gets back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Morgan. Those never looked like landing.
Morgan misses with an uppercut.
Sigit connects with a jab.
Morgan misses the jab.
Sigit changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Morgan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Morgan throws a head kick but Sigit moves out of range.
Sigit fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sigit fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
As Sigit backs off Morgan throws a huge counter combo but Sigit manages to avoid it all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sigit shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Morgan as he avoids it easily.
Sigit closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Morgan quickly recovers to half guard.
Morgan is looking to escape.
Sigit sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Morgan defending well though.
Sigit 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.
Sigit slips a nice elbow through Morgan's hands, connecting with Morgan's forehead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morgan pushes Sigit off looking to stand but Sigit dives back in and keeps control.
Sigit thows a huge punch but Morgan dodges it nicely.
Sigit prevents Morgan from standing back up.
Morgan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Morgan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sigit.
Sigit takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan pushes Sigit off looking to stand but Sigit dives back in and keeps control.
Morgan is not content to let Sigit control the position.
Sigit missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Morgan is staying active underneath Sigit, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Morgan felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Morgan manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Sigit moves away from the strike by Morgan.
Sigit half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morgan cracks a nice hook into Sigit's ribs.
Sigit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sigit missing with a left hand there. Morgan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morgan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Morgan dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Morgan throws a low kick but Sigit avoids it.
Nice takedown defense from Morgan. No joy for Sigit on that attempt.
Sigit has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Morgan finds it's way round the side to connect with Sigit's head.
Sigit shoots in looking for a takedown but Morgan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sigit's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Morgan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morgan with a jab.
Morgan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Morgan throws a hook but Sigit avoids it easily.
Morgan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sigit looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sigit scoring with punches to the head and body.
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!
Morgan is looking to stand up but Sigit isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sigit accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Morgan pushes Sigit off and gets back to his feet.
Morgan slaps away a takedown attempt from Sigit, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Sigit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morgan lands with a good body shot.
Sigit moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sigit with a poor takedown
and Morgan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sigit walks into a straight right hand from Morgan.
Morgan lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morgan swinging wildly here.
Morgan catches Sigit with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sigit fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sigit changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Morgan tries to avoid it but Sigit manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Morgan to the ground. Morgan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sigit closes this distance looking for a takedown but Morgan circles away.
Sigit tries for a takedown but Morgan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Morgan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Morgan is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morgan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Morgan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Sigit.
Sigit moves out of range of the strikes.
Sigit changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Sigit moves in looking to clinch but Morgan pushes him off.
Sigit shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice jab there from Morgan.
Morgan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Morgan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sigit gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Morgan.
Morgan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sigit drives through with a takedown into guard.
Morgan is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Sigit presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morgan has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Sigit clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Morgan is trying to stick to Sigit's back but Sigit is turning into Morgan. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Morgan's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Sigit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan wants to stand but Sigit is controlling the position.
Morgan is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Sigit presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Morgan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Morgan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sigit counters with a takedown into side control.
Sigit has hold of Morgan's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Morgan seems comfortable defending it but Sigit has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Morgan is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Morgan is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Sigit couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). The Sigit!
The Sigit retains his lightweight title!
A less than humble The Sigit misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
In defeat, Andrew Morgan stepped up to the mic, saying 'Congratulation to my opponent .... I ain't done. I will be back .. SOON ! '.
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