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BFRC Weightweight Tourney 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gak Rhettie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Young Gunner (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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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gak Rhettie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Young Gunner!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunner takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
No joy there for Rhettie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gunner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A telegraphed right hand from Gunner misses the target.
Gunner misses with a body shot
and Rhettie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rhettie connects with a looping right hand.
No joy there for Rhettie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rhettie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gunner.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rhettie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rhettie defending well as Gunner loads up on a big left hand.
Rhettie misses with a double jab
and Gunner counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rhettie misses with a straight right.
Gunner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gunner misses with an uppercut. Rhettie saw that one coming.
Gunner with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A shot to the liver by Rhettie. Beautiful body shot.
Rhettie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gunner throws a series of punches but Rhettie moves out of range.
Rhettie seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Gunner slips a jab and a cross from Rhettie.
Gunner misses with a wild combination.
Rhettie is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhettie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rhettie goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gunner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gunner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rhettie misses with a looping right.
Rhettie throws a right hand that Gunner ducks under and follows up with a left that Gunner also avoids with ease.
Rhettie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gunner throws a body punch but Rhettie moves out of range.
Rhettie is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Gunner.
Rhettie moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gunner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunner misses with the combination.
Rhettie throws a series of punches but Gunner moves out of range.
Gunner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gunner on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gunner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rhettie.
Rhettie attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gunner connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rhettie's hands.
Rhettie avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rhettie throws a series of punches but Gunner moves out of range.
Rhettie takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rhettie lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gunner backs up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gunner changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gunner lands a jab-cross combination.
Gunner scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rhettie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gunner.
Sloppy strikes from Rhettie. Those never looked like landing.
Rhettie is looking to clinch but Gunner is avoiding it.
Gunner scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Young Gunner will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rhettie lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rhettie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gunner on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A cross from Rhettie lands.
Rhettie misses with a leg kick
and Gunner counters with a straight right hand.
Gunner lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gunner.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rhettie manages to avoid it.
As Gunner tries to get set, Rhettie tries to push him back and clinch up but Gunner manages to avoid the attempt.
Rhettie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gunner.
A little feinted left hand from Rhettie on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rhettie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gunner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhettie walks into a straight right hand from Gunner.
Rhettie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rhettie jabs Gunner right on the nose. Gunner blinks but takes it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gunner. Rhettie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rhettie was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nice uppercut lands for Gunner. That snapped Rhettie's head back.
A right-left combo lands from Rhettie.
Rhettie throws a right hand that Gunner ducks under and follows up with a left that Gunner also avoids with ease.
Rhettie slips a straight right by Gunner.
Nice defenses there by Rhettie.
Rhettie tries to counter with a takedown but Gunner is quick to defend against it.
Gunner works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rhettie looks to throw the jab but Gunner is out of range.
Young Gunner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhettie lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gunner backs up against the cage.
Gak Rhettie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rhettie tries to clinch but Gunner is having none of it.
Rhettie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rhettie staying out of range there.
Young Gunner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gunner takes a swing at Rhettie's ribcage but misses.
Rhettie is looking to counter the offense by Gunner and move into the clinch.
Gunner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rhettie moves away.
Rhettie swinging wildly here.
Gunner throws out a counter right but Rhettie avoids it with no problem.
Rhettie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gunner looks to land a right hand but Rhettie moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhettie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gunner circles away quickly and effectively.
Gunner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rhettie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gunner bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rhettie misses with an uppercut. Gunner saw that one coming.
Gunner jabs Rhettie to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gunner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rhettie is looking to counter the offense by Gunner and move into the clinch.
Gunner moves out of range of the strikes.
Gunner walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gunner throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rhettie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rhettie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunner lands a nice hook to Rhettie's body. Rhettie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rhettie slips a jab and a cross from Gunner.
Gunner changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rhettie throws a nice looking combination but Gunner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gunner misses the shot to the body.
Rhettie throws a big counter combination but Gunner scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nice shot lands for Gunner.
Gunner with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rhettie misses the shot to the body.
Rhettie lands with a good body shot.
No joy there for Gunner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gunner misses with an uppercut
and Rhettie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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 Gak Rhettie will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Gunner throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rhettie on the side of the head.
Gunner looks to score with a jab to the body but Rhettie is just out of range.
Rhettie moves out of range as Gunner strikes.
Rhettie misses with a series of wild punches.
Gunner throws a body shot but no joy.
Rhettie takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rhettie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gunner manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Gunner misses.
Rhettie is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Gunner.
Gunner throws a series of punches but Rhettie moves out of range.
Gunner takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhettie swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gunner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gunner throws out a loose jab but Rhettie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rhettie takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gunner ducks under a wild hook from Rhettie.
Gunner wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gunner cracks Rhettie with an open hand slap.
Rhettie wants to clinch
and Gunner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gunner works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gunner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rhettie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rhettie seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Gunner jabs at Rhettie's body.
Rhettie misses with a combination
and Gunner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gunner connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gunner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gunner scores with a shot to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Rhettie might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A big right from Gunner misses.
Nice straight punches there by Gunner. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gunner.
Rhettie takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunner throws a jab but it's blocked by Rhettie.
Rhettie misses with a series of wild punches.
Gunner appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Rhettie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gunner.
Gunner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rhettie throws a body shot but no joy.
Rhettie darts in trying to clinch
and Gunner counters with a left to the body.
Gunner dodges the punch combination from Rhettie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Rhettie.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rhettie. Gunner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gunner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rhettie looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gunner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rhettie.
Rhettie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gunner jabs Rhettie to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rhettie tries to clinch up
and Gunner counters with a stiff right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Young Gunner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gunner has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Young Gunner!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chesty Puller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Kopp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Puller's entrance music is Your Going Down. A fine choice. 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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135 lbs
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140 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Chesty Puller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steven Kopp!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kopp shoots in looking for a takedown. Puller tries to sprawl out of it but Kopp keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Puller manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kopp comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Puller drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Puller throws a big right hand that misses.
Puller throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kopp works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kopp has control of Puller's left arm, preventing Puller from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puller preventing the sweep.
Kopp is pulling down on Puller's head to control his posture.
Puller in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puller missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Puller throws a big right hand that misses.
Puller throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kopp working a defensive guard here.
Puller really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Puller throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kopp works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kopp pulls Puller in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kopp is on top in guard.
Kopp working some strikes from top position.
Puller working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kopp.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kopp trying to control but Puller is working from the bottom.
Kopp working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Puller's head.
Puller keeping moving, preventing Kopp from controlling successfully.
Puller avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kopp postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kopp takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Puller gets a takedown into half guard.
Puller trying to control the action but Kopp is working from the bottom.
Kopp moves into full guard.
Puller throwing strikes but missing.
Puller is looking to pass into half guard but Kopp pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Kopp is in guard.
Kopp won't allow Puller to get back to his feet.
Puller working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kopp.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kopp seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kopp postures up in Puller's guard and throws a big left but Puller blocks it.
Puller looking to control.
Kopp has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kopp scoring with some ground and pound.
Puller tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kopp is working Puller over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kopp lands a couple of digs.
Kopp slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kopp works over Puller with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Steven Kopp will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kopp scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kopp fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
It looked like Puller wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kopp misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kopp shoots for a takedown but Puller saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Puller rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kopp moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Puller closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kopp circles away.
Kopp drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Puller defends it well.
Puller scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Steven Kopp has been cut.
Puller gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Kopp counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puller misses with a wild body shot.
A punch combination from Puller misses.
Puller gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kopp to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Puller has his feet on Kopp's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kopp stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kopp wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chesty Puller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Puller ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kopp displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Puller.
Chesty Puller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Puller fails with the takedown
enabling Kopp to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice shot by Kopp.
Kopp looking to score a takedown here. Puller is defending well but Kopp drives through and ends up in Puller's guard.
Kopp wants to control from the top but Puller keeps moving.
Kopp forces his way into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kopp winds up and cracks Puller with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kopp is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Puller is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kopp scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kopp looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Puller with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Puller is rocked!
Kopp is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Kopp postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Puller looks a forlorn figure.
Oh Puller is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Puller tries to lock up and control but Kopp gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Puller seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kopp with good strikes from the mount here!
Kopp lands a big elbow.
Kopp is landing with some decent strikes but Puller is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kopp is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Puller goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Kopp!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Steven Kopp!
Steven Kopp took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, E Corp for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gomu Gomu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dylan Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomu Gomu could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dylan Andrews's chin.
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250 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gomu Gomu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dylan Andrews!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomu misses with an uppercut.
Gomu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gomu cracks the inside of Andrews's front leg.
Andrews closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Gomu has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Gomu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Andrews or not.
Gomu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gomu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gomu Gomu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andrews is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gomu.
Gomu scores with a punch to the head.
Andrews takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andrews has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Andrews there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gomu sends Andrews crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Gomu is motioning to the referee to let Andrews up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Andrews is rocked!
It looks like Dylan Andrews has been cut.
Andrews walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Gomu! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gomu Gomu!
Gomu Gomu seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colin Turnbull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn McLean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McLean has chosen I Predict A Riot as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Colin Turnbull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Shawn McLean!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McLean ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turnbull moves away.
McLean fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turnbull manages to avoid it.
McLean throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McLean 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.
McLean throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turnbull lands a head shot.
Turnbull pushes McLean away with a front kick.
McLean changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McLean checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Turnbull is looking to clinch.
Turnbull avoids the body shot from McLean.
McLean misses with a wild body shot.
Turnbull is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Turnbull looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turnbull slips a straight right by McLean.
Turnbull scoring well with a low kick there.
McLean checks the leg kick nicely there.
Turnbull closes the distance and pushes McLean back into the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Turnbull.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McLean blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Turnbull.
McLean looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McLean manages to break the clinch.
McLean misses with a shot to the body
and Turnbull makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
McLean looks winded!
McLean stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Turnbull.
Turnbull dips to his left and cracks McLean with an uppercut!
Turnbull cracks the inside of McLean's front leg.
McLean lands a nice shot to the body.
McLean misses with a wild body shot.
Turnbull takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Turnbull misses with a head kick.
Nice cross by Turnbull.
Turnbull connects with a single shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turnbull throws a leg kick but McLean sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Turnbull moves away from the strike by McLean.
McLean throws a body punch but Turnbull moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Turnbull misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLean ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McLean defending well as Turnbull loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from Turnbull misses its intended target.
McLean swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Turnbull misses the shot to the body.
Turnbull is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Turnbull tried to score with a low kick but McLean checks it.
Turnbull keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turnbull stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
McLean ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McLean is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Turnbull rather than just go for the knockout.
Turnbull tries to clinch there but McLean circles away.
McLean lands a body shot.
Turnbull's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Turnbull duly obliges.
Turnbull avoids the body shot from McLean.
Turnbull was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McLean ducks right into an uppercut from Turnbull.
McLean moves out of range of the strikes.
McLean scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for McLean.
McLean jabs Turnbull to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Turnbull throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Turnbull takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McLean digs a good body shot into Turnbull's ribs.
McLean fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Turnbull looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McLean looks to score with a jab to the body but Turnbull is just out of range.
McLean scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McLean thuds a left hand into Turnbull's body.
Good shot there by McLean.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turnbull misses with a leg kick
and McLean counters with a lovely shot to the body.
McLean lands with a shot to the body.
McLean changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McLean changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McLean lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLean scores with a jab to the body.
McLean fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McLean thuds a left hand into Turnbull's body.
McLean throws a body punch but Turnbull moves out of range.
McLean scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Turnbull rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McLean counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McLean throws a body punch but Turnbull moves out of range.
Turnbull staying out of range there.
McLean lands a nice shot to the body.
McLean misses with a hook.
McLean punishes Turnbull's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McLean stuns Turnbull with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Turnbull takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Turnbull takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn McLean dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Turnbull takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McLean throws a right hand that Turnbull ducks under and follows up with a left that Turnbull also avoids with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from McLean. Turnbull does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turnbull lands with a hook. McLean tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
McLean lands a body shot.
Shawn McLean seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Turnbull ducks under a wild hook from McLean.
McLean fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turnbull manages to avoid it.
Turnbull misses with a hook.
McLean dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McLean works Turnbull's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turnbull takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McLean throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McLean scores with a hook to the body. Turnbull takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McLean just misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McLean throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLean throws a hook to the side of Turnbull's head but Turnbull sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Colin Turnbull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McLean just misses with a punch to the body.
Turnbull appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A shot to the liver by McLean. Beautiful body shot.
Turnbull takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McLean cracks Turnbull with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Colin Turnbull has been cut.
McLean scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McLean scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for McLean. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Turnbull takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McLean dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McLean digs a good body shot into Turnbull's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A cross from McLean lands.
McLean changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McLean connects with a body shot.
A jab lands there for McLean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLean misses the shot to the body.
McLean lands a jab to Turnbull's midsection.
McLean misses with a hook.
McLean tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turnbull was well out of range. Poor timing from McLean.
Turnbull on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McLean scores with a shot to the body.
McLean digs a good body shot into Turnbull's ribs.
McLean misses with a few strikes there.
It looked like Turnbull wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McLean misses with a body shot.
Turnbull feinted there with a counter leg kick.
McLean has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Turnbull loads up on a big right hand but McLean slips the punch.
McLean dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Turnbull takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Turnbull misses the jab.
McLean throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLean misses with a body shot.
McLean ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The fighters circle momentarily. McLean darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
McLean misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turnbull.
A little feinted left hand from Turnbull on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McLean misses with a wild body shot.
McLean lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Turnbull at a distance.
Turnbull pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McLean dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turnbull. McLean does a little dance to reset his feet.
McLean let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
McLean fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Turnbull looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McLean moves out of range of the leg kick from Turnbull.
Turnbull avoids the body shot from McLean.
McLean lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Turnbull backs up against the cage.
McLean digs a good body shot into Turnbull's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McLean throws an overhand right that lands on Turnbull's shoulder, as Turnbull tries to avoid the shot.
Turnbull avoids the body shot from McLean.
Turnbull keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McLean comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Turnbull avoids the body shot from McLean.
McLean lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McLean.
Turnbull fails in his attempt to clinch.
Turnbull throws a hook but McLean avoids it easily.
McLean misses with a two punch combination.
Turnbull tried to counter with a leg kick but McLean avoided it.
McLean scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McLean throws a body shot but no joy.
McLean lands a left and a right that send Turnbull crashing to the mat, dazed. McLean thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Turnbull is rocked!
Turnbull just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn McLean showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Colin Turnbull's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Turnbull takes one to the chin there.
Turnbull connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
McLean takes a swing at Turnbull's ribcage but misses.
Turnbull keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turnbull fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McLean has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McLean uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turnbull.
McLean let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Turnbull scores with a nice head shot.
McLean ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turnbull moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from McLean. Turnbull does a little dance to reset his feet.
McLean connects with a body shot that sends Turnbull's belly button to the back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turnbull throws a hook to the side of McLean's head but McLean sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McLean drops his hands momentarily and Turnbull takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
McLean changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McLean misses with a body shot.
Turnbull looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McLean doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLean misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Turnbull throws a big shot that misses.
McLean lands with a nice body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Turnbull on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Turnbull throws a hook to the side of McLean's head but McLean sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Turnbull keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turnbull has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Turnbull misses with an uppercut
and McLean makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
McLean throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Turnbull stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
No joy there for McLean, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McLean throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turnbull misses with a hook. McLean ducked under it nicely.
McLean is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Turnbull with a body shot.
Turnbull looks to land a left hand but McLean moved out of range nicely.
Turnbull throws an overhand right that lands on McLean's shoulder, as McLean tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLean scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McLean lands a jab to Turnbull's midsection.
A shot to the liver by McLean. Beautiful body shot.
McLean loads up on a big right hand but Turnbull slips the punch.
McLean tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turnbull was well out of range. Poor timing from McLean.
Turnbull throws a big shot that misses.
Turnbull misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McLean.
McLean misses with a wild body shot.
Turnbull takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Turnbull attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from McLean on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Turnbull misses with an uppercut. McLean saw that one coming.
McLean fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Turnbull looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A telegraphed right hand from McLean misses the target.
McLean lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Turnbull at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLean lands with a good body shot.
McLean stuns Turnbull with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Turnbull lunges at McLean with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McLean's hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Turnbull.
Turnbull jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McLean is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Turnbull with a body shot.
McLean throws a body punch but Turnbull moves out of range.
McLean misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turnbull.
Turnbull was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A telegraphed right hand from McLean misses the target.
Turnbull throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McLean just misses with a punch to the body.
McLean scores with a jab to the body.
Colin Turnbull has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Turnbull misses with a low kick as McLean jumps back.
Turnbull avoids the body shot from McLean.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLean comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McLean throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Turnbull counters with a stiff right hand.
McLean moves out of range as Turnbull strikes.
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!
Turnbull throws the kick towards the body but McLean avoids it.
A head kick misses from Turnbull.
Turnbull has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McLean.
McLean comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McLean dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McLean works Turnbull's body with a nice hook.
McLean scores with a hook to the body. Turnbull takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McLean digs a good body shot into Turnbull's ribs.
McLean lands with a good body shot.
McLean lands with a good body shot.
Shawn McLean is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
McLean ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shawn McLean comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got McLean winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn McLean!
An out of breath and clearly excited Shawn McLean thanked Sully's Bar & Grill for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hank Lombard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Desmond Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lombard comes to the cage accompanied by Shinedown - Sound Of Madness . Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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212 lbs
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25
216 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Hank Lombard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Desmond Bradley!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradley misses with the combination.
Bradley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lombard blocks a jab.
We've been hearing reports that Lombard has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Bradley misses with a few strikes there.
Bradley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bradley misses with a hook.
Bradley circles away from the clinch attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bradley! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lombard misses with a low kick.
Desmond Bradley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bradley throws a lazy right hand but Lombard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It appears Lombard was looking to counter with a kick there.
Bradley has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Lombard is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Bradley lands with a nice combination. Lombard backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Hank Lombard has been cut.
Lombard misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Bradley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bradley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lombard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lombard gets a clinch.
Lombard has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Bradley is trying to keep an underhook but Lombard manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Lombard wants to pass to mount but Bradley is defending the position.
Lombard is working hard here to advance position.
Lombard seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bradley does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bradley won't allow Lombard to pass to mount.
Lombard is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Bradley reverses the position - he's now on top in Lombard's guard.
Bradley throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Bradley looking to sit in guard and control but Lombard gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bradley keeping full guard, as Lombard tries to pass.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombard works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lombard is pressing down on Bradley's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bradley is holding on for now.
Lombard is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bradley has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lombard wants to pass to mount but Bradley is defending the position.
Lombard takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Lombard is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bradley sees it coming and defends easily.
Lombard is thwarting Bradley's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradley is trying to stand back up but Lombard is controlling him
Lombard is trying to control. Bradley wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lombard is pressing down on Bradley's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bradley is holding on for now.
Bradley wants to get back to his feet.
Lombard is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bradley sees it coming and defends easily.
Bradley trying to control from the bottom.
Lombard is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bradley has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lombard wants to pass to mount but Bradley is defending the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bradley keeping hold of Lombard's head, controlling as best he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Desmond Bradley will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hank Lombard's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bradley throws a right hand that Lombard ducks under and follows up with a left that Lombard also avoids with ease.
Bradley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Desmond Bradley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lombard scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lombard needs to keep his hands up - Bradley had a free shot at his head there.
Bradley misses with an uppercut.
Bradley throws a nice looking combination but Lombard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lombard tries to counter by clinching up but Bradley breaks away and moves out of range.
Lombard throws out a leg kick but Bradley moves out of range and Lombard only half commits.
Lombard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lombard throws a half hearted mid kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lombard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lombard counters with a nice leg kick.
Bradley throws a body shot but no joy.
Bradley pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lombard is out of range and Bradley settles back down.
Lombard misses with a hook. Bradley ducked under it nicely.
Bradley lands a jab.
Lombard takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bradley misses with a hook
and Lombard counters with a thumping low kick.
Bradley misses the jab.
Bradley misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bradley might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A swing and a miss from Lombard.
Bradley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bradley misses the jab.
Bradley misses with a lunging right hand
and Lombard counters with a nice uppercut.
Bradley throws an off balance right hand
and Bradley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bradley throws a right hand that Lombard ducks under and follows up with a left that Lombard also avoids with ease.
Lombard swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bradley misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Lombard to counter with a crisp jab.
Lombard slips a straight right by Bradley.
An inside leg kick lands from Bradley.
Lombard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lombard counters with a head kick. That will keep Bradley thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Bradley throws an off balance right hand
letting Lombard counter with a right hand.
Bradley misses with a looping left.
Bradley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lombard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bradley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lombard.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lombard. That's going to slow Bradley down.
Lombard tries to land a front kick but Bradley steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bradley.
Bradley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lombard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Bradley misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Bradley misses its intended target.
Bradley lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bradley.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lombard misses with a low kick as Bradley jumps back.
A jab lands there for Lombard.
Bradley throws a lazy right hand but Lombard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Donk. Bradley catches Lombard right on the button with a cross.
Bradley swinging wildly here.
Bradley throws a series of punches but Lombard avoids them all with ease.
As Bradley backs away, Lombard returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Desmond Bradley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hank Lombard's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bradley tries to break the clinch but Lombard is controlling the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lombard.
A head punch on the inside from Lombard fails to land.
Lombard prevents Bradley from breaking the clinch.
Bradley working hard to break the clinch.
Lombard is working for takedown but Bradley is calmly controlling the position for now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lombard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lombard keeps control of Bradley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lombard lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bradley or not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lombard tries to work over Bradley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bradley stops a takedown attempt from Lombard.
Lombard tries a body shot but Bradley blocks it.
Lombard tries a body shot but Bradley blocks it.
Lombard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lombard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bradley backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombard is leaning against Bradley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lombard throws a punch but it's blocked by Bradley.
Good body shot from Lombard.
Bradley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lombard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lombard lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bradley tries to work over Lombard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lombard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bradley's elbow.
Lombard has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Lombard goes for a takedown attempt but Bradley pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hank Lombard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bradley misses with an uppercut
and Lombard counters with a leg kick.
Lombard clinches with his opponent.
Lombard is working Bradley over against the cage.
Lombard digs a right hand into Bradley's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bradley's gas tank.
A left hand lands to the body for Lombard.
Lombard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bradley's elbow.
Lombard tries to score a body lock takedown but Bradley shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lombard lands a body punch.
Lombard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bradley's elbow.
Lombard stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Lombard.
Lombard tightens his grip and picks Bradley up, before dumping him to the ground. Bradley manages to land in guard.
Hank Lombard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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!
Lombard trying to control but Bradley is working from the bottom.
Lombard looking to pass the guard.
Lombard pushes down on Bradley's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lombard stalling away here and it's allowed Bradley to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombard passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bradley is trying to get back to his feet.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Bradley is trying to get back to half guard.
Bradley has one of Lombard's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
You can see the frustration on Bradley's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bradley is letting Lombard control him for a moment.
Lombard's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lombard is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bradley has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bradley is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Lombard has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Bradley is being controlled here.
Lombard looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lombard swings around for an armbar but Bradley sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Lombard's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bradley decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Lombard slips a straight right by Bradley.
Lombard throws a quick counter kick to the body but Bradley avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Lombard clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Hank Lombard's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lombard needs to keep his hands up - Bradley had a free shot at his head there.
Bradley keeps the fight on the outside.
Bradley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lombard wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Bradley misses with an uppercut
enabling Lombard to counter with a crisp jab.
Bradley misses with a series of wild punches.
Lombard wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Bradley misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Bradley.
A swing and a miss from Bradley.
Lombard throwing a counter right hand but Bradley manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lombard makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bradley throws a jab when Lombard was well out of range.
Bradley misses with an uppercut. Lombard saw that one coming.
Lombard fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big right from Bradley misses.
Lombard goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lombard tries to clinch but Bradley is having none of it.
Bradley throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lombard tries to close the distance and clinch but Bradley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bradley is looking for the big counter here.
Lombard blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Lombard misses.
Bradley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bradley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lombard.
Lombard lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bradley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lombard.
Bradley misses with an uppercut. Lombard saw that one coming.
As Bradley backs away, Lombard returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Lombard lands a head kick. Bradley smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bradley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lombard manages to avoid it.
Bradley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Desmond Bradley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lombard throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley misses with a low kick.
Lombard rushes Bradley and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bradley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lombard misses with a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lombard.
Bradley misses with a body punch
and Lombard counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lombard.
Bradley's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bradley has a couple of punches blocked by Lombard.
Lombard has a couple of punches blocked by Bradley.
Lombard has clasped his hands together around Bradley's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
You can see the frustration on Bradley's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lombard slows the pace down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombard prevents Bradley from escaping the position.
Lombard working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bradley is trying to get back to half guard.
Lombard is looking to take a break and control but Bradley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bradley is looking to regain half guard here but Lombard keeps moving and retains side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lombard is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bradley knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Hank Lombard will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hank Lombard's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Bradley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circling - Bradley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lombard is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Bradley.
Lombard moves in looking to clinch but Bradley pushes him off.
Bradley misses with a jab, cross combination.
As Bradley backs away, Lombard returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Bradley keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lombard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bradley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradley throws a big shot that misses.
Bradley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lombard swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bradley lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley looks to land a left hand but Lombard moved out of range nicely.
Bradley misses with a looping left.
Bradley misses with a wild combination.
Lombard tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bradley manages to circle out of the way.
Lombard drives through and clinches with Bradley against the cage.
Lombard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lombard has Bradley pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bradley manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lombard tries to throw a body punch but Bradley avoids it by throwing Lombard back against the cage.
Bradley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bradley is looking to break free of the clinch but Lombard has double underhooks.
Lombard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lombard checks a leg kick nicely.
Lombard slips under a jab from Bradley.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bradley.
A leg kick checked by Bradley.
Bradley feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lombard's calf.
Bradley lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bradley throws a right hand that Lombard ducks under and follows up with a left that Lombard also avoids with ease.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lombard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bradley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lombard manages to avoid it.
Lombard wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Bradley misses.
Lombard tried to counter with a leg kick but Bradley avoided it.
Bradley misses with a series of wild punches.
Bradley throws a combination that misses
and Lombard counters with a good low kick that Bradley was not able to check.
Lombard slips a jab and a cross from Bradley.
Bradley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lombard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bradley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lombard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lombard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Lombard. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lombard.
Bradley misses with a series of wild punches.
Bradley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lombard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bradley tests Lombard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bradley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lombard moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bradley. Lombard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bradley throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
Desmond Bradley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bradley has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 48:48
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 47:48
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 48:48
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Iko Ruhian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rasul Mirzaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruhian comes to the cage accompanied by Jasad - Siliwangi. The crowd seem to be enjoying Mirzaev's choice of entrance music: Natalie La Rose - Somebody ft. Jeremih. Rasul Mirzaev has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Iko Ruhian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rasul Mirzaev!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruhian will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ruhian misses with a double jab.
Ruhian lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Rasul Mirzaev has been cut.
Mirzaev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ruhian moves out of range as Mirzaev strikes.
Ruhian has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Body Pain_14elite_700$+VM in the buildup to the fight.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mirzaev, as that shot connected.
Mirzaev throws a jab but it's blocked by Ruhian.
Mirzaev drives through and clinches with Ruhian against the cage.
Mirzaev breaks from the clinch.
Mirzaev is looking to clinch.
Mirzaev gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mirzaev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ruhian staying out of range there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good standup being displayed there by Mirzaev as he connects with a hook.
Ruhian fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice shot lands for Mirzaev.
Mirzaev lands a leg kick that knocks Ruhian off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirzaev takes the fight into the clinch.
Ruhian pushes off an throws an elbow but Mirzaev leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mirzaev breaks from the clinch.
Mirzaev throws an overhand right that lands on Ruhian's shoulder, as Ruhian tries to avoid the shot.
Ruhian changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mirzaev scores with a hook to the body. Ruhian takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ruhian works Mirzaev's body with a nice hook.
Ruhian will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ruhian throws a chopping leg kick but Mirzaev manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mirzaev. Ruhian does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ruhian looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice shot lands for Mirzaev.
Ruhian is rocked!
Mirzaev feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Ruhian collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Rasul Mirzaev!
In his post fight interview, Rasul Mirzaev started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matt Gentry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brody Kavanagh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gentry comes to the cage accompanied by Triumph - Wu Tang Clan. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Gentry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brody Kavanagh!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kavanagh throws a big shot that misses.
Gentry shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kavanagh throws out a powerful jab.
Kavanagh missing with a left hand there. Gentry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good standup being displayed there by Kavanagh as he connects with a hook.
Kavanagh checks a leg kick nicely.
Kavanagh looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kavanagh throws a leg kick
and Gentry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gentry dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gentry misses with a straight left.
Kavanagh punishes Gentry's body with a nice straight punch.
Gentry misses with a leg kick
and Kavanagh connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gentry staying out of range there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gentry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kavanagh.
Gentry has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kavanagh.
Gentry swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kavanagh throws a hook to the side of Gentry's head but Gentry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gentry moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kavanagh throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kavanagh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gentry.
Kavanagh gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Gentry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kavanagh throws a right hand that misses
and Gentry counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kavanagh thinking.
Gentry gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kavanagh.
Donk. Kavanagh catches Gentry right on the button with a cross.
Gentry tries to work over Kavanagh's front leg with a kick but Kavanagh checks it.
A countering left hand to the body from Kavanagh misses.
A jab from Kavanagh misses.
Kavanagh takes one to the chin there.
Kavanagh takes a swing at Gentry's ribcage but misses.
Kavanagh misses with a looping left.
Kavanagh misses with a looping left.
Kavanagh misses with a wild body shot.
Kavanagh tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gentry defends well and Kavanagh ends up having to push Gentry into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Gentry ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kavanagh looks to score with a jab to the body but Gentry is just out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kavanagh throws a hook but Gentry avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Kavanagh misses its intended target.
It looked like Gentry was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kavanagh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gentry fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gentry misses the shot to the body.
Brody Kavanagh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gentry misses the jab.
Gentry moves out of range of the leg kick from Kavanagh.
Kavanagh swings for the body but Gentry moves out of range.
Gentry looks to score with a jab to the body but Kavanagh is just out of range.
Gentry seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kavanagh lands a nice looking body shot.
Gentry digs a good hook to Kavanagh's body.
A shot to the liver by Kavanagh. Beautiful body shot.
Kavanagh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gentry.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gentry. Kavanagh shrugs it off though.
Gentry scores with a jab. Kavanagh acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kavanagh lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kavanagh throws the left hand but Gentry avoids the punch easily.
Kavanagh misses with a body kick.
Gentry looks to throw the jab but Kavanagh is out of range.
Gentry throws a leg kick but Kavanagh sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gentry moves out of range of the strikes.
Kavanagh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kavanagh takes one to the chin there.
Kavanagh cracks the inside of Gentry's front leg.
Gentry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kavanagh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gentry misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed right hand from Gentry misses the target.
The fighters circling - Kavanagh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kavanagh lands with a nice body punch.
Kavanagh throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kavanagh scores with a leg kick.
Gentry slips a straight right by Kavanagh.
Kavanagh connects with an inside leg kick.
Kavanagh avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gentry misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gentry takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gentry uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kavanagh.
Gentry moves out of range of the strikes.
Kavanagh connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gentry misses the jab.
Kavanagh connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kavanagh throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kavanagh is looking to land body kicks.
Gentry appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kavanagh tries for a takedown but Gentry circles away easily
and Gentry counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gentry connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kavanagh's hands.
Some bone on bone action there as Gentry checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kavanagh ducks under a wild hook from Gentry.
Kavanagh fails to land with a series of punches.
Gentry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gentry looks to land a right hand but Kavanagh moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brody Kavanagh dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kavanagh shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kavanagh lands with an uppercut that bounces Gentry off the cage and back into range.
Gentry lands a slapping body shot.
Kavanagh walks into a jab.
Kavanagh walks into a left hand.
The fighters circling - Gentry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kavanagh misses with a right hand
and Gentry counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gentry throws a head kick that Kavanagh semi-blocks.
Gentry bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
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!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gentry.
Gentry on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kavanagh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gentry manages to avoid it.
Kavanagh's corner calls for a 1-2. Kavanagh obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kavanagh fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gentry on the side of the head.
Gentry throws a body shot but no joy.
Kavanagh scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gentry swings for the body but Kavanagh moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gentry lands with a straight right. Kavanagh didn't see that one coming.
Gentry takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kavanagh looks to throw the jab but Gentry is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Gentry on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kavanagh looks to land a left hand but Gentry moved out of range nicely.
Gentry misses with a body shot.
Gentry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kavanagh takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gentry chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice defenses there by Gentry.
Kavanagh has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gentry.
Gentry changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kavanagh will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gentry looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kavanagh misses with a right hand
enabling Gentry to counter with a crisp jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kavanagh.
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!
Gentry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gentry connects with a right hand. Kavanagh shakes it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kavanagh lands with a cross.
Gentry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kavanagh was well out of range. Poor timing from Gentry.
Kavanagh clobbers Gentry with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gentry dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kavanagh. That did some damage!
Kavanagh will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kavanagh looks to land a right hand but Gentry moved out of range.
Brody Kavanagh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kavanagh works the jab nicely.
Gentry connects with a body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kavanagh.
A low kick from Kavanagh is predictable there
and Gentry counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A big right from Kavanagh misses.
Gentry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gentry throws a one two combo.
Kavanagh takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gentry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kavanagh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kavanagh wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A jab from Gentry misses.
Kavanagh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gentry.
Gentry cracks Kavanagh with a good jab.
Kavanagh scores with a hook.
Kavanagh lands a slapping body shot.
Kavanagh misses the body punch
and Gentry counters with a stiff right hand.
Gentry takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kavanagh takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kavanagh takes a swing at Gentry's ribcage but misses.
Kavanagh throws a lazy right hand but Gentry sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gentry connects with the punch.
Kavanagh misses with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kavanagh shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gentry but Gentry pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gentry smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gentry looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kavanagh shoots in and gets a takedown into Gentry's guard.
Gentry manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Kavanagh misses the shot to the body.
Gentry takes a swing at Kavanagh's ribcage but misses.
Gentry takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kavanagh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gentry closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kavanagh to the mat! Kavanagh manages to get full guard.
Kavanagh not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kavanagh can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gentry controls the pace.
Kavanagh is pulling down on Gentry's head to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Gentry dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A jab from Gentry misses.
Gentry tried to score with a low kick but Kavanagh checks it.
Good leg kick by Kavanagh there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kavanagh throws out a loose jab but Gentry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gentry takes one to the side of the head.
Kavanagh throws the left hand but Gentry avoids the punch easily.
Gentry is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gentry dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kavanagh throws a hook but Gentry blocks it.
It looked like Gentry was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kavanagh.
Gentry lands with a straight right. Kavanagh didn't see that one coming.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kavanagh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gentry misses with an uppercut. Kavanagh saw that one coming.
Gentry throws a hook but Kavanagh avoids it easily.
Gentry fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kavanagh is out of range.
Gentry tries a low kick but Kavanagh avoids it.
Kavanagh throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gentry counters with a series of strikes. Kavanagh will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gentry misses with a hook.
Gentry on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kavanagh. Kavanagh obviously looking to wear him down.
Gentry throws a front kick that sends Kavanagh stumbling back into the cage.
Kavanagh shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gentry but Gentry pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gentry just misses with a punch to the body.
Gentry is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gentry turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gentry scores with a body shot.
Gentry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kavanagh was well out of range. Poor timing from Gentry.
Kavanagh just misses with a punch to the body.
Gentry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kavanagh.
Kavanagh staying out of range there.
Gentry ducks under a wild hook from Kavanagh.
Kavanagh throws a body shot but no joy.
Gentry slips a jab from Kavanagh.
Gentry fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kavanagh has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gentry fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kavanagh checks it well.
Gentry slips a jab from Kavanagh.
Gentry fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gentry swings for the body but Kavanagh moves out of range.
Kavanagh scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kavanagh.
Kavanagh with a jab.
Gentry connects with a crisp jab.
Gentry fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kavanagh on the side of the head.
Gentry pushes Kavanagh away with a front kick.
A low kick from Kavanagh misses
and Gentry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kavanagh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kavanagh swings for the body but Gentry moves out of range.
Gentry scores with a hook to the body. Kavanagh takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kavanagh misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gentry showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kavanagh.
Kavanagh fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gentry.
Kavanagh smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gentry connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A big right from Gentry misses.
Kavanagh looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gentry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kavanagh moves away.
Kavanagh looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gentry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kavanagh.
Nice cross by Kavanagh.
Kavanagh takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Kavanagh misses the target.
Gentry fakes the leg kick and cracks Kavanagh in the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Gentry misses the target.
A shot to the body from Kavanagh misses
and Gentry counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kavanagh throws out a loose jab but Gentry uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gentry throws a body punch but Kavanagh moves out of range.
Kavanagh tries to move into range but Gentry moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kavanagh has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kavanagh looks to land a left hand but Gentry moved out of range nicely.
Kavanagh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kavanagh lands a lovely overhand right.
Kavanagh is looking to score with low kicks.
Gentry throws the kick towards the body but Kavanagh avoids it.
An inside leg kick lands from Gentry.
Kavanagh misses the jab.
Gentry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kavanagh connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kavanagh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gentry moves away.
Gentry swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kavanagh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gentry.
Gentry appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A big right from Kavanagh misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Matt Gentry.
Well Gentry has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Gentry!
Matt Gentry decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Travis Bickle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taiga Jim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bickle comes to the cage accompanied by Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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32
201 lbs
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197 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Travis Bickle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taiga Jim!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Bickle misses.
Bickle looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jim shoots in and gets a takedown into Bickle's guard.
Bickle controls Jim momentarily but Jim frees himself.
Jim engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Jim throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bickle looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Jim passes into side control.
Bickle is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Jim is thwarting Bickle's attempts to control the position.
Jim content to control rather than advance.
Jim lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jim not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bickle is looking for a sweep. Jim is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jim lands a nice short elbow.
Jim thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bickle's head.
Bickle tries to get to full guard but Jim has control of the leg.
Bickle is positioning himself well to prevent Jim advancing to mount.
Jim seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Jim tries to pass to full mount but Bickle defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jim takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jim looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jim connects with a high kick.
It looks like Travis Bickle has been cut.
Bickle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jim.
Jim stuffs the takedown attempt from Bickle. Bickle gets slowly back to his feet.
Bickle circles away from the clinch attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bickle is defended easily by Jim.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Travis Bickle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bickle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jim was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Jim steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bickle.
As Bickle backs off Jim throws a huge counter combo but Bickle manages to avoid it all.
Bickle scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bickle looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bickle tries to clinch but Jim is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jim swinging wildly here.
Jim rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bickle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bickle misses with a body shot.
Jim shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bickle's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bickle not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jim sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bickle is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bickle looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jim 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.
Taiga Jim dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Travis Bickle's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bickle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bickle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jim.
Jim swats away the attempt to clinch by Bickle.
Nice takedown defense from Jim. No joy for Bickle on that attempt.
Jim fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bickle sprawls well initially but Jim persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jim content to control rather than advance.
Jim tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bickle knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice strikes from Jim there.
Bickle tries to roll over but Jim keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle wants to control but Jim is keeping busy.
Jim perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Jim working Bickle over with strikes.
Bickle trying to hold on to Jim's head to control him but Jim postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bickle actively working from the bottom here.
Jim throws a strike but Bickle avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Bickle looking for subs off his back but Jim has passed one foot through into half guard.
Bickle is trying to get back to full guard.
Bickle trying to control but Jim postures up.
Jim working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Jim.
Bickle wants to improve his position but Jim is controlling well.
Jim takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Jim has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Let's hope that Jim has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Bickle tries to roll over but Jim keeps him under control.
Jim looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bickle wants to get back to full guard.
Jim is trying to control the action in half guard but Bickle is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jim prevents Bickle from improving his position.
Jim wants to take a breather but Bickle is having none of it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jim scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bickle doesn't seem bothered though.
Bickle misses with a jab to the body
and Jim counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jim throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bickle looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bickle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bickle throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Some bone on bone action there as Jim checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Travis Bickle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jim works Bickle's body with a nice hook.
Jim shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taiga Jim showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Travis Bickle's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bickle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bickle darts in and clinches Jim up against the cage.
Jim swings wildly with an uppercut but Bickle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jim misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jim tries to throw a body punch but Bickle avoids it by throwing Jim back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Jim.
Bickle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jim misses with some punches.
Jim lands a body punch.
Bickle tries to stall but Jim uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jim tries to work over Bickle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jim lands a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jim digs a right hand into Bickle's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bickle's gas tank.
Bickle misses with a punch on the inside.
Jim lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jim gets through Bickle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jim gets through Bickle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bickle misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle can't find room to land a body shot as Jim controls the action.
Jim blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bickle misses with some punches.
Jim tries to throw a body punch but Bickle avoids it by throwing Jim back against the cage.
Bickle tries to throw a body punch but Jim avoids it by throwing Bickle back against the cage.
Jim lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bickle backwards.
Jim lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bickle.
Bickle working aggressively here.
Bickle blocking some punches.
Jim lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bickle misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bickle.
Jim lands with a light punch inside.
Jim lands a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jim lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jim throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bickles head.
Jim lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bickle backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jim takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bickle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jim gets through Bickle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bickle misses with an elbow over the top.
Bickle misses with a body punch.
Jim lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bickle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jim lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bickle throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jim tries a body shot but Bickle blocks it.
Jim makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jim gets through Bickle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Jim on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bickle.
Bickle looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Jim.
Jim misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bickle throws an elbow but it misses.
Bickle missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jim blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jim tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bickle's elbow.
Bickle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jim prevents the takedown attempt.
A head punch on the inside from Bickle fails to land.
Jim lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bickle lands with a right to the head.
Jim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bickle wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bickle takes a shot to the head.
Bickle can't find room to land a body shot as Jim controls the action.
Jim has a couple of punches blocked by Bickle.
Jim struggles to land a body shot inside as Bickle controls his hands.
Jim misses with a short punch on the inside.
Travis Bickle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch on the inside from Bickle fails to land.
Bickle looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jim is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A hook to the body from Jim.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jim lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jim lands a hook that snaps the head of Bickle backwards.
A short right from Jim.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bickle has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jim is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bickle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Jim.
Bickle swings wildly with an uppercut but Jim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jim makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bickle is rocked!
Jim misses with a punch to the body.
Bickle tries to work over Jim's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jim lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Oh Bickle is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jim working aggressively here.
Jim misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jim working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jim lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bickle backwards.
A short body shot lands from Jim as the two fighters clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Jim.
Taiga Jim seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jim lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jim misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taiga Jim comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jim has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taiga Jim!
Taiga Jim thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Koulouraki Souvlaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Whitehorse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Souvlaki comes to the cage accompanied by Greek Anthem. Whitehorse has chosen The Builders and The Butchers - Black Dresses as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Koulouraki Souvlaki has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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135 lbs
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140 lbs
13 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Koulouraki Souvlaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacob Whitehorse!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souvlaki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Whitehorse follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Souvlaki.
Souvlaki closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Whitehorse did well to prevent Souvlaki getting side control.
Whitehorse trying to hold on to Souvlaki's head to control him but Souvlaki postures up.
Souvlaki missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whitehorse trying to control but Souvlaki postures up.
Whitehorse preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Whitehorse manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Whitehorse working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Souvlaki.
Whitehorse is pulling down on Souvlaki's head. It's preventing any offense from Souvlaki, at least for the moment.
Souvlaki is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitehorse working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Souvlaki.
Souvlaki has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Whitehorse is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Souvlaki throws a big right hand that misses.
Souvlaki will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Whitehorse lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Whitehorse trying to control the position from guard on top but Souvlaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Whitehorse is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Whitehorse is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Souvlaki has his foot on Whitehorse's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Whitehorse works his way back into a safe position though.
Souvlaki avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Souvlaki has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Whitehorse can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souvlaki keeping moving, preventing Whitehorse from controlling successfully.
Whitehorse pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Souvlaki is keeping the position for now.
Souvlaki not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Whitehorse engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Souvlaki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Whitehorse is one step ahead there.
Whitehorse looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitehorse working some strikes from top position.
Souvlaki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Whitehorse got a little sloppy there for a moment and Souvlaki has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Whitehorse has managed to get both his arms back between Souvlaki's legs - danger averted.
Souvlaki is controlling Whitehorse's posture.
Whitehorse trying to control the position from guard on top but Souvlaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Whitehorse tries to free his leg and advance position but Souvlaki is retaining full guard.
Souvlaki 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.
Whitehorse working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Whitehorse tries to free his leg and advance position but Souvlaki is retaining full guard.
Souvlaki throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Whitehorse stopping the sweep attempt from Souvlaki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Whitehorse distracts Souvlaki with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Souvlaki looking for a guillotine here but Whitehorse defends easily.
Whitehorse is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Whitehorse working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Whitehorse working some strikes from top position.
Souvlaki keeping moving, preventing Whitehorse from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Whitehorse stands up over Souvlaki, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Souvlaki is trying to control the position but Whitehorse postures up.
Souvlaki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Whitehorse is one step ahead there.
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 Koulouraki Souvlaki will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Souvlaki shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Whitehorse but Whitehorse pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Souvlaki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Souvlaki takes one to the chin there.
Souvlaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whitehorse.
Souvlaki appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Whitehorse throws a leg kick
and Souvlaki counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Koulouraki Souvlaki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Souvlaki trying to control but Whitehorse is working from the bottom.
Whitehorse managing to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitehorse looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Souvlaki working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Whitehorse's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souvlaki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Souvlaki controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Whitehorse tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Whitehorse pulls Souvlaki in to control the position.
Souvlaki is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Whitehorse looking to hit a scissor sweep but Souvlaki is one step ahead there.
Souvlaki content to stall in guard here.
Whitehorse looking for a sweep. Not yet Whitehorse, not yet.
Souvlaki postures up in Whitehorse's guard and throws a big left but Whitehorse blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Whitehorse working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Souvlaki.
Souvlaki trying to control but Whitehorse is working from the bottom.
Souvlaki trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Souvlaki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Souvlaki is fighting to break Whitehorse's control of his arms but Whitehorse is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Souvlaki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Whitehorse is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Souvlaki looking for submissions off his back.
Whitehorse wants to pass the guard but Souvlaki is defending well.
Souvlaki looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souvlaki is looking to improve his position.
Whitehorse is nestled in close to Souvlaki, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Souvlaki makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Souvlaki.
Souvlaki keeping moving, preventing Whitehorse from controlling successfully.
Whitehorse postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Whitehorse trying to control but Souvlaki is working from the bottom.
Whitehorse looking to pass the guard.
Souvlaki looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Whitehorse missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Whitehorse engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Souvlaki keeping moving, preventing Whitehorse from controlling successfully.
Souvlaki working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Whitehorse doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Whitehorse manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Whitehorse postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Whitehorse connects with a couple of short punches.
Souvlaki looking for a sweep. Not yet Souvlaki, not yet.
Whitehorse lands a couple of digs.
Whitehorse wants to control from the top but Souvlaki keeps moving.
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 Koulouraki Souvlaki 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. This is the final round!
Souvlaki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Whitehorse gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Souvlaki avoids a wild elbow strike from Whitehorse.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whitehorse.
Whitehorse struggles to land a body shot inside as Souvlaki controls his hands.
Souvlaki prevents a body shot from Whitehorse.
Nice body punch from Whitehorse - that landed with a thud.
Souvlaki has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Whitehorse avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Whitehorse tries a body shot but Souvlaki blocks it.
Whitehorse lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Whitehorse.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitehorse prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Koulouraki Souvlaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whitehorse goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Whitehorse lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Souvlaki backwards.
Souvlaki gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Whitehorse regains guard.
Whitehorse looking for a sweep. Not yet Whitehorse, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souvlaki throwing strikes from guard but Whitehorse blocks nicely.
Whitehorse pulls Souvlaki in to control the position.
Whitehorse is continuing to stall.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Souvlaki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Whitehorse looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Whitehorse managing to control the position.
Souvlaki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Souvlaki stands up over Whitehorse, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Souvlaki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Whitehorse works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Souvlaki with a flurry of punches that miss.
Souvlaki trying to control but Whitehorse is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Whitehorse has his hands on Souvlaki's head, controlling the position.
Souvlaki trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Souvlaki drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Whitehorse manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Souvlaki has Whitehorse in his guard.
Souvlaki is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Whitehorse defends well.
Souvlaki controls Whitehorse momentarily but Whitehorse frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitehorse wants to control from the top but Souvlaki keeps moving.
Souvlaki trying to strike off his back.
Souvlaki trying to control the position.
Whitehorse trying to control the position from guard on top but Souvlaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jacob Whitehorse has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Souvlaki throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Whitehorse postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Souvlaki on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Whitehorse is looking to chop away at Souvlaki's legs.
Whitehorse throws a looping overhand right but Souvlaki ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Souvlaki misses its intended target.
Jacob Whitehorse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souvlaki gets the takedown into side control.
Whitehorse wants to control but Souvlaki postures up.
Whitehorse is working to avoid the ground and pound but Souvlaki connects with a decent elbow.
Whitehorse sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Whitehorse has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Souvlaki is working away from the top position though.
Souvlaki throws a strike but Whitehorse avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Souvlaki throws a strike but Whitehorse rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Souvlaki wants to sweep here but Whitehorse controlling him for the moment.
Whitehorse keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Souvlaki's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Whitehorse scoring with punches to the head and body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Souvlaki is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Souvlaki is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacob Whitehorse comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Souvlaki 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Koulouraki Souvlaki!
Koulouraki Souvlaki really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that My$tic Clothing ~ (`10%Laundry`) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sameh Mahmoud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deez Nutzzzz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sameh Mahmoud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Deez Nutzzzz!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nutzzzz takes one to the side of the head.
Nutzzzz looks to land a right hand but Mahmoud moved out of range.
Mahmoud has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mahmoud throws a punch but it's blocked by Nutzzzz.
Mahmoud tries to throw a body punch but Nutzzzz avoids it by throwing Mahmoud back against the cage.
Mahmoud blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mahmoud misses with the head strike.
Nutzzzz lands a left hand.
Nutzzzz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nutzzzz misses with the head strike.
Mahmoud blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nutzzzz working aggressively here.
Mahmoud looking to throw knees to the head but Nutzzzz is blocking nicely.
Nutzzzz can't find room to land a body shot as Mahmoud controls the action.
Nutzzzz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nutzzzz connects with an inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mahmoud. Nutzzzz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nutzzzz swings for the body but Mahmoud moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mahmoud ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mahmoud misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nutzzzz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nutzzzz throws a hook to the side of Mahmoud's head but Mahmoud sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nutzzzz walks into a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nutzzzz.
It looks like Sameh Mahmoud has been cut.
Mahmoud throws a body shot but no joy.
Nutzzzz drops his hands momentarily and Mahmoud takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nutzzzz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A head kick misses from Mahmoud.
A slow jab from Nutzzzz misses its intended target.
Nutzzzz misses the jab.
Nutzzzz throws a nice head kick!
Mahmoud fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nutzzzz.
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!
Mahmoud wants to clinch up but Nutzzzz keeps it at a distance.
A little jabbing left from Nutzzzz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mahmoud looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nutzzzz throws a leg kick but Mahmoud sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mahmoud!
It looks like Deez Nutzzzz has been cut.
Nutzzzz swats away the attempt to clinch by Mahmoud.
Mahmoud misses with a low kick.
Mahmoud throws a series of strikes that have Nutzzzz backpedaling.
A jab from Mahmoud misses.
A low kick from Mahmoud is predictable there
letting Nutzzzz counter with a right hand.
Nutzzzz connects with a right hand. Mahmoud shakes it off.
Mahmoud pushes Nutzzzz up against the cage in a clinch.
I was talking to Mahmoud's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Nutzzzz misses with the head strike.
Mahmoud lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nutzzzz.
Nutzzzz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nutzzzz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nutzzzz.
Nutzzzz misses with a punch to the body.
Mahmoud prevents a body shot from Nutzzzz.
Nutzzzz lands a nice uppercut.
Nutzzzz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Mahmoud fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nutzzzz.
Nutzzzz swings wildly with an uppercut but Mahmoud uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mahmoud misses with a punch to the body.
Nutzzzz avoiding damage as Mahmoud throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Nutzzzz fails to land.
Mahmoud misses with a body punch.
Nutzzzz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nutzzzz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mahmoud misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Nutzzzz as the two fighters clinch.
Mahmoud blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mahmoud struggles to land a body shot inside as Nutzzzz controls his hands.
Mahmoud tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nutzzzz.
Mahmoud misses with the head strike.
Mahmoud stalling in the clinch.
Mahmoud with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mahmoud is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nutzzzz is defending well for now.
Mahmoud blocks a body shot from Nutzzzz.
Nutzzzz takes a shot to the head.
Mahmoud keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nutzzzz's efforts to push away.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nutzzzz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mahmoud lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nutzzzz misses with a punch to the body.
Nutzzzz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nutzzzz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mahmoud working Nutzzzz over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sameh Mahmoud dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Mahmoud's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nutzzzz takes a swing at Mahmoud's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Mahmoud wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nutzzzz throws a leg kick
and Mahmoud connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mahmoud avoids the body shot from Nutzzzz.
Sameh Mahmoud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nutzzzz throws a jab when Mahmoud was well out of range.
Mahmoud scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nutzzzz drops his hands momentarily and Mahmoud takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nutzzzz is rocked!
Nutzzzz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mahmoud.
Nutzzzz is still on wobbly legs! Can Mahmoud finish him?
Mahmoud throws an overhand right that drops Nutzzzz like a sack of potatoes! Mahmoud dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sameh Mahmoud!
Post fight, an emotional Sameh Mahmoud said 'I want my title back'.
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