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FFA 14: Ekaku vs Soze PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Jensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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166 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Excellent MT
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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
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyler Jensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chad Richards!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Dean Styles and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards gets caught flat footed, as Jensen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jensen postures up in Richards's guard and throws a big left but Richards blocks it.
Jensen stands up from Richards's guard - Jensen perhaps looking for a knockout.
Jensen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Richards counters with a three punch combo that has Jensen backing up. Jensen nods at Richards to acknowledge the strikes.
Jensen decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Jensen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Richards knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Richards manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Jensen keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knees in the clinch landing for Richards.
Jensen is breathing heavily.
Richards lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Richards lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice elbow from Richards.
Richards lands a nice elbow.
Richards scores with a knee to the head.
Jensen is rocked!
Richards gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Oh Jensen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jensen takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Richards.
Richards scores a nice knee to the body.
Richards jerks Jensen's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Jensen drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Richards goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Richards because Jensen was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Chad Richards!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Cooke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The champ is here. Cooke comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Harm's Way - Warriors Will Reign kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Antonio Brown could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Samuel Cooke's chin.
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164 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Antonio Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Samuel Cooke!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Eddie Farnsworth and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooke moves into the clinch successfully.
Cooke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brown closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cooke manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Brown is defended easily by Cooke.
Cooke clinches.
Brown wants a takedown but no success here.
Brown working hard to break the clinch.
Brown is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cooke pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke lands with a light punch inside.
It looks like Antonio Brown has been cut.
The referee calls for Cooke to work.
Cooke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cooke pushes Brown up against the cage in a clinch.
Brown is trying to drag Cooke to the mat but Cooke just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke is pushing Brown up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cooke unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cooke lands an elbow inside.
Cooke is struggling to control the position.
Cooke misses with a knee strike.
Cooke pressing his opponent against the cage.
Cooke is pushing Brown up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cooke is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A frustrated look appears on Brown's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brown has a takedown stuffed.
Cooke clinches up with Brown and pushes him back against the cage.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but Cooke has him pressed against the cage.
Brown letting Cooke take a breather here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cooke.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Samuel Cooke.
Cooke gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cooke manages to break the clinch.
Cooke pushes Brown up against the cage in a clinch.
Brown tries to break free but Cooke pushes him back against the cage.
Cooke is pushing Brown up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cooke with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke lands an elbow inside that Brown shrugs off.
Cooke misses with a knee strike.
Cooke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brown tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cooke sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Brown somewhat.
Cooke closes the distance and clinches.
Cooke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Samuel Cooke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cooke as he jumps to the side.
Cooke lands a lovely overhand right.
Brown misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooke closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Brown takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cooke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cooke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cooke displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Brown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cooke gets a clinch.
Cooke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brown tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cooke sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Brown somewhat.
Cooke closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Cooke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Brown's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cooke clinches with his opponent.
Cooke is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cooke dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Cooke with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cooke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cooke lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cooke gets a clinch.
Cooke manages to break the clinch.
Cooke darts in and clinches Brown up against the cage.
Brown tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cooke smiles and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke moves into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cooke creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Cooke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Cooke.
Brown is trying to pull guard but Cooke turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Cooke.
Cooke breaks from the clinch.
Cooke lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cooke forces Brown back against the cage and clinches.
Cooke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brown throws a hook but Cooke avoids it easily.
Cooke defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Brown.
It seemed like Cooke was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cooke connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Brown is rocked!
Antonio Brown's cut is getting worse.
Brown throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oh Brown is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cooke fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brown, pushing him back against the cage.
Brown seems to have got his legs back now.
Cooke lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cooke gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Brown.
Brown fails to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooke lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooke has Brown pushed against the cage.
Cooke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cooke has closed the distance and engaged Brown in a clinch.
Brown takes an elbow to the temple.
Cooke lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Antonio Brown's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Cooke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cooke throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cooke pushes Brown up against the cage in a clinch.
Cooke lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Samuel Cooke seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cooke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cooke defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Brown.
Cooke forces Brown back against the cage and clinches.
Cooke working Brown over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brown tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke has Brown pressed against the cage, preventing Brown from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cooke lands an elbow that stopped Brown in his tracks for a moment.
Cooke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cooke drives through and clinches with Brown against the cage.
Cooke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brown takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jeez, Antonio Brown's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Antonio Brown's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Samuel Cooke!
Samuel Cooke 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Barca Carthage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Cowin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Granite chin |
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Barca Carthage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrew Cowin!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jorge Garcia and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cowin misses with a jab, cross combination.
It looked like Carthage was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cowin.
Cowin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carthage lands a jab to the head.
Cowin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Carthage connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cowin throws a right hand that Carthage ducks under and follows up with a left that Carthage also avoids with ease.
A little feinted left hand from Carthage on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Carthage cracks Cowin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Carthage misses the jab.
We've been told by Carthage's head coaches at LOD London Top Tier that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Carthage slips under a jab from Cowin.
As Cowin looks to move away, Carthage throws a big counter combo but Cowin just gets out of the way.
Carthage moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cowin tries to move into range but Carthage moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cowin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely 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!
Cowin throws a big shot that misses.
No joy there for Cowin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fighters circle momentarily. Carthage darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Carthage with a nice cross.
Carthage comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cowin just misses with a punch to the body.
Cowin scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cowin throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Carthage to counter with a crisp jab.
Carthage lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice shot lands for Carthage.
Cowin missing with a left hand there. Carthage was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cowin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Carthage thuds a left hand into Cowin's body.
Carthage moves into range and connects with a jab.
Carthage scores with a decent looking hook.
Carthage moves out of range of the strikes.
Cowin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carthage.
Carthage looks to land a right hand but Cowin moved out of range.
Carthage scores with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cowin closes the distance but Carthage moves to the side
and Carthage counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cowin thinking.
Cowin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Carthage is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cowin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Carthage counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carthage throws a big shot that misses.
Cowin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Carthage cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carthage lands an overhand right.
Cowin throws a hook but Carthage blocks it.
Carthage displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Cowin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carthage.
Cowin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Cowin.
Cowin throws a combination that misses
enabling Carthage to counter with a crisp jab.
Carthage lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cowin takes one to the side of the head.
Carthage slips under a jab from Cowin.
Carthage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cowin.
Cowin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Carthage counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carthage works the jab nicely.
Cowin throws a lazy right hand but Carthage sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cowin throws a sloppy body shot
and Carthage counters with a stiff right hand.
Carthage lands a lovely overhand right.
Cowin slips under a jab from Carthage.
Cowin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Carthage defending well as Cowin loads up on a big left hand.
Cowin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Carthage counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Carthage fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Carthage fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Carthage throws a looping overhand right but Cowin ducks down to avoid it.
Cowin misses with a straight left.
Cowin misses with a left hand
and Carthage counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cowin thinking.
Carthage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cowin manages to avoid it.
Cowin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carthage throws out the jab.
Cowin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Carthage looks to score with a jab to the body but Cowin is just out of range.
Carthage steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cowin.
Carthage lands a nice shot that snaps Cowin's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cowin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Carthage's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carthage throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cowin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carthage connects with a single shot there.
Andrew Cowin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carthage stuns Cowin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Carthage thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cowin misses with a looping right.
Carthage lands a right hook to the body.
Carthage slips a straight right by Cowin.
Cowin misses with a hook. Carthage ducked under it nicely.
Cowin walks into a stiff left hand from Carthage.
Cowin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little feinted left hand from Carthage on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Carthage cracks Cowin with a good jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carthage ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Carthage connects with a right hand. Cowin shakes it off.
Cowin throws a right hand that misses
and Carthage counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barca Carthage dominated that round.
That's time! Carthage's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Carthage lands a nice hook to Cowin's body. Cowin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cowin misses with the combination.
Cowin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cowin scores with a body shot.
Cowin throws a combination that misses
and Carthage counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cowin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cowin throws an off balance right hand
and Carthage counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Carthage uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cowin has time to react.
Cowin throws a jab when Carthage was well out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Carthage.
Cowin swings widly with a right hand
and Carthage counters with a right hand to the body.
Cowin misses with a jab to the body
and Carthage counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cowin throws a poor cross that misses
and Carthage connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carthage dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Carthage lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Cowin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Carthage stuns Cowin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Carthage lands a jab to the head.
Carthage is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cowin can do to turn this around?
Carthage moves out of range of the strikes.
Carthage throwing a counter right hand but Cowin manages to avoid it.
Carthage cracks a nice hook into Cowin's ribs.
Carthage misses with the combination.
Carthage cracks Cowin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Carthage scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Carthage connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Carthage rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cowin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cowin throws a nice looking combination but Carthage bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cowin misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carthage moves out of range of the strikes.
Carthage comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Carthage comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Carthage slips under a jab from Cowin.
Cowin throws a sloppy body shot
and Carthage counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Carthage lands an overhand right.
Cowin misses with a body punch
and Carthage cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carthage moves away from the strike by Cowin.
Carthage with a jab.
Barca Carthage is winning the standup battle so far.
Carthage lands the left hand.
Cowin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cowin is rocked!
A lazy left from Carthage finds it's target.
Cowin is still on wobbly legs! Can Carthage finish him?
Cowin gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Cowin tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Carthage is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Cowin buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Cowin!! Cowin is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Carthage throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Barca Carthage!
After the fight, Barca Carthage was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Dorian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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150 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, John Dorian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dave Spencer!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Columbo Gatti and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spencer tries to close the distance and clinch but Dorian swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dorian drops down looking for a counter takedown but Spencer sprawls and moves away.
Dorian misses with a hook
and Spencer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dorian on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dorian throws a poor cross that misses
and Spencer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dorian shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Spencer sprawls well. Spencer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dorian gets slowly back to his feet.
Spencer let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Spencer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dorian shoots in and gets a takedown into Spencer's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dorian wants to pass the guard but Spencer is keeping the position.
Spencer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorian content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dorian 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.
Dorian is in close to Spencer's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Spencer wants to stand up but Dorian is controlling him.
Spencer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dorian. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dorian landing some decent shots from guard.
Dorian lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dorian showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dorian sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Spencer's guard.
Spencer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer wants to get back to his feet.
Dorian drops an elbow to the side of Spencer's head.
Spencer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dorian.
Dorian looking for a submission but Spencer manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Spencer controls Dorian momentarily but Dorian frees himself.
Spencer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dorian throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dorian controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorian'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.
Spencer wants to stand but Dorian is controlling the position.
Dorian drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Spencer manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Dorian has Spencer in his guard.
Dorian looking to control.
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.
Spencer trying to control but Dorian is working from the bottom.
Spencer is sitting in close to Dorian's body. Dorian has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Spencer is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Spencer is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Dorian.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). John Dorian!
A relieved looking John Dorian thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buck Steed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zangief Lamochenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Solid boxing
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Buck Steed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zangief Lamochenko!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jorge Garcia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lamochenko throws a lazy right hand but Steed sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Steed sizes up Lamochenko with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Steed digs a good body shot into Lamochenko's ribs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lamochenko darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A shot to the liver by Steed. Beautiful body shot.
Steed misses with a double jab.
Lamochenko appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Steed tests Lamochenko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamochenko slips under a jab.
Steed lands a right hook to the body.
Steed misses with a left hand
and Lamochenko counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steed uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lamochenko.
A little feinted left hand from Steed on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lamochenko darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Steed instigates a clinch.
Lamochenko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Steed is keeping busy.
Lamochenko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lamochenko misses with an uppercut. Steed saw that one coming.
Lamochenko takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice defenses there by Steed.
Nice shot by Steed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steed comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Steed lands an overhand right.
Steed lands with a right hand.
Steed slips a jab and a cross from Lamochenko.
Steed is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the liver by Steed. Beautiful body shot.
Lamochenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steed.
Steed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lamochenko moves away.
Steed fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A swing and a miss from Lamochenko.
Buck Steed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamochenko lands a jab to the head.
Steed misses with a two punch combination.
Lamochenko appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lamochenko walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Steed lands with a nice combination. Lamochenko backs away looking to recover.
Steed throws out a loose jab but Lamochenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've been informed that Lamochenko has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Lamochenko moves away from the strike by Steed.
Lamochenko doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Steed misses with a hook
and Steed takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sloppy strikes from Steed. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steed slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lamochenko looks to land a combination but Steed avoids it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steed slips under a jab.
Steed slips under a jab.
Lamochenko misses with an uppercut.
Steed is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lamochenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steed thows a left - swing and a miss!
A lazy left from Steed finds it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buck Steed dominated that round.
That's time! Steed's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Steed gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Steed lands an uppercut.
Lamochenko tries to work over Steed's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lamochenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lamochenko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Steed.
Steed swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Steed slips under a jab from Lamochenko.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steed misses with a body shot
and Lamochenko counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lamochenko takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lamochenko works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Steed misses.
Steed misses with a wild body shot.
Lamochenko is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Steed with a body shot.
Lamochenko has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lamochenko there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lamochenko walks into a straight right hand from Steed.
Lamochenko blocks a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lamochenko! But no joy.
Steed throws a hook to the side of Lamochenko's head but Lamochenko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Steed here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Steed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lamochenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Steed.
Lamochenko throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steed clobbers Lamochenko with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lamochenko misses with a few strikes there.
Steed throwing a counter right hand but Lamochenko manages to avoid it.
Lamochenko throws a looping overhand right but Steed ducks down to avoid it.
Lamochenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Lamochenko on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lamochenko moves out of range as Steed strikes.
Nice body punch from Lamochenko.
Donk. Lamochenko catches Steed right on the button with a cross.
Steed lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steed misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamochenko scores with a decent looking hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Lamochenko misses the target.
Steed closes the distance and clinches.
Steed lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A hook to the body from Steed.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Steed.
I was talking to Steed's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lamochenko is breathing heavily.
Steed lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lamochenko.
Good body shot from Steed.
A right hook to the body lands for Steed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steed is pushing Lamochenko up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Steed taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Steed has Lamochenko pushed against the cage.
Steed is leaning against Lamochenko and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lamochenko taking a breather.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Steed slows down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Buck Steed.
Steed slips a jab from Lamochenko.
Steed scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Steed connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lamochenko momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buck Steed dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Steed gets a clinch.
Steed lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lamochenko backwards.
Steed dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Steed gets through Lamochenko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Steed lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Steed.
Steed displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lamochenko up against the cage.
Steed displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lamochenko up against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Steed for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Steed.
Lamochenko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Steed looks to score with a jab to the body but Lamochenko is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamochenko takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lamochenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lamochenko missing with a left hand there. Steed was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lamochenko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Steed throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Zangief Lamochenko has been cut.
Steed scores with a nice head shot.
Lamochenko jabs Steed to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Steed throws a right and a left that Lamochenko avoids nicely.
Steed is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lamochenko can do to turn this around?
Lamochenko takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steed misses with a looping left.
Steed lands a really nice looking cross but Lamochenko seems unphased.
Lamochenko takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steed moves away from the strike by Lamochenko.
Steed scores with a hook to the body. Lamochenko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lamochenko misses with a body shot
and Steed counters with a nice uppercut.
Jab from Steed.
Lamochenko misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steed lands with a cross.
Buck Steed is winning the standup battle so far.
Lamochenko looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steed. Lamochenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lamochenko missing with a left hand there. Steed was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Steed swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lamochenko counters with a nice uppercut.
Oooooh!!! Steed has knocked Lamochenko down with a huge combo! Steed steps away and waves a wobbly Lamochenko back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Lamochenko is rocked!
Lamochenko swings widly with a right hand
and Steed counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Steed.
Lamochenko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Steed counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamochenko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Steed misses with a hook.
Steed feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lamochenkos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Steed lands a nice looking body shot.
Steed on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Steed lands a nice shot to the body.
Steed instigates a clinch.
Zangief Lamochenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Buck Steed is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Steed escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that's the end of the fight!
Buck Steed showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Steed 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buck Steed!
Buck Steed bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
In defeat, Zangief Lamochenko stepped up to the mic, saying 'I blame my new manager for this loss'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ireneusz Doniecki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Wilson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ireneusz Doniecki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Wilson!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Chad Campbell and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Doniecki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Doniecki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wilson was well out of range. Poor timing from Doniecki.
Doniecki misses with a straight right.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
No joy there for Doniecki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Doniecki has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wilson clinches with his opponent.
Doniecki changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wilson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Doniecki bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wilson's head.
Wilson throws a series of punches but Doniecki moves out of range.
Wilson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Doniecki.
Wilson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Doniecki throwing a counter right hand but Wilson manages to avoid it.
Wilson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
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!
Wilson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Doniecki.
Wilson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Doniecki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wilson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Doniecki is trying to break free.
Wilson's coach down at School of Hard Knocks was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Wilson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doniecki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wilson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Wilson does no damage.
Wilson misses with a two punch combination.
Wilson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
No joy there for Doniecki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wilson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wilson looks winded!
Wilson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Doniecki misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from Doniecki.
Wilson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Doniecki fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wilson dodges the punch combination from Doniecki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilson takes the fight into the clinch.
Wilson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wilson tries to bum rush Doniecki with a series of wild strikes but Doniecki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wilson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Doniecki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wilson.
Wilson tries to bum rush Doniecki with a series of wild strikes but Doniecki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It looked like Doniecki was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Doniecki misses with an uppercut.
Wilson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Doniecki circles away quickly and effectively.
Wilson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Doniecki misses.
Wilson looks to land a combination but Doniecki avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doniecki lands with an overhand left.
Sloppy strikes from Doniecki. Those never looked like landing.
A combination from Doniecki does no damage.
Doniecki slips a jab and a cross from Wilson.
Doniecki fails to land with a series of punches.
Wilson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wilson walks into a stiff left hand from Doniecki.
Doniecki lands with a cross.
Doniecki getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Doniecki misses with the combination.
Wilson throws a series of punches but Doniecki avoids them all with ease.
Doniecki is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wilson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doniecki uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wilson has time to react.
Wilson tries to bum rush Doniecki with a series of wild strikes but Doniecki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Doniecki cracks Wilson with a good jab.
Doniecki throws a right hand that Wilson ducks under and follows up with a left that Wilson also avoids with ease.
Wilson tries to bum rush Doniecki with a series of wild strikes but Doniecki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doniecki throws a series of punches but Wilson avoids them all with ease.
Wilson throws a nice looking combination but Doniecki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wilson blocks a jab.
Wilson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wilson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Doniecki throws a series of strikes that have Wilson backpedaling.
Doniecki looks to score with a jab to the body but Wilson is just out of range.
Wilson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Doniecki circles away quickly and effectively.
Wilson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Doniecki misses with a series of wild punches.
Wilson lands with a nice combination. Doniecki backs away looking to recover.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilson stalks Doniecki and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Doniecki's face. Doniecki staggers backwards, shaken.
Wilson throws a series of punches but Doniecki avoids them all with ease.
It looked like Doniecki was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Wilson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Doniecki connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wilson scrambles back to his feet.
Doniecki misses with the combination.
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 Ireneusz Doniecki will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wilson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Doniecki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wilson.
Sloppy strikes from Wilson. Those never looked like landing.
Wilson misses with a two punch combination.
Doniecki misses with a few strikes there.
Wilson misses with a double jab.
Tony Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilson throws a series of punches but Doniecki avoids them all with ease.
Doniecki tries to bum rush Wilson with a series of wild strikes but Wilson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wilson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Doniecki avoids a punch combination nicely.
It looked like Doniecki was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wilson.
Doniecki slips a jab and a cross from Wilson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson throws a right hand that Doniecki ducks under and follows up with a left that Doniecki also avoids with ease.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Wilson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Doniecki lands a jab to the head.
Doniecki scores with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wilson is breathing heavily.
Doniecki scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doniecki throws a nice looking combination but Wilson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Doniecki throws a hook but Wilson avoids it easily.
Wilson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Doniecki lands a slapping body shot.
Doniecki scores with a nice right hand.
Wilson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Doniecki.
Doniecki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wilson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Doniecki, pushing him back against the cage.
Wilson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Doniecki misses with a two punch combination.
Nice shot lands for Doniecki.
Wilson looks to land a combination. Doniecki sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doniecki slips a jab and a cross from Wilson.
Wilson moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doniecki tries to pull guard but Wilson holds him up against the cage and eventually Doniecki drops back down to his feet.
Doniecki wants to break free but Wilson has control.
Doniecki is trying to pull guard but Wilson has him pressed against the cage.
Doniecki working hard to break the clinch.
Doniecki tries to pull guard but Wilson holds him up against the cage and eventually Doniecki drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ireneusz Doniecki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Wilson.
Doniecki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wilson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wilson scores with a three punch combo!
Doniecki tests Wilson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wilson misses with a two punch combination.
Doniecki is looking for a counter combo.
Doniecki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jab, jab by Doniecki - just one landing.
Doniecki throws a series of punches but Wilson moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Wilson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Doniecki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wilson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Doniecki went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Doniecki lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Doniecki scores with a hook to the body. Wilson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wilson throws a nice looking combination but Doniecki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wilson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doniecki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wilson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wilson swinging wildly here.
Doniecki swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A combination from Wilson does no damage.
No joy there for Doniecki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Doniecki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ireneusz Doniecki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Doniecki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wilson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wilson.
Doniecki sizes up Wilson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A punch combination from Wilson misses.
Doniecki went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Wilson fails to land with a series of punches.
Doniecki lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wilson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Doniecki counters with a stiff right hand.
Doniecki is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilson lands a jab-cross combination.
Doniecki misses with a few strikes there.
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 Ireneusz Doniecki will probably get the nod.
That's time! Doniecki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Doniecki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wilson.
Wilson misses with a double jab.
Wilson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Doniecki.
Doniecki's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Doniecki duly obliges.
Wilson walks into a jab.
A combination from Doniecki does no damage.
Wilson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wilson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wilson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wilson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Doniecki misses with a few strikes there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Doniecki.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Doniecki breaks from the clinch.
Ireneusz Doniecki is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wilson slips a straight right by Doniecki.
Doniecki's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wilson under the eye.
Wilson has closed the distance and engaged Doniecki in a clinch.
Wilson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wilson fails to land with a series of punches.
Doniecki swings for the body but Wilson moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Wilson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sloppy strikes from Wilson. Those never looked like landing.
Doniecki misses with a double jab.
Doniecki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wilson.
Wilson looks to land a combination but Doniecki avoids it well.
Doniecki misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wilson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilson slips a jab and a cross from Doniecki.
Wilson slips a jab from Doniecki.
Wilson throws a right hand that Doniecki ducks under and follows up with a left that Doniecki also avoids with ease.
Wilson misses with a double jab.
Wilson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Doniecki counters with a one-two to the body.
Doniecki throws an overhand right that lands on Wilson's shoulder, as Wilson tries to avoid the shot.
A swing and a miss from Doniecki.
Wilson looks to land a combination but Doniecki avoids it well.
Doniecki looks to land a combination but Wilson avoids it well.
Wilson throws a series of punches but Doniecki avoids them all with ease.
Wilson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wilson misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson ducks under a wild hook from Doniecki.
Wilson is looking for the big counter here.
Wilson throws a right and a left that Doniecki avoids nicely.
Doniecki throws a hook to the side of Wilson's head but Wilson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Doniecki misses with a two punch combination.
Wilson misses with a series of wild punches.
It looked like Doniecki was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Wilson misses with a wild combination.
Doniecki throws a series of punches but Wilson avoids them all with ease.
Wilson throws a right hand that Doniecki ducks under and follows up with a left that Doniecki also avoids with ease.
Doniecki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wilson.
Doniecki getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wilson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Doniecki misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Doniecki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Doniecki throws a big counter combination but Wilson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Wilson throws a series of punches but Doniecki moves out of range.
No joy there for Wilson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Doniecki misses with a hook.
Wilson blocks a jab.
Wilson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wilson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wilson fails to land with a series of punches.
Wilson throws a series of punches but Doniecki avoids them all with ease.
Doniecki digs a good hook to Wilson's body.
A right-left combo lands from Wilson.
Some wild striking there from Wilson.
An attempted straight right counter from Doniecki misses the target.
Doniecki throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wilson on the side of the head.
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 Ireneusz Doniecki.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Doniecki, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ireneusz Doniecki!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Duff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Young Gunner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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176 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Duff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Young Gunner!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Kavanagh and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duff tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gunner misses with a body shot.
Duff slips under a jab.
Gunner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duff was well out of range. Poor timing from Gunner.
Young Gunner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duff lands a leg kick that knocks Gunner off balance momentarily.
A slow jab from Gunner misses its intended target.
Duff throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gunner.
Gunner throws a poor cross that misses
and Duff cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Duff uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gunner.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunner lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gunner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duff moves away.
Duff avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Duff half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Gunner misses the body punch
and Duff counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunner throws a body shot but no joy.
Duff thinks about countering with a head kick.
Gunner connects with a jab.
Gunner bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Duff's head.
Duff dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gunner loads up on a big right hand but Duff slips the punch.
A counter left hand to the body from Duff misses its target.
Duff tests Gunner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gunner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Duff tries to counter with a takedown but Gunner is quick to defend against it.
Duff gets a takedown into half guard.
Duff wants to pass to mount but Gunner is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duff is thwarting Gunner's attempts to control the position.
Gunner really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Duff. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Duff trying to control the action but Gunner is working from the bottom.
Gunner wants to control but Duff is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duff is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gunner defends it well.
Duff passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duff goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Gunner turns into him and now he's in Duff's guard.
Gunner must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Duff looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gunner is stalling in the full guard.
Duff working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gunner doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Duff is tightening it up a little... Gunner has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Gunner reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Gunner taps out! Nice BJJ there by Duff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Tony Duff!
An out of breath Tony Duff thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frank Zappa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistar Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Zappa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alistar Silva!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Lou da Vinci and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zappa closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Silva pushes Zappa away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Zappa gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Zappa wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Silva, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva tries to escape but Zappa is in control.
Zappa wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Silva, who protects the arm well.
Silva is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Zappa asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zappa is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Silva has escaped the position, nice work there.
Zappa scoring with punches and elbows.
Silva wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Zappa tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Zappa has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zappa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Zappa definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zappa wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Silva, who protects the arm well.
Silva is pushing Zappa's head away, looking to escape. Zappa manages to hold on to the position though.
Zappa is trying to get an arm triangle but Silva is defending well.
Zappa tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Zappa has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Zappa is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Silva has escaped the position, nice work there.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Silva can do anything to dispel that myth.
Zappa is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Silva is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Silva is trying to buck Zappa off.
Zappa wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Silva, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Zappa seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Silva taking punishment in the form of punches.
Silva wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The ground and pound from Zappa seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Zappa misses with the ground and pound.
Zappa is working to tighten his grip on Silva's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Silva has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Zappa is really squeezing tight and eventually Silva passes out! Zappa breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Frank Zappa!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Smitty Werbenjagermanjensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Squireson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 lbs
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Smitty Werbenjagermanjensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Barry Squireson!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Dean Styles and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Werbenjagermanjensen lands with a straight right. Squireson didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Barry Squireson has been cut.
Squireson avoids the body shot from Werbenjagermanjensen.
Werbenjagermanjensen tries to land a front kick but Squireson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Squireson misses the body punch
and Werbenjagermanjensen counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Squireson!
Werbenjagermanjensen working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Werbenjagermanjensen 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.
Werbenjagermanjensen lands a decent elbow from side control.
Squireson taking punishment in the form of punches.
Squireson is rocked!
Squireson tries to improve position but can't.
Werbenjagermanjensen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Squireson wants to control but Werbenjagermanjensen postures up.
Werbenjagermanjensen remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Werbenjagermanjensen lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Werbenjagermanjensen has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Squireson is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Werbenjagermanjensen yanks on the arm and Squireson is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Werbenjagermanjensen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Smitty Werbenjagermanjensen!
Smitty Werbenjagermanjensen tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Keyser Soze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiroshi Ekaku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!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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153 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Keyser Soze!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroshi Ekaku!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Anthony Taglia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soze digs a good hook to Ekaku's body.
Soze jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ekaku throws a looping overhand right but Soze ducks down to avoid it.
Soze misses with a kick to the body.
Soze connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Soze throws a leg kick
and Ekaku counters by moving into the clinch.
Ekaku misses with the head strike.
Ekaku goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Ekaku fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ekaku throws a head punch that misses.
Soze is looking to control Ekaku's arms but Ekaku gets an underhook and turns him. Now Soze has his back to the cage.
Ekaku pulls guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soze wants to control from the top but Ekaku keeps moving.
Ekaku has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Ekaku is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ekaku isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Soze stacks Ekaku on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Soze!
Soze stands up and we're back to a striking position.
A chopping leg kick lands by Soze.
Soze tries to score with a low kick but Ekaku moves his leg out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Soze's face as he tries to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ekaku.
Soze blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ekaku as Soze tries to tie him up.
Ekaku misses with a punch to the body.
Soze blocking some punches.
Ekaku jumps guard but Soze stands there with Ekaku around his waist. Ekaku gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ekaku lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soze scores with a hook to the body.
Ekaku goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ekaku misses with a punch on the inside.
Soze misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ekaku has a couple of punches blocked by Soze.
Ekaku lands with a short shot to the head.
Ekaku tries to pull guard but Soze forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ekaku lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soze just leaning against Ekaku, taking a breather.
Soze looking to stall.
Ekaku lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ekaku misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ekaku pulls guard successfully.
Soze preventing the sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ekaku avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Soze has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Soze throws a strike but Ekaku rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ekaku trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroshi Ekaku dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Soze throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Soze ducks under a wild hook from Ekaku.
Soze takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Soze lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Soze swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ekaku counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Soze.
Ekaku darts in and clinches Soze up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ekaku misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soze slows down the pace here.
Ekaku throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekaku fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Soze is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ekaku working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ekaku tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ekaku tries a body shot but Soze blocks it.
Ekaku works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ekaku throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ekaku lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Soze blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Soze blocks a body shot from Ekaku.
Soze trying to stall but Ekaku improves his position.
Ekaku lands an uppercut.
Ekaku throws a head punch that misses.
Ekaku lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ekaku is trying to pull guard but Soze has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Soze.
Ekaku lands a right hand that snaps the head of Soze backwards.
Soze can't break the clinch.
Ekaku misses with a punch on the inside.
Ekaku cracks Soze with a nice body shot.
A short right from Ekaku.
Ekaku lands with a short shot to the head.
Soze is stalling here.
Ekaku misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Soze walks away with a smile on his face. Ekaku gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Keyser Soze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hiroshi Ekaku.
Ekaku tries to clinch
and Soze makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Ekaku really felt that one!
Ekaku uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Soze.
Soze scores with a jab to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Soze.
Ekaku looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Soze throws a sloppy head kick and Ekaku moves out of range easily.
Soze fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ekaku waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Soze.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Soze lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ekaku at a distance.
Soze does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Soze fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ekaku on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroshi Ekaku showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ekaku throws a hook but Soze avoids it easily.
Soze was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Keyser Soze is winning the standup battle so far.
Ekaku throws the left hand but Soze avoids the punch easily.
Soze throws a nice outside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Ekaku.
Ekaku uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Soze.
Soze is looking to wear down Ekaku with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Soze swings for the body but Ekaku moves out of range.
Ekaku lands a nice looking body shot.
Soze throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ekaku falls off balance throwing a combination
and Soze counters with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soze ducks under a wild hook from Ekaku.
Soze walks into a straight right hand from Ekaku.
Ekaku misses with a lunging right hand
and Soze counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekaku closes the distance and clinches.
Ekaku struggles to land a body shot inside as Soze controls his hands.
Soze lands a shot to the body.
Ekaku lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ekaku prevents Soze from breaking the clinch.
Ekaku ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ekaku no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Soze trying to control but Ekaku is working from the bottom.
Ekaku looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ekaku had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Soze defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soze trying to control the position from guard on top but Ekaku is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ekaku throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Soze got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ekaku has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Soze has managed to get both his arms back between Ekaku's legs - danger averted.
Ekaku working for a triangle but Soze defends it easily.
Ekaku working for a triangle but Soze defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soze wants to get up but he can't break Ekaku's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Soze trying to control the position from guard on top but Ekaku is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ekaku looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ekaku looking for a guillotine here but Soze defends easily.
Ekaku looking for subs off his back but Soze has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ekaku actively working from the bottom here.
Soze stalling.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ekaku looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroshi Ekaku really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ekaku closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hiroshi Ekaku seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ekaku fails to pull guard.
Ekaku swings wildly with an uppercut but Soze uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ekaku has a couple of punches blocked by Soze.
Soze is trying to maintain a safe position but Ekaku gets an underhook and turns Soze into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soze pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ekaku lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soze effectively controlling the action here.
Nice body punch from Ekaku - that landed with a thud.
Soze blocks a body shot from Ekaku.
Ekaku letting Soze take a breather here.
A short body shot lands from Ekaku as the two fighters clinch.
Soze content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Soze effectively controlling the action here.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Soze for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Keyser Soze.
Soze throws out a loose jab but Ekaku uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soze lands with an uppercut that bounces Ekaku off the cage and back into range.
Ekaku pushes Soze up against the cage in a clinch.
Ekaku misses with a punch to the body.
Soze looking to slow down the pace here.
Soze is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Soze tries to break the clinch but Ekaku is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soze is trying to break the clinch but Ekaku is controlling him.
Soze trying to stall but Ekaku improves his position.
Ekaku tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Soze tries to stall but Ekaku uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ekaku makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ekaku lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Ekaku fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Soze.
Soze controlling the action here for a moment.
A right hand to the body from Ekaku.
Ekaku blocks a body shot from Soze.
Soze is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ekaku is keeping busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ekaku working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroshi Ekaku dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ekaku uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Soze.
Ekaku connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ekaku displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Soze throws out the jab.
Ekaku has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ekaku throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ekaku bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Soze's head.
That kick from Soze tenderised Ekaku's leg. Ekaku is trying to keep his angry face on.
Soze misses with a shot to the body
and Ekaku counters with a nice uppercut.
Soze looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ekaku throws a left and a right that both miss
and Soze counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soze defending well as Ekaku loads up on a big left hand.
Ekaku 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.
Soze throws a low kick but Ekaku avoids it.
Ekaku chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Soze can pounce on him.
Ekaku lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekaku's corner calls for a 1-2. Ekaku obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A low kick from Soze misses
and Soze takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Soze is rocked!
Ekaku has closed the distance and engaged Soze in a clinch.
Oh Soze is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ekaku misses with the head strike.
Ekaku lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Soze backwards.
Ekaku doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ekaku tries to pull guard but Soze forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ekaku misses with some punches.
Ekaku lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ekaku fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ekaku lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ekaku.
Soze leaning against his opponent.
Ekaku lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Soze to his knees! Ekaku keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hiroshi Ekaku! Hiroshi Ekaku retains his featherweight title!
An out of breath Hiroshi Ekaku thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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