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OFC 275: Smaug vs Rahman PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Grey Worm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aldo Barbados (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Worm's entrance music is Der Kaptain. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Barbados's choice of entrance music: What's It All For. Aldo Barbados will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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140 lbs
20 - 15 - 2 |
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31
145 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
20 - 15 - 2, fighting out of New York, Grey Worm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aldo Barbados!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbados throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Worm decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Barbados's guard.
Worm might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Barbados wants to get back to his feet but Worm is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Worm has gone for a leg lock! Barbados slips out almost immediately though and dives into Worm's guard.
Worm wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Barbados's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbados stands up and waves to Worm to follow him.
Worm keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Worm avoids the head kick by Barbados.
Barbados throws a head kick that Worm semi-blocks.
Worm bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Barbados is trying to buck Worm off.
Worm working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Worm working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Barbados is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbados tries to bench press Worm off him but Worm keeps the position.
Worm thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Worm is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Barbados has escaped the position, nice work there.
Barbados is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Worm asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worm trying to control the position but Barbados is working away.
Worm working away.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Worm sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Barbados is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Worm trying to control the action but Barbados is working from the bottom.
Barbados sneaks out the side door and pushes Worm away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Barbados stuffs the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worm goes for a double leg but Barbados avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Barbados continues to drive forward.
Barbados throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Worm counters with a straight right hand.
Worm tries for a takedown but Barbados sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barbados! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grey Worm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Worm shoots in for a takedown but Barbados shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Worm closes this distance looking for a takedown but Barbados circles away.
Worm slips a jab from Barbados.
Aldo Barbados is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barbados lands a lovely overhand right.
Worm gets a takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbados is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aldo Barbados will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Worm shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Worm was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Barbados is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Worm thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Worm is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Barbados knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Worm cracks Barbados with a big elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbados is trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbados tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Worm wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Worm lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Worm thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Worm lands a nice forearm strike.
Worm wants to control but Barbados is keeping him busy.
Worm throwing strikes but Barbados manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Barbados stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Worm fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Barbados swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbados throws a lazy uppercut
and Worm counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barbados keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Barbados throws a right and a left that Worm avoids nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Worm on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Worm throws a sloppy head kick and Barbados moves out of range easily.
Barbados is looking for the big counter here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Worm with a lazy takedown attempt
and Barbados counters with a two punch combo.
Worm is rocked!
Barbados throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Worm counters with a left and a right that stings Barbados.
Worm gets a takedown into half guard.
Barbados is trying to stand up here but Worm is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worm tries to pass to full mount but Barbados defends it.
Barbados looks like he's trying to stand up.
Worm sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Barbados defending well though.
Worm wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barbados keeps working.
Worm is trying to work for a kimura but Barbados is defending well.
Worm prevents Barbados from standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Worm missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Barbados wants to get back to his feet.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Worm scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Worm is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Barbados is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Worm landing strikes from the mount and Barbados is in trouble!
Barbados wants to try and get back to his feet.
Worm with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Worm tries to control but Barbados wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grey Worm dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Worm takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Barbados misses with a wild combination.
Barbados lands a head kick. Worm smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Barbados misses with a double jab
and Worm counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Worm dives in and grabs Barbados's left leg, looking for a takedown. Barbados pushes down on Worm's head and hops out.
Worm shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Barbados as he jumps to the side.
Barbados looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Barbados as Worm shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grey Worm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters circling - Barbados throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Worm gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Barbados counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Worm goes for a double leg but Barbados avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Barbados continues to drive forward.
Barbados keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Worm avoids the head kick by Barbados.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Barbados finds it's way through Worm's defenses.
Worm steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barbados.
Barbados misses with a straight right.
Barbados pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Worm seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Barbados tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Worm was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Grey Worm is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barbados is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Worm.
Barbados throws a hook to the side of Worm's head but Worm sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Worm fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbados throws the left hand but Worm avoids the punch easily.
A little feinted left hand from Worm on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Worm shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Barbados but Barbados pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Barbados rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Worm moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barbados lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Worm circles away quickly and effectively.
Barbados looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Barbados fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice defenses there by Worm.
Barbados throws a body kick that misses
and Worm connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Worm.
Aldo Barbados seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barbados lands a jab to the nose.
Worm throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Barbados's waist but Barbados gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Worm off to one side.
Barbados misses with a left hand
and Worm counters with a straight right hand.
Worm has his takedown stuffed
and Barbados counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barbados misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Worm.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aldo Barbados comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Barbados 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Aldo Barbados!
During a confident post fight interview, Aldo Barbados thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Phat Ho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yves Jabouin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ho kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Deep Purple - Smoke on the Water. Jabouin has chosen Trobule On My Mind- Pusha T and Tyler The Creator as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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141 lbs
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145 lbs
28 - 13 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phat Ho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Yves Jabouin!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jabouin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ho manages to avoid it.
Jabouin wants to clinch.
Ho throws a wild body kick that Jabouin sees coming a mile off.
Jabouin gets a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Ho.
Ho scores with a shot to the side of Jabouin's head.
Ho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ho lands with a right to the head.
Ho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jabouin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jabouin misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jabouin.
Ho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabouin blocks a body shot from Ho.
Ho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jabouin can't find room to land a body shot as Ho controls the action.
Jabouin throws a head punch that misses.
Ho tries to work over Jabouin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ho misses with a body punch.
Jabouin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jabouin is trying to stall.
Jabouin displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ho up against the cage.
Jabouin misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jabouin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ho works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jabouin scores with a hook to the body.
Jabouin trying to stall but Ho improves his position.
Jabouin takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jabouin lands with a left to the head.
Ho tries to work over Jabouin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ho struggles to land a body shot inside as Jabouin controls his hands.
Jabouin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jabouin prevents a body shot from Ho.
Nice body punch from Ho - that landed with a thud.
Ho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jabouin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ho blocks a body shot from Jabouin.
Ho working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jabouin misses with a hook from the clinch.
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!
Jabouin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ho struggles to land a body shot inside as Jabouin controls his hands.
Ho can't find room to land a body shot as Jabouin controls the action.
Ho lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jabouin backwards.
Ho lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ho misses with a body punch.
Jabouin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ho's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabouin throws a head punch that misses.
Ho scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jabouin.
Ho lands a body punch.
Ho tries a body shot but Jabouin blocks it.
A short left from Ho.
A head punch on the inside from Jabouin fails to land.
Ho misses with a punch to the body.
Ho lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jabouin prevents a body shot from Ho.
Ho lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jabouin backwards.
Ho breaks from the clinch.
Ho throws a leg kick but Jabouin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jabouin scores with a hook.
Jabouin tries a head kick but it misses.
Ho thows a body kick. Jabouin tries to catch it but that hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ho scores with a nice head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho throws a head kick that Jabouin semi-blocks.
Ho throws a right hand that misses
and Jabouin counters with a series of strikes. Ho will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ho doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jabouin misses the jab.
Jabouin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ho throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jabouin.
Jabouin throws a body shot but no joy.
Ho tried to counter with a leg kick but Jabouin avoided it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ho.
Ho will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A nice side step and Jabouin releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ho pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jabouin slips a straight right by Ho.
Ho with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jabouin rushes Ho and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jabouin pushes Ho back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ho can't find room to land a body shot as Jabouin controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phat Ho dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ho misses with a head kick.
Ho misses with a head kick.
Ho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jabouin.
Jabouin misses with a wild body shot.
Ho is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jabouin can do to turn this around?
Ho connects with a solid leg kick.
Jabouin pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ho back to the cage. Jabouin follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A punch lands to the side of Ho 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ho moves into the clinch.
Ho misses with a body punch.
Ho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jabouin takes a shot to the head.
Ho working aggressively here.
Ho throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jabouin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ho's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Jabouin fails to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ho makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jabouin lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho scores with a shot to the side of Jabouin's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jabouin.
Jabouin's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jabouin.
Jabouin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ho backwards.
Jabouin misses with a punch to the body.
Jabouin prevents a body shot from Ho.
Jabouin scores with a shot to the side of Ho's head.
Ho breaks the clinch.
Jabouin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ho under the eye.
Ho misses with a double jab.
Jabouin checks a leg kick.
Phat Ho is winning the standup battle so far.
Ho's corner calls for a 1-2. Ho obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ho throws a series of punches but Jabouin moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho throws a front kick aimed at Jabouin's knee but Jabouin avoids it well.
Jabouin appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jabouin moves out of range of the body kick.
Jabouin throws a big counter head kick but Ho avoids it with no problem.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ho has closed the distance and engaged Jabouin in a clinch.
Jabouin prevents a body shot from Ho.
Ho lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ho blocking some punches.
Ho throws a punch but it's blocked by Jabouin.
Jabouin lands a shoulder strike.
Ho tries to throw a body punch but Jabouin avoids it by throwing Ho back against the cage.
Jabouin misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Jabouin fails to land.
Jabouin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jabouin lands a body shot.
Ho breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jabouin avoids the body shot from Ho.
Ho misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabouin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ho.
Jabouin looks to score with a jab to the body but Ho is just out of range.
Ho throws a lazy body kick
and Jabouin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jabouin tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Ho counter with a right hand.
Jabouin instigates a clinch.
Jabouin lands with a short shot to the head.
Jabouin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Phat Ho has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ho tries a body shot but Jabouin blocks it.
Ho tries to throw a body punch but Jabouin avoids it by throwing Ho back against the cage.
Jabouin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ho blocking some punches.
Ho tries to work over Jabouin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Ho fails to land.
A short body shot lands from Ho as the two fighters clinch.
Jabouin swings wildly with an uppercut but Ho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ho wants to break free but Jabouin has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jabouin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Jabouin.
Ho lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jabouin lands a shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ho.
Ho wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ho tries to throw a body punch but Jabouin avoids it by throwing Ho back against the cage.
A short left from Jabouin.
Jabouin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ho misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jabouin lands a shoulder strike.
Ho breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ho chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jabouin tries to clinch but Ho is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Yves Jabouin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Ho's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Ho lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Phat Ho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jabouin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ho manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ho throws a head kick but Jabouin moves out of range.
Jabouin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ho was well out of range. Poor timing from Jabouin.
Ho lands a leg kick that knocks Jabouin off balance momentarily.
Jabouin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ho rather than just go for the knockout.
Jabouin throws a body shot but no joy.
Good shot there by Ho.
Ho keeps the fight on the outside.
Ho stuns Jabouin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jabouin lands with a nice body punch.
Jabouin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jabouin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ho gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ho tries to work over Jabouin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ho lands a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho blocks an uppercut.
Jabouin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jabouin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ho tries to work over Jabouin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ho blocking some punches.
Ho breaks the clinch.
Jabouin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Jabouin.
Jabouin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jabouin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ho.
Jabouin scores with a nice strike.
Ho clinches up against the cage.
Ho misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ho lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho can't find room to land a body shot as Jabouin controls the action.
Jabouin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ho backwards.
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!
Jabouin lands a nice uppercut.
Ho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jabouin prevents Ho from breaking the clinch.
Jabouin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ho's elbow.
Jabouin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ho.
Jabouin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jabouin prevents a body shot from Ho.
Jabouin throws a punch but it's blocked by Ho.
A short uppercut from Ho.
Ho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ho gets through Jabouin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jabouin blocks an uppercut.
Ho misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho misses with a punch to the body.
Jabouin swings wildly with an uppercut but Ho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ho blocking some punches.
Ho blocks a body shot from Jabouin.
Ho lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ho works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ho misses with some punches.
Ho struggles to land a body shot inside as Jabouin controls his hands.
Jabouin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jabouin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ho lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jabouin backwards.
Ho throws a punch but it's blocked by Jabouin.
Jabouin slows down the pace here.
Nice body punch from Ho - that landed with a thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho working hard to break the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jabouin lands an uppercut.
Ho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jabouin misses with the head strike.
Jabouin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jabouin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jabouin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ho's elbow.
Ho misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jabouin misses with the head strike.
Ho working aggressively here.
Jabouin throws a head punch that 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 Phat Ho.
Well Ho 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phat Ho!
A very excited looking Phat Ho made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Ventura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Buckets (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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266 lbs
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270 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Anthony Ventura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bobby Buckets!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buckets scores with a leg kick.
Buckets connects with a body shot that sends Ventura's belly button to the back.
A big left from Ventura misses.
Ventura takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ventura throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Buckets wants to counter the offense by Ventura and move into the clinch position.
Buckets throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ventura throws a front kick that sends Buckets stumbling back into the cage.
Buckets lands with a shot to the body.
Ventura moves in looking to clinch but Buckets pushes him off.
Ventura needs to keep his hands up - Buckets had a free shot at his head there.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Buckets.
Buckets 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.
Ventura takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ventura throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Buckets scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ventura dodges the punch combination from Buckets.
Buckets pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ventura back to the cage. Buckets follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Buckets looks to land a right hand but Ventura moved out of range.
Buckets misses the shot to the body.
Ventura lands a nice shot that snaps Buckets's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ventura blocks a head kick by Buckets.
Ventura fails with an attempt to clinch.
Buckets lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Buckets throws a series of punches but Ventura avoids them all with ease.
Buckets's corner calls for a 1-2. Buckets obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Buckets moves out of range as Ventura throws a body kick.
Ventura looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Buckets throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Buckets lands a lovely overhand right.
Buckets misses with a body shot.
Ventura waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Buckets.
A jab from Buckets does it's job there.
Buckets is looking to slow Ventura down with leg kicks.
Buckets scores with a hook to the body. Ventura takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
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!
Buckets throws out a loose jab but Ventura uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buckets jabs at Ventura's body.
Good leg kick by Buckets there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ventura pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Buckets throws a sloppy head kick and Ventura moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ventura ducks right into an uppercut from Buckets.
Buckets swats away the attempt to clinch by Ventura.
Ventura cracks a nice hook into Buckets's ribs.
Ventura misses with a looping left.
Ventura misses the shot to the body.
Jab by Buckets.
Buckets is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ventura had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ventura. Buckets does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bobby Buckets is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ventura throws a sloppy head kick and Buckets moves out of range easily.
Buckets tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ventura looks to throw the jab but Buckets is out of range.
Buckets blocks a jab.
Ventura tries to move into range but Buckets moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ventura uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Buckets.
An attempted straight right counter from Ventura misses the target.
Bobby Buckets seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ventura throws a body kick that misses.
Buckets moves out of range as Ventura throws a body kick.
Ventura sets himself, and Buckets steps forward looking for the clinch! Ventura avoids it this time.
Ventura keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Buckets pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A quick step to the side and Ventura tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ventura misses with a looping right.
Buckets pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ventura has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Ventura fails to land.
Buckets misses with a body punch.
Ventura is trying to push Buckets away but Buckets has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ventura lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ventura swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ventura throws a head punch that misses.
Buckets struggles to land a body shot inside as Ventura controls his hands.
Buckets escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Buckets misses with a looping left.
Ventura goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ventura looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ventura uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Buckets.
Buckets lands with an uppercut that bounces Ventura off the cage and back into range.
Buckets throws a right and a left that Ventura avoids nicely.
Ventura bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Buckets looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ventura throws the kick towards the body but Buckets avoids it.
Ventura throws an overhand right that lands on Buckets's shoulder, as Buckets tries to avoid the shot.
Buckets tries to counter by closing the distance.
A big right from Ventura misses.
A punch combination from Buckets misses.
A good leg kick by Buckets.
Ventura misses with a hook.
Buckets lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ventura ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ventura takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ventura swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Decent striking displayed by Ventura there.
Buckets punishes Ventura's body with a nice straight punch.
Ventura changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ventura takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ventura takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Buckets misses with a wild body shot.
Buckets lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Buckets scores with a nice strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Buckets dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Buckets swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ventura.
Bobby Buckets seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ventura fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice shot by Buckets.
Ventura moves out of range of the body kick from Buckets.
Ventura takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ventura takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ventura is rocked!
Buckets throws a hook but Ventura blocks it.
Oh Ventura is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ventura lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ventura seems to have got his legs back now.
Ventura is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Buckets.
Buckets throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ventura on the side of the head.
Buckets throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Buckets swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ventura.
Ventura throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buckets throws a looping overhand right but Ventura ducks down to avoid it.
Buckets ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A punch combination from Ventura misses.
Ventura lands a head kick. Buckets smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Bobby Buckets has been cut.
Buckets lands a leg kick that knocks Ventura off balance momentarily.
Buckets lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Buckets has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ventura misses with a body shot.
Buckets looks to score with a jab to the body but Ventura is just out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ventura.
Ventura throws a jab when Buckets was well out of range.
Ventura gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Buckets.
Ventura is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Buckets takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ventura looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Buckets!
Buckets is breathing heavily.
Ventura scoring with punches from side control.
Ventura landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ventura lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ventura working the ground and pound.
Ventura landing strikes.
Buckets is looking to regain half guard here but Ventura keeps moving and retains side control.
Buckets is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Ventura is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ventura wants to control but Buckets is keeping him busy.
Ventura passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Buckets!
Ventura lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Buckets is trying to escape the mount.
Ventura tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ventura in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buckets really wants to buck Ventura off and get back to his feet.
Buckets really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ventura. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ventura lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Ventura scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Buckets?
Buckets tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ventura cracks Buckets with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ventura wants to control the pace but Buckets is squirming around nicely.
Ventura with good strikes from the mount here!
Ventura postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Buckets looks a forlorn figure.
A nice elbow there by Ventura.
Buckets is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ventura lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Buckets hang on?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ventura scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Buckets?
Ventura lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Buckets! Ventura sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Buckets and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Anthony Ventura!
A victorious Anthony Ventura thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Don Fagaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Barathian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Barathian's choice of entrance music: Rammstein - Mutter. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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26
168 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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26
171 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Don Fagaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Max Barathian!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fagaro scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barathian doesn't seem bothered though.
Barathian avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barathian comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Barathian uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fagaro.
Don Fagaro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fagaro looks to land a left hand but Barathian moved out of range nicely.
Barathian swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fagaro throws a looping overhand right but Barathian ducks down to avoid it.
Barathian tries to move into range but Fagaro moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Barathian throws a one two combo.
Donk. Fagaro catches Barathian right on the button with a cross.
Fagaro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barathian sees it coming and avoids it easily.
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!
Barathian walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A punch lands to the side of Barathian 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fagaro misses with a left hand
and Barathian counters with a crisp right hand that drops Fagaro! Barathian lets Fagaro back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Fagaro is rocked!
Barathian ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Oh Fagaro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fagaro cracks a nice hook into Barathian's ribs.
Nice body punch from Fagaro.
Barathian fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fagaro looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fagaro is breathing heavily.
Barathian is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Fagaro flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Fagaro is out cold! Barathian holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Max Barathian!
A very excited looking Max Barathian made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Albert Ricci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maui Built (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Built has chosen Skills as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Albert Ricci could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Maui Built's chin.
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140 lbs
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138 lbs
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Albert Ricci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maui Built!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ricci just misses with a punch to the body.
Built misses with an uppercut.
An attempted straight right counter from Ricci misses the target.
Ricci on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ricci takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ricci throws a push kick but Built slaps the foot to one side.
Built ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ricci moves away.
Ricci fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Built manages to avoid it.
Ricci throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ricci avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ricci has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Unicorn Powered Fighting in the buildup to the fight.
Built uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ricci.
Ricci lands with a nice body kick.
Ricci connects with a crisp jab.
Built 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.
Built looks to land a left hand but Ricci moved out of range nicely.
Ricci avoids the body shot from Built.
Ricci connects with a jab.
Ricci checks the leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Built lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ricci has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ricci and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Built.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricci fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ricci swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ricci misses with a right hand
and Built makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Built 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Built, right into the meat.
Built fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ricci checks a low kick from Built.
Built defending well as Ricci loads up on a big left hand.
Ricci misses with a body shot.
Ricci on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ricci lands a leg kick that knocks Built off balance momentarily.
Built ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ricci moves away.
Built tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Built finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ricci throws a quick counter kick to the body but Built avoids it.
Built smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Built thows a left - swing and a miss!
A cross from Built lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Built's corner calls for a 1-2. Built obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ricci stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd cheers as Built lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ricci doesn't seem phased though.
Ricci throws a poor cross that misses
letting Built counter with a right hand.
Ricci with a hook.
Ricci checks a low kick from Built.
Built thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ricci takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Built lands with a hook. Ricci tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ricci throws a shot from downtown. Built moves away and avoids it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Built. That's going to slow Ricci down.
Built misses with a body kick.
Ricci was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Built throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Ricci counter with a right hand.
Ricci lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ricci steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Built.
Ricci is looking to counter punch.
Ricci chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Built can pounce on him.
Ricci takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Maui Built seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Built is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ricci.
Ricci swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Built.
Built slips under a jab from Ricci.
Built moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Built thuds his shin into the meat of Ricci's side.
Built takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Built throws a right hand that misses
and Ricci counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ricci takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ricci thumps Built with a low kick.
Built ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Built changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Built misses with a low kick.
Built slips a jab from Ricci.
Ricci misses with a looping right.
Built bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Built lands with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Built bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ricci jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Built throws a jab when Ricci was well out of range.
Built misses with a straight right.
Built misses with an uppercut
and Ricci counters with an outside leg kick.
Ricci turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ricci moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Ricci finds it's way through Built's defenses.
Ricci throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Built wants to slow Ricci down by chopping away at his legs.
Nice body punch from Ricci.
A nice leg kick lands there from Built.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A chopping leg kick lands by Built.
Built pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ricci is out of range and Built settles back down.
Built throws out a powerful jab.
Ricci moves out of range of the body kick.
It looked like Ricci was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Maui Built will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ricci misses with a body shot.
Ricci misses with a straight left.
Built just misses with a punch to the body.
Ricci lands with a right hand.
Ricci throws a leg kick that misses.
Built throws the left hand but Ricci avoids the punch easily.
Built misses with a kick to the body.
Ricci checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ricci misses with a hook. Built ducked under it nicely.
Built feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ricci's calf.
Ricci checks the leg kick.
Ricci quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Ricci fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ricci is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Ricci, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab lands there for Built.
Ricci takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Built scoring well with a low kick there.
Ricci uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Built.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricci misses with a straight right.
Ricci thuds a left hand into Built's body.
Ricci throws a series of punches but Built moves out of range.
Built tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ricci went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Built lands a slapping body shot.
Built misses with a straight left.
Ricci buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Built ducks under a wild hook from Ricci.
A swing and a miss from Built.
Built jabs at Ricci's body.
Built looks for the body kick but Ricci saw that one coming.
Built throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ricci lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Built fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ricci manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Ricci on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ricci lands a nice looking body shot.
Built misses with a straight left.
Built throws a jab but it's blocked by Ricci.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Built is predictable there
and Ricci counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Built looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ricci is looking to counter punch.
Built lands with a thumping leg kick.
Built scores with a body shot.
Ricci blocks a leg kick.
Built fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ricci manages to avoid it.
Ricci moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Built throws the kick towards the body but Ricci avoids it.
Ricci slips under a jab.
Ricci needs to keep his hands up - Built had a free shot at his head there.
Maui Built seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Built lands with a cross.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ricci.
Ricci tries a head kick but it misses.
Built lands a glancing blow to the side of Ricci's head.
Ricci scores with a jab to the jaw.
Built fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ricci looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Built lands with an uppercut that bounces Ricci off the cage and back into range.
Built lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ricci at a distance.
Ricci goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ricci takes a swing at Built's ribcage but misses.
Built throws a jab when Ricci was well out of range.
Ricci takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ricci fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Built.
Ricci misses with an attempted mid kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Built.
Ricci ducks under a wild hook from Built.
Built connects with a body shot that sends Ricci's belly button to the back.
Built throws out a loose jab but Ricci uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ricci ducks right into an uppercut from Built.
Ricci takes one to the chin there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Built waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ricci.
Ricci fails to land with a series of punches.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Ricci might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Built.
Ricci slips under a jab.
Ricci blocks a jab.
Ricci throws a body punch but Built moves out of range.
Built looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Built feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ricci's calf.
Ricci fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Built was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Built scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ricci takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Built throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ricci connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ricci throws out a loose jab but Built uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ricci scores with a punch to the head.
Built slips under a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ricci tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Built is able to avoid easily.
Ricci blocks a leg kick.
Built throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maui Built showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A big left from Ricci misses.
Ricci on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Good standup being displayed there by Built as he connects with a hook.
Built swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Built tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ricci was well out of range. Poor timing from Built.
Built lands a jab to Ricci's midsection.
Ricci looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Built throws a poor cross that misses
letting Ricci counter with a right hand.
Built throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ricci avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ricci ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Built has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Built misses with a leg kick
and Ricci counters with a good low kick that Built was not able to check.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Built slips a jab from Ricci.
Built lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Built throws a low kick, looking for Ricci's leg but Ricci calmly moves out of range.
Ricci moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Built connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Built with a jab.
Built ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ricci moves away.
Ricci scores with a crisp jab that stopped Built in his tracks.
Ricci takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ricci lands a lovely overhand right.
Ricci blocks a leg kick.
Built connects with a solid leg kick.
That kick from Built tenderised Ricci's leg. Ricci is trying to keep his angry face on.
A telegraphed right hand from Built misses the target.
Some bone on bone action there as Built checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ricci chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Built can pounce on him.
Built looks to throw the jab but Ricci is out of range.
Ricci pivots, looking for a leg kick but Built is out of range and Ricci settles back down.
Ricci swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ricci takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ricci fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Built manages to avoid it.
Albert Ricci has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maui Built is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ricci, right into the meat.
Built keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ricci.
Ricci takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Built lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Built walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ricci checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ricci punishes Built's body with a nice straight punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Built.
Built stuns Ricci with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ricci connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ricci.
Built throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ricci lands a front kick.
Ricci closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ricci keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Built is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ricci was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Built scores with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Ricci misses its intended target.
Ricci misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Built.
Built turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Ricci.
Ricci blocks the body kick.
Built tests Ricci's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Built uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ricci.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ricci. Built does a little dance to reset his feet.
Built misses with a looping right.
Built tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Built's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ricci under the eye.
Built has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Built there as he acknowledges the shot.
A low kick from Ricci is predictable there
and Built counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricci throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Built, as that shot connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Built misses with a hook.
Ricci goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Built attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Built lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ricci will feel that in the morning.
Ricci uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Built.
Ricci was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ricci blocks a jab.
Ricci blocks a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Ricci throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ricci, right into the meat.
Built misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ricci.
Ricci looks to score with a jab to the body but Built is just out of range.
Built throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ricci stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A jab from Ricci misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maui Built comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Built 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maui Built!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brian Grimes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Judge LaCrosse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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198 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brian Grimes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Judge LaCrosse!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LaCrosse has Grimes up against the cage in a clinch.
Grimes breaks the clinch.
Grimes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Grimes throws a combination that misses
and LaCrosse counters with a stiff right hand.
Brian Grimes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grimes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from LaCrosse.
Grimes looks to throw the jab but LaCrosse is out of range.
Grimes dips to his left and cracks LaCrosse with an uppercut!
Grimes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Grimes punishes LaCrosse's body with a nice straight punch.
Grimes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grimes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
LaCrosse lands a jab to Grimes's midsection.
Grimes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
LaCrosse steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Grimes.
Grimes misses with a two punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grimes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Grimes throws a series of punches but LaCrosse avoids them all with ease.
LaCrosse misses with a wild body shot.
Grimes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Grimes throws a lazy right hand but LaCrosse sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LaCrosse tries to clinch but Grimes moves out of range.
Grimes walks into a jab.
No joy there for Grimes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
LaCrosse doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Grimes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Grimes misses with the combination.
LaCrosse tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grimes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
LaCrosse misses with the combination.
LaCrosse is looking to clinch but Grimes is avoiding it.
LaCrosse fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grimes throws the left hand but LaCrosse avoids the punch easily.
Grimes lands a nice shot to the body.
LaCrosse scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
LaCrosse doesn't manage to clinch there - Grimes circles away.
Oooooh!!! Grimes has knocked LaCrosse down with a huge combo! Grimes steps away and waves a wobbly LaCrosse back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
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!
LaCrosse lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimes lands with a hook. LaCrosse tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Grimes swings for the body but LaCrosse moves out of range.
Grimes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
LaCrosse 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.
Grimes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grimes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
LaCrosse clinches with his opponent.
LaCrosse lands a nice shot to the body.
Grimes is leaning against LaCrosse and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
LaCrosse tries a body shot but Grimes blocks it.
LaCrosse throws a punch but it's blocked by Grimes.
LaCrosse lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from LaCrosse on the inside.
LaCrosse gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Brian Grimes has been cut.
LaCrosse blocks an uppercut.
Grimes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grimes lands a left hand that snaps the head of LaCrosse backwards.
LaCrosse creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimes swings wildly with an uppercut but LaCrosse uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grimes just leaning against LaCrosse, taking a breather.
LaCrosse tries a body shot but Grimes blocks it.
LaCrosse misses with some punches.
Grimes avoids the elbow strike from LaCrosse, against the cage.
Grimes takes a shot to the head.
Grimes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
LaCrosse stalks Grimes and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Grimes's face. Grimes staggers backwards, shaken.
LaCrosse misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grimes.
LaCrosse wants to clinch.
LaCrosse closes the distance but Grimes moves to the side
and Grimes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A punch lands to the side of LaCrosse 's head but he takes it in his stride.
LaCrosse tries to clinch but Grimes moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LaCrosse works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Grimes lands a left and a right that send LaCrosse crashing to the mat, dazed. Grimes thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
LaCrosse is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grimes throws a series of punches but LaCrosse avoids them all with ease.
LaCrosse is still on wobbly legs! Can Grimes finish him?
BAM! Grimes delivers a spinning backfist that drops LaCrosse like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Brian Grimes!
In his post fight interview, Brian Grimes 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryosuke Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Waymon Lattimore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lattimore has chosen Cut the Cord - Shinedown as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Ryosuke Sato has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ryosuke Sato seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryosuke Sato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Waymon Lattimore!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sato throws a good cross that connects.
Sato forces Lattimore back against the cage and clinches.
Sato managing to block the knees to the body from Lattimore.
Sato lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lattimore backwards.
Lattimore wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sato has him pressed against the cage.
Lattimore tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lattimore blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Sato.
Sato working aggressively here.
Lattimore wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sato working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sato softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sato doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sato makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sato working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sato blocks a body shot from Lattimore.
Sato working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sato working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sato lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lattimore backwards.
Sato is leaning against Lattimore and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lattimore trying to stall but Sato improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lattimore is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sato is defending well for now.
Lattimore is trying to break the clinch but Sato has him pressed against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Lattimore.
Sato tries a body shot but Lattimore blocks it.
Sato tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lattimore.
Sato blocks a body shot from Lattimore.
Lattimore breaks from the clinch.
Sato tries to close the distance and clinch but Lattimore swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lattimore looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lattimore misses with a lunging right hand
and Sato counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sato moves out of range of the strikes.
Lattimore gets tackled into the cage by Sato. Sato maintains the clinch.
Sato lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lattimore backwards.
Lattimore throws a punch but it's blocked by Sato.
Sato goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lattimore can't find room to land a body shot as Sato controls the action.
Lattimore tries to work over Sato's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lattimore is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lattimore tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sato working aggressively here.
Sato scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lattimore tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sato misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sato.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot in the inside from Sato.
Sato working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A body shot lands from Sato.
Sato works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sato lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sato goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sato cracks Lattimore with a nice body shot.
Lattimore looks winded!
Sato lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lattimore backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sato.
A body shot lands from Sato.
Sato pushes Lattimore back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sato lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Sato.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato presses Lattimore against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sato lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lattimore backwards.
A short right from Sato on the inside.
A body shot lands from Sato.
Sato lands a hook that snaps the head of Lattimore backwards.
Sato digs a right hand into Lattimore's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lattimore's gas tank.
Sato gets through Lattimore's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sato lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sato scores with a hook to the body.
Sato lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sato lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lattimore's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sato presses Lattimore against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sato lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sato softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Sato.
A right handed body shot lands from Sato.
Sato scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sato lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Sato.
Sato digs a right hand into Lattimore's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lattimore's gas tank.
Sato lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Lattimore fails to land.
Sato lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sato lands a left hand.
A short right from Sato.
Sato lands with a light punch inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Sato.
Lattimore takes a shot to the head.
Sato lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lattimore is rocked!
Lattimore's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lattimore is still on wobbly legs! Can Sato finish him?
Sato lands a body punch.
Lattimore seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sato lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lattimore's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sato lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sato lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sato.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryosuke Sato dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sato stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sato takes the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sato creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sato scores with a shot to the side of Lattimore's head.
Sato is leaning against Lattimore and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sato is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lattimore can do to turn this around?
Sato lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lattimore or not.
Lattimore's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ryosuke Sato has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sato lands a shot to the body.
Sato scores with a shot to the side of Lattimore's head.
Sato lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sato scores with a shot to the side of Lattimore's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sato lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lattimore.
Sato throws a big uppercut that drops Lattimore! More strikes from Sato and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Lattimore lies dazed against the cage as Sato celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryosuke Sato!
Ryosuke Sato 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 Luigi Bates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Patton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patton has chosen Motorhead - Iron Fist as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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177 lbs
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188 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
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Luigi Bates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Patton!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bates moves away.
Bates throws a leg kick
and Patton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Patton jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Patton misses with a series of wild punches.
Luigi Bates seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patton tries to keep at a distance but Bates has taken the fight into the clinch.
Patton lands with a left to the head.
Bates throws a head punch that misses.
Bates manages to break the clinch.
Patton takes a swing at Bates's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Patton. Those never looked like landing.
Patton misses with a wild body shot.
Bates feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Patton is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bates creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bates is looking to take this one to the mat.
Patton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bates backwards.
Patton scores a nice knee to the body.
Patton tries to throw a body punch but Bates avoids it by throwing Patton back against the cage.
Bates managing to block the knees to the body from Patton.
Patton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Patton prevents a body shot from Bates.
Patton lands a left hand.
Patton stops a takedown attempt from Bates.
Bates wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luigi Bates. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Patton lands a nice shot to the body.
Patton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bates blocks it with crossed arms.
Patton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Patton on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bates stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Patton.
Bates throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Patton misses with an uppercut. Bates saw that one coming.
Patton misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Patton's coach down at 5 Star Spar Bazaar OFC was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Patton's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bates paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bates throws a looping overhand right but Patton ducks down to avoid it.
We've been hearing reports that Bates has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Some wild striking there from Patton.
Jab, jab by Bates - just one landing.
Bates tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Patton swivels and escapes.
Patton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Patton drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The fighters circling - Patton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
No joy there for Patton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bates throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bates moves out of range of the body kick from Patton.
Bates swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Patton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bates.
Bates ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bates misses with a looping left.
Bates stalks Patton and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Patton's face. Patton staggers backwards, shaken.
Patton throws a jab but it's blocked by Bates.
Bates feinted with a counter takedown.
Bates throws a nice looking combination but Patton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Patton ducks under a wild hook from Bates.
Jack Patton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Patton's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bates connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Patton scrambles back to his feet.
Patton lands a nice looking body shot.
A head kick misses from Patton.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bates, as that shot connected.
Bates swings for the body but Patton moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bates misses with a double jab
and Patton counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bates's knee momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bates lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bates digs a good hook to Patton's body.
Patton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Patton scores with a three punch combo!
A head kick misses from Patton.
Bates cracks Patton with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bates swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Patton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bates connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Patton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bates feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pattons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bates lands with an uppercut that bounces Patton off the cage and back into range.
Patton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bates takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Patton throws a leg kick but Bates checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jack Patton will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bates ducks under a wild hook from Patton.
Left hook, right uppercut from Patton.
Bates throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Patton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bates misses with a hook.
Bates throws a lazy right hand but Patton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Patton connects with a single shot there.
Patton connects with an inside leg kick.
Patton throws a looping overhand right but Bates ducks down to avoid it.
Bates throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Patton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Patton throws a sloppy head kick and Bates moves out of range easily.
Bates changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patton takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bates throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Patton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bates is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nice body punch from Bates.
Patton lands a head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bates scores with a takedown into Patton's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bates drops back looking for a leg! Patton is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Patton manages to kick Bates off! Bates jumps back into Patton's guard.
Bates trying to control the position from guard on top but Patton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bates drops back looking for a leg! Patton is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Patton manages to kick Bates off! Bates jumps back into Patton's guard.
Bates advances position into side control!
Patton can't do much from the bottom here.
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.
Patton tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bates wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Patton struggling a bit here.
Bates tries for a kimura but Patton is defending well.
Patton tries to improve position but can't.
Bates goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Patton rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Bates's guard! Nice work there by Patton!
Jack Patton has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bates has his foot on Patton's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Patton works his way back into a safe position though.
Bates wants to improve his position but instead Patton has moved into half guard.
Bates tries to roll over but Patton keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bates with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bates trying to get back to full guard but Patton takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Patton trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Patton landing punches.
Bates working to try and regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Patton lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Patton can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bates is looking to escape.
Patton controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patton with shots to the head and body - Bates looks very uncomfortable down there.
Patton wants to control the pace but Bates is squirming around nicely.
Bates is looking to get to half guard.
Patton controlling from the full mount.
Patton trying to control but Bates is having none of it.
Bates wants to control but Patton is having none of it.
Patton looking to control but Bates is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Patton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Patton circles away from the clinch attempt
and Patton counters with a thumping low kick.
Patton misses with a body kick.
Bates appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Patton lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Patton ducks under a wild hook from Bates.
A jab from Bates misses.
Bates misses the jab.
Patton throws a sloppy head kick and Bates moves out of range easily.
Bates loads up on a big right hand but Patton slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bates bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Patton's head.
Bates looks to score with a jab to the body but Patton is just out of range.
Patton looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Patton misses with a head kick.
Bates scores with a hook to the body. Patton takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bates connects with a crisp jab.
Patton throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bates scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice defenses there by Patton.
Patton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bates manages to avoid it.
Patton is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bates scores with a leg kick.
Patton throws a push kick but Bates slaps the foot to one side.
Bates with a jab.
Patton misses with a straight left.
Bates drops down looking for a counter takedown but Patton sprawls and moves away.
Bates swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Patton comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bates jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bates fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Patton, pushing him back against the cage.
Luigi Bates has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patton tries to work over Bates's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Patton fails to land.
Bates has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Patton clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
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Bates missing with strikes.
Patton can't escape the position.
Patton wants to control his opponent's hands but Bates gets his hands free.
Patton tries to escape the position.
Bates is punishing Patton with some ground and pound.
Patton is in bad spot here.
Bates is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Patton won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Bates off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Luigi Bates!
A very excited looking Luigi Bates made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sairanix Lokren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Luzhin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lokren comes to the cage accompanied by Beast. Luzhin has chosen The time has come... as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sairanix Lokren!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nikolai Luzhin!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lokren blocks a head kick by Luzhin.
Lokren lands with a right hand.
Lokren misses the shot to the body.
Lokren bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Luzhin throws a lazy body kick
and Lokren counters with a stiff right hand.
Lokren misses with an uppercut.
Lokren takes a kick to the side of the head.
Luzhin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lokren under the eye.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lokren. Luzhin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Luzhin jabs at Lokren's body.
Luzhin rushes Lokren and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lokren wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lokren pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Luzhin misses with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick from Luzhin lands but Lokren takes it in his stride.
Luzhin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lokren throws a shot from downtown. Luzhin moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lokren throws a jab when Luzhin was well out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Lokren. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lokren.
Luzhin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lokren moves out of range of the leg kick from Luzhin.
It looked like Lokren wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Luzhin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lokren takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lokren throws an overhand right that lands on Luzhin's shoulder, as Luzhin tries to avoid the shot.
Luzhin tries a quick counter leg kick but Lokren is wise to it.
Lokren lands with a nice body punch.
Lokren moves out of range as Luzhin throws a body kick.
Luzhin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Luzhin swings widly with a right hand
and Lokren connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good exchange - Lokren coming out on top.
Lokren walks forward, straight into a front kick from Luzhin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luzhin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lokren.
Lokren throws a nice looking combination but Luzhin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Luzhin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin throws a head kick that half lands.
Lokren lands a lovely overhand right.
Lokren connects with a single shot there.
Luzhin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Luzhin lands with a nice body kick.
Lokren tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lokren avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Luzhin connects with an inside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Lokren blocks the leg kick.
Lokren throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lokren uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lokren avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lokren lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Luzhin at a distance.
Luzhin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Luzhin has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Lokren throws out a loose jab but Luzhin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luzhin tries to counter with a clinch but Lokren shakes him off and moves away.
Lokren looks to throw the jab but Luzhin is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lokren throws an overhand right that lands on Luzhin's shoulder, as Luzhin tries to avoid the shot.
Lokren stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Luzhin.
Lokren lands a head shot.
Lokren lands a body shot.
Lokren checks a leg kick.
Lokren listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lokren misses with a hook. Luzhin ducked under it nicely.
Luzhin throws a leg kick that misses.
Luzhin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lokren.
Luzhin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lokren.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lokren.
Luzhin ducks under a wild hook from Lokren.
Lokren sets himself, and Luzhin steps forward looking for the clinch! Lokren avoids it this time.
Luzhin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Luzhin lands with a right hand.
Lokren digs a good body shot into Luzhin's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lokren throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lokren moves out of range of the body kick from Luzhin.
Luzhin throws a solid leg kick but Lokren takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Luzhin.
Lokren throws out a loose jab but Luzhin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lokren misses with a straight right.
Lokren misses with a looping left.
Luzhin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lokren misses with an uppercut.
Luzhin ducks under a wild hook from Lokren.
Luzhin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Luzhin closes the distance and pushes Lokren back into the cage.
Lokren is trying to push Luzhin away but Luzhin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Luzhin keeps control of Lokren as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luzhin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lokren blocks it with crossed arms.
A short body shot lands from Luzhin as the two fighters clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sairanix Lokren dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Luzhin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lokren has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lokren swings widly with a right hand
letting Luzhin counter with a right hand.
Lokren scores with a punch to the head.
Sairanix Lokren is winning the standup battle so far.
Luzhin swinging wildly here.
Luzhin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lokren slips under a jab.
Luzhin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lokren.
Good work by Lokren as he checks the leg kick.
Lokren misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Luzhin.
Lokren loads up on a big right hand but Luzhin slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luzhin lands a leg kick that knocks Lokren off balance momentarily.
Lokren swats away the attempt to clinch by Luzhin.
Lokren bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Luzhin's head.
A swing and a miss from Luzhin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Luzhin misses.
Lokren misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Luzhin.
Lokren throws a lazy uppercut
and Luzhin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Luzhin.
Luzhin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lokren avoids it.
Lokren breaks the clinch.
Luzhin wants to land a leg kick but Lokren is out of range.
Luzhin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Luzhin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lokren's calf.
A slow jab from Lokren misses its intended target.
Luzhin misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Lokren misses the target.
Luzhin is looking to land body kicks.
Lokren throws a hook to the side of Luzhin's head but Luzhin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Luzhin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Luzhin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lokren paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lokren misses with a hook. Luzhin ducked under it nicely.
Luzhin throws a hook but Lokren blocks it.
A big right from Lokren misses.
Lokren catches Luzhin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Luzhin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lokren.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lokren looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Luzhin counters with a body kick.
Luzhin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lokren is able to avoid easily.
Lokren takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Lokren throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Luzhin to counter with a crisp jab.
Luzhin throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lokren swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Luzhin connects with a solid leg kick.
Luzhin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Luzhin throws a poor cross that misses
and Lokren counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lokren lands a jab to the nose.
Luzhin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lokren.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin missing with a left hand there. Lokren was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lokren throws a looping overhand right but Luzhin ducks down to avoid it.
Luzhin moves away from the strike by Lokren.
Luzhin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lokren is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Donk. Luzhin catches Lokren right on the button with a cross.
Luzhin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Luzhin throws a leg kick which misses Lokren's front leg but catches the back leg as Lokren tries to avoid it.
Lokren throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lokren throws a poor cross that misses
and Luzhin counters with a straight right hand.
Lokren takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A big left from Lokren misses.
Lokren throws a right hand that Luzhin ducks under and follows up with a left that Luzhin also avoids with ease.
Despite the aggression on Luzhin's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Luzhin ducks under a wild hook from Lokren.
Lokren fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luzhin manages to avoid it.
Luzhin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Luzhin closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Lokren to counter with a crisp jab.
Luzhin throws a shot from downtown. Lokren moves away and avoids it.
Luzhin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lokren momentarily.
Luzhin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Luzhin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lokren fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Luzhin on the side of the head.
Lokren connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Luzhin's hands.
Luzhin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Luzhin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Luzhin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Luzhin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lokren.
Lokren throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Luzhin counters with a thumping low kick.
Luzhin feints and then cracks Lokren's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lokren down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Luzhin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Lokren thows a left - swing and a miss!
Luzhin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lokren misses with an uppercut.
Luzhin throws a series of punches but Lokren avoids them all with ease.
Lokren takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Luzhin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lokren.
Luzhin tries to clinch but Lokren is having none of it.
Lokren is looking to counter punch.
A swing and a miss from Lokren.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Luzhin!
Luzhin stuns Lokren with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lokren moves forwards but Luzhin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Luzhin lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lokren will feel that in the morning.
Lokren throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Luzhin counters with a nice body kick.
Luzhin cracks the inside of Lokren's front leg.
Lokren will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lokren looks to land a combination but Luzhin avoids it well.
Luzhin replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Lokren blocks it well.
Luzhin throws a hook but Lokren avoids it easily.
Luzhin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lokren lands a nice hook to Luzhin's body. Luzhin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Luzhin throws a leg kick
and Lokren counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Luzhin connects with a solid leg kick.
Lokren avoids a kick to the body.
Luzhin throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Lokren to counter with a crisp jab.
Luzhin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lokren slips a jab and a cross from Luzhin.
Luzhin is looking to slow Lokren down with leg kicks.
Luzhin scores with a spinning back kick!
Lokren avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Luzhin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A slow jab from Lokren misses its intended target.
Luzhin ducks under a wild hook from Lokren.
Luzhin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lokren.
Lokren misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin misses with a body shot.
Good shot there by Lokren.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luzhin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Luzhin.
Lokren lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Luzhin circles away quickly and effectively.
Lokren fails to land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lokren. Luzhin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Luzhin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Luzhin throws a hook but Lokren avoids it easily.
Lokren throws a hook but Luzhin avoids it easily.
Luzhin moves out of range as Lokren strikes.
Luzhin thinks about the counter body kick.
Luzhin slips under a jab from Lokren.
Luzhin wants to counter with a clinch but Lokren pushes him away.
Luzhin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lokren throws out the jab.
Lokren throws a hook to the side of Luzhin's head but Luzhin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lokren throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lokren takes a swing at Luzhin's ribcage but misses.
Lokren circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fighters circling - Lokren throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Luzhin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Luzhin looks to land a body kick but Lokren moved away.
Lokren throws a hook to the side of Luzhin's head but Luzhin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Luzhin steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lokren.
Luzhin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Luzhin swings widly with a right hand
and Lokren counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice body punch from Lokren.
Luzhin is looking to land body kicks.
Luzhin misses with a hook.
Lokren checks a leg kick.
Lokren takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Luzhin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lokren throws a looping overhand right but Luzhin ducks down to avoid it.
No joy there for Lokren, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin misses with a left hand
and Luzhin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Luzhin throws a lazy head kick
and Lokren connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lokren misses with a hook.
Luzhin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sloppy strikes from Lokren. Those never looked like landing.
Lokren throws a looping overhand right but Luzhin ducks down to avoid it.
Luzhin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Luzhin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lokren connects with a crisp jab.
Luzhin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Luzhin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lokren.
Luzhin looks to land a left hand but Lokren moved out of range nicely.
Lokren swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Luzhin throws a big counter head kick but Lokren avoids it with no problem.
Lokren misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Sairanix Lokren did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
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.
Lokren blocks a head kick by Luzhin.
A cross from Lokren lands.
Luzhin throws a wild body kick that Lokren sees coming a mile off.
Lokren takes a kick to the side of the head.
Luzhin tries to close the distance and clinch but Lokren swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Luzhin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lokren paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lokren misses with an uppercut. Luzhin saw that one coming.
Luzhin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lokren throws out the jab.
Lokren misses with an uppercut
and Luzhin counters with a nice leg kick.
Lokren throws a combination. Luzhin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luzhin closes the distance and pushes Lokren back into the cage.
Luzhin has Lokren pressed against the cage, preventing Lokren from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
I was talking to Lokren's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Luzhin trying to land knees to the body.
Lokren's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luzhin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Luzhin throws a nice looking combination but Lokren bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lokren throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Luzhin counters with a body kick that stops Lokren in his tracks momentarily.
Luzhin takes one to the chin there.
Luzhin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lokren counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Luzhin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Luzhin connects with a leg kick. Lokren looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Luzhin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A swing and a miss from Lokren.
Lokren walks forward, straight into a front kick from Luzhin.
Lokren walks into a straight right hand from Luzhin.
Lokren on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Luzhin. Luzhin obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lokren lands a body shot.
Luzhin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Luzhin looks to land a left hand but Lokren moved out of range nicely.
Luzhin defending well as Lokren loads up on a big left hand.
Luzhin blocks a jab.
Luzhin appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Luzhin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Luzhin.
Lokren throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lokren takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lokren misses with a body shot.
Lokren misses with a left hand
and Luzhin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lokren throws a jab when Luzhin was well out of range.
Lokren throws a lazy uppercut
and Luzhin counters with a straight right hand.
Luzhin lands a leg kick that knocks Lokren off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin throws out a leg kick but Lokren moves out of range and Luzhin only half commits.
Lokren is looking to counter punch.
Lokren's jab looks to have found its range, popping Luzhin under the eye.
Luzhin throws a leg kick but Lokren checks it.
Lokren looks to throw the jab but Luzhin is out of range.
Lokren darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Luzhin throws out a leg kick but Lokren moves out of range and Luzhin only half commits.
Lokren rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Luzhin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Luzhin loads up on a big right hand but Lokren slips the punch.
Luzhin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Luzhin staying out of range there.
Luzhin lands a head kick!
Luzhin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lokren.
Luzhin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A swing and a miss from Lokren.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lokren.
Luzhin motions for Lokren to come forward. Luzhin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lokren misses with a lunging right hand
and Luzhin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lokren avoiding damage as Luzhin throws knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Luzhin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lokren.
A head punch on the inside from Luzhin fails to land.
Lokren blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lokren blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Luzhin fails to land.
Lokren tries to circle away but Luzhin has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Luzhin dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Luzhin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Luzhin ducks under a wild hook from Lokren.
Lokren avoids the body shot from Luzhin.
Lokren takes a swing at Luzhin's ribcage but misses.
Lokren loads up on a big right hand but Luzhin slips the punch.
Luzhin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Luzhin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lokren. Luzhin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Luzhin throws a sloppy head kick and Lokren moves out of range easily.
It looked like Lokren wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lokren uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lokren throws an overhand right that lands on Luzhin's shoulder, as Luzhin tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Lokren throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Luzhin throws a leg kick which misses Lokren's front leg but catches the back leg as Lokren tries to avoid it.
Luzhin closes the distance and clinches.
Luzhin has Lokren pressed against the cage, preventing Lokren from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lokren is looking to break free of the clinch but Luzhin has double underhooks.
Luzhin can't find room to land a body shot as Lokren controls the action.
Luzhin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Luzhin has a couple of punches blocked by Lokren.
Luzhin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Luzhin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Luzhin is trying to pull guard but Lokren has him pressed against the cage.
Lokren wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lokren breaks from the clinch.
Lokren circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lokren throws a looping overhand right but Luzhin ducks down to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Luzhin lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lokren has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lokren and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Luzhin throws a low kick, looking for Lokren's leg but Lokren calmly moves out of range.
Luzhin throws a big shot that misses.
Lokren works Luzhin's body with a nice hook.
Good leg kick by Luzhin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Luzhin defending well as Lokren loads up on a big left hand.
Luzhin is looking to slow Lokren down with leg kicks.
Lokren blocks a jab.
Lokren connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lokren throws a hook but Luzhin blocks it.
Lokren throws a left and a right that both miss
and Luzhin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lokren managing to block the knees to the body from Luzhin.
Lokren blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lokren tries to break the clinch but Luzhin is controlling the position.
Lokren is trying to break the clinch but Luzhin has him pressed against the cage.
Lokren lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Lokren's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Luzhin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Luzhin misses with a punch on the inside.
Lokren on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Luzhin lands a nice uppercut.
Luzhin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lokren fails to pull guard.
Luzhin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lokren backwards.
Luzhin drags the fight down to the ground.
Luzhin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lokren is aware though and is defending well.
Luzhin isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Lokren stacks Luzhin 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 Lokren!
Luzhin is looking to reverse the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lokren stands up.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nikolai Luzhin.
I think Luzhin 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 46:49
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 48:48
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Nikolai Luzhin!
Nikolai Luzhin is the new welterweight champion!
Nikolai Luzhin 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cinder Smaug (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mujibur Rahman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
46 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cinder Smaug!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mujibur Rahman!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smaug swinging wildly here.
Smaug just misses with a punch to the body.
Rahman lands with an overhand left.
Rahman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rahman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rahman throws an overhand right that lands on Smaug's shoulder, as Smaug tries to avoid the shot.
Rahman has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Smaug is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Smaug throws a head kick that half lands.
Rahman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smaug.
Rahman takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rahman's corner calls for a 1-2. Rahman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Cinder Smaug has been cut.
Rahman stuns Smaug with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rahman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Smaug throws a lazy right hand but Rahman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smaug blocks the body kick.
Smaug misses with a wild body shot.
Rahman appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Rahman misses the shot to the body.
Smaug keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rahman.
Rahman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smaug.
Rahman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Smaug's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahman misses with an uppercut
and Smaug connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rahman throws a body shot but no joy.
Smaug throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smaug keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smaug misses with a wild combination.
Rahman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cinder Smaug seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smaug takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rahman cracks the inside of Smaug's front leg.
Smaug sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd cheers as Smaug lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rahman doesn't seem phased though.
Smaug tries to close the distance and clinch but Rahman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Smaug.
Rahman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smaug throws a leg kick which misses Rahman's front leg but catches the back leg as Rahman tries to avoid it.
Smaug takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rahman throws a chopping leg kick but Smaug manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rahman misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rahman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rahman lands a nice shot to the body.
Rahman misses with a low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Smaug misses the target.
Rahman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rahman tries to counter with a clinch but Smaug shakes him off and moves away.
Smaug takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Smaug takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rahman moves away from the strike by Smaug.
Smaug takes a swing at Rahman's ribcage but misses.
Rahman thinks about the counter body kick.
Rahman steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Smaug. That one must have hurt.
Smaug tests Rahman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rahman is rocked!
Smaug fakes the body blow, causing Rahman to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Rahman goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cinder Smaug!
Cinder Smaug retains his heavyweight title!
Cinder Smaug thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Mujibur Rahman spoke after the fight, saying 'Nekst time mi cut you, cut you baaad!'.
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