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MMMA 20: Bio Hazard PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jean Labosky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Gonzalez (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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170 lbs
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175 cm
31
168 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Powerful takedowns
Lethal high kicks
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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
5 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jean Labosky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Miguel Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Labosky wants to clinch up but Gonzalez keeps it at a distance.
Gonzalez rushes Labosky and presses him up against the cage.
Labosky is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gonzalez to keep the fight standing.
Gonzalez lands a knee to the body.
Labosky tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gonzalez avoids it.
Labosky can't break the clinch.
Labosky wants to get back to striking at distance but Gonzalez won't allow it.
Labosky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Labosky, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gonzalez gets a clinch.
Labosky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Labosky throws a sloppy head kick and Gonzalez moves out of range easily.
Gonzalez is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Labosky with a body shot.
Labosky tries to clinch up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gonzalez is defended easily by Labosky.
It looked like Labosky was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Labosky uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gonzalez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez keeps the fight on the outside.
Labosky wants to clinch.
Gonzalez rushes Labosky and presses him up against the cage.
Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Labosky throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Labosky tries to clinch there but Gonzalez circles away.
Labosky doesn't manage to clinch there - Gonzalez circles away.
Jean Labosky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Labosky tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gonzalez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Labosky closes the distance and pushes Gonzalez back into the cage.
Labosky slowing the pace effectively.
Labosky is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gonzalez has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Labosky clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Gonzalez doesn't have the hooks in and Labosky manages to turn into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Labosky postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Labosky pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gonzalez is keeping the position for now.
Labosky stopping the sweep attempt from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez is adopting a defensive guard.
Labosky showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gonzalez managing to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Gonzalez has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Labosky is looking to stand up but Gonzalez won't let him.
Labosky is fighting to break Gonzalez's control of his arms but Gonzalez is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Gonzalez being controlled here, momentarily.
Labosky being controlled here momentarily.
Gonzalez keeping moving, preventing Labosky from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
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.
Labosky is looking to clinch.
Gonzalez throws a body punch but Labosky moves out of range.
Labosky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gonzalez throws a leg kick but Labosky moved away.
Labosky tries to keep at a distance but Gonzalez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Labosky tries to break the clinch but Gonzalez is controlling the position.
Gonzalez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Labosky jumps guard and drags Gonzalez to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Gonzalez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Gonzalez gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Miguel Gonzalez will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gonzalez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Labosky as he jumps to the side.
Labosky connects with a jab.
Labosky closes the distance and clinches.
Labosky wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gonzalez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Labosky's efforts to push away.
Gonzalez is trying to drag Labosky to the mat but Labosky just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Labosky has had enough of the clinch but Gonzalez keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Labosky throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Labosky tries to break free but Gonzalez pushes him back against the cage.
Labosky breaks the clinch.
Gonzalez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gonzalez crunches a lovely knee into Labosky's ribcage.
Gonzalez has Labosky pressed against the cage, preventing Labosky from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Labosky wants a takedown but no success here.
Labosky is trying to break the clinch but Gonzalez is controlling him.
Labosky lands a damaging elbow.
Gonzalez has Labosky pressed against the cage, preventing Labosky from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Labosky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Labosky's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Labosky is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
I was talking to Labosky's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gonzalez scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Labosky is trying to push Gonzalez away but Gonzalez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Labosky is looking to break free of the clinch but Gonzalez has double underhooks.
Labosky is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gonzalez to keep the fight standing.
A body shot lands from Gonzalez.
Labosky can't break the clinch.
Gonzalez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Labosky smiles and moves away.
Jean Labosky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miguel Gonzalez.
Gonzalez moves into the clinch.
Labosky wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Labosky drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gonzalez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gonzalez has picked Labosky up - he's going for a ride! Gonzalez dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez stalling.
Labosky has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gonzalez is working away from the top position though.
Labosky is trying to stand up here but Gonzalez is controlling him well.
Gonzalez stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Labosky to get to his feet.
Gonzalez fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Labosky to the ground. Gonzalez is now in Labosky's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Labosky is looking to stand up but Gonzalez isn't so interested in that idea.
Labosky is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gonzalez gets to his feet - Labosky follows without any prompting.
Labosky connects with an inside leg kick.
Labosky tries to clinch but Gonzalez is having none of it.
Gonzalez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Labosky pinned against the cage. Labosky gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Labosky wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Labosky lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gonzalez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Gonzalez 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Gonzalez just misses with a punch to the body.
Labosky scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gonzalez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Labosky.
Labosky is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Gonzalez.
Labosky closes the distance and pushes Gonzalez back into the cage.
Labosky tries to pull guard but Gonzalez holds him up against the cage and eventually Labosky drops back down to his feet.
Labosky tries for a takedown but Gonzalez manages to get underhooks.
Gonzalez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Labosky tries to pull guard but Gonzalez forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jean Labosky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Labosky has had enough of the clinch but Gonzalez keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Labosky tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gonzalez just stands there and leans against the cage.
Labosky breaks from the clinch.
Gonzalez instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Labosky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Labosky is looking to land body kicks.
Gonzalez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Labosky.
Labosky pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gonzalez is out of range and Labosky settles back down.
Gonzalez moves into the clinch.
Miguel Gonzalez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Labosky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gonzalez slips a jab and a cross from Labosky.
Sloppy strikes from Labosky. Those never looked like landing.
Gonzalez shoots in but no luck this time.
Gonzalez clinches up against the cage.
Labosky jumps guard but Gonzalez turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gonzalez keeps control of Labosky as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Labosky misses with a punch on the inside.
Gonzalez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Labosky is trying to break the clinch but Gonzalez has him pressed against the cage.
Gonzalez stops a takedown attempt from Labosky.
Gonzalez wants the takedown. Labosky is fighting it off but Gonzalez persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Labosky's guard against the cage.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Labosky manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Labosky wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gonzalez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Labosky blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Labosky can't get the takedown.
Labosky wants to stall.
Labosky jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gonzalez walks away with a smile on his face. Labosky gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jean Labosky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gonzalez circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Labosky.
Labosky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gonzalez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Labosky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Labosky keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gonzalez tries to clinch up.
Labosky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gonzalez avoids the head kick by Labosky.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gonzalez. Labosky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Labosky throws a leg kick but Gonzalez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gonzalez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Labosky. Labosky obviously looking to wear him down.
Gonzalez rushes Labosky and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gonzalez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gonzalez avoids a wild elbow strike from Labosky.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Labosky is trying to push Gonzalez away but Gonzalez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gonzalez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Labosky lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gonzalez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gonzalez lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Jean Labosky has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Labosky is trying to break free.
Labosky can't find room to land a body shot as Gonzalez controls the action.
Gonzalez misses with a body punch.
Gonzalez blocks an uppercut.
Gonzalez can't get the takedown.
Labosky is trying to push Gonzalez away but Gonzalez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jean Labosky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miguel Gonzalez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gonzalez blocks a body shot from Labosky.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Miguel Gonzalez.
I've got Gonzalez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Miguel Gonzalez!
Miguel Gonzalez took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Thanks for the Opportunity. '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ceasar Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenshin Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morgan kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Fat Lip. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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145 lbs
21 - 21 - 1 |
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147 lbs
24 - 13 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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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
21 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ceasar Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kenshin Yamamoto!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamamoto blocks the body kick.
Yamamoto drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Morgan defends it well.
Morgan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yamamoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Morgan.
Morgan throws a hook but Yamamoto blocks it.
Morgan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yamamoto's waist but Yamamoto gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Morgan off to one side.
Morgan lands a high kick!
Yamamoto drives through with a takedown into guard.
Morgan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Morgan wants to sweep but no luck.
Morgan trying to keep a closed guard but Yamamoto is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamamoto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morgan is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yamamoto tries to stand but Morgan is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Yamamoto looking to pass the guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Yamamoto scores with a takedown into Morgan's guard.
Yamamoto scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Yamamoto in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Morgan wants to sweep here but Yamamoto controlling him for the moment.
Yamamoto controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto throws a big elbow that misses.
Morgan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yamamoto is one step ahead there.
Yamamoto seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan has a takedown stuffed.
Yamamoto gets a double leg takedown into Morgan's guard.
Morgan has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Yamamoto is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Yamamoto has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Morgan regains guard immediately.
Yamamoto sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Morgan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Morgan keeping moving, preventing Yamamoto from controlling successfully.
Morgan controls Yamamoto momentarily but Yamamoto frees himself.
Yamamoto preventing the sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yamamoto trying to control but Morgan is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Morgan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Yamamoto controls the pace.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenshin Yamamoto dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Morgan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Yamamoto defends well and Morgan ends up having to push Yamamoto into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Yamamoto is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Morgan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Yamamoto drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Morgan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Yamamoto's guard.
Morgan trying to control the position from guard on top but Yamamoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yamamoto doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Morgan won't allow Yamamoto to sweep him here.
Yamamoto is controlling Morgan's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan stays in close to Yamamoto's body and controls the position.
Yamamoto not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan trying to control the position from guard on top but Yamamoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morgan is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Yamamoto keeping moving, preventing Morgan from controlling successfully.
Yamamoto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morgan is one step ahead there.
Morgan postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Morgan shoots for a double leg takedown but Yamamoto sprawls well. He's pushed Morgan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And Yamamoto tries to counter it with a takedown but Morgan pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Morgan shoots for a takedown but Yamamoto saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ceasar Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Morgan is defended easily by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Morgan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ceasar Morgan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yamamoto stuffs the takedown.
Yamamoto is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Yamamoto 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.
Morgan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Yamamoto wants to stand but Morgan has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Yamamoto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morgan is keeping the position for now.
Yamamoto looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kenshin Yamamoto has got the better of the ground game so far.
Yamamoto wants to stand but Morgan has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Morgan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Yamamoto preventing the sweep.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Yamamoto closes this distance looking for a takedown but Morgan circles away.
Morgan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yamamoto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yamamoto shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Morgan napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Yamamoto wants to stand but Morgan has his arm trapped.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto works to advance to full mount. Morgan defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Morgan tries to hold on but Yamamoto pushes him away.
Yamamoto in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Yamamoto moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Morgan has worked his arm free - good work by Morgan!
Yamamoto tries to advance to mount but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yamamoto wants to control but Morgan is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenshin Yamamoto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Morgan drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Yamamoto is looking to regain half guard here but Morgan keeps moving and retains side control.
Morgan trying to control the action but Yamamoto is working from the bottom.
Yamamoto is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamamoto tries to escape but Morgan is in control.
You can see the frustration on Yamamoto's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Morgan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Yamamoto is still trying to improve position.
Morgan trying to control the position but Yamamoto is working away.
Yamamoto tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Morgan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Yamamoto is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Morgan is controlling him well.
Yamamoto is trying to control Morgan's posture but Morgan avoids it.
Morgan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yamamoto keeps working.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Morgan manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Yamamoto on his heels. He'll look to pass Yamamoto's guard now, I'm sure.
Yamamoto kicks Morgan off and gets to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Morgan uses the cage to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamamoto looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Morgan is fending him off so far but Yamamoto persists. Nope, Morgan circles away and we're back to standing.
Morgan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yamamoto tries to avoid it but Morgan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yamamoto to the ground. Yamamoto escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown but Yamamoto shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yamamoto shoots in and bounces Morgan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Yamamoto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Morgan is looking to stand back up but Yamamoto counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Morgan.
Yamamoto looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Morgan is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Morgan regains full guard. Nicely done.
Yamamoto is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Morgan looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morgan looking for a guillotine here but Yamamoto defends easily.
Yamamoto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ceasar Morgan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yamamoto wanted to stand there but Morgan had control of the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ceasar Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan goes for a double leg but Yamamoto avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Yamamoto continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ceasar Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yamamoto scores with a takedown into Morgan's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenshin Yamamoto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yamamoto 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenshin Yamamoto!
After winning the bout, Kenshin Yamamoto thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lars Kenardly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Distacio Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenardly comes into the arena with Strokin blaring out of the sound system. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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175 lbs
11 - 17 - 0 |
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182 lbs
11 - 10 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
11 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lars Kenardly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Distacio Jr!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Distacio Jr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lars Kenardly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kenardly lands a nice leg kick that just misses Distacio Jr's sensitive parts.
Kenardly looks to land a combination but Distacio Jr avoids it well.
Kenardly throws a head kick that misses.
Kenardly throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kenardly moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromDistacio Jr.
Kenardly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Distacio Jr.
Kenardly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kenardly uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Distacio Jr has time to react.
Jab from Kenardly.
Distacio Jr loads up on a big right hand but Kenardly slips the punch.
Kenardly throws a head kick but Distacio Jr moves out of range.
Distacio Jr doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Distacio Jr lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Distacio Jr cracks Kenardly with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kenardly throws a lazy head kick
and Distacio Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Distacio Jr slips under a jab from Kenardly.
Kenardly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kenardly swings widly with a right hand
enabling Distacio Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Kenardly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Distacio Jr throws out the jab.
Kenardly appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Distacio Jr checks a leg kick.
Kenardly lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kenardly throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Distacio Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Kenardly on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Distacio Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kenardly looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kenardly has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Death Valley Training Facility in the buildup to the fight.
Kenardly throws a leg kick
and Distacio Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Lars Kenardly has been cut.
Kenardly closes the distance and clinches up with Distacio Jr, looking for a takedown. Kenardly pushes Distacio Jr against the cage but Distacio Jr circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Distacio Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kenardly swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Distacio Jr counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenardly connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kenardly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Distacio Jr circles away from the clinch attempt
and Distacio Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kenardly tries for a takedown but Distacio Jr circles away easily
and Distacio Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Kenardly misses the body punch
letting Distacio Jr counter with a right hand.
Kenardly falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Distacio Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Distacio Jr circles away from the clinch attempt
and Distacio Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenardly scores with a nice head shot.
Kenardly connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kenardly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Distacio Jr.
Kenardly misses with a wild body shot.
Distacio Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kenardly lands a jab to the nose.
Kenardly throws a lazy uppercut
letting Distacio Jr counter with a right hand.
Kenardly takes one on the button.
Kenardly is rocked!
Distacio Jr connects with a body shot.
Oh Kenardly is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kenardly is breathing heavily.
Distacio Jr measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Kenardly! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Harry Distacio Jr!
A victorious Harry Distacio Jr 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ove Sundberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timo Vesala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vesala has chosen Bomfunk MC's - Freestyler as his entrance music. Timo Vesala told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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138 lbs
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140 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
17 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ove Sundberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Timo Vesala!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vesala is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vesala moves into the clinch.
Vesala can't get the takedown.
Vesala has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sundberg is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Vesala lands a takedown into guard.
Vesala trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vesala is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Vesala advances position into side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vesala is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Sundberg prevents Vesala from improving position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vesala is still trying to improve position.
Vesala trying to control the action but Sundberg is working from the bottom.
Sundberg knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vesala on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Vesala is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Vesala wants to control but Sundberg is keeping him busy.
Vesala taking a breather here.
Vesala has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vesala is looking to work his way around to Sundberg's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Vesala controlling from mount.
Vesala wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Vesala keeps trying to improve his position.
Vesala content just to control the position here.
Vesala trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Vesala is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Sundberg has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Sundberg!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sundberg not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Vesala seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Vesala tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vesala wants to improve his position but instead Sundberg has moved into half guard.
Vesala is pressing down on Sundberg's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vesala not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Vesala might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sundberg haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timo Vesala dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sundberg with a hook.
Vesala uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sundberg.
Vesala tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Sundberg leaves Vesala with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sundberg throws the left hand but Vesala avoids the punch easily.
Vesala doesn't manage to clinch there - Sundberg circles away.
Vesala closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sundberg circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vesala.
Sundberg was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ove Sundberg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Timo Vesala.
Vesala has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sundberg finds it's way round the side to connect with Vesala's head.
Sundberg throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sundberg bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vesala's head backwards.
Vesala scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vesala passes to side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vesala tries to move into full mount but can't pass Sundberg's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sundberg is being controlled here.
Sundberg can't do much from the bottom here.
Sundberg being controlled for a moment.
Vesala wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sundberg keeps working.
Vesala is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sundberg prevents Vesala from improving position.
Vesala has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Sundberg is trying to escape the mount but Vesala keeps good control and instead manages to take Sundberg's back.
Well, with Vesala on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Sundberg is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Will Vesala go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vesala slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
I really don't envy Sundberg right now.
Vesala is looking for the choke from the back position but Sundberg is controlling his hands well.
Vesala is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Sundberg defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Vesala biding his time, controlling Sundberg.
You can see the frustration on Sundberg's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vesala is looking to control Sundberg but Sundberg is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Vesala is looking for a choke. Sundberg gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Sundberg manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
Vesala looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sundberg is one step ahead there.
Vesala keeping full guard, as Sundberg tries to pass.
Timo Vesala has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sundberg stopping the sweep attempt from Vesala.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timo Vesala showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Sundberg's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Sundberg paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Vesala has Sundberg up against the cage in a clinch.
Sundberg stops a takedown attempt from Vesala.
Vesala turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Vesala manages to end up in side control.
Vesala working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sundberg wants to control but Vesala postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sundberg tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Sundberg's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Vesala swings around for an armbar but Sundberg sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Vesala's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sundberg tries to free his leg and advance position but Vesala is retaining full guard.
Sundberg preventing the sweep.
Vesala has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Let's hope that Vesala has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Vesala is on top in guard.
Vesala wants to pass the guard but Sundberg is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vesala wants to control from the top but Sundberg keeps moving.
Vesala passes into half guard.
Sundberg is looking to control Vesala's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sundberg avoid being mounted?
Vesala is controlling the pace.
Vesala is trying to control. Sundberg wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vesala looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Vesala wants to take a breather but Sundberg is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sundberg wants to get back to full guard.
Vesala wants to pass to mount but Sundberg is defending the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Timo Vesala is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sundberg throws the left hand but Vesala avoids the punch easily.
Vesala fails in his attempt to clinch.
Timo Vesala is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Vesala looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sundberg is trying to control but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sundberg is staying active underneath Vesala, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Vesala trying to mount his opponent but Sundberg defends it.
Ove Sundberg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vesala works his foot free and advances to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Timo Vesala comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Vesala winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timo Vesala!
A relieved looking Timo Vesala thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randall Cunningham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elijah Pitakaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pitakaka has chosen my dick as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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210 lbs
32 - 21 - 1 |
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217 lbs
24 - 23 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
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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
32 - 21 - 1, fighting out of New York, Randall Cunningham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elijah Pitakaka!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cunningham swinging wildly here.
Pitakaka has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Pitakaka checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pitakaka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cunningham.
Pitakaka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cunningham.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cunningham has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pitakaka.
Cunningham misses with a straight right.
Pitakaka checks a low kick from Cunningham.
Cunningham misses with a kick to the body.
Pitakaka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cunningham swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A slow jab from Cunningham misses its intended target.
A good leg kick by Pitakaka.
Pitakaka throws a head kick but Cunningham moves out of range.
Pitakaka throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cunningham's head.
Cunningham takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pitakaka throws a head kick but Cunningham moves out of range.
Pitakaka scores with a head kick. Cunningham tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pitakaka misses with a head kick.
Pitakaka lands a right hook to the body.
Pitakaka ducks under a wild hook from Cunningham.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitakaka tries a head kick but it misses.
Pitakaka lands with a kick to the temple. Cunningham shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pitakaka slips under a jab from Cunningham.
Pitakaka pushes Cunningham away with a front kick.
Cunningham moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cunningham throws out a loose jab but Pitakaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pitakaka throws a body kick that misses.
Nice cross by Cunningham.
Pitakaka throws a front kick that sends Cunningham stumbling back into the cage.
Cunningham misses the shot to the body.
Cunningham tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pitakaka looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Pitakaka looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cunningham with a nice cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pitakaka tries a head kick but it misses.
Pitakaka moves out of range as Cunningham strikes.
Pitakaka throws a head kick that misses.
Cunningham tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cunningham takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Cunningham misses with a hook. Pitakaka ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitakaka misses with a head kick.
Elijah Pitakaka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cunningham checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pitakaka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pitakaka throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Cunningham counters with a leg kick.
Pitakaka ducks under a wild hook from Cunningham.
Cunningham tries a low kick but Pitakaka avoids it.
Pitakaka throws a sloppy head kick and Cunningham moves out of range easily.
Pitakaka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cunningham was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice defenses there by Pitakaka.
Cunningham wants to slow Pitakaka down by chopping away at his legs.
Pitakaka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cunningham moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pitakaka throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pitakaka tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cunningham is able to avoid easily.
Cunningham swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cunningham misses with an uppercut. Pitakaka saw that one coming.
Pitakaka misses with a head kick.
Pitakaka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cunningham throws a leg kick but Pitakaka sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cunningham thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham looks to score with a jab to the body but Pitakaka is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Cunningham misses the target.
Pitakaka throws a fast counter high kick but Cunningham manages to duck under it in time.
Pitakaka tries to keep at a distance but Cunningham has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cunningham has Pitakaka pressed against the cage, preventing Pitakaka from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cunningham tries to throw a body punch but Pitakaka avoids it by throwing Cunningham back against the cage.
Pitakaka is trying to break the clinch but Cunningham has him pressed against the cage.
Pitakaka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pitakaka cracks Cunningham with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cunningham throws a lazy right hand but Pitakaka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cunningham looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pitakaka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cunningham throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pitakaka.
Cunningham 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.
Pitakaka throws a sloppy head kick and Cunningham moves out of range easily.
Pitakaka moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Elijah Pitakaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pitakaka tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cunningham is able to avoid easily.
Cunningham ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pitakaka moves away.
Pitakaka is trying to counter with his kicks.
Cunningham jabs Pitakaka to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pitakaka just misses with a punch 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!
Cunningham takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cunningham finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pitakaka looks to land a body kick but Cunningham moved away.
Cunningham cracks Pitakaka with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cunningham throws a hook to the side of Pitakaka's head but Pitakaka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pitakaka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cunningham fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pitakaka, pushing him back against the cage.
Cunningham tries to work over Pitakaka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pitakaka manages to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cunningham lands a high kick!
Pitakaka throws a front kick aimed at Cunningham's knee but Cunningham avoids it well.
A head kick misses from Pitakaka.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Elijah Pitakaka will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cunningham tries to clinch but Pitakaka is having none of it.
Pitakaka throws a counter combo.
Pitakaka throws the kick towards the body but Cunningham avoids it.
Cunningham throwing a counter right hand but Pitakaka manages to avoid it.
Cunningham doesn't manage to clinch there - Pitakaka circles away.
Pitakaka is looking to land body kicks.
Cunningham throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pitakaka on the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Pitakaka.
Nice body kick from Pitakaka.
Pitakaka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cunningham fires out a quick counter leg kick but Pitakaka just manages to avoid it.
Cunningham is looking to chop away at Pitakaka's legs.
Cunningham connects with a body shot that sends Pitakaka's belly button to the back.
Pitakaka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As Pitakaka backs away, Cunningham returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Pitakaka throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cunningham misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pitakaka connects with a leg kick. Cunningham looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cunningham tries to land a front kick but Pitakaka steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cunningham lands a jab.
Cunningham is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cunningham connects with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cunningham connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Pitakaka checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pitakaka lands a nice looking body kick.
Cunningham blocks a head kick by Pitakaka.
Pitakaka slips a jab from Cunningham.
Cunningham blocks a head kick by Pitakaka.
Pitakaka takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cunningham takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Pitakaka misses the shot to the body.
Pitakaka throws a head kick but Cunningham moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Cunningham.
Elijah Pitakaka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cunningham walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pitakaka checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cunningham looks to land a right hand but Pitakaka moved out of range.
Cunningham tries to clinch but Pitakaka moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Cunningham as he connects with a hook.
Cunningham tries to clinch but Pitakaka moves out of range.
Cunningham moves out of range of the body kick from Pitakaka.
Pitakaka lands with a kick to the ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cunningham wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitakaka scores with a head kick. Cunningham tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Pitakaka takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pitakaka keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cunningham will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Pitakaka lands a head kick. Cunningham smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Pitakaka goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cunningham tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pitakaka is able to avoid easily.
Pitakaka plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Pitakaka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cunningham. That did some damage!
Cunningham lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cunningham misses with a wild body shot.
Cunningham forces Pitakaka back against the cage and clinches.
Cunningham throws a punch but it's blocked by Pitakaka.
Pitakaka breaks the clinch.
Cunningham missing with a left hand there. Pitakaka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pitakaka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pitakaka throws the kick towards the body but Cunningham avoids it.
Cunningham works over Pitakaka's head and body with a nice combination.
Pitakaka lands with a kick to the temple. Cunningham shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitakaka throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cunningham counters with a nice uppercut.
Pitakaka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pitakaka 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.
Cunningham has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pitakaka.
Cunningham is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pitakaka looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Pitakaka looks to land a body kick but Cunningham moved away.
Pitakaka tries a head kick but it misses.
Cunningham throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cunningham lands with a straight right. Pitakaka didn't see that one coming.
Pitakaka throws a head kick that misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Cunningham checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cunningham lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cunningham tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pitakaka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cunningham lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pitakaka at a distance.
Cunningham throws a leg kick but Pitakaka sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pitakaka keeps the fight on the outside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pitakaka misses with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham scores with a jab to the head.
Pitakaka throws a leg kick
and Cunningham counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick misses from Pitakaka.
Pitakaka misses with a head kick.
Cunningham tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pitakaka was well out of range. Poor timing from Cunningham.
Cunningham lands a slapping body shot.
Pitakaka lands a front kick.
Pitakaka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice body kick there by Cunningham.
Pitakaka is breathing heavily.
Pitakaka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pitakaka throws a head kick but Cunningham moves out of range.
Pitakaka drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pitakaka chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cunningham can pounce on him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pitakaka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pitakaka slips a jab and a cross from Cunningham.
Cunningham takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Cunningham feints and then cracks Pitakaka's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pitakaka down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Randall Cunningham will probably get the nod.
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!
Cunningham wants to land a leg kick but Pitakaka is out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Pitakaka 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pitakaka motions for Cunningham to come forward. Pitakaka throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pitakaka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cunningham throws out the jab.
Pitakaka lands a high kick!
A looping hook to the body misses from Cunningham. Pitakaka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cunningham moves in looking to clinch but Pitakaka pushes him off.
Cunningham jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cunningham lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pitakaka throws a head kick that misses.
Cunningham blocks a head kick by Pitakaka.
Pitakaka throws a head kick but Cunningham moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pitakaka moves away from the strike by Cunningham.
Pitakaka lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Pitakaka tries to score with a low kick but Cunningham moves his leg out of the way.
Cunningham fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pitakaka checks the leg kick.
Pitakaka throws a head kick but Cunningham moves out of range.
Cunningham wants to clinch up but Pitakaka keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitakaka throws a head kick but Cunningham moves out of range.
Cunningham doesn't manage to clinch there - Pitakaka circles away.
Pitakaka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pitakaka swats away the attempt to clinch by Cunningham.
Cunningham misses with a straight right.
Despite the aggression on Pitakaka's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Cunningham takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cunningham avoids the head kick by Pitakaka.
Cunningham is looking to counter punch.
Pitakaka wants to slow Cunningham down by chopping away at his legs.
Pitakaka swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cunningham fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pitakaka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pitakaka is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Pitakaka misses with a low kick.
Cunningham fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pitakaka has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cunningham jabs at Pitakaka's body.
Pitakaka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cunningham feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pitakaka's calf.
A head kick by Pitakaka misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cunningham has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitakaka wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cunningham can't find room to land a body shot as Pitakaka controls the action.
Cunningham scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pitakaka looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cunningham softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cunningham lands an uppercut.
Pitakaka takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Elijah Pitakaka has been cut.
Cunningham lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pitakaka backwards.
Pitakaka tries to break the clinch but Cunningham is controlling the position.
Cunningham tries to work over Pitakaka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pitakaka is trying to push Cunningham away but Cunningham has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pitakaka is trying to force a seperation but Cunningham has the dominant position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cunningham lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cunningham lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pitakaka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitakaka wants to get back to striking at distance but Cunningham won't allow it.
Cunningham escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cunningham fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cunningham thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cunningham takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cunningham blocks a head kick by Pitakaka.
Cunningham throwing a counter right hand but Pitakaka manages to avoid it.
Cunningham looks to land a right hand but Pitakaka moved out of range.
Cunningham wants to clinch.
Pitakaka throws a head kick but Cunningham moves out of range.
Cunningham swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Cunningham lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pitakaka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cunningham cracks Pitakaka with a good jab.
Cunningham throws a body punch but Pitakaka moves out of range.
Cunningham darts in and clinches Pitakaka up against the cage.
Pitakaka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham misses with a low kick.
Pitakaka tries a head kick but it misses.
Pitakaka walks into a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pitakaka throws a leg kick but Cunningham sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pitakaka blocks a leg kick.
Cunningham tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pitakaka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A right handed body shot lands from Cunningham.
Cunningham has a couple of punches blocked by Pitakaka.
Cunningham breaks from the clinch.
Cunningham avoids a kick to the body.
Cunningham misses the jab.
Pitakaka throws a leg kick but Cunningham sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pitakaka throws a low kick, looking for Cunningham's leg but Cunningham calmly moves out of range.
Pitakaka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cunningham.
And Pitakaka responds with a good body kick, but Cunningham manages to step out the way in time.
Pitakaka misses with a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randall Cunningham showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cunningham has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Randall Cunningham!
Randall Cunningham made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Young and strong but you one dimensional.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vaan Tseng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dom DeNardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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255 lbs
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World class 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
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vaan Tseng!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dom DeNardo!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeNardo misses with a body shot.
DeNardo lands a head kick!
DeNardo misses with a body shot.
A big right from DeNardo misses.
Tseng moves away from the strike by DeNardo.
DeNardo misses with a looping left.
Tseng gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and DeNardo counters with a stiff right hand.
Tseng throws a head kick that DeNardo semi-blocks.
It looks like Dom DeNardo has been cut.
A head kick by Tseng misses
and DeNardo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
DeNardo lunges at Tseng with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tseng's hand.
DeNardo feints and as Tseng raises his hands in defense, DeNardo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tseng definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
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!
DeNardo stopping the sweep attempt from Tseng.
DeNardo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tseng keeping full guard, as DeNardo tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tseng being controlled here, momentarily.
Tseng is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tseng looking for a sweep. Not yet Tseng, not yet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Tseng holds on and takes a little breather.
DeNardo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
DeNardo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A big left from Tseng misses.
Tseng takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Vaan Tseng has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tseng misses the body punch
and DeNardo counters with a slapping leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tseng.
DeNardo 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.
Tseng steps to the side to avoid the strikes from DeNardo.
Tseng has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tseng there as he acknowledges the shot.
Vaan Tseng seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
DeNardo scores with a spinning back kick!
Tseng takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
DeNardo scores with a nice head shot.
Tseng throws a looping overhand right but DeNardo ducks down to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tseng tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but DeNardo swivels and escapes.
Jab by DeNardo.
A cross from Tseng lands.
Tseng lands a nice hook to DeNardo's body. DeNardo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
DeNardo throws a right and a left that both miss.
DeNardo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Tseng's hands are dropping dangerously low here and DeNardo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tseng scrambles back to his feet.
Tseng lands the left hand.
Tseng throws an uppercut from half a mile away. DeNardo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tseng darts in looking for a takedown but DeNardo gets double underhooks and turns Tseng into the cage.
DeNardo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vaan Tseng. That's going to take a lot out of him.
DeNardo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tseng sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tseng tries to land a body kick
and DeNardo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
DeNardo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tseng.
Tseng backing away here, and DeNardo unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
DeNardo lands a right hook to the body.
Tseng is breathing heavily.
Tseng throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
DeNardo slips under a jab.
Tseng tries for a takedown but DeNardo circles away easily
and DeNardo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tseng misses with a right hand
and DeNardo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
DeNardo connects with a leg kick. Tseng looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
DeNardo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tseng.
DeNardo thumps Tseng with a low kick.
Tseng with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling DeNardo to score with a decent uppercut.
DeNardo looking to score a takedown here. Tseng is defending well but DeNardo drives through and ends up in Tseng's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
DeNardo controlling from the top position.
Tseng keeping moving, preventing DeNardo from controlling successfully.
DeNardo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tseng swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tseng is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst DeNardo is controlling him.
Tseng tries to land a sweep but no joy.
DeNardo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
DeNardo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tseng is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
DeNardo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tseng swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dom DeNardo dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
DeNardo scores with the left hand. Tseng knows he should have avoided that one.
DeNardo thows a leg kick but Tseng checks it
and Tseng decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in DeNardo's guard.
DeNardo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
DeNardo is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Tseng controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Tseng stopping the sweep attempt from DeNardo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeNardo is controlling Tseng's posture.
Tseng preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tseng stands up over DeNardo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tseng postures up and lands a big shot to DeNardo's brow.
DeNardo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tseng keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of DeNardo's head.
Tseng trying to control but DeNardo is working from the bottom.
Vaan Tseng overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
DeNardo keeping full guard, as Tseng tries to pass.
Tseng postures up and lands a big shot to DeNardo's brow.
Tseng working some strikes from top position.
DeNardo is trying to control the position but Tseng postures up.
Tseng in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tseng throws a big right hand that misses.
DeNardo keeping moving, preventing Tseng from controlling successfully.
Tseng has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tseng stands up over DeNardo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tseng postures up.
Tseng will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tseng trying to control the position from guard on top but DeNardo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tseng fails to land with a series of punches.
DeNardo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tseng tries for a takedown but DeNardo circles away easily
and DeNardo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
DeNardo lands a leg kick that knocks Tseng off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeNardo tries a head kick but it misses.
DeNardo tries for a takedown but Tseng sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
DeNardo ducks under a wild hook from Tseng.
DeNardo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tseng.
DeNardo throws a leg kick but Tseng sees it coming and moves out of range.
DeNardo avoids the body shot from Tseng.
Tseng rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and DeNardo counters with a straight right hand.
Good work by Tseng as he checks the leg kick.
Tseng throws a head kick but DeNardo moves out of range.
DeNardo misses with a head kick.
Tseng swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and DeNardo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
DeNardo connects with a right hand. Tseng shakes it off.
DeNardo lands a leg kick that knocks Tseng off balance momentarily.
Tseng rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting DeNardo counter with a right hand.
Tseng misses with a right hand
and DeNardo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dom DeNardo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four 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!
Tseng uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from DeNardo.
Tseng misses with a body shot.
Tseng shoots and misses
enabling DeNardo to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tseng tries to sprawl but DeNardo drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Tseng wants to get back to full guard but DeNardo has mounted him!
Tseng in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Tseng is trying to escape the mount.
DeNardo looking to finish Tseng with some ground and pound. This is bad for Tseng!
DeNardo controlling the pace for now.
Tseng tries to lock up and control but DeNardo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
DeNardo goes for an armbar but Tseng turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Tseng.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dom DeNardo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
DeNardo cracks Tseng with an open hand slap.
Tseng misses with a takedown attempt
and DeNardo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tseng throws a lazy right hand but DeNardo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
DeNardo scores with a kick to the body.
DeNardo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tseng's head backwards.
Tseng tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but DeNardo was well out of range. Poor timing from Tseng.
A punch combination from Tseng misses.
DeNardo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tseng stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from DeNardo.
DeNardo leaves Tseng with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
DeNardo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tseng walks into a left hand.
Tseng looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeNardo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
DeNardo sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Tseng to the ground! DeNardo dives into full mount looking to finish!
Tseng is rocked!
Tseng is bucking up trying to escape but DeNardo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Oh Tseng is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tseng regains half guard.
DeNardo controlling the action here.
Tseng is in trouble now - DeNardo has advanced to mount!
DeNardo tries to control but Tseng wriggling away.
Tseng seems to have got his legs back now.
DeNardo controlling from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
DeNardo scoring with strikes but Tseng is staying in there.
DeNardo throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Tseng because DeNardo loaded up on that one.
Dom DeNardo 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.
DeNardo controlling from the full mount.
Tseng is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
DeNardo controlling the position easily from mount.
Let's hope that DeNardo has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Tseng is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeNardo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
DeNardo tries to control but Tseng wriggling away.
Tseng tries to hold on but DeNardo pushes him away.
Tseng is desperately trying to improve his position but DeNardo has a good base and remains in mount.
DeNardo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Tseng really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeNardo controlling from the full mount.
DeNardo avoids the attempt from Tseng to control.
DeNardo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
DeNardo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Tseng wants to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dom DeNardo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well DeNardo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dom DeNardo!
Dom DeNardo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rock Machine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raymun Redbeard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machine's entrance music is Hell Yeah. A fine choice. Raymun Redbeard is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rock Machine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raymun Redbeard!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machine listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Redbeard's coach down at Winds of Winter was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Redbeard's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Redbeard attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Redbeard closes the distance and clinches.
Machine scores with a hook to the body.
Redbeard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Redbeard cracks Machine with an open hand slap.
Redbeard stalks Machine and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Machine's face. Machine staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Rock Machine has been cut.
Machine clinches with his opponent.
Redbeard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Redbeard takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Redbeard takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Machine moves out of range of the leg kick from Redbeard.
Machine tries to bum rush Redbeard with a series of wild strikes but Redbeard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Redbeard gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Redbeard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Redbeard fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Machine, pushing him back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Machine.
Redbeard misses with the head strike.
Machine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Machine misses with a few strikes there.
Redbeard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Machine moves away.
Machine closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redbeard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Redbeard throws a combination. Machine tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Redbeard throws a series of punches but Machine moves out of range.
Redbeard lands a jab-cross combination.
Machine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Redbeard.
Redbeard instigates a clinch.
Redbeard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Redbeard fails to land with a series of punches.
Machine with a nice cross.
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!
Machine scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Machine closes the distance and clinches.
Redbeard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Redbeard throws the left hand but Machine avoids the punch easily.
Machine shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Redbeard's guard.
Machine working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Machine is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Machine stopping the sweep attempt from Redbeard.
Redbeard is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Machine stops Redbeard from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machine is stalling in the full guard.
Redbeard keeping full guard, as Machine tries to pass.
Machine is working hard here to advance position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Redbeard looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Machine stopping the sweep attempt from Redbeard.
Machine controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Machine pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Redbeard is keeping the position for now.
Machine won't allow Redbeard to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machine works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Redbeard is trying to get back to full guard.
Redbeard is refusing to be controlled, as Machine sits in half guard.
Machine is controlling the pace.
We've been hearing good reports from Machine's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Redbeard is looking to improve his position.
Redbeard landing small, sideways elbows.
Machine stalling.
Redbeard is looking for a sweep. Machine is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Machine stalling away here and it's allowed Redbeard to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Machine passes Redbeard's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Machine trying to control the pace.
Redbeard looking for submissions off his back.
Redbeard wants to improve his position but Machine is controlling well.
Redbeard is trying to stand back up but Machine is controlling him
Redbeard tries to roll over but Machine keeps him under control.
Redbeard pushes Machine off looking to stand but Machine dives back in and keeps control.
Redbeard is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Machine seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Redbeard does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raymun Redbeard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rock Machine's cut.
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.
Redbeard looks to land a right hand but Machine moved out of range.
Redbeard tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Machine is able to avoid easily.
Machine chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Redbeard misses with a leg kick
and Machine counters with a three punch combo that has Redbeard backing up. Redbeard nods at Machine to acknowledge the strikes.
Machine's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Machine duly obliges.
Rock Machine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Redbeard scores with a decent looking hook.
Machine walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Machine moves out of range as Redbeard strikes.
Redbeard on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Redbeard looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Machine throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Redbeard tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Machine is in Redbeard's guard.
Machine trying to control but Redbeard is working from the bottom.
Redbeard is looking to stand up but Machine isn't so interested in that idea.
Machine engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redbeard has his feet on Machine's thighs here. He's pushed Machine off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Machine screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Raymun Redbeard!
In his post fight interview, Raymun Redbeard 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Kezz The Convict (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Carter Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Convict's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Locked up. Williams has chosen FREE THE MADNESS as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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179 lbs
22 - 7 - 0 |
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187 lbs
17 - 8 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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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
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Kezz The Convict!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 2, fighting out of New York, Michael Carter Williams !
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams instigates a clinch.
Williams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Williams lands a hook to the side of the head.
Williams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Williams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The Convict tries to work over Williams 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Williams lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of The Convict backwards.
The Convict lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from The Convict fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Williams .
Williams is looking to break free of the clinch but The Convict has double underhooks.
Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williams thows a left - swing and a miss!
Williams doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - The Convict circles away.
The Convict lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams cracks The Convict with a right hand to the side of the head.
Williams wants to clinch up but The Convict keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is looking to land body kicks.
An attempted straight right counter from The Convict misses the target.
Williams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A counter left hand to the body from The Convict misses its target.
Williams turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from The Convict misses the target.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on The Convict's shoulder, as The Convict tries to avoid the shot.
Williams with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Williams throws a poor cross that misses
and The Convict counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Williams closes the distance and clinches.
The Convict can't find room to land a body shot as Williams controls the action.
Williams looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The Convict is leaning against Williams and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Williams dodges an elbow strike from The Convict.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Convict misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Convict scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Williams .
The Convict has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams blocks an uppercut.
The Convict misses with a punch on the inside.
Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Williams avoids the body shot from The Convict.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
The Convict gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Williams takes a swing at The Convict's ribcage but misses.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Convict.
The Convict feinted with a counter takedown.
Williams lands a body shot.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but The Convict slips the punch.
As Williams looks to move away, The Convict throws a big counter combo but Williams just gets out of the way.
Williams keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams scores with a nice strike.
The Convict on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Williams fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and The Convict has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The Convict connects with a nice looking jab.
Williams tries to clinch
and The Convict counters with a stiff right hand.
Williams throws a solid leg kick but The Convict takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Williams .
A big right from Williams misses.
The Convict uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams .
The Convict was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Williams misses with a hook.
The Convict drops down looking for a counter takedown but Williams sprawls and moves away.
Williams throws an ugly left hook that misses
and The Convict counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Williams looks to clinch
and The Convict counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Convict avoids the body shot from Williams .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The Convict connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Convict drops down looking for a counter takedown but Williams sprawls and moves away.
Williams darts in trying to clinch
and The Convict counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Williams misses with a body shot.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Convict.
The Convict half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Williams , as that shot connected.
Williams ducks right into an uppercut from The Convict.
Williams takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Carter Williams dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Williams walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Williams misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from The Convict misses the target.
No joy there for Williams , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Williams swings widly with a right hand
and The Convict counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The Convict slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Williams is rocked!
The Convict keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams .
The Convict swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Williams is still on wobbly legs! Can The Convict finish him?
The Convict keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Williams misses with the body kick
and The Convict counters with a shoot takedown. Williams fights it but they end up in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Convict trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
The Convict stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Williams swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Convict is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The Convict stands and throws Williams 's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The Convict has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The Convict working the head with strikes.
The Convict tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The Convict trying to control the action but Williams is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Convict is really struggling to control Williams but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Williams seems to have recovered his senses.
The Convict throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The Convict creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Williams is looking to work his way out of this bad position but The Convict is controlling him well.
Williams is working to avoid the ground and pound but The Convict connects with a decent elbow.
The Convict lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Williams down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Convict lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Williams down.
The Convict lands a nice forearm strike.
The Convict is chipping away with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Convict trying to control the action but Williams is working from the bottom.
Williams is trying to get back to his feet.
The ground and pound from The Convict seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Williams is pushing The Convict's head away, looking to escape. The Convict manages to hold on to the position though.
The Convict sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Williams is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Williams taking a bit of punishment here - The Convict scoring with strikes.
The Convict in side control lands a decent elbow.
The Convict working the ground and pound.
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!
The Convict sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Williams is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Williams is not content to let The Convict control the position.
Williams tries to escape but The Convict is in control.
Williams throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Williams .
An attempted straight right counter from The Convict misses the target.
A lazy body kick from Williams
and The Convict cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
The Convict loads up on a big right hand but Williams slips the punch.
Williams closes the distance and pushes The Convict back into the cage.
The Convict misses with a punch on the inside.
Williams lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Williams scores with a shot to the side of The Convict's head.
The Convict blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williams .
The Convict lands a right hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
The Convict can't find room to land a body shot as Williams controls the action.
The Convict misses with a punch on the inside.
Williams lands a right hand that snaps the head of The Convict backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from The Convict.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williams .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Williams takes a shot to the head.
The Convict goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Williams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Convict has Williams pressed against the cage, preventing Williams from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Michael Carter Williams seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The Convict tries a body shot but Williams blocks it.
Williams misses with a punch to the body.
Williams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Convict.
Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Convict uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams .
The Convict tries to counter with a takedown but Williams is quick to defend against it.
The Convict keeps the fight on the outside.
The Convict is looking for a counter combo.
Williams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The Convict is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Convict.
The Convict was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Williams scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kezz The Convict dominated that second round.
That's time! The Convict's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Williams swings for the body but The Convict moves out of range.
It looks like Kezz The Convict has been cut.
Williams has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Williams defending well as The Convict loads up on a big left hand.
The Convict avoids the body shot from Williams .
The Convict swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Williams misses with an attempted mid kick.
The Convict appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Williams cracks the inside of The Convict's front leg.
The Convict has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Convict was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams .
Michael Carter Williams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Williams jabs The Convict to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Williams smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. The Convict manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot lands for Williams .
The Convict throws a big shot that misses.
Williams tries to bum rush The Convict with a series of wild strikes but The Convict uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A little feinted left hand from The Convict on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams scores with a jab.
The Convict scores with the left hand. Williams knows he should have avoided that one.
Williams swings widly with a right hand
letting The Convict counter with a right hand.
Williams misses with a straight right.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Convict moves away.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Michael Carter Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. The Convict manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Williams misses with a straight left.
A little feinted left hand from The Convict on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Williams tests The Convict's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Convict has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Williams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams misses with the body kick
and The Convict decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Williams 's guard.
Williams has his feet on The Convict's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
The Convict lands with a nice body punch.
Williams tries to clinch but The Convict moves away
and The Convict connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Williams throws a poor cross that misses
and The Convict counters with a straight right hand.
Williams wants to clinch.
Williams thows a leg kick but The Convict checks it
and The Convict counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Convict bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Williams 's head.
Williams misses with an uppercut
and The Convict counters with a huge left! Williams is in big trouble! He's backing up but The Convict isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Williams from any more damage. A dominating finish by The Convict!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kezz The Convict!
A less than humble Kezz The Convict misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stasius Venom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dong Uk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Venom comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Uk comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bonobo - Prelude & Kiara kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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World class boxer
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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
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stasius Venom!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 21 - 1, fighting out of London, Dong Uk!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uk throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Venom stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Venom throws a leg kick but Uk checks it.
It seemed like Uk was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Venom buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Uk takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dong Uk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Venom takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've been told by Venom's head coaches at Heavy Metal that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Uk rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Venom counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Uk steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Venom. That one must have hurt.
Venom throws a big shot that misses.
Uk throws a nice outside leg kick.
Uk lands a nice leg kick that just misses Venom's sensitive parts.
Venom shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Uk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've been informed that Uk has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Uk walks into a jab.
Venom has managed to clinch.
Venom lands a hook to the side of the head.
Uk tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Venom just stands there and leans against the cage.
Uk is working Venom over against the cage.
Uk jumps guard but Venom stands there with Uk around his waist. Uk gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Venom's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Uk tries a body shot but Venom blocks it.
Venom tries to break free but Uk pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uk throws a punch but it's blocked by Venom.
Uk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Uk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Venom is trying to break the clinch but Uk is controlling him.
Uk pulls Venom into guard.
Uk has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Uk working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Venom doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Venom manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Venom pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Uk is keeping the position for now.
Uk is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Venom trying to control but Uk is working from the bottom.
Venom tries to free his leg and advance position but Uk is retaining full guard.
Uk is looking for a triangle but Venom pushes his legs off easily.
Venom wants to control from the top but Uk keeps moving.
Venom looking to sit in guard and control but Uk gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Venom looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venom is trying to keep Uk in close.
Uk is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Venom working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Uk has passed into half guard!
Venom slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Uk trying to control but Venom is working from the bottom.
Venom looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Uk looking to pass the guard.
Uk wants to control from the top but Venom keeps moving.
Venom is trying to control the position but Uk postures up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Venom throws a hook but Uk blocks it.
Uk has taken the fight to the clinch.
Venom works on Uk's body with a couple of short punches.
Uk lands a right hand.
Uk misses with a body punch.
Venom misses with a punch on the inside.
Venom manages to break the clinch.
Venom checks a leg kick.
Venom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Uk.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dong Uk will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Venom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Uk.
Venom bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Venom.
Uk fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Venom looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Uk is looking to clinch.
Venom slips a jab from Uk.
Venom was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Uk looks to throw the jab but Venom is out of range.
Venom keeps the fight on the outside.
Venom attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Venom.
Venom connects with a body shot that sends Uk's belly button to the back.
Uk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Venom wants to clinch up but Uk keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uk looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Venom went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Stasius Venom is winning the standup battle so far.
Uk throws an off balance right hand
and Venom counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Venom lands a nice uppercut.
Uk fails to pull guard.
Venom blocks a body shot from Uk.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uk prevents a body shot from Venom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Venom.
Uk tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Venom just stands there and leans against the cage.
Uk lands with a left to the head.
Uk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Uk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Venom backwards.
Venom breaks from the clinch.
Venom keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Uk.
Venom swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Uk fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Venom on the side of the head.
Venom tests Uk's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Venom lands a leg kick that knocks Uk off balance momentarily.
Uk avoids the body shot from Venom.
Nice shot lands for Venom.
Uk throws a poor cross that misses
and Venom counters with a flying knee. Nice.
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!
Venom tries to clinch
and Uk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Venom defending well as Uk loads up on a big left hand.
Venom swings for the body but Uk moves out of range.
Venom looks to throw a body kick
enabling Uk to counter with a crisp jab.
Venom scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uk keeps Venom at a distance using the push kick.
Uk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Venom half committed to a counter leg kick.
Uk fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Venom is out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Uk finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Uk closes the distance looking to clinch
and Venom counters with a stiff right hand.
Uk looks to land a left hand but Venom moved out of range nicely.
Venom fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Uk has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Uk tries to clinch up.
Venom tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Uk manages to circle out of the way.
Uk takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Venom misses the shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Venom, right into the meat.
Uk misses with a looping left.
Uk is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Venom.
Nice shot lands for Venom.
Venom takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Venom keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Uk.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uk dips to his left and cracks Venom with an uppercut!
Venom takes one on the button.
Venom lands a jab-cross combination.
Uk looks to score with a jab to the body but Venom is just out of range.
Venom connects with a single shot there.
Venom throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Venom takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice shot by Venom.
Venom throws a lazy uppercut
and Uk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both fighters circling a little - Venom finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Uk throws a body shot but no joy.
Uk throws a leg kick that is checked
and Venom counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Venom tries to land a leg kick but Uk saw it coming and moves away.
Venom connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Uk's hands.
Uk just misses with a punch to the body.
Uk takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Venom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uk fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Venom.
A big left from Uk misses.
Uk is looking to score with low kicks.
Venom steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Uk.
Uk throws a body punch but Venom moves out of range.
Venom ducks under a wild hook from Uk.
Uk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Uk stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Venom.
Uk blocks a jab.
Uk checks a leg kick nicely.
Venom misses with a looping right.
Venom ducks under a wild hook from Uk.
Uk moves in looking to clinch but Venom pushes him off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Venom misses with a head kick.
Venom misses with the body kick
and Uk counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Venom thinking.
Uk dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Venom. That did some damage!
Uk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stasius Venom dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Uk fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Venom, pushing him back against the cage.
Uk gets control of Venom's arms and successfully pulls guard. Uk will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Uk keeping moving, preventing Venom from controlling successfully.
Uk is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Uk is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Venom not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Uk working for a triangle but Venom defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venom stands and throws Uk's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Venom wants to lay and pray for a moment but Uk keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Uk is trying to get back to half guard.
Venom is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Uk knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Venom working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Uk prevents Venom from improving position.
Uk wants to control but Venom postures up.
Uk is looking to regain half guard here but Venom keeps moving and retains side control.
Uk seems a little lost for a moment, as Venom dominates the positioning.
Uk is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Uk has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Venom is working away from the top position though.
Uk is pressing down on Venom's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venom wants to pass the guard but Uk is keeping the position.
Uk is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Uk wants to clinch up but Venom keeps it at a distance.
Uk tries to clinch there but Venom circles away.
Uk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Venom paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Uk looks to score with a jab to the body but Venom is just out of range.
Uk connects with a looping right hand.
Uk throws a low kick but Venom moves out of range easily.
Venom takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Venom throws a head kick but Uk moves out of range.
Venom ducks under a wild hook from Uk.
Venom connects with a crisp jab.
Venom lunges at Uk with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Uk's hand.
A slow jab from Venom misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Venom misses with an uppercut.
Venom ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Uk throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Venom makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Venom misses the shot to the body.
Venom forces Uk back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uk jumps into guard, dragging Venom to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Uk is looking for a triangle but Venom pushes his legs off easily.
Uk is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Venom wants to pass the guard but Uk is keeping the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Uk is trying to keep Venom in close.
Venom trying to control but Uk is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Stasius Venom did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Uk connects with a body shot that sends Venom's belly button to the back.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Venom.
Uk checks the leg kick.
Venom throws a body punch but Uk moves out of range.
Uk thows a left - swing and a miss!
An attempted straight right counter from Venom misses the target.
Venom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Uk is looking to clinch.
Uk misses with a low kick as Venom jumps back.
Venom swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Uk misses with a looping left.
Uk throws a body shot but no joy.
Venom scores with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uk misses with a hook.
Uk tries to clinch up but Venom circles away and keeps his distance.
Uk tries to clinch up but Venom circles away and keeps his distance.
Venom slips under a jab.
Uk throws an overhand right that lands on Venom's shoulder, as Venom tries to avoid the shot.
Uk tries to land a front kick but Venom steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A little feinted left hand from Venom on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uk punishes Venom's body with a nice straight punch.
Uk tried to score with a low kick but Venom checks it.
Uk moves out of range as Venom strikes.
Uk misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Venom counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Uk throws a shot from downtown. Venom moves away and avoids it.
Uk throws out a powerful jab.
Venom swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Uk swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Uk throws a jab when Venom was well out of range.
Venom ducks under a wild hook from Uk.
Venom is looking to counter the offense by Uk and move into the clinch.
Venom darts in and clinches Uk up against the cage.
Uk blocks a body shot from Venom.
Venom breaks the clinch.
Uk tries to clinch up but Venom circles away and keeps his distance.
Uk throws a shot from downtown. Venom moves away and avoids it.
Venom misses with a jab, cross combination.
A chopping leg kick lands by Uk.
Venom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uk throws a low kick but Venom moves out of range easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Venom misses with an uppercut
and Uk counters with a stiff right hand.
Venom tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Uk wants to clinch up but Venom keeps it at a distance.
Uk tries to land a leg kick but Venom saw it coming and moves away.
Venom scores with a spinning back kick!
Venom connects with a body shot that sends Uk's belly button to the back.
Uk gets tackled into the cage by Venom. Venom maintains the clinch.
Uk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Uk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Uk tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Uk tries to pull guard but Venom forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Venom lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Venom lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Venom lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Venom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Venom dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Uk. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Venom looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Venom. Uk does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Uk on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Uk stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Venom.
Uk swings for the body but Venom moves out of range.
Uk tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Venom is able to avoid easily.
Uk avoids the head kick by Venom.
Uk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Venom wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Uk moves away from the strike by Venom.
Venom scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Venom with a hook.
Venom clobbers Uk with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Uk 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.
Venom wants to slow Uk down by chopping away at his legs.
Uk throws a lazy uppercut
and Venom counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Uk thinking.
Uk fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Venom on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uk tries to clinch
and Venom counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Venom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Uk was well out of range. Poor timing from Venom.
Uk fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Venom jabs Uk to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Venom moves away from the strike by Uk.
Uk's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Venom throws a right and a left that Uk avoids nicely.
Uk tried to score with a low kick but Venom checks it.
Venom fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Uk has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Uk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A left and a right from Venom both land. Nice combination.
Uk moves into the clinch.
Venom pulls Uk into guard.
Venom keeping full guard, as Uk tries to pass.
Uk postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stasius Venom had his way with Dong Uk in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Uk lands a nice leg kick that just misses Venom's sensitive parts.
Uk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Venom looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Venom scores with a nice strike.
Uk lands an overhand right.
Venom throws a leg kick which misses Uk's front leg but catches the back leg as Uk tries to avoid it.
Uk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Venom tries to clinch up but Uk circles away and keeps his distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Uk! But no joy.
Venom misses with a left hand
and Uk counters with a thumping low kick.
Uk throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Venom stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Uk swings for the body but Venom moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Venom takes one to the side of the head.
Uk circles away from the clinch attempt.
Uk throws a lazy uppercut
and Venom counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Uk thinking.
Uk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Venom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Venom.
Uk fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Venom is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venom throws a leg kick
and Uk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Uk throws an overhand right that lands on Venom's shoulder, as Venom tries to avoid the shot.
Venom wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Venom throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Venom lands with an overhand left.
Uk scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Uk is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Venom.
Venom fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Uk looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Venom swats away the attempt to clinch by Uk.
Venom is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Uk fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Venom looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Venom swats away the attempt to clinch by Uk.
Uk wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Venom looks to land a left hand but Uk moved out of range nicely.
A big left from Uk misses.
Uk misses with an uppercut. Venom saw that one coming.
Venom throws a quick counter kick to the body but Uk avoids it.
Uk misses with a low kick.
The crowd cheers as Venom lands an impressive looking overhand right. Uk doesn't seem phased though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Venom displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Uk throws out the jab.
Uk tried to score with a low kick but Venom checks it.
Uk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Venom sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Venom lands a jab to the nose.
Uk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Venom sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Venom throws the kick towards the body but Uk avoids it.
Uk misses with a straight left.
Venom closes the distance and clinches.
Uk fails to pull guard.
Uk fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uk jumps guard but Venom turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Stasius Venom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dong Uk.
Uk tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Stasius Venom has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Venom.
Uk fails to pull guard.
Uk is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Venom lands a right hand that snaps the head of Uk backwards.
Venom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Uk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Venom has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Venom fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Uk has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A low kick from Venom is predictable there
and Uk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Uk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Uk tries to clinch but Venom moves out of range.
Venom just misses with a punch to the body.
Uk takes a jab right on the kisser.
Venom lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Uk has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Venom slips a jab from Uk.
Venom is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Uk.
Uk takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crunch! Uk slams his shin into Venom's torso.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Venom lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Venom throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Uk tries to close the distance and clinch but Venom swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Uk blocks a leg kick.
Uk tries to clinch up but Venom circles away and keeps his distance.
Uk takes a swing at Venom's ribcage but misses.
Uk scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Venom throws a head kick that misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Venom checks a leg kick.
Venom gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Uk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A solid leg kick lands there for Uk.
Venom takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Venom swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Uk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Venom tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Uk manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Uk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Venom lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Uk backs up against the cage.
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 Stasius Venom.
I think Venom has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 49:46
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 49:46
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stasius Venom!
Stasius Venom retains his welterweight title!
Stasius Venom bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between William Henry Bonney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igydo Dall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dall has chosen Blue Ice as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, William Henry Bonney!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Igydo Dall!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dall throws a right hand that Bonney ducks under and follows up with a left that Bonney also avoids with ease.
Bonney has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Broken Halo's -Temple of Illumination in the buildup to the fight.
Bonney misses with an uppercut.
Dall loads up on a big right hand but Bonney slips the punch.
Dall lands a jab to the head.
Bonney fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dall lands with an overhand left.
Dall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bonney throws a leg kick but Dall checks it.
Good work by Dall as he checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonney gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dall.
Dall slips a jab and a cross from Bonney.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonney gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Dall counters with a shoot takedown. Bonney fights it but they end up in guard.
Bonney has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Dall off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Dall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bonney throws a front kick aimed at Dall's knee but Dall avoids it well.
Bonney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dall.
Bonney throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dall sees it coming and avoids it easily.
William Henry Bonney is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dall fails to land the takedown.
Dall misses the jab.
Bonney slips a jab from Dall.
Bonney misses with a double jab
and Dall counters with a body kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bonney.
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!
The crowd cheers as Bonney lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dall doesn't seem phased though.
Bonney lands with a cross.
William Henry Bonney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bonney manages to avoid it.
Bonney half committed to a counter leg kick.
Dall lands a front kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bonney.
A punch lands to the side of Bonney 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bonney on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dall misses with an uppercut
and Bonney counters with a stiff right hand.
Bonney thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dall if he has to take too many more of those.
Bonney lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dall circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice jab there from Dall.
Dall looks for the body kick but Bonney saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonney slips under a jab from Dall.
Bonney takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bonney throws a sloppy head kick and Dall moves out of range easily.
Dall misses with a straight right.
A big left from Dall misses.
Good work by Dall as he checks the leg kick.
Dall looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bonney misses with a series of wild punches.
Dall lands a slapping body shot.
Bonney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dall.
Bonney misses with a double jab
and Dall finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Dall looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dall lands a jab to Bonney's midsection.
Dall swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bonney counters with a nice kick to the body.
Dall misses with a leg kick.
Dall slips under a jab from Bonney.
Dall tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bonney throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dall counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bonney scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dall throws the kick towards the body but Bonney avoids it.
Bonney throwing a counter right hand but Dall manages to avoid it.
Dall lunges at Bonney with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bonney's hand.
Dall avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dall let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Dall lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dall checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igydo Dall dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bonney throws a leg kick which misses Dall's front leg but catches the back leg as Dall tries to avoid it.
Dall connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
William Henry Bonney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dall is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dall throws a head kick but Bonney moves out of range.
Bonney misses with a hook. Dall ducked under it nicely.
Dall moves out of range of the body kick from Bonney.
Dall throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bonney counters with a two punch combo.
Dall lands a lovely overhand right.
Dall throws a body punch but Bonney moves out of range.
Bonney misses with a wild combination.
Bonney tries to land a body kick
and Dall counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonney is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Dall presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Dall is pushing Bonney up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dall lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bonney backwards.
Bonney lands a left hand.
Bonney misses with a body punch.
Bonney misses with a punch to the body.
Dall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bonney looks to land a combination but Dall avoids it well.
Bonney avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bonney misses with a body kick.
Bonney is looking to land body kicks.
A swing and a miss from Dall.
It looked like Bonney was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dall.
Dall lunges at Bonney with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bonney's hand.
Bonney throws a leg kick but Dall moved away.
Dall drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bonney defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dall wants to slow Bonney down by chopping away at his legs.
Nice uppercut lands for Dall. That snapped Bonney's head back.
Dall works Bonney's body with a nice hook.
Dall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bonney pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bonney wants to clinch.
Dall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bonney gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bonney swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bonney prevents the takedown attempt.
Dall manages to break the clinch.
Dall lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bonney lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dall throws a head kick but Bonney moves out of range.
As Dall backs away, Bonney returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Dall staying out of range there.
Bonney blocks a leg kick.
Dall throws a lazy right hand but Bonney sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dall looks for the body kick but Bonney saw that one coming.
It looked like Bonney wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Igydo Dall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bonney smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dall misses with a hook. Bonney ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Bonney misses.
Dall steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bonney.
Bonney steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dall. That one must have hurt.
Bonney misses with a kick to the body
and Dall decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bonney's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bonney tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bonney holds on and takes a little breather.
Dall drops back looking for a leg! Bonney is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bonney manages to kick Dall off! Dall jumps back into Bonney's guard.
Dall looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dall passes Bonney's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Igydo Dall will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bonney takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bonney looks to throw the jab but Dall is out of range.
Dall takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bonney throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dall misses with a kick to the body.
Bonney tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bonney looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the body from Dall misses
letting Bonney counter with a right hand.
Dall slips a jab and a cross from Bonney.
Dall is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dall.
An attempted straight right counter from Bonney misses the target.
Dall walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bonney checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonney checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Crunch! Bonney slams his shin into Dall's torso.
Dall scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dall chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bonney can pounce on him.
A head kick misses from Bonney.
Bonney connects with an inside leg kick.
Bonney checks a leg kick nicely.
Dall ducks under a wild hook from Bonney.
Dall drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bonney defends it well.
Dall slips a jab and a cross from Bonney.
And Dall tries to counter it with a takedown but Bonney pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Dall misses with a kick to the body.
Bonney throwing a counter right hand but Dall manages to avoid it.
Bonney throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dall on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall misses the shot to the body.
Bonney just misses with a punch to the body.
Bonney gets a clinch.
Dall stalling against the cage.
Dall wants a takedown.
Bonney goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bonney stalling in the clinch but Dall improves position.
A head punch on the inside from Bonney fails to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bonney blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dall jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bonney walks away with a smile on his face. Dall gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dall scores with a nice strike.
Bonney digs a good hook to Dall's body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dall 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 Bonney has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bonney and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bonney is looking for a counter combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonney throws a hook but Dall blocks it.
Bonney scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dall, as that shot connected.
Bonney ducks under a wild hook from Dall.
A head kick by Bonney misses
and Dall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dall circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bonney throws a body kick that misses
and Dall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dall.
Dall shoots in for a takedown but Bonney shows good takedown defense.
William Henry Bonney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igydo Dall.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dall.
Bonney lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonney lands a glancing blow to the side of Dall's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bonney blocks a jab.
Bonney swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bonney lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bonney.
Dall is rocked!
Dall gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bonney counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dall is still on wobbly legs! Can Bonney finish him?
Dall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bonney swinging wildly here.
Bonney steps in with a hook that catches Dall right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Bonney follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Dall looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). William Henry Bonney!
William Henry Bonney retains his lightweight title!
William Henry Bonney took some time post fight to say the following; 'Norman, I told you I would make you famous! But unfortunately for you it means I took your belt! Broken Halo Pride!'.
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