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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyroil Smoochie Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matt Smith has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyroil Smoochie Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Smith!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith leaves Smoochie Wallace with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Smoochie Wallace doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Smith moves into the clinch.
Smith scores with a shot to the side of Smoochie Wallace's head.
Smith stops a takedown attempt from Smoochie Wallace.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyroil Smoochie Wallace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smoochie Wallace drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Smith gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Smith gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Smoochie Wallace.
Smith lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smoochie Wallace backwards.
A short right from Smith on the inside.
Smoochie Wallace has Smith pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Smith manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Smith lands a left hand.
Smoochie Wallace is rocked!
Smoochie Wallace avoids a wild elbow strike from Smith.
Oh Smoochie Wallace is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A right hand to the body from Smith.
Smoochie Wallace seems to have got his legs back now.
Smith lands a nice uppercut.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Smoochie Wallace gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Smith clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smoochie Wallace changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Smith fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Smith gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Smith working aggressively here.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith prevents the takedown attempt.
Smoochie Wallace on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smoochie Wallace is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Smith is defending well.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smoochie Wallace changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Smith fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Smith stuffs the takedown attempt from Smoochie Wallace. Smoochie Wallace gets slowly back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Smith looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Smoochie Wallace shoots in looking for a takedown. Smith tries to sprawl out of it but Smoochie Wallace keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Smith manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Smith gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smoochie Wallace blocks an uppercut.
Smoochie Wallace has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Smith is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Smoochie Wallace has picked Smith up - he's going for a ride! Smoochie Wallace dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Smoochie Wallace missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
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!
Smith taking some punishment here, with Smoochie Wallace in his half guard.
Smoochie Wallace lands with a punch from half guard.
Smoochie Wallace 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.
Smith avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Smoochie Wallace.
Smith keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Smith is looking to escape.
Smoochie Wallace looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Smoochie Wallace scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Smith is looking to escape.
Smoochie Wallace is nestled in close to Smith, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Smoochie Wallace throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Smoochie Wallace thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Smith's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smoochie Wallace throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Smoochie Wallace drops an elbow to the side of Smith's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smoochie Wallace lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Smith regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Smoochie Wallace.
Smith is looking to stand up but Smoochie Wallace isn't so interested in that idea.
Smoochie Wallace loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smoochie Wallace is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
Smoochie Wallace throws an elbow that misses. Smith uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Smoochie Wallace's guard. Nice move by Smith!
Smith avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Smith trying to stand up but can't free himself from Smoochie Wallace's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Smoochie Wallace shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Smith as he jumps to the side.
Smith instigates a clinch.
Smoochie Wallace has picked Smith up - he's going for a ride! Smoochie Wallace dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Smith is trying to stand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smoochie Wallace scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Smith tries to kick Smoochie Wallace off but Smoochie Wallace keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Smoochie Wallace looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Smoochie Wallace is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Smith is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Smith dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Smith keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Smith throws a fast counter high kick but Smoochie Wallace manages to duck under it in time.
Smith closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Smith prevents the takedown attempt.
Smoochie Wallace goes for a takedown in the clinch but Smith prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyroil Smoochie Wallace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smoochie Wallace.
Smoochie Wallace tries to score a body lock takedown but Smith shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Smoochie Wallace goes for a takedown attempt but Smith pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Smith darts in and clinches Smoochie Wallace up against the cage.
Smoochie Wallace is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smoochie Wallace blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Smith lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith prevents a takedown attempt there.
Smith lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smoochie Wallace takes an elbow to the temple.
Smoochie Wallace is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Smith gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Smith gets through Smoochie Wallace's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Smith stops a takedown attempt from Smoochie Wallace.
Smith lands a body punch.
Smith scores a nice knee to the body.
Smith lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smoochie Wallace lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Smith makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Smith presses Smoochie Wallace against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Smith lands a nice knee to the body.
Smith has Smoochie Wallace pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Smoochie Wallace is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Smith - that's hurt Smoochie Wallace badly! Oh, another knee lands and Smoochie Wallace is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Smoochie Wallace doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Matt Smith!
Matt Smith managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 160$), into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between De Bruyne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pyryx Dall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruyne comes to the cage accompanied by Busta Rhymes - Other Side Of The Road . Dall is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Fuel and Fire. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 9 - 3, fighting out of New York, De Bruyne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Pyryx Dall!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruyne avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bruyne blocks a low kick nicely.
Bruyne lunges at Dall with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dall's hand.
We've been told by Bruyne's head coaches at K.O.N.Y. that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bruyne ducks under a wild hook from Dall.
Dall thuds a left hand into Bruyne's body.
Dall scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dall slips a jab from Bruyne.
Dall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dall lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bruyne at a distance.
Bruyne blocks a jab.
Bruyne moves out of range of the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruyne misses with a kick to the body
and Dall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bruyne moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bruyne lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bruyne is looking to slow Dall down with leg kicks.
Some wild striking there from Dall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruyne bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dall's head.
Bruyne paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dall 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.
Bruyne closes the distance and clinches.
Dall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dall blocking some punches.
Dall misses with a punch on the inside.
Bruyne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bruyne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bruyne throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dalls head.
Bruyne stops a takedown attempt from Dall.
Bruyne lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dall backwards.
Dall digs a right hand into Bruyne's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bruyne's gas tank.
Dall is trying to push Bruyne away but Bruyne has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dall is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruyne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dall's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dall.
Bruyne working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bruyne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bruyne tries a body shot but Dall blocks it.
Bruyne gets through Dall's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dall.
Bruyne struggles to land a body shot inside as Dall controls his hands.
A frustrated look appears on Dall's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Dall.
Bruyne misses with a punch on the inside.
Bruyne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bruyne lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dall backwards.
A short left from Bruyne.
Bruyne misses with some punches.
Bruyne has a couple of punches blocked by Dall.
Dall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dall is working Bruyne over against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bruyne is fighting off a takedown attempt but Dall is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Bruyne to the mat. Bruyne regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Dall wants to pass the guard but Bruyne is keeping the position.
Bruyne escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dall gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dall looking to pass the guard.
Bruyne utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dall postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dall stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bruyne swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dall passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dall is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bruyne has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bruyne tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dall wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dall thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dall thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that De Bruyne will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bruyne's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bruyne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dall takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bruyne tries to clinch there but Dall circles away.
Bruyne is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dall lands a high kick!
Bruyne gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bruyne gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dall.
A head punch on the inside from Dall fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruyne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bruyne lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bruyne lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Bruyne.
Dall lands a hook that snaps the head of Bruyne backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall jumps into guard, dragging Bruyne to the mat.
Bruyne tries to free his leg and advance position but Dall is retaining full guard.
Bruyne postures up and lands a big shot to Dall's brow.
Bruyne slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Dall manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bruyne manages to get himself to full guard.
Dall won't allow Bruyne to sweep him here.
Bruyne is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bruyne keeping full guard, as Dall tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Bruyne is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Bruyne has escaped and now he's on top!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bruyne slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dall has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bruyne can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dall keeping full guard, as Bruyne tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruyne is working Dall over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bruyne throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dall works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bruyne is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dall throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dall being controlled here, momentarily.
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.
Dall has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bruyne can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bruyne landing some decent shots from guard.
Dall keeping moving, preventing Bruyne from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bruyne connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
De Bruyne dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
A big left from Dall misses.
Bruyne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dall.
Bruyne slips a jab from Dall.
Dall throws a jab but it's blocked by Bruyne.
A slow jab from Dall misses its intended target.
Bruyne misses with a straight right.
Dall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bruyne.
Bruyne feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dall's calf.
Bruyne gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bruyne lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bruyne lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bruyne swings wildly with an uppercut but Dall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bruyne tries a body shot but Dall blocks it.
Dall is trying to force a seperation but Bruyne has the dominant position.
Bruyne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall tries to throw a body punch but Bruyne avoids it by throwing Dall back against the cage.
Bruyne gets through Dall's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bruyne prevents a takedown attempt there.
Good body shot from Dall.
Bruyne has a couple of punches blocked by Dall.
Dall taking a breather.
Bruyne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dall can't get the takedown.
Dall stalling in the clinch but Bruyne improves position.
A head punch on the inside from Bruyne fails to land.
Dall is looking to take this one to the mat.
De Bruyne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pyryx Dall.
Dall blocks a body shot from Bruyne.
Bruyne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bruyne misses with some punches.
Bruyne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bruyne misses with a body punch.
Dall doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Bruyne scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pyryx Dall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bruyne is defending well.
Bruyne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dall misses with a body punch.
Dall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dall decides to pull guard.
Bruyne forces his way into half guard.
Bruyne looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dall looking for submissions off his back.
Nice strikes from Bruyne there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall is trying to get back to full guard.
Bruyne trying to control the action but Dall is working from the bottom.
Dall has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Dall wants to improve his position but Bruyne is controlling well.
Dall is refusing to be controlled, as Bruyne sits in half guard.
Bruyne lands strikes from half guard.
Bruyne scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bruyne lands strikes from half guard.
Dall is looking to get back to full guard here but Bruyne has managed to pass to side control instead.
Dall tries to bench press Bruyne off him but Bruyne keeps the position.
Dall keeps trying to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dall is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bruyne off and has taken his back!
And that's the end of the fight!
De Bruyne showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bruyne, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... De Bruyne!
De Bruyne seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bostar Tyraanicao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Lim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lim's choice of entrance music: Kamelot - Abandoned. This should be a great matchup!
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152 lbs
24 - 3 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bostar Tyraanicao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charlie Lim!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lim lands with an uppercut that bounces Tyraanicao off the cage and back into range.
Tyraanicao blocks a leg kick.
Tyraanicao is looking to counter the offense by Lim and move into the clinch.
Tyraanicao connects with a single shot there.
Lim connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tyraanicao. Tyraanicao circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lim throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tyraanicao.
A low kick from Lim is predictable there
and Tyraanicao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tyraanicao fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lim has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tyraanicao misses the jab.
Tyraanicao looks to throw the jab but Lim is out of range.
Good leg kick by Lim there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lim lunges at Tyraanicao with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tyraanicao's hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lim throws a leg kick
and Tyraanicao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A left lands for Tyraanicao.
Lim lands a jab to the head.
Lim throws a right hand that misses
and Tyraanicao counters with a left and a right... And another left! Lim is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bostar Tyraanicao!
Post fight, Bostar Tyraanicao stared into the camera and said 'welcome to the big leagues Marky boy'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Liam Donnelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Star Dust (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dust is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: For Heavy Metal we will die!. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Star Dust was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
26 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Liam Donnelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Star Dust!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donnelly misses with a looping right.
Donnelly cracks Dust with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Donnelly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donnelly tries to counter by clinching up but Dust breaks away and moves out of range.
Donnelly scores with a jab.
Dust looks to score with a jab to the body but Donnelly is just out of range.
Donnelly fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Donnelly is looking to slow Dust down with leg kicks.
Donnelly scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dust on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dust has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Donnelly finds it's way round the side to connect with Dust's head.
Dust avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Donnelly misses the jab.
Dust misses with a head kick.
Dust takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Liam Donnelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donnelly connects with the punch.
Donnelly tries to close the distance and clinch but Dust swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dust feints the counter takedown.
Donnelly throws a good cross that connects.
Donnelly throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dust stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dust changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Donnelly tries to avoid it but Dust manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Donnelly to the ground. Donnelly escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Donnelly throws a poor cross that misses
and Dust counters with a nice double leg into side control. Donnelly won't be happy with that.
Dust working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Donnelly tries to improve position but can't.
Donnelly manages to work his way to half guard, despite Dust's best efforts.
Donnelly's coaches at Wild Card have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Dust throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dust working over Donnelly with some ground and pound. Donnelly looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dust thows a huge punch but Donnelly dodges it nicely.
Dust scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly wants to control but Dust is keeping busy.
Donnelly keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Dust there.
Dust looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Donnelly regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Dust.
Donnelly looking for a sweep. Not yet Donnelly, not yet.
Donnelly keeping moving, preventing Dust from controlling successfully.
Dust 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.
Donnelly is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dust trying to control but Donnelly is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dust engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Dust lands a couple of elbows.
Dust is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dust is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dust trying to control but Donnelly is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dust throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Donnelly works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dust content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Donnelly lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Dust has an active guard here but Donnelly has managed to pass into half guard.
Donnelly is trying to control the action in half guard but Dust is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dust has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Dust is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Donnelly's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Donnelly's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Liam Donnelly will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dust tries a head kick but it misses.
Donnelly is looking for a counter combo.
Donnelly turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dust stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Donnelly.
A leg kick checked by Dust.
Dust swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Donnelly throws a jab when Dust was well out of range.
Dust missing with a left hand there. Donnelly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A swing and a miss from Dust.
Dust gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dust lands a jab to the nose.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donnelly works Dust's body with a nice hook.
Dust needs to keep his hands up - Donnelly had a free shot at his head there.
Dust misses with a hook. Donnelly ducked under it nicely.
Dust takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donnelly 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dust throws a hook to the side of Donnelly's head but Donnelly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dust misses with a lunging right hand
and Donnelly counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dust's knee momentarily.
Donnelly slips a jab from Dust.
Dust misses the body punch
and Donnelly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dust tries to bum rush Donnelly with a series of wild strikes but Donnelly uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Donnelly connects with a leg kick. Dust looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A jab from Dust finds it's way through Donnelly's defenses.
Dust takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Donnelly throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dust tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Liam Donnelly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Donnelly checks a leg kick.
Donnelly throwing a counter right hand but Dust manages to avoid it.
Donnelly throws a lazy head kick
and Donnelly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dust throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
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!
Donnelly swings for the body but Dust moves out of range.
Dust misses the shot to the body.
Donnelly swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Donnelly explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Donnelly misses with an uppercut.
Donnelly scores with a decent looking hook.
Dust dives in for a single leg takedown but Donnelly sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Donnelly just misses with a punch to the body.
A left lands for Donnelly.
Donnelly lands a head shot.
Dust with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Donnelly lands a head kick!
Dust is rocked!
Donnelly thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly misses with a looping left.
Donnelly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dust takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dust misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Donnelly to counter with a crisp jab.
Donnelly takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Good leg kick by Dust there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Donnelly goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sloppy strikes from Dust. Those never looked like landing.
Donnelly lands with a shot to the body.
Liam Donnelly is winning the standup battle so far.
Dust throws a nice outside leg kick.
Donnelly fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donnelly punishes Dust's body with a nice straight punch.
Donnelly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dust can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly throws a lazy right hand but Dust sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Donnelly smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Donnelly misses with a body shot.
Dust takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dust shoots in for a takedown but Donnelly shows good takedown defense.
Donnelly avoids the head kick by Dust.
Donnelly scores with a punch to the head.
Donnelly scoring well with a low kick there.
Donnelly pushes Dust away with a front kick.
Dust shoots and misses
and Donnelly counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Liam Donnelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Star Dust.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donnelly scores with a decent looking hook.
Donnelly fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Donnelly dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Dust with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Donnelly to score with a decent uppercut.
Donnelly doesn't manage to clinch there - Dust circles away.
Donnelly catches Dust with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dust scores with a one two! Donnelly had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Donnelly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As Donnelly backs off Dust throws a huge counter combo but Donnelly manages to avoid it all.
Donnelly throws a front kick that sends Dust stumbling back into the cage.
Dust has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dust takes one to the side of the head.
Dust closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Donnelly quickly recovers to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donnelly is looking to control Dust's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Donnelly avoid being mounted?
Dust lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Donnelly trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dust is looking to take a break and control but Donnelly is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dust thows a huge punch but Donnelly dodges it nicely.
Dust stalling away here and it's allowed Donnelly to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Dust trying to control but Donnelly is working from the bottom.
Dust postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Donnelly is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dust is aware though and is defending well.
Donnelly is trying to control the position but Dust postures up.
Star Dust has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Dust throws a big elbow that misses.
Dust avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dust looking to sit in guard and control but Donnelly gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Donnelly slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Dust looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Donnelly passes into side control.
Donnelly working the ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly lands an elbow.
The referee asks Donnelly politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Donnelly prefers to stall for the moment though.
Donnelly throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Dust tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dust gets back to half guard.
Dust is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Donnelly trying to control the pace.
Dust looking for a kimura from the bottom but Donnelly passes into side control!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dust regains half guard.
Dust actively working from the bottom here.
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 Liam Donnelly.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Donnelly, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liam Donnelly!
An out of breath Liam Donnelly thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacks Sole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grigol Pandahammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pandahammer comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Heart - Alone kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Grigol Pandahammer is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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206 lbs
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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
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacks Sole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Grigol Pandahammer!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Sole.
Pandahammer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sole.
Pandahammer slips under a jab.
Pandahammer appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Pandahammer throws a nice looking combination but Sole bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pandahammer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sole.
Pandahammer scores with a jab to the head.
Pandahammer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sole is able to avoid easily.
Sole lands with an overhand left.
Pandahammer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pandahammer throws a head kick but Sole moves out of range.
Pandahammer blocks a leg kick.
Sole cracks the inside of Pandahammer's front leg.
Sole motions for Pandahammer to come forward. Sole throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sole has been working on his boxing with his coaches at White Eagle in the buildup to the fight.
Sole misses with a leg kick.
Pandahammer misses with a kick to the body.
Sole cracks Pandahammer with an open hand slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sole misses with a leg kick
and Pandahammer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sole fails to land the takedown.
Sole smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sole takes one to the chin there.
Grigol Pandahammer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A bone on bone clash there as Sole blocks the leg kick.
Pandahammer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sole.
Pandahammer tries to counter with a clinch but Sole shakes him off and moves away.
Sole throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sole throws a leg kick
and Pandahammer counters with a nice body kick.
Pandahammer connects with a body shot that sends Sole's belly button to the back.
Pandahammer throws a low kick but Sole avoids it.
Pandahammer blocks the body kick.
Sole attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pandahammer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jacks Sole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pandahammer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pandahammer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sole throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sole uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pandahammer.
Sole throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Pandahammer counters with a left to the body.
Pandahammer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sole misses with a looping left.
Pandahammer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pandahammer thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sole if he has to take too many more of those.
Sole throws a body punch but Pandahammer moves out of range.
Sole throws a jab when Pandahammer was well out of range.
Sole tries to land a front kick but Pandahammer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pandahammer misses with a body shot.
Pandahammer loads up on a big right hand but Sole slips the punch.
Sole throwing a counter right hand but Pandahammer manages to avoid it.
Sole attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sole throws a head kick but Pandahammer moves out of range.
Pandahammer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sole.
Pandahammer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sole counters with a nice body kick.
Pandahammer has Sole up against the cage in a clinch.
Sole misses with the head strike.
Sole pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sole throws a leg kick but Pandahammer moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandahammer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pandahammer misses the jab.
Sole wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pandahammer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sole lands with a straight right. Pandahammer didn't see that one coming.
Pandahammer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sole doesn't seem bothered though.
An inside leg kick lands from Sole.
Pandahammer throws the left hand but Sole avoids the punch easily.
Sole tried to counter with a leg kick but Pandahammer avoided it.
Sole takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Pandahammer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sole.
Pandahammer 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.
Sole thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pandahammer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pandahammer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sole.
Pandahammer 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pandahammer scores with a kick to the body.
Sole looks to land a right hand but Pandahammer moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sole misses with a body shot.
Sole misses the shot to the body.
Sole defending well as Pandahammer loads up on a big left hand.
Sole missing with a left hand there. Pandahammer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pandahammer checks a leg kick nicely.
Pandahammer checks the leg kick.
Sole scores with a nice right hand.
Sole misses with a body kick.
Pandahammer wants to counter with a clinch but Sole pushes him away.
Sole scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sole lands the left hand.
Pandahammer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sole.
Pandahammer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sole walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pandahammer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sole is looking to land body kicks.
Sole throws a nice head kick!
A low kick from Sole is predictable there
and Sole takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jacks Sole will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pandahammer throws a push kick but Sole slaps the foot to one side.
Sole throws a lazy right hand but Pandahammer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pandahammer follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Pandahammer moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Pandahammer ducks under a wild hook from Sole.
Pandahammer throws a push kick but Sole slaps the foot to one side.
Sole misses with a lunging right hand
and Pandahammer counters with a straight right hand.
Pandahammer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pandahammer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sole moves out of range of the body kick from Pandahammer.
Pandahammer connects with a solid leg kick.
Donk. Pandahammer catches Sole right on the button with a cross.
Sole throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pandahammer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sole steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pandahammer.
Grigol Pandahammer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sole plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
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!
Pandahammer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sole at a distance.
Sole buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pandahammer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandahammer checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sole throws a leg kick but Pandahammer sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pandahammer checks a leg kick.
Pandahammer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sole gets tackled into the cage by Pandahammer. Pandahammer maintains the clinch.
Pandahammer throws a head punch that misses.
Sole is trying to break free.
Pandahammer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pandahammer tries a body shot but Sole blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sole pushes Pandahammer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Grigol Pandahammer has been cut.
Sole wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pandahammer scores with a shoulder strike.
Pandahammer misses with the head strike.
Sole is trying to break the clinch but Pandahammer has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pandahammer.
Sole fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandahammer lands with a short shot to the head.
Sole breaks the clinch.
Sole chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sole keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pandahammer has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Sole ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
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!
Sole throws a hook but Pandahammer avoids it easily.
Pandahammer tests Sole's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sole lands a jab to the nose.
Sole takes a swing at Pandahammer's ribcage but misses.
Pandahammer tries a quick counter leg kick but Sole is wise to it.
Sole misses with a low kick as Pandahammer jumps back.
Some bone on bone action there as Sole checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pandahammer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sole lunges at Pandahammer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pandahammer's hand.
Sole moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sole feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pandahammer's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sole misses with a wild body shot.
Pandahammer just misses with a punch to the body.
Pandahammer tries to clinch there but Sole circles away.
A big right from Sole misses.
Pandahammer blocks a low kick nicely.
Sole looks to throw the jab but Pandahammer is out of range.
Pandahammer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sole.
Pandahammer throws a head kick that misses.
Sole has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pandahammer.
Sole shoots in looking for a takedown. Pandahammer tries to sprawl out of it but Sole keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pandahammer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pandahammer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sole was well out of range. Poor timing from Pandahammer.
Sole fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pandahammer checks it well.
Jab, jab by Sole - just one landing.
Sole throws a wild body kick that Pandahammer sees coming a mile off.
Sole backing away here, and Pandahammer unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Pandahammer tries to move into range but Sole moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sole scores with a nice right hand.
Pandahammer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sole jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Pandahammer misses with a wild body shot.
Sole bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sole tries for a takedown but Pandahammer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sole backing away here, and Pandahammer unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Sole is looking to chop away at Pandahammer's legs.
Sole throws a leg kick but Pandahammer moved away.
Sole throws a poor cross that misses
and Pandahammer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pandahammer connects with a body shot that sends Sole's belly button to the back.
Sole slips under a jab from Pandahammer.
Sole looks to throw a body kick
and Pandahammer counters with a nice uppercut.
Pandahammer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sole misses the shot to the body.
Pandahammer tries a quick counter leg kick but Sole is wise to it.
Sole pushes Pandahammer away with a front kick.
Pandahammer lands with a nice body punch.
Pandahammer slips under a jab.
Sole slips a straight right by Pandahammer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Grigol Pandahammer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Grigol Pandahammer's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Pandahammer lands a leg kick that knocks Sole off balance momentarily.
Pandahammer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sole throws out the jab.
Sole misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sole throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pandahammer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sole looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sole trying to control the position from guard on top but Pandahammer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pandahammer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sole.
Pandahammer keeping moving, preventing Sole from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sole with a nice head shot there.
Sole 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.
Pandahammer controls Sole momentarily but Sole frees himself.
Sole trying to control the position from guard on top but Pandahammer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pandahammer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sole uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pandahammer.
Pandahammer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sole was well out of range. Poor timing from Pandahammer.
Sole pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pandahammer is out of range and Sole settles back down.
Pandahammer throws a body shot but no joy.
Sole throwing a counter right hand but Pandahammer manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandahammer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Sole misses.
Pandahammer is trying to counter with his kicks.
Sole throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sole throws a leg kick
and Pandahammer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pandahammer checks a low kick from Sole.
Pandahammer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sole cracks Pandahammer with an open hand slap.
Pandahammer tries to clinch but Sole is having none of it.
Sole looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Pandahammer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sole, pushing him back against the cage.
Pandahammer can't find room to land a body shot as Sole controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pandahammer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Sole fails to land.
Sole tries to circle away but Pandahammer has him pinned against the cage.
Pandahammer lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sole jumps guard but Pandahammer turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sole lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandahammer lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pandahammer.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pandahammer.
Pandahammer blocks a body shot from Sole.
Grigol Pandahammer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pandahammer blocking some punches.
Pandahammer has a couple of punches blocked by Sole.
Sole wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sole prevents a body shot from Pandahammer.
Pandahammer working aggressively here.
Sole lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sole misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pandahammer swings wildly with an uppercut but Sole uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pandahammer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pandahammer is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandahammer scores with a shoulder strike.
Sole drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pandahammer gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacks Sole. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sole pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pandahammer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pandahammer is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
The crowd cheers as Pandahammer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sole doesn't seem phased though.
Sole lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pandahammer dips to his left and cracks Sole with an uppercut!
Pandahammer has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sole has had enough of the clinch but Pandahammer keeps him there for the moment.
Pandahammer misses with a body punch.
Pandahammer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sole pushes Pandahammer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sole.
Pandahammer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grigol Pandahammer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pandahammer has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grigol Pandahammer!
A victorious Grigol Pandahammer 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Abraham Donowitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Tsoi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Donowitz might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to JEW FLOW. Tsoi has chosen Zvezda po Imeni Solnce as his entrance music. Abraham Donowitz could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Viktor Tsoi's chin.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abraham Donowitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Viktor Tsoi!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donowitz misses with an uppercut
and Tsoi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nice takedown defense from Tsoi. No joy for Donowitz on that attempt.
Tsoi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Donowitz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Donowitz tried to counter with a leg kick but Tsoi avoided it.
Tsoi lands a slapping body shot.
Donowitz looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Tsoi is refusing to be controlled, as Donowitz sits in half guard.
Donowitz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Donowitz is looking to take a break and control but Tsoi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Donowitz is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tsoi is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donowitz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Donowitz thows a huge punch but Tsoi dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donowitz slips a nice elbow through Tsoi's hands, connecting with Tsoi's forehead.
Donowitz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tsoi felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Tsoi taking some punishment here, with Donowitz in his half guard.
Donowitz is trying to control the action in half guard but Tsoi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tsoi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tsoi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Donowitz pulls his head out easily.
Donowitz moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Tsoi.
Donowitz lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tsoi keeps working.
Donowitz lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Donowitz creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Donowitz passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Tsoi!
Donowitz raining down hammerfists from mount.
Donowitz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tsoi is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz punishing his opponent with strikes.
Tsoi wants to control but Donowitz is having none of it.
Donowitz scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tsoi?
Donowitz avoids the attempt from Tsoi to control.
Tsoi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Donowitz scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tsoi?
Tsoi tries to hold on but Donowitz postures up.
Tsoi is in a horrible position here. Donowitz smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz is landing with some decent strikes but Tsoi is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Tsoi gets back to half guard.
Donowitz lands with a punch from half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tsoi looking for submissions off his back.
Tsoi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Donowitz.
Tsoi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Donowitz.
Tsoi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abraham Donowitz dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A big right from Tsoi misses.
Donowitz loads up on a big right hand but Tsoi slips the punch.
Tsoi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Donowitz missing with a left hand there. Tsoi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tsoi replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Donowitz blocks it well.
Tsoi throws a push kick but Donowitz slaps the foot to one side.
Tsoi moves out of range of the strikes.
Donowitz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tsoi throws a front kick aimed at Donowitz's knee but Donowitz avoids it well.
Tsoi lands a front kick.
Donowitz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tsoi was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Donowitz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tsoi momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tsoi. Donowitz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tsoi misses with a body kick.
Abraham Donowitz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tsoi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Donowitz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donowitz has a takedown stuffed.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A solid leg kick lands there for Tsoi.
Donowitz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tsoi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Donowitz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tsoi throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsoi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Donowitz.
Donowitz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tsoi on the side of the head.
Tsoi gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Donowitz to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Tsoi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tsoi looking for a guillotine here but Donowitz defends easily.
Tsoi working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz is looking to work some ground and pound but Tsoi has wrist control.
Tsoi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Donowitz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Donowitz working some strikes from top position.
Donowitz chips away with some ground and pound.
Tsoi has his foot on Donowitz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Donowitz works his way back into a safe position though.
Donowitz throwing strikes from guard but Tsoi blocks nicely.
Donowitz with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz works over Tsoi with some ground and pound from guard.
Donowitz is working Tsoi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tsoi is trying to control the position but Donowitz postures up.
Donowitz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tsoi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Donowitz trying to control but Tsoi is working from the bottom.
Donowitz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Donowitz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Donowitz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Donowitz scoring with punches to the head and body.
Donowitz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Donowitz wants to control from the top but Tsoi keeps moving.
Donowitz looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
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.
Abraham Donowitz dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tsoi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donowitz.
Donowitz misses with a hook
and Tsoi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Donowitz misses with a straight left.
Donowitz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Donowitz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tsoi slips under a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Donowitz misses the target.
Donowitz checks a leg kick nicely.
Donowitz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tsoi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Viktor Tsoi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Donowitz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Donowitz closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Tsoi did well to prevent Donowitz getting side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donowitz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tsoi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Tsoi trying to hold on to Donowitz's head to control him but Donowitz postures up.
Abraham Donowitz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Donowitz wants to control but Tsoi is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donowitz lands with a punch from half guard.
Tsoi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Donowitz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Donowitz controlling the action here.
Tsoi is refusing to be controlled, as Donowitz sits in half guard.
Tsoi is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsoi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Donowitz pulls his head out easily.
Donowitz is nestled in close to Tsoi, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Donowitz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tsoi taking some punishment here, with Donowitz in his half guard.
Tsoi looking for submissions off his back.
Donowitz lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz thows a huge punch but Tsoi dodges it nicely.
Donowitz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Donowitz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tsoi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Donowitz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tsoi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Donowitz lands strikes from half guard.
Tsoi is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Donowitz there.
Donowitz winds up and cracks Tsoi with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Donowitz stalling.
Donowitz lands strikes from half guard.
Donowitz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tsoi can do to turn this around?
Donowitz working over Tsoi with some ground and pound. Tsoi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Donowitz working over Tsoi with some ground and pound. Tsoi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tsoi is rocked!
Donowitz is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tsoi is still in real trouble! Can Donowitz finish him?
Tsoi actively working from the bottom here.
Nice strikes from Donowitz there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abraham Donowitz clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tsoi throws a body punch but Donowitz moves out of range.
Tsoi seems to have recovered his senses.
Tsoi misses with a wild body shot.
Donowitz misses with a hook.
Tsoi throws a chopping leg kick but Donowitz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tsoi.
Tsoi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Donowitz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Donowitz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tsoi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Donowitz.
A countering left hand to the body from Tsoi misses.
Donowitz cracks Tsoi with an open hand slap.
A nice inside leg kick there by Donowitz. That's going to slow Tsoi down.
Donowitz misses with a body shot.
Donowitz throws a hook but Tsoi blocks it.
Tsoi moves away from the strike by Donowitz.
Tsoi loads up on a big right hand but Donowitz slips the punch.
A counter left hand to the body from Donowitz misses its target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsoi throws a shot from downtown. Donowitz moves away and avoids it.
Tsoi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Donowitz rather than just go for the knockout.
Donowitz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Donowitz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Donowitz lands a lovely overhand right.
Donowitz scores with a sloppy right hand. Tsoi should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tsoi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tsoi tries to land a front kick but Donowitz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsoi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tsoi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Donowitz throws a big shot that misses.
Donowitz throws an overhand right that lands on Tsoi's shoulder, as Tsoi tries to avoid the shot.
Donowitz misses the jab.
Tsoi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab from Tsoi.
Tsoi scores with a jab.
Donowitz lands a head shot.
Tsoi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tsoi, right into the meat.
Donowitz is looking to chop away at Tsoi's legs.
Donowitz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Donowitz is defended easily by Tsoi.
Tsoi throws a front kick aimed at Donowitz's knee but Donowitz avoids it well.
Tsoi slips under a jab from Donowitz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tsoi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donowitz scores with a jab to the body.
Tsoi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Donowitz is able to avoid easily.
Donowitz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tsoi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Donowitz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tsoi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tsoi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tsoi throws a lazy right hand but Donowitz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tsoi.
Tsoi thuds a left hand into Donowitz's body.
Donowitz lands an overhand right.
Donowitz throws a leg kick
and Tsoi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tsoi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Donowitz defending well as Tsoi loads up on a big left hand.
Donowitz staying out of range there.
Tsoi slips a jab from Donowitz.
Tsoi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A big left from Donowitz misses.
Tsoi is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Good work by Donowitz as he checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsoi throws a hook but Donowitz avoids it easily.
Tsoi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tsoi shoots in but Donowitz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Donowitz looks to land a left hand but Tsoi moved out of range nicely.
Donowitz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tsoi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Donowitz somewhat.
Tsoi connects with a solid leg kick.
Donowitz tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tsoi defends well and Donowitz ends up having to push Tsoi into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
It seemed like Tsoi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abraham Donowitz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Donowitz looks to land a left hand but Tsoi moved out of range nicely.
Tsoi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Tsoi throws a hook but Donowitz avoids it easily.
Donowitz throws a nice looking combination but Tsoi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Donowitz looks to land a right hand but Tsoi moved out of range.
Donowitz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Donowitz throws an overhand right that lands on Tsoi's shoulder, as Tsoi tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Donowitz.
An attempted straight right counter from Donowitz misses the target.
Donowitz blocks the body kick.
Donowitz sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Donowitz catches Tsoi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Donowitz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tsoi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tsoi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Donowitz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tsoi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Donowitz.
Tsoi throws a hook but Donowitz blocks it.
Tsoi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Donowitz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Tsoi.
Tsoi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tsoi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Donowitz throws out a powerful jab.
Tsoi throws a jab but it's blocked by Donowitz.
Donowitz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tsoi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Donowitz digs a good body shot into Tsoi's ribs.
Tsoi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Donowitz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Abraham Donowitz will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Tsoi throws a leg kick
and Donowitz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Donowitz connects with a jab.
Donowitz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A swing and a miss from Donowitz.
Tsoi flicks out a counter leg kick but Donowitz steps away.
Donowitz looks to throw the jab but Tsoi is out of range.
Tsoi throws out a counter right but Donowitz avoids it with no problem.
Tsoi throws a leg kick but Donowitz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tsoi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Donowitz.
Good shot there by Tsoi.
Donowitz takes one to the chin there.
A jab from Donowitz finds it's way through Tsoi's defenses.
Tsoi staying out of range there.
Tsoi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tsoi connects with a leg kick. Donowitz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tsoi scores with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donowitz avoids the body shot from Tsoi.
Donowitz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Tsoi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tsoi throws out a loose jab but Donowitz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donowitz checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donowitz throws a hook to the side of Tsoi's head but Tsoi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tsoi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Donowitz loads up on a big right hand but Tsoi slips the punch.
Tsoi misses with a looping right.
Donowitz throwing a counter right hand but Tsoi manages to avoid it.
Tsoi scores with a kick to the body.
Donowitz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Donowitz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tsoi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Donowitz takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tsoi staying out of range there.
Donowitz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Donowitz avoids the body shot from Tsoi.
Tsoi connects with a solid leg kick.
Tsoi slips a straight right by Donowitz.
Donowitz throws a body shot but no joy.
Tsoi only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Donowitz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tsoi throws out the jab.
Tsoi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Donowitz.
Tsoi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tsoi swings for the body but Donowitz moves out of range.
Donowitz missing with a left hand there. Tsoi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Viktor Tsoi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Donowitz swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Donowitz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tsoi pinned against the cage. Tsoi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donowitz misses with a straight left.
Donowitz lands a nice looking body shot.
Tsoi looks to land a body kick but Donowitz moved away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Donowitz. Tsoi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tsoi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A big left from Donowitz misses.
Donowitz slips under a jab from Tsoi.
Donowitz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tsoi misses with a body shot
enabling Donowitz to counter with a crisp jab.
Tsoi throws a push kick but Donowitz slaps the foot to one side.
Tsoi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tsoi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tsoi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Donowitz.
Donowitz lands a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tsoi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tsoi misses with a leg kick.
Donowitz shoots in for a double leg but Tsoi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Donowitz will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Tsoi misses with a low kick.
Donowitz lands a body shot.
Donowitz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donowitz darts in looking for a takedown but Tsoi gets double underhooks and turns Donowitz into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abraham Donowitz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tsoi connects with the punch.
A big left from Tsoi misses.
Donowitz misses with an uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Donowitz.
Donowitz shoots for a double leg takedown but Tsoi sprawls well. He's pushed Donowitz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Donowitz takes a swing at Tsoi's ribcage but misses.
Donowitz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Abraham Donowitz has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tsoi. Donowitz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donowitz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tsoi throws out a loose jab but Donowitz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tsoi throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donowitz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tsoi.
Tsoi throws a big shot that misses.
Donowitz scores with a hook.
Donowitz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Donowitz misses with a hook.
Tsoi blocks a jab.
Tsoi misses with a wild body shot.
Donowitz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tsoi can pounce on him.
Donowitz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tsoi moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Tsoi misses the target.
Tsoi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tsoi avoids the body shot from Donowitz.
Donowitz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tsoi 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 Donowitz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Donowitz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Donowitz checks the leg kick nicely there.
Donowitz misses with a looping right.
Donowitz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
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 Abraham Donowitz.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Donowitz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 49:47
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:47
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abraham Donowitz!
Abraham Donowitz thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Da Skrumbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and PePe Hapitchou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skrumbo comes to the cage accompanied by It's a fight!!. Hapitchou has chosen Blackalicious - Sky is falling as his entrance music. PePe Hapitchou has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Da Skrumbo 's chin.
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152 lbs
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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
33 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Da Skrumbo !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, PePe Hapitchou!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skrumbo ducks under a wild hook from Hapitchou.
Hapitchou goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hapitchou takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hapitchou moves out of range of the strikes.
Hapitchou misses with a two punch combination.
Skrumbo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Skrumbo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Skrumbo throws a shot from downtown. Hapitchou moves away and avoids it.
Skrumbo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hapitchou misses with a low kick.
Hapitchou throws a jab when Skrumbo was well out of range.
Hapitchou bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
PePe Hapitchou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skrumbo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hapitchou was well out of range. Poor timing from Skrumbo .
Skrumbo throws a sloppy head kick and Hapitchou moves out of range easily.
Skrumbo scores with a hook.
Hapitchou uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Skrumbo .
Skrumbo cracks Hapitchou with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hapitchou throws a hook but Skrumbo avoids it easily.
Skrumbo avoids the body shot from Hapitchou.
A counter left hand to the body from Skrumbo misses its target.
Hapitchou throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Skrumbo on the side of the head.
Skrumbo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hapitchou.
Hapitchou bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hapitchou throws a head kick but Skrumbo moves out of range.
Hapitchou lands with a hook. Skrumbo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hapitchou takes one to the chin there.
Hapitchou looks to throw the jab but Skrumbo is out of range.
Skrumbo misses the shot to the body.
Skrumbo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hapitchou.
A head kick misses from Skrumbo .
Hapitchou pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hapitchou is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skrumbo lands an overhand right.
It looks like PePe Hapitchou has been cut.
Hapitchou throws a hook to the side of Skrumbo 's head but Skrumbo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skrumbo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hapitchou moves out of range as Skrumbo strikes.
Hapitchou misses with a wild combination.
Skrumbo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hapitchou sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hapitchou moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Skrumbo misses.
A lazy body kick from Hapitchou
letting Skrumbo counter with a right hand.
Skrumbo slips under a jab from Hapitchou.
Skrumbo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hapitchou was well out of range. Poor timing from Skrumbo .
Hapitchou lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Skrumbo loads up on a big right hand but Hapitchou slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Skrumbo misses the target.
Skrumbo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A big right from Skrumbo misses.
Skrumbo connects with a body shot that sends Hapitchou's belly button to the back.
Skrumbo throws a lazy right hand but Hapitchou sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Skrumbo stuns Hapitchou with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fighters circling - Skrumbo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Skrumbo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Skrumbo throws a hook to the side of Hapitchou's head but Hapitchou sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hapitchou throws out a loose jab but Skrumbo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skrumbo misses with a hook
and Hapitchou counters with a series of strikes. Skrumbo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hapitchou misses with a leg kick
and Skrumbo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Skrumbo throws a good cross that connects.
Hapitchou throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skrumbo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Skrumbo throws the left hand but Hapitchou avoids the punch easily.
Skrumbo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Skrumbo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Skrumbo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hapitchou uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hapitchou.
Hapitchou wants to slow Skrumbo down by chopping away at his legs.
Skrumbo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Skrumbo lands a nice hook to Hapitchou's body. Hapitchou takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Skrumbo jabs at Hapitchou's body.
Skrumbo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hapitchou throws a lazy right hand but Skrumbo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A shot to the body from Skrumbo misses
and Hapitchou connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Da Skrumbo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on PePe Hapitchou's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hapitchou misses with a hook. Skrumbo ducked under it nicely.
Skrumbo lands with a good body shot.
Nice shot lands for Hapitchou.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Hapitchou might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Skrumbo has got the better of the exchanges.
Hapitchou misses with a head kick.
Skrumbo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Skrumbo slips under a jab.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hapitchou in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Skrumbo throws a jab but it's blocked by Hapitchou.
A telegraphed right hand from Hapitchou misses the target.
Skrumbo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skrumbo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hapitchou.
Hapitchou slips a straight right by Skrumbo .
Hapitchou pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hapitchou darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Skrumbo moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hapitchou gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Skrumbo with a jab.
Skrumbo lands an overhand right.
Hapitchou slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Skrumbo is rocked!
Good shot there by Skrumbo .
Skrumbo lands an overhand right.
Hapitchou is rocked!
Skrumbo blocks a head kick by Hapitchou.
Hapitchou is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hapitchou is still on wobbly legs! Can Skrumbo finish him?
BOOM! Skrumbo lands a beautiful left hook that drops Hapitchou. Hapitchou tries to recover but Skrumbo is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Hapitchou lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Da Skrumbo !
A relieved looking Da Skrumbo 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Joaquim Rapture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Juan Matus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rapture's entrance music is For Heavy Metal we will die!. A fine choice. Matus comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Crow Spirit kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joaquim Rapture!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Don Juan Matus!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rapture avoids the body shot from Matus.
Rapture throws a leg kick that misses.
Matus 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.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Matus 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 Rapture has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rapture and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Matus scores with a jab to the jaw.
Matus goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rapture tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Matus! But no joy.
Matus looks to land a left hand but Rapture moved out of range nicely.
A lazy left from Rapture finds it's target.
Rapture moves away from the strike by Matus.
Matus swings widly with a right hand
and Rapture counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rapture avoids the body shot from Matus.
Matus throws a poor cross that misses
and Rapture counters with a one-two to the body.
Rapture looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rapture tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Matus was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Matus throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rapture shoots in but Matus avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Matus digs a good hook to Rapture's body.
Don Juan Matus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rapture checks a leg kick.
Rapture takes a swing at Matus's ribcage but misses.
Matus pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Matus connects with a body shot that sends Rapture's belly button to the back.
Rapture tries for a takedown but Matus circles away easily
and Matus counters with an inside leg kick.
Rapture moves out of range of the body kick from Matus.
Rapture works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Matus throws an overhand right that lands on Rapture's shoulder, as Rapture tries to avoid the shot.
Matus slips under a jab from Rapture.
Matus throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rapture half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Matus blocks the leg kick.
Rapture tries a head kick but it misses.
Matus tries to score with a low kick but Rapture moves his leg out of the way.
Rapture listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rapture steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matus.
Matus misses with a looping right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matus throws a shot from downtown. Rapture moves away and avoids it.
Matus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rapture wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Don Juan Matus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rapture catches Matus with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rapture keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rapture takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Matus lands a really nice looking cross but Rapture seems unphased.
Nice body punch from Matus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Matus misses the target.
Matus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rapture has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rapture scores with a jab to the body.
Matus moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Matus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rapture.
Matus moves out of range of the strikes.
Matus takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Matus fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rapture looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Matus throws a shot from downtown. Rapture moves away and avoids it.
Matus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rapture throws a quick inside leg kick.
Matus misses with a low kick.
Matus moves into the clinch.
Matus scores with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Matus cracks Rapture with a nice body shot.
Matus struggles to land a body shot inside as Rapture controls his hands.
Matus lands a shot to the body.
Rapture misses with a punch on the inside.
Rapture gets through Matus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Matus lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Matus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Matus.
Rapture prevents a body shot from Matus.
Matus misses with a punch to the body.
Rapture prevents a body shot from Matus.
Rapture tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Matus scores with a shoulder strike.
Rapture misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rapture misses with a short punch on the inside.
Matus lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rapture blocking some punches.
Rapture prevents a body shot from Matus.
Still in the clinch, Rapture scores with a nice short uppercut.
Matus working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Juan Matus dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Matus gets tackled into the cage by Rapture. Rapture maintains the clinch.
Rapture can't find room to land a body shot as Matus controls the action.
Matus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rapture's elbow.
Rapture is trying to trip Matus. He has hold of a leg but Matus is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Rapture persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Matus not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Matus has momentary wrist control but Rapture slips an elbow through the middle.
Rapture postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Matus thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Matus is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Rapture trying to hold on to Matus's head to control him but Matus postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rapture looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rapture looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matus not doing much here.
Rapture actively working from the bottom here.
Rapture actively working from the bottom here.
Rapture tries to roll over but Matus keeps him under control.
Matus not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rapture trying to control but Matus postures up.
Rapture actively working from the bottom here.
Matus is pressing down on Rapture's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rapture is holding on for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matus wants to control but Rapture is keeping him busy.
Matus has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Matus tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rapture is trying to escape the mount.
Matus controlling the position easily from mount.
Rapture is looking to get to half guard.
Rapture is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Matus wants to take Rapture's back here but Rapture is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Matus controlling from mount.
Matus is continuing to stall.
Rapture keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Matus wants to take his opponent's back but Rapture doesn't allow it.
Matus avoids the attempt from Rapture to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Don Juan Matus will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Matus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rapture.
Matus takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Matus connects with a leg kick. Rapture looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rapture chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Matus can pounce on him.
Matus throws a body shot but no joy.
Rapture avoids the body shot from Matus.
Matus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rapture fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rapture throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Don Juan Matus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rapture throws a low kick but Matus moves out of range easily.
Matus's corner calls for a 1-2. Matus obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matus throws a looping overhand right but Rapture ducks down to avoid it.
Rapture bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rapture is looking to counter punch.
Matus lands with a good body shot.
Matus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A telegraphed right hand from Rapture misses the target.
Matus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rapture counters with a two punch combo.
Rapture moves away from the strike by Matus.
Matus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rapture.
Matus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Matus tries to score with a low kick but Rapture moves his leg out of the way.
Some bone on bone action there as Rapture checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rapture is looking to counter punch.
Matus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rapture closes the distance and clinches up with Matus, looking for a takedown. Rapture pushes Matus against the cage but Matus circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A nice side step and Matus releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Rapture lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Matus throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rapture counters with a series of strikes. Matus will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rapture connects with a single shot there.
Rapture cracks the inside of Matus's front leg.
Matus misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rapture tries to counter with a takedown but Matus is quick to defend against it.
Matus tries to move into range but Rapture moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rapture swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rapture throws a head kick that misses.
Matus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rapture with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Matus to score with a decent uppercut.
Rapture moves out of range of the body kick.
Rapture thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rapture throws a big shot that misses.
Rapture misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Matus lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rapture will feel that in the morning.
Rapture bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matus ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Matus misses with a straight right.
Rapture appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Matus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rapture was well out of range. Poor timing from Matus.
Rapture attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Matus cracks Rapture with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rapture is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Matus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rapture takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rapture throws a front kick aimed at Matus's knee but Matus avoids it well.
Matus throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rapture counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rapture with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Matus to score with a decent uppercut.
Matus lands with an uppercut that bounces Rapture off the cage and back into range.
Rapture doesn't manage to clinch there - Matus circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matus swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rapture throwing a counter right hand but Matus manages to avoid it.
Both fighters circling a little - Matus finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Matus - that will leave a mark!
Rapture misses with a two punch combination.
Matus is looking to land body kicks.
Matus misses with a low kick.
Matus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rapture.
Matus slips under a jab.
Matus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rapture has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rapture.
Rapture will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Juan Matus really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Matus swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rapture counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Matus misses with a hook.
Matus takes a swing at Rapture's ribcage but misses.
Rapture keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matus.
Rapture blocks the body kick.
Matus slips a jab from Rapture.
Matus blocks a jab.
Rapture throws an off balance right hand
and Matus counters with a nice uppercut.
Rapture changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Matus looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rapture working the strikes but Matus uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Rapture slips a nice elbow through Matus's hands, connecting with Matus's forehead.
Rapture lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matus moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rapture stands up over Matus, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Joaquim Rapture overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Matus manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rapture manages to get himself to full guard.
Rapture throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rapture is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Matus passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Rapture wants to control but Matus postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rapture tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Matus wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rapture prevents Matus from moving into mount.
Rapture tries to buck Matus off but Matus is having none of it.
Matus tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Matus staying calm.
Rapture tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matus trying to control the position but Rapture is working away.
Rapture is looking to regain half guard here but Matus keeps moving and retains side control.
Matus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rapture keeps working.
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.
Rapture manages to get back to half guard.
Matus wants to free his trapped foot but Rapture is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rapture is looking to improve his position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Matus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rapture.
Rapture takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rapture needs to keep his hands up - Matus had a free shot at his head there.
Matus moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rapture takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Matus throws a jab when Rapture was well out of range.
Matus gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Don Juan Matus will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Matus looks to score with a jab to the body but Rapture is just out of range.
Matus thows a leg kick but Rapture checks it
and Rapture counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Rapture.
Rapture steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matus.
Rapture finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Matus looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rapture is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A solid leg kick lands there for Matus.
Matus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Matus connects with a nice looking jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rapture.
Rapture takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rapture throws a one two combo.
Rapture moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matus punishes Rapture's body with a nice straight punch.
Rapture swats away the attempt to clinch by Matus.
Rapture throws a right hand that Matus ducks under and follows up with a left that Matus also avoids with ease.
Rapture needs to keep his hands up - Matus had a free shot at his head there.
Matus lands a really nice looking cross but Rapture seems unphased.
Matus throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Matus misses with a low kick.
Matus scores with a jab to the head.
A swing and a miss from Rapture.
Matus is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rapture looks to score with a jab to the body but Matus is just out of range.
Matus throws a jab but it's blocked by Rapture.
Joaquim Rapture has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Matus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rapture checks a low kick from Matus.
Matus fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rapture fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rapture takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Matus throws a shot from downtown. Rapture moves away and avoids it.
Matus lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rapture's sensitive parts.
Rapture shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Matus connects with an inside leg kick.
Rapture takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Matus lands with a nice body punch.
Rapture takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rapture checks a leg kick.
Matus throws a solid leg kick but Rapture takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Matus.
A big left from Rapture misses.
Matus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rapture drops down looking for a counter takedown but Matus sprawls and moves away.
Rapture throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rapture stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Matus.
Rapture looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Matus jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A nice leg kick lands there from Matus.
Rapture throws a low kick but Matus avoids it.
A right-left combo lands from Rapture.
Matus connects with a body shot.
Matus connects with a leg kick. Rapture looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rapture looks to land a combination but Matus avoids it well.
Matus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
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!
Matus lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rapture takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Matus throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rapture stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rapture lands a leg kick that knocks Matus off balance momentarily.
Matus connects with the punch.
Matus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rapture. That did some damage!
Matus cracks the inside of Rapture's front leg.
Matus stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Matus wants it to stay on the feet.
Matus is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rapture with a body shot.
Don Juan Matus is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joaquim Rapture. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Matus.
Rapture throws a solid leg kick but Matus takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rapture.
And that's the end of the fight!
Don Juan Matus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Matus 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 46:50
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 45:50
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Juan Matus!
Don Juan Matus is the new featherweight champion!
Don Juan Matus thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Pedro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keiji Mutou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keiji Mutou will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Pedro!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 14 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Keiji Mutou!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pedro misses with a kick to the body
so Mutou counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Mutou postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mutou trying to control but Pedro is working from the bottom.
Pedro is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mutou content to stall in guard here.
Mutou throws an elbow that misses. Pedro uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mutou's guard. Nice move by Pedro!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pedro lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pedro is in close to Mutou's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mutou looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pedro loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mutou throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Mutou throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Mutou wants to sweep here but Pedro controlling him for the moment.
Mutou is looking to sweep but instead, Pedro has passed into half guard.
Mutou is trying to get back to full guard.
Pedro is looking to take a break and control but Mutou is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mutou wants to improve his position but Pedro is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mutou manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Pedro might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pedro won't allow Mutou to sweep him here.
Mutou is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Pedro lands a couple of elbows.
Mutou 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.
Mutou bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pedro's guard.
Pedro has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Pedro is trying to keep Mutou in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pedro keeping moving, preventing Mutou from controlling successfully.
Mutou showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Mutou has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mutou being controlled here momentarily.
Pedro looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mutou wants to pass the guard but Pedro is keeping the position.
Pedro trying to keep a closed guard but Mutou is proving a slippery customer.
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.
Pedro looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pedro is working hard here to advance position.
Mutou is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Pedro tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mutou sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pedro somewhat.
Pedro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mutou manages to avoid it.
Pedro tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mutou swivels and escapes.
Pedro throws a hook to the side of Mutou's head but Mutou sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mutou moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mutou shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pedro but Pedro pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keiji Mutou dominated that round.
That's time! Pedro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pedro connects with a solid leg kick.
Pedro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mutou.
Pedro closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Mutou's guard.
Pedro stands and throws Mutou's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Mutou striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Mutou manages to get back to half guard.
Pedro is working for a kimura but Mutou is defending it quite comfortably.
Mutou is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mutou punching from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pedro is trying to control. Mutou wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mutou is looking to improve his position.
Pedro seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mutou trying to control but Pedro postures up.
Mutou slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mutou 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.
Mutou looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Pedro puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Mutou gets full guard.
Mutou is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pedro scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutou keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Mutou trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Mutou looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pedro postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pedro stopping the sweep attempt from Mutou.
Pedro with a nice head shot there.
Mutou lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Pedro manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mutou manages to get himself to full guard.
Pedro looking to sit in guard and control but Mutou gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pedro looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutou trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mutou postures up in Pedro's guard and throws a big left but Pedro blocks it.
Mutou is stalling in the full guard.
Pedro pulls Mutou in to control the position.
Mutou with a nice head shot there.
Pedro controlling the position.
Pedro is trying to keep Mutou in close.
Mutou wants to control from the top but Pedro keeps moving.
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.
Pedro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mutou accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pedro keeping moving, preventing Mutou from controlling successfully.
Pedro working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mutou.
Mutou preventing the sweep.
Pedro trying to control the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Mutou trying to control the position from guard on top but Pedro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mutou connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Pedro dominated that second round.
That's time! Pedro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mutou bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Mutou working the ground and pound but Pedro is defending the strikes.
Pedro is looking to regain half guard here but Mutou keeps moving and retains side control.
Mutou wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pedro keeps working.
Pedro is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mutou moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Mutou working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pedro parries the strikes from Mutou easily there. Mutou is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Pedro to escape.
Mutou scores with a couple of short elbows.
Pedro can't do much from the bottom here.
Mutou creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Pedro tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mutou wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Pedro manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Mutou tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Mutou is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Pedro jumps into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutou is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Pedro's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Mutou works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pedro preventing the sweep.
Mutou is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mutou is trying to control the action in half guard but Pedro is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mutou works his foot free and advances to mount.
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!
Pedro gets back to half guard.
Pedro is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Brazilian Elite Team, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Mutou controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutou thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pedro's head.
Mutou missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mutou trying to control the action but Pedro is working from the bottom.
Pedro looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pedro holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Mutou working over Pedro with some ground and pound. Pedro looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mutou throwing shots but Pedro is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pedro gets back to full guard.
Mutou trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Pedro manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Mutou is striking from the bottom but Pedro uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Mutou is trying to get back to full guard.
Mutou trying to get back to full guard but Pedro takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Mutou is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pedro working the ground and pound effectively.
Pedro with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Keiji Mutou just about did enough to take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pedro darts in looking for a takedown but Mutou gets double underhooks and turns Pedro into the cage.
Pedro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mutou.
Pedro tries to clinch but Mutou is having none of it.
Mutou drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pedro defends it well.
Pedro tries to close the distance and clinch but Mutou swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mutou digs a good body shot into Pedro's ribs.
Mutou takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pedro misses with a body shot.
Pedro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Mutou. No joy for Pedro on that attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mutou tries to sprawl but Pedro drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Mutou gets full guard.
Mutou looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Pedro puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Pedro is keen to just control but Mutou is a slippery customer.
Mutou taking some punishment here, with Pedro in his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pedro slips a nice elbow through Mutou's hands, connecting with Mutou's forehead.
Mutou is looking to improve his position.
Pedro looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mutou with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Pedro is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mutou manages to get to full guard.
Mutou tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mutou is still trying to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mutou is on top in guard.
Mutou postures up in Pedro's guard and throws a big left but Pedro blocks it.
Mutou looking to sit in guard and control but Pedro gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mutou looking for a sweep. Not yet Mutou, not yet.
Pedro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mutou is keeping the position for now.
Mutou looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pedro is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pedro wants to control from the top but Mutou keeps moving.
Pedro working some strikes from top position.
Mutou bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pedro's guard.
Pedro is trying to control the position but Mutou postures up.
Mutou trying to control the position from guard on top but Pedro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mutou postures up.
Pedro is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mutou is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
George Pedro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mutou throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mutou in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mutou scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mutou trying to control the position from guard on top but Pedro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pedro is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that George Pedro will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Pedro connects with a solid leg kick.
Pedro closes the distance but Mutou moves to the side
and Mutou counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Mutou thows a huge punch but Pedro dodges it nicely.
Mutou looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pedro with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Pedro wants to get back to full guard.
Mutou lands with a punch from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pedro is looking to improve his position.
Mutou working over Pedro with some ground and pound. Pedro looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mutou wants to free his trapped foot but Pedro is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mutou throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pedro is looking for a sweep. Mutou is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mutou looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pedro trying to control but Mutou postures up.
Mutou is keen to just control but Pedro is a slippery customer.
Mutou missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pedro is looking for a sweep. Mutou is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mutou not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mutou in particular looking to stall.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pedro throws a body kick that misses.
Pedro thows a leg kick but Mutou checks it
enabling Mutou to counter with a crisp jab.
Mutou avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mutou throws a body shot but no joy.
Pedro tries to clinch but Mutou moves out of range.
Pedro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pedro closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Mutou quickly recovers to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutou gets back to full guard.
Pedro trying to control the position from guard on top but Mutou is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mutou wants to sweep here but Pedro controlling him for the moment.
Pedro working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pedro scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Pedro preventing the sweep.
Mutou bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pedro's guard.
Mutou trying to control the position from guard on top but Pedro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pedro pulls Mutou in close to his closed guard and prevents Mutou from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mutou working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pedro's head.
Mutou working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mutou won't allow Pedro to sweep him here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Pedro holds on and takes a little breather.
Pedro working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mutou.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mutou lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mutou throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pedro works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mutou is looking to work some ground and pound but Pedro has wrist control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keiji Mutou comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mutou 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 47:48
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 47:48
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keiji Mutou!
Keiji Mutou is the new light heavyweight champion!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Keiji Mutou waved his t-shirt featuring Aspire Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chief Tappenahomma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taisto Perälä (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tappenahomma's entrance music is Tatanka. A fine choice. 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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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Chief Tappenahomma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Taisto Perälä!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perälä on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Perälä misses with a wild body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Perälä.
Perälä throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tappenahomma rushes Perälä and presses him up against the cage.
Tappenahomma misses with a punch on the inside.
I was talking to Tappenahomma's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Perälä tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tappenahomma just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tappenahomma presses Perälä against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tappenahomma blocks a body shot from Perälä.
Perälä tries a body shot but Tappenahomma blocks it.
Perälä lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Perälä misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perälä misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tappenahomma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tappenahomma lands a right hand.
Tappenahomma gets underhooks to prevent Perälä's takedown attempt.
Perälä lands with a short shot to the head.
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!
Perälä wants to get back to striking at distance but Tappenahomma won't allow it.
Perälä is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perälä tries to pull guard but Tappenahomma won't allow it.
Chief Tappenahomma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taisto Perälä.
Perälä misses with a body punch.
A short left from Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma lands a shoulder strike.
Perälä lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Tappenahomma.
Perälä gets through Tappenahomma's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Perälä takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Taisto Perälä has been cut.
Perälä takes an elbow to the temple.
Tappenahomma blocking some punches.
Perälä struggles to land a body shot inside as Tappenahomma controls his hands.
Perälä avoids the elbow strike from Tappenahomma, against the cage.
Perälä misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Perälä misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Perälä takes an elbow to the temple.
That has opened up Taisto Perälä's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perälä is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tappenahomma is keeping busy.
Perälä throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tappenahomma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Perälä has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Tappenahomma seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Perälä can turn it around.
Tappenahomma pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Perälä tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tappenahomma just stands there and leans against the cage.
Perälä tries to work over Tappenahomma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tappenahomma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tappenahomma misses with a hook to the ribs.
Perälä working aggressively here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Perälä tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tappenahomma struggles to land a body shot inside as Perälä controls his hands.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tappenahomma.
Perälä tries to work over Tappenahomma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tappenahomma lands a right hand.
The cut above Taisto Perälä's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tappenahomma tries to work over Perälä's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tappenahomma looking to throw knees to the head but Perälä is blocking nicely.
Tappenahomma throws an elbow that misses.
Perälä working aggressively here.
Perälä blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perälä takes an elbow to the temple.
Tappenahomma lands an uppercut.
Taisto Perälä's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tappenahomma creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tappenahomma lands a good knee to the midsection. Perälä won't want to take too many of those.
Tappenahomma lands a nice elbow.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Taisto Perälä's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Chief Tappenahomma!
Chief Tappenahomma decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
Taisto Perälä was interviewed post fight and said 'Great to try fight, when you are rottening more than 39 yo Renato.'.
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