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MMMA 29: Spector vs Pedan PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sir Comstock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars Kenardly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenardly has chosen Strokin as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
41 - 35 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sir Comstock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lars Kenardly!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Comstock moves out of range of the leg kick from Kenardly.
Kenardly throws a hook but Comstock blocks it.
Comstock half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kenardly looks to land a right hand but Comstock moved out of range.
Comstock tries to counter with a takedown but Kenardly is quick to defend against it.
Kenardly throws a head kick that misses.
Comstock appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kenardly stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Sir Comstock has been cut.
Kenardly throws a hook to the side of Comstock's head but Comstock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kenardly misses with a straight left.
Kenardly fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kenardly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Comstock appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kenardly misses with a right hand
and Comstock counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Comstock.
Comstock won't allow Kenardly to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kenardly is on top in guard.
Comstock preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Comstock can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kenardly controls the pace.
Comstock has his feet on Kenardly's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Kenardly throws a low kick but Comstock moves out of range easily.
Kenardly drives through and clinches with Comstock against the cage.
Comstock goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kenardly prevents it.
Kenardly is working for takedown but Comstock is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Kenardly fails to land.
Kenardly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kenardly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The referee calls for Kenardly to work.
Comstock drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kenardly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kenardly looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Comstock has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kenardly avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sir Comstock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kenardly will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Comstock up against the cage.
Kenardly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kenardly misses with a lunging right hand
and Comstock decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kenardly's guard.
Kenardly tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kenardly is controlling Comstock's posture.
Kenardly is looking to sweep but instead, Comstock has passed into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Comstock stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Kenardly to get to his feet.
Comstock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kenardly.
Comstock half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Comstock slips a jab from Kenardly.
Kenardly attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Comstock drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kenardly sprawls and moves away.
Comstock ducks under a wild hook from Kenardly.
Kenardly scores with a one two! Comstock had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kenardly connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kenardly throws a leg kick
and Comstock counters with a single leg into guard. Kenardly didn't expect that.
Kenardly wants to get back to his feet but Comstock passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Kenardly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sir Comstock's cut.
That's time! Comstock's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Comstock checks a leg kick.
Comstock drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kenardly sprawls and moves away.
Kenardly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Comstock appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Comstock uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kenardly.
Comstock feinted with a counter takedown.
Comstock tries to keep at a distance but Kenardly has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Comstock.
Kenardly stops a takedown attempt from Comstock.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kenardly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Comstock backwards.
Kenardly breaks the clinch.
Kenardly tries a head kick but it misses.
Kenardly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Kenardly.
Kenardly misses with a head kick.
Comstock moves away from the strike by Kenardly.
Comstock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lars Kenardly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kenardly connects with a nice looking jab.
A big left from Kenardly misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kenardly, right into the meat.
Comstock bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Comstock drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kenardly sprawls and moves away.
Kenardly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Comstock uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kenardly.
Comstock drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kenardly sprawls and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kenardly, right into the meat.
Kenardly throws a looping overhand right but Comstock ducks down to avoid it.
Comstock drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kenardly sprawls and moves away.
Kenardly throws a nice looking combination but Comstock bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kenardly lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kenardly throws a leg kick that misses.
Comstock appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kenardly closes the distance and clinches.
Kenardly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Comstock blocks a body shot from Kenardly.
Kenardly prevents a takedown attempt there.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenardly prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sir Comstock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Comstock keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kenardly's efforts to push away.
Kenardly manages to break the clinch.
Kenardly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Comstock tries to counter with a takedown but Kenardly is quick to defend against it.
A big left from Kenardly misses.
Kenardly throws an overhand right that lands on Comstock's shoulder, as Comstock tries to avoid the shot.
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.
Kenardly swinging wildly here.
Comstock appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kenardly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kenardly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Comstock tries to counter with a takedown but Kenardly is quick to defend against it.
Comstock uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kenardly.
Comstock tries to counter with a takedown but Kenardly is quick to defend against it.
Kenardly throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Comstock's head.
Kenardly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kenardly misses with a hook. Comstock ducked under it nicely.
Comstock ducks under a wild hook from Kenardly.
Comstock changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kenardly throws an off balance right hand
and Comstock counters with a nice double leg into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Kenardly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sir Comstock's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kenardly tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Comstock decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kenardly's guard.
Comstock prevents Kenardly from getting back to his feet.
Kenardly wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Comstock postures up.
Sir Comstock overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kenardly manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Comstock manages to get himself to full guard.
Comstock is looking to stand up but Kenardly isn't so interested in that idea.
Comstock being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenardly gets to his feet - Comstock follows without any prompting.
Kenardly misses with a looping right.
Comstock changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Comstock uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kenardly.
An inside leg kick lands from Kenardly.
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.
Kenardly falls off balance throwing a combination
and Comstock counters with a single leg into guard. Kenardly didn't expect that.
Kenardly is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kenardly tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kenardly is still trying to improve position.
Kenardly controls Comstock momentarily but Comstock frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenardly pulls Comstock in close to prevent any damage.
Kenardly is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Comstock is controlling him.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lars Kenardly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kenardly misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kenardly lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kenardly attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Comstock checks a low kick from Kenardly.
Comstock slips under a jab.
Comstock tries to counter with a takedown but Kenardly is quick to defend against it.
Comstock shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenardly tests Comstock's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lars Kenardly is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kenardly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kenardly throws a jab when Comstock was well out of range.
Comstock changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kenardly misses with a hook
and Comstock counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Comstock being controlled here momentarily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kenardly wants to sweep here but Comstock controlling him for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lars Kenardly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kenardly winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lars Kenardly!
Our winner, Lars Kenardly, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Whitfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akeel Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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203 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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192 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kevin Whitfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Akeel Lynch!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lynch scores with a nice head shot.
Whitfield throws a leg kick but Lynch sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Whitfield lands a nice hook to Lynch's body. Lynch takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Whitfield's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Whitfield duly obliges.
Lynch misses with a looping right.
Jab, jab by Whitfield - just one landing.
Lynch uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Whitfield.
Whitfield wants to land a leg kick but Lynch is out of range.
Whitfield throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Lynch stumbling backwards into the cage! Lynch bounces back off the cage towards Whitfield, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Whitfield lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Whitfield celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kevin Whitfield!
Kevin Whitfield took some time post fight to say the following; 'I've been in the gym for a long time and I've had the opportunity to train with and learn from the best fighters in the world - including Dustin Douglas. It's now my time - it's time for me to start my climb to the top of the ladder.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elijah Pitakaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby TupperIII (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pitakaka comes to the cage accompanied by my dick. Bobby TupperIII has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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217 lbs
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215 lbs
39 - 42 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elijah Pitakaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 42 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Bobby TupperIII!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pitakaka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pitakaka throws a head kick that TupperIII semi-blocks.
Decent striking displayed by Pitakaka there.
Pitakaka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pitakaka looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
As Pitakaka backs off TupperIII throws a huge counter combo but Pitakaka manages to avoid it all.
Pitakaka bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps TupperIII's head backwards.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pitakaka throws a head kick but TupperIII moves out of range.
TupperIII avoids the head kick by Pitakaka.
TupperIII throws a leg kick but Pitakaka checks it.
Pitakaka lands a head kick!
Pitakaka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Elijah Pitakaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
TupperIII fails with a takedown attempt.
Pitakaka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt TupperIII.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
TupperIII throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pitakaka's waist but Pitakaka gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing TupperIII off to one side.
Pitakaka getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pitakaka throws a nice head kick!
TupperIII changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pitakaka tries to avoid it but TupperIII manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pitakaka to the ground. Pitakaka escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Elijah Pitakaka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby TupperIII.
Pitakaka fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. TupperIII looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
TupperIII walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pitakaka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
TupperIII will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pitakaka lands a big head kick that sends TupperIII to the canvas! Pitakaka follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elijah Pitakaka!
Elijah Pitakaka tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Brakeley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brakeley comes into the arena with Woke up this Morning blaring out of the sound system. Hunt has chosen BULLET - Rolling Home as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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271 lbs
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280 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Brakeley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fedor Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt moves away from the strike by Brakeley.
Brakeley throws a hook but Hunt blocks it.
Brakeley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hunt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice defenses there by Hunt.
Brakeley slips a jab and a cross from Hunt.
A low kick from Brakeley misses
and Hunt counters with a shoot takedown. Brakeley fights it but they end up in guard.
Brakeley wants to get back to his feet but Hunt passes into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Brakeley wants to get back to his feet.
Hunt thows a huge punch but Brakeley dodges it nicely.
Brakeley avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hunt.
Brakeley wants to get back to his feet.
Hunt working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ground and pound from Hunt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brakeley keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brakeley is trying to stand.
Brakeley is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hunt scores with a couple of nice shots.
Brakeley pushes Hunt off looking to stand but Hunt dives back in and keeps control.
Hunt trying to control the action but Brakeley is working from the bottom.
Hunt thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Brakeley's head.
Hunt sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brakeley defending well though.
Brakeley looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hunt thows a huge punch but Brakeley dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brakeley kicks off Hunt and gets to his feet.
Hunt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hunt scores with a body shot.
Brakeley defending well as Hunt loads up on a big left hand.
Brakeley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Brakeley.
Hunt checks a leg kick.
Hunt tries for a takedown but Brakeley circles away easily
and Brakeley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt avoids the body shot from Brakeley.
Brakeley misses with an uppercut. Hunt saw that one coming.
Hunt drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Brakeley defends it well.
Michael Brakeley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hunt closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Brakeley lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hunt lands a jab.
Brakeley thumps Hunt with a low kick.
Brakeley jabs Hunt to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hunt throws a body punch but Brakeley moves out of range.
A lazy left from Hunt finds it's target.
Nice defenses there by Brakeley.
Brakeley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hunt circles away quickly and effectively.
Hunt drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Brakeley defends it well.
Brakeley swings for the body but Hunt moves out of range.
Hunt throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Brakeley to counter with a crisp jab.
We've been told by Brakeley's head coaches at Shinto Elite MMA Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Brakeley misses with a wild body shot.
Hunt shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brakeley pinned against the cage. Brakeley gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt lands a nice hook to Brakeley's body. Brakeley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A left lands for Hunt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brakeley misses with a wild combination.
Hunt tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brakeley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunt manages to avoid it.
Brakeley throws a body punch but Hunt moves out of range.
Brakeley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunt.
Hunt with the counter takedown but Brakeley avoids it easily.
Hunt misses with a body shot.
Michael Brakeley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brakeley throws a right hand that Hunt ducks under and follows up with a left that Hunt also avoids with ease.
Hunt tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
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 Michael Brakeley 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.
Hunt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brakeley.
Hunt scores with a body shot.
Hunt lands a nice shot that snaps Brakeley's head back.
Brakeley lands a glancing blow to the side of Hunt's head.
Brakeley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hunt.
Brakeley connects with a single shot there.
Hunt lands a big right hand that sends Brakeley crashing to the mat! Hunt stays standing though and waves Brakeley back to his feet!
Brakeley is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Brakeley to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Brakeley looks to clinch but Hunt throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Brakeley taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Fedor Hunt!
A less than humble Fedor Hunt misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyron Woodley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Don't Mean A Thing 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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183 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyron Woodley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roy Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson misses with a right hand
and Woodley counters with a takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nelson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Nelson is looking for a sweep.
Nelson taking a bit of punishment here - Woodley scoring with strikes.
Nelson tries to bench press Woodley off him but Woodley keeps the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nelson is not content to let Woodley control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woodley working the head with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woodley just content to control the position.
Woodley throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Nelson works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Woodley trying to control the action but Nelson is working from the bottom.
Nelson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Nelson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Woodley is controlling him.
Nelson trying to keep a closed guard but Woodley is proving a slippery customer.
Nelson 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nelson wants to stand up but Woodley is controlling him.
Woodley postures up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Nelson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nelson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Roy Nelson has been cut.
Woodley tries a head kick but it misses.
Woodley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nelson.
Nelson cracks Woodley with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nelson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Woodley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nelson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Woodley.
Woodley is looking to clinch.
Nelson misses the shot to the body.
Woodley drops down looking for a counter takedown but Nelson sprawls and moves away.
Woodley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nelson, pushing him back against the cage.
Woodley lands a body punch.
Nelson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nelson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Woodley closes the distance and clinches.
Nelson lands a left hand.
Nelson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Woodley tries to close the distance and clinch but Nelson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nelson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Woodley.
Woodley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nelson moves away.
Woodley jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woodley slips a straight right by Nelson.
Woodley clinches up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Woodley has a couple of punches blocked by Nelson.
Nelson working hard to break the clinch.
Nelson tries to circle away but Woodley has him pinned against the cage.
Nelson breaks the clinch.
Woodley catches Nelson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nelson lands with an uppercut that bounces Woodley off the cage and back into range.
Nelson scores with a nice right hand.
Woodley forces Nelson back against the cage and clinches.
Woodley misses with a punch to the body.
Woodley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nelson throws a punch but it's blocked by Woodley.
Woodley pushes Nelson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nelson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nelson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
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 Tyron Woodley will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Roy Nelson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nelson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Woodley's head.
Oooh a lovely combination from Nelson sends Woodley down but not out. Nelson dives into side control looking to finish.
Woodley is rocked!
It looks like Tyron Woodley has been cut.
Woodley is looking to reverse the position.
Oh Woodley is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Woodley is working hard here to advance position.
Woodley 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Woodley can't do much from the bottom here.
Woodley seems to have got his legs back now.
Woodley tries to improve position but can't.
Woodley gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Nelson wants to control the pace but Woodley is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woodley is looking to improve his position but Nelson isn't that keen on the idea.
Nelson wants to control the pace but Woodley is squirming around nicely.
Nelson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Woodley regains half guard.
Nelson trying to advance position but Woodley counters by regaining guard.
Nelson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nelson is fighting to break Woodley's control of his arms but Woodley is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Nelson trying to control the position from guard on top but Woodley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nelson is looking to stand up but Woodley won't let him.
Woodley controls Nelson momentarily but Nelson frees himself.
Nelson looking to pass the guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Nelson tries to stand but Woodley is controlling from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson throws a big shot that misses.
Nelson misses with a head kick.
Nelson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Woodley doesn't manage to clinch there - Nelson circles away.
Roy Nelson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab lands there for Woodley.
A jab from Nelson finds it's way through Woodley's defenses.
Woodley lands a nice shot to the body.
Woodley fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Nelson sprawls well initially but Woodley persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Nelson is trying to maintain the position but Woodley is very close to passing his half guard.
Nelson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Woodley is trying to control. Nelson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Woodley takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Woodley not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Woodley sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Nelson has his hands clasped together around Woodley's back. He's all about the action.
Woodley missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nelson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Nelson wants to control but Woodley passes easily into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Nelson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Woodley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Woodley scores with a takedown into Nelson's guard.
Nelson pushes Woodley off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Woodley wants to clinch.
Woodley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nelson.
Woodley on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Roy Nelson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Woodley darts in and clinches Nelson up against the cage.
Woodley tries a body shot but Nelson blocks it.
Nelson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nelson is trying to break the clinch but Woodley has him pressed against the cage.
Woodley manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Woodley wants to sweep but no luck.
Tyron Woodley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woodley keeping moving, preventing Nelson from controlling successfully.
Woodley looking for a sweep. Not yet Woodley, not yet.
Nelson wants to stand but Woodley is controlling his posture from full guard.
Nelson stopping the sweep attempt from Woodley.
Nelson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Woodley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's two 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.
Woodley looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Woodley defending well as Nelson loads up on a big left hand.
Woodley half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nelson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nelson cracks Woodley with a good jab.
Nelson keeps the fight on the outside.
Woodley tries to clinch but Nelson moves out of range.
Woodley ducks right into an uppercut from Nelson.
Roy Nelson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nelson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Woodley appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Woodley closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nelson circles away.
A little jabbing left from Nelson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Woodley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nelson.
Woodley gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A jab from Nelson does it's job there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woodley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nelson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Woodley.
Sloppy strikes from Nelson. Those never looked like landing.
Woodley drops down looking for a counter takedown but Nelson sprawls and moves away.
Nelson misses with a low kick as Woodley jumps back.
Nelson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nelson misses with a low kick.
Woodley feinted with a counter takedown.
Nelson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nelson cracks Woodley with an uppercut from hell and Woodley crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Nelson's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nelson being controlled here momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woodley wants to sweep here but Nelson controlling him for the moment.
Woodley is looking to sweep but instead, Nelson has passed into half guard.
Nelson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nelson throws a strike but Woodley avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Nelson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Woodley, up you get!
Nelson lands a body shot.
Nelson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A punch combination from Nelson misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roy Nelson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nelson 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Nelson!
A very excited looking Roy Nelson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paddy Bateman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalju Kulli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paddy Bateman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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185 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paddy Bateman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kalju Kulli!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bateman misses with an uppercut.
That kick from Kulli tenderised Bateman's leg. Bateman is trying to keep his angry face on.
Paddy Bateman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kulli drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bateman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bateman lands with a straight right. Kulli didn't see that one coming.
A jab from Kulli misses.
Bateman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kulli.
Jab, jab by Bateman - just one landing.
Bateman with a nice cross.
Bateman dips to his left and cracks Kulli with an uppercut!
Good standup being displayed there by Kulli as he connects with a hook.
Kulli tries to clinch but Bateman is having none of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kulli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kulli lands a head kick!
Bateman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Paddy Bateman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Bateman misses.
Bateman throws a hook to the side of Kulli's head but Kulli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bateman keeps the fight on the outside.
Bateman takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bateman misses with a two punch combination.
Bateman's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kulli under the eye.
Bateman cracks Kulli with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kulli ducks under a wild hook from Bateman.
Kulli only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A combination from Bateman does no damage.
Bateman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kulli wants to clinch.
Bateman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kulli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bateman misses with a right hand
and Kulli counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bateman darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bateman is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kulli scoring well with a low kick there.
Kulli fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bateman, pushing him back against the cage.
Bateman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kullis head.
Bateman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kulli ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kulli tries to land a leg kick but Bateman saw it coming and moves away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kulli 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 Bateman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bateman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bateman misses with a lunging right hand
and Kulli makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bateman throws a jab but it's blocked by Kulli.
Bateman scores with a jab. Kulli acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bateman seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A head kick misses from Kulli.
Kulli throws a shot from downtown. Bateman moves away and avoids it.
Bateman missing with a left hand there. Kulli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kulli has Bateman up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bateman blocks a body shot from Kulli.
A right handed body shot lands from Kulli.
Bateman lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from Kulli.
Bateman lands a shoulder strike.
Knees to the body from Kulli.
Kulli breaks the clinch.
Bateman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kulli flicks out a counter leg kick but Bateman steps away.
Kulli will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The fighters circling - Bateman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kulli closes the distance and clinches.
Bateman is trying to break free.
Kulli digs a right hand into Bateman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bateman's gas tank.
Kulli lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bateman wants to improve his position but Kulli is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Kulli seems content to control.
Bateman is trying to maintain the position but Kulli is very close to passing his half guard.
Still in half guard, Kulli seems content to control.
Kulli thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bateman's head.
Kulli wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bateman keeps working.
Bateman trying to hold on to Kulli's head to control him but Kulli postures up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Bateman is not content to let Kulli control the position.
Kulli content to control rather than advance.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
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 Paddy Bateman will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A jab from Bateman misses.
Kulli only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A slow jab from Bateman misses its intended target.
Bateman misses with a hook.
Bateman connects with a right hand. Kulli shakes it off.
Bateman scores with a jab.
Bateman throws a hook but Kulli blocks it.
Kulli misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Kulli.
Kulli feints and then cracks Bateman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bateman down.
Bateman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kulli.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kulli looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bateman misses with a looping right.
Bateman blocks a head kick by Kulli.
Bateman takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Paddy Bateman has been cut.
Kulli throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bateman lands with a cross.
Bateman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bateman throws a jab when Kulli was well out of range.
Bateman loads up on a big right hand but Kulli slips the punch.
Bateman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kulli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bateman.
Kulli is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Bateman throws a hook to the side of Kulli's head but Kulli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bateman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bateman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kulli throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bateman misses with a combination
and Kulli counters with a good, hard body kick but Bateman shrugs it off.
Kulli misses with a head kick.
Bateman misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bateman shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kulli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kulli misses with a straight left.
Bateman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bateman avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kulli takes the fight into the clinch.
Kulli can't find room to land a body shot as Bateman controls the action.
Bateman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bateman fails to land with a series of punches.
Bateman misses with a straight left.
Bateman connects with a jab.
Kulli is looking to chop away at Bateman's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bateman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A clash of legs there as Bateman blocks the low kick.
Kulli scores with a body shot.
Kulli misses with a head kick.
Bateman misses with an uppercut. Kulli saw that one coming.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bateman, as that shot connected.
Kulli throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kulli uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bateman.
A jab from Bateman misses.
Bateman throws a jab when Kulli was well out of range.
Kulli throws a big counter head kick but Bateman avoids it with no problem.
Bateman throws a hook to the side of Kulli's head but Kulli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kulli is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bateman looks to land a left hand but Kulli moved out of range nicely.
Kulli scores with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kulli 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 Bateman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bateman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A slow jab from Bateman misses its intended target.
Bateman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Bateman misses the target.
Kulli tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bateman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kulli.
Kulli tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bateman is able to avoid easily.
Kulli takes one to the chin there.
A head kick misses from Kulli.
Kulli avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kulli throws a leg kick but Bateman sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kulli throws a head kick that half lands.
Nice defenses there by Bateman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Paddy Bateman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Paddy Bateman's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Bateman misses with an uppercut. Kulli saw that one coming.
Kulli drives through and clinches with Bateman against the cage.
Bateman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kulli ducks under a wild hook from Bateman.
Kulli raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Bateman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kulli counters with a two punch combo.
Kulli blocks a jab.
Kulli throws a head kick but Bateman moves out of range.
Kulli throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kulli defending well as Bateman loads up on a big left hand.
Kulli tries to move into range but Bateman moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kulli gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bateman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bateman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bateman is working for takedown but Kulli is calmly controlling the position for now.
A right hook to the body lands for Bateman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bateman manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Kulli.
It looked like Bateman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bateman blocks a head kick by Kulli.
Kulli blocks a jab.
Bateman avoids a kick to the body.
Kulli staying out of range there.
Bateman fails to land with a series of punches.
Bateman looks to throw the jab but Kulli is out of range.
Bateman looks to land a right hand but Kulli moved out of range.
Kulli tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bateman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kulli.
Kulli drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bateman defends it well.
Bateman swats away the attempt to clinch by Kulli.
Bateman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulli is looking to score with low kicks.
Bateman throws a hook but Kulli blocks it.
Kulli is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bateman with a body shot.
A jab from Bateman misses.
A jab lands there for Bateman.
Kulli keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bateman.
Kulli is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kulli tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Bateman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kulli throws a sloppy head kick and Bateman moves out of range easily.
Bateman throwing a counter right hand but Kulli manages to avoid it.
Bateman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kulli.
Bateman throws a good cross that connects.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kulli dodges the punch combination from Bateman.
Bateman connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulli moves in looking to clinch but Bateman pushes him off.
An attempted straight right counter from Bateman misses the target.
Kulli lands a high kick!
A slow jab from Kulli misses its intended target.
Bateman throws a series of punches but Kulli moves out of range.
Kulli dodges the punch combination from Bateman.
Kulli misses with a lunging right hand
and Bateman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bateman.
Bateman loads up on a big right hand but Kulli slips the punch.
Kulli slips under a jab from Bateman.
Kulli is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Kulli throws a head kick but Bateman moves out of range.
Bateman throws a good cross that connects.
Bateman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kulli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Paddy Bateman is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bateman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kulli on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bateman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kulli counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bateman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kulli momentarily.
Bateman misses the jab.
Kulli throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bateman throws a looping overhand right but Kulli ducks down to avoid it.
Bateman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bateman avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bateman cracks Kulli with a good jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Bateman misses the target.
Bateman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bateman throws out a loose jab but Kulli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kalju Kulli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kulli misses with an uppercut
enabling Bateman to counter with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paddy Bateman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bateman, 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Paddy Bateman!
Paddy Bateman thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maksymilian Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nakki Fakiiri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Iggy Pop - The Passenger. Fakiiri has chosen Limp Bizkit- BREAK STUFF as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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30
265 lbs
11 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Maksymilian Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nakki Fakiiri!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fakiiri scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gracie scores with a hook.
Gracie scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fakiiri slaps away a takedown attempt from Gracie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fakiiri tries a quick counter leg kick but Gracie is wise to it.
Fakiiri connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gracie lands with an overhand left.
Fakiiri connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gracie keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fakiiri throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Nice cross by Gracie.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Fakiiri.
Fakiiri tries to land a leg kick but Gracie saw it coming and moves away.
Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fakiiri misses with a jab to the body
and Gracie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gracie throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Fakiiri was covering up waiting for the punch and Gracie finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fakiiri preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gracie postures up in Fakiiri's guard and throws a big left but Fakiiri blocks it.
Fakiiri utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fakiiri tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fakiiri has his hands on Gracie's head, controlling the position.
Gracie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fakiiri swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Fakiiri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Fakiiri is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Fakiiri has escaped and now he's on top!
Gracie throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Fakiiri escapes and throws Gracie's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Gracie is looking to regain half guard here but Fakiiri keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri wants to stand but Gracie is controlling his arm.
Gracie is not content to let Fakiiri control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fakiiri looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Gracie is avoiding damage well.
Gracie tries to bench press Fakiiri off him but Fakiiri keeps the position.
Gracie wants to control but Fakiiri postures up.
Fakiiri tries to stand but Gracie is controlling his head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie is trying to improve his position.
Gracie 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gracie gets back to half guard.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Fakiiri is controlling the pace.
Gracie moves into full guard.
Fakiiri sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maksymilian Gracie dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Fakiiri throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
Gracie blocks a leg kick.
Gracie darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fakiiri is trying to maintain the position but Gracie is very close to passing his half guard.
Fakiiri keeping control of the position.
Fakiiri is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fakiiri defending well though.
Fakiiri controlling the position for now.
Gracie looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fakiiri with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fakiiri avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gracie.
Gracie wants to take a breather but Fakiiri is having none of it.
Fakiiri tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
Maksymilian Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gracie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gracie connects with a nice short shot to Fakiiri's temple.
Gracie drops an elbow to the side of Fakiiri's head.
Gracie seems to be looking for submissions.
Fakiiri 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.
Gracie lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gracie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fakiiri can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gracie prevents Fakiiri from standing back up.
Fakiiri controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Gracie is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gracie looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gracie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fakiiri's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fakiiri's head.
Fakiiri trying to control from the bottom.
Gracie is working for a submission of some sort.
Gracie not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gracie throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Fakiiri to regain full guard.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Fakiiri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gracie lands a couple of elbows.
Fakiiri is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Fakiiri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Fakiiri being controlled here, momentarily.
Gracie connects with a couple of short punches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fakiiri's head.
Gracie throwing strikes from guard but Fakiiri blocks nicely.
Gracie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maksymilian Gracie 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!
Fakiiri lands the left hand.
Gracie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fakiiri throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Fakiiri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fakiiri lands a front kick.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Fakiiri moves out of range.
Fakiiri replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Gracie blocks it well.
A head kick misses from Fakiiri.
Fakiiri misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fakiiri misses with a left hand
and Gracie makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fakiiri throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gracie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target.
Good leg kick by Fakiiri there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gracie jabs at Fakiiri's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gracie, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Maksymilian Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fakiiri throws a leg kick which misses Gracie's front leg but catches the back leg as Gracie tries to avoid it.
Fakiiri lands a nice shot to the body.
Fakiiri throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gracie.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fakiiri.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Fakiiri is just out of range.
Fakiiri throws a poor cross that misses
and Gracie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fakiiri has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gracie finds it's way round the side to connect with Fakiiri's head.
Nakki Fakiiri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fakiiri pinned against the cage. Fakiiri gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fakiiri throws a big counter head kick but Gracie avoids it with no problem.
A good leg kick by Fakiiri.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gracie shoots in and gets a takedown into Fakiiri's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fakiiri keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Nakki Fakiiri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gracie working some strikes from top position.
Gracie drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Fakiiri dives on top into guard.
Gracie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking for subs off his back but Fakiiri has passed one foot through into half guard.
Maksymilian Gracie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fakiiri seems to be looking for submissions.
Fakiiri wants to pass to mount but Gracie is defending the position.
Fakiiri wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
Gracie is trying to control but can't.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fakiiri tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Gracie.
Gracie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fakiiri is working away from the top position though.
Fakiiri is looking for a kimura but Gracie is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Fakiiri to get the leverage.
Gracie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fakiiri is working away from the top position though.
Fakiiri trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie trying to control here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gracie moves into the clinch successfully.
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 Maksymilian Gracie.
Well Gracie has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maksymilian Gracie!
An out of breath Maksymilian Gracie thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Nakki Fakiiri had this to say: 'Get the mic out of my face, this is some bs '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Steve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Justin Bieber ft. Ariana Grande - Let Me Think Bout You. Johnson has chosen Miami Vice Theme Song as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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191 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruno Steve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Don Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Johnson jumps guard.
Steve slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Steve 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.
Johnson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Steve is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Steve is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Johnson working for a triangle but Steve defends it easily.
Steve slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Steve just content to control the position.
Johnson tries to buck Steve off but Steve is having none of it.
Steve takes a little break here. Johnson wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Steve is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Johnson tries to buck Steve off but Steve is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steve.
Steve connects with a leg kick. Johnson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bruno Steve is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Steve paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bruno Steve seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steve thows a body kick. Johnson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Johnson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Steve counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Steve circles away and keeps his distance.
Steve swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Johnson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve controls Johnson momentarily but Johnson frees himself.
Johnson looking to pass the guard.
Steve wants to stand up but Johnson is controlling him.
Johnson pushing down on Steve's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Johnson prevents Steve from improving his position.
Johnson wants to work for an arm triangle but Steve is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Steve is trying to stand.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Steve is defending well.
Steve is trying to get back to full guard.
Steve wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy.
Johnson wants to pass to mount but Steve is defending the position.
Johnson is working for a kimura but Steve is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to control but Steve is keeping him busy.
Johnson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Steve knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Steve gets full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Steve pulls Johnson in to control the position.
Steve keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Johnson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Steve's guard.
We've been informed that Johnson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Steve is trying to control but can't.
Steve is trying to stand up here but Johnson is controlling him well.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Steve is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Don Johnson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Steve stuffs the takedown attempt from Johnson. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Steve throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Steve circles away and keeps his distance.
Steve loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Johnson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johnson! But no joy.
Steve is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Johnson moves out of range as Steve throws a body kick.
Johnson with the counter takedown but Steve avoids it easily.
Steve misses with a straight right.
Johnson feints the counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson checks a low kick from Steve.
Steve misses with a looping right.
Steve pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Steve throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Steve.
Steve is looking to chop away at Johnson's legs.
A nice side step and Johnson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Steve looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Johnson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Johnson checks a leg kick.
Johnson with the counter takedown but Steve avoids it easily.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A low kick from Steve is predictable there
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Steve is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Steve throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Johnson.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but Steve has him pressed against the cage.
Steve breaks the clinch.
Jab, jab by Johnson - just one landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steve throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steve swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Steve scores with a sloppy right hand. Johnson should have avoided that one.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Steve shows good takedown defense.
Bruno Steve has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Johnson.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Steve sprawls well. Steve wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Steve misses the target.
Steve ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Steve tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Steve.
Steve jabs Johnson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Steve will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Johnson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Steve lands with a nice body punch.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Steve circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson darts in looking for a takedown but Steve gets double underhooks and turns Johnson into the cage.
Steve looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Steve throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Steve fakes the leg kick and cracks Johnson in the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Steve dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Steve misses with a body shot.
Johnson wants to clinch.
A quick step to the side and Steve tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steve tries to land a front kick but Johnson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Johnson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick from Steve.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bruno Steve is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Steve, right into the meat.
Steve slaps away a takedown attempt from Johnson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Steve's head but Steve sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Steve misses with a body kick.
Johnson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Johnson tries to bum rush Steve with a series of wild strikes but Steve uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Steve 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 Johnson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Johnson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson shoots for a double leg takedown but Steve sprawls well. He's pushed Johnson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Johnson is defended easily by Steve.
Bruno Steve has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Johnson.
Johnson takes one to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Steve throws the kick towards the body but Johnson avoids it.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Steve is looking to counter punch.
Steve lands a nice looking kick to the body. Johnson takes a step back to recover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Johnson checks a leg kick.
Steve throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson walks into a straight right hand from Steve.
Steve 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.
Steve throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Steve misses with a looping left.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Steve misses with a looping right.
Steve sets himself, and Johnson steps forward looking for the clinch! Steve avoids it this time.
Steve throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruno Steve showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Steve has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruno Steve!
During a confident post fight interview, Bruno Steve thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Don Johnson stepped up to the mic, saying 'It never happens this way when I'm on TV.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between William Henry Bonney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Redman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Redman has chosen Put Your Lights On as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, William Henry Bonney!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Damien Redman!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonney uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Redman.
Bonney throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bonney throws a right and a left that Redman avoids nicely.
Bonney throws a right and a left that both miss.
Redman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bonney scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Redman scoring well with a low kick there.
Redman throws a low kick but Bonney avoids it.
Redman clinches.
Bonney is trying to break the clinch but Redman has him pressed against the cage.
Bonney takes an elbow to the temple.
Bonney misses with the head strike.
Bonney blocks an elbow strike.
Redman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bonney has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Redman tries a body shot but Bonney blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Redman throws an elbow but misses.
Bonney breaks the clinch.
Bonney chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bonney tests Redman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Redman takes the fight into the clinch.
Redman holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bonney blocks an elbow strike from Redman.
Redman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Redman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Redman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bonney is trying to pull guard but Redman turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Redman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bonney jumps guard but Redman stands there with Bonney around his waist. Bonney gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bonney breaks the clinch.
Redman throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
It looked like Bonney was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bonney chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Redman can pounce on him.
Bonney misses with a body shot.
Bonney fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Redman avoids the body shot from Bonney.
Bonney seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bonney looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Redman is fending him off so far but Bonney persists. Nope, Redman circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Henry Bonney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Redman scoring well with a low kick there.
Bonney jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Redman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bonney misses with a combination
and Redman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonney connects with a high kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bonney, right into the meat.
Bonney comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bonney tries a low kick but Redman avoids it.
Redman avoids the head kick by Bonney.
Redman loads up on a big right hand but Bonney slips the punch.
Bonney keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bonney misses with a double jab.
Damien Redman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Redman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bonney paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Redman throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bonney counters with a series of strikes. Redman will be more careful next time no doubt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Redman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Redman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonney moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bonney goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Redman misses with a jab to the body
and Bonney counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Redman moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Redman misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick from Redman misses.
Redman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Redman tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bonney tried to counter with a leg kick but Redman avoided it.
Redman misses with a body kick.
Damien Redman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bonney misses with a wild body shot.
Bonney misses with a wild body shot.
Bonney throws a head kick but Redman moves out of range.
Bonney throws a body punch but Redman moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Henry Bonney dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Redman scores with a head kick.
Bonney scores with a nice head shot.
Redman looks to land a body kick but Bonney moved away.
Redman 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.
Bonney thumps Redman with a low kick.
Bonney swats away the attempt to clinch by Redman.
Bonney looks to score with a jab to the body but Redman is just out of range.
William Henry Bonney is winning the standup battle so far.
Redman misses with a low kick.
William Henry Bonney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Redman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Redman thows a body kick. Bonney tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bonney shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Redman sprawls well. Redman wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bonney gets slowly back to his feet.
A leg kick checked by Redman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redman throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bonney's head.
Bonney throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bonney tries to score a power double leg takedown but Redman sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bonney somewhat.
Redman wants to slow Bonney down by chopping away at his legs.
Redman throws a solid leg kick but Bonney takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Redman.
Redman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bonney.
Redman misses with a low kick.
Bonney changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A bone on bone clash there as Bonney blocks the leg kick.
Redman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bonney was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Redman throws a lazy body kick
and Bonney counters with a nice body kick.
Bonney checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bonney feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Redman looks to land a body kick but Bonney moved away.
Bonney looks to score with a jab to the body but Redman is just out of range.
A shot to the liver by Bonney. Beautiful body shot.
Redman blocks a head kick by Bonney.
Bonney dives in and scores a takedown into Redman's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Redman keeping full guard, as Bonney tries to pass.
Redman is controlling Bonney's posture.
Bonney trying to control the position from guard on top but Redman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Redman is looking to stand up but Bonney isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Redman trying to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redman being controlled here, momentarily.
Bonney trying to control but Redman is working from the bottom.
Bonney stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Redman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bonney lands a nice looking body shot.
Bonney looks to land a combination but Redman avoids it well.
Bonney throws a leg kick
and Redman makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Redman is looking to land body kicks.
Redman scores with a spinning back kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonney just misses with a punch to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Redman lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bonney has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bonney and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Redman motions for Bonney to come forward. Redman throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Redman throws a front kick aimed at Bonney's knee but Bonney avoids it well.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Redman.
Redman attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
As Redman backs away, Bonney returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Bonney looks to land a body kick but Redman moved away.
Redman keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bonney has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Redman.
Redman connects with an inside leg kick.
Bonney scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Redman connects with a solid leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Redman finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Damien Redman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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.
Bonney avoids the head kick by Redman.
Bonney fires out a quick counter leg kick but Redman just manages to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Redman.
Redman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bonney checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Redman checks a low kick from Bonney.
Bonney is looking to wear down Redman with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bonney just misses with a punch to the body.
Bonney scores with a decent looking hook.
Bonney misses with a wild body shot.
Redman tries to work over Bonney's front leg with a kick but Bonney checks it.
Bonney throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Redman wants to counter with a clinch but Bonney pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Redman throws a wild body kick that Bonney sees coming a mile off.
Bonney is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bonney checks the leg kick.
Redman tries to land a body kick
and Bonney counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Redman clinches with his opponent.
Bonney misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redman pushes off an throws an elbow but Bonney leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Redman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bonney tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Redman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bonney dodges an elbow strike from Redman.
Bonney blocks an elbow strike from Redman.
Bonney prevents a body shot from Redman.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Redman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bonney's brow.
Redman throws a head punch that misses.
Bonney working hard to break the clinch.
Redman tries to work over Bonney's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Redman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bonney backwards.
Redman pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonney prevents a body shot from Redman.
Damien Redman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bonney wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Redman has him pressed against the cage.
Bonney works on Redman's body with a couple of short punches.
Redman throws an elbow that misses.
Redman is pressed up against the cage. Bonney has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Redman down to the mat. Redman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Redman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bonney tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bonney shoots in for a double leg but Redman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Danga de danga de dang - Bonney scores with a four punch combination!
Redman scores with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Redman is looking to clinch.
Redman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bonney throwing a counter right hand but Redman manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redman cracks Bonney with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Redman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bonney manages to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bonney.
Bonney shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Redman napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Redman explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Bonney loads up on a big right hand but Redman slips the punch.
Redman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A leg kick checked by Bonney.
As Redman backs away, Bonney returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Redman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bonney moves away.
Bonney fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Henry Bonney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Redman tries to clinch up.
Bonney appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bonney lands a leg kick that knocks Redman off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonney goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bonney moves out of range of the body kick.
Redman moves into the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Bonney.
Redman misses with an elbow strike.
Bonney lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bonney breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bonney will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bonney shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Redman is trying to defend but Bonney finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bonney looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bonney is trying to control. Redman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Redman really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Redman lands a leg kick that knocks Bonney off balance momentarily.
Redman blocks a head kick by Bonney.
Redman thinks about the counter body kick.
Redman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bonney paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Redman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bonney stalks Redman and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Redman's face. Redman staggers backwards, shaken.
Redman tries to land a front kick but Bonney steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bonney swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Redman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Redman.
Redman throws a wild body kick that Bonney sees coming a mile off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonney connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bonney misses with a body shot.
Redman finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bonney went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Redman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bonney manages to avoid it.
Bonney connects with a body shot.
Redman throws the kick towards the body but Bonney avoids it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Redman checks a leg kick.
Redman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Redman pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bonney is out of range and Redman settles back down.
Redman misses with a low kick as Bonney jumps back.
Redman thumps Bonney with a low kick.
Redman tries to land a front kick but Bonney steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Redman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bonney connects with the punch.
Bonney lands a glancing blow to the side of Redman's head.
Bonney is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bonney just misses with a punch to the body.
Redman checks the leg kick.
Bonney checks a low kick from Redman.
Bonney changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Redman tries to avoid it but Bonney manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Redman to the ground. Redman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bonney connects with a body shot that sends Redman's belly button to the back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonney lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Redman circles away quickly and effectively.
Bonney moves out of range of the body kick.
Redman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bonney throws a head kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Redman.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Redman.
Bonney throws a big counter combination but Redman scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Redman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonney takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Redman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bonney swings for the body but Redman moves out of range.
Redman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bonney is looking to slow Redman down with leg kicks.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bonney lands with a left to the head.
Bonney manages to pull guard.
Redman tries to stand but Bonney is controlling from the bottom.
Redman trying to control but Bonney is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonney is controlling Redman's posture.
Redman is looking to stand up but Bonney won't let him.
Bonney is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Redman is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bonney has a closed guard, preventing Redman from standing up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A head kick misses from Bonney.
Redman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bonney moves away.
Bonney misses with a body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Redman.
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 William Henry Bonney will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bonney lands a nice leg kick that just misses Redman's sensitive parts.
Bonney throws a big shot that misses.
Redman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Redman tries a quick counter leg kick but Bonney is wise to it.
Redman dodges the punch combination from Bonney.
Redman raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Redman throws a head kick but Bonney moves out of range.
Redman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bonney moves away.
Bonney checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Redman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Redman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bonney. That did some damage!
Redman throws a one two combo.
Bonney connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redman pushes Bonney away with a front kick.
Redman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Redman wants it to stay on the feet.
Redman misses with a kick to the body.
Redman throws a head kick but Bonney moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Redman.
Redman misses with a leg kick
and Bonney counters with an inside leg kick.
Redman is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A clash of legs there as Redman blocks the low kick.
Redman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bonney lands with an uppercut that bounces Redman off the cage and back into range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bonney.
Bonney throws a body shot but no joy.
Redman thuds his shin into the meat of Bonney's side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bonney checks a leg kick nicely.
Redman closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Redman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bonney has Redman pushed against the cage.
Redman will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bonney up against the cage.
Redman tries to stall but Bonney uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Redman throws an elbow but it misses.
Bonney tries to work over Redman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Redman misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonney avoids a wild elbow strike from Redman.
Bonney is struggling to control the position.
Bonney blocks the elbow strike.
Bonney slowing the pace effectively.
Redman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bonney taking a breather.
Bonney tries a body shot but Redman blocks it.
Redman lands with a right to the head.
Bonney tries for a takedown but Redman manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Henry Bonney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Redman throws an elbow that misses.
Redman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bonney blocks an elbow strike from Redman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bonney jumps guard but Redman turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bonney looking for a takedown.
Bonney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bonney throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Redman swings for the body but Bonney moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Redman.
Bonney will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bonney avoids a kick to the body.
Bonney checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bonney tries to counter with a takedown but Redman is quick to defend against it.
Bonney misses the body punch
and Redman finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bonney throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bonney tries a head kick but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Redman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damien Redman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Redman has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 48:48
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 47:48
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Damien Redman!
Damien Redman is the new lightweight champion!
Damien Redman 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.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marc Spector (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Pedan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marc Spector!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Pedan!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spector connects with a solid leg kick.
Spector fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pedan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pedan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Spector can pounce on him.
Pedan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pedan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Spector lands with an uppercut that bounces Pedan off the cage and back into range.
Spector displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pedan throws out the jab.
Pedan walks forward, straight into a front kick from Spector.
Pedan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Spector tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pedan is able to avoid easily.
Spector fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Spector 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.
Spector uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pedan.
Pedan misses with a straight right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Spector.
Spector moves out of range of the strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pedan, as that shot connected.
A telegraphed right hand from Spector misses the target.
Pedan tries to clinch up.
Spector listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Spector throws a lazy right hand but Pedan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spector misses with a hook.
Pedan walks into a jab.
A leg kick checked by Pedan.
Spector throws a leg kick but Pedan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Spector lands with a hook. Pedan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Spector feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pedan's calf.
Spector attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pedan drives through and clinches with Spector against the cage.
Spector scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pedan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pedan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spector goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Spector - that landed with a thud.
Spector tries a body shot but Pedan blocks it.
Pedan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Spector looks to land a left hand but Pedan moved out of range nicely.
Spector looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pedan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Spector is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spector digs a good body shot into Pedan's ribs.
Spector uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pedan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spector lands a really nice looking cross but Pedan seems unphased.
Spector staying out of range there.
Spector lands a nice looking body shot.
Pedan tries to bum rush Spector with a series of wild strikes but Spector uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pedan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spector looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pedan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Spector connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Spector takes a swing at Pedan's ribcage but misses.
Pedan looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Pedan takes one to the chin there.
Pedan clobbers Spector with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Spector throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pedan lunges at Spector with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Spector's hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pedan.
Marc Spector seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spector looks to throw the jab but Pedan is out of range.
A good leg kick by Spector.
Spector takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pedan is looking to clinch but Spector is avoiding it.
Nice shot by Spector.
Spector uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pedan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Spector.
Spector connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pedan. Pedan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Spector misses with a straight right.
Pedan scores with a jab.
Spector is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Spector avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Spector was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Spector works the jab nicely.
Pedan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pedan lands a leg kick that knocks Spector off balance momentarily.
Pedan throws a series of punches but Spector moves out of range.
Spector moves away from the strike by Pedan.
Pedan doesn't manage to clinch there - Spector circles away.
Spector catches Pedan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pedan misses with a double jab.
Spector scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pedan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Spector tried to counter with a leg kick but Pedan avoided it.
Spector lands a nice hook to Pedan's body. Pedan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Spector avoids the head kick by Pedan.
Pedan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pedan throws a head kick that misses.
Pedan moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spector throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pedans head.
Pedan lands a hook that snaps the head of Spector backwards.
Spector swings wildly with an uppercut but Pedan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spector has a couple of punches blocked by Pedan.
Spector lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pedan backwards.
Pedan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A body shot lands from Spector.
Spector working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Spector misses with a punch to the body.
Spector misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pedan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pedan lands with a right to the head.
Pedan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pedan has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Spector seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Pedan can turn it around.
Spector lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pedan backwards.
Spector lands with a left to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pedan is looking to break free of the clinch but Spector has double underhooks.
Spector goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pedan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spector lands a nice hook to Pedan's body. Pedan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Spector looks for the body kick but Pedan saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marc Spector dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Spector misses with the combination.
Spector darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pedan throws a body punch but Spector moves out of range.
Pedan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Spector is able to avoid easily.
Pedan feints and then cracks Spector's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Spector down.
A jab from Spector does it's job there.
Spector throws a nice looking combination but Pedan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A clash of legs there as Pedan blocks the low kick.
Pedan looks to land a combination but Spector avoids it well.
Spector tried to counter with a leg kick but Pedan avoided it.
Pedan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Pedan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spector moves away.
Spector was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Marc Spector is winning the standup battle so far.
Pedan with a nice cross.
Pedan misses with an uppercut.
Nice straight punches there by Pedan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pedan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pedan connects with a crisp jab.
Pedan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice defenses there by Spector.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spector. Pedan does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pedan throws a series of strikes that have Spector backpedaling.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spector. Pedan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pedan throws out a powerful jab.
Spector is rocked!
Nice defenses there by Spector.
Oh Spector is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pedan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pedan blocks a jab.
BOOM! Pedan lands a beautiful left hook that drops Spector. Spector tries to recover but Pedan is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Spector lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Pedan!
Alexander Pedan is the new bantamweight champion!
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