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AD457: KOP PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colin Kaepernick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zorba The Dancing Buddha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Dancing Buddha comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Zorba Time kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Zorba The Dancing Buddha has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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36
218 lbs
25 - 20 - 2 |
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209 lbs
15 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
25 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Colin Kaepernick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zorba The Dancing Buddha!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Dancing Buddha misses with a few strikes there.
A counter left hand to the body from Kaepernick misses its target.
Kaepernick throws a hook to the side of The Dancing Buddha's head but The Dancing Buddha sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Dancing Buddha fails with a takedown attempt.
It looked like Kaepernick was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from The Dancing Buddha.
Kaepernick gets tackled into the cage by The Dancing Buddha. The Dancing Buddha maintains the clinch.
The Dancing Buddha pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kaepernick moves into range and connects with a jab.
The Dancing Buddha shoots in for a double leg but Kaepernick sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The Dancing Buddha works over Kaepernick's head and body with a nice combination.
The Dancing Buddha misses with a double jab.
It looked like Kaepernick wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The Dancing Buddha shoots in for a double leg but Kaepernick sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Colin Kaepernick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zorba The Dancing Buddha.
The Dancing Buddha slips under a jab.
The Dancing Buddha closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Dancing Buddha takes a little break here. Kaepernick wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The Dancing Buddha tries for a kimura but Kaepernick is defending well.
The Dancing Buddha throwing strikes but Kaepernick manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
The Dancing Buddha is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The Dancing Buddha tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaepernick content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Kaepernick continues to stall.
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The Dancing Buddha tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kaepernick wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The Dancing Buddha tries to control but Kaepernick manages to take his back.
What can The Dancing Buddha do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaepernick has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The Dancing Buddha trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Dancing Buddha is trying to get back to his feet but Kaepernick has full control of the position and if anything, The Dancing Buddha has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Kaepernick trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure The Dancing Buddha doesn't escape.
The Dancing Buddha trying to control the hands but Kaepernick breaks the grip.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The Dancing Buddha is trying to stand back up.
Kaepernick has the hooks in. The Dancing Buddha is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Kaepernick really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for The Dancing Buddha.
The Dancing Buddha wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kaepernick controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colin Kaepernick dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kaepernick keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Dancing Buddha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kaepernick is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kaepernick. The Dancing Buddha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kaepernick throws a big shot that misses.
The Dancing Buddha drives through and clinches with Kaepernick against the cage.
The Dancing Buddha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kaepernick. The Dancing Buddha does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaepernick throws a hook but The Dancing Buddha blocks it.
Kaepernick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Dancing Buddha fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kaepernick stuffs the takedown.
Zorba The Dancing Buddha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Dancing Buddha shoots and misses
and Kaepernick counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Colin Kaepernick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zorba The Dancing Buddha.
The Dancing Buddha shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and The Dancing Buddha takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The Dancing Buddha gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and The Dancing Buddha takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Colin Kaepernick is winning the standup battle so far.
The Dancing Buddha tries to land a front kick but Kaepernick steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The Dancing Buddha tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kaepernick swivels and escapes.
Kaepernick was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The Dancing Buddha defending well as Kaepernick loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by The Dancing Buddha.
The Dancing Buddha throws a half hearted mid kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Kaepernick misses the target.
Kaepernick tries to keep at a distance but The Dancing Buddha has taken the fight into the clinch.
The Dancing Buddha jumps guard but Kaepernick stands there with The Dancing Buddha around his waist. The Dancing Buddha gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaepernick misses with a punch to the body.
Kaepernick misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kaepernick tries to work over The Dancing Buddha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Kaepernick fails to land.
The Dancing Buddha with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The Dancing Buddha blocks an uppercut.
The Dancing Buddha is working for takedown but Kaepernick is calmly controlling the position for now.
The Dancing Buddha breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Colin Kaepernick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kaepernick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Dancing Buddha throws a jab but it's blocked by Kaepernick.
The Dancing Buddha closes the distance and clinches.
Kaepernick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kaepernick throws a punch but it's blocked by The Dancing Buddha.
Kaepernick lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Dancing Buddha.
Kaepernick lands a shoulder strike.
Kaepernick struggles to land a body shot inside as The Dancing Buddha controls his hands.
Kaepernick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Dancing Buddha is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kaepernick is defending well.
The Dancing Buddha with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The Dancing Buddha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kaepernick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Dancing Buddha.
Kaepernick misses with a hook. The Dancing Buddha ducked under it nicely.
The Dancing Buddha shoots and misses
and Kaepernick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The Dancing Buddha throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kaepernick's waist but Kaepernick gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing The Dancing Buddha off to one side.
The Dancing Buddha throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kaepernick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Dancing Buddha doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kaepernick counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaepernick looks to throw the jab but The Dancing Buddha is out of range.
The Dancing Buddha slips a straight right by Kaepernick.
Kaepernick misses with a hook
and The Dancing Buddha counters with a series of strikes. Kaepernick will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Dancing Buddha dives in for a single leg takedown but Kaepernick sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kaepernick has managed to clinch.
Kaepernick lands a body punch.
The Dancing Buddha is breathing heavily.
The Dancing Buddha tries to pull guard but Kaepernick holds him up against the cage and eventually The Dancing Buddha drops back down to his feet.
The Dancing Buddha wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kaepernick has him pressed against the cage.
The Dancing Buddha breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Dancing Buddha looks for a takedown but Kaepernick sprawls well.
Kaepernick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Dancing Buddha.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colin Kaepernick dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kaepernick throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kaepernick throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent The Dancing Buddha stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kaepernick scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Zorba The Dancing Buddha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Dancing Buddha slips a jab from Kaepernick.
The Dancing Buddha looks for a takedown but Kaepernick sprawls well.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Dancing Buddha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kaepernick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Dancing Buddha is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaepernick thuds his right hand into The Dancing Buddha's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kaepernick throws a jab when The Dancing Buddha was well out of range.
Kaepernick fails to land with a series of punches.
The Dancing Buddha misses with a takedown attempt
and Kaepernick counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Dancing Buddha defending well as Kaepernick loads up on a big left hand.
The Dancing Buddha takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kaepernick connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The Dancing Buddha looks for a takedown but Kaepernick sprawls well.
Colin Kaepernick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zorba The Dancing Buddha.
The Dancing Buddha tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kaepernick counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kaepernick circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kaepernick counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kaepernick connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed The Dancing Buddha momentarily.
The Dancing Buddha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kaepernick.
Kaepernick displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Dancing Buddha wants to clinch.
Kaepernick lands with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kaepernick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A shot to the body from Kaepernick misses
and The Dancing Buddha counters with a nice body shot.
The Dancing Buddha shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kaepernick but Kaepernick pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice sprawl there from Kaepernick as The Dancing Buddha shoots in.
The Dancing Buddha walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaepernick looks to land a right hand but The Dancing Buddha moved out of range.
The Dancing Buddha misses with the body kick
letting Kaepernick counter with a right hand.
Kaepernick forces The Dancing Buddha back against the cage and clinches.
Kaepernick swings wildly with an uppercut but The Dancing Buddha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kaepernick is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Dancing Buddha can do to turn this around?
Kaepernick working aggressively here.
Zorba The Dancing Buddha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kaepernick misses with the head strike.
The Dancing Buddha has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kaepernick throws a head punch that misses.
Kaepernick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kaepernick misses with a punch on the inside.
Kaepernick lands with a left to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Kaepernick.
Kaepernick struggles to land a body shot inside as The Dancing Buddha controls his hands.
Colin Kaepernick is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Dancing Buddha is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on The Dancing Buddha's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kaepernick lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kaepernick misses with a punch to the body.
The Dancing Buddha tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kaepernick just stands there and leans against the cage.
The Dancing Buddha tries to pull guard but Kaepernick holds him up against the cage and eventually The Dancing Buddha drops back down to his feet.
The Dancing Buddha with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The Dancing Buddha tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The Dancing Buddha misses with a body punch.
The Dancing Buddha is trying to break free.
And that's the end of the fight!
Colin Kaepernick showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kaepernick 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Colin Kaepernick!
A very excited looking Colin Kaepernick 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keiichi Yamada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don T. Bill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bill. Don T. Bill struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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205 lbs
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38
225 lbs
21 - 20 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Keiichi Yamada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Don T. Bill!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamada fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bill, pushing him back against the cage.
Yamada blocking some punches.
Yamada working aggressively here.
Bill tries a body shot but Yamada blocks it.
Bill wants a takedown but no success here.
Bill misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bill lands a nice shot to the body.
Bill misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yamada has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bill tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yamada's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bill.
Yamada swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yamada is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bill is defending well.
Bill working aggressively here.
Yamada goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bill prevents it.
Yamada controlling the action here for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bill tries to work over Yamada's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yamada struggles to land a body shot inside as Bill controls his hands.
Bill gets underhooks to prevent Yamada's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keiichi Yamada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada looking for a takedown.
Yamada blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yamada has Bill pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Yamada pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Bill tumbling to the mat - Yamada dives into Bill's guard.
Yamada throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bill works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Yamada wants to control from the top but Bill keeps moving.
Bill looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bill is still trying to improve position.
Yamada avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Yamada stopping the sweep attempt from Bill.
Yamada wants to control from the top but Bill keeps moving.
Yamada preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamada distracts Bill with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Yamada preventing the sweep.
Yamada trying to control but Bill is working from the bottom.
Bill is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Yamada working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bill's head.
Yamada keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bill's head.
Yamada avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bill looking for a sweep. Not yet Bill, not yet.
Yamada 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.
Yamada content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Yamada content to stall in guard here.
Bill working a defensive guard but Yamada passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yamada looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bill with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bill tries to roll over but Yamada keeps him under control.
Yamada scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Yamada lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Yamada looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bill with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Yamada is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamada is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bill is not content to let Yamada control the position.
Bill trying to control from the bottom.
Bill slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Yamada missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yamada looking to pass the guard.
Yamada postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bill tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keiichi Yamada dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Yamada smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bill.
Bill smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bill looks for a takedown but Yamada sprawls well.
Yamada throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bill swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bill on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yamada. Yamada obviously looking to wear him down.
Bill jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bill misses with a left hand
so Yamada counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bill controls Yamada momentarily but Yamada frees himself.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Yamada chips away with some ground and pound.
Bill has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Yamada can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Yamada trying to control the position from guard on top but Bill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada preventing the sweep.
Yamada trying to control but Bill is working from the bottom.
Yamada landing with the ground and pound.
Yamada working some strikes from top position.
Yamada postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Bill is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Yamada, into his guard.
Bill working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bill scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamada is looking for a triangle but Bill pushes his legs off easily.
Yamada looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bill passes into half guard.
Bill is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bill working Yamada over with strikes.
Yamada looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bill is nestled in close to Yamada, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bill is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Yamada is just riding it out for now. Bill eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bill slips a nice elbow through Yamada's hands, connecting with Yamada's forehead.
Yamada tries to get to full guard but Bill has control of the leg.
Nice strikes from Bill there.
Yamada is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bill scores with a couple of nice shots.
Yamada avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bill.
Bill scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bill winds up and cracks Yamada with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamada looking for subs from the bottom but Bill mounts him!
Bill prevents Yamada from getting the reversal.
Bill working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Yamada tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Yamada is working hard here to advance position.
Yamada taking shots to the head.
Bill lands a heavy elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamada takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yamada wants to control but Bill is having none of it.
Yamada is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don T. Bill showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Decent striking displayed by Bill there.
Bill on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bill throws a poor cross that misses
and Yamada counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bill throws a body punch but Yamada moves out of range.
Yamada 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.
Yamada cracks Bill with a solid left hand.
Yamada throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Keiichi Yamada overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yamada postures up.
Yamada looking to sit in guard and control but Bill gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Yamada is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Yamada is looking for a triangle but Bill pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bill connects with a couple of short punches.
Yamada is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Yamada trying to control from half guard but Bill is working away.
Yamada prevents Bill from improving his position.
Bill works his way to full guard. Good work.
Yamada won't allow Bill to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamada throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Yamada throwing strikes but missing.
Bill has momentary wrist control but Yamada slips an elbow through the middle.
Yamada throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Yamada working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bill working for a triangle but Yamada defends it easily.
Bill manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Yamada manages to get himself to full guard.
Bill stopping the sweep attempt from Yamada.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bill throws a big right hand that misses.
Yamada is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bill defends well.
Bill lands a couple of digs.
Yamada preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bill loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Yamada preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bill throwing strikes but missing.
Bill lands a couple of elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bill's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamada trying to control the position.
Yamada tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bill slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Yamada tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bill working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bill is putting a hurting on Yamada here, landing some big shots from side control.
Yamada is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bill in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Don T. Bill.
I think Bill 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Don T. Bill!
A victorious Don T. Bill thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bich Nga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Marfaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juan Marfaker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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209 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Bich Nga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Juan Marfaker!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marfaker scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nga has closed the distance and engaged Marfaker in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Nga fails to land.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nga.
A shot in the inside from Nga.
Nga misses with an elbow over the top.
Nga throws an elbow but it misses.
Marfaker lands a left hand.
Marfaker throws a punch but it's blocked by Nga.
A body shot lands from Marfaker.
Nga lands a right hand.
Marfaker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Marfaker is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nga misses with some punches.
Marfaker is trying to break free.
Marfaker gets through Nga's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marfaker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nga blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Marfaker.
A short left from Marfaker.
Marfaker's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Marfaker lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marfaker lands a nice uppercut.
Nga throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Marfaker misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Marfaker.
Marfaker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Marfaker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Marfaker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nga lands an elbow inside.
A head punch on the inside from Nga fails to land.
Nga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nga takes a shot to the head.
Nga misses with a body punch.
Marfaker avoids a wild elbow strike from Nga.
A bit of stalling here from Marfaker.
Marfaker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marfaker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nga lands a left hand.
Nga digs a right hand underneath Marfaker's ribcage. Marfaker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Marfaker works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nga tries to land a knee to the head but Marfaker blocks with his arms.
Nga lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marfaker backwards.
Marfaker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nga backwards.
Nga tries to throw a body punch but Marfaker avoids it by throwing Nga back against the cage.
Marfaker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marfaker breaks the clinch.
Nga moves out of range as Marfaker strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Nga misses the target.
Marfaker tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nga takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nga blocks a leg kick.
Nice body punch from Marfaker.
Nga with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Marfaker to score with a decent uppercut.
Marfaker lands a lovely overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marfaker throws a big shot that misses.
Nga lands with a nice body kick.
Marfaker sends Nga crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Marfaker is motioning to the referee to let Nga up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Nga is rocked!
Marfaker drops Nga with a huge uppercut! Nga drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Marfaker is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Marfaker!
A victorious Juan Marfaker thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cearul Ysengrin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Joseph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Joseph's choice of entrance music: Pop Evil-Torn to Pieces. Anthony Joseph has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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236 lbs
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232 lbs
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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
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cearul Ysengrin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Joseph!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ysengrin lands the left hand.
Ysengrin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Joseph.
Joseph walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ysengrin lands a nice shot to the body.
Ysengrin misses with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Ysengrin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ysengrin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Joseph.
Joseph fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ysengrin.
Joseph moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ysengrin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joseph was well out of range. Poor timing from Ysengrin.
Ysengrin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Joseph has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Joseph throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ysengrin lands with a hook. Joseph tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ysengrin throws a body shot but no joy.
Ysengrin avoids the body shot from Joseph.
Ysengrin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've been told by Ysengrin's head coaches at Jacks Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Joseph just misses with a punch to the body.
Ysengrin checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ysengrin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joseph manages to avoid it.
Ysengrin swings widly with a right hand
and Joseph connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Joseph avoids the body shot from Ysengrin.
Joseph bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ysengrin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ysengrin ducks under a wild hook from Joseph.
Joseph looks to score with a jab to the body but Ysengrin is just out of range.
Joseph digs a good body shot into Ysengrin's ribs.
Ysengrin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joseph moves away.
Ysengrin looks for the body kick but Joseph saw that one coming.
Ysengrin throws a looping overhand right but Joseph ducks down to avoid it.
Ysengrin misses with a leg kick
and Joseph holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Joseph goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ysengrin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ysengrin tries to work over Joseph's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ysengrin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Joseph has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ysengrin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Joseph.
A short left from Ysengrin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joseph misses with the head strike.
Ysengrin lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Anthony Joseph has been cut.
Joseph lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Joseph tries a body shot but Ysengrin blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ysengrin.
Ysengrin tries to land knees in the clinch but Joseph avoids the damage to the body.
Joseph scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ysengrin blocks an uppercut.
Joseph fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joseph doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ysengrin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Joseph avoids it.
Joseph manages to break the clinch.
Ysengrin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Joseph takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Joseph throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ysengrin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Joseph's sensitive parts.
Ysengrin throws a body kick that misses
and Joseph cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Joseph jabs at Ysengrin's body.
Ysengrin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Joseph counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Joseph lands a jab to the head.
Joseph jabs at Ysengrin's body.
Ysengrin avoids the body shot from Joseph.
Joseph throws a nice inside leg kick.
Joseph displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ysengrin throws out the jab.
Ysengrin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ysengrin looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joseph wants to sweep but no luck.
Joseph lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph looking to sit in guard and control but Ysengrin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ysengrin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ysengrin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Joseph is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ysengrin tries to free his leg and advance position but Joseph is retaining full guard.
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 Cearul Ysengrin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Anthony Joseph's cut.
That's time! Ysengrin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Joseph moves away from the strike by Ysengrin.
Joseph throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ysengrin thows a body kick. Joseph tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ysengrin connects with an inside leg kick.
Joseph lands a front kick.
Ysengrin ducks under a wild hook from Joseph.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ysengrin. Joseph does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joseph keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Joseph 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ysengrin checks a leg kick.
Ysengrin is looking to counter punch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Joseph in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ysengrin.
Ysengrin misses with a wild body shot.
Ysengrin throws a hook but Joseph blocks it.
Ysengrin misses the body punch
and Joseph counters with a body kick that stops Ysengrin in his tracks momentarily.
Joseph is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ysengrin rather than just go for the knockout.
Joseph uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ysengrin.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph checks the leg kick.
Ysengrin tries to work over Joseph's front leg with a kick but Joseph checks it.
Ysengrin has managed to clinch.
Ysengrin tries a knee to the head but Joseph blocks it.
Ysengrin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ysengrin tries to work over Joseph's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Joseph avoiding damage.
Joseph swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ysengrin tries to land knees in the clinch but Joseph avoids the damage to the body.
Joseph's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Joseph throws an elbow that misses.
Ysengrin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ysengrin working Joseph over with knees to the body.
Joseph tries to throw a body punch but Ysengrin avoids it by throwing Joseph back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Ysengrin.
Joseph softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ysengrin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Joseph pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That kick from Ysengrin tenderised Joseph's leg. Joseph is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ysengrin throws a head kick but Joseph moves out of range.
Ysengrin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ysengrin lands a nice looking kick to the body. Joseph takes a step back to recover.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ysengrin.
Cearul Ysengrin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joseph takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Joseph looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Joseph circles away from the clinch attempt
and Joseph counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ysengrin avoids a kick to the body.
Ysengrin lets loose with a powerful body kick. Joseph will feel that in the morning.
Joseph with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ysengrin to score with a decent uppercut.
Joseph walks into a stiff left hand from Ysengrin.
Ysengrin slips under a jab.
Cearul Ysengrin is winning the standup battle so far.
Ysengrin catches Joseph with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ysengrin scores with a jab to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Joseph checks a leg kick.
Ysengrin misses with a body kick.
Ysengrin misses with a leg kick
and Joseph counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ysengrin is looking to chop away at Joseph's legs.
Joseph ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ysengrin moves away.
Ysengrin appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ysengrin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Joseph.
Ysengrin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Joseph can do to turn this around?
Joseph scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ysengrin throws a leg kick
and Joseph counters with a nice uppercut.
Joseph avoids the body shot from Ysengrin.
Joseph fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ysengrin checks it well.
Ysengrin lands a jab to Joseph's midsection.
Ysengrin moves out of range of the body kick from Joseph.
Joseph ducks under a wild hook from Ysengrin.
Joseph uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ysengrin has time to react.
Joseph has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Joseph bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ysengrin's head.
Joseph misses with a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Ysengrin.
Ysengrin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Joseph digs a good hook to Ysengrin's body.
Ysengrin throws a body kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cearul Ysengrin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Joseph's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Ysengrin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Joseph takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ysengrin misses with a shot to the body
and Joseph counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ysengrin is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Joseph misses with a leg kick.
Ysengrin swings for the body but Joseph moves out of range.
Ysengrin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ysengrin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ysengrin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Joseph swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Joseph tries a body shot but Ysengrin blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joseph misses with some punches.
Joseph's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Joseph tries to work over Ysengrin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ysengrin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ysengrin throws a punch but it's blocked by Joseph.
Joseph prevents a body shot from Ysengrin.
Ysengrin prevents a body shot from Joseph.
Joseph misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ysengrin connects with a knee to the head.
Ysengrin tries to land a knee to the head but Joseph blocks with his arms.
Ysengrin tries to work over Joseph's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Joseph scores with a shoulder strike.
Joseph pushes Ysengrin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Joseph tries a body shot but Ysengrin blocks it.
Ysengrin prevents a body shot from Joseph.
A frustrated look appears on Joseph's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ysengrin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Joseph has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ysengrin tries a knee to the head but Joseph blocks it.
Joseph lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Joseph breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ysengrin misses with a head kick.
Ysengrin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Anthony Joseph has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph tried to score with a low kick but Ysengrin checks it.
Ysengrin misses with a wild body shot.
Ysengrin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joseph misses with a kick to the body
and Ysengrin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ysengrin looks to throw a body kick
and Ysengrin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Joseph displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ysengrin throws out the jab.
Joseph follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Ysengrin just misses with a punch to the body.
Ysengrin misses with a hook to the body
and Joseph counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ysengrin's knee momentarily.
Joseph drops Ysengrin with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Ysengrin looks back up at him and smiles so Joseph waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
It looks like Cearul Ysengrin has been cut.
Joseph scores with a jab to the body.
Joseph lands a jab to Ysengrin's midsection.
Joseph jabs at Ysengrin's body.
Ysengrin gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Joseph gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Joseph!
During a confident post fight interview, Anthony Joseph thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Repe Sorsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sorsa is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Like a Bunny. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roberto Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Repe Sorsa!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sorsa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kim shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sorsa pinned against the cage. Sorsa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sorsa avoids a kick to the body.
Sorsa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sorsa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kim.
A countering left hand to the body from Sorsa misses.
Kim shoots in but no luck this time.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sorsa. That's going to slow Kim down.
Sorsa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kim throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sorsa's calf.
Sorsa scores with a jab to the body.
Sorsa cracks a nice hook into Kim's ribs.
Kim has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sorsa.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sorsa throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sorsa looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kim is avoiding damage well.
Kim can't do much from the bottom here.
Sorsa throwing strikes but Kim manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Sorsa struggling a bit here.
Kim trying to control the action but Sorsa is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim is really struggling to control Sorsa but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Sorsa wants to control but Kim postures up.
Kim trying to control the action but Sorsa is working from the bottom.
Sorsa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kim will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sorsa can't do much from the bottom here.
Sorsa is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kim off and has taken his back!
Sorsa lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kim trying to control the action but Sorsa just sinks the hooks in.
Sorsa throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Sorsa is not going to allow Kim to sit and survive in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sorsa trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Sorsa. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Kim wants to escape the position.
Sorsa throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Sorsa loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Kim hold on?
Sorsa throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Kim wants to control his opponent's hands but Sorsa gets his hands free.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Will Sorsa go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
You can see the frustration on Kim's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Repe Sorsa dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kim tries to move into range but Sorsa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice shot lands for Kim.
Sorsa moves out of range as Kim strikes.
Kim throws the left hand but Sorsa avoids the punch easily.
Kim misses with a low kick.
Sorsa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sorsa throws out a loose jab but Kim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sorsa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kim moves away.
Sorsa thumps Kim with a low kick.
Sorsa throws a looping overhand right but Kim ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Sorsa.
Sorsa throws a head kick that misses.
Kim throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kim stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sorsa.
Kim throws a poor cross that misses
letting Sorsa counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim looks to land a body kick but Sorsa moved away.
Kim throws a leg kick
and Sorsa counters with a single leg into guard. Kim didn't expect that.
Kim keeping full guard, as Sorsa tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sorsa trying to control the position from guard on top but Kim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sorsa distracts Kim with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sorsa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kim seems keen to control Sorsa's posture.
Sorsa looking to sit in guard and control but Kim gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sorsa working a defensive guard but Kim passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sorsa is trying to get back to full guard.
Sorsa actively working from the bottom here.
Kim wants to pass the guard but Sorsa is defending well.
Sorsa is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
Kim not doing much here.
Sorsa wants to improve his position but Kim is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim wants to control but Sorsa is keeping him busy.
Sorsa misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Sorsa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sorsa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kim.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sorsa wants to improve his position but Kim is controlling well.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sorsa throws a right hand that misses
and Kim counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
No joy there for Sorsa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sorsa scores with a leg kick.
Sorsa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kim throws a hook to the side of Sorsa's head but Sorsa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kim throws out a leg kick but Sorsa moves out of range and Kim only half commits.
Sorsa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Kim does it's job there.
Sorsa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kim throws a jab when Sorsa was well out of range.
Repe Sorsa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice defenses there by Kim.
Kim on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sorsa. Sorsa obviously looking to wear him down.
Kim takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kim moves out of range of the body kick from Sorsa.
Kim half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kim shoots in looking for a takedown but Sorsa manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kim's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sorsa is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Repe Sorsa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kim misses with a low kick.
A clash of legs there as Sorsa blocks the low kick.
Kim 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.
Kim chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sorsa can pounce on him.
Kim moves away from the strike by Sorsa.
Kim takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sorsa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sorsa throws a good cross that connects.
Kim gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kim throws a right hand that misses
and Sorsa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sorsa avoids the head kick by Kim.
Sorsa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kim moves away.
Sorsa just misses with a punch to the body.
Kim pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sorsa.
Kim lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kim misses with a straight right.
Sorsa throws out a leg kick but Kim moves out of range and Sorsa only half commits.
Sorsa looks to throw the jab but Kim is out of range.
Kim moves out of range of the body kick from Sorsa.
Sorsa slips a straight right by Kim.
Sorsa lands an overhand right.
Sorsa lands a leg kick that knocks Kim off balance momentarily.
Sorsa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sorsa staying out of range there.
Kim staying out of range there.
Kim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sorsa moves in looking to clinch but Kim pushes him off.
Roberto Kim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Repe Sorsa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sorsa.
Sorsa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kim.
Sorsa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sorsa shoots in looking for a takedown. Kim tries to sprawl out of it but Sorsa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kim manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sorsa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kim.
Kim throws the left hand but Sorsa avoids the punch easily.
Kim walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sorsa.
Kim is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sorsa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kim.
Kim takes one on the button.
Sorsa takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Repe Sorsa has been cut.
Sorsa lands with an uppercut that bounces Kim off the cage and back into range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sorsa. Sorsa obviously looking to wear him down.
Sorsa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kim.
Sorsa misses with an uppercut.
Sorsa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kim throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sorsa follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Kim misses with a hook.
Kim just misses with a punch to the body.
Sorsa throws out a counter right but Kim avoids it with no problem.
Kim throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kim throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sorsa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sorsa throws a head kick that misses.
And Kim counters with a quick kick to the body but Sorsa blocks it.
Kim misses with a straight right.
Sorsa connects with a right hand. Kim shakes it off.
Sorsa misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sorsa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kim moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kim is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kim keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sorsa.
Kim throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A left lands for Sorsa.
Kim misses with a takedown attempt
and Sorsa counters with a stiff right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sorsa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sorsa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kim. That did some damage!
Kim takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kim throws a lazy body kick
and Sorsa counters with a leg kick.
Sorsa lands a glancing blow to the side of Kim's head.
Kim closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sorsa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kim is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kim lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Repe Sorsa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sorsa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Repe Sorsa!
Repe Sorsa managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Perkele!, into his post fight interview.
In defeat, Roberto Kim stepped up to the mic, saying 'HOOOODOOR!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seamus Farrelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Attila Skif (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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36
221 lbs
27 - 13 - 1 |
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28
215 lbs
16 - 6 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
27 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Seamus Farrelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Attila Skif!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farrelly connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Skif moves away from the strike by Farrelly.
Farrelly takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Some bone on bone action there as Skif checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Farrelly defending well as Skif loads up on a big left hand.
Skif looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Farrelly throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Skif has closed the distance and engaged Farrelly in a clinch.
Skif misses with some punches.
Skif has a couple of punches blocked by Farrelly.
Skif trying to stall but Farrelly improves his position.
Farrelly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Skif misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in the clinch, Skif scores with a nice short uppercut.
Skif leaning against his opponent.
Farrelly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Skif lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skif lands with a light punch inside.
Skif lands with a left to the head.
A body shot lands from Farrelly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Skif as the two fighters clinch.
Farrelly blocks an uppercut.
Farrelly lands a hook to the side of the head.
Skif trying to stall but Farrelly improves his position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Skif is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Farrelly has denied him.
Skif throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Skif.
Skif swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Farrelly prevents a body shot from Skif.
Farrelly breaks from the clinch.
Farrelly misses with a double jab.
Donk. Farrelly catches Skif right on the button with a cross.
Farrelly missing with a left hand there. Skif was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Farrelly moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSkif.
Farrelly looks for the body kick but Skif saw that one coming.
Skif scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Farrelly lands a nice shot that snaps Skif's head back.
Farrelly misses with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrelly gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Skif counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skif misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Farrelly does it's job there.
Farrelly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Skif.
Farrelly chopping away at his opponent's legs.
An inside leg kick lands from Farrelly.
Skif lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Farrelly circles away quickly and effectively.
Farrelly connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Skif.
Skif counters with a body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Skif 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 Farrelly has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Farrelly and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Farrelly works Skif's body with a nice hook.
Farrelly changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Farrelly lands with a good body shot.
A left lands for Skif.
Skif looks for the body kick but Farrelly saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skif moves out of range as Farrelly strikes.
Skif uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Farrelly.
Farrelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Skif is just out of range.
Skif lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Skif connects with a body shot that sends Farrelly's belly button to the back.
Farrelly looks for the body kick but Skif saw that one coming.
Skif now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Skif fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Farrelly manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Farrelly misses the target.
Farrelly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Skif.
Farrelly takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Skif lands a jab to Farrelly's midsection.
Skif throws the left hand but Farrelly avoids the punch easily.
Skif jabs Farrelly to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Skif changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Farrelly attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Skif scores with the left hand. Farrelly knows he should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body kick from Skif.
A good leg kick by Skif.
Skif connects with a nice looking jab.
Farrelly tries to move into range but Skif moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Farrelly lands a jab to Skif's midsection.
A lazy left from Farrelly finds it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Skif misses the target.
Farrelly blocks a head kick by Skif.
Skif is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Farrelly rather than just go for the knockout.
Skif takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Skif throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Skif moves into the clinch.
Skif takes an elbow to the forehead.
Farrelly lands a right hand.
Farrelly lands with a short shot to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Skif's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Attila Skif will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Farrelly throws a series of punches but Skif moves out of range.
Skif throws a leg kick but Farrelly moved away.
Skif misses with an uppercut
enabling Farrelly to counter with a crisp jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Skif - that will leave a mark!
Farrelly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Skif was well out of range. Poor timing from Farrelly.
Skif connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Skif tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Attila Skif seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Farrelly stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Farrelly misses with a lunging right hand
and Skif counters with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Farrelly misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farrelly on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Farrelly misses the jab.
Farrelly ducks under a wild hook from Skif.
Skif throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farrelly throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrelly moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Farrelly thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Skif if he has to take too many more of those.
Skif drops his hands momentarily and Farrelly takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Farrelly plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Skif throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Farrelly counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Skif thinking.
Farrelly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Skif buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Skif.
Farrelly throws a low kick, looking for Skif's leg but Skif calmly moves out of range.
Skif flicks out a counter leg kick but Farrelly steps away.
Skif attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Farrelly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Skif was well out of range. Poor timing from Farrelly.
Skif tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Skif steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Farrelly.
Farrelly chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farrelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Skif is just out of range.
Farrelly lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Farrelly with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Skif checks a leg kick.
Farrelly throws a low kick, looking for Skif's leg but Skif calmly moves out of range.
Farrelly rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Farrelly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Skif misses with a wild combination.
Skif scores with a hook.
A good leg kick by Skif.
Skif gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Farrelly throws a wild body kick that Skif sees coming a mile off.
Skif misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farrelly misses with a straight left.
Skif throws a low kick but Farrelly moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Farrelly misses the target.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A combination from Farrelly does no damage.
Farrelly takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Skif fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Crunch! Skif slams his shin into Farrelly's torso.
Skif blocks a head kick by Farrelly.
Skif scores with the left hand. Farrelly knows he should have avoided that one.
Seamus Farrelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skif darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Farrelly's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Skif connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Farrelly scrambles back to his feet.
Skif misses with a straight right.
Farrelly has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Farrelly there as he acknowledges the shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Skif scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farrelly lands a nice hook to Skif's body. Skif takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A low kick from Farrelly is predictable there
and Skif cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Farrelly is rocked!
Farrelly is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Skif doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Farrelly crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Farrelly's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Attila Skif!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between I Am (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steffan Stove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Am comes to the cage accompanied by Mobb Deep - Shook Ones Part II. Steffan Stove has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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31
149 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
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35
149 lbs
25 - 10 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, I Am!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Steffan Stove!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Am scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Steffan Stove has been cut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Am, as that shot connected.
Stove fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Am waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stove.
I Am seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stove connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Am throws a right hand that misses
and Stove counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Am scores with a head kick. Stove tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Stove blocks a head kick by Am.
Am throws a sloppy body shot
and Stove counters with a one-two to the body.
Am is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Am misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stove misses with a body shot.
Am throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stove thuds a left hand into Am's body.
Stove looks to land a combination but Am avoids it well.
Am throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Stove doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A head kick by Am misses
and Stove connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Am closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Am lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stove backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Am.
Am lands a hook that snaps the head of Stove backwards.
Am misses with some punches.
Am's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Am goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Stove is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Am closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Stove did well to prevent Am getting side control.
Stove is still in real trouble! Can Am finish him?
Am not doing much here.
Am in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Stove tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Am!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). I Am!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, I Am made sure he mentioned Sin City Allstars, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
Steffan Stove spoke after the fight, saying 'Some devil possessions CANT be excorcised...'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikey Havoc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexei Chatzikomninos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Havoc comes into the arena with Ready Steady Go blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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39
216 lbs
23 - 10 - 0 |
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36
211 lbs
25 - 17 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mikey Havoc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexei Chatzikomninos!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chatzikomninos gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Chatzikomninos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Alexei Chatzikomninos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chatzikomninos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chatzikomninos scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jab, jab by Chatzikomninos - just one landing.
It looks like Mikey Havoc has been cut.
Nice straight punches there by Chatzikomninos. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Chatzikomninos.
Havoc throws a body shot but no joy.
Chatzikomninos appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Chatzikomninos has taken the fight to the clinch.
Chatzikomninos pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Chatzikomninos prevents a body shot from Havoc.
Havoc tries to throw a body punch but Chatzikomninos avoids it by throwing Havoc back against the cage.
Chatzikomninos told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Still in the clinch, Havoc scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Havoc misses with some punches.
Chatzikomninos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Havoc scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chatzikomninos can't find room to land a body shot as Havoc controls the action.
Havoc takes an elbow to the forehead.
Chatzikomninos misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chatzikomninos.
Havoc fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Havoc swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Chatzikomninos fails to land.
Chatzikomninos blocks a body shot from Havoc.
Havoc has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Havoc blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chatzikomninos gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chatzikomninos pushes Havoc back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mikey Havoc's cut is getting worse.
Chatzikomninos gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Havoc.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chatzikomninos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chatzikomninos lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Havoc.
Havoc tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chatzikomninos's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Chatzikomninos just misses with a elbow thrown towards Havoc's brow.
Havoc softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chatzikomninos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chatzikomninos lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Chatzikomninos swings wildly with an uppercut but Havoc uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chatzikomninos blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chatzikomninos.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Havoc.
Havoc swings wildly with an uppercut but Chatzikomninos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Havoc can't find room to land a body shot as Chatzikomninos controls the action.
Havoc misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chatzikomninos lands a left hand.
Mikey Havoc's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Havoc misses with the head strike.
Havoc misses with a short punch on the inside.
Havoc misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chatzikomninos misses with a punch to the body.
Chatzikomninos lands an elbow just above Havoc 's eye.
Jeez, Mikey Havoc's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mikey Havoc's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alexei Chatzikomninos!
A very excited looking Alexei Chatzikomninos 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Punchy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson's entrance music is Mary had a little lamb. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
47 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trent Punchy!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punchy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tyson manages to avoid it.
Tyson staying out of range there.
Donk. Punchy catches Tyson right on the button with a cross.
Punchy connects with a body shot.
Punchy swings for the body but Tyson moves out of range.
Punchy misses with a hook
and Tyson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice body kick from Punchy.
A jab from Punchy finds it's way through Tyson's defenses.
Punchy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tyson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tyson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Punchy.
Punchy walks into a stiff left hand from Tyson.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tyson fakes the leg kick and cracks Punchy in the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punchy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tyson.
Tyson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Punchy.
Tyson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Punchy lands with an overhand left.
Punchy throws a good cross that connects.
Tyson misses the jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tyson.
Punchy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tyson circles away quickly and effectively.
Tyson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Punchy throws a lazy uppercut
and Tyson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Punchy misses with a right hand
and Tyson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mike Tyson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Punchy looks winded!
Tyson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Punchy slips a straight right by Tyson.
Punchy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Punchy in his tracks.
Punchy clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punchy throws a punch but it's blocked by Tyson.
A short body shot lands from Tyson as the two fighters clinch.
Tyson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right handed body shot lands from Tyson.
Tyson lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tyson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tyson cracks Punchy with a nice body shot.
We've been informed that Punchy has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tyson.
Tyson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tyson lands a right hand.
Punchy pushes Tyson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Punchy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A nice left hand lands by Tyson.
A right handed body shot lands from Tyson.
Punchy misses with some punches.
Tyson works on Punchy's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tyson pushes Punchy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tyson misses with the head strike.
Tyson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Punchys head.
A right hand to the body from Tyson.
A short left from Tyson.
Tyson lands with a left to the head.
A body shot lands from Tyson.
Tyson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tyson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tyson lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Punchy.
Punchy looking for a takedown.
Punchy has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tyson after a bit of a struggle.
Tyson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tyson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hand to the body from Tyson.
Punchy blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punchy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tyson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Punchys head.
Punchy throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Tyson.
Punchy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tyson's elbow.
Tyson misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tyson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tyson tries a body shot but Punchy blocks it.
Tyson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tyson is pressed up against the cage. Punchy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tyson down to the mat. Tyson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mike Tyson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trent Punchy.
Tyson missing with a left hand there. Punchy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tyson throws out a loose jab but Punchy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Punchy misses with a body shot
and Tyson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Punchy misses with a left hand
and Tyson scores with a counter punch that sends Punchy to the canvas! Tyson smells blood - he's punishing Punchy with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Punchy has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Tyson!
A relieved looking Mike Tyson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Trent Punchy had this to say: 'Me Mum... she had it pretty hard ay. Lots of cock for cash.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kantaro Hoshino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kantaro Hoshino will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 20 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nathan Silver!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 10 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kantaro Hoshino!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Silver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silver tries to clinch but Hoshino is having none of it.
Nice defenses there by Silver.
Hoshino with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Silver smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Silver throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hoshino scores with a hook to the body. Silver takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hoshino avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silver has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Russian Bears Elite Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Hoshino looks to throw the jab but Silver is out of range.
Silver misses with a wild body shot.
Hoshino swings for the body but Silver moves out of range.
Hoshino throws out a loose jab but Silver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoshino connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hoshino scores with a punch to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoshino throws a big shot that misses.
Hoshino tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silver was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoshino.
Silver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hoshino.
A slow jab from Hoshino misses its intended target.
Silver takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kantaro Hoshino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hoshino darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Silver keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hoshino.
A jab from Silver misses.
Hoshino throws a jab but it's blocked by Silver.
Silver is looking to counter punch.
Silver tries to bum rush Hoshino with a series of wild strikes but Hoshino uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hoshino moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hoshino throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silver.
Silver was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hoshino throws a big shot that misses.
Hoshino throws a body shot but no joy.
As Hoshino looks to move away, Silver throws a big counter combo but Hoshino just gets out of the way.
Silver scoring well with a low kick there.
Hoshino misses with a wild body shot.
Hoshino is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hoshino looks to throw the jab but Silver is out of range.
Hoshino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silver.
Silver with a nice cross.
Silver smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silver misses with an uppercut. Hoshino saw that one coming.
Hoshino swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hoshino loads up on a big right hand but Silver slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino moves out of range as Silver strikes.
A swing and a miss from Silver.
Hoshino keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Hoshino on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hoshino throws a body punch but Silver moves out of range.
Silver lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hoshino misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Hoshino.
Silver misses with a hook
and Hoshino counters with a nice uppercut.
Hoshino tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silver was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoshino.
A combination from Hoshino does no damage.
Silver avoids the body shot from Hoshino.
Hoshino lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nice shot by Silver.
Silver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hoshino.
Hoshino scores with a jab. Silver acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Silver moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hoshino just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino looks to land a combination but Silver avoids it well.
Silver drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hoshino looks to land a right hand but Silver moved out of range.
Silver avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silver slips under a jab from Hoshino.
A big left from Hoshino misses.
Silver takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hoshino is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Silver had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Silver misses the jab.
Hoshino moves out of range as Silver strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hoshino! But no joy.
Hoshino uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silver.
We've been informed that Hoshino has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Silver thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hoshino swings widly with a right hand
letting Silver counter with a right hand.
The fighters circling - Hoshino throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed right hand from Silver misses the target.
Silver throws a leg kick but Hoshino moved away.
Hoshino displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silver throws out the jab.
Silver is looking to slow Hoshino down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoshino.
Hoshino fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Silver on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoshino scores with a shot to the body.
Silver wants to clinch.
Hoshino uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Silver has time to react.
Hoshino misses with a lunging right hand
and Silver counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hoshino throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Silver avoids the body shot from Hoshino.
Hoshino misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hoshino checks a leg kick.
Silver tries to score with a low kick but Hoshino moves his leg out of the way.
Silver misses with a straight left.
Hoshino misses with an uppercut. Silver saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kantaro Hoshino dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hoshino misses the shot to the body.
Hoshino lands a nice hook to Silver's body. Silver takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Silver dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hoshino misses with a wild body shot.
Hoshino has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hoshino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silver.
Silver scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silver jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silver misses with a low kick as Hoshino jumps back.
Hoshino staying out of range there.
Hoshino displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silver throws out the jab.
Hoshino swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hoshino checks a leg kick.
Silver steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hoshino.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hoshino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silver moves away.
Silver moves out of range of the strikes.
Hoshino looks to land a left hand but Silver moved out of range nicely.
Silver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Silver might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Hoshino throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silver sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoshino throws out a loose jab but Silver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoshino sizes up Silver with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Silver cracks Hoshino with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hoshino throws out a loose jab but Silver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoshino tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silver was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoshino.
Hoshino throws a body shot but no joy.
Hoshino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silver moves away.
Hoshino takes a jab right on the kisser.
Silver tried to score with a low kick but Hoshino checks it.
Hoshino throws an overhand right that lands on Silver's shoulder, as Silver tries to avoid the shot.
Silver takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Silver uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoshino.
Silver misses with a low kick.
Silver on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Silver defending well as Hoshino loads up on a big left hand.
Hoshino throws a hook but Silver avoids it easily.
Silver gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Hoshino misses its intended target.
A telegraphed right hand from Hoshino misses the target.
Hoshino displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silver throws out the jab.
Hoshino misses with a looping right.
Kantaro Hoshino seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hoshino looks to score with a jab to the body but Silver is just out of range.
Silver throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Silver lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hoshino misses with a straight right.
Hoshino stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silver.
Hoshino cracks Silver with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Silver thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hoshino if he has to take too many more of those.
A swing and a miss from Hoshino.
Silver moves into the clinch.
Hoshino misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silver swings wildly with an uppercut but Hoshino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoshino misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hoshino lands a nice shot to the body.
A short left from Hoshino.
Hoshino tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silver's elbow.
Hoshino misses with some punches.
Silver is trying to stall.
Hoshino tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hoshino tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hoshino working aggressively here.
Silver lands with a left to the head.
Silver breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silver takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A head kick misses from Silver.
Silver uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoshino.
Silver fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hoshino looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hoshino uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silver.
Hoshino misses with an uppercut.
Silver feinted there with a counter leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silver moves out of range of the strikes.
Silver moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hoshino lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Silver misses the jab.
Hoshino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hoshino misses with a looping right.
Silver ducks under a wild hook from Hoshino.
Silver takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hoshino scores with a jab to the jaw.
Silver cracks Hoshino with an open hand slap.
Hoshino keeps the fight on the outside.
Silver rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hoshino moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hoshino throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silver blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kantaro Hoshino will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hoshino 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.
Silver is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hoshino.
Hoshino looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hoshino misses with a body shot.
Hoshino comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hoshino chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silver can pounce on him.
Hoshino looks to score with a jab to the body but Silver is just out of range.
Silver tries to clinch up.
Hoshino slips a jab from Silver.
Silver ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hoshino moves away.
Silver misses with a straight left.
Hoshino moves out of range of the strikes.
Hoshino lunges at Silver with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silver's hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver lands with a slapping head kick.
Silver throws a poor cross that misses
and Hoshino counters with a nice body shot.
Hoshino scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoshino throws a lazy uppercut
and Silver counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silver takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoshino scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hoshino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silver connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Silver bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hoshino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silver.
Silver slips a jab from Hoshino.
Hoshino throws a body shot but no joy.
Silver uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hoshino.
Hoshino misses with a lunging right hand
and Silver connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hoshino lands the left hand.
Hoshino throws a lazy uppercut
and Silver counters with a left and a right that stings Hoshino.
Hoshino cracks Silver with a good jab.
The fighters circling - Hoshino throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hoshino.
Hoshino jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As Hoshino backs away, Silver returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Silver connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino scores with a jab.
Hoshino throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silver swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hoshino throws an overhand right that lands on Silver's shoulder, as Silver tries to avoid the shot.
As Hoshino backs away, Silver returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hoshino takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Silver throws a right hand that misses
and Hoshino counters with a stiff right hand.
Silver moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hoshino throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Silver on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hoshino misses with an uppercut
and Silver counters with a stiff right hand.
Hoshino misses with a body punch
and Silver makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Silver closes the distance but Hoshino moves to the side
and Hoshino cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hoshino swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Silver counter with a right hand.
Hoshino misses with a left hand
and Silver counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hoshino misses the jab.
Silver swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hoshino just misses with a punch to the body.
Silver lands a nice looking body shot.
Hoshino has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino connects with a nice looking jab.
Silver ducks under a wild hook from Hoshino.
Silver misses with a looping left.
Silver throws a body punch but Hoshino moves out of range.
A nice side step and Hoshino releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A telegraphed right hand from Silver misses the target.
Hoshino moves away from the strike by Silver.
Silver moves out of range as Hoshino strikes.
Hoshino throws a body shot but no joy.
Silver moves out of range of the strikes.
Hoshino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silver.
Silver misses with a hook.
Silver swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hoshino lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Silver finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hoshino misses with a wild body shot.
Silver looks to land a left hand but Hoshino moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino misses the body punch
letting Silver counter with a right hand.
Silver throws a looping overhand right but Hoshino ducks down to avoid it.
Silver takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Silver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silver swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hoshino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silver moves away.
Silver looks to throw the jab but Hoshino is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Hoshino misses the target.
Silver tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hoshino lands a body shot.
Hoshino waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silver.
Hoshino walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hoshino swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Silver counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A left lands for Silver.
Hoshino works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A jab from Hoshino misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Nathan Silver did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Silver's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Silver misses with a hook.
Silver misses with a straight left.
It seemed like Hoshino was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hoshino throws a hook to the side of Silver's head but Silver sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silver connects with a body shot.
Hoshino throws a looping overhand right but Silver ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Hoshino lands an impressive looking overhand right. Silver doesn't seem phased though.
Silver jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hoshino jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hoshino moves out of range of the leg kick from Silver.
Hoshino thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silver feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Silver's corner calls for a 1-2. Silver obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoshino tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silver was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoshino.
Hoshino throws a body punch but Silver moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Hoshino throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silver throwing a counter right hand but Hoshino manages to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Silver.
Hoshino misses the body punch
and Silver counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoshino throws a body punch but Silver moves out of range.
Hoshino misses with a straight right.
Silver moves out of range of the strikes.
Hoshino ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hoshino misses with a looping left.
Hoshino moves out of range of the strikes.
Silver throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nice jab there from Hoshino.
Hoshino walks into a left hand.
Silver slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hoshino throws the left hand but Silver avoids the punch easily.
Silver scores with a jab.
Hoshino slips under a jab.
Hoshino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silver manages to avoid it.
Hoshino feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Silvers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hoshino works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hoshino walks into a left hand.
Silver tries to land a leg kick but Hoshino saw it coming and moves away.
Hoshino moves out of range of the body kick.
Silver moves away from the strike by Hoshino.
Silver half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hoshino dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silver throws a body punch but Hoshino moves out of range.
Silver takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Silver tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hoshino swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silver walks into a straight right hand from Hoshino.
Hoshino throws an overhand right that lands on Silver's shoulder, as Silver tries to avoid the shot.
Silver misses with an uppercut. Hoshino saw that one coming.
Silver throws a jab when Hoshino was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Hoshino on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hoshino dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silver feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hoshinos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hoshino pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hoshino misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silver. Hoshino does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silver gets a clinch.
Hoshino throws a head punch that misses.
Silver swings wildly with an uppercut but Hoshino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silver tries to break free but Hoshino pushes him back against the cage.
Silver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silver lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silver throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hoshinos head.
Hoshino tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hoshino throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Silver working aggressively here.
Hoshino blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silver's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Silver lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hoshino goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino can't find room to land a body shot as Silver controls the action.
Hoshino struggles to land a body shot inside as Silver controls his hands.
Silver misses with a punch to the body.
Silver misses with the head strike.
Silver takes a shot to the head.
Silver misses with some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silver wants to stall.
Hoshino fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silver is trying to push Hoshino away but Hoshino has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hoshino throws a punch but it's blocked by Silver.
Hoshino throws a head punch that misses.
Hoshino misses with a punch on the inside.
Hoshino has a couple of punches blocked by Silver.
Silver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silver breaks from the clinch.
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 Nathan Silver will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hoshino misses with a looping right.
A little feinted left hand from Silver on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jab from Hoshino.
Hoshino needs to keep his hands up - Silver had a free shot at his head there.
Silver ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hoshino blocks the body kick.
Hoshino ducks under a wild hook from Silver.
Hoshino slips under a jab from Silver.
Hoshino paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hoshino misses the shot to the body.
Silver is looking for a counter combo.
Silver tests Hoshino's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hoshino lands with a straight right. Silver didn't see that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hoshino darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A cross from Hoshino lands.
Hoshino lands a jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Silver forces Hoshino back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoshino blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hoshino.
Nathan Silver has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Silver breaks from the clinch.
Silver misses the shot to the body.
Hoshino swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Silver ducks under a wild hook from Hoshino.
Hoshino uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silver.
Silver's corner calls for a 1-2. Silver obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Silver uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoshino.
Hoshino throws a looping overhand right but Silver ducks down to avoid it.
Silver scores with a jab. Hoshino acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hoshino throws out a powerful jab.
Silver throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hoshino uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hoshino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silver moves away.
A jab from Silver misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Silver connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hoshino scrambles back to his feet.
A good leg kick by Silver.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hoshino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silver moves out of range as Hoshino strikes.
Silver throws a right and a left that Hoshino avoids nicely.
Hoshino misses the shot to the body.
Silver takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A nice combination there by Silver.
Silver uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hoshino.
Hoshino blocks a jab.
Silver uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Silver throws a looping overhand right but Hoshino ducks down to avoid it.
Silver lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hoshino will feel that in the morning.
Hoshino scores with a jab to the head.
Silver tries to clinch
and Hoshino counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Silver's head.
Hoshino misses with a straight left.
Silver throws a series of punches but Hoshino moves out of range.
Silver has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silver throws a punch but it's blocked by Hoshino.
Silver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hoshino misses with the head strike.
Hoshino takes a shot to the head.
Silver lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hoshino backwards.
Silver misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hoshino.
Hoshino misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silver breaks the clinch.
Hoshino ducks under a wild hook from Silver.
Silver doesn't manage to clinch there - Hoshino circles away.
Silver jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino missing with a left hand there. Silver was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silver lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Silver takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hoshino ducks under a wild hook from Silver.
Hoshino misses with a looping right.
Silver throws a jab when Hoshino was well out of range.
Hoshino keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silver.
Hoshino misses with a wild body shot.
Silver tries to clinch up but Hoshino circles away and keeps his distance.
Silver takes one on the button.
Hoshino ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silver misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hoshino fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Silver on the side of the head.
Hoshino throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Silver counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silver avoids the body shot from Hoshino.
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 Nathan Silver.
I think Silver has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 48:47
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 48:47
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Silver!
Nathan Silver retains his featherweight title!
After the big win, Nathan Silver made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Sully's Bar & Grill and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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