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MMMA 35: Unfinished Business PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kalju Kulli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexey Alexandrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
5 - 11 - 0 |
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192 cm
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200 lbs
3 - 11 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kalju Kulli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Alexandrov!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kulli leaves Alexandrov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kulli takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kulli.
Alexandrov swings wildly with an uppercut but Kulli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kulli with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Alexandrov blocking some punches.
Alexandrov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kulli working aggressively here.
Alexandrov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexandrov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
I was talking to Kulli's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Alexandrov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kulli.
Alexandrov wants a takedown but no success here.
Kalju Kulli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexey Alexandrov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulli misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alexandrov tries to throw a body punch but Kulli avoids it by throwing Alexandrov back against the cage.
A short right from Kulli.
Kulli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kulli is defending well against a takedown attempt.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kulli creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kulli softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kulli's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kulli misses with the head strike.
Alexandrov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Alexandrov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kulli trying to land knees to the body.
Kulli gets underhooks to prevent Alexandrov's takedown attempt.
Kulli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kulli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alexandrov can't get the takedown.
Kulli tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Alexandrov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A bit of stalling here from Alexandrov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Kulli regains guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Alexandrov working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kulli trying to keep a closed guard but Alexandrov is proving a slippery customer.
Alexandrov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Alexandrov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Alexandrov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Alexandrov postures up in Kulli's guard and throws a big left but Kulli blocks it.
Alexandrov throws a big right hand that misses.
Kulli is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Alexandrov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kulli pulls Alexandrov in close to prevent any damage.
Alexandrov scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulli looking for a sweep. Not yet Kulli, not yet.
Alexandrov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Alexandrov wants to control from the top but Kulli keeps moving.
Kulli looking for a sweep. Not yet Kulli, not yet.
Kulli wants to stand and escape but Alexandrov is having none of it.
Kulli thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Kulli manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Alexandrov manages to get himself to full guard.
Kulli postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Alexandrov trying to strike off his back.
Kulli working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kulli throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulli engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Alexandrov keeping full guard, as Kulli tries to pass.
Alexandrov wants to improve his position but instead Kulli has moved into half guard.
Kulli wants to take a breather but Alexandrov is having none of it.
Alexandrov wants to get back to full guard.
Kulli is working for a submission of some sort.
Kulli is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalju Kulli dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kulli tries to keep at a distance but Alexandrov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Alexandrov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kulli is pressed up against the cage. Alexandrov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kulli down to the mat. Kulli avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kulli is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alexandrov can do to turn this around?
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Alexandrov, as that shot connected.
Alexandrov scores with a jab to the head.
Kulli lands with a slapping head kick.
Alexandrov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kulli.
Kulli looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Alexandrov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kulli counters with a head kick.
Kulli jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alexandrov takes a swing at Kulli's ribcage but misses.
Alexey Alexandrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kulli walks into a straight right hand from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov takes a swing at Kulli's ribcage but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Kulli.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandrov shoots in and drives through. Kulli sprawls well.
Alexandrov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Alexandrov has closed the distance and engaged Kulli in a clinch.
Alexandrov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alexandrov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kulli presses Alexandrov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Alexandrov tries to throw a body punch but Kulli avoids it by throwing Alexandrov back against the cage.
Alexandrov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kulli fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kalju Kulli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexey Alexandrov.
Kulli feints and as Alexandrov raises his hands in defense, Kulli changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kulli stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alexandrov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kulli looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Alexandrov keeping full guard, as Kulli tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulli preventing the sweep.
Kalju Kulli overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kulli decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Alexandrov, up you get!
Alexandrov clinches with his opponent.
Alexandrov misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulli lands a shot to the body.
Kalju Kulli has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Alexandrov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kulli is defending well.
Kulli missing with knees to the body.
Alexandrov blocks an uppercut.
Kulli is stalling here.
Kulli pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Alexandrov looking for a takedown.
Alexandrov avoiding damage as Kulli throws knees to the body.
Alexandrov digs a right hand into Kulli's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kulli's gas tank.
Kulli is trying to drag Alexandrov to the mat but Alexandrov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kulli cracks Alexandrov with a nice body shot.
Kulli can't find room to land a body shot as Alexandrov controls the action.
Kulli throws a head punch that misses.
Kulli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alexandrov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kulli backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kulli backwards.
Alexandrov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kulli or not.
Alexandrov gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alexandrov being controlled here momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kulli thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Kulli is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kulli keeping moving, preventing Alexandrov from controlling successfully.
Kulli preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kulli is adopting a defensive guard.
Alexandrov distracts Kulli with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alexey Alexandrov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Alexandrov has managed to clinch.
Alexandrov has Kulli pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Alexandrov pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Kulli tumbling to the mat - Alexandrov dives into Kulli's guard.
Kulli working a defensive guard here.
Kulli is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Alexandrov is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Alexandrov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kulli works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kulli not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Alexandrov throws a big right hand that misses.
Kulli looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Alexandrov scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandrov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kulli looking to control.
Alexandrov working some strikes from top position.
Alexandrov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Alexandrov won't allow Kulli to sweep him here.
Alexandrov throws a big right hand that misses.
Kulli is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Alexandrov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Alexandrov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kulli's head.
Kulli wants to sweep here but Alexandrov controlling him for the moment.
Kulli keeping moving, preventing Alexandrov from controlling successfully.
Alexandrov cracks Kulli with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov connects with a couple of short punches.
Alexandrov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kulli works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kulli striking off his back.
Alexandrov postures up.
Kulli keeping moving, preventing Alexandrov from controlling successfully.
Alexandrov works over Kulli with some ground and pound from guard.
Alexandrov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kulli manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Alexandrov manages to get himself to full guard.
Kulli trying to control the position from guard on top but Alexandrov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulli is in close to Alexandrov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Alexandrov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Alexandrov keeping full guard, as Kulli tries to pass.
Alexandrov has control of Kulli's left arm, preventing Kulli from doing any damage.
Alexandrov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kulli advances position into side control!
Kulli stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov lands with a shot to the body.
Alexandrov throws a looping overhand right but Kulli ducks down to avoid it.
Kulli swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kulli misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alexandrov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kulli was well out of range. Poor timing from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov misses with a left hand
and Kulli makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kulli misses with a head kick.
Kulli tries to clinch up.
Kulli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kulli looks for the body kick but Alexandrov saw that one coming.
Kulli misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alexandrov shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alexandrov lands with a punch from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexey Alexandrov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Alexandrov 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexey Alexandrov!
Our winner, Alexey Alexandrov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rollo Lothbrok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Estefan Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Lil'Wayne - Right Above It feat. Drake. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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220 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
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212 lbs
17 - 24 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rollo Lothbrok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 24 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Estefan Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez throws a nice looking combination but Lothbrok bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sanchez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lothbrok changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sanchez tries to avoid it but Lothbrok manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sanchez to the ground. Sanchez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sanchez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lothbrok scores with a hook.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Lothbrok moves out of range.
Lothbrok is looking to counter punch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sanchez has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Sanchez throws a combination that misses
and Lothbrok counters with a nice uppercut.
Sanchez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lothbrok breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lothbrok shoots in but no luck this time.
Lothbrok checks a leg kick nicely.
Sanchez misses with a two punch combination.
Lothbrok was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice combo by Lothbrok! Oh, that's hurt him - Sanchez falls to the canvas and Lothbrok follows him into side control.
It looks like Estefan Sanchez has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez is trying to control Lothbrok's posture but Lothbrok avoids it.
Sanchez taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lothbrok controlling the position from side mount.
Sanchez taking a bit of punishment here - Lothbrok scoring with strikes.
Sanchez is looking to regain half guard here but Lothbrok keeps moving and retains side control.
Sanchez seems a little lost for a moment, as Lothbrok dominates the positioning.
Sanchez avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Lothbrok.
Lothbrok just content to control the position.
Lothbrok 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.
Sanchez bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Sanchez throws a nice looking combination but Lothbrok bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sanchez blocks a jab.
Sanchez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrok gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a knee to the head.
Sanchez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lothbrok just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lothbrok pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez scores with a three punch combo!
Estefan Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez instigates a clinch.
Sanchez looking to throw knees to the head but Lothbrok is blocking nicely.
Lothbrok working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lothbrok lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lothbrok is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sanchez is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rollo Lothbrok. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lothbrok breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanchez misses with a double jab
and Lothbrok counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lothbrok tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Lothbrok.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrok feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sanchezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Lothbrok moves out of range.
Sanchez lands a jab to the head.
Sanchez looks to throw the jab but Lothbrok is out of range.
Lothbrok shoots in and drives through. Sanchez sprawls well.
Lothbrok misses with a right hand
enabling Sanchez to counter with a crisp jab.
Lothbrok throws a big shot that misses.
Sanchez misses with a body kick.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lothbrok dives in and scores a takedown into Sanchez's guard.
Lothbrok controlling from the top position.
Lothbrok advances position into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez being controlled for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is trying to control Lothbrok's posture but Lothbrok avoids it.
Sanchez is looking for a sweep.
Lothbrok wants to control but Sanchez is keeping him busy.
Sanchez is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Lothbrok asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Sanchez tries to improve position but can't.
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 Rollo Lothbrok will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Estefan Sanchez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lothbrok throws a low kick but Sanchez moves out of range easily.
Lothbrok throws a jab when Sanchez was well out of range.
Sanchez unleashes a big counter combination but Lothbrok bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lothbrok pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sanchez throws a right hand that Lothbrok ducks under and follows up with a left that Lothbrok also avoids with ease.
Sanchez misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanchez ducks right into an uppercut from Lothbrok.
Lothbrok throws a looping overhand right but Sanchez ducks down to avoid it.
Sanchez misses with a few strikes there.
Lothbrok looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lothbrok throws a hook but Sanchez blocks it.
Sloppy strikes from Sanchez. Those never looked like landing.
Sanchez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Lothbrok counter with a right hand.
Lothbrok lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to bum rush Lothbrok with a series of wild strikes but Lothbrok uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from Sanchez misses.
Lothbrok is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lothbrok tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sanchez defends well and Lothbrok ends up having to push Sanchez into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Estefan Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanchez pushes Lothbrok up against the cage in a clinch.
Lothbrok breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lothbrok has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lothbrok misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez is pressed up against the cage. Lothbrok has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sanchez down to the mat. Sanchez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rollo Lothbrok. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez misses with a two punch combination.
Sanchez lands the left hand.
Lothbrok misses the shot to the body.
Lothbrok throws a wild body kick that Sanchez sees coming a mile off.
Lothbrok takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
Rollo Lothbrok is winning the standup battle so far.
Lothbrok misses with a straight left.
Sanchez slips under a jab from Lothbrok.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sanchez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lothbrok, pushing him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lothbrok can't get the takedown.
Sanchez letting Lothbrok take a breather here.
Sanchez manages to pull guard.
Sanchez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lothbrok is one step ahead there.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Lothbrok from controlling successfully.
Sanchez seems keen to control Lothbrok's posture.
Rollo Lothbrok overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lothbrok is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrok postures up.
Lothbrok stopping the sweep attempt from Sanchez.
Lothbrok engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sanchez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lothbrok avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sanchez.
Sanchez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sanchez is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lothbrok doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sanchez.
Sanchez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lothbrok's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez thows a huge punch but Lothbrok dodges it nicely.
Lothbrok regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws an elbow that misses. Lothbrok uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sanchez's guard. Nice move by Lothbrok!
Lothbrok stands up over Sanchez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sanchez looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Sanchez being controlled here, momentarily.
Lothbrok makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Estefan Sanchez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Estefan Sanchez's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Lothbrok avoids them all with ease.
Lothbrok misses with a double jab.
A lazy left from Lothbrok finds it's target.
Sanchez fails to land with a series of punches.
Lothbrok looks to land a right hand but Sanchez moved out of range.
Lothbrok fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lothbrok throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanchez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lothbrok counters with a stiff right hand.
Lothbrok lands with a straight right. Sanchez didn't see that one coming.
Sanchez is rocked!
Lothbrok shoots in for a double leg but Sanchez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lothbrok takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sanchez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez throws an off balance right hand
and Lothbrok cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sanchez is still on wobbly legs! Can Lothbrok finish him?
Lothbrok shoots in for a takedown but Sanchez shows good takedown defense.
Sanchez seems to have recovered his senses.
Lothbrok shoots and misses
and Sanchez counters with a left and a right that stings Lothbrok.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rollo Lothbrok. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez looks to land a combination but Lothbrok avoids it well.
Sanchez throws a body punch but Lothbrok moves out of range.
Estefan Sanchez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanchez lands with a right hand.
Lothbrok scores with a shot to the body.
Lothbrok drops Sanchez with a right and a left! Lothbrok comes rushing in but Sanchez regains his composure and manages to keep Lothbrok in guard.
Lothbrok's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lothbrok's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Lothbrok trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lothbrok won't allow Sanchez to sweep him here.
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!
Sanchez is trying to control the position but Lothbrok postures up.
Sanchez lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Lothbrok tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throwing strikes but missing.
Lothbrok looking for a sweep. Not yet Lothbrok, not yet.
Lothbrok not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lothbrok looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sanchez is one step ahead there.
Sanchez is looking to work some ground and pound but Lothbrok has wrist control.
Sanchez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sanchez controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lothbrok lands a decent punch to the body there.
Sanchez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lothbrok lands a nice shot to the body.
Lothbrok looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sanchez misses with a straight right.
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
A punch lands to the side of Lothbrok 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lothbrok throws a shot from downtown. Sanchez moves away and avoids it.
Nice shot by Lothbrok.
Lothbrok takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
A low kick from Sanchez is predictable there
and Lothbrok counters with a straight right hand.
Sanchez lands a jab-cross combination.
Lothbrok walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez tries a head kick but it misses.
Lothbrok throws a good cross that connects.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrok lands with a hook. Sanchez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sanchez staying out of range there.
Sanchez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sanchez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sanchez duly obliges.
Sanchez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lothbrok tries to bum rush Sanchez with a series of wild strikes but Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A head kick misses from Sanchez.
A quick step to the side and Lothbrok tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanchez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanchez misses with a looping left.
Lothbrok misses the body punch
and Sanchez counters with a two punch combo.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but Lothbrok moved away.
Lothbrok appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lothbrok changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sanchez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lothbrok trying to control the position but Sanchez is working away.
Lothbrok creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
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 Rollo Lothbrok.
I think Lothbrok has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rollo Lothbrok!
A very excited looking Rollo Lothbrok 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinnie Vincent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDonald kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Get Busy Living. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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33
155 lbs
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157 lbs
26 - 20 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
13 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ronnie McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vinnie Vincent!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald shoots in for a double leg but Vincent sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Vincent tries to close the distance and clinch but McDonald swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McDonald closes the distance and pushes Vincent back into the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
McDonald gets underhooks to prevent Vincent's takedown attempt.
Vincent tries for a takedown but McDonald manages to get underhooks.
Vincent has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by McDonald after a bit of a struggle.
McDonald 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.
Ronnie McDonald has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vinnie Vincent.
McDonald lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McDonald manages to break the clinch.
Vincent fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McDonald, pushing him back against the cage.
McDonald is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
McDonald throws a punch but it's blocked by Vincent.
Vincent pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald clinches.
McDonald keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vincent's efforts to push away.
McDonald breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vincent is looking to clinch.
McDonald is looking to clinch but Vincent is avoiding it.
Vincent tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Vincent is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vincent pushes McDonald up against the cage in a clinch.
McDonald escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vincent fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vincent drives through and clinches with McDonald against the cage.
Vincent prevents a body shot from McDonald.
McDonald scores with a shoulder strike.
Vincent has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. McDonald is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Vincent can't get the takedown.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from McDonald.
Vincent is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. McDonald can't fight it off and eventually Vincent manages to take the fight to the floor. McDonald looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
McDonald pulls Vincent in close to prevent any damage.
McDonald is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vincent working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vincent trying to control the position from guard on top but McDonald is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vincent looking to sit in guard and control but McDonald gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
McDonald has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
McDonald controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
McDonald looking to sit in guard and control but Vincent gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McDonald preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vincent prevents McDonald from getting back to his feet.
Vincent trying to control but McDonald is working from the bottom.
Vincent throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vincent trying to control but McDonald is working from the bottom.
McDonald is controlling Vincent's posture.
McDonald keeping full guard, as Vincent tries to pass.
Vincent looking to sit in guard and control but McDonald gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
McDonald sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
McDonald looking to sit in guard and control but Vincent gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Vincent throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McDonald working a defensive guard here.
Vincent content to stall in guard here.
McDonald preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vincent engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
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 Ronnie McDonald will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McDonald tries to clinch up.
Vincent on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McDonald. McDonald obviously looking to wear him down.
Vincent closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vincent changes levels and goes for a takedown here. McDonald fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Vincent doesn't manage to clinch there - McDonald circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from McDonald misses the target.
Vincent has closed the distance and engaged McDonald in a clinch.
McDonald breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McDonald misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
McDonald breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vincent walks into a left hand.
Vincent fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald keeps Vincent at a distance using the push kick.
McDonald has managed to clinch.
Vincent is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ronnie McDonald has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vinnie Vincent.
McDonald's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
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!
McDonald throws a head kick but Vincent moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vincent tries to move into range but McDonald moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
McDonald fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vincent tries to close the distance and clinch up but McDonald swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vincent pushes McDonald up against the cage in a clinch.
McDonald jumps guard and drags Vincent to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
McDonald trying to control the position here.
Vincent trying to control but McDonald is working from the bottom.
Vincent stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McDonald swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McDonald wants to control but Vincent passes easily into half guard.
Vincent seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McDonald does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald works his way to full guard. Good work.
Vincent looking to sit in guard and control but McDonald gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
McDonald trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McDonald is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Vincent looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
McDonald avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Vincent looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Vincent utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vincent tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vincent had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. McDonald defends it easily.
McDonald looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Vincent working a defensive guard here.
McDonald trying to control the position from guard on top but Vincent is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Vincent is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Vincent keeping moving, preventing McDonald from controlling successfully.
Vincent looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
McDonald is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
McDonald looking to sit in guard and control but Vincent gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vincent postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McDonald is looking to stand up but Vincent isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie McDonald dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Good leg kick by McDonald there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vincent moves in looking to clinch but McDonald pushes him off.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
McDonald throws a sloppy head kick and Vincent moves out of range easily.
McDonald gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
McDonald is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Vincent to keep the fight standing.
McDonald prevents Vincent from breaking the clinch.
McDonald is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Vincent pulls him back up using the underhooks.
McDonald has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McDonald is trying to stall.
Still in the clinch, McDonald scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vincent breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vincent scores with a takedown into McDonald's guard.
Vincent trying to control the position from guard on top but McDonald is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vincent prevents McDonald from getting back to his feet.
Vincent controls from within his opponent's guard.
Vincent throwing strikes but missing.
Vincent throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vinnie Vincent has got the better of the ground game so far.
Vincent throws a big right hand that misses.
Vincent postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vincent preventing the sweep.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
McDonald is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vincent.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vincent gets through McDonald's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McDonald is fighting off a takedown attempt but Vincent is just too persistent for him and manages to trip McDonald to the mat. McDonald regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
McDonald is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Vincent wants to control from the top but McDonald keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now McDonald is on top in guard.
Vincent looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
McDonald postures up in Vincent's guard and throws a big left but Vincent blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vincent keeping full guard, as McDonald tries to pass.
McDonald content to stall in guard here.
Vincent looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
McDonald working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Vincent's head.
Vincent working for a triangle but McDonald defends it easily.
McDonald controlling from the top position.
Ronnie McDonald is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Vincent looking for submissions from the bottom but instead McDonald passes into half guard.
McDonald is looking to take a break and control but Vincent is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vincent wants to control the action here but instead McDonald manages to pass to full mount!
McDonald can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Vincent is looking to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
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 Ronnie McDonald.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McDonald, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ronnie McDonald!
An out of breath Ronnie McDonald thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Brakeley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milan Zoranovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brakeley comes to the cage accompanied by Woke up this Morning. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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271 lbs
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36
284 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Brakeley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Milan Zoranovic!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Brakeley.
Brakeley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brakeley thuds a left hand into Zoranovic's body.
We've been told by Brakeley's head coaches at Shinto Elite MMA Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Zoranovic fails with a takedown attempt.
Brakeley cracks the inside of Zoranovic's front leg.
A slow jab from Brakeley misses its intended target.
Brakeley throws a shot to the body.
Michael Brakeley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot by Brakeley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brakeley throws a body punch but Zoranovic moves out of range.
Zoranovic tries to counter by closing the distance.
Brakeley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zoranovic moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Zoranovic is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Brakeley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brakeley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brakeley is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Zoranovic takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Brakeley throws out a powerful jab.
Brakeley swinging wildly here.
Zoranovic drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Brakeley defends it well.
Zoranovic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Zoranovic shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brakeley but Brakeley pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Brakeley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zoranovic's sensitive parts.
Zoranovic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brakeley.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brakeley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Brakeley misses
and Zoranovic decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Brakeley's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brakeley wants to stand but Zoranovic is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brakeley keeping moving, preventing Zoranovic from controlling successfully.
Brakeley scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Good standup being displayed there by Brakeley as he connects with a hook.
Michael Brakeley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zoranovic shoots in for a takedown but Brakeley shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Michael Brakeley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milan Zoranovic.
Brakeley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zoranovic.
Brakeley lands with an uppercut that bounces Zoranovic off the cage and back into range.
Brakeley is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Brakeley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brakeley misses the jab.
Brakeley misses with a body shot.
Brakeley with a jab.
Brakeley swings widly with a right hand
and Zoranovic counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Brakeley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Zoranovic.
Zoranovic moves away from the strike by Brakeley.
Brakeley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zoranovic manages to avoid it.
Brakeley lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Brakeley finds it's target.
Brakeley lands with a thumping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brakeley is looking to chop away at Zoranovic's legs.
Zoranovic steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Brakeley.
Brakeley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Brakeley throws a body punch but Zoranovic moves out of range.
Brakeley finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Zoranovic looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Brakeley connects with a jab.
Brakeley scores with a jab to the jaw.
Brakeley misses with a right hand
and Zoranovic counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Brakeley has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Zoranovic has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Brakeley manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Brakeley dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Brakeley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zoranovic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Zoranovic ducks under a wild hook from Brakeley.
Zoranovic wants to counter with a clinch but Brakeley pushes him away.
Brakeley uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Brakeley slaps away a takedown attempt from Zoranovic, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice jab there from Brakeley.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Zoranovic checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brakeley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zoranovic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zoranovic steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Brakeley.
Brakeley drops Zoranovic with a big left hand! Zoranovic is injured, injured bad! Brakeley jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Brakeley!
Michael Brakeley tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
Milan Zoranovic was interviewed post fight and said 'Opponent is under forbidden substances!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Borg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elijah Pitakaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pitakaka has chosen my dick as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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217 lbs
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Borg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elijah Pitakaka!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pitakaka misses with a head kick.
Borg avoids the head kick by Pitakaka.
Pitakaka rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Borg counters with a straight right hand.
Borg looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Borg trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pitakaka pulls Borg in close to prevent any damage.
Borg lands a couple of digs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borg lands a couple of digs.
Pitakaka looking to hit a scissor sweep but Borg is one step ahead there.
Pitakaka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitakaka controlling Borg's posture.
Pitakaka kicks Borg off and gets to his feet.
Pitakaka tried to score with a low kick but Borg checks it.
Borg tries to clinch up.
Borg tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pitakaka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Borg has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hard Knocks Training in the buildup to the fight.
Pitakaka throws a sloppy head kick
and Borg counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Borg.
Borg with a flurry of punches that miss.
Borg controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Borg wants to control from the top but Pitakaka keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitakaka trying to control the position.
Borg missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pitakaka is looking to stand up but Borg isn't so interested in that idea.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Pitakaka can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Borg controls the pace.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Borg wants to clinch up but Pitakaka keeps it at a distance.
Pitakaka is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Pitakaka throws a low kick but Borg avoids it.
Borg misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borg bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Pitakaka is trying to improve his position.
Borg taking a breather here.
Pitakaka is trying to control Borg's posture but Borg avoids it.
Pitakaka felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Check out the look on Borg's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Borg working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Pitakaka is trying to buck Borg off.
Pitakaka struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borg landing strikes.
Pitakaka wants to control but Borg postures up.
Pitakaka stops Borg from passing to mount.
Borg tries to score with some ground and pound. Pitakaka controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Pitakaka can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pitakaka is looking for a sweep.
Pitakaka is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Borg asserts his dominance and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Borg dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Good leg kick by Pitakaka there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Borg takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Pitakaka looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pitakaka misses the shot to the body.
Borg throwing a counter right hand but Pitakaka manages to avoid it.
Pitakaka misses with a head kick.
Borg clinches up against the cage.
Borg drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pitakaka pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pitakaka throws a sloppy head kick
letting Borg counter with a right hand.
Pitakaka lands with a nice body kick.
Pitakaka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pitakaka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An attempted straight right counter from Borg misses the target.
Pitakaka looks to throw a body kick
and Borg counters with a stiff right hand.
Pitakaka pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Borg drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pitakaka gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitakaka gets back to full guard.
Borg trying to control but Pitakaka is working from the bottom.
Pitakaka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Borg.
Pitakaka wants to stand but Borg is controlling the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Borg accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Borg postures up and lands a big shot to Pitakaka's brow.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pitakaka is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borg wants to control but Pitakaka passes easily into half guard.
Pitakaka trying to pass the guard but Borg defending well.
Borg wants to get back to full guard.
Pitakaka stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitakaka looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Borg wants to control but Pitakaka is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Borg is not content to let Pitakaka control the position.
Borg is trying to control but can't.
Pitakaka tries to stand and escape but Borg is controlling the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Pitakaka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pitakaka wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Frank Borg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Borg closes the distance and pushes Pitakaka back into the cage.
Borg has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Pitakaka clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Pitakaka wants to get back to his feet.
Borg thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Borg tries to get the hooks in deep but Pitakaka pushed the leg off.
Pitakaka is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Borg off. It looks like it's working - Borg slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Pitakaka displaying calm under pressure there.
Borg rushes Pitakaka and presses him up against the cage.
Pitakaka taking a breather.
Pitakaka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elijah Pitakaka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Pitakaka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pitakaka throws a head kick but Borg moves out of range.
Pitakaka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A lazy body kick from Pitakaka
and Borg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Borg checks a leg kick.
Elijah Pitakaka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pitakaka walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Borg checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pitakaka misses with a head kick.
Borg appears to be looking for a big counter.
Borg tries to clinch up but Pitakaka circles away and keeps his distance.
Borg forces Pitakaka back against the cage and clinches.
Borg wants a takedown but no success here.
Pitakaka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Borg blocks a head kick by Pitakaka.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pitakaka throws a head kick but Borg moves out of range.
That kick from Pitakaka tenderised Borg's leg. Borg is trying to keep his angry face on.
Borg closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Borg lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Pitakaka manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitakaka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pitakaka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Borg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pitakaka throws a head kick that misses.
Borg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pitakaka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pitakaka thinks about the counter body kick.
A head kick by Pitakaka misses
and Borg counters with a stiff right hand.
Borg drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Borg stops Pitakaka from standing up.
Borg loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Borg won't allow Pitakaka to sweep him here.
Borg 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.
Borg working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitakaka looking for a sweep. Not yet Pitakaka, not yet.
Borg is working Pitakaka over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pitakaka wants to stand up but Borg is controlling him.
Pitakaka is looking to stand back up but Borg counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Pitakaka.
Borg sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pitakaka defending well though.
Borg is controlling the pace.
Borg seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Pitakaka for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borg not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pitakaka wants to control but Borg is keeping busy.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Pitakaka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Borg is looking to counter punch.
Borg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Borg clinches up against the cage.
Borg is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Borg is trying to drag Pitakaka to the mat but Pitakaka just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Borg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitakaka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pitakaka.
Borg avoids the head kick by Pitakaka.
Pitakaka scores with a nice head shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pitakaka.
Borg avoids a kick to the body.
Elijah Pitakaka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Borg misses with an uppercut. Pitakaka saw that one coming.
Pitakaka throws a fast counter high kick but Borg manages to duck under it in time.
Borg takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pitakaka lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pitakaka misses with a body kick.
Borg checks a leg kick nicely.
Borg feinted with a counter takedown.
Pitakaka throws a shot from downtown. Borg moves away and avoids it.
Pitakaka tries to sprawl but Borg drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Borg is looking to take a break and control but Pitakaka is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elijah Pitakaka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pitakaka 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elijah Pitakaka!
A less than humble Elijah Pitakaka misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Clawnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Madhaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clawnes comes to the cage accompanied by My name is MUD. Madhaki has chosen A Tribe Called Quest - Electric Relaxation as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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223 lbs
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34
225 lbs
18 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Granite chin |
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World class 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
25 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Clawnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Josh Madhaki!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madhaki lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Madhaki lands with a hook. Clawnes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Thomas Clawnes has been cut.
Clawnes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Madhaki at a distance.
Madhaki tries to move into range but Clawnes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Clawnes misses with a right hand
and Madhaki counters with a straight right hand.
Madhaki moves out of range of the body kick from Clawnes.
Madhaki lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Madhaki lands a head kick. Clawnes smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Clawnes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Madhaki counters with a nice low kick that buckles Clawnes's knee momentarily.
Madhaki tests Clawnes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Madhaki looks to land a right hand but Clawnes moved out of range.
Clawnes misses the shot to the body.
Madhaki gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Clawnes.
Clawnes throws a right hand that Madhaki ducks under and follows up with a left that Madhaki also avoids with ease.
Despite the aggression on Madhaki's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Clawnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Madhaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Clawnes.
Clawnes misses with a looping left.
Madhaki scores with a hook to the body. Clawnes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Madhaki scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clawnes misses with a hook.
Madhaki lands a lovely overhand right.
Clawnes throws an off balance right hand
and Madhaki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Madhaki misses.
Madhaki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Clawnes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice takedown defense from Madhaki. No joy for Clawnes on that attempt.
Clawnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Madhaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Clawnes.
Clawnes misses the shot to the body.
Clawnes lands a right hook to the body.
Clawnes misses with a body shot.
Madhaki rushes Clawnes and presses him up against the cage.
Madhaki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Clawnes looks to land a combination but Madhaki avoids it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Madhaki lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clawnes lands with an overhand left.
A slow jab from Clawnes misses its intended target.
Madhaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clawnes.
Madhaki scores with a leg kick.
Clawnes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Clawnes throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Madhaki to counter with a crisp jab.
Madhaki misses with a wild combination.
Thomas Clawnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clawnes throws a jab when Madhaki was well out of range.
Madhaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clawnes.
Madhaki misses with an attempted mid kick.
A big right from Clawnes misses.
Clawnes tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Madhaki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madhaki tries to clinch there but Clawnes circles away.
Madhaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clawnes needs to keep his hands up - Madhaki had a free shot at his head there.
Madhaki tries to land a leg kick but Clawnes saw it coming and moves away.
Madhaki takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Madhaki is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Clawnes had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Madhaki moves into range and connects with a jab.
Clawnes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Madhaki tries to bum rush Clawnes with a series of wild strikes but Clawnes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Madhaki takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Clawnes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Madhaki.
Madhaki fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Madhaki throws a right hand that Clawnes ducks under and follows up with a left that Clawnes also avoids with ease.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clawnes is looking to chop away at Madhaki's legs.
Despite the aggression on Madhaki's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Clawnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clawnes looks to land a right hand but Madhaki moved out of range.
Madhaki darts in and clinches Clawnes up against the cage.
Madhaki breaks the clinch.
Clawnes scores with a nice right hand.
Clawnes throws a jab when Madhaki was well out of range.
Madhaki pushes Clawnes up against the cage in a clinch.
Clawnes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Madhaki moves into range and clinches up with Clawnes.
Madhaki swings wildly with an uppercut but Clawnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Madhaki throws a head punch that misses.
Clawnes can't find room to land a body shot as Madhaki controls the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clawnes breaks from the clinch.
Madhaki misses with a straight left.
Clawnes dives in and grabs Madhaki's left leg, looking for a takedown. Madhaki pushes down on Clawnes's head and hops out.
Madhaki throws out a counter right but Clawnes avoids it with no problem.
Clawnes just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Madhaki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Clawnes's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Madhaki scoring well with a low kick there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Madhaki. Clawnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clawnes. Madhaki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clawnes throws a hook to the side of Madhaki's head but Madhaki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Clawnes throws a shot from downtown. Madhaki moves away and avoids it.
A head kick misses from Clawnes.
Clawnes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Clawnes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Clawnes cracks Madhaki with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clawnes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Madhaki's elbow.
Clawnes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Madhaki backwards.
Madhaki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clawnes.
Madhaki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Clawnes misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Clawnes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Madhaki throws a sloppy body shot
and Clawnes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Madhaki throws a body punch but Clawnes moves out of range.
Madhaki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Clawnes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Clawnes misses the shot to the body.
Clawnes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Madhaki closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Clawnes swings for the body but Madhaki moves out of range.
Clawnes lands a left and a right that send Madhaki crashing to the mat, dazed. Clawnes thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Madhaki is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clawnes throws an overhand right that drops Madhaki like a sack of potatoes! Clawnes dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Clawnes!
Thomas Clawnes gave a mention to Spartan Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Sorokov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Machado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machado has chosen Arcade Fire - Power Out as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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32
146 lbs
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31
145 lbs
15 - 11 - 1 |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yuri Sorokov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Rodrigo Machado!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machado tries to clinch but Sorokov moves out of range.
Sorokov misses the shot to the body.
Sorokov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Machado was well out of range. Poor timing from Sorokov.
Machado tries to counter by closing the distance.
Yuri Sorokov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sorokov connects with a crisp jab.
Sorokov lands with a right hand.
Sorokov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Machado.
Sorokov takes a swing at Machado's ribcage but misses.
Sorokov slips a straight right by Machado.
Machado clinches with his opponent.
Sorokov lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Machado.
Sorokov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sorokov works on Machado's body with a couple of short punches.
Sorokov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sorokov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Machado pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Machado throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sorokov blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado lands a damaging elbow.
Machado tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sorokov wants a takedown.
Sorokov has a couple of punches blocked by Machado.
Sorokov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Machado's elbow.
Sorokov gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Machado avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sorokov.
Sorokov looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sorokov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Machado's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machado regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sorokov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sorokov looking to pass the guard.
Sorokov throwing strikes but missing.
Sorokov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sorokov passes into half guard.
Sorokov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sorokov misses with a head shot. Machado uses the momentum to regain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sorokov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Machado keeping moving, preventing Sorokov from controlling successfully.
Machado trying to control the position.
Sorokov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Machado has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Sorokov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sorokov throwing strikes but missing.
Sorokov is looking to work some ground and pound but Machado has wrist control.
Sorokov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sorokov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sorokov 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.
Sorokov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sorokov drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sorokov jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sorokov trying to control but Machado is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sorokov throwing strikes from guard but Machado blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Sorokov dominated that round.
That's time! Sorokov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sorokov lands with a hook. Machado tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sorokov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Machado connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Machado slips a straight right by Sorokov.
Machado jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sorokov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Machado's waist but Machado gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sorokov off to one side.
Sorokov pushes Machado up against the cage in a clinch.
Sorokov can't get the takedown.
Machado throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Machado pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sorokov lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Sorokov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Machado defending well though.
Sorokov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Machado can do to turn this around?
Sorokov wants to control but Machado is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sorokov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Machado defending well though.
Sorokov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Machado defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sorokov is looking to stall here but Machado recovers full guard.
Machado is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sorokov works over Machado with some ground and pound from guard.
Machado wants to sweep here but Sorokov controlling him for the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sorokov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sorokov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sorokov trying to control but Machado is working from the bottom.
Machado controls Sorokov momentarily but Sorokov frees himself.
Yuri Sorokov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two 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.
Sorokov is looking to advance position but Machado has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Sorokov looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Machado looking to control but Sorokov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sorokov sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Sorokov is trying to control but can't.
Sorokov moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sorokov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sorokov has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Machado has passed into side control.
Sorokov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sorokov is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Machado off and has taken his back!
Sorokov has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Machado.
Sorokov is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Sorokov throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Sorokov is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Sorokov looking for the RNC.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sorokov scores with punches to the body.
Sorokov lands a shot to the head.
Sorokov missing with punches from the back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Machado wants to escape the position.
Sorokov cracks Machado with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Machado from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Sorokov is landing with strikes. Machado can't take much more of this.
Machado is rocked!
Sorokov is looking to control Machado but Machado is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Machado is still in real trouble! Can Sorokov finish him?
Sorokov scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Machado is looking for a way out.
Machado covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Sorokov has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Machado! Can he survive? No! He's out! Sorokov gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Yuri Sorokov!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dong Uk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Madison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uk comes to the cage accompanied by Bonobo - Prelude & Kiara. Dong Uk has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 23 - 1, fighting out of London, Dong Uk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Greg Madison!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madison moves out of range of the strikes.
Uk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Madison.
Uk lands with a straight right. Madison didn't see that one coming.
Uk looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Uk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Madison manages to avoid it.
Madison scores with a jab. Uk acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Madison lands a glancing blow to the side of Uk's head.
Madison takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Uk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Madison sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Madison misses with a wild body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Madison, right into the meat.
Uk tries to move into range but Madison moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Madison throws a quick inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Uk listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Greg Madison has been cut.
Madison takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uk digs a good hook to Madison's body.
Uk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Madison.
Nice uppercut there from Uk.
Madison lands a nice hook to Uk's body. Uk takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Uk blocks a jab.
A jab from Uk finds it's way through Madison's defenses.
Uk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Madison doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Madison moves forwards but Uk connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Uk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Madison blocks a jab.
Madison swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Madison misses with a wild body shot.
Uk takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Uk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Madison misses with a looping right.
Madison misses the shot to the body.
Uk tests Madison's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Donk. Uk catches Madison right on the button with a cross.
Uk throws a hook but Madison blocks it.
Madison swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Madison looks to land a left hand but Uk moved out of range nicely.
Uk was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Uk throws a body punch but Madison moves out of range.
Madison misses the jab.
Uk swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Madison blocks a jab.
Madison looks to score with a jab to the body but Uk is just out of range.
Madison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Uk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uk comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Uk misses with an uppercut.
Madison slips under a jab from Uk.
It seemed like Madison was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Uk connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Madison momentarily.
Uk lands a jab to the nose.
Uk getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Madison with a jab.
Madison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice uppercut lands for Uk. That snapped Madison's head back.
Uk lands a jab to the nose.
Madison ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Uk misses with a hook
and Madison holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Uk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Madisons head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uk misses with a punch on the inside.
Madison can't find room to land a body shot as Uk controls the action.
Madison is trying to break the clinch but Uk has him pressed against the cage.
Uk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Madison blocking some punches.
Uk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Uk scores with a nice short uppercut.
Madison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Madison throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A little feinted left hand from Uk on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Madison moves out of range of the strikes.
Madison takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Madison is rocked!
Uk throws out a powerful jab.
Madison is still on wobbly legs! Can Uk finish him?
Madison with a nice cross.
Madison seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Uk misses with a hook. Madison ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Uk. Madison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Madison tries to counter with a clinch but Uk shakes him off and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dong Uk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Greg Madison's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Madison scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Uk misses the shot to the body.
Uk checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Uk throws a hook but Madison blocks it.
Madison lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Madison ducks under a wild hook from Uk.
Madison throws out a counter right but Uk avoids it with no problem.
Madison will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A shot to the liver by Uk. Beautiful body shot.
Madison on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uk throws a lazy uppercut
and Madison counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Uk lands with an overhand left.
Uk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Uk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madison throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Madison moves out of range as Uk strikes.
Uk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Madison feints a counter leg kick.
Madison bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Madison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Madison throws out a counter right but Uk avoids it with no problem.
Madison throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Uk on the side of the head.
Uk wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Uk lands a nice hook to Madison's body. Madison takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Uk misses with a hook.
Madison moves out of range of the strikes.
Uk lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Uk scores with a hook to the body. Madison takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good standup being displayed there by Uk as he connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uk connects with the punch.
Madison slips under a jab from Uk.
Uk misses with a straight right.
A little jabbing left from Madison on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Madison takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Madison has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Uk gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Madison connects with a single shot there.
Madison loads up on a big right hand but Uk slips the punch.
Madison listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Uk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Madison swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Madison looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Madison slips a straight right by Uk.
Uk misses with an uppercut. Madison saw that one coming.
It seemed like Madison was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Uk misses with a body shot.
Madison looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dong Uk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uk misses with an uppercut. Madison saw that one coming.
Madison looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Madison fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Uk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Madison moves away.
Uk throws a big shot that misses.
Madison is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Uk with a body shot.
Madison throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Madison circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Madison to counter with a crisp jab.
Uk listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dong Uk is winning the standup battle so far.
Uk thuds his right hand into Madison's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Madison misses with an uppercut.
Uk throwing a counter right hand but Madison manages to avoid it.
Madison throws a hook but Uk blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madison throws a shot from downtown. Uk moves away and avoids it.
Uk lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Madison staying out of range there.
Uk misses with a jab to the body
and Madison counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Madison tries to move into range but Uk moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Madison moves away from the strike by Uk.
Uk backing away here, and Madison unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Uk moves away from the strike by Madison.
Uk looks to land a left hand but Madison moved out of range nicely.
Uk connects with a good right hand that stumbles Madison. Madison circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Madison lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Uk circles away quickly and effectively.
Uk throws a body shot but no joy.
Madison scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dong Uk dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Greg Madison's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Madison scores with a jab to the jaw.
Uk throws a shot from downtown. Madison moves away and avoids it.
Uk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Madison manages to avoid it.
Madison loads up on a big right hand but Uk slips the punch.
Madison bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Uk scores with a jab.
Uk scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Madison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Uk.
Uk looks to land a left hand but Madison moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uk misses with a looping right.
Madison tries to counter with a clinch but Uk shakes him off and moves away.
Uk scores with a jab to the jaw.
Uk lands a really nice looking cross but Madison seems unphased.
Uk blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uk on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Uk throws a lazy right hand but Madison sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Uk. That snapped Madison's head back.
Madison thuds a left hand into Uk's body.
Uk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Madison swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Madison misses with a right hand
and Uk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Uk throws a poor cross that misses
and Madison counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Uk throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Uk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Madison ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Uk throws an off balance right hand
and Madison counters with a stiff right hand.
Madison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Uk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Uk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Greg Madison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice uppercut there from Madison.
Madison slips under a jab from Uk.
Uk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Madison can do to turn this around?
Madison misses with a hook
and Uk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Uk misses with a right hand
and Madison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Uk is rocked!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Madison engages and cracks Uk with a massive lead left hook - Uk tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Madison is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Greg Madison!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Machine Gun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerry Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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35
220 lbs
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220 lbs
20 - 5 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Machine Gun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Gerry Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gun throwing a counter right hand but Kelly manages to avoid it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kelly. Gun shrugs it off though.
Gun misses with a two punch combination.
Kelly scores with a spinning back kick!
The fighters circle momentarily. Kelly darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kelly looks to land a body kick but Gun moved away.
Gun swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kelly throws a jab when Gun was well out of range.
Kelly misses with a double jab
and Gun counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly clinches.
Kelly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gun misses with some punches.
Kelly blocks an uppercut.
Kelly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kelly manages to break the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kelly.
Gun misses with an uppercut. Kelly saw that one coming.
Kelly connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kelly throws a head kick that misses.
Kelly misses with a hook. Gun ducked under it nicely.
Gun checks a low kick from Kelly.
Gun looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kelly uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gun has time to react.
Kelly clinches up against the cage.
Gun blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gun misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kelly scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gun lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kelly lands a hook that snaps the head of Gun backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Guns head.
Gun is rocked!
Kelly lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Gun to his knees! Kelly keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gerry Kelly!
Our winner, Gerry Kelly, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Garbutt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demon Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garbutt's entrance music is Saxon - Strong Arm of the Law. A fine choice. Maia has chosen Shittin' on the world - Dr. Dre ft. Mel man as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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208 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Garbutt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Demon Maia!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Garbutt scores with a body shot.
Garbutt moves out of range of the body kick.
Maia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garbutt.
Garbutt throws a shot to the body.
Maia lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Garbutt lands with a good body shot.
Garbutt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Garbutt shoots in for a double leg but Maia sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Garbutt throws a body kick that misses
and Maia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Garbutt lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
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!
Garbutt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Garbutt throws a push kick but Maia slaps the foot to one side.
Garbutt fails with a takedown attempt.
Garbutt throws a right hand that Maia ducks under and follows up with a left that Maia also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garbutt slips under a jab.
Kevin Garbutt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maia just misses with a punch to the body.
Maia looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Maia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garbutt.
As Maia backs away, Garbutt returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Nice takedown defense from Maia. No joy for Garbutt on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Garbutt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garbutt tries to work over Maia's front leg with a kick but Maia checks it.
Garbutt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Garbutt avoids the head kick by Maia.
Garbutt throws a jab but it's blocked by Maia.
Maia tries to keep at a distance but Garbutt has taken the fight into the clinch.
Garbutt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maia lands the left hand.
Garbutt tries to land a front kick but Maia steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Maia now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The crowd cheers as Maia lands an impressive looking overhand right. Garbutt doesn't seem phased though.
Garbutt defending well as Maia loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garbutt misses with a hook
and Maia counters with a nice kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garbutt on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Garbutt misses with a body shot.
A nice side step and Maia releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Garbutt bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Garbutt fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Maia is out of range.
Maia tries a quick counter leg kick but Garbutt is wise to it.
Garbutt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maia moves away.
Garbutt throws a leg kick
enabling Maia to counter with a crisp jab.
Garbutt throws a head kick that Maia semi-blocks.
Garbutt avoids a kick to the body.
Garbutt drops down looking for a counter takedown but Maia sprawls and moves away.
Garbutt uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Maia connects with a body shot that sends Garbutt's belly button to the back.
Maia ducks under a wild hook from Garbutt.
Maia closes the distance and clinches.
Maia blocking some punches.
I was talking to Garbutt's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garbutt putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Maia in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Garbutt has Maia pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Garbutt pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Maia tumbling to the mat - Garbutt dives into Maia's guard.
Maia has control of Garbutt's left arm, preventing Garbutt from doing any damage.
Garbutt landing some decent shots from guard.
Maia pulls Garbutt in close to prevent any damage.
Garbutt 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.
Garbutt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Maia is keeping the position for now.
Maia pulls Garbutt in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garbutt controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Maia working a defensive guard here.
Garbutt is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Garbutt with a flurry of punches that miss.
Garbutt trying to control the position from guard on top but Maia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maia utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garbutt with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Garbutt dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Maia swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Garbutt.
Maia takes a swing at Garbutt's ribcage but misses.
Garbutt looks to land a right hand but Maia moved out of range.
Maia looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Maia throws the kick towards the body but Garbutt avoids it.
Garbutt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maia moves away.
Maia jabs Garbutt to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Garbutt tries to score with a low kick but Maia moves his leg out of the way.
A low kick from Garbutt is predictable there
and Maia counters with a stiff right hand.
Maia misses with a wild body shot.
Maia fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garbutt throws a solid leg kick but Maia takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Garbutt.
Maia tries to counter by closing the distance.
Garbutt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A left and a right from Maia both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Kevin Garbutt has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garbutt throws the left hand but Maia avoids the punch easily.
Garbutt on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garbutt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maia.
Maia looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Garbutt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Garbutt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maia counters with a nice body kick.
Maia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garbutt throws out the jab.
Maia throws a sloppy body shot
and Garbutt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Maia 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 Garbutt has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Garbutt and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Garbutt throws a leg kick which misses Maia's front leg but catches the back leg as Maia tries to avoid it.
Maia is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Maia has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Garbutt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maia moves away.
Maia appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Garbutt avoids a kick to the body.
Garbutt takes a swing at Maia's ribcage but misses.
Maia avoids a kick to the body.
Maia looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Maia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maia throws a hook but Garbutt avoids it easily.
Garbutt throwing a counter right hand but Maia manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garbutt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garbutt keeps the fight on the outside.
Garbutt throws a lazy head kick
and Maia counters with a left to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Maia blocks the leg kick.
Maia ducks right into an uppercut from Garbutt.
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!
Decent striking displayed by Garbutt there.
Garbutt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maia.
Maia doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Maia ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Garbutt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maia.
Maia on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Garbutt lands a two punch combo.
Maia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garbutt.
Maia tries to counter with a clinch but Garbutt shakes him off and moves away.
Maia scores with a spinning back kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia looks to land a right hand but Garbutt moved out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Maia.
Danga de danga de dang - Garbutt scores with a four punch combination!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Maia. Garbutt shrugs it off though.
Maia gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Garbutt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maia digs a right hand into Garbutt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Garbutt's gas tank.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maia avoids the elbow strike from Garbutt, against the cage.
Maia swings wildly with an uppercut but Garbutt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garbutt tries to break the clinch but Maia is controlling the position.
Maia lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Maia swings wildly with an uppercut but Garbutt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garbutt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garbutt working hard to break the clinch.
Garbutt has a couple of punches blocked by Maia.
Maia lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garbutt is looking for a takedown.
A head punch on the inside from Garbutt fails to land.
Maia misses with the head strike.
Maia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garbutt blocking some punches.
Garbutt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maia pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Maia looks to score with a jab to the body but Garbutt is just out of range.
Good work by Garbutt as he checks the leg kick.
Garbutt checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The fighters circling - Maia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maia tries to clinch up but Garbutt circles away and keeps his distance.
Garbutt seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Maia.
Maia scores with a decent looking hook.
Maia tries to close the distance and clinch but Garbutt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maia takes one to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demon Maia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kevin Garbutt's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Garbutt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Garbutt looks to land a right hand but Maia moved out of range.
Maia steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Maia cracks Garbutt with a good jab.
Garbutt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Maia's head.
Maia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garbutt manages to avoid it.
Garbutt lands with a nice body punch.
Garbutt with a nice cross.
Maia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garbutt moves away.
Maia slips a jab and a cross from Garbutt.
Garbutt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Maia.
Garbutt closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Maia to the mat! Maia manages to get full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garbutt throwing strikes from guard but Maia blocks nicely.
Maia working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garbutt with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garbutt is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Garbutt looking to pass the guard.
Maia trying to control the position.
Garbutt with a flurry of punches that miss.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Garbutt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Garbutt with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Maia looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sloppy strikes from Garbutt. Those never looked like landing.
Garbutt lands with a cross.
Maia tests Garbutt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Maia looks to score with a jab to the body but Garbutt is just out of range.
Maia on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Garbutt slips under a jab from Maia.
Garbutt throws a lazy uppercut
and Maia counters with a nice kick to the body.
Garbutt will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Garbutt tries to work over Maia's front leg with a kick but Maia checks it.
Maia tries to counter by closing the distance.
Garbutt cracks the inside of Maia's front leg.
Garbutt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maia throws out the jab.
Garbutt misses with a low kick.
Maia lands a body shot.
Garbutt throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garbutt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Maia looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Maia throws a body punch but Garbutt moves out of range.
Garbutt throws a leg kick
and Maia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garbutt.
Kevin Garbutt is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice body punch from Maia.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garbutt walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Maia checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Maia let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Maia tries to move into range but Garbutt moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Maia throws a lazy right hand but Garbutt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A low kick from Garbutt misses
and Maia counters with a straight right hand.
Maia misses with a low kick.
Garbutt changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Maia misses with an attempted mid kick.
Maia slips a jab from Garbutt.
Maia appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Maia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garbutt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia misses with an uppercut.
Garbutt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maia.
Good standup being displayed there by Garbutt as he connects with a hook.
Garbutt tries a low kick but Maia avoids it.
Maia feints a counter leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circle momentarily. Garbutt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Maia connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Demon Maia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maia wants to clinch
and Garbutt counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Maia takes a swing at Garbutt's ribcage but misses.
Garbutt throws a series of punches but Maia moves out of range.
Maia rushes Garbutt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Garbutt takes a shot to the head.
Maia is working Garbutt over against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Garbutt clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Garbutt's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Maia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Maia looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The fighters circling - Maia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maia throws a wild body kick that Garbutt sees coming a mile off.
Maia takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Maia throws an off balance right hand
and Garbutt makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Maia drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Garbutt misses with an uppercut
and Maia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Garbutt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maia was well out of range. Poor timing from Garbutt.
Maia appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maia takes the fight into the clinch.
Maia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maia lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Garbutt throws a head punch that misses.
Garbutt working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garbutt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maia's elbow.
Garbutt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maia misses with a body shot.
Maia's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Garbutt throws a looping overhand right but Maia ducks down to avoid it.
Maia throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Garbutt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Maia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maia blocks a head kick by Garbutt.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Maia - that will leave a mark!
Some wild striking there from Garbutt.
Maia misses with a straight left.
Maia lands a nice hook to Garbutt's body. Garbutt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garbutt is looking to chop away at Maia's legs.
Maia fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Maia.
Maia closes the distance and clinches.
Maia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maia misses with the head strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Garbutt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maia backwards.
Maia has a couple of punches blocked by Garbutt.
Maia swings wildly with an uppercut but Garbutt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garbutt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maia blocks the elbow strike.
Garbutt blocks a body shot from Maia.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maia.
Garbutt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Garbutt misses.
Garbutt connects with a nice looking jab.
Garbutt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maia was well out of range. Poor timing from Garbutt.
Maia scores with a jab to the head.
Garbutt lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Maia misses with a two punch combination.
Maia takes a swing at Garbutt's ribcage but misses.
Maia lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Garbutt lands with a nice body punch.
Garbutt does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Maia on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Maia lands with a nice body punch.
Maia has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Garbutt lands a glancing blow to the side of Maia's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garbutt lands with a right hand.
Maia checks a low kick from Garbutt.
Garbutt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maia.
Maia tries to clinch up.
It looked like Garbutt was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Garbutt throws a head kick but Maia moves out of range.
Maia walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Garbutt checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Garbutt misses with a wild combination.
Maia tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Garbutt gets tackled into the cage by Maia. Maia maintains the clinch.
Maia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garbutt has had enough of the clinch but Maia keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Demon Maia will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kevin Garbutt's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Maia throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Garbutt.
Garbutt throws a leg kick that misses.
Garbutt misses with a double jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Garbutt.
Garbutt throws a big shot that misses.
Garbutt scores with a shot to the body.
Maia misses the jab.
Maia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A head kick misses from Garbutt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maia slips a jab from Garbutt.
Garbutt lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Maia bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Garbutt's head backwards.
Maia misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garbutt misses with a wild body shot.
Maia throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Garbutt's head.
Maia checks the leg kick.
Maia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garbutt.
Maia looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Maia looks to score with a jab to the body but Garbutt is just out of range.
Garbutt throws an overhand right that lands on Maia's shoulder, as Maia tries to avoid the shot.
A big left from Garbutt misses.
A little jabbing left from Maia on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Maia misses with a wild body shot.
Garbutt takes a swing at Maia's ribcage but misses.
Maia connects with a crisp jab.
Maia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garbutt connects with a single shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia moves away from the strike by Garbutt.
Garbutt jabs at Maia's body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Garbutt, as that shot connected.
Garbutt tries a head kick but it misses.
Garbutt throws a lazy uppercut
and Maia counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maia has taken the fight to the clinch.
Maia lands with a short shot to the head.
Garbutt prevents a body shot from Maia.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Maia creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Maia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maia has a couple of punches blocked by Garbutt.
Garbutt is working Maia over against the cage.
Maia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maia looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garbutt lands with a right to the head.
Garbutt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garbutt creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Maia misses with the head strike.
Garbutt lands a nice uppercut.
Maia tries to throw a body punch but Garbutt avoids it by throwing Maia back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Garbutt.
Maia lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Demon Maia seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Maia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garbutt's elbow.
Garbutt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garbutt prevents a body shot from Maia.
Garbutt tries to throw a body punch but Maia avoids it by throwing Garbutt back against the cage.
Maia lands with a left to the head.
Maia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garbutt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garbutt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Garbutt scores with a shot to the body.
Garbutt tests Maia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garbutt swinging wildly here.
Garbutt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maia makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Garbutt really felt that one!
Garbutt looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Maia tries to clinch
and Garbutt counters with a solid body kick.
Maia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garbutt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Garbutt looks to land a right hand but Maia moved out of range.
Garbutt scores with a hook.
Garbutt closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Garbutt lands a jab to Maia's midsection.
Maia tries to close the distance and clinch but Garbutt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Garbutt misses with a takedown attempt
and Garbutt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garbutt. Maia does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Garbutt showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Garbutt 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 49:47
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 49:46
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Garbutt!
Kevin Garbutt retains his light heavyweight title!
A victorious Kevin Garbutt thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Demon Maia was interviewed post fight and said 'The first fight a lot of people felt I got robbed on...myself included. I had the chance to redeem myself and get the belt back but I fell short so not much more for me to say than It is what it is and congratulations to the champ '.
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