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MMMA Clown Caos 20 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ceasar Morgan (ranked 15472 p4p, 455 weight class) and Anzhor Azhiev (ranked 10680 p4p, 480 weight class). Morgan comes into the arena with Fat Lip blaring out of the sound system. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Solid boxing
KO power |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ceasar Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 75 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anzhor Azhiev!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azhiev shoots in but Morgan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Morgan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Morgan looking to score a takedown here. Azhiev is defending well but Morgan drives through and ends up in Azhiev's guard.
Morgan slips nicely into half guard.
Morgan seems to be looking for submissions.
Morgan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Azhiev defends it well.
Azhiev looking for submissions off his back.
Morgan content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Azhiev looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Morgan is pressing down on Azhiev's thigh, looking to free his foot. Azhiev is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Azhiev looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Morgan trying to control the pace.
Morgan frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Morgan content just to control the position here.
Azhiev tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morgan has hold of Azhiev's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Azhiev manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Morgan controlling from the full mount.
Azhiev is desperately trying to improve his position but Morgan has a good base and remains in mount.
Morgan controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Azhiev has given up his back here. Will Morgan look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Azhiev is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Morgan off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Morgan controlling from the back.
Azhiev really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Morgan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Morgan'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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is trying to stick to Azhiev's back but Azhiev is turning into Morgan. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Morgan's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Azhiev.
Morgan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Azhiev has gone for a leg lock! Morgan slips out almost immediately though and dives into Azhiev's guard.
Morgan slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Morgan wants to pass the guard but Azhiev is keeping the position.
Morgan seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Azhiev working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Morgan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Morgan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ceasar Morgan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Azhiev fails with the takedown
and Morgan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Azhiev is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Morgan to keep the fight standing.
Azhiev is fighting off a takedown attempt but Morgan is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Azhiev to the mat. Azhiev regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Morgan passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Morgan content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Azhiev tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Morgan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Morgan in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Morgan is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Azhiev's shoulder. That is not cool.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Morgan.
Morgan looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Azhiev is looking to regain half guard here but Morgan keeps moving and retains side control.
Morgan takes a little break here. Azhiev wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Azhiev is working to avoid the ground and pound but Morgan connects with a decent elbow.
Azhiev tries to improve position but can't.
Morgan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Azhiev can do to turn this around?
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Azhiev tries to bench press Morgan off him but Morgan keeps the position.
Morgan is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Azhiev's shoulder. That is not cool.
Morgan seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Azhiev for as long as he can get away with.
Further stalling from Morgan.
Morgan continues to stall.
Morgan continues to hold on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azhiev tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Morgan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Morgan controlling the position.
Azhiev regains half guard.
Morgan is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Morgan has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ceasar Morgan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Azhiev is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan controlling from the full mount.
Morgan moves to the back.
Azhiev wants to escape the position.
Morgan scores with punches from the back.
Morgan has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Azhiev's body.
Morgan looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Morgan controlling the position well here. Azhiev rolled but Morgan kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ceasar Morgan dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Morgan shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Azhiev napping and manages to drive through into side control!
A lull in the action here as Morgan stalls from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
More hug and hope from Morgan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Azhiev has escaped the position, nice work there.
Morgan happy to just control the position for now.
Azhiev is looking to reverse the position.
Morgan is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Azhiev's shoulder. That is not cool.
Azhiev tries to bench press Morgan off him but Morgan keeps the position.
Azhiev is still trying to improve position.
Morgan controlling the position from side mount.
Azhiev is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan slows the pace down.
Azhiev is looking for a sweep.
Morgan tries for a kimura but Azhiev is defending well.
Morgan is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Azhiev will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Azhiev is looking to regain half guard here but Morgan keeps moving and retains side control.
Azhiev is being controlled here.
Azhiev tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Morgan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Anzhor Azhiev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morgan moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Azhiev, who protects the arm well.
Morgan just content to control the position.
Azhiev is looking to regain half guard here but Morgan keeps moving and retains side control.
Morgan taking a breather here.
Ceasar Morgan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Ceasar Morgan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Morgan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ceasar Morgan!
Our winner, Ceasar Morgan, 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.
In defeat, Anzhor Azhiev stepped up to the mic, saying 'I still want that title shot. Im the most experienced fighter here and everyday wants to see me smash the champ so lets do it whenever he starts ducking me.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Mattews (ranked 5591 p4p, 204 weight class) and Mario Eikmeyer (ranked 5163 p4p, 180 weight class). 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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290 lbs
20 - 13 - 0 |
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272 lbs
23 - 38 - 1 |
Good wrestling
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
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Mattews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 38 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mario Eikmeyer!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mattews bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Eikmeyer is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mattews scores with a couple of short elbows.
Mattews working the ground and pound from side control.
Mattews sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Eikmeyer is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Mattews.
Mattews postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Eikmeyer is looking to regain half guard here but Mattews keeps moving and retains side control.
Mattews 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.
Eikmeyer is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Mattews off and has taken his back!
Mattews tries to break free.
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!
Eikmeyer lands with a hammerfist to the side of Mattews's head.
It looks like Matt Mattews has been cut.
Mattews can't escape the position.
Eikmeyer missing with strikes from the back.
Eikmeyer is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Mattews knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Mattews for a finish.
Mattews wants to control his opponent's hands but Eikmeyer gets his hands free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eikmeyer scores with punches and elbows.
Mattews is trapped and Eikmeyer is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Eikmeyer working for the choke.
Eikmeyer looking for the choke from the back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eikmeyer has the hooks in. Mattews is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Eikmeyer missing with punches from the back.
Mattews covering up well and avoiding damage.
Eikmeyer is looking for a rear naked choke here but Mattews reverses the position brilliantly into Eikmeyer's guard!
Mattews throws a big right hand that misses.
Eikmeyer has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Mattews has passed into side control.
Eikmeyer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eikmeyer on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mattews working the ground and pound.
Eikmeyer is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Eikmeyer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Eikmeyer takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mattews working the head with strikes.
Check out the look on Mattews's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Eikmeyer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mattews is working to tighten his grip on Eikmeyer's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Eikmeyer has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Mattews is really squeezing tight and eventually Eikmeyer passes out! Mattews breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Matt Mattews!
After winning the bout, Matt Mattews thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patryk Szczerbiec (ranked 3973 p4p, 533 weight class) and Skap Hazard (ranked 3918 p4p, 528 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
32 - 35 - 0 |
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176 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
32 - 35 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Patryk Szczerbiec!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Skap Hazard!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Szczerbiec swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Szczerbiec takes one to the side of the head.
Szczerbiec wants to clinch but Hazard slips to the side
and Hazard counters with a stiff right hand.
Szczerbiec tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Hazard counter with a right hand.
Szczerbiec swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hazard misses with a hook.
Szczerbiec misses with a low kick.
It seemed like Hazard was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Szczerbiec closes the distance and clinches.
Szczerbiec goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Szczerbiec misses with the head strike.
Szczerbiec misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Szczerbiec.
Hazard blocks an uppercut.
Szczerbiec working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szczerbiec has Hazard pressed against the cage, preventing Hazard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Szczerbiec.
Szczerbiec misses with a short punch on the inside.
Szczerbiec throws a punch but it's blocked by Hazard.
Hazard wants to break free but Szczerbiec has control.
Hazard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Szczerbiec throws a hook to the side of Hazard's head but Hazard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Szczerbiec's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hazard under the eye.
It looks like Skap Hazard has been cut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Szczerbiec.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hazard.
A swing and a miss from Szczerbiec.
Hazard throws out a counter right but Szczerbiec avoids it with no problem.
Hazard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Szczerbiec.
Szczerbiec ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As Hazard tries to get set, Szczerbiec tries to push him back and clinch up but Hazard manages to avoid the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szczerbiec waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hazard.
Szczerbiec takes a swing at Hazard's ribcage but misses.
Szczerbiec fails in his attempt to clinch.
Szczerbiec loads up on a big right hand but Hazard slips the punch.
A jab from Hazard misses.
Szczerbiec throws a lazy uppercut
and Hazard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Hazard. Szczerbiec does a little dance to reset his feet.
Szczerbiec staying out of range there.
Szczerbiec misses with an uppercut. Hazard saw that one coming.
Szczerbiec connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Szczerbiec waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hazard.
Sloppy strikes from Szczerbiec. Those never looked like landing.
Hazard throws out a counter right but Szczerbiec avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazard keeps the fight on the outside.
Szczerbiec moves away from the strike by Hazard.
Szczerbiec tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Szczerbiec throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hazard misses with an uppercut.
Hazard takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hazard slips a jab from Szczerbiec.
Szczerbiec misses with a hook
and Hazard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A lazy left from Szczerbiec finds it's target.
Szczerbiec throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hazard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Szczerbiec misses with a left hand
and Hazard counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Szczerbiec looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hazard drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szczerbiec gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Szczerbiec escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Szczerbiec looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Szczerbiec closes the distance but Hazard moves to the side
letting Hazard counter with a right hand.
Hazard blocks a jab.
Hazard checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Szczerbiec misses with a left hand
and Hazard counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Szczerbiec.
Szczerbiec misses with a series of wild punches.
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 Patryk Szczerbiec will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Skap Hazard'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.
Szczerbiec tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hazard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hazard throws a lazy right hand but Szczerbiec sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Szczerbiec feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Szczerbiec looks to land a combination but Hazard avoids it well.
Szczerbiec throws a combination that misses
letting Hazard counter with a right hand.
Hazard looks to land a left hand but Szczerbiec moved out of range nicely.
Szczerbiec is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hazard.
A combination from Szczerbiec does no damage.
Hazard looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hazard misses with a hook
and Szczerbiec counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A frustrated look appears on Hazard's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hazard blocking some punches.
Hazard breaks from the clinch.
Hazard swats away the attempt to clinch by Szczerbiec.
Szczerbiec throws a wild body kick that Hazard sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szczerbiec moves into range and clinches up with Hazard.
Szczerbiec doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Szczerbiec misses with a hook from the clinch.
Szczerbiec tries to work over Hazard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Szczerbiec keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hazard's efforts to push away.
Szczerbiec tries to score a body lock takedown but Hazard shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hazard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Szczerbiec fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Szczerbiec prevents Hazard from breaking the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hazard as Szczerbiec tries to tie him up.
Szczerbiec misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Szczerbiec tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szczerbiec misses with a punch to the body.
Szczerbiec lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hazard backwards.
Szczerbiec struggles to land a body shot inside as Hazard controls his hands.
Szczerbiec swings wildly with an uppercut but Hazard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hazard manages to break the clinch.
Skap Hazard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Szczerbiec misses with a left hand
and Hazard makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Szczerbiec connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hazard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Szczerbiec.
Szczerbiec wants to clinch.
Szczerbiec bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hazard's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szczerbiec throws a sloppy head kick
and Hazard counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Szczerbiec clinches.
Szczerbiec tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Szczerbiec swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hazard manages to break the clinch.
Szczerbiec tries to clinch but Hazard is having none of it.
Hazard throws out a counter right but Szczerbiec avoids it with no problem.
A looping hook to the body misses from Szczerbiec. Hazard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hazard throws out a counter right but Szczerbiec avoids it with no problem.
Hazard looks to land a left hand but Szczerbiec moved out of range nicely.
Szczerbiec missing with a left hand there. Hazard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good shot there by Hazard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Szczerbiec misses.
Szczerbiec tries to close the distance and clinch but Hazard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hazard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Szczerbiec.
Hazard checks a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hazard! But no joy.
Hazard ducks under a wild hook from Szczerbiec.
Szczerbiec keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Szczerbiec forces Hazard back against the cage and clinches.
Szczerbiec throws a punch but it's blocked by Hazard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short uppercut from Szczerbiec.
Szczerbiec lands a right hand.
Hazard is trying to break free.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hazard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Szczerbiec tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patryk Szczerbiec dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Skap Hazard's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Szczerbiec waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hazard.
Szczerbiec fails in his attempt to clinch.
Szczerbiec tries to clinch up but Hazard circles away and keeps his distance.
Hazard throws out a counter right but Szczerbiec avoids it with no problem.
Hazard misses with a hook. Szczerbiec ducked under it nicely.
Szczerbiec lands with an uppercut that bounces Hazard off the cage and back into range.
A left lands for Hazard.
Szczerbiec tries to clinch up
and Hazard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hazard slips under a jab.
Szczerbiec with a nice cross.
Szczerbiec lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazard misses with an uppercut. Szczerbiec saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Szczerbiec misses the target.
Szczerbiec steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hazard.
Szczerbiec tries to clinch
and Hazard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Szczerbiec is rocked!
Hazard might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Szczerbiec goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Oh Szczerbiec is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hazard throws the left hand but Szczerbiec avoids the punch easily.
Szczerbiec throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Szczerbiec seems to have got his legs back now.
Patryk Szczerbiec seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Szczerbiec throws a body punch but Hazard moves out of range.
Hazard swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Szczerbiec ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hazard moves away.
Hazard looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hazard missing with a left hand there. Szczerbiec was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Szczerbiec tries to counter by clinching up but Hazard breaks away and moves out of range.
Szczerbiec defending well as Hazard loads up on a big left hand.
Szczerbiec tries a low kick but Hazard avoids it.
Szczerbiec misses with a lunging right hand
and Hazard counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hazard circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Szczerbiec tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Hazard wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Skap Hazard!
Skap Hazard seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eliod Bunkley Iii (ranked 2743 p4p, 360 weight class) and Marco Macotti (ranked 2704 p4p, 355 weight class). Bunkley Iii comes into the arena with Knocksville Girl blaring out of the sound system. Macotti has chosen Drown - Theory of a Deadman as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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202 lbs
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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
33 - 31 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eliod Bunkley Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marco Macotti!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macotti misses with the combination.
Macotti misses with a low kick.
Bunkley Iii attempts a counter takedown but Macotti avoids it well and moves away.
Bunkley Iii shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Macotti actively working from the bottom here.
Macotti avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bunkley Iii.
Bunkley Iii is working for a kimura but Macotti is defending it quite comfortably.
Bunkley Iii is nestled in close to Macotti, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bunkley Iii lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Macotti looking for submissions off his back.
Macotti looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunkley Iii working the head and body with strikes.
Bunkley Iii drops an elbow to the side of Macotti's head.
Macotti looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bunkley Iii lands strikes from half guard.
Ground and pound from Bunkley Iii.
Bunkley Iii thows a huge punch but Macotti dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bunkley Iii looks to land a strike but Macotti avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Macotti looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bunkley Iii stands up over Macotti, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bunkley Iii pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Macotti is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunkley Iii with a flurry of punches that miss.
Macotti looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bunkley Iii 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.
Bunkley Iii cracks Macotti with a solid left hand.
Bunkley Iii content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bunkley Iii with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bunkley Iii working some strikes from top position.
Bunkley Iii wants to pass the guard but Macotti is keeping the position.
Bunkley Iii works over Macotti with some ground and pound from guard.
Bunkley Iii is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Macotti is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Bunkley Iii frees his head nicely. Oh but Macotti has switched to an armbar! Bunkley Iii is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Marco Macotti!
During a confident post fight interview, Marco Macotti thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shintaro Nomo (ranked 2111 p4p, 323 weight class) and Carlos Soto (ranked 2413 p4p, 360 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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30
175 lbs
16 - 3 - 1 |
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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
28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Shintaro Nomo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Carlos Soto!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soto throws a jab when Nomo was well out of range.
Nomo throws a big shot that misses.
Soto misses with an uppercut
and Nomo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nomo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Nomo.
Nomo moves out of range of the strikes.
Soto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Soto digs a good hook to Nomo's body.
Soto missing with a left hand there. Nomo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Soto misses with an uppercut
and Nomo counters with a nice uppercut.
Soto lands the left hand.
It looks like Shintaro Nomo has been cut.
Soto throws a looping overhand right but Nomo ducks down to avoid it.
Nomo lunges at Soto with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Soto's hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soto looks to land a right hand but Nomo moved out of range.
Nomo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Soto was covering up waiting for the punch and Nomo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soto keeping moving, preventing Nomo from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nomo won't allow Soto to get back to his feet.
Nomo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nomo trying to control the position from guard on top but Soto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Soto is looking to stand back up but Nomo counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Soto.
Nomo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nomo drops an elbow to the side of Soto's head.
Nomo controlling the pace.
Soto tries to kick Nomo off but Nomo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nomo is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Soto!
Nomo punching from mount but Soto doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Nomo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nomo throwing strikes here but Soto is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Nomo looking to finish with strikes here!
Soto wants to try and get back to his feet.
Nomo lands a big elbow.
Nomo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nomo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Poor strikes thrown by Nomo there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Nomo misses with a head shot.
Soto really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nomo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nomo looking to isolate an arm here. Soto doesn't see it coming and as Nomo extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Nomo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shintaro Nomo!
Shintaro Nomo got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baby Huey (ranked 3385 p4p, 114 weight class) and Kingen Ciuchten (ranked 3434 p4p, 117 weight class). Huey comes to the cage accompanied by Baby Huey - A change is going to come. Baby Huey has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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39
283 lbs
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29
291 lbs
13 - 10 - 0 |
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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
24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Baby Huey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kingen Ciuchten!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huey scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Huey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Huey throws a big shot that misses.
Huey looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Huey lands with a hook. Ciuchten tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Huey throws a right and a left that Ciuchten avoids nicely.
Ciuchten with the counter takedown but Huey avoids it easily.
Huey loads up on a big right hand but Ciuchten slips the punch.
Huey displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ciuchten.
Ciuchten shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Huey sprawls well. Huey wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ciuchten gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ciuchten fails with the takedown.
Baby Huey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kingen Ciuchten.
Huey connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ciuchten. Ciuchten circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huey tries to keep at a distance but Ciuchten has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Huey.
Ciuchten is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Huey is defending well.
Ciuchten jumps guard but Huey stands there with Ciuchten around his waist. Ciuchten gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Huey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ciuchten closes this distance looking for a takedown but Huey circles away.
Huey connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ciuchten takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ciuchten closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Huey lands a nice shot to the body.
A lazy left from Huey finds it's target.
No luck for Ciuchten with that takedown attempt.
Huey swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Huey is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciuchten tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ciuchten.
Huey thuds his right hand into Ciuchten's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
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!
Huey wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Huey throws a body punch but Ciuchten moves out of range.
Ciuchten tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Huey swivels and escapes.
Huey is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Huey throws a right and a left that Ciuchten avoids nicely.
A nice combination there by Huey.
Ciuchten fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Huey avoids it really well and circles away.
Ciuchten looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Huey. That snapped Ciuchten's head back.
Huey tries to keep at a distance but Ciuchten has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ciuchten drops down looking for an ankle pick but Huey pulls his leg out and moves away.
Huey throws a series of punches but Ciuchten moves out of range.
Huey lands a nice shot to the body.
Huey lands with a good body shot.
Huey misses with a few strikes there.
Baby Huey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huey displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huey connects with a looping right hand.
Huey lands a jab to Ciuchten's midsection.
Baby Huey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Decent striking displayed by Huey there.
Huey is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Huey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ciuchten.
Huey misses with a series of wild punches.
And Ciuchten tries to counter it with a takedown but Huey pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Huey swinging wildly here.
Ciuchten fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Huey leaves Ciuchten with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Huey thuds a left hand into Ciuchten's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baby Huey dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Huey connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ciuchten looks for a takedown but Huey sprawls well.
Ciuchten takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Huey tests Ciuchten's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ciuchten fails with a takedown attempt.
Huey went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ciuchten takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Baby Huey is winning the standup battle so far.
Huey with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huey lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Kingen Ciuchten has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Huey. Ciuchten does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ciuchten looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Huey is fending him off so far but Ciuchten persists. Nope, Huey circles away and we're back to standing.
Baby Huey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kingen Ciuchten.
Ciuchten is breathing heavily.
A left lands for Huey.
Huey avoids the head kick by Ciuchten.
Ciuchten tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Huey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Huey throws a body shot but no joy.
Huey fails to land with a series of punches.
Ciuchten with the counter takedown but Huey avoids it easily.
Huey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ciuchten changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Huey cracks a nice hook into Ciuchten's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciuchten shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Huey wants to get back to his feet.
Huey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ciuchten can do to turn this around?
Ciuchten thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Huey's head.
Huey taking some punishment here, with Ciuchten in his half guard.
Ciuchten drops an elbow to the side of Huey's head.
Ciuchten lands strikes from half guard.
Ciuchten wants to free his trapped foot but Huey is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Huey is trying to stand back up but Ciuchten is controlling him
Ciuchten thows a huge punch but Huey dodges it nicely.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Huey wants to get back to his feet.
Ciuchten lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huey wants to get back to his feet.
Ciuchten not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ciuchten lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ciuchten thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Huey's head.
Ciuchten throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ciuchten is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Huey is trying to stand back up but Ciuchten is controlling him
Huey is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ciuchten scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ciuchten lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ciuchten drops an elbow to the side of Huey's head.
Huey is looking to escape.
Ciuchten looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Huey is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciuchten lands a big elbow - Huey is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Ciuchten!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kingen Ciuchten!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Machine Gun (ranked 1230 p4p, 177 weight class) and Demon Maia (ranked 1163 p4p, 168 weight class). Maia has chosen Shittin' on the world - Dr. Dre ft. Mel man as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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35
220 lbs
21 - 18 - 1 |
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36
208 lbs
34 - 18 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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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
21 - 18 - 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
34 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Demon Maia!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gun uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maia.
Gun tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Maia manages to circle out of the way.
Maia throws a good cross that connects.
Maia misses with a right hand
and Gun counters with a straight right hand.
Gun checks the leg kick.
Maia throws a right hand that misses
and Gun counters with a stiff right hand.
Maia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gun counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gun has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Maia lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Maia misses the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gun ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maia moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Gun.
Maia swings wildly with an uppercut but Gun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gun blocks an uppercut.
Gun misses with some punches.
Gun working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Maia throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gun misses with the head strike.
Gun avoids the elbow strike from Maia, against the cage.
Maia pushes Gun back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Our sources have told us that Gun has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Maia working aggressively here.
Maia has a couple of punches blocked by Gun.
A short left from Maia.
Maia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maia tries to work over Gun's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gun wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gun lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Maia on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A body shot lands from Gun.
Maia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gun lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gun creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gun scores with a nice hook to the head.
Maia has a couple of punches blocked by Gun.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gun.
Maia has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Gun seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Maia can turn it around.
Gun misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gun's elbow.
Maia working aggressively here.
Gun fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gun takes a shot to the head.
Gun has a couple of punches blocked by Maia.
Gun lands a body punch in the clinch.
Maia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maia blocks a body shot from Gun.
Gun breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maia misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gun cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maia gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Maia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maia swings wildly with an uppercut but Gun uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gun blocks a body shot from Maia.
Gun blocking some punches.
Gun misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gun misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maia blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Gun fails to land.
Maia blocking some punches.
Maia stalling in the clinch.
Gun tries to work over Maia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maia swings wildly with an uppercut but Gun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gun has a couple of punches blocked by Maia.
A short left from Maia.
Gun swings wildly with an uppercut but Maia uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right handed body shot lands from Maia.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gun.
Gun scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gun misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maia.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maia lands a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gun.
Maia throws a head punch that misses.
Maia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maia throws a punch but it's blocked by Gun.
Gun lands a hook that snaps the head of Maia backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maia lands a nice uppercut.
Maia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maia misses with a punch on the inside.
Gun has a couple of punches blocked by Maia.
Gun blocks a body shot from Maia.
Maia misses with the head strike.
Gun throws a punch but it's blocked by Maia.
Gun blocks an elbow strike.
Maia lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gun misses with a punch on the inside.
Maia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maia scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maia misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Demon Maia will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Maia lands a front kick.
Maia throws a lazy right hand but Gun sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gun is looking to counter punch.
Maia throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gun stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gun takes the fight into the clinch.
Maia works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Maia gets through Gun's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Maia can't find room to land a body shot as Gun controls the action.
Demon Maia seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Maia struggles to land a body shot inside as Gun controls his hands.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Maia in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Gun tries a body shot but Maia blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gun scores with a hook to the body.
Gun throws a head punch that misses.
Maia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gun misses with some punches.
Gun throws a punch but it's blocked by Maia.
Maia misses with a punch on the inside.
Gun is working Maia over against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gun blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gun manages to break the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Gun.
Gun takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Maia lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gun's sensitive parts.
A slow jab from Maia misses its intended target.
It looked like Gun wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Maia swings widly with a right hand
and Gun moves into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Maia.
Maia taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Maia misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Maia - that landed with a thud.
Maia misses with a punch on the inside.
Gun blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gun working aggressively here.
Maia blocks an uppercut.
Maia lands an uppercut.
Maia lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Maia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maia misses with a hook from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Gun.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gun.
Maia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Maia misses with the head strike.
Gun misses with a punch on the inside.
Maia blocking some punches.
Gun tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Maia.
Gun blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gun lands with a left to the head.
Maia lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Maia throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Maia lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Gun.
Maia lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maia throws a punch but it's blocked by Gun.
Maia lands with a left to the head.
Gun blocking some punches.
Gun lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gun lands with a right to the head.
Maia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maia throws a punch but it's blocked by Gun.
Maia has a couple of punches blocked by Gun.
Gun blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maia lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Maia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maia misses with a body punch.
Gun misses with a punch on the inside.
Maia throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Maia tries to work over Gun's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maia pushes Gun back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maia throws a punch but it's blocked by Gun.
Maia has a couple of punches blocked by Gun.
A head punch on the inside from Gun fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gun has a couple of punches blocked by Maia.
Gun blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maia pushes Gun back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gun misses with some punches.
Maia lands an uppercut.
Maia lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Maia struggles to land a body shot inside as Gun controls his hands.
Gun blocks an uppercut.
Maia working aggressively here.
Gun swings wildly with an uppercut but Maia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gun misses with some punches.
Maia lands with a left to the head.
Gun lands with a short shot to the head.
Maia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maia has a couple of punches blocked by Gun.
Maia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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 corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Gun tries to keep at a distance but Maia has taken the fight into the clinch.
Maia is pushing Gun up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Maia lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gun takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Maia fails to land.
Maia blocking some punches.
Gun lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Maia struggles to land a body shot inside as Gun controls his hands.
Gun prevents a body shot from Maia.
Gun tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gun misses with some punches.
Maia has a couple of punches blocked by Gun.
Maia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maia throws a head punch that misses.
Gun lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maia.
Maia misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gun misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maia is leaning against Gun and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Maia lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Maia blocking some punches.
Gun blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Gun fails to land.
Maia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maia lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gun backwards.
Maia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gun blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gun misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maia.
Maia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maia tries to work over Gun's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maia working aggressively here.
Gun misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gun.
Maia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Machine Gun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Maia - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maia gets through Gun's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Maia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gun can't find room to land a body shot as Maia controls the action.
Maia working aggressively here.
Gun misses with some punches.
Gun working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Maia has a couple of punches blocked by Gun.
Maia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gun's elbow.
Gun breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maia throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gun counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice body kick there by Maia.
Maia tries to work over Gun's front leg with a kick but Gun checks it.
Demon Maia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maia darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia tries to bum rush Gun with a series of wild strikes but Gun uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maia scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Maia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gun.
Maia throws a wild body kick that Gun sees coming a mile off.
Gun was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Maia.
Maia misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gun cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maia throws a sloppy body shot
and Gun counters with a straight right hand.
Maia throws a sloppy head kick and Gun moves out of range easily.
Gun takes one to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Maia.
Maia lands with a straight right. Gun didn't see that one coming.
Maia throws a body kick that misses.
Maia throws a head kick that misses
and Gun counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maia misses with a lunging right hand
and Gun counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Demon Maia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gun lands a big uppercut and Maia crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Maia looks OK. Gun waves Maia back to his feet!
Maia is rocked!
Gun gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Maia is still on wobbly legs! Can Gun finish him?
A head punch on the inside from Maia fails to land.
Maia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gun misses with some punches.
Gun misses with the head strike.
Gun fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maia seems to have recovered his senses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maia.
Maia lands a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Machine Gun.
Well Maia has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Demon Maia!
Demon Maia decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bomb Bombs (ranked 1906 p4p, 230 weight class) and Maksymilian Gracie (ranked 2054 p4p, 249 weight class). Gracie has chosen Iggy Pop - The Passenger as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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251 lbs
14 - 7 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bomb Bombs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Maksymilian Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bombs ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bombs is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Gracie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bombs.
A combination from Gracie does no damage.
A right-left combo lands from Gracie.
Gracie lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gracie shoots in and drives through. Bombs sprawls well.
Bombs is looking to counter punch.
Gracie lands with a shot to the body.
We've been informed that Gracie has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Gracie scores with a decent looking 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!
Gracie thuds a left hand into Bombs's body.
Gracie misses with a straight left.
A combination from Gracie does no damage.
Bombs appears to be looking for a big counter.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Bombs.
Gracie throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bombs counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bombs has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bombs there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throws a hook but Bombs blocks it.
Bombs throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Bombs throws a head kick that misses.
Gracie throws a sloppy body shot
and Bombs counters with a one-two to the body.
Bombs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie slips a straight right by Bombs.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Bombs.
Gracie slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target.
Bombs dodges the punch combination from Gracie.
Gracie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bombs on the side of the head.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Bombs.
Gracie throws a right hand that Bombs ducks under and follows up with a left that Bombs also avoids with ease.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie misses with a hook
and Bombs counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've been told by Bombs's head coaches at Roosters Coop that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bombs tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
Gracie throws a big shot that misses.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gracie lands with a nice body punch.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gracie connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gracie throws a left that rocks Bombs and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Gracie dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Bombs regain composure!
Bombs is rocked!
Bombs is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bombs is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Oh Bombs is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gracie scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Bombs is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Gracie can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maksymilian Gracie!
Maksymilian Gracie decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andrey Eremeev (ranked 1399 p4p, 166 weight class) and Paul Kruger (ranked 2015 p4p, 225 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrey Eremeev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Paul Kruger!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruger throws out a loose jab but Eremeev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eremeev moves into range and connects with a jab.
Eremeev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kruger.
Eremeev misses with a looping left.
Eremeev ducks under a wild hook from Kruger.
Kruger throws out a powerful jab.
Eremeev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kruger.
Kruger wants to clinch up but Eremeev keeps it at a distance.
Kruger lands a jab to Eremeev's midsection.
Decent striking displayed by Eremeev there.
Eremeev thows a body kick. Kruger tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kruger tries to close the distance and clinch up but Eremeev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Eremeev looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Eremeev fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kruger tries to land a leg kick but Eremeev saw it coming and moves away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Eremeev misses with a hook. Kruger ducked under it nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kruger wants to clinch up but Eremeev keeps it at a distance.
Eremeev blocks a head kick by Kruger.
An inside leg kick lands from Eremeev.
Kruger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Eremeev moves out of range of the body kick from Kruger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruger looks to land a body kick but Eremeev moved away.
Kruger looks for the body kick but Eremeev saw that one coming.
Kruger looks for the body kick but Eremeev saw that one coming.
Kruger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Eremeev checks a leg kick.
Eremeev connects with a single shot there.
Eremeev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jab from Kruger.
Kruger misses with an uppercut.
Eremeev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kruger throws out the jab.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Eremeev.
Eremeev wants to take a breather but Kruger manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Eremeev.
Kruger looking for a guillotine here but Eremeev defends easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kruger looking for subs off his back but Eremeev has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruger looks like he's trying to stand up.
Eremeev seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Eremeev lands strikes from half guard.
Eremeev working over Kruger with some ground and pound. Kruger looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Eremeev is nestled in close to Kruger, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Eremeev 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.
Kruger is staying active underneath Eremeev, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Eremeev landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kruger is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eremeev is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kruger doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Eremeev.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eremeev seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kruger does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Eremeev is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kruger moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Eremeev works over Kruger with some ground and pound from guard.
Eremeev really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kruger working for a triangle but Eremeev defends it easily.
Kruger keeping moving, preventing Eremeev from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruger has his foot on Eremeev's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Eremeev works his way back into a safe position though.
Kruger keeping moving, preventing Eremeev from controlling successfully.
Kruger had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Eremeev defends it easily.
Kruger keeping moving, preventing Eremeev from controlling successfully.
Eremeev is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kruger controls Eremeev momentarily but Eremeev frees himself.
Eremeev passes Kruger's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrey Eremeev dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kruger throws a head kick that misses.
Eremeev moves out of range as Kruger throws a body kick.
Eremeev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kruger can do to turn this around?
Eremeev throws a hook but Kruger blocks it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kruger.
Eremeev misses with an uppercut. Kruger saw that one coming.
Eremeev throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kruger misses with an uppercut.
Kruger throws a hook but Eremeev blocks it.
Kruger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Eremeev is defended easily by Kruger.
Kruger thows a body kick. Eremeev tries to catch it but that hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruger closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Eremeev.
Kruger tries to work over Eremeev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Eremeev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eremeev scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kruger lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kruger connects with an inside leg kick.
Kruger misses the shot to the body.
Eremeev wants to slow Kruger down by chopping away at his legs.
Kruger feints a counter leg kick.
Eremeev throws a series of punches but Kruger avoids them all with ease.
Kruger unleashes a big counter combination but Eremeev bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Eremeev works over Kruger's head and body with a nice combination.
Kruger closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Eremeev to counter with a crisp jab.
Eremeev misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Kruger misses.
A swing and a miss from Kruger.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kruger throws a low kick, looking for Eremeev's leg but Eremeev calmly moves out of range.
Eremeev lands the left hand.
Eremeev fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kruger to the ground. Eremeev is now in Kruger's guard.
Kruger has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Eremeev off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Eremeev is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kruger is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruger moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Eremeev looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kruger is fending him off so far but Eremeev persists. Nope, Kruger circles away and we're back to standing.
Jab by Eremeev.
Nice defenses there by Kruger.
Kruger steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Eremeev.
Kruger dips to his left and cracks Eremeev with an uppercut!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Eremeev.
Eremeev misses with a body shot.
Eremeev cracks Kruger with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kruger closes the distance and clinches.
Kruger using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Eremeev stalling in the clinch.
Kruger lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Eremeev backwards.
Eremeev makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Eremeev avoiding damage as Kruger throws knees to the body.
Eremeev has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Kruger regains guard immediately.
Eremeev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kruger is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eremeev postures up and lands a big shot to Kruger's brow.
We've been hearing that Eremeev has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Kruger has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Eremeev can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kruger is trying to keep Eremeev in close.
Eremeev with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kruger is rocked!
Eremeev trying to control but Kruger is working from the bottom.
Eremeev content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kruger is still in real trouble! Can Eremeev finish him?
Eremeev lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eremeev avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kruger has momentary wrist control but Eremeev slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eremeev arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Kruger's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Andrey Eremeev!
A relieved looking Andrey Eremeev thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Garbutt (ranked 315 p4p, 45 weight class) and Gerry Kelly (ranked 503 p4p, 76 weight class). Garbutt's entrance music is Saxon - Strong Arm of the Law. A fine choice. Gerry Kelly has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
15 - 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
21 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Gerry Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly misses with a two punch combination.
Garbutt ducks under a wild hook from Kelly.
Garbutt scores with a nice strike.
Garbutt connects with a single shot there.
Garbutt throws a hook but Kelly blocks it.
Garbutt throws a front kick aimed at Kelly's knee but Kelly avoids it well.
Kelly misses with a head kick.
Garbutt's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Garbutt duly obliges.
Kelly throws a hook but Garbutt blocks it.
Garbutt misses with a body shot.
Kelly looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Garbutt misses with a few strikes there.
Kelly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Garbutt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Garbutt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garbutt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kelly misses with an uppercut. Garbutt saw that one coming.
Garbutt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kelly moves away.
Garbutt throws a series of punches but Kelly avoids them all with ease.
Garbutt looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kelly tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garbutt misses with a hook. Kelly ducked under it nicely.
Kelly wants to counter with a clinch but Garbutt pushes him away.
Garbutt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kelly throws a fast counter high kick but Garbutt manages to duck under it in time.
Garbutt throws a sloppy head kick and Kelly moves out of range easily.
A slow jab from Kelly misses its intended target.
Kelly doesn't manage to clinch there - Garbutt circles away.
Garbutt keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kelly scores with a nice head shot.
Kelly closes the distance and pushes Garbutt back into the cage.
Kelly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kelly swings wildly with an uppercut but Garbutt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kelly lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Garbutt backwards.
Kelly blocks an elbow strike from Garbutt.
Kelly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garbutt tries to circle away but Kelly has him pinned against the cage.
Kelly misses with a punch on the inside.
Kelly breaks the clinch.
Kelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garbutt throws a chopping leg kick but Kelly manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Garbutt lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garbutt with a nice cross.
Kelly connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kelly swings for the body but Garbutt moves out of range.
It looked like Garbutt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kelly lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Garbutt at a distance.
Garbutt clinches up with Kelly and pushes him back against the cage.
We've been informed that Kelly has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Garbutt is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Garbutt utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kelly blocks an elbow strike from Garbutt.
Kelly gets through Garbutt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Garbutt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kelly's elbow.
Garbutt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garbutt tries to throw a body punch but Kelly avoids it by throwing Garbutt back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Garbutt.
Garbutt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Kelly.
Kelly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Garbutt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kelly tries to counter with a clinch but Garbutt shakes him off and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garbutt throws a body punch but Kelly moves out of range.
Kelly's corner calls for a 1-2. Kelly obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Garbutt drives through with a takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Garbutt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Garbutt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kelly manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Kelly tries a head kick but it misses.
Kelly misses with a kick to the body.
Kelly misses with a looping right.
Garbutt slips under a jab.
Garbutt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garbutt on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Garbutt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kelly has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A jab from Kelly misses.
Garbutt blocks a jab.
Garbutt looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Some wild striking there from Kelly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly slips a jab from Garbutt.
Kelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garbutt moves away.
Nice shot by Kelly.
Garbutt throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Garbutt dodges the punch combination from Kelly.
Garbutt throws an off balance right hand
and Kelly counters with a head kick. That will keep Garbutt thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Kelly throws a jab but it's blocked by Garbutt.
Garbutt tries a head kick but it misses.
Garbutt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kelly was well out of range. Poor timing from Garbutt.
Garbutt slips a jab from Kelly.
Kelly blocks a low kick nicely.
Kelly looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kelly falls off balance throwing a combination
and Garbutt counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kelly thinking.
Kelly takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kelly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Garbutt shoots in and gets a takedown into Kelly's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kevin Garbutt will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kelly takes one to the chin there.
Kelly drops Garbutt with a beautiful combination! Garbutt stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kelly is looking for the KO!
It looks like Kevin Garbutt has been cut.
Nice sprawl there from Kelly as Garbutt shoots in.
Garbutt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Garbutt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kelly.
Garbutt throws a series of punches but Kelly avoids them all with ease.
Kelly takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kelly thuds his right hand into Garbutt's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Garbutt will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Garbutt takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Garbutt swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kelly.
Kelly swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Garbutt connects with a right hand. Kelly shakes it off.
Garbutt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kelly throws a counter combo.
A nice inside leg kick there by Garbutt. That's going to slow Kelly down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garbutt is looking to slow Kelly down with leg kicks.
A shot to the liver by Garbutt. Beautiful body shot.
Kelly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garbutt throws out the jab.
A good leg kick by Garbutt.
A low kick from Garbutt misses
and Kelly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Garbutt throws a nice outside leg kick.
No joy there for Kelly, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Garbutt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kelly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garbutt.
Kelly takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Garbutt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kelly.
Garbutt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kelly's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Garbutt checks a leg kick.
Garbutt fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kelly checks it well.
Garbutt cracks Kelly with a good jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garbutt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Garbutt is looking to score with low kicks.
Kevin Garbutt is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garbutt looks to land a left hand but Kelly moved out of range nicely.
Kelly moves away from the strike by Garbutt.
Kelly throws a leg kick which misses Garbutt's front leg but catches the back leg as Garbutt tries to avoid it.
Garbutt throws a low kick, looking for Kelly's leg but Kelly calmly moves out of range.
Kelly tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Garbutt tests Kelly's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Garbutt lands a jab to the head.
Kelly stuns Garbutt with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gerry Kelly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kelly throws a body punch but Garbutt moves out of range.
Kelly tests Garbutt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kelly connects with a solid leg kick.
Kelly misses with a jab, cross combination.
Garbutt is looking for a counter combo.
Garbutt avoids a kick to the body.
A left and a right from Kelly both land. Nice combination.
Kelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garbutt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Garbutt.
Kelly lands a leg kick that knocks Garbutt off balance momentarily.
Garbutt throws out a leg kick but Kelly moves out of range and Garbutt only half commits.
Kelly throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Garbutt counter with a right hand.
Kelly is looking to chop away at Garbutt's legs.
Garbutt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A quick step to the side and Garbutt tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garbutt throws a lazy right hand but Kelly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Garbutt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kelly takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kelly drops Garbutt with a beautiful combination! Garbutt stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kelly is looking for the KO!
Garbutt is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garbutt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oh Garbutt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Garbutt punishes Kelly's body with a nice straight punch.
Garbutt checks a leg kick.
Garbutt seems to have got his legs back now.
Garbutt misses the shot to the body.
Kelly throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Garbutt lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kelly throws the left hand but Garbutt avoids the punch easily.
Garbutt throws a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garbutt.
Kelly throws a jab when Garbutt was well out of range.
Garbutt jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Garbutt finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kelly unleashes a big counter combination but Garbutt bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A lazy body kick from Kelly
and Garbutt counters with a takedown into side control.
Garbutt working the ground and pound from side control.
Garbutt wants to control but Kelly is keeping him busy.
Kelly dodges the ground and pound from Garbutt.
Garbutt scoring with punches and elbows.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sloppy strikes there by Garbutt.
Garbutt scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kelly to see if he's OK.
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 is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Kelly will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kevin Garbutt will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kevin Garbutt's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kelly pivots, looking for a leg kick but Garbutt is out of range and Kelly settles back down.
Garbutt tries to score with a low kick but Kelly moves his leg out of the way.
Kelly drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Good leg kick by Garbutt there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Garbutt lands with a cross.
Garbutt slips a straight right by Kelly.
Garbutt shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kelly sprawls well. Kelly wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Garbutt gets slowly back to his feet.
Garbutt moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromKelly.
Garbutt displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garbutt pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kelly is out of range and Garbutt settles back down.
Kelly takes a shot right to the bread basket.
An inside leg kick from Garbutt misses.
Garbutt lands a jab to Kelly's midsection.
Good work by Kelly as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Garbutt. That's going to slow Kelly down.
Kelly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garbutt was well out of range. Poor timing from Kelly.
Garbutt cracks Kelly with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A punch combination from Kelly misses.
Good leg kick by Kelly there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kelly avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Some bone on bone action there as Kelly checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kelly looks to throw a body kick
and Garbutt counters with a stiff right hand.
Garbutt misses with a series of wild punches.
Garbutt connects with a single shot there.
Kelly misses with a lunging right hand
and Garbutt counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garbutt throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Garbutt throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garbutt is nestled in close to Kelly, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Garbutt thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kelly's head.
Garbutt sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kelly defending well though.
Garbutt is nestled in close to Kelly, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kelly avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Garbutt.
Kelly is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Garbutt scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garbutt sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kelly defending well though.
Kelly avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Garbutt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Garbutt lands a nice short elbow.
Garbutt thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kelly's head.
Garbutt thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Garbutt.
Garbutt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Garbutt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kelly avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kelly working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Garbutt.
Garbutt landing with the ground and pound.
Garbutt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Garbutt postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Garbutt's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kelly utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Garbutt throwing strikes from guard but Kelly blocks nicely.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Garbutt distracts Kelly with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Garbutt with a flurry of punches that miss.
Garbutt sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Garbutt misses the shot to the body.
Garbutt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Garbutt throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kelly misses with a few strikes there.
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 fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Garbutt takes a jab right on the kisser.
Garbutt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kelly throws out the jab.
Kelly moves out of range as Garbutt strikes.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kelly is trying to break the clinch but Garbutt has him pressed against the cage.
Kelly takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kelly wants to break free but Garbutt has control.
Garbutt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Garbutt manages to break the clinch.
Kelly bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Garbutt's head.
A combination from Garbutt does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Garbutt. Garbutt obviously looking to wear him down.
Garbutt blocks a jab.
Garbutt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Garbutt throws a leg kick but Kelly sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kelly connects with a body shot that sends Garbutt's belly button to the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Garbutt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garbutt darts in and clinches Kelly up against the cage.
Kevin Garbutt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Garbutt lands a knee to the body.
Kelly blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Garbutt.
Garbutt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Garbutt cracks Kelly with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kelly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Garbutt misses the target.
Kelly has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Garbutt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kelly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garbutt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kelly.
Garbutt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kelly misses with a wild body shot.
A quick step to the side and Garbutt tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garbutt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kelly scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Garbutt connects with a body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Garbutt throws a solid leg kick but Kelly takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Garbutt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Donk. Garbutt catches Kelly right on the button with a cross.
Garbutt cracks Kelly with a good jab.
Kelly lands a jab to the head.
Kelly cracks Garbutt with an open hand slap.
Garbutt throws a body punch but Kelly moves out of range.
Kelly motions for Garbutt to come forward. Kelly throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kelly feints a jab promting Garbutt to slip. Kelly then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Garbutt slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kelly scores with a head kick. Garbutt tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kelly is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Garbutt lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kelly at a distance.
Garbutt avoids the body shot from Kelly.
Garbutt misses with an uppercut.
Garbutt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kelly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garbutt.
Kelly walks into a straight right hand from Garbutt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Garbutt - just one landing.
Kelly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garbutt.
Garbutt shoots and misses
and Kelly counters with a straight right hand.
Garbutt slips under a jab from Kelly.
A leg kick checked by Kelly.
Garbutt connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Garbutt looks to throw the jab but Kelly is out of range.
Garbutt slips a straight right by Kelly.
Kelly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garbutt throws out the jab.
Kelly tries to clinch but Garbutt is having none of it.
A quick step to the side and Garbutt tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garbutt misses with a wild body shot.
Garbutt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garbutt cracks Kelly with a good jab.
Kelly throws a hook to the side of Garbutt's head but Garbutt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A lazy left from Garbutt finds it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Kelly.
Garbutt takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick lands from Garbutt.
Kelly misses with a hook.
Kelly connects with a good right hand that stumbles Garbutt. Garbutt circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Garbutt tries to close the distance and clinch but Kelly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Garbutt's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kelly connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Garbutt scrambles back to his feet.
Garbutt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kelly avoids the body shot from Garbutt.
Kelly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kelly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kelly takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garbutt lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Kelly.
Garbutt attempts a counter takedown but Kelly avoids it well and moves away.
Kelly slips a jab and a cross from Garbutt.
Kelly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garbutt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Garbutt had his way with Gerry Kelly in that round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Garbutt's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Garbutt swings widly with a right hand
and Kelly counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice defenses there by Kelly.
Kelly is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Garbutt walks straight into a right hand from Kelly - that's dropped him! Kelly jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Garbutt from any more punishment! Garbutt complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Gerry Kelly!
Gerry Kelly is the new light heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Gerry Kelly 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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