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MMMA 55 Fortune vs Uk PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aidan Harrison (ranked 5231 p4p, 423 weight class) and Shinya Aoki (ranked 6209 p4p, 465 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aidan Harrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shinya Aoki !
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrison swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harrison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aoki .
Aoki 's coach down at Blackscar Fitness was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Aoki 's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Harrison getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Aoki moves out of range as Harrison strikes.
Harrison dodges the punch combination from Aoki .
Harrison swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Harrison digs a good body shot into Aoki 's ribs.
Harrison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aoki is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Harrison scores with a decent looking hook.
Aoki throws a series of punches but Harrison avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrison throws an overhand right that lands on Aoki 's shoulder, as Aoki tries to avoid the shot.
Aoki feints the counter takedown.
Harrison misses with a left hand
and Aoki counters with a two punch combo.
Harrison ducks right into an uppercut from Aoki .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aoki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Aoki counter with a right hand.
Harrison misses with a wild body shot.
A lazy body kick from Harrison
and Aoki counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Harrison seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Harrison working a defensive guard but Aoki manages to pass into side control anyway.
You can see the frustration on Harrison's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Harrison is trying to improve his position.
Aoki is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Harrison is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Aoki wants to control but Harrison is keeping him busy.
Harrison is trying to control Aoki 's posture but Aoki avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Harrison knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Aoki tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Aoki tries for a kimura but Harrison is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aoki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harrison keeps working.
Harrison is trying to control Aoki 's posture but Aoki avoids it.
Harrison is trying to improve his position.
Aoki has an Americana. Harrison didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Aoki is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Aoki hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Shinya Aoki !
During a confident post fight interview, Shinya Aoki 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dzoko Dzoker (ranked 3257 p4p, 107 weight class) and Sofoklis Aristotelis (ranked 4439 p4p, 142 weight class). Dzoko Dzoker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 23 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dzoko Dzoker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sofoklis Aristotelis!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aristotelis moves in looking to clinch but Dzoker pushes him off.
Dzoker seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Aristotelis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
It seemed like Aristotelis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Aristotelis blocks a head kick by Dzoker.
Aristotelis looks to land a combination. Dzoker sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Dzoko Dzoker has been cut.
Aristotelis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Aristotelis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dzoker is looking to break free of the clinch but Aristotelis has double underhooks.
Dzoker blocks the elbow strike.
Aristotelis lands an elbow inside that Dzoker shrugs off.
Aristotelis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Aristotelis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Aristotelis.
Dzoker is rocked!
Aristotelis lands an elbow that stopped Dzoker in his tracks for a moment.
Oh Dzoker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dzoker is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aristotelis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Aristotelis is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Aristotelis creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Dzoker! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Aristotelis.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sofoklis Aristotelis!
During a confident post fight interview, Sofoklis Aristotelis thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Dzoko Dzoker was interviewed post fight and said 'thanks my sponsors and fans'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Estefan Sanchez (ranked 4514 p4p, 518 weight class) and Sergiusz Ataman (ranked 3333 p4p, 412 weight class). Sanchez comes to the cage accompanied by Lil'Wayne - Right Above It feat. Drake. Estefan Sanchez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 26 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Estefan Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Sergiusz Ataman!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ataman throws a leg kick but Sanchez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sanchez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sanchez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ataman.
Sanchez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ataman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sanchez lands a jab-cross combination.
Sanchez misses with a combination
and Ataman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
No joy there for Sanchez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ataman throws a head kick but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez throws a series of strikes that have Ataman backpedaling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Ataman misses.
Sanchez seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sanchez throws a jab but it's blocked by Ataman.
As Sanchez backs off Ataman throws a huge counter combo but Sanchez manages to avoid it all.
Sanchez looks to land a combination but Ataman avoids it well.
Ataman moves out of range of the body kick.
Ataman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ataman takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
Sanchez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez moves forwards but Ataman connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Good shot there by Sanchez.
Ataman moves into the clinch.
Sanchez lands a left hand.
Ataman lands an elbow inside.
Sanchez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ataman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sanchez.
Ataman throws a head punch that misses.
Sanchez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ataman lands a right hand.
Ataman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've been informed that Ataman 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.
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!
Ataman prevents Sanchez from breaking the clinch.
Ataman controlling the action here for a moment.
Sanchez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ataman slows down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ataman dodges an elbow strike from Sanchez.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but Ataman won't allow it.
Ataman lands a nice elbow.
Sanchez blocks an uppercut.
Sanchez blocking some punches.
Ataman scores with a shoulder strike.
Sanchez is trying to break the clinch but Ataman has him pressed against the cage.
Sanchez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sanchez misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Ataman fails to land.
Sanchez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ataman lands a really nice looking cross but Sanchez seems unphased.
A punch combination from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez wants to clinch up but Ataman keeps it at a distance.
Sanchez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sanchez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ataman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Ataman is having none of it.
Ataman is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ataman feints a counter leg kick.
Sanchez misses with a hook. Ataman ducked under it nicely.
Ataman slips a jab and a cross from Sanchez.
Ataman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sanchez, pushing him back against the cage.
Sanchez breaks the clinch.
Sanchez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ataman backs up against the cage.
Ataman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sanchez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ataman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sanchez circles away quickly and effectively.
Sanchez throws a combination that misses
and Ataman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ataman lands a glancing blow to the side of Sanchez's head.
Sanchez throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ataman ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
We've been told by Sanchez's head coaches at Blackscar Fitness that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Ataman avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Sanchez does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ataman throws a nice looking combination but Sanchez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ataman lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ataman lands a jab.
A jab from Sanchez does it's job there.
Sanchez tries to bum rush Ataman with a series of wild strikes but Ataman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sanchez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ataman gets a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ataman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sanchez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Atamans head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ataman is stalling here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez pushes Ataman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ataman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ataman throws an elbow but misses.
Ataman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sergiusz Ataman will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sanchez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ataman throws a counter combo.
Sloppy strikes from Sanchez. Those never looked like landing.
Ataman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sanchez counters with a two punch combo.
Sanchez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Ataman is having none of it.
Sanchez fails to land with a series of punches.
Sanchez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ataman.
Sanchez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ataman with a nice cross.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Ataman 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.
Sanchez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez tries to bum rush Ataman with a series of wild strikes but Ataman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sanchez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ataman lands a left hand.
Sanchez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Sanchez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Estefan Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Sanchez misses.
Ataman throws a head kick but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez wants to clinch up but Ataman keeps it at a distance.
Ataman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sanchezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sanchez throws a lazy right hand but Ataman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ataman! But no joy.
Ataman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ataman throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Sanchez to counter with a crisp jab.
Ataman misses with a wild body shot.
Sanchez appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sanchez misses with a hook.
Sanchez lands a nice shot that snaps Ataman's head back.
Sanchez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ataman flicks out a counter leg kick but Sanchez steps away.
Ataman swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sanchez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sanchez.
Ataman misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ataman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez pushes off an throws an elbow but Ataman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sanchez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ataman pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ataman scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Ataman.
Sanchez blocking some punches.
Sanchez lands a knee to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sanchez throws an elbow but misses.
Sanchez takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Estefan Sanchez has been cut.
Ataman dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ataman can't find room to land a body shot as Sanchez controls the action.
Sanchez lands a damaging elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ataman.
Ataman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sanchez.
A punch combination from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez scores with a nice strike.
Ataman cracks Sanchez with a right hand to the side of the head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sergiusz Ataman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ataman lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ataman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sanchez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sanchez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ataman misses with a few strikes there.
Sanchez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ataman cracks a nice hook into Sanchez's ribs.
Nice defenses there by Ataman.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sanchez checks a leg kick.
Sanchez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ataman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sanchez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Ataman is having none of it.
Ataman cracks Sanchez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Sanchez. Those never looked like landing.
Ataman lands a left and a right that send Sanchez crashing to the mat, dazed. Ataman thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Sanchez is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Ataman gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Sanchez is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergiusz Ataman!
Sergiusz Ataman very nearly forgot to thank Amped Performance ($200/160q) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Baby Boy Harris (ranked 3545 p4p, 417 weight class) and Don Glover (ranked 2841 p4p, 350 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Baby Boy Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Don Glover!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris closes the distance and clinches.
Harris lands a nice uppercut.
Harris wants to get back to striking at distance but Glover won't allow it.
Glover is trying to drag Harris to the mat but Harris just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Harris manages to break the clinch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Harris - that will leave a mark!
Glover pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harris misses with a double jab
enabling Glover to counter with a crisp jab.
Harris misses with a hook. Glover ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Harris.
Glover on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Harris connects with the punch.
Baby Boy Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Glover walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Harris connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glover defending well as Harris loads up on a big left hand.
A big right from Harris misses.
Harris's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Harris duly obliges.
Harris looks for the body kick but Glover saw that one coming.
Glover throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harris.
Glover looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Harris looks to land a body kick but Glover moved away.
A slow jab from Harris misses its intended target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Harris.
Glover scores with a sloppy right hand. Harris should have avoided that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Glover. Harris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good leg kick by Glover there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Harris wants to clinch.
Glover shapes to counter with a head kick.
Glover wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws a body punch but Glover moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Glover's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Glover throws a right and a left that both miss.
Glover throws a series of punches but Harris avoids them all with ease.
Glover tries to keep at a distance but Harris has taken the fight into the clinch.
Glover can't get the takedown.
Harris can't break the clinch.
Glover tries to throw a body punch but Harris avoids it by throwing Glover back against the cage.
Glover misses with a hook from the clinch.
Glover pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Harris is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Glover can't find room to land a body shot as Harris controls the action.
Glover lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glover taking a breather.
Glover prevents Harris from breaking the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Glover.
Glover scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harris working hard to break the clinch.
Glover manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Glover taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Glover misses with the head strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Glover throws an elbow but misses.
Harris is looking to break free of the clinch but Glover has double underhooks.
Glover lands a body punch.
Glover tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The referee calls for Glover to work.
Harris pushes Glover back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Glover.
Harris manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Glover throws a head punch that misses.
Harris is trying to break free.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Glover.
Glover misses with a punch to the body.
Harris blocks an elbow strike from Glover.
Nice body punch from Glover.
Harris is breathing heavily.
Harris takes a shot to the head.
Harris is trying to break free.
Glover goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Glover tries a body shot but Harris blocks it.
Glover has Harris pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Harris manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Don Glover will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Glover fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harris manages to avoid it.
Harris lands a lovely overhand right.
Harris lands a nice leg kick that just misses Glover's sensitive parts.
Nice defenses there by Glover.
Harris throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A telegraphed right hand from Glover misses the target.
Harris swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Glover counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Harris blocks a body shot from Glover.
Don Glover seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Glover tries a body shot but Harris blocks it.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glover misses with a punch on the inside.
Glover can't find room to land a body shot as Harris controls the action.
Harris controlling the action here for a moment.
Glover tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Glover lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Glover lands a nice shot to the body.
Glover working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harris is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Harris is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Glover lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Glover lands an uppercut.
Harris is rocked!
Glover working aggressively here.
Oh Harris is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Glover fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Glover swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Glover tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Glover misses with a short punch on the inside.
Glover working aggressively here.
Glover has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
Glover working aggressively here.
Glover throws a head punch that misses.
Glover misses with a short punch on the inside.
Glover misses with some punches.
Glover working aggressively here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Glover has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
Glover keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Harris's efforts to push away.
Glover has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris looking to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Glover.
A head punch on the inside from Glover fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Glover fails to land.
Glover digs a right hand into Harris's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Harris's gas tank.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Glover throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Glover tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Glover misses with a hook from the clinch.
Glover throws a head punch that misses.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Glover unloads a knee to the mid-section. Harris lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Glover working aggressively here.
Harris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Glover fails to land.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Glover fails to land.
Glover tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Glover throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Glover has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
Glover swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris seems to have got his legs back now.
Glover throws an elbow but it misses.
Glover working aggressively here.
Glover lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Harris manages to break the clinch.
Baby Boy Harris is winning the standup battle so far.
Harris connects with a leg kick. Glover looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Harris has taken the fight to the clinch.
Glover being controlled against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glover working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Glover throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Harriss head.
Glover lands a nice uppercut.
Come on Harris - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Glover working aggressively here.
Glover lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Glover takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Glover doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harris looking to stall.
Glover has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harris is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Glover looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries to break free but Glover pushes him back against the cage.
Glover pushes Harris against the cage. Glover is working some dirty boxing. Glover pushes off with a quick right hook! Harris goes down! Harris tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Glover moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Don Glover!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexey Alexandrov (ranked 2800 p4p, 343 weight class) and Obi Canuel (ranked 2723 p4p, 335 weight class). Obi Canuel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Alexandrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Obi Canuel!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Canuel on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Alexandrov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Canuel, pushing him back against the cage.
Alexandrov tries to score a body lock takedown but Canuel shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Canuel.
Alexandrov looking for a takedown.
Canuel scores with a shoulder strike.
Alexandrov swings wildly with an uppercut but Canuel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Canuel with a knee to the head.
It looks like Alexey Alexandrov has been cut.
Alexandrov misses with some punches.
Alexandrov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Canuel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Canuel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Canuel works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Canuel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Canuel tries a knee to the head but Alexandrov blocks it.
Alexandrov tries a body shot but Canuel blocks it.
Alexandrov goes for a takedown attempt but Canuel pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexey Alexandrov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice straight punches there by Canuel. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Canuel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandrov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Canuel misses with a two punch combination.
Alexandrov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Alexandrov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Alexandrov misses with a hook.
Canuel throws a predictable looking body shot
and Alexandrov counters with a nice uppercut.
Alexandrov misses with a looping right.
Alexandrov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Canuel looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Alexey Alexandrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Canuel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Alexandrov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Alexandrov is looking to clinch but Canuel is avoiding it.
Alexandrov jabs Canuel to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Canuel throws a jab when Alexandrov was well out of range.
Alexandrov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Alexandrov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Canuel sprawls well. Canuel wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Alexandrov gets slowly back to his feet.
Canuel throws out a counter right but Alexandrov avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A slow jab from Canuel misses its intended target.
Alexandrov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Canuel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alexandrov avoids the body shot from Canuel.
An attempted straight right counter from Alexandrov misses the target.
Canuel moves out of range as Alexandrov strikes.
Canuel drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alexandrov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Alexandrov misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Canuel! But no joy.
Alexandrov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Alexandrov moves out of range of the strikes.
Canuel misses with a few strikes there.
Alexandrov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Alexandrov misses with a takedown attempt - Canuel sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov takes one to the side of the head.
Canuel displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Alexandrov.
A nice combination there by Canuel.
Canuel slips a jab from Alexandrov.
Canuel slips under a jab.
Alexandrov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Canuel.
A big left from Alexandrov misses.
Canuel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Alexandrov shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Canuel manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Alexandrov working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov looking to sit in guard and control but Canuel gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Canuel wants to control from the top but Alexandrov keeps moving.
Canuel keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Alexandrov's head.
Canuel throws a strike but Alexandrov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Alexandrov throws an elbow that misses. Canuel uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Alexandrov's guard. Nice move by Canuel!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alexandrov wants to sweep but no luck.
Canuel throws a big right hand that misses.
Canuel is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Alexandrov has momentary wrist control but Canuel slips an elbow through the middle.
Canuel throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Alexandrov pulls Canuel in close to prevent any damage.
Alexandrov tries to strike from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Obi Canuel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alexey Alexandrov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Canuel throws a nice looking combination but Alexandrov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alexandrov is looking to counter punch.
Alexandrov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Canuel.
Alexandrov scores with a decent looking hook.
Alexandrov cracks Canuel with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Canuel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Canuel is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Alexandrov with a body shot.
Alexandrov throws a lazy right hand but Canuel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice side step and Canuel releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Alexandrov misses with a lunging right hand
and Canuel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Canuel looks to land a right hand but Alexandrov moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexandrov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Canuel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Canuel avoids a punch combination nicely.
A shot to the body from Alexandrov misses
and Canuel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alexandrov misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandrov misses with a body shot.
Canuel throws out a powerful jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Alexandrov.
Nice body punch from Canuel.
Canuel looks to land a combination. Alexandrov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Alexandrov throws out a loose jab but Canuel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Canuel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alexandrov.
Alexandrov throws a body shot but no joy.
Canuel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Canuel uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Alexandrov is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov throws a hook to the side of Canuel's head but Canuel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Canuel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alexandrov throws a big shot that misses.
Canuel looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Canuel lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Oh Alexandrov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alexandrov scores with a jab to the head.
Alexandrov seems to have got his legs back now.
Alexandrov moves to clinch but Canuel breaks away
and Canuel counters with a one-two to the body.
Alexandrov misses with a straight left.
Alexandrov fails with the takedown.
Canuel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alexandrov throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Canuel to counter with a crisp jab.
Alexandrov fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Canuel sprawls well initially but Alexandrov persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Canuel taking some punishment here, with Alexandrov in his half guard.
Alexandrov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Alexandrov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Canuel is trying is best to control the position here.
Alexandrov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Canuel blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alexandrov.
Alexey Alexandrov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alexandrov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Alexandrov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Canuel defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Canuel avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov is looking to take a break and control but Canuel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Canuel keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Canuel's head.
Canuel manages to get to full guard.
Alexandrov throws an elbow that misses. Canuel uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Alexandrov's guard. Nice move by Canuel!
Canuel is fighting to break Alexandrov's control of his arms but Alexandrov is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Alexandrov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Alexandrov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Canuel's guard.
Alexandrov throws a big right hand that misses.
Alexandrov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Obi Canuel will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Alexey Alexandrov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Alexandrov slips a jab from Canuel.
It looked like Alexandrov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Canuel.
Alexandrov slips a jab and a cross from Canuel.
Alexandrov darts in trying to clinch
letting Canuel counter with a right hand.
Alexandrov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Alexandrov throws a jab when Canuel was well out of range.
Alexandrov drives through with a takedown into Canuel's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Alexandrov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Canuel looking for a sweep. Not yet Canuel, not yet.
Alexandrov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Alexandrov chips away with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Alexandrov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandrov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Canuel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Alexandrov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Alexandrov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Alexandrov postures up in Canuel's guard and throws a big left but Canuel blocks it.
Alexandrov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Alexandrov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Alexandrov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Alexandrov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Alexandrov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Canuel's head.
Alexandrov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Alexandrov throws a strike but Canuel rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canuel scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Alexandrov wants to sweep here but Canuel controlling him for the moment.
Canuel postures up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Alexandrov holds on and takes a little breather.
Canuel connects with a couple of short punches.
Alexandrov looking to control.
Canuel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Canuel with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Alexandrov keeping moving, preventing Canuel from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Canuel accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Alexandrov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Canuel chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canuel lands a couple of digs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Canuel cracks Alexandrov with a solid left hand.
Canuel stopping the sweep attempt from Alexandrov.
Canuel distracts Alexandrov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Alexandrov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Alexandrov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Canuel.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Canuel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alexandrov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Canuel throws an off balance right hand
and Alexandrov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alexey Alexandrov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Canuel misses with an attempted mid kick.
Canuel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alexandrov.
Alexandrov lands a glancing blow to the side of Canuel's head.
Alexandrov closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Canuel did well to prevent Alexandrov getting side control.
Canuel kicks off Alexandrov and gets to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Canuel lands a jab.
Obi Canuel is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov wants to clinch up but Canuel keeps it at a distance.
Canuel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Alexandrov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Canuel.
Alexandrov throws a combination that misses
and Canuel counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Some wild striking there from Canuel.
Canuel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Alexandrov shoots in for a double leg but Canuel sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The fighters circling - Alexandrov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It seemed like Canuel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Alexandrov misses with a body punch
letting Canuel counter with a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Obi Canuel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Canuel winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Obi Canuel!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Obi Canuel made sure he mentioned Conviction, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Weston (ranked 3253 p4p, 363 weight class) and Love-Hate Powell (ranked 3376 p4p, 369 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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235 lbs
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255 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Weston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Love-Hate Powell!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Weston moves away.
Weston takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Weston fails with an attempt to clinch.
Powell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Weston moves away.
Powell shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Weston defends it nicely.
Weston scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weston rushes Powell and presses him up against the cage.
Weston misses with a short punch on the inside.
Weston working aggressively here.
Come on Powell - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Powell is looking to break free of the clinch but Weston has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weston holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Weston lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Weston pushes Powell back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Weston lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Weston lands with a right to the head.
Weston lands a hook to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Weston.
Weston lands a hook that snaps the head of Powell backwards.
Weston lands a body punch.
Powell looks winded!
Weston scores with a hook to the body.
Weston lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Love-Hate Powell has been cut.
Weston lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Weston lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Weston taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Weston lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Powell is rocked!
Weston throws a big uppercut that drops Powell! More strikes from Weston and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Powell lies dazed against the cage as Weston celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Weston!
After the big win, Matt Weston made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors KOMBAT KLOTHING and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Micah Hays (ranked 1075 p4p, 108 weight class) and Johny Chambers (ranked 2722 p4p, 266 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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153 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Micah Hays!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johny Chambers!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hays thumps Chambers with a low kick.
Chambers shoots for a takedown but Hays saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hays darts in and clinches Chambers up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hays.
Chambers is looking for a takedown.
Chambers makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hays tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hays stops a takedown attempt from Chambers.
Micah Hays has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johny Chambers.
A short body shot lands from Chambers as the two fighters clinch.
Chambers makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Hays.
Chambers manages to break the clinch.
Chambers closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Chambers lands in his opponent's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chambers wants to control from the top but Hays keeps moving.
Chambers tries to free his leg and advance position but Hays is retaining full guard.
Chambers is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Chambers trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chambers cracks Hays with a solid left hand.
Chambers distracts Hays with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Chambers wants to control from the top but Hays keeps moving.
Chambers trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chambers with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chambers must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Chambers postures up and lands a big shot to Hays's brow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chambers throws a strike but Hays rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Chambers wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hays postures up in Chambers's guard and throws a big left but Chambers blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chambers is striking from the bottom but Hays uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Chambers regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hays is looking to work some ground and pound but Chambers has wrist control.
Chambers is pulling down on Hays's head. It's preventing any offense from Hays, at least for the moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Chambers wants to get back to his feet but Hays is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Chambers looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hays is one step ahead there.
Chambers is adopting a defensive guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chambers controls Hays momentarily but Hays frees himself.
Hays trying to control the position from guard on top but Chambers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hays throws a big elbow that misses.
Chambers wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Chambers is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hays cracks Chambers with a solid left hand.
Chambers has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Hays has passed into side control.
Hays working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chambers is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hays off and has taken his back!
Chambers struggling to land strikes to the head as Hays covers up.
Hays covers up after that shot from Chambers.
Chambers scores with punches from the back.
Chambers throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Chambers scores with punches from the back.
You can see the frustration on Hays's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chambers is punishing Hays with some ground and pound.
Hays covers up after that shot from Chambers.
Chambers lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Hays is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Chambers lands strikes to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johny Chambers dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Chambers throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hays stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A jab from Chambers finds it's way through Hays's defenses.
Hays misses with a looping right.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hays comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hays takes one to the side of the head.
Hays moves out of range of the strikes.
Hays dips to his left and cracks Chambers with an uppercut!
Hays scores with a kick to the midsection.
Chambers tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hays manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chambers pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chambers has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hays.
Hays on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hays walks into a left hand.
Hays is rocked!
Good leg kick by Hays there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Oh Hays is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Are you kidding me?! Chambers ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Hays clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johny Chambers!
Johny Chambers was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bastien Harris (ranked 1673 p4p, 225 weight class) and Antonio Lobo (ranked 1691 p4p, 227 weight class). Harris comes to the cage accompanied by Du Hast. The crowd seem to be enjoying Lobo's choice of entrance music: Hayden James - Embrace. Antonio Lobo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 33 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bastien Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Antonio Lobo!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lobo misses with a low kick.
Lobo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Harris counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lobo won't be happy with that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lobo wants to control but Harris postures up.
Lobo being controlled for a moment.
Lobo tries to buck Harris off but Harris is having none of it.
Lobo sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Lobo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lobo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lobo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lobo controlling Harris's posture.
We've been hearing that Harris has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Lobo wants to improve his position but instead Harris has moved into half guard.
Harris is thwarting Lobo's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lobo wants to improve his position but Harris is controlling well.
Lobo is looking to control Harris's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lobo avoid being mounted?
Lobo is looking for a sweep. Harris is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lobo keeps trying to improve his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Lobo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lobo wants to control but Harris is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lobo keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Harris looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Lobo tries to get to full guard but Harris has control of the leg.
Lobo is not content to let Harris control the position.
Lobo trying to control here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Harris scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Antonio Lobo has been cut.
Harris looks to score with a jab to the body but Lobo is just out of range.
Harris throws a hook but Lobo blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris closes the distance and pushes Lobo back into the cage.
Harris throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Harris trying to control the position but instead, Lobo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Harris into the cage.
Lobo pushes Harris back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lobo lands a shot to the body.
Harris is looking to control Lobo's arms but Lobo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Harris has his back to the cage.
Lobo has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Harris uses from the top position.
Lobo is controlling Harris's posture.
Lobo looking to control.
Harris 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.
Lobo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lobo has control of Harris's left arm, preventing Harris from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Lobo keeping moving, preventing Harris from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lobo looking for a sweep. Not yet Lobo, not yet.
Lobo controlling Harris's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Harris connects with the punch.
A big left from Harris misses.
Lobo wants to slow Harris down by chopping away at his legs.
Lobo instigates a clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harris landing knees to the head.
Harris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lobo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bastien Harris dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Lobo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Harris just misses with a punch to the body.
Harris stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lobo.
Lobo throws a low kick but Harris moves out of range easily.
Bastien Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lobo has managed to clinch.
Lobo misses with the head strike.
Lobo gets control of Harris's arms and successfully pulls guard. Lobo will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Lobo is trying to control the position but Harris postures up.
Harris controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lobo is trying to keep Harris in close.
Lobo is trying to hold Harris in close to prevent damage but Harris has managed to pass into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lobo tries to get to full guard but Harris has control of the leg.
Harris trying to control the pace.
Lobo is looking to control Harris's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lobo avoid being mounted?
Harris is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Lobo is trying to control but Harris passes into side control!
Lobo is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Lobo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Harris trying to control the action but Lobo is working from the bottom.
Harris is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Lobo regains half guard.
Lobo controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Harris perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lobo gets back to full guard.
Lobo seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Lobo is continuing to stall.
Lobo looking to control.
Lobo has Harris pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lobo moves into range and clinches up with Harris.
Lobo throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Lobo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lobo throws a head punch that misses.
Lobo has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Harris uses from the top position.
Harris slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Harris wants to pass the guard but Lobo is keeping the position.
Harris pushing down on Lobo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lobo is looking to control Harris's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lobo avoid being mounted?
Lobo gets back to full guard.
Harris preventing the sweep.
Bastien Harris overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lobo working a defensive guard here.
Lobo wants to sweep here but Harris controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Lobo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Antonio Lobo's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Harris throws a jab but it's blocked by Lobo.
Harris checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lobo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harris.
Lobo throws a leg kick but Harris sees it coming and moves out of range.
Harris tries to clinch but Lobo moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lobo. That's going to slow Harris down.
Harris is looking to clinch.
Harris misses with an uppercut. Lobo saw that one coming.
Lobo feints a counter leg kick.
Lobo keeps the fight on the outside.
Harris clinches up against the cage.
Harris trying to stall but Lobo improves his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lobo is trying to pull guard but Harris turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lobo swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lobo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lobo struggles to land a body shot inside as Harris controls his hands.
Lobo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Lobo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Harris walks away with a smile on his face. Lobo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Harris, as that shot connected.
Lobo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Harris. That did some damage!
Nice defenses there by Lobo.
Lobo moves into the clinch.
Harris wants to get back to striking at distance but Lobo won't allow it.
Lobo tries to throw a body punch but Harris avoids it by throwing Lobo back against the cage.
Lobo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harris trying to control the position but instead, Lobo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Harris into the cage.
Lobo swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lobo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Harris walks away with a smile on his face. Lobo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bastien Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Lobo.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lobo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lobo is looking to chop away at Harris's legs.
Harris tries to counter by clinching up but Lobo breaks away and moves out of range.
Harris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lobo only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Harris throws a jab when Lobo was well out of range.
Harris checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lobo throws a leg kick
and Harris counters with a straight right hand.
Harris tests Lobo's chin there with a solid looking 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!
Lobo scores with a leg kick.
Harris connects with a body shot.
Lobo throws a low kick but Harris avoids it.
Lobo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lobo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Harris.
Lobo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Harris tries to clinch up.
Harris scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lobo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lobo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Harris to score with a decent uppercut.
Harris looks to land a right hand but Lobo moved out of range.
Lobo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Harris.
Harris thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lobo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Harris's calf.
Lobo moves into the clinch.
Harris throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lobos head.
Harris content to slow the pace in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lobo.
Lobo is trying to pull guard but Harris has him pressed against the cage.
Lobo manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Harris won't allow Lobo to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris stands and throws Lobo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lobo is not content to let Harris control the position.
Lobo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Lobo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lobo is trying to get back to half guard.
Harris trying to control the action but Lobo is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Antonio Lobo.
I think Lobo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Lobo!
In his post fight interview, Antonio Lobo started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
The defeated Bastien Harris had this to say: 'After this loss i think i will go home and hang myself now , goodbye'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hector Davis (ranked 606 p4p, 90 weight class) and Erland Eliasson (ranked 818 p4p, 125 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Davis might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to In to Deep. Eliasson has chosen Radioactive - Imagine Dragons as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hector Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erland Eliasson!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eliasson misses with a jab to the body
and Davis counters with a takedown into side control.
Eliasson struggling a bit here.
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.
Davis has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Davis is working Eliasson over with some ground and pound from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis controlling from side mount.
Davis tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Eliasson's face as Davis controls the position.
Eliasson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Davis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Davis working away.
Davis tries to advance to mount but can't.
Davis wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Eliasson, who protects the arm well.
Davis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Eliasson keeps working.
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.
Davis moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Davis trying to control the action but Eliasson is working from the bottom.
Davis creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Eliasson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Davis trying to control the action but Eliasson is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis's jab looks to have found its range, popping Eliasson under the eye.
Davis shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Eliasson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Eliasson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Davis puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Eliasson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Davis 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.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Davis.
Eliasson looking to control.
Davis's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eliasson working a defensive guard but Davis passes into half guard.
Davis wants to pass to mount but Eliasson is defending the position.
Davis scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Still in half guard, Davis seems content to control.
Davis is trying to control. Eliasson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Eliasson is trying to control but can't.
Davis keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Eliasson trying to hold on to Davis's head to control him but Davis postures up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Davis with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Davis dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Eliasson throws a poor cross that misses
and Davis counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Davis.
Davis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Eliasson throws a punch but it's blocked by Davis.
Davis jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Eliasson walks away with a smile on his face. Davis gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Davis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Eliasson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Davis feinted with a counter takedown.
Eliasson tries to bum rush Davis with a series of wild strikes but Davis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eliasson looks to throw the jab but Davis is out of range.
Eliasson misses with a looping left.
Eliasson swings for the body but Davis moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Eliasson quickly recovers to half guard.
Eliasson is staying active underneath Davis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Davis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Eliasson can do to turn this around?
Davis sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Davis is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Eliasson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Davis.
Eliasson tries to get to full guard but Davis has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis content to control rather than advance.
Davis is nestled in close to Eliasson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Eliasson is in trouble now - Davis has advanced to mount!
Davis misses with a head shot.
Eliasson is squirming around, avoiding Davis's attempts to control the action.
Davis tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eliasson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Davis controlling the pace for now.
Eliasson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Eliasson is squirming around, avoiding Davis's attempts to control the action.
Davis tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eliasson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Eliasson is still trying to improve position.
Davis raining down hammerfists from mount.
Davis controlling the pace for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Davis goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Eliasson is on top in guard.
Davis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Eliasson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Eliasson 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.
Hector Davis dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Davis tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Eliasson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice jab there from Eliasson.
It looks like Hector Davis has been cut.
Davis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Good shot there by Davis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eliasson misses with an uppercut. Davis saw that one coming.
Davis wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Eliasson throws out a loose jab but Davis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davis moves out of range as Eliasson strikes.
As Eliasson tries to get set, Davis tries to push him back and clinch up but Eliasson manages to avoid the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eliasson misses with a wild body shot.
A punch combination from Eliasson misses.
Davis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Eliasson misses with a looping right.
Davis appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Davis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Eliasson's waist but Eliasson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Davis off to one side.
Eliasson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Davis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Davis seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Davis misses with a body shot
and Eliasson counters with a stiff right hand.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Eliasson cracks Davis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hector Davis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eliasson lands the left hand.
Davis looks to clinch
and Eliasson counters with a stiff right hand.
Davis is rocked!
Eliasson knocks out Davis with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Eliasson before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Eliasson picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Erland Eliasson!
After the big win, Erland Eliasson made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Sin City Allstars and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Fortune (ranked 257 p4p, 30 weight class) and Dong Uk (ranked 949 p4p, 101 weight class). Uk has chosen Bonobo - Prelude & Kiara as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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160 lbs
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165 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dominic Fortune!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 25 - 1, fighting out of London, Dong Uk!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uk with a nice cross.
A jab from Fortune misses.
Uk throws a jab when Fortune was well out of range.
Nice body punch from Fortune.
Uk throws a hook but Fortune avoids it easily.
Fortune drops down looking for a counter takedown but Uk sprawls and moves away.
A jab from Uk misses.
Uk scores with a nice head shot.
Fortune ducks under a wild hook from Uk.
Fortune blocks a jab.
Fortune thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Uk if he has to take too many more of those.
Fortune clinches up against the cage.
Uk scores with a shot to the side of Fortune's head.
Uk throws a head punch that misses.
Fortune can't find room to land a body shot as Uk controls the action.
Fortune lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Uk fails to land.
Uk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Uk lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortune swings away with an uppercut that misses.
I was talking to Fortune's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Uk throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Uk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fortune leaning his opponent against the cage.
Fortune lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fortune looking to stall.
Uk tries to throw a body punch but Fortune avoids it by throwing Uk back against the cage.
Uk lands a body shot.
We've been informed that Uk 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.
Uk lands with a right to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Uk.
Uk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Uk throws a head punch that misses.
Fortune blocks a body shot from Uk.
Fortune is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Fortune blocks an uppercut.
Fortune effectively controlling the action here.
Uk misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Uk.
Uk lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Uk lands a hook that snaps the head of Fortune backwards.
Fortune lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Uk backwards.
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!
Uk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Uk tries to work over Fortune's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Uk misses with some punches.
Fortune lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Uk lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Uk throws a head punch that misses.
Uk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Uk pushes Fortune back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Uk.
Fortune blocks a body shot from Uk.
Fortune is struggling to control the position.
Fortune taking a breather.
Uk misses with a body punch.
Uk throws a head punch that misses.
Uk lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fortune has a couple of punches blocked by Uk.
Uk jumps guard.
Uk wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Uk wants to sweep here but Fortune controlling him for the moment.
Uk is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Uk is looking for a triangle but Fortune pushes his legs off easily.
Uk is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uk looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Fortune puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Uk gets full guard.
Uk controls Fortune momentarily but Fortune frees himself.
Uk pulls Fortune in to control the position.
Fortune stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Uk moves into the clinch.
Uk drags the fight down to the ground.
Fortune might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Uk holds on and takes a little breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dong Uk 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.
Fortune lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Uk slips under a jab from Fortune.
A punch lands to the side of Fortune 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Uk throws a lazy right hand but Fortune sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fortune throwing a counter right hand but Uk manages to avoid it.
Fortune cracks Uk with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fortune ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fortune blocks a jab.
Uk scores with a nice head shot.
Uk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fortune moves away from the strike by Uk.
Fortune thows a body kick. Uk tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Fortune is looking to clinch but Uk is avoiding it.
Uk lands a jab to the nose.
Dominic Fortune is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uk 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.
Fortune throws a looping overhand right but Uk ducks down to avoid it.
Fortune defending well as Uk loads up on a big left hand.
Fortune shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Uk! But no joy.
Uk takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fortune avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Uk checks a leg kick.
Fortune jabs at Uk's body.
Uk 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.
A head kick by Fortune misses
and Uk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fortune moves out of range as Uk strikes.
Uk avoids the head kick by Fortune.
Uk connects with a nice looking jab.
Fortune uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Uk.
A big right from Fortune misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uk takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fortune uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Uk.
Fortune throws a head kick but Uk moves out of range.
Fortune bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Fortune ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fortune takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fortune throws a series of punches but Uk avoids them all with ease.
Fortune moves out of range as Uk strikes.
Uk lands the left hand.
A big left from Uk misses.
Uk connects with a looping right hand.
Uk throws a looping overhand right but Fortune ducks down to avoid it.
Fortune lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uk missing with a left hand there. Fortune was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fortune seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Fortune looks to land a combination but Uk avoids it well.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fortune.
A jab from Uk does it's job there.
Uk bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fortune throws a left and a right that both miss
and Uk counters with a stiff right hand.
Fortune misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice defenses there by Fortune.
Uk uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fortune has time to react.
Fortune displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Uk throws out the jab.
Fortune works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fortune moves out of range as Uk strikes.
Fortune appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Dong Uk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uk connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fortune momentarily.
Dong Uk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fortune gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dong Uk seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Uk misses with a punch to the body.
Uk jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fortune walks away with a smile on his face. Uk gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Fortune throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fortune is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Uk is looking to clinch.
Uk throws an overhand right that lands on Fortune's shoulder, as Fortune tries to avoid the shot.
Uk throws a big shot that misses.
Uk is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Uk lands a jab to the head.
Fortune throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Fortune clinches with his opponent.
Fortune wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dong Uk will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fortune bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fortune feinted with a counter takedown.
Uk missing with a left hand there. Fortune was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Uk throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fortune on the side of the head.
Uk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fortune throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Uk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Uk throws out a counter right but Fortune avoids it with no problem.
Fortune throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fortune misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from Uk on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Uk smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Uk loads up on a big right hand but Fortune slips the punch.
Fortune is looking to counter the offense by Uk and move into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uk throws a lazy right hand but Fortune sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fortune gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Uk throws an overhand right that lands on Fortune's shoulder, as Fortune tries to avoid the shot.
As Uk tries to get set, Fortune tries to push him back and clinch up but Uk manages to avoid the attempt.
Uk clobbers Fortune with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fortune defending well as Uk loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uk missing with a left hand there. Fortune was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fortune feinted with a counter takedown.
Fortune needs to keep his hands up - Uk had a free shot at his head there.
Fortune wants to clinch
and Uk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Uk misses.
Fortune tries to counter with a takedown but Uk is quick to defend against it.
Uk connects with a nice looking jab.
Fortune misses with an uppercut.
Uk moves into range and connects with a jab.
Uk misses with a hook. Fortune ducked under it nicely.
Fortune tries to counter with a takedown but Uk is quick to defend against it.
Fortune rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Uk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Uk clinches.
Fortune takes a shot to the head.
Fortune looking to slow down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Fortune as the two fighters clinch.
Fortune blocks a body shot from Uk.
Fortune working aggressively here.
Uk is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Fortune to keep the fight standing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fortune blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Uk blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Uk.
Fortune lands a nice shot to the body.
Uk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fortune lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Uk or not.
Fortune throws a punch but it's blocked by Uk.
Uk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fortune stalling the fight.
Fortune works on Uk's body with a couple of short punches.
Fortune lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Uk's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Uk drags the fight down to the ground.
Fortune wanted to stand there but Uk had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortune is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Fortune has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Uk is proving hard to escape from.
Uk is pulling down on Fortune's head to control his posture.
Uk can't keep his opponent in guard - Fortune advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Fortune escapes and gets back to his feet.
Uk scores with a decent looking hook.
Fortune keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Uk.
Fortune drops down looking for a counter takedown but Uk sprawls and moves away.
Uk swats away the attempt to clinch by Fortune.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fortune throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Uk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Uk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fortune appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A telegraphed right hand from Uk misses the target.
Fortune tries to bum rush Uk with a series of wild strikes but Uk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A telegraphed right hand from Uk misses the target.
Fortune tries to clinch there but Uk circles away.
Fortune smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fortune swings for the body but Uk moves out of range.
Fortune loads up on a big right hand but Uk slips the punch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Uk! But no joy.
Uk moves out of range as Fortune strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dong Uk really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Fortune walks into a left hand.
Uk rushes Fortune and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A hook to the body from Uk.
A shot in the inside from Uk.
Uk working aggressively here.
Fortune tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fortune working aggressively here.
Uk lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Uk.
Uk decides to pull guard.
Fortune gets to his feet - Uk follows without any prompting.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fortune swats away the attempt to clinch by Uk.
Fortune takes a swing at Uk's ribcage but misses.
Uk works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uk scores with a nice head shot.
Fortune ducks under a wild hook from Uk.
Fortune tries to counter with a takedown but Uk is quick to defend against it.
Fortune misses with the combination.
Uk misses with a looping right.
Uk getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Uk gets a clinch.
Uk cracks Fortune with a nice body shot.
Fortune tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fortune blocking some punches.
Uk cracks Fortune with a nice body shot.
Uk lands a right hand.
Fortune working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Uk fails to land.
Uk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Fortune scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fortune blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fortune pushes Uk back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Uk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fortune doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Uk throws a punch but it's blocked by Fortune.
Fortune has a couple of punches blocked by Uk.
Fortune blocking some punches.
Uk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Uk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Uk has a couple of punches blocked by Fortune.
Uk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fortune throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Uk fails to land.
Fortune lands with a light punch inside.
Fortune lands a nice uppercut.
Uk blocks a body shot from Fortune.
Fortune lands a nice uppercut.
Fortune tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Uk's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uk tries to pull guard but Fortune holds him up against the cage and eventually Uk drops back down to his feet.
Fortune lands a right hand that snaps the head of Uk backwards.
Uk misses with a body punch.
Fortune misses with some punches.
Uk jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fortune walks away with a smile on his face. Uk gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Fortune throws a right and a left that Uk avoids nicely.
Uk fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Good exchange - Fortune coming out on top.
Uk scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fortune throws a hook to the side of Uk's head but Uk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fortune has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Uk finds it's way round the side to connect with Fortune's head.
Fortune moves out of range as Uk strikes.
Fortune ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uk takes the fight into the clinch.
Fortune misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fortune fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Uk lands with a right to the head.
Uk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Uk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fortune misses with a hook to the ribs.
Uk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Fortune working aggressively here.
Fortune swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fortune.
Fortune scores with a hook to the body.
Uk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Uk struggles to land a body shot inside as Fortune controls his hands.
Come on Fortune - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Uk scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dong Uk dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Uk bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fortune's head.
The crowd cheers as Uk lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fortune doesn't seem phased though.
Uk fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fortune, pushing him back against the cage.
Fortune makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Uk.
Uk working aggressively here.
A short right from Fortune on the inside.
Fortune swings wildly with an uppercut but Uk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fortune scores with a shot to the side of Uk's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Uk.
Uk manages to pull guard.
Fortune has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fortune trying to control but Uk is working from the bottom.
Uk is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Uk is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortune preventing the sweep.
Uk managing to control the position.
Uk tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Uk keeps trying to improve his position.
Fortune controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Fortune tries to bum rush Uk with a series of wild strikes but Uk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Uk with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortune moves into range and connects with a jab.
Uk paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Uk throws a hook but Fortune avoids it easily.
Fortune 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.
Uk takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fortune misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Uk is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fortune.
Fortune looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Uk throws a jab when Fortune was well out of range.
Uk throws a looping overhand right but Fortune ducks down to avoid it.
Fortune throws a lazy right hand but Uk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Uk is looking to clinch but Fortune is avoiding it.
Fortune wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fortune fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Uk.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uk throws a big shot that misses.
Uk misses with a hook.
Uk lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Uk blocks a head kick by Fortune.
Fortune throws a sloppy head kick and Uk moves out of range easily.
Uk looks to land a right hand but Fortune moved out of range.
Fortune takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A big left from Uk misses.
Fortune appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Jab, jab by Uk - just one landing.
Fortune fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Uk looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Uk connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Uk thuds his right hand into Fortune's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uk clobbers Fortune with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fortune looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Uk throws a poor cross that misses
and Fortune counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Fortune.
Uk throws a head punch that misses.
Fortune is trying to maintain a safe position but Uk gets an underhook and turns Fortune into the cage.
Fortune swings wildly with an uppercut but Uk uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Uk.
Uk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fortune lands a left hand.
Dominic Fortune has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fortune doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Uk decides to pull guard.
Fortune wanted to stand there but Uk had control of the position.
Uk wants to sweep here but Fortune controlling him for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dong Uk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Uk has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 46:50
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 46:49
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dong Uk!
Dong Uk is the new lightweight champion!
A very excited looking Dong Uk rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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