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ABW 93 McBreezer - Reign PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Santos (ranked 8916 p4p, 207 weight class) and Naikrul Dream (ranked 22330 p4p, 240 weight class). Santos comes to the cage accompanied by Open the tcheka. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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300 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Naikrul Dream!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Dream.
Dream doesn't manage to clinch there - Santos circles away.
A combination from Dream does no damage.
A counter left hand to the body from Santos misses its target.
Dream lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Santos circles away quickly and effectively.
Dream cracks the inside of Santos's front leg.
Dream showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santos.
Dream's coach down at Holding Cell was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Dream's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Dream tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice jab there from Dream.
Dream throws a head kick but Santos moves out of range.
Dream lands a leg kick that knocks Santos off balance momentarily.
Dream keeps the fight on the outside.
Dream misses with a head kick.
Dream will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Santos moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dream just misses with a elbow thrown towards Santos's brow.
Santos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Santos blocks the elbow strike.
Santos breaks the clinch.
Santos moves to clinch but Dream breaks away
and Dream counters with a series of strikes. Santos will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dream tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Santos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Santos avoids the head kick by Dream.
Dream fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Santos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Good leg kick by Dream there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Santos catches Dream with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Good work by Santos as he checks the leg kick.
Dream pushes Santos away with a front kick.
Santos takes a swing at Dream's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dream pushes Santos up against the cage in a clinch.
Dream lands an elbow just above Santos 's eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dream lands a left hand.
Dream gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Santos tries to circle away but Dream has him pinned against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dream.
Dream looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dream gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dream lands a left hand that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Dream lands an elbow just above Santos 's eye.
Santos is rocked!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dream.
Oh Santos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dream jerks Santos's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Santos drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Dream goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Dream because Santos was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Naikrul Dream!
An out of breath Naikrul Dream thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Mendes (ranked 4881 p4p, 225 weight class) and Anthony Birchack (ranked 21707 p4p, 345 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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138 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Mendes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anthony Birchack!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendes looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Birchack!
Birchack tries to improve position but can't.
Birchack throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Mendes controls the position.
Mendes slips into full mount, dodging the strikes by Birchack.
Birchack tries to improve his position but instead Mendes has taken his back!
Mendes has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Birchack's body.
Mendes controlling well, preventing Birchack from escaping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Birchack keeps trying to improve his position.
Birchack is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes controlling the position well here. Birchack rolled but Mendes kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Birchack is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Mendes off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Birchack tries to escape but Mendes has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Birchack wants to escape the position.
Mendes has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Birchack's body.
Birchack is in bad spot here.
Mendes slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Birchack wants to escape the position.
Mendes controlling from the back.
Birchack is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Mendes will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mendes is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Mendes looking for the RNC.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mendes slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Birchack wants to escape the position.
Good control from Mendes.
You can see the frustration on Birchack's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes controls the action.
Mendes's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Mendes controlling well, preventing Birchack from escaping the position.
Mendes is looking for the choke from the back position but Birchack is controlling his hands well.
Mendes has the hooks in. Birchack is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Mendes controlling the positon.
Birchack tries to escape but Mendes has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Mendes seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Birchack is still trying to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Birchack is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Mendes.
Mendes has got one arm under Birchack's chin. This could be trouble... Birchack trying to control the other hand but Mendes gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Birchack has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rafael Mendes!
After winning the bout, Rafael Mendes thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wasyl Plutov (ranked 4528 p4p, 379 weight class) and Daniel Kim (ranked 8082 p4p, 513 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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BJJ Purple Belt
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Granite chin |
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wasyl Plutov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Kim!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim lands with a good body shot.
Plutov drops Kim with a beautiful combination! Kim stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Plutov is looking for the KO!
It looks like Daniel Kim has been cut.
Plutov lands with a big left! Kim is wobbled badly! Plutov comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Kim to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Wasyl Plutov!
An out of breath Wasyl Plutov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Pazzini (ranked 4807 p4p, 396 weight class) and Michael Kimura (ranked 4682 p4p, 389 weight class). Pazzini comes to the cage accompanied by Acid Drinkers - Hit the road Jack. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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145 lbs
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157 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leonardo Pazzini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Kimura!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pazzini darts in looking for a takedown but Kimura gets double underhooks and turns Pazzini into the cage.
Kimura is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Pazzini shoots and misses
and Kimura counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kimura.
Pazzini is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kimura drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kimura jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Pazzini is looking for a triangle here but Kimura uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Kimura trying to control the position but Pazzini is working away.
Pazzini struggling a bit here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pazzini is trying to improve his position.
Pazzini gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pazzini tries to get to full guard but Kimura has control of the leg.
Pazzini wants to get back to his feet.
Pazzini looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pazzini wants to improve his position but Kimura is controlling well.
Pazzini looking for submissions off his back.
Kimura is taking a breather. Pazzini says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Pazzini looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pazzini looking for subs from the bottom but Kimura mounts him!
Pazzini really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kimura tries to control but Pazzini wriggling away.
Pazzini is looking to improve his position but Kimura isn't that keen on the idea.
Kimura looking to control but Pazzini is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pazzini is desperately trying to improve his position but Kimura has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimura is looking to work his way around to Pazzini's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Pazzini is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Pazzini swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Pazzini really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Pazzini wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Pazzini is in bad spot here.
Pazzini trying to control the hands but Kimura won't let him.
Pazzini can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pazzini is working hard here to advance position.
Kimura avoiding Pazzini 's attempts to control his hands.
Pazzini is trying to stand back up.
Kimura is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Pazzini rolls, trying to escape but Kimura keeps control of the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kimura is looking to control Pazzini but Pazzini is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Pazzini tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Kimura dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pazzini fails to land the takedown.
Kimura with the counter takedown but Pazzini avoids it easily.
Pazzini shoots in for a takedown but Kimura shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kimura shoots in for a takedown but Pazzini shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pazzini shoots in but no luck this time.
Pazzini looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leonardo Pazzini. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kimura drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Pazzini has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Kimura has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Pazzini is trying to drag Kimura to the mat but Kimura just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kimura is trying to pull guard but Pazzini has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kimura is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pazzini to keep the fight standing.
Pazzini is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kimura gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Pazzini gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Pazzini has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kimura controls Pazzini momentarily but Pazzini frees himself.
Pazzini drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kimura dives on top into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pazzini being controlled here, momentarily.
Pazzini is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kimura defends well.
Kimura trying to control but Pazzini is working from the bottom.
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.
Pazzini is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kimura is aware though and is defending well.
Pazzini trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Pazzini wants to sweep but no luck.
Pazzini looking for subs off his back but Kimura has passed one foot through into half guard.
Kimura is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Pazzini is trying desperately to improve position.
Michael Kimura has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pazzini defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Kimura.
Kimura moves to back control.
Pazzini tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Pazzini is looking to improve his position but Kimura isn't that keen on the idea.
Pazzini reaches up to try and control the position but Kimura seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Pazzini rolls and tries to escape and now Kimura has his back!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pazzini staying busy and making it hard for Kimura to control.
Kimura controlling well, preventing Pazzini from escaping the position.
Pazzini trying to control the hands but Kimura won't let him.
Kimura is hanging on to Pazzini's back as he tries to escape.
Kimura gets his hands free as Pazzini looks to control.
Well, with Kimura on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Pazzini is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Pazzini tries to escape but Kimura has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Kimura has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Kimura controlling the positon.
Pazzini tries to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Kimura showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Pazzini throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kimura's waist but Kimura gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pazzini off to one side.
Pazzini shoots in and drives through. Kimura sprawls well.
Kimura stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leonardo Pazzini. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pazzini fails with a takedown attempt.
Kimura shoots in and gets a takedown into Pazzini's guard.
Pazzini can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kimura controls the pace.
Pazzini looking for a sweep. Not yet Pazzini, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kimura controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Pazzini looking for subs off his back but Kimura has passed one foot through into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura slows the pace down in half guard.
Pazzini is looking to control Kimura's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pazzini avoid being mounted?
Kimura prevents Pazzini from improving his position.
Pazzini actively working from the bottom here.
Pazzini looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pazzini looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kimura is taking a breather. Pazzini says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Pazzini looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Well, if Kimura is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Pazzini is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pazzini actively working from the bottom here.
Pazzini actively working from the bottom here.
Kimura looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kimura tries for a takedown but Pazzini sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pazzini.
Nice sprawl there from Kimura as Pazzini shoots in.
Pazzini shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kimura pinned against the cage. Kimura gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kimura drives through with a takedown into Pazzini's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimura showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kimura passes into half guard.
Kimura prevents Pazzini from improving his position.
Kimura passes to full mount!
Leonardo Pazzini has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pazzini looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pazzini rolls, trying to escape but Kimura keeps control of the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Kimura comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kimura has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Kimura!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bob Johnson (ranked 3248 p4p, 166 weight class) and Denny Young (ranked 22524 p4p, 336 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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120 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Denny Young!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Johnson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Johnson.
Johnson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Johnson throws a body punch but Young moves out of range.
Young slips a straight right by Johnson.
Young shoots in and bounces Johnson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Young postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johnson wants to stand and escape but Young is having none of it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Young's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Young throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Johnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Young pushing down on Johnson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Johnson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Young on the ground.
Johnson looks like he's trying to stand up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Johnson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Young winds up and cracks Johnson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Young landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to kick Young off but Young keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Young seems to be working for a kimura but Johnson defends the submission attempt.
Johnson pushes Young off looking to stand but Young dives back in and keeps control.
Young thows a huge punch but Johnson dodges it nicely.
Johnson is looking to escape.
Young is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Young throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Young scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Johnson keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Young not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Johnson wants to get back to full guard.
Young tries to pass to full mount but Johnson defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to kick Young off but Young keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Young is looking for a kimura but Johnson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Young to get the leverage.
Johnson is looking to escape.
Young has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Young works his way into side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Johnson taking a bit of punishment here - Young scoring with strikes.
Johnson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Young asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Johnson wants to control but Young postures up.
Young looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Young postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Young tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Young has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Johnson stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Johnson is looking for a sweep.
Young wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Johnson, who protects the arm well.
Johnson is looking to reverse the position.
The ground and pound from Young seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Young in side control, throwing shots but Johnson defends.
Young throws a strike aimed at the side of Johnson's head but Johnson avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Young.
An elbow from Young crashes against the mat.
Young postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Johnson pushes Young away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Young gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Young fails to land a wild elbow strike.
You can see the frustration on Johnson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Young working the ground and pound from side control.
Johnson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Johnson tries to get out of the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Young.
Young working away.
Johnson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson wants to improve his position but Young is controlling well.
Johnson is controlling Young's trapped leg to prevent Young from advancing to side control.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Young connects with a nice short shot to Johnson's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denny Young dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Young fails to land the takedown.
Young gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Johnson.
Johnson scores with a hook to the body. Young takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Young tries to keep at a distance but Johnson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike.
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson clinches.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnson is pressed up against the cage. Young has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Johnson down to the mat. Johnson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Good exchange - Johnson coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Johnson is working Young over against the cage.
Young wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Young gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Johnson has momentary wrist control but Young slips an elbow through the middle.
Young is breathing heavily.
Johnson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Young.
Young is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Young preventing the sweep.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Young accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Johnson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Young working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Johnson 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.
Johnson is working hard here to advance position.
Johnson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Young drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Young jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Johnson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Young throws an elbow that misses. Johnson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Young's guard. Nice move by Johnson!
Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young looking for a guillotine here but Johnson defends easily.
Young working a defensive guard here.
Young tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Johnson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Johnson sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Young has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Johnson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Johnson is stalling in the full guard.
Young has a closed guard, preventing Johnson from standing up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson throwing strikes but missing.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Johnson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Good shot there by Johnson.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Young manages to avoid it.
Young staying out of range there.
Johnson lands a nice hook to Young's body. Young takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Young throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnson counters with a right hand to the body.
Johnson catches Young with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Johnson moves into the clinch successfully.
Young goes for a takedown attempt but Johnson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Denny Young is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Young drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Johnson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young wants a takedown but no success here.
Bob Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Denny Young.
Young takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Young misses with a body punch.
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Young goes for a takedown attempt but Johnson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Johnson lands with a nice body punch.
Johnson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Young is rocked!
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Young is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?
Young on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Johnson cracks Young with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Young! Johnson dives in looking to finish! Young is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bob Johnson!
During a confident post fight interview, Bob Johnson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dick Diaz (ranked 3677 p4p, 443 weight class) and Demon Monkey (ranked 2696 p4p, 355 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Diaz might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Feiticeira. Monkey is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bransjehora. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Demon Monkey!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Diaz.
Monkey throws an overhand right that lands on Diaz's shoulder, as Diaz tries to avoid the shot.
Diaz throws a body punch but Monkey moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Diaz, as that shot connected.
It looks like Demon Monkey has been cut.
Jab from Diaz.
Monkey throws a body shot but no joy.
Monkey throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Monkey throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Diaz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Monkey looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Monkey.
Monkey lands a jab to the head.
Diaz scores with a one two! Monkey had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz throws a good cross that connects.
Diaz darts in and clinches Monkey up against the cage.
Monkey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diaz stalling in the clinch but Monkey improves position.
Monkey tries a body shot but Diaz blocks it.
Diaz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monkey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Monkey's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A bit of stalling here from Diaz.
Diaz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Monkey lands with a right to the head.
Diaz trying to control the position but instead, Monkey has worked for underhooks and has pushed Diaz into the cage.
Diaz has a couple of punches blocked by Monkey.
Monkey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Monkey works on Diaz's body with a couple of short punches.
Monkey misses with a body punch.
Monkey lands with a short shot to the head.
Diaz looking to stall.
A short uppercut from Monkey.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to pull guard but Monkey won't allow it.
Diaz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Monkey tries a body shot but Diaz blocks it.
A short uppercut from Monkey.
Diaz is trying to maintain a safe position but Monkey gets an underhook and turns Diaz into the cage.
Diaz tries to work over Monkey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diaz is leaning against Monkey and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Monkey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diaz.
Diaz lands with a right to the head.
Monkey scores with a shot to the side of Diaz's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Monkey working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Monkey can't find room to land a body shot as Diaz controls the action.
Monkey misses with a punch on the inside.
Diaz manages to pull guard.
Monkey slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Monkey stacks Diaz on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Monkey!
Diaz regains half guard.
Diaz looking for submissions off his back.
Diaz misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Diaz trying to control here.
Diaz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Diaz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Monkey pulls his head out easily.
Diaz is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Shark Tank MMA that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Monkey keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Monkey is trying to control the action in half guard but Diaz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Diaz trying to hold on to Monkey's head to control him but Monkey postures up.
Monkey stalling.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Diaz trying to hold on to Monkey's head to control him but Monkey postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Demon Monkey will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Demon Monkey's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A jab from Diaz misses.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Monkey manages to avoid it.
Diaz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Diaz checks a leg kick.
Diaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Monkey was well out of range. Poor timing from Diaz.
Diaz checks a low kick from Monkey.
Diaz avoids a kick to the body.
Diaz throwing a counter right hand but Monkey manages to avoid it.
Monkey takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Monkey throws a front kick that sends Diaz stumbling back into the cage.
Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Monkey connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Monkey.
Diaz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Monkey connects with a leg kick. Diaz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Diaz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monkey fakes the leg kick and cracks Diaz in the body.
Monkey feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Diaz's calf.
A slow jab from Diaz misses its intended target.
Monkey throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice body punch from Monkey.
Diaz fails to land with a series of punches.
Diaz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A punch combination from Diaz misses.
Monkey follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Nice uppercut there from Diaz.
Monkey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Monkey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diaz.
A nice inside leg kick there by Monkey. That's going to slow Diaz down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Monkey takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monkey throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Diaz counters with a left to the body.
Diaz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Diaz misses.
Monkey motions for Diaz to come forward. Monkey throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Monkey misses the shot to the body.
Diaz misses the jab.
Monkey scores with a head kick. Diaz tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Diaz shoots in but Monkey avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Monkey let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Diaz lands a nice shot to the body.
Diaz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Monkey counters with a nice leg kick.
Monkey closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Monkey connects with a leg kick. Diaz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Monkey backs up against the cage.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Monkey.
Monkey throws the kick towards the body but Diaz avoids it.
Diaz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Diaz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diaz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Monkey counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Monkey misses with a shot to the body
and Diaz counters with a right hand to the body.
Monkey blocks a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Monkey.
Monkey lands a nice looking body kick.
That kick from Monkey tenderised Diaz's leg. Diaz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dick Diaz is winning the standup battle so far.
Diaz throws a hook but Monkey blocks it.
Monkey loads up on a big right hand but Diaz slips the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monkey takes one to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Monkey misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monkey walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Diaz scores with a hook.
Diaz throws a series of strikes that have Monkey backpedaling.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Monkey.
Monkey explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Monkey misses the jab.
Diaz throwing a counter right hand but Monkey manages to avoid it.
Monkey thumps Diaz with a low kick.
Diaz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Monkey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Monkey moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Monkey scoring well with a low kick there.
Monkey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Diaz throws a right hand that misses
and Monkey counters with a thumping low kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Monkey finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Monkey takes one to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dick Diaz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Demon Monkey's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Monkey throws a hook but Diaz blocks it.
Monkey thows a body kick. Diaz tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Monkey throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Monkey lands with a thumping leg kick.
Monkey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diaz.
Diaz will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Monkey looks for the body kick but Diaz saw that one coming.
Monkey on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Monkey slips a straight right by Diaz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monkey ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Monkey takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Diaz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Monkey is fending him off so far but Diaz persists. Nope, Monkey circles away and we're back to standing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Diaz.
Monkey misses with a kick to the body
and Diaz counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monkey throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Monkey slips under a jab.
Monkey chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A head kick by Monkey misses
and Diaz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
Monkey gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Diaz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diaz throws a hook but Monkey avoids it easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Monkey.
Monkey thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Diaz if he has to take too many more of those.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diaz takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Monkey connects with an inside leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Monkey lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Diaz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Diaz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Monkey looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Monkey throws a body kick that misses.
Diaz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Monkey counters with a nice low kick that buckles Diaz's knee momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz moves in looking to clinch but Monkey pushes him off.
Diaz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Monkey throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
Diaz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Monkey misses the shot to the body.
Monkey loads up on a big right hand but Diaz slips the punch.
Diaz throws out a powerful jab.
A slow jab from Diaz misses its intended target.
Diaz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Monkey's corner calls for a 1-2. Monkey obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Diaz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diaz blocks the body kick.
Monkey fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monkey lands with an overhand left.
Diaz checks the leg kick nicely there.
A little feinted left hand from Diaz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Diaz misses with a lunging right hand
and Monkey counters with a slapping leg kick.
Monkey lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Crunch! Monkey slams his shin into Diaz's torso.
Monkey scores with a kick to the body.
Diaz misses with a leg kick
and Monkey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diaz throws a body shot but no joy.
Diaz 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.
Monkey throws out a powerful jab.
Diaz checks a leg kick.
Diaz connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diaz tries to bum rush Monkey with a series of wild strikes but Monkey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monkey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Monkey scoring well with a low kick there.
Monkey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
Diaz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Monkey lets loose with a powerful body kick. Diaz will feel that in the morning.
Monkey throws a wild body kick that Diaz sees coming a mile off.
Monkey throws a quick inside leg kick.
Monkey lands with a cross.
Diaz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Diaz dips to his left and cracks Monkey with an uppercut!
Diaz connects with a nice looking jab.
Monkey moves forwards but Diaz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Monkey connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz lands with a good body shot.
Monkey takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Demon Monkey.
I think Monkey 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gustavo Carballo (ranked 9274 p4p, 664 weight class) and Kron Kai (ranked 1699 p4p, 224 weight class). 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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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gustavo Carballo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kron Kai!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carballo fails with the takedown
and Kai counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kai with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kai fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Carballo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kai comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kai lands a nice hook to Carballo's body. Carballo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've been told by Carballo's head coaches at Hardpunch (13 Elite / 900$ that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kai lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carballo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Carballo is breathing heavily.
Kai bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Carballo's head.
It looks like Gustavo Carballo has been cut.
Kai punishes Carballo's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kai cracks Carballo with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Carballo looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Kai finish him?
Kai lands a nice shot to the body.
Kai thuds a left hand into Carballo's body.
Kai wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
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!
Carballo takes one on the button.
Gustavo Carballo's cut is getting worse.
Kai throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Carballo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kai throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Carballo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kai steps in with a hook that catches Carballo right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Kai follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Carballo looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kron Kai!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Captain Gonza (ranked 1201 p4p, 134 weight class) and Magomedkhan Gamztkhanov (ranked 1542 p4p, 175 weight class). Gonza's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Mononoke Hime. Gamztkhanov has chosen Crowbar - Planets Collide as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Captain Gonza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Magomedkhan Gamztkhanov!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonza avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gonza keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gonza swats away the attempt to clinch by Gamztkhanov.
Gamztkhanov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gonza seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Gamztkhanov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like Magomedkhan Gamztkhanov has been cut.
Gonza throws an overhand right that drops Gamztkhanov like a sack of potatoes! Gonza dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Captain Gonza!
Captain Gonza decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krease McBreezer (ranked 695 p4p, 84 weight class) and Titan Reign (ranked 1024 p4p, 114 weight class). 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Krease McBreezer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Titan Reign!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McBreezer works the jab nicely.
Reign swings for the body but McBreezer moves out of range.
McBreezer is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Reign.
McBreezer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
McBreezer throws a lazy right hand but Reign sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McBreezer instigates a clinch.
McBreezer swings wildly with an uppercut but Reign uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hand to the body from Reign.
Nice body punch from Reign.
Reign blocks a body shot from McBreezer.
McBreezer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reign lands a body punch.
Reign lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McBreezer backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Reign.
McBreezer is breathing heavily.
Reign stalling in the clinch.
Reign lands a right hand that snaps the head of McBreezer backwards.
Reign lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McBreezer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reign content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Reign misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McBreezer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Our sources have told us that McBreezer has been working on his elbows in the gym.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBreezer is trying to force a seperation but Reign has the dominant position.
Reign controlling the action here for a moment.
Reign lands a right hand.
McBreezer working aggressively here.
Reign misses with a punch on the inside.
Reign has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. McBreezer seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Reign can turn it around.
McBreezer misses with a punch to the body.
Reign tries a body shot but McBreezer blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reign.
Reign has a couple of punches blocked by McBreezer.
Reign lands a shoulder strike.
Reign slows down the pace here.
Reign has a couple of punches blocked by McBreezer.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, McBreezer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Reign's brow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reign.
Reign trying to control the position but instead, McBreezer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Reign into the cage.
Reign breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reign takes a swing at McBreezer's ribcage but misses.
Reign lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Reign. That's going to slow McBreezer down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reign with a hook.
McBreezer swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Reign counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reign swings for the body but McBreezer moves out of range.
Reign moves out of range as McBreezer strikes.
McBreezer avoids the head kick by Reign.
Reign checks a leg kick.
Reign tries to counter by closing the distance.
McBreezer loads up on a big right hand but Reign slips the punch.
Krease McBreezer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reign steps into range and cracks McBreezer with a monster punch that buckles his knees! McBreezer flops backwards and Reign dives into his guard looking to finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reign preventing the sweep.
McBreezer being controlled here, momentarily.
Reign stands and throws McBreezer's legs to the side, diving into side control.
McBreezer is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reign is trying to get an arm triangle but McBreezer is defending well.
Reign thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
McBreezer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
McBreezer manages to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reign seems to be working for a kimura but McBreezer defends the submission attempt.
Reign prevents McBreezer from improving his position.
McBreezer is pressing down on Reign's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Reign trying to control the position from guard on top but McBreezer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reign advances position into side control!
McBreezer is trying to improve his position.
McBreezer manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
McBreezer trying to get back to full guard but Reign takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Titan Reign dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Reign blocks a head kick by McBreezer.
McBreezer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McBreezer tries to bum rush Reign with a series of wild strikes but Reign uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Reign keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reign looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Reign.
McBreezer went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
McBreezer slips a straight right by Reign.
Reign thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on McBreezer if he has to take too many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McBreezer lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Reign tries to land a leg kick but McBreezer saw it coming and moves away.
Reign stuns McBreezer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Reign crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from McBreezer - the referee stops the clock and Reign gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says McBreezer. Reign manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
McBreezer just misses with a punch to the body.
Reign looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Titan Reign seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reign throws a hook but McBreezer avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from McBreezer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Reign misses with a kick to the body.
McBreezer connects with a solid leg kick.
Reign throws a nice outside leg kick.
Reign scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Reign lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jab, jab by Reign - just one landing.
Nice defenses there by Reign.
Reign circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops McBreezer to the canvas! McBreezer doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Reign keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Titan Reign!
Titan Reign is the new heavyweight champion!
Titan Reign decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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