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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomomi Tsuruta (ranked 2392 p4p, 288 weight class) and Pertti Rauta (ranked 2523 p4p, 300 weight class). Pertti Rauta has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tomomi Tsuruta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pertti Rauta!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rauta is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tsuruta sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rauta shoots in looking for a takedown but Tsuruta manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rauta's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tsuruta swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rauta shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tomomi Tsuruta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pertti Rauta.
A cross from Tsuruta lands.
It looks like Pertti Rauta has been cut.
Tsuruta moves into the clinch successfully.
Rauta pulls guard effortlessly.
Rauta working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tsuruta doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tsuruta manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tsuruta wants to control from the top but Rauta keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rauta not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tsuruta wants to pass the guard but Rauta is keeping the position.
Tsuruta trying to control but Rauta is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsuruta with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rauta is adopting a defensive guard.
Tsuruta postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rauta is rocked!
Tsuruta wants to control from the top but Rauta keeps moving.
Rauta escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tsuruta gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tsuruta advances position into side control!
Rauta struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Rauta sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Rauta is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Tsuruta has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rauta can't do much from the bottom here.
Tsuruta grinds an elbow into Rauta's temple.
Rauta is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rauta avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Tsuruta.
Rauta is being controlled here.
Tsuruta landing a few strikes.
Tsuruta working the head and body with strikes.
Rauta is trying to control Tsuruta's posture but Tsuruta avoids it.
Rauta is not content to let Tsuruta control the position.
Rauta tries to escape but Tsuruta is in control.
Tsuruta passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Rauta!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rauta tries to hold on but Tsuruta postures up.
Tsuruta putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Tsuruta lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Rauta takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rauta is still in real trouble! Can Tsuruta finish him?
Rauta is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tsuruta postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Rauta is out cold - huge knockout for Tsuruta!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tomomi Tsuruta!
Tomomi Tsuruta made sure to mention his sponsor, MayheM sportswear in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony O Rangers (ranked 1156 p4p, 131 weight class) and Feargus Urquhart (ranked 2861 p4p, 329 weight class). O Rangers kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hold on to you. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 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
16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Tony O Rangers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Feargus Urquhart!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Rangers takes one to the side of the head.
O Rangers looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
O Rangers forces his way into half guard.
Urquhart won't allow O Rangers to pass to mount.
Urquhart keeping control of the position.
O Rangers seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Rangers is trying to control. Urquhart wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
O Rangers has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
O Rangers is taking a breather. Urquhart 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.
O Rangers wants to free his trapped foot but Urquhart is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Rangers is looking to stall here but Urquhart recovers full guard.
Urquhart looking to hit a scissor sweep but O Rangers is one step ahead there.
O Rangers pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Urquhart is keeping the position for now.
Urquhart keeping moving, preventing O Rangers from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Urquhart 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.
O Rangers landing some decent shots from guard.
O Rangers trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Urquhart is looking to stand up but O Rangers isn't so interested in that idea.
Urquhart preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
O Rangers seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Feargus Urquhart is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for O Rangers.
Urquhart walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Urquhart takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Urquhart with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling O Rangers to score with a decent uppercut.
Urquhart works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Urquhart throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice jab there from Urquhart.
Urquhart gets caught flat footed, as O Rangers shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Urquhart is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. O Rangers presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Rangers tries to throw a body punch but Urquhart avoids it by throwing O Rangers back against the cage.
Urquhart escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
O Rangers lands a jab.
Urquhart looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Urquhart throws a jab but it's blocked by O Rangers.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Rangers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Urquhart on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
O Rangers cracks Urquhart with a big right hand and Urquhart goes down!
Urquhart is rocked!
O Rangers looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Urquhart is still in real trouble! Can O Rangers finish him?
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
O Rangers drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and O Rangers jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
O Rangers controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Urquhart seems to have recovered his senses.
Urquhart keeping moving, preventing O Rangers from controlling successfully.
Urquhart not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
O Rangers tries to free his leg and advance position but Urquhart is retaining full guard.
O Rangers wants to control from the top but Urquhart keeps moving.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
O Rangers's corner is telling him to maintain position.
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.
Tony O Rangers dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
O Rangers rushes Urquhart and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
O Rangers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Urquhart's elbow.
Urquhart tries to circle away but O Rangers has him pinned against the cage.
O Rangers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Urquhart can do to turn this around?
O Rangers tries to throw a body punch but Urquhart avoids it by throwing O Rangers back against the cage.
Urquhart blocks a body shot from O Rangers.
The referee calls for Urquhart to work.
O Rangers can't find room to land a body shot as Urquhart controls the action.
O Rangers misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from O Rangers.
O Rangers lands a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Rangers can't find room to land a body shot as Urquhart controls the action.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as O Rangers takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Come on O Rangers - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
O Rangers just leaning against Urquhart, taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urquhart working aggressively here.
Urquhart stalling the fight.
Urquhart has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A right handed body shot lands from O Rangers.
O Rangers effectively controlling the action here.
O Rangers lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, O Rangers creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
O Rangers fails to pull guard.
O Rangers is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Urquhart slowing the pace effectively.
Urquhart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O Rangers throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Rangers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
O Rangers wants to take the fight to the mat but Urquhart manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Urquhart blocks a body shot from O Rangers.
O Rangers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Urquhart tries a body shot but O Rangers blocks it.
Urquhart escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
O Rangers slips a jab from Urquhart.
O Rangers staying out of range there.
A counter left hand to the body from O Rangers misses its target.
O Rangers is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Urquhart throws a lazy uppercut
and O Rangers counters with a stiff right hand.
O Rangers looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Urquhart misses with an uppercut.
O Rangers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Urquhart.
O Rangers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Urquhart was well out of range. Poor timing from O Rangers.
Tony O Rangers is winning the standup battle so far.
O Rangers connects with a body shot.
O Rangers moves out of range as Urquhart strikes.
It looked like O Rangers was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Urquhart.
Feargus Urquhart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urquhart takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Urquhart slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
O Rangers clinches.
Tony O Rangers has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Urquhart.
Urquhart working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Urquhart.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
O Rangers misses with a body punch.
O Rangers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by O Rangers as Urquhart tries to tie him up.
Urquhart pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Urquhart misses with an uppercut
and O Rangers counters with a left to the body.
O Rangers swings for the body but Urquhart moves out of range.
Urquhart takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Urquhart looks to score with a jab to the body but O Rangers is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urquhart throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Rangers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
O Rangers staying out of range there.
O Rangers lands with a nice body punch.
Urquhart is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Urquhart throws a right hand that misses
and O Rangers counters with a nice body shot.
O Rangers scores with a sloppy right hand. Urquhart should have avoided that one.
O Rangers lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Urquhart at a distance.
O Rangers scores with a jab to the body.
O Rangers changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Urquhart looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
O Rangers works to advance to full mount. Urquhart defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Urquhart wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by O Rangers.
O Rangers tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony O Rangers dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Urquhart uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Rangers.
O Rangers throws a body punch but Urquhart moves out of range.
Urquhart looks to score with a jab to the body but O Rangers is just out of range.
Urquhart throws a poor cross that misses
and O Rangers counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Urquhart thinking.
Urquhart keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Urquhart avoids the body shot from O Rangers.
O Rangers lands a nice shot that snaps Urquhart's head back.
O Rangers throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Urquhart on the side of the head.
O Rangers connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
O Rangers throws a hook to the side of Urquhart's head but Urquhart sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
O Rangers slips a jab from Urquhart.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urquhart bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of O Rangers's head.
O Rangers ducks under a wild hook from Urquhart.
O Rangers ducks under a wild hook from Urquhart.
O Rangers ducks under a wild hook from Urquhart.
O Rangers takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Urquhart misses with a hook. O Rangers ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urquhart throws a right hand that misses
and O Rangers counters with a crisp right that sends Urquhart to the canvas! O Rangers follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony O Rangers!
After winning the bout, Tony O Rangers 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pavo Nurmi (ranked 1659 p4p, 199 weight class) and Patrick Bateman (ranked 2041 p4p, 247 weight class). Bateman has chosen Huey Lewis and The News - Hip To Be Square as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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274 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
35 - 18 - 1, fighting out of New York, Pavo Nurmi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
47 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Patrick Bateman!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurmi looks to land a right hand but Bateman moved out of range.
Bateman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nurmi was well out of range. Poor timing from Bateman.
Danga de danga de dang - Nurmi scores with a four punch combination!
Nurmi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bateman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nurmi lands a right hook to the body.
Nurmi is looking to clinch.
Nurmi lands a glancing blow to the side of Bateman's head.
We've been told by Nurmi's head coaches at Lionheart FC that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nurmi closes the distance and pushes Bateman back into the cage.
Nurmi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bateman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nurmi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nurmi throws a head punch that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nurmi misses with a punch on the inside.
Nurmi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bateman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bateman is trying to break the clinch but Nurmi is controlling him.
Nurmi slowing the pace effectively.
A shot in the inside from Nurmi.
Nurmi lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Nurmi.
Nurmi keeps control of Bateman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right from Nurmi on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nurmi.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bateman.
Nurmi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bateman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bateman misses with a head kick.
Nurmi moves into the clinch.
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!
Bateman is trying to push Nurmi away but Nurmi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nurmi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nurmi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nurmi prevents a body shot from Bateman.
Bateman breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmi moves into the clinch.
Bateman content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bateman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nurmi misses with some punches.
Bateman misses with the head strike.
Nurmi scores with a shoulder strike.
Nurmi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bateman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bateman prevents a body shot from Nurmi.
Bateman takes a shot to the head.
Bateman is trying to break the clinch but Nurmi is controlling him.
Nurmi lands with a left to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nurmi.
Bateman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bateman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bateman lands with a short shot to the head.
Good body shot from Nurmi.
Bateman looks winded!
A nice left hand lands by Nurmi.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nurmi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nurmi pushes Bateman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bateman is rocked!
Nurmi works on Bateman's body with a couple of short punches.
Bateman blocks a body shot from Nurmi.
Nurmi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nurmi lands a right hand.
Nurmi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bateman backwards.
Bateman is still on wobbly legs! Can Nurmi finish him?
Nurmi dips a shoulder and cracks Bateman with a mighty uppercut! Bateman falls back against the cage and Nurmi unloads with a barrage of strikes! Bateman is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Nurmi screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pavo Nurmi!
Pavo Nurmi managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Urban Fighter, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Malik Jones (ranked 438 p4p, 44 weight class) and Leo Yaj (ranked 962 p4p, 101 weight class). Yaj has chosen Dragula - Rob Zombie as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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142 lbs
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158 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
25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Malik Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leo Yaj!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yaj has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Jones is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Yaj moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Yaj looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Good work by Yaj as he checks the leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Yaj on that attempt.
Jones 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.
Jones shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Yaj eats them both and turns towards Jones to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yaj.
Jones drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yaj takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Jones slows the pace down.
Jones will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jones misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Yaj some visible discomfort.
Jones lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Yaj down.
Yaj looks to move to half guard but instead Jones has passed into mount! Damn!
Yaj is desperately trying to improve his position but Jones has a good base and remains in mount.
Jones lands with some strikes.
Jones lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yaj is working to get back to half guard.
Jones looking to control but Yaj is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jones in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jones looking to control but Yaj is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Yaj is in a horrible position here. Jones smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yaj can't escape the position.
Jones landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jones with a couple of short strikes.
Yaj in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jones with good strikes from the mount here!
Yaj is looking to improve his position but Jones isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a heavy elbow.
Jones lands a couple of good shots and Yaj has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Jones has good solid back control here.
Yaj is really stuck here.
Jones scores with punches to the body.
Jones struggling to keep hold of the position.
You can see the frustration on Yaj's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Jones lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Jones.
Jones scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Yaj is looking for a way out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Jones.
Jones is punishing Yaj with strikes - can he finish him?!
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!
Jones scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Yaj is looking for a way out.
Yaj tries to roll but Jones sticks to his back.
Good control from Jones.
Jones trying to control momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malik Jones dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jones walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yaj checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Yaj moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Jones.
Yaj scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Yaj shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense.
Yaj tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yaj.
Yaj looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Jones connects with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yaj tries to clinch up.
Jones rushes Yaj and presses him up against the cage.
Jones lands an uppercut.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yaj looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yaj pulls guard successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Malik Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yaj looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jones wants to control from the top but Yaj keeps moving.
Jones sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Yaj's guard.
Jones scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Well, if Jones 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.
Jones is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Yaj taking some punishment here, with Jones in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to take a break and control but Yaj is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yaj looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Yaj trying to control here.
Jones working Yaj over with strikes.
Jones slips a nice elbow through Yaj's hands, connecting with Yaj's forehead.
Jones is taking a breather. Yaj 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.
Jones scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones slows the pace down in half guard.
Yaj tries to roll over but Jones keeps him under control.
Yaj missing with punches from the bottom.
Jones content to control rather than advance.
Jones lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Yaj is pressing down on Jones's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Yaj is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Yaj is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jones is aware though and is defending well.
Jones cracks Yaj with a solid left hand.
Jones controlling from the top position.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Yaj.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malik Jones dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Yaj throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jones lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jones, right into the meat.
Yaj misses with a wild body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Jones.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yaj can do to turn this around?
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jones.
Yaj unleashes a big counter combination but Jones bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Yaj throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
A jab from Jones finds it's way through Yaj's defenses.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yaj.
Yaj misses with a straight left.
Jones connects with a right hand. Yaj shakes it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Yaj looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Jones is looking to take a break and control but Yaj is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaj gets back to half guard.
Jones winds up and cracks Yaj with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Yaj tries to get to full guard but Jones has control of the leg.
Yaj actively working from the bottom here.
Jones perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Jones seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Yaj works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Yaj is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones is working Yaj over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jones trying to control but Yaj is working from the bottom.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jones trying to control but Yaj is working from the bottom.
Jones lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yaj is not content to let Jones control the position.
Jones has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Yaj is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Jones works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Malik Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jones controlling from side mount.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yaj keeps working.
Yaj is trying to escape the position but Jones is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jones working the ground and pound from side control.
Jones cracks Yaj with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Leo Yaj has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yaj tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jones wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jones lands a decent elbow from side control.
Jones in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Yaj is not content to let Jones control the position.
Jones takes a little break here. Yaj wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yaj keeps working.
And that's the end of the fight!
Malik Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jones has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:26
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malik Jones!
Malik Jones bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francisco dAnconia (ranked 562 p4p, 69 weight class) and Wladyslaw Raginis (ranked 1229 p4p, 140 weight class). dAnconia's entrance music is Revolution. A fine choice. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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265 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
20 - 18 - 1, fighting out of New York, Francisco dAnconia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wladyslaw Raginis!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raginis with a nice cross.
A chopping leg kick lands by Raginis.
dAnconia cracks Raginis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Wladyslaw Raginis has been cut.
A head kick misses from Raginis.
Wladyslaw Raginis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
dAnconia is looking to slow Raginis down with leg kicks.
Raginis swings and misses with a shot to the body
and dAnconia counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Raginis misses.
Raginis throws a lazy uppercut
and dAnconia counters with a straight right hand.
Raginis looks to throw the jab but dAnconia is out of range.
Raginis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
dAnconia lands a big head kick that sends Raginis tumbling to the mat! dAnconia takes a step backwards and waves Raginis back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Raginis is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
dAnconia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raginis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Raginis clinches up against the cage.
dAnconia struggles to land a body shot inside as Raginis controls his hands.
Raginis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dAnconia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Raginis's elbow.
Raginis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
dAnconia tries to throw a body punch but Raginis avoids it by throwing dAnconia back against the cage.
Raginis misses with a body punch.
Raginis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
dAnconia gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Raginis.
dAnconia struggles to land a body shot inside as Raginis controls his hands.
dAnconia scores with a shot to the side of Raginis's head.
That has opened up Wladyslaw Raginis's cut even more.
Good body shot from dAnconia.
Raginis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
dAnconia stalling in the clinch.
Raginis wants a takedown.
dAnconia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Raginis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? dAnconia is fending him off so far but Raginis persists. Nope, dAnconia circles away and we're back to standing.
dAnconia appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Francisco dAnconia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wladyslaw Raginis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raginis misses with a body shot
and dAnconia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Raginis tries to get into range but dAnconia steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Raginis! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! dAnconia scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Francisco dAnconia!
Francisco dAnconia spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between William King (ranked 541 p4p, 67 weight class) and Terryn Dall (ranked 564 p4p, 71 weight class). King comes to the cage accompanied by Summer Sixteen By: Drake. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, William King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Terryn Dall!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dall checks it well.
Dall is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
King swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
King tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dall is able to avoid easily.
Dall throws a counter combo.
King feints and then cracks Dall's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dall down.
King is looking to slow Dall down with leg kicks.
King lands a body shot.
Dall slips under a jab.
King looks to land a left hand but Dall moved out of range nicely.
Dall is trying to counter with his kicks.
King misses with an uppercut
and King takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King misses the jab.
King misses with a low kick as Dall jumps back.
King misses with an uppercut
and Dall counters with a straight right hand.
An inside leg kick from King misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dall! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Dall is just out of range.
A lazy body kick from King
and Dall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
King dips to his left and cracks Dall with an uppercut!
William King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dall was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
King throws a big shot that misses.
Dall tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
King fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A solid body kick from King.
King misses with a looping right.
And Dall tries to counter it with a takedown but King pushes his down on his head and steps out.
King misses with a leg kick
and Dall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
King getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dall keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall checks a low kick from King.
King scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dall was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
King sets himself, and Dall steps forward looking for the clinch! King avoids it this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King misses the shot to the body.
King throws a jab but it's blocked by Dall.
Dall swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
King throws a jab but it's blocked by Dall.
Dall swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
King lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
King throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dall throws out a counter right but King avoids it with no problem.
King waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dall.
A little jabbing left from Dall on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dall gets cracked there but stands up to it.
King misses with a hook to the body
and King takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
King missing with a left hand there. Dall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dall.
William King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
King lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dall at a distance.
Some bone on bone action there as Dall checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dall drops down looking to force a counter takedown but King defends it well.
Dall moves out of range of the strikes.
Dall ducks under a wild hook from King.
Dall changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Dall thumps King with a low kick.
Good exchange - King coming out on top.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from King. Dall shrugs it off though.
King throws a lazy body kick
enabling Dall to counter with a crisp jab.
King misses the shot to the body.
Dall counters with a body kick.
A big left from King misses.
Dall throws the left hand but King avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King digs a good hook to Dall's body.
King misses with a combination
and Dall counters with a single leg into guard. King didn't expect that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dall throws an elbow that misses. King uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dall's guard. Nice move by King!
Dall working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. King doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. King manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dall has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dall is looking for a triangle here but King uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Dall is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William King dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
King swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
King is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dall can do to turn this around?
King lands a body shot.
King throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
King punishes Dall's body with a nice straight punch.
King lands with a right hand.
King misses with a low kick.
Dall looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dall takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
King tests Dall's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dall avoids a kick to the body.
Dall with the counter takedown but King avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Dall is just out of range.
And Dall tries to counter it with a takedown but King pushes his down on his head and steps out.
King fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
King thows a leg kick but Dall checks it
and Dall counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King keeping control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall controlling the action here.
King is trying to get back to full guard.
King trying to hold on to Dall's head to control him but Dall postures up.
Dall stalling away here and it's allowed King to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
King keeping moving, preventing Dall from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dall postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dall missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
King preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dall drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and King dives on top into guard.
King controls from within his opponent's guard.
King being controlled here momentarily.
Dall being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. King is aware though and is defending well.
Dall being controlled here, momentarily.
Dall is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dall looking for subs off his back but King has passed one foot through into half guard.
Dall is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! King is tapping! Great win for Dall!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Terryn Dall!
After the fight, Terryn Dall was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Sammich (ranked 499 p4p, 60 weight class) and Diego Bustamante (ranked 592 p4p, 73 weight class). Bustamante has chosen Here Comes The Boom! as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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280 lbs
34 - 16 - 0 |
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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
24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sammy Sammich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Diego Bustamante!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bustamante misses with a straight left.
Sammich throws a lazy right hand but Bustamante sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bustamante's coach down at Lucky Liam's MMA Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bustamante's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bustamante. Sammich does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bustamante.
Sammich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bustamante.
Sammich throws a hook to the side of Bustamante's head but Bustamante sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bustamante comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bustamante throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sammich scores with a one two! Bustamante had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bustamante blocks a jab.
Bustamante tries to clinch but Sammich is having none of it.
Sammich appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sammich thuds a left hand into Bustamante's body.
Sammich throws a jab when Bustamante was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Sammich misses the target.
Sammich blocks the body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Sammich on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sammich throws a lazy body kick
and Bustamante counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A head kick by Sammich misses
enabling Bustamante to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Sammy Sammich has been cut.
Jab, jab by Sammich - just one landing.
Nice shot by Sammich.
Bustamante takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bustamante throws a series of strikes that have Sammich backpedaling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bustamante throws a sloppy head kick and Sammich moves out of range easily.
Sammich misses with a hook to the body
and Bustamante counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Sammich throws a jab but it's blocked by Bustamante.
Nice cross by Bustamante.
Sammich throws a body punch but Bustamante moves out of range.
Bustamante misses with a looping left.
Bustamante tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bustamante takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bustamante feints a counter leg kick.
Sammich misses with a leg kick.
And Bustamante responds with a good body kick, but Sammich manages to step out the way in time.
Bustamante does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bustamante misses with a body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bustamante, right into the meat.
Sammich takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
An inside leg kick lands from Bustamante.
Bustamante scores with a punch to the head.
Bustamante drops Sammich with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Sammich looks back up at him and smiles so Bustamante waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Sammich is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sammich moves out of range of the leg kick from Bustamante.
Bustamante throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sammich misses with a body punch
and Bustamante counters with a huge left! Sammich is in big trouble! He's backing up but Bustamante isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Sammich from any more damage. A dominating finish by Bustamante!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Bustamante!
Diego Bustamante spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
Sammy Sammich spoke after the fight, saying ' '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amis Pelle (ranked 242 p4p, 30 weight class) and Anthony Joseph (ranked 525 p4p, 65 weight class). Joseph has chosen Lamb of God-512 as his entrance music. Anthony Joseph has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Amis Pelle's chin.
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255 lbs
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232 lbs
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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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
32 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Amis Pelle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Joseph!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pelle lands a high kick!
It looks like Anthony Joseph has been cut.
Joseph dodges the punch combination from Pelle.
Joseph tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pelle misses the body punch
and Joseph counters with a right hand to the body.
Joseph connects with a body shot that sends Pelle's belly button to the back.
Joseph has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Joseph changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Joseph lands a jab.
Joseph avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pelle misses with a right hand
and Pelle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pelle is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joseph lands a big head kick that sends Pelle tumbling to the mat! Joseph takes a step backwards and waves Pelle back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Pelle is rocked!
Joseph clinches with his opponent.
Oh Pelle is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pelle can't find room to land a body shot as Joseph controls the action.
Joseph drops Pelle onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Pelle is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Pelle misses with a punch to the body.
Joseph is muscling Pelle up against the cage and as Pelle bounces back off, Joseph cracks him with a huge right hand! Pelle crumples to the mat - he's out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anthony Joseph!
Anthony Joseph thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between DJ Maximus (ranked 67 p4p, 9 weight class) and Samson Wade (ranked 75 p4p, 10 weight class). DJ Maximus could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Samson Wade's chin.
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World class boxer
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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
28 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, DJ Maximus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Samson Wade!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maximus takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wade throws the kick towards the body but Maximus avoids it.
Wade 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.
It looks like DJ Maximus has been cut.
Wade circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Maximus to the canvas! Maximus doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Wade keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samson Wade!
Samson Wade gave a mention to My$tic Clothing ~ (`10%Laundry`) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dante Boudain (ranked 33 p4p, 3 weight class) and Itse Perkele (ranked 43 p4p, 6 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Boudain might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Let the bodies hit the floor. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
26 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dante Boudain!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Itse Perkele!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boudain tries a head kick but it misses.
Boudain clobbers Perkele with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Boudain looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Perkele connects with a looping right hand.
Boudain connects with the punch.
Boudain thuds a left hand into Perkele's body.
Boudain tries to clinch there but Perkele circles away.
Perkele throws out a counter right but Boudain avoids it with no problem.
Boudain tries to clinch up but Perkele circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boudain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It seemed like Perkele was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Boudain lands a jab to the nose.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boudain takes the fight into the clinch.
Boudain struggles to land a body shot inside as Perkele controls his hands.
Boudain goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Perkele swings wildly with an uppercut but Boudain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perkele tries to break the clinch but Boudain is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boudain avoids it.
Perkele wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Boudain scores with a shoulder strike.
Perkele manages to break the clinch.
Perkele throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Boudain on the side of the head.
Perkele throws a right hand that misses
and Boudain moves into the clinch.
Boudain goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Perkele tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Perkele throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Perkele swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Perkele.
Perkele misses with a hook to the ribs.
Perkele blocking some punches.
Boudain misses with a hook to the ribs.
Perkele lands a nice uppercut.
Boudain digs a right hand into Perkele's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Perkele's gas tank.
Boudain lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Boudain.
Perkele looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boudain scores with a nice hook to the head.
Boudain lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Boudain.
Perkele blocks a body shot from Boudain.
Boudain works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Boudain misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Boudain.
Boudain lands a right hand that snaps the head of Perkele backwards.
Boudain scores with a shot to the side of Perkele's head.
Boudain drops Perkele onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Perkele is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Perkele is rocked!
Boudain dips a shoulder and cracks Perkele with a mighty uppercut! Perkele falls back against the cage and Boudain unloads with a barrage of strikes! Perkele is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Boudain screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dante Boudain!
Dante Boudain retains his heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Dante Boudain thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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