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SyFi 38 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Draco Grotin (ranked 5342 p4p, 498 weight class) and Orc Mismash (ranked 5343 p4p, 499 weight class). Grotin kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is cowboys from hell. Mismash has chosen Level 90 Elite Tauren Chieftain - Power of the Horde as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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265 lbs
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272 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Draco Grotin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Orc Mismash!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grotin instigates a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Grotin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mismash changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Grotin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Grotin lands a head kick. Mismash smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Grotin fails with a takedown attempt.
Grotin is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grotin darts in looking for a takedown but Mismash gets double underhooks and turns Grotin into the cage.
Mismash is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Grotin rushes Mismash and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mismash manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Grotin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Grotin looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grotin slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Mismash is not content to let Grotin control the position.
Mismash wants to get back to his feet.
Grotin swings around for an armbar but Mismash sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Grotin's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mismash's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Grotin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mismash postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mismash won't allow Grotin to sweep him here.
Grotin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mismash doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mismash manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mismash keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Grotin's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mismash is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mismash accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mismash is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Grotin pulls Mismash in close to prevent any damage.
Mismash throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mismash postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mismash works over Grotin with some ground and pound from guard.
Mismash is in close to Grotin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mismash with a nice head shot there.
Grotin is rocked!
Mismash missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Oh Grotin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mismash scoring with some ground and pound.
Grotin is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mismash throwing strikes from guard but Grotin blocks nicely.
Mismash stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grotin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Grotin seems to have got his legs back now.
Grotin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mismash defends it easily.
Mismash stands and throws Grotin's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Mismash is putting a hurting on Grotin here, landing some big shots from side control.
Mismash tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mismash has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Mismash scoring with punches from side control.
Mismash lands a nice forearm strike.
Mismash scores with punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mismash tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mismash has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Mismash looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mismash scores with punches from side control.
Mismash scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Grotin to see if he's OK.
Mismash lands a nice forearm strike.
Mismash lands a big left to the face of Grotin, bouncing his head like a basketball. Another shot from Mismash and another - Grotin is out! Mismash stands up and salutes his fans, who are going crazy in the stands.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Orc Mismash!
Orc Mismash looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'ME SMASH!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joey Diaz (ranked 4861 p4p, 491 weight class) and Chakrii Weecharangsan (ranked 4630 p4p, 470 weight class). Weecharangsan has chosen Sarama as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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165 lbs
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166 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Joey Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chakrii Weecharangsan!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Ron Honeybunn and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weecharangsan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diaz. That did some damage!
Weecharangsan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Diaz's head backwards.
Weecharangsan blocks a low kick nicely.
Diaz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Diaz throws a sloppy head kick and Weecharangsan moves out of range easily.
Weecharangsan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
Weecharangsan wants to counter the offense by Diaz and move into the clinch position.
Weecharangsan with a nice cross.
A punch combination from Diaz misses.
Diaz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Weecharangsan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Weecharangsan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Weecharangsan lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've been told by Diaz's head coaches at Cozad MMA London that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Weecharangsan lunges at Diaz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Diaz's hand.
Diaz takes one to the chin there.
Weecharangsan lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Diaz falls backwards - clearly groggy! Weecharangsan dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chakrii Weecharangsan!
A relieved looking Chakrii Weecharangsan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris Davis (ranked 5689 p4p, 536 weight class) and Hokuto Akira (ranked 5471 p4p, 524 weight class). Akira is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Luis Miguel - Oro De Ley. Hokuto Akira has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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159 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hokuto Akira!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akira lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Davis tries to clinch up.
Akira lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
An inside leg kick lands from Akira.
Akira's corner calls for a 1-2. Akira obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Akira misses with a looping right.
Akira looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Akira throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Davis moves in looking to clinch but Akira pushes him off.
Akira swings for the body but Davis moves out of range.
Davis tries to counter by clinching up but Akira breaks away and moves out of range.
A slow jab from Akira misses its intended target.
Akira scores with a jab.
Davis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Davis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akira throws a solid leg kick but Davis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Akira.
Akira scores with the left hand. Davis knows he should have avoided that one.
Davis slips a jab and a cross from Akira.
Davis darts in and clinches Akira up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Akira's defenses.
Davis keeps control of Akira as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Davis misses with a knee to the head.
Akira wants to get back to striking at distance but Davis won't allow it.
Davis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Akira pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Davis walks into a left hand.
Akira dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Davis. That did some damage!
Davis gets a clinch.
Akira is looking to break free of the clinch but Davis has double underhooks.
Davis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Davis lands a damaging elbow.
Akira has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Davis really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Akira avoids the elbow strike from Davis, against the cage.
Akira blocks the elbow strike.
Akira can't break the clinch.
Davis tries a knee to the head but Akira blocks it.
Davis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Akira wants to break free but Davis has control.
Davis misses with a knee to the head.
Akira wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akira breaks the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akira jabs Davis to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Akira throws a chopping leg kick but Davis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Akira looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Davis moves out of range as Akira strikes.
Akira connects with a nice looking jab.
Akira tries to score with a low kick but Davis moves his leg out of the way.
Akira paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Akira sends Davis crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Akira is motioning to the referee to let Davis up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Davis is rocked!
It looks like Chris Davis has been cut.
Akira fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Davis.
Oh Davis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Akira lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Davis up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Akira from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Davis's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hokuto Akira!
During a confident post fight interview, Hokuto Akira 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 Hanyu Lee (ranked 3711 p4p, 389 weight class) and Sagat Shanti (ranked 2767 p4p, 304 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hanyu Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sagat Shanti!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Topper Green and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shanti throws a poor cross that misses
and Lee counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Lee throws a lazy head kick
and Shanti counters with a nice body shot.
Lee on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Shanti throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lee wants to clinch up but Shanti keeps it at a distance.
It seemed like Shanti was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Shanti.
Shanti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shanti stalks Lee and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lee's face. Lee staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Hanyu Lee has been cut.
Shanti shoots in for a takedown but Lee shows good takedown defense.
Lee looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Shanti's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lee under the eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shanti lands an overhand right.
Lee is rocked!
Lee tries to clinch but Shanti is having none of it.
Oh Lee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shanti scores with a sloppy right hand. Lee should have avoided that one.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Shanti has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shanti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
Shanti with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lee to score with a decent uppercut.
Shanti misses with an uppercut.
Lee appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lee seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shanti misses with a straight left.
Lee moves away from the strike by Shanti.
Lee lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shanti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sagat Shanti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shanti.
Shanti throws a hook but Lee blocks it.
Lee connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shanti. Shanti circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shanti.
Shanti misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lee counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Shanti dives in and scores a takedown into Lee's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shanti postures up in Lee's guard and throws a big left but Lee blocks it.
Shanti stands up over Lee, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lee wants to stand and escape but Shanti is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shanti lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lee had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Shanti defends it easily.
Shanti landing some decent shots from guard.
Shanti trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Shanti scoring with some ground and pound.
Lee looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Shanti is working Lee over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lee working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shanti.
Shanti postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shanti is in close to Lee's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shanti throws a big elbow that misses.
Shanti working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shanti really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lee. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Shanti throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Shanti postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lee pulls Shanti in close to prevent any damage.
Shanti postures up in Lee's guard and throws a big left but Lee blocks it.
Shanti throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shanti distracts Lee with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shanti cracks Lee with a solid left hand.
Shanti scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lee working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shanti.
Shanti throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shanti throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Shanti works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lee taking some punishment here, with Shanti in his half guard.
Shanti working the head and body with strikes.
Shanti lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Lee! More strikes land and this one is all over! Shanti jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sagat Shanti!
Sagat Shanti was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gootti Kustaa (ranked 3529 p4p, 456 weight class) and Yunieor Dorticosos (ranked 3556 p4p, 461 weight class). Gootti Kustaa could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Yunieor Dorticosos's chin.
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215 lbs
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203 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gootti Kustaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yunieor Dorticosos!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Topper Green and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kustaa ducks under a wild hook from Dorticosos.
Kustaa moves out of range as Dorticosos strikes.
Dorticosos looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kustaa is pressing down on Dorticosos's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kustaa pulls Dorticosos in close to prevent any damage.
Dorticosos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kustaa has a closed guard, preventing Dorticosos from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kustaa is pulling down on Dorticosos's head. It's preventing any offense from Dorticosos, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kustaa lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Kustaa content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dorticosos keeping moving, preventing Kustaa from controlling successfully.
Kustaa controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kustaa postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dorticosos wants to stand and escape but Kustaa is having none of it.
Kustaa postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kustaa working some strikes from top position.
Dorticosos has momentary wrist control but Kustaa slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kustaa distracts Dorticosos with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kustaa is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Dorticosos keeping moving, preventing Kustaa from controlling successfully.
Kustaa lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dorticosos is rocked!
Dorticosos has momentary wrist control but Kustaa slips an elbow through the middle.
Dorticosos is still in real trouble! Can Kustaa finish him?
Kustaa keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dorticosos's head.
Kustaa arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Dorticosos's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Gootti Kustaa!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Khalamedov Nurmagabeeb (ranked 3040 p4p, 327 weight class) and Steve Collins (ranked 2601 p4p, 289 weight class). Nurmagabeeb comes to the cage accompanied by Sabine Kors feat. Timaro - Dagestan (Remix). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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179 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Khalamedov Nurmagabeeb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Collins !
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Summer Carpenter and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collins scores with a head kick.
It looks like Khalamedov Nurmagabeeb has been cut.
Collins throws a right hand that Nurmagabeeb ducks under and follows up with a left that Nurmagabeeb also avoids with ease.
Nurmagabeeb throws out a loose jab but Collins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Collins follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Collins misses the shot to the body.
Nurmagabeeb appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Nurmagabeeb looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Collins goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nurmagabeeb lands a slapping body shot.
Collins throws a head kick that misses.
Nurmagabeeb attempts a counter takedown but Collins avoids it well and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Collins throws a one two combo.
Steve Collins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Collins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nurmagabeeb attempts a counter takedown but Collins avoids it well and moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nurmagabeeb will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Collins flicks out a counter leg kick but Nurmagabeeb steps away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Collins throws a hook but Nurmagabeeb blocks it.
Nurmagabeeb half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nurmagabeeb takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Collins looks to score with a jab to the body but Nurmagabeeb is just out of range.
Nurmagabeeb is looking to counter punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Collins .
Nurmagabeeb fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Collins manages to avoid it.
Collins throws a counter combo.
Collins throws a right hand that Nurmagabeeb ducks under and follows up with a left that Nurmagabeeb also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Nurmagabeeb.
Nurmagabeeb steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Collins .
Collins misses with a series of wild punches.
Collins misses with a leg kick
and Nurmagabeeb counters with a single leg into guard. Collins didn't expect that.
Collins has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Nurmagabeeb has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
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!
Nurmagabeeb tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins prevents the takedown attempt.
Nurmagabeeb is trying to drag Collins to the mat but Collins just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khalamedov Nurmagabeeb. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Collins 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nurmagabeeb moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Collins throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Collins .
Nurmagabeeb misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Collins counters with a stiff right hand.
Khalamedov Nurmagabeeb's cut is getting worse.
Nurmagabeeb misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagabeeb throws a body shot but no joy.
Some wild striking there from Nurmagabeeb.
Collins throws a right hand that Nurmagabeeb ducks under and follows up with a left that Nurmagabeeb also avoids with ease.
Collins misses the shot to the body.
A quick step to the side and Nurmagabeeb tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Collins 's coach down at Doherty's Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Collins 's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Collins jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nurmagabeeb keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Collins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Collins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Khalamedov Nurmagabeeb's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Collins swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nurmagabeeb.
Nurmagabeeb ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Collins moves away.
Nurmagabeeb is looking to wear down Collins with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Collins connects with a looping right hand.
Nurmagabeeb dips to his left and cracks Collins with an uppercut!
Collins drops Nurmagabeeb with a beautiful combination! Nurmagabeeb stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Collins is looking for the KO!
Nurmagabeeb is rocked!
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!
Collins has closed the distance and engaged Nurmagabeeb in a clinch.
Oh Nurmagabeeb is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nurmagabeeb has Collins pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Collins manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nurmagabeeb seems to have got his legs back now.
Collins working hard to break the clinch.
Collins manages to break the clinch.
Collins misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins scores with a nice strike.
Khalamedov Nurmagabeeb's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Collins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Collins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nurmagabeeb.
Nurmagabeeb has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Nurmagabeeb swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Collins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nurmagabeeb.
Nurmagabeeb avoids the head kick by Collins .
Nurmagabeeb changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nurmagabeeb throws a jab when Collins was well out of range.
Collins is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A nice inside leg kick there by Collins . That's going to slow Nurmagabeeb down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Nurmagabeeb counters with a takedown into side control.
Collins defending against the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Collins tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Collins dodges the ground and pound from Nurmagabeeb.
Collins is trying to get back to his feet.
The ground and pound from Nurmagabeeb seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Collins prevents Nurmagabeeb from moving into mount.
Nurmagabeeb scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Collins to see if he's OK.
Nurmagabeeb is trying to get an arm triangle but Collins is defending well.
Nurmagabeeb in side control, throwing shots but Collins defends.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagabeeb has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Nurmagabeeb goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Collins is on top in guard.
Nurmagabeeb looking to control.
Collins got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nurmagabeeb has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Collins has managed to get both his arms back between Nurmagabeeb's legs - danger averted.
Collins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Collins stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nurmagabeeb swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins trying to control but Nurmagabeeb is working from the bottom.
Nurmagabeeb tries to strike from the bottom.
Nurmagabeeb striking off his back but it's not causing Collins any problems.
Nurmagabeeb is trying to keep Collins in close.
Collins slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Nurmagabeeb tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Collins wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Collins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Khalamedov Nurmagabeeb's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nurmagabeeb moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Collins throws a combination that misses
and Nurmagabeeb counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Decent striking displayed by Collins there.
Nurmagabeeb misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Collins misses with a double jab.
Nurmagabeeb ducks under a wild hook from Collins .
Good exchange - Collins coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Nurmagabeeb if he has to take too many more of those.
Collins changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Collins throws a low kick but Nurmagabeeb avoids it.
Nurmagabeeb takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Collins takes a swing at Nurmagabeeb's ribcage but misses.
Collins fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Khalamedov Nurmagabeeb is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Collins connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Collins .
Nurmagabeeb fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch lands to the side of Nurmagabeeb 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jeez, Khalamedov Nurmagabeeb's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nurmagabeeb.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Collins connects with a body shot that sends Nurmagabeeb's belly button to the back.
Collins looks to land a combination but Nurmagabeeb avoids it well.
Collins throws a push kick but Nurmagabeeb slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagabeeb blocks a head kick by Collins .
Nurmagabeeb half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nurmagabeeb throws a right and a left that both miss.
Collins scoring well with a low kick there.
Collins misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nurmagabeeb attempts a counter takedown but Collins avoids it well and moves away.
Collins misses with a right hand
and Nurmagabeeb counters with a right hand to the body.
Nurmagabeeb moves away from the strike by Collins .
Collins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Steve Collins is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Collins . Nurmagabeeb does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nurmagabeeb staying out of range there.
Collins misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nurmagabeeb seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Collins misses with a series of wild punches.
A lazy left from Nurmagabeeb finds it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Collins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Collins 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 Topper Green scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Collins !
During a confident post fight interview, Steve Collins thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tristan Farsight (ranked 2600 p4p, 355 weight class) and Lars Hard (ranked 2830 p4p, 379 weight class). Lars Hard told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tristan Farsight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Lars Hard!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Ben Hemmingworth and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Farsight, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hard with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Farsight lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hard circles away quickly and effectively.
Farsight misses with the combination.
Farsight scores with a decent looking hook.
Farsight has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Savage Dojo KT Tokyo in the buildup to the fight.
Farsight doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Farsight uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hard.
Farsight wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Farsight.
Hard is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hard with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Farsight rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hard counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farsight throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hard fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hard darts in and clinches Farsight up against the cage.
Hard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hard lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Farsight.
Hard tries a body shot but Farsight blocks it.
Farsight lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Farsight.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hard.
Come on Hard - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Stalling in the clinch from Hard.
Hard continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Farsight misses with some punches.
Hard pressing his opponent against the cage.
Farsight swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hard lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Hard.
Hard stalling the fight.
Hard controlling the action here for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lars Hard.
Hard shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Farsight doesn't manage to clinch there - Hard circles away.
Hard thuds a left hand into Farsight's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Farsight tests Hard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hard circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hard counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Farsight throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hard.
Good leg kick by Farsight there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Farsight.
A bone on bone clash there as Hard blocks the leg kick.
Farsight misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hard swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Farsight.
Farsight avoids the body shot from Hard.
Farsight went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Farsight.
A big left from Farsight misses.
Hard tries to move into range but Farsight moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Farsight has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hard finds it's way round the side to connect with Farsight's head.
Hard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Farsight drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hard scores with a jab to the head.
Farsight throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Farsight tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farsight is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farsight throws a leg kick
and Farsight takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Farsight tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Farsight swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hard now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hard lands with a nice body punch.
Hard takes the fight into the clinch.
Hard effectively controlling the action here.
Hard manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hard'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.
Farsight tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hard avoids it.
Farsight misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Hard dominated that round.
That's time! Farsight's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Farsight buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Farsight throws a body punch but Hard moves out of range.
Hard is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Farsight with a body shot.
Hard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Farsight scores with a jab to the head.
Hard fails to land with a series of punches.
Farsight takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Farsight uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hard.
It looked like Farsight wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hard moves out of range of the body kick.
A nice side step and Hard releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Farsight.
Farsight keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hard digs a good hook to Farsight's body.
Hard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Farsight misses with a double jab
and Hard counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hard darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hard lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Hard lands an impressive looking overhand right. Farsight doesn't seem phased though.
Hard getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tristan Farsight is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good shot there by Hard.
Hard darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Farsight looks to land a combination but Hard avoids it well.
Farsight avoids the body shot from Hard.
Farsight takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hard throws out a powerful jab.
Farsight misses with a double jab.
Hard moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hard fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Farsight tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hard counters with a stiff right hand.
Hard cracks Farsight with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Farsight dodges the punch combination from Hard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hard clinches with his opponent.
Farsight stalling in the clinch but Hard improves position.
Hard content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Hard as the two fighters clinch.
Farsight swings wildly with an uppercut but Hard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hard is struggling to control the position.
Hard taking a breather.
Farsight working aggressively here.
Hard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Farsight's elbow.
Hard stalling the fight.
Farsight misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Farsight is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hard is keeping busy.
Hard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Farsight.
Farsight just leaning against Hard, taking a breather.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
The referee calls for Hard to work.
Farsight lands with a right to the head.
Hard just leaning against Farsight, taking a breather.
Lars Hard seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hard lands a right hand.
Farsight misses with a punch on the inside.
Farsight throws a head punch that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Farsight.
Farsight misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hard can't find room to land a body shot as Farsight controls the action.
Hard pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hard breaks from the clinch.
Farsight rushes Hard and presses him up against the cage.
Farsight tries to work over Hard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Farsight backwards.
Farsight trying to stall but Hard improves his position.
Hard stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hard has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hard takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A body shot lands from Farsight.
Hard displaying some good clinch control by pressing Farsight up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Hard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Farsight tries to clinch there but Hard circles away.
Farsight fails to land with a series of punches.
Farsight misses with a left hand
and Hard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Farsight takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Farsight takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Farsight tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Farsight gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Farsight gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Farsight on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hard lands a right hook to the body.
Farsight attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Farsight moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Farsight looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
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!
Hard connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Good shot there by Hard.
Hard misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farsight tries to clinch there but Hard circles away.
Farsight jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hard scores with a hook.
Hard avoids the body shot from Farsight.
Nice body punch from Hard.
Farsight tries to clinch there but Hard circles away.
Hard works Farsight's body with a nice hook.
Farsight throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Farsight lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hard backs up against the cage.
Hard scores with a shot to the body.
Farsight shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hard fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Farsight on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Farsight avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farsight jabs Hard to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hard connects with a body shot that sends Farsight's belly button to the back.
Farsight misses with a hook. Hard ducked under it nicely.
Nice body punch from Hard.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hard, as that shot connected.
Hard lands a jab to the nose.
Hard scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A punch lands to the side of Hard 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Farsight moves away.
Farsight swings for the body but Hard moves out of range.
Hard lands with a shot to the body.
Farsight gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hard fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Farsight, pushing him back against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hard - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hard has Farsight pushed against the cage.
Hard stalling in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Hard.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hard as Farsight tries to tie him up.
Tristan Farsight has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hard tries to work over Farsight's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Farsight fails to land.
Farsight being controlled against the cage.
Hard is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Come on Hard - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hard receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Lars Hard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lars Hard.
Hard takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Farsight doesn't manage to clinch there - Hard circles away.
Farsight throws an off balance right hand
and Hard counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hard blocks a leg kick.
Hard unleashes a big counter combination but Farsight bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Farsight pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A left lands for Hard.
Farsight takes a jab right on the kisser.
Farsight connects with a high kick.
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!
Jab from Hard.
Farsight throws a hook but Hard blocks it.
Nice body punch from Hard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lars Hard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hard 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lars Hard!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Big Asznee (ranked 1422 p4p, 195 weight class) and Sergei Bumanov (ranked 2690 p4p, 324 weight class). Asznee comes into the arena with The Game blaring out of the sound system. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Big Asznee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergei Bumanov!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Hugh Johnson and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Bumanov finds it's target.
Asznee 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.
Bumanov has managed to clinch.
Bumanov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bumanov is fighting off a takedown attempt but Asznee is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Bumanov to the mat. Bumanov regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Asznee tries to free his leg and advance position but Bumanov is retaining full guard.
Asznee stands and throws Bumanov's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bumanov is looking to reverse the position.
Bumanov is working to avoid the ground and pound but Asznee connects with a decent elbow.
Asznee is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bumanov has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bumanov is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Asznee off and has taken his back!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bumanov looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Bumanov somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Bumanov is hanging on to Asznee's back as he tries to escape.
Bumanov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Asznee. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bumanov throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Bumanov thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Bumanov throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Bumanov trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Asznee doesn't escape.
Asznee tries to roll but Bumanov sticks to his back.
Bumanov softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Asznee wants to control his opponent's hands but Bumanov gets his hands free.
Asznee might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bumanov lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Bumanov.
Can Asznee hold on?! Bumanov is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Bumanov lands a shot to the head.
Bumanov is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Bumanov gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Bumanov gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Bumanov apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Bumanov scores with a hook to the body. Asznee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asznee moves into the clinch successfully.
A hook to the body from Bumanov.
Bumanov jumps guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bumanov keeping full guard, as Asznee tries to pass.
Bumanov is pulling down on Asznee's head to control his posture.
Asznee looking to pass the guard.
Bumanov is trying to control the position but Asznee postures up.
Asznee wants to control from the top but Bumanov keeps moving.
Asznee has gone for a leg lock! Bumanov slips out almost immediately though and dives into Asznee's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Asznee controls Bumanov momentarily but Bumanov frees himself.
Asznee had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bumanov defends it easily.
Asznee wants to sweep but no luck.
Bumanov 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.
Asznee looking for a sweep. Not yet Asznee, not yet.
Asznee being controlled here, momentarily.
Bumanov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Asznee has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bumanov has managed to get both his arms back between Asznee's legs - danger averted.
That's four 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.
Bumanov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bumanov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Asznee's head.
Asznee wants to sweep here but Bumanov controlling him for the moment.
Bumanov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bumanov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bumanov with a nice head shot there.
Asznee escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bumanov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Asznee keeping moving, preventing Bumanov from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Bumanov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bumanov digs a good body shot into Asznee's ribs.
Bumanov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bumanov lands a head shot.
Asznee shoots in for a double leg but Bumanov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bumanov leaves Asznee with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bumanov tries to counter with a clinch but Asznee shakes him off and moves away.
Asznee walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Big Asznee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Asznee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bumanov scores with a body shot.
Asznee gets tackled into the cage by Bumanov. Bumanov maintains the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bumanov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bumanov leaning against his opponent.
Bumanov has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Asznee is trying to keep an underhook but Bumanov manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bumanov throwing shots but Asznee is blocking nicely.
Asznee blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bumanov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bumanov drops an elbow to the side of Asznee's head.
Asznee is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bumanov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bumanov's back!
Asznee is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Bumanov. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Asznee is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Bumanov defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Bumanov trying to control the position but Asznee manages to sink in the hooks.
Bumanov felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Asznee struggling to keep hold of the position.
Bumanov trying to control the position but Asznee manages to sink in the hooks.
Bumanov is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Asznee gets his way!
Bumanov trying to control the position but Asznee manages to sink in the hooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asznee is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Bumanov has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Bumanov tries to break free.
Asznee is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Bumanov knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Bumanov for a finish.
Sergei Bumanov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bumanov tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Asznee seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Bumanov is holding on tight.
Bumanov regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bumanov trying to control here.
Bumanov slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bumanov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Asznee drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Bumanov manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Asznee has Bumanov in his guard.
Bumanov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Asznee is looking to cinch up a triangle. Bumanov throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Asznee's body to avoid the submission. Asznee has instead reached around Bumanov's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Asznee arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Big Asznee!
Big Asznee retains his middleweight title!
Big Asznee seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Akira Harada (ranked 2057 p4p, 250 weight class) and Kevin Daughtrey (ranked 1914 p4p, 236 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Akira Harada has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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171 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akira Harada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Daughtrey!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harada throws out a loose jab but Daughtrey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daughtrey moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kevin Daughtrey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Daughtrey.
Harada throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Kevin Daughtrey has been cut.
Daughtrey moves into the clinch.
Daughtrey lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Daughtrey manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Daughtrey fails to land.
Harada tries to work over Daughtrey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harada tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Daughtrey throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Haradas head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daughtrey scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harada is rocked!
Daughtrey misses with a punch on the inside.
Oh Harada is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Daughtrey makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Daughtrey throws a punch but it's blocked by Harada.
A head punch on the inside from Daughtrey fails to land.
Daughtrey lands a big right hand that drops Harada! The killer instinct kicks in and Daughtrey finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Daughtrey!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Daughtrey!
Kevin Daughtrey was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Piano (ranked 1011 p4p, 117 weight class) and Gyukosho Fujimoto (ranked 1991 p4p, 231 weight class). Piano comes to the cage accompanied by Rick going ham on a bitch. Rick Piano could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gyukosho Fujimoto's chin.
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275 lbs
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250 lbs
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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
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Piano !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gyukosho Fujimoto!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fujimoto with a hook.
Fujimoto has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Piano is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Piano throws the kick towards the body but Fujimoto avoids it.
Fujimoto lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fujimoto throws a good cross that connects.
Fujimoto chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Piano misses with a hook to the body
and Fujimoto counters with a straight right hand.
Fujimoto misses with a looping left.
Piano looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A little jabbing left from Fujimoto on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Piano looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fujimoto moves in looking to clinch but Piano pushes him off.
Piano is looking to counter punch.
Piano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A jab from Piano finds it's way through Fujimoto's defenses.
Piano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fujimoto.
Fujimoto wants to counter the offense by Piano and move into the clinch position.
Fujimoto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Piano manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fujimoto clinches up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fujimoto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Piano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fujimoto misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Fujimoto fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujimoto stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Piano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Piano blocking some punches.
Piano lands a body punch.
Piano looking to stall.
Fujimoto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Piano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Piano breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Piano scores with a jab.
Fujimoto works the jab nicely.
Piano cracks a nice hook into Fujimoto's ribs.
Fujimoto uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Piano has time to react.
Gyukosho Fujimoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fujimoto moves out of range as Piano throws a body kick.
Good exchange - Piano coming out on top.
Fujimoto swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fujimoto slips under a jab.
Piano moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Fujimoto misses with a kick to the body.
Jab from Piano .
Fujimoto wants to clinch
and Piano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A shot to the body from Piano misses
and Fujimoto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Fujimoto.
Piano takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fujimoto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Piano moves out of range of the body kick from Fujimoto.
Piano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fujimoto.
Piano cracks Fujimoto with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Piano has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Fujimoto to stand back up!
Fujimoto is rocked!
It looks like Gyukosho Fujimoto has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujimoto throws an off balance right hand
and Piano counters with a body kick.
Fujimoto looks winded!
Fujimoto tries to clinch there but Piano circles away.
Piano gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fujimoto.
Piano connects with a body shot.
Piano is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Fujimoto flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Fujimoto is out cold! Piano holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rick Piano !
Rick Piano retains his heavyweight title!
An out of breath Rick Piano 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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