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PFC 66 Van Gaal vs Lee PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Bailey (ranked 2316 p4p, 275 weight class) and Winslow Berhardt (ranked 2656 p4p, 303 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Bailey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 14 - 3, fighting out of London, Winslow Berhardt!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bailey throws a body punch but Berhardt moves out of range.
We've been told by Bailey's head coaches at Lovelair Muay Thai/MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bailey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Berhardt bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Berhardt throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bailey's waist but Bailey gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Berhardt off to one side.
Berhardt fails with the takedown.
Berhardt avoids the head kick by Bailey.
Bailey avoids the head kick by Berhardt.
Berhardt moves out of range of the body kick.
Bailey connects with a looping right hand.
Bailey misses with a left hand
letting Berhardt counter with a right hand.
Bailey looks to score with a jab to the body but Berhardt is just out of range.
Berhardt flicks out a counter leg kick but Bailey steps away.
Crunch! Bailey slams his shin into Berhardt's torso.
Bailey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Berhardt.
Berhardt throws a right and a left that Bailey avoids nicely.
It looked like Bailey was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Berhardt has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bailey finds it's way round the side to connect with Berhardt's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Berhardt loads up on a big right hand but Bailey slips the punch.
A quick step to the side and Bailey tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Berhardt takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bailey pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Berhardt back to the cage. Bailey follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Berhardt misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berhardt swinging wildly here.
Berhardt looking to score a takedown here. Bailey is defending well but Berhardt drives through and ends up in Bailey's guard.
Bailey tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Berhardt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Berhardt wants to control from the top but Bailey keeps moving.
My spies in London 10th Planet MMA inform me that Berhardt has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Berhardt passes into half guard.
Berhardt passes to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berhardt looking to control but Bailey is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Berhardt throws some wild stikes that Bailey manages to avoid easily.
Berhardt is landing with some decent strikes but Bailey is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bailey in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Berhardt sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Bailey is trying desperately to improve position.
Bailey sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey is defending against the submission attempts here by Berhardt.
Berhardt not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bailey is looking to improve his position.
Berhardt trying to control from half guard but Bailey is working away.
Berhardt trying to control the pace.
Bailey pushes Berhardt off looking to stand but Berhardt dives back in and keeps control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Berhardt landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Berhardt is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bailey makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bailey.
Berhardt throwing strikes but missing.
Berhardt is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Winslow Berhardt will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Berhardt throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bailey stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Berhardt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bailey.
Berhardt scores with a jab. Bailey acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bailey throws a body shot but no joy.
Bailey cracks a nice hook into Berhardt's ribs.
Berhardt closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bailey is looking to improve his position.
Bailey controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Berhardt missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bailey tries to roll over but Berhardt keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berhardt missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bailey keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bailey is trying to stand up here but Berhardt is controlling him well.
Winslow Berhardt has got the better of the ground game so far.
Berhardt looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Berhardt has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Berhardt looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bailey with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bailey wants to sweep but Berhardt has passed to side control!
Bailey dodges the ground and pound from Berhardt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey is looking for a sweep.
Berhardt misses with the ground and pound.
A lull in the action here as Berhardt stalls from top position.
Bailey parries the strikes from Berhardt easily there. Berhardt is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bailey to escape.
Berhardt creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bailey sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Bailey prevents Berhardt from improving position.
Bailey is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berhardt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Berhardt working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Berhardt throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Bailey defending against the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Bailey's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Berhardt tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Bailey is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Berhardt's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Bailey is refusing to be controlled, as Berhardt sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berhardt missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bailey avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Berhardt.
Berhardt is working for a submission of some sort.
Berhardt is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bailey wants to control but Berhardt is keeping busy.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Winslow Berhardt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Bailey's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bailey throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bailey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Berhardt feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Baileys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Berhardt rushes Bailey and presses him up against the cage.
Bailey wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Berhardt gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Berhardt has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bailey keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Poor strikes thrown by Berhardt there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Bailey is in all sorts of trouble here.
Berhardt lands a nice shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Berhardt there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Berhardt cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Berhardt takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Berhardt is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Bailey has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Bailey is wriggling around trying to escape.
Berhardt throwing strikes here but Bailey is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Bailey is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berhardt throwing strikes here but Bailey is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Berhardt punching from mount but Bailey doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Berhardt is working for a guillotine from mount but Bailey frees his head quite easily.
Bailey is squirming around, avoiding Berhardt's attempts to control the action.
Berhardt lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bailey hang on?
Berhardt avoids the attempt from Bailey to control.
Berhardt lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bailey is trying to stand.
Berhardt looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Berhardt throws some wild stikes that Bailey manages to avoid easily.
Bailey holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Berhardt tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Berhardt punching from mount but Bailey doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Berhardt pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Winslow Berhardt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Berhardt content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey tries to lock up and control but Berhardt gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Joe Bailey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Berhardt controlling from the full mount.
BOOM! Berhardt connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Berhardt in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bailey is bucking up trying to escape but Berhardt cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Winslow Berhardt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Berhardt winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Winslow Berhardt!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Winslow Berhardt made sure he mentioned Pit Bull Development, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Broseph Stalin (ranked 1938 p4p, 223 weight class) and Bessarion Alexius (ranked 2029 p4p, 230 weight class). Alexius has chosen A Country Boy Can Survive as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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180 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Broseph Stalin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bessarion Alexius!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexius throws a wild body kick that Stalin sees coming a mile off.
Bessarion Alexius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stalin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alexius looks to score with a jab to the body but Stalin is just out of range.
Alexius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stalin was well out of range. Poor timing from Alexius.
Alexius has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Stalin is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Stalin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alexius.
Alexius lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Alexius throws a nice head kick!
Stalin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Alexius lands with a straight right. Stalin didn't see that one coming.
Stalin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alexius scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alexius misses with a looping right.
Stalin tests Alexius's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alexius moves out of range as Stalin throws a body kick.
Stalin closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Alexius blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stalin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalin is looking for a kimura here.
Stalin is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Alexius has managed to free his arm - good work.
Alexius is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Stalin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Stalin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stalin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Alexius is controlling Stalin's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Stalin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalin lands strikes from half guard.
Stalin is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Stalin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stalin is working for a kimura but Alexius is defending it quite comfortably.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stalin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Stalin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Alexius's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalin trying to advance position but Alexius counters by regaining guard.
Stalin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Alexius works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stalin throwing strikes from guard but Alexius blocks nicely.
Alexius working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stalin.
Alexius bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stalin's guard.
Stalin is trying to keep Alexius in close.
Stalin has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Alexius off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Stalin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Alexius avoids it really well and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexius misses with a series of wild punches.
Stalin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alexius.
Stalin tries to clinch but Alexius moves out of range.
Stalin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stalin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alexius let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Stalin's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Stalin duly obliges.
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!
Stalin walks into a jab.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Alexius lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Stalin ducks under a wild hook from Alexius.
Alexius loads up on a big right hand but Stalin slips the punch.
Stalin drops down looking for a counter takedown but Alexius sprawls and moves away.
Alexius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Stalin.
Alexius digs a good body shot into Stalin's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bessarion Alexius will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Stalin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alexius manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alexius tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Stalin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Alexius tries to counter with a clinch but Stalin shakes him off and moves away.
Alexius misses with a series of wild punches.
Alexius fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stalin wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Stalin shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Alexius napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Alexius can't do much from the bottom here.
An elbow from Stalin crashes against the mat.
Stalin swings around for an armbar but Alexius sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Stalin's guard.
Stalin trying to control the position.
Stalin looking for a guillotine here but Alexius defends easily.
Alexius wanted to stand there but Stalin had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Stalin is looking to stand up but Alexius isn't so interested in that idea.
Stalin is trying to hold Alexius in close to prevent damage but Alexius has managed to pass into half guard.
Stalin wants to get back to his feet.
Stalin wants to control but Alexius is keeping busy.
Alexius is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Alexius prevents Stalin from improving his position.
Stalin controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Stalin tries to roll over but Alexius keeps him under control.
Alexius prevents Stalin from standing back up.
Stalin is looking to control Alexius's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Stalin avoid being mounted?
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Alexius wants to stand up but Stalin has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Alexius checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexius throws the kick towards the body but Stalin avoids it.
Stalin appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bessarion Alexius seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alexius paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Stalin.
Alexius throws a lazy right hand but Stalin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alexius scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Alexius dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab from Stalin.
Oooooh!!! Alexius has knocked Stalin down with a huge combo! Alexius steps away and waves a wobbly Stalin back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Stalin is rocked!
It looks like Broseph Stalin has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick lands from Stalin.
Oh Stalin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alexius will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Alexius looks to land a right hand but Stalin moved out of range.
Stalin seems to have got his legs back now.
Alexius misses with a hook.
Alexius lands a jab.
Stalin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexius lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Alexius tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stalin went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Stalin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Alexius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stalin.
Alexius has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alexius goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Alexius with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stalin seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Alexius shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Stalin is backing up but Alexius catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Stalin covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Alexius Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bessarion Alexius!
Bessarion Alexius decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kerisiano Lagomau (ranked 2880 p4p, 264 weight class) and Sam Wilson (ranked 2138 p4p, 196 weight class). Kerisiano Lagomau has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kerisiano Lagomau!
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, Sam Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lagomau lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wilson misses with an uppercut.
Wilson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lagomau has his hands on Wilson's head, controlling the position.
Wilson stopping the sweep attempt from Lagomau.
Lagomau looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Wilson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lagomau is looking for a sweep. Wilson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wilson wants to pass the guard but Lagomau is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson uses his free foot to push down on Lagomau's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Lagomau.
Lagomau is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lagomau manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lagomau is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilson is controlling the pace.
Lagomau is trying to maintain the position but Wilson is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson seems to be looking for submissions.
Wilson trying to control from half guard but Lagomau is working away.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Wilson content to control rather than advance.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Lagomau misses with a body shot.
Lagomau blocks a jab.
Wilson is looking to clinch but Lagomau is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lagomau.
Wilson doesn't manage to clinch there - Lagomau circles away.
Wilson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Lagomau misses.
Lagomau stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wilson tries to clinch up
and Lagomau connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lagomau misses with a hook. Wilson ducked under it nicely.
Wilson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lagomau.
Lagomau circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lagomau connects with a high kick.
It looks like Sam Wilson has been cut.
Kerisiano Lagomau is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wilson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wilson punishes Lagomau's body with a nice straight punch.
Lagomau stuffs the takedown attempt from Wilson. Wilson gets slowly back to his feet.
We've been told by Lagomau's head coaches at Samran Muay Thai that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lagomau is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Lagomau throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wilson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kerisiano Lagomau will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sam Wilson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lagomau throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wilson throws a series of punches but Lagomau moves out of range.
Lagomau takes a swing at Wilson's ribcage but misses.
Lagomau lands a big head kick that sends Wilson tumbling to the mat! Lagomau takes a step backwards and waves Wilson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lagomau swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lagomau throws a hook to the side of Wilson's head but Wilson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lagomau scores with a hook.
Wilson is rocked!
Lagomau is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wilson can do to turn this around?
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!
Lagomau lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Wilson head around and knocks him out cold! Lagomau hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kerisiano Lagomau!
During a confident post fight interview, Kerisiano Lagomau thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charles Hawtry (ranked 3005 p4p, 304 weight class) and Pieter Daan Mostert (ranked 2890 p4p, 295 weight class). Hawtry kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Rain. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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173 lbs
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186 lbs
17 - 13 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Charles Hawtry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pieter Daan Mostert!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawtry takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pieter Daan Mostert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mostert swings for the body but Hawtry moves out of range.
Mostert takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mostert connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hawtry momentarily.
A slow jab from Mostert misses its intended target.
Mostert wants to slow Hawtry down by chopping away at his legs.
Mostert throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hawtry avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mostert throws a hook but Hawtry blocks it.
Hawtry attempts a counter takedown but Mostert avoids it well and moves away.
Mostert throws a solid leg kick but Hawtry takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mostert.
Mostert throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mostert lands with a hook. Hawtry tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hawtry's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mostert under the eye.
Hawtry moves away from the strike by Mostert.
Hawtry fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hawtry throws a hook but Mostert avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mostert! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mostert waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hawtry.
Mostert scores with a hook to the body. Hawtry takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mostert ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hawtry moves away.
Hawtry has a takedown stuffed.
Mostert misses with a wild body shot.
Hawtry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mostert.
Hawtry slips under a jab.
Mostert tries to work over Hawtry's front leg with a kick but Hawtry checks it.
Mostert throws a front kick that sends Hawtry stumbling back into the cage.
Mostert throws a jab but it's blocked by Hawtry.
Mostert fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mostert throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hawtry half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Mostert has closed the distance and engaged Hawtry in a clinch.
Mostert pushes Hawtry back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawtry has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Mostert uses from the top position.
Mostert sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hawtry manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mostert manages to get himself to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hawtry tries to free his leg and advance position but Mostert is retaining full guard.
Mostert has his foot on Hawtry's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hawtry works his way back into a safe position though.
Mostert looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mostert keeping full guard, as Hawtry tries to pass.
Hawtry controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mostert is controlling Hawtry's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Mostert has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mostert is looking for a triangle but Hawtry pushes his legs off easily.
Mostert is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mostert pulls Hawtry in to control the position.
Hawtry won't allow Mostert to sweep him here.
Hawtry slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hawtry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mostert works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
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.
Mostert is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hawtry is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mostert is adopting a defensive guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hawtry accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mostert lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Mostert working some strikes from top position.
Hawtry seems keen to control Mostert's posture.
Mostert is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hawtry wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pieter Daan Mostert dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mostert throws an overhand right that lands on Hawtry's shoulder, as Hawtry tries to avoid the shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mostert is defended easily by Hawtry.
A swing and a miss from Mostert.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hawtry.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hawtry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hawtry ducks right into an uppercut from Mostert.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mostert misses with an uppercut.
Pieter Daan Mostert seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mostert misses the shot to the body.
Mostert throws a body punch but Hawtry moves out of range.
Mostert gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mostert doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mostert misses with a punch to the body.
Mostert can't find room to land a body shot as Hawtry controls the action.
Mostert swings wildly with an uppercut but Hawtry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Mostert scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mostert creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hawtry blocks an uppercut.
Mostert fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mostert has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mostert misses with the head strike.
Mostert lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hawtry backwards.
A body shot lands from Mostert.
Hawtry is looking for a takedown.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mostert.
Mostert doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hawtry blocking some punches.
Mostert misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hawtry turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Hawtry manages to end up in side control.
We've been hearing that Hawtry has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hawtry tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Mostert manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Hawtry wants to control but Mostert is keeping busy.
Mostert prevents Hawtry from improving his position.
Hawtry is not content to let Mostert control the position.
Nice strikes from Mostert there.
Mostert not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mostert is thwarting Hawtry's attempts to control the position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mostert connects with a nice short shot to Hawtry's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawtry trying to control from the bottom.
Mostert lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mostert missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mostert trying to control from half guard but Hawtry is working away.
Mostert is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Mostert throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mostert is thwarting Hawtry's attempts to control the position.
Hawtry keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hawtry wants to improve his position but Mostert is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Still in half guard, Mostert seems content to control.
Mostert missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mostert tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hawtry knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mostert thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hawtry's head.
Mostert thows a huge punch but Hawtry dodges it nicely.
Mostert thows a huge punch but Hawtry dodges it nicely.
Mostert is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mostert takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hawtry on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mostert connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hawtry. Hawtry circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hawtry jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pieter Daan Mostert showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Mostert's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hawtry connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mostert scrambles back to his feet.
Mostert fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mostert is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hawtry.
Hawtry feinted with a counter takedown.
Mostert looks to throw the jab but Hawtry is out of range.
Hawtry looks to land a right hand but Mostert moved out of range.
Hawtry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mostert.
Mostert throws an overhand right that lands on Hawtry's shoulder, as Hawtry tries to avoid the shot.
Mostert throws a low kick, looking for Hawtry's leg but Hawtry calmly moves out of range.
Mostert takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawtry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mostert.
Mostert looks to land a right hand but Hawtry moved out of range.
Mostert chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mostert misses with a hook. Hawtry ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mostert misses with a straight left.
Hawtry swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hawtry backing away here, and Mostert unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hawtry checks a leg kick.
Hawtry ducks right into an uppercut from Mostert.
Hawtry takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mostert tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mostert looks to score with a jab to the body but Hawtry is just out of range.
Hawtry tries to counter with a takedown but Mostert is quick to defend against it.
Mostert throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hawtry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mostert scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A big right from Mostert misses.
Hawtry changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Mostert misses with a double jab.
A slow jab from Mostert misses its intended target.
Mostert wants to slow Hawtry down by chopping away at his legs.
Mostert tries to clinch up but Hawtry circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mostert tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hawtry was well out of range. Poor timing from Mostert.
Hawtry changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Mostert tries to clinch but Hawtry is having none of it.
Mostert throws a leg kick
and Hawtry counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hawtry stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mostert swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mostert is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hawtry pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mostert is keeping the position for now.
Mostert is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Mostert controls Hawtry momentarily but Hawtry frees himself.
Hawtry pushing down on Mostert's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawtry landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hawtry is keen to just control but Mostert is a slippery customer.
Hawtry trying to pass the guard but Mostert defending well.
Hawtry prevents Mostert from improving his position.
Charles Hawtry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mostert is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hawtry scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mostert won't allow Hawtry to pass to mount.
Mostert is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mostert has hold of Hawtry's hands but Hawtry slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mostert looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawtry is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mostert defends it well.
Pieter Daan Mostert is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hawtry is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mostert doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hawtry.
Mostert is trying to maintain the position but Hawtry is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mostert tries to get to full guard but Hawtry has control of the leg.
Hawtry takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Charles Hawtry.
I think Mostert has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pieter Daan Mostert!
A very excited looking Pieter Daan Mostert made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Charles Hawtry stepped up to the mic, saying 'Fuck you all, ya pricks!!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Esko Marttinen (ranked 915 p4p, 108 weight class) and Pekko Wannanen (ranked 979 p4p, 121 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Marttinen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to For Heavy Metal we will die!. 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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162 lbs
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30
161 lbs
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Esko Marttinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pekko Wannanen!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marttinen works the jab nicely.
Marttinen tests Wannanen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Marttinen shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Wannanen napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Wannanen is trying to get back to his feet.
We've been hearing that Marttinen has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
You can see the frustration on Wannanen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wannanen tries to escape but Marttinen is in control.
Marttinen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wannanen keeps working.
Wannanen is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Marttinen asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Marttinen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Wannanen holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Marttinen is working Wannanen over with some ground and pound from side control.
The ground and pound from Marttinen seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marttinen misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Marttinen creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Wannanen sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Marttinen trying to control the action but Wannanen is working from the bottom.
Wannanen is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Wannanen pushes Marttinen away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Marttinen gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Marttinen looks up at the clock and then as Wannanen takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Marttinen smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Wannanen wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Sloppy strikes there by Marttinen.
Wannanen sneaks out the side door and pushes Marttinen away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Marttinen scores with a hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wannanen.
Marttinen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wannanen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Marttinen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wannanen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wannanen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Marttinen's head.
Marttinen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Marttinen throws a wild body kick that Wannanen sees coming a mile off.
Wannanen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marttinen.
Marttinen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wannanen lands a lovely overhand right.
Marttinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marttinen. Wannanen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wannanen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Marttinen slips under a jab.
Marttinen slips under a jab from Wannanen.
Wannanen walks into a left hand.
Pekko Wannanen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marttinen lands with a nice body kick.
Wannanen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Marttinen pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Wannanen back to the cage. Marttinen follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wannanen digs a good body shot into Marttinen's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Marttinen.
Marttinen misses with a body kick.
Wannanen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wannanen throws a leg kick but Marttinen checks it.
Nice shot lands for Marttinen.
Wannanen misses with a looping left.
Wannanen slips a jab from Marttinen.
Marttinen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wannanen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wannanen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marttinen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Marttinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wannanen.
Wannanen tries to clinch there but Marttinen circles away.
Marttinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Wannanen is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marttinen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Wannanen to the mat! Wannanen manages to get full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wannanen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wannanen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Marttinen looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wannanen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Marttinen.
Marttinen throwing strikes from guard but Wannanen blocks nicely.
Wannanen wants to stand up but Marttinen is controlling him.
Wannanen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Marttinen.
Marttinen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wannanen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Marttinen is controlling him.
Wannanen keeping moving, preventing Marttinen from controlling successfully.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Wannanen manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Marttinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wannanen's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esko Marttinen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wannanen walks into a stiff left hand from Marttinen.
The fighters circle momentarily. Marttinen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wannanen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Marttinen is able to avoid easily.
Marttinen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Marttinen misses with a low kick.
Marttinen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wannanen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As Wannanen looks to move away, Marttinen throws a big counter combo but Wannanen just gets out of the way.
Marttinen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Marttinen connects with a single shot there.
Wannanen moves out of range of the body kick from Marttinen.
Marttinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wannanen can do to turn this around?
Marttinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wannanen was well out of range. Poor timing from Marttinen.
Wannanen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Esko Marttinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wannanen throws a right and a left that Marttinen avoids nicely.
Marttinen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wannanen tests Marttinen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Marttinen walks into a straight right hand from Wannanen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marttinen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Marttinen walks into a straight right hand from Wannanen.
It looks like Esko Marttinen has been cut.
Wannanen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Marttinen throws a solid leg kick but Wannanen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Marttinen.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wannanen! But no joy.
Wannanen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Marttinen throws a hook but Wannanen avoids it easily.
Marttinen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wannanen. Wannanen obviously looking to wear him down.
Esko Marttinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Marttinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wannanen's coach down at Lovelair Muay Thai/MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Wannanen's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Marttinen throws a shot from downtown. Wannanen moves away and avoids it.
Wannanen throws a low kick but Marttinen moves out of range easily.
Marttinen connects with a crisp jab.
A low kick from Wannanen misses
and Marttinen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wannanen is looking to escape.
Marttinen is trying to work for a kimura but Wannanen is defending well.
Wannanen wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marttinen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Marttinen thows a huge punch but Wannanen dodges it nicely.
Wannanen tries to roll over but Marttinen keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marttinen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Marttinen 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.
Wannanen is trying to get back to full guard.
Wannanen tries to kick Marttinen off in order to stand up. Marttinen Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Wannanen is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Marttinen has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Wannanen tries to improve position but can't.
Wannanen explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Wannanen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wannanen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wannanen cracks the inside of Marttinen's front leg.
Wannanen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marttinen throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wannanen lands a leg kick that knocks Marttinen off balance momentarily.
Wannanen scores with a sloppy right hand. Marttinen should have avoided that one.
Wannanen throws a leg kick which misses Marttinen's front leg but catches the back leg as Marttinen tries to avoid it.
Marttinen stalks Wannanen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wannanen's face. Wannanen staggers backwards, shaken.
Wannanen moves out of range of the strikes.
Marttinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wannanen moves away.
Marttinen throws a leg kick
and Wannanen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wannanen takes a swing at Marttinen's ribcage but misses.
Wannanen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marttinen.
Wannanen scores with a jab. Marttinen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wannanen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Marttinen, right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marttinen throws a looping overhand right but Wannanen ducks down to avoid it.
Marttinen misses with a double jab.
As Marttinen backs off Wannanen throws a huge counter combo but Marttinen manages to avoid it all.
Good shot there by Marttinen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wannanen misses with a wild body shot.
Wannanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marttinen moves away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Marttinen is defended easily by Wannanen.
Marttinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marttinen throws a sloppy head kick
letting Wannanen counter with a right hand.
Wannanen throws a hook to the side of Marttinen's head but Marttinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Marttinen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Marttinen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wannanen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Marttinen checks the leg kick.
Wannanen fails to land with a series of punches.
Marttinen thuds his right hand into Wannanen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marttinen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wannanen motions for Marttinen to come forward. Wannanen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Esko Marttinen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Esko Marttinen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Marttinen checks a leg kick nicely.
Marttinen misses with a hook.
Wannanen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wannanen throws a right and a left that both miss.
A big right from Wannanen misses.
Marttinen quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Marttinen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Marttinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marttinen misses with the combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Wannanen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A clash of legs there as Wannanen blocks the low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Marttinen. Those never looked like landing.
Marttinen tries to bum rush Wannanen with a series of wild strikes but Wannanen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wannanen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wannanen misses with a two punch combination.
Wannanen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Marttinen.
Marttinen throws the left hand but Wannanen avoids the punch easily.
Wannanen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wannanen blocks a head kick by Marttinen.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wannanen! But no joy.
Wannanen throws a right hand that Marttinen ducks under and follows up with a left that Marttinen also avoids with ease.
Marttinen looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Marttinen trying to control but Wannanen is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wannanen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Marttinen forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Wannanen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Marttinen won't allow Wannanen to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marttinen lands a couple of digs.
Marttinen throwing strikes but missing.
Esko Marttinen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wannanen wants to sweep here but Marttinen controlling him for the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wannanen keeping moving, preventing Marttinen from controlling successfully.
Wannanen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Marttinen.
Wannanen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Marttinen is controlling him.
Marttinen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wannanen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wannanen is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wannanen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Marttinen's brow.
Still in the clinch, Marttinen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wannanen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Marttinen jumps guard but Wannanen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marttinen successfully pulls guard.
Wannanen has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Marttinen is proving hard to escape from.
Marttinen is looking for a triangle but Wannanen pushes his legs off easily.
Wannanen decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Marttinen, up you get!
Wannanen ducks under a wild hook from Marttinen.
Pekko Wannanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good leg kick by Wannanen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Good leg kick by Wannanen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wannanen tries to clinch but Marttinen is having none of it.
Wannanen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wannanen lands a slapping body shot.
Wannanen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wannanen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Marttinen's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marttinen throws a sloppy body shot
and Wannanen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wannanen moves away from the strike by Marttinen.
Wannanen throws a leg kick but Marttinen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wannanen misses with a straight left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marttinen misses with a kick to the body.
Wannanen misses with a few strikes there.
Wannanen ducks under a wild hook from Marttinen.
Wannanen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Marttinen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Marttinen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wannanen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Marttinen doesn't seem bothered though.
Wannanen misses with a body shot
and Marttinen finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Marttinen scores with a body shot.
Wannanen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Marttinen.
Marttinen lands a head shot.
Wannanen throws a leg kick
and Marttinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Esko Marttinen.
Well Marttinen 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Esko Marttinen!
Esko Marttinen 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.
In defeat, Pekko Wannanen stepped up to the mic, saying 'well that's some bullshit!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yes Man Sanchez (ranked 353 p4p, 53 weight class) and Piranha Chonan (ranked 887 p4p, 118 weight class). Yes Man Sanchez had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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194 lbs
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Yes Man Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Piranha Chonan!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Chonan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sanchez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sanchez moves forwards but Chonan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sanchez swats away the attempt to clinch by Chonan.
We've been informed that Chonan has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Chonan moves into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chonan throws an elbow but misses.
Sanchez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chonan.
Sanchez manages to break the clinch.
Chonan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sanchez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez lunges at Chonan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chonan's hand.
Sanchez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chonan.
Sanchez throwing a counter right hand but Chonan manages to avoid it.
Chonan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanchez quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Chonan misses with a straight left.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sanchez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chonan looks to clinch
and Sanchez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Piranha Chonan has been cut.
Chonan tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanchez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice cross by Sanchez.
Chonan closes the distance but Sanchez moves to the side
and Sanchez counters with a straight right hand.
Sanchez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sanchez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sanchez lands with a kick to the temple. Chonan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sanchez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Chonan to score with a decent uppercut.
Chonan moves away from the strike by Sanchez.
Chonan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chonan misses with a wild body shot.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chonan moves away.
Chonan has Sanchez up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chonan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sanchez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chonan misses with a punch on the inside.
Chonan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanchez.
Chonan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sanchez throws a head punch that misses.
Chonan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sanchez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sanchez displaying some good clinch control by pressing Chonan up against the cage.
Sanchez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sanchez breaks from the clinch.
Chonan closes the distance and clinches.
Sanchez scores with a shot to the side of Chonan's head.
Chonan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sanchez dodges an elbow strike from Chonan.
Sanchez is working Chonan over against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Chonan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Chonan has a couple of punches blocked by Sanchez.
A right handed body shot lands from Chonan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a body punch.
Chonan trying to land knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Sanchez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sanchez tries to stall but Chonan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sanchez can't find room to land a body shot as Chonan controls the action.
Sanchez has a couple of punches blocked by Chonan.
Sanchez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sanchez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sanchez avoids the elbow strike from Chonan, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chonan.
Chonan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chonan clinches.
Sanchez struggles to land a body shot inside as Chonan controls his hands.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short right from Sanchez.
Sanchez lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sanchez tries to throw a body punch but Chonan avoids it by throwing Sanchez back against the cage.
Sanchez throws a head punch that misses.
A right hand to the body from Sanchez.
Chonan can't find room to land a body shot as Sanchez controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sanchez.
Sanchez is working Chonan over against the cage.
Chonan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chonan looks winded!
A nice left hand lands by Sanchez.
A body shot lands from Sanchez.
Sanchez lands an uppercut.
Chonan has a couple of punches blocked by Sanchez.
Sanchez tries to throw a body punch but Chonan avoids it by throwing Sanchez back against the cage.
Sanchez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sanchez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sanchez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez is leaning against Chonan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sanchez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sanchez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yes Man Sanchez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Piranha Chonan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Chonan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sanchez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A punch lands to the side of Chonan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chonan.
Chonan missing with a left hand there. Sanchez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sanchez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Chonans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That has opened up Piranha Chonan's cut even more.
Sanchez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sanchez connects with the punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chonan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Chonan in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Chonan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sanchez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sanchez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sanchez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sanchez cracks a nice hook into Chonan's ribs.
Sanchez lands a nice shot to the body.
Chonan is breathing heavily.
Sanchez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chonan doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chonan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanchez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Sanchez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Chonan misses the shot to the body.
Chonan wants to clinch.
Chonan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sanchez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chonan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Sanchez.
The referee calls for Chonan to work.
A left hand lands to the body for Sanchez.
A shot in the inside from Sanchez.
Sanchez is leaning against Chonan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sanchez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chonan can do to turn this around?
Sanchez digs a right hand into Chonan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chonan's gas tank.
Yes Man Sanchez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sanchez lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chonan misses with some punches.
Sanchez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sanchez - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sanchez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Sanchez.
A short uppercut from Sanchez.
Sanchez breaks the clinch.
Chonan tries to clinch there but Sanchez circles away.
Sanchez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The cut above Piranha Chonan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chonan misses with a body punch
and Sanchez counters with a left to the body.
Chonan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sanchez rather than just go for the knockout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sanchez, as that shot connected.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sanchez.
Chonan moves out of range of the body kick.
Chonan now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sanchez thumps Chonan with a low kick.
Sanchez lands with a nice body punch.
Sanchez lands the left hand.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Chonan swings widly with a right hand
and Sanchez counters with a nice uppercut.
Piranha Chonan's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez cracks the inside of Chonan's front leg.
Sanchez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sanchez lands with a big left! Chonan is wobbled badly! Sanchez comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Chonan to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Yes Man Sanchez!
A relieved looking Yes Man Sanchez 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spank Crank (ranked 550 p4p, 85 weight class) and Dalibor Drahomir (ranked 934 p4p, 143 weight class). Drahomir has chosen Outspoken as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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224 lbs
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209 lbs
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Spank Crank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dalibor Drahomir!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drahomir cracks Crank with an open hand slap.
Drahomir is looking to clinch.
A quick step to the side and Crank tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drahomir throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Crank swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A low kick from Crank is predictable there
and Drahomir counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Drahomir.
Drahomir misses with some punches.
Drahomir blocks a body shot from Crank.
Crank working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Crank makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Crank misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drahomir fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Drahomir misses with the head strike.
Drahomir lands a body shot.
Crank lands a left hand that snaps the head of Drahomir backwards.
Drahomir slowing the pace effectively.
Drahomir prevents a body shot from Crank.
Drahomir lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drahomir working aggressively here.
A short left from Drahomir.
Drahomir is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Crank is keeping busy.
Drahomir can't find room to land a body shot as Crank controls the action.
Crank misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drahomir.
Drahomir throws a punch but it's blocked by Crank.
Crank tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Drahomir.
Crank tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drahomir throws a punch but it's blocked by Crank.
Drahomir working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Crank managing to block the knees to the body from Drahomir.
Crank can't find room to land a body shot as Drahomir controls the action.
Crank pushes Drahomir back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Drahomir.
Crank escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Drahomir defending well as Crank loads up on a big left hand.
Drahomir with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Crank to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Dalibor Drahomir has been cut.
Drahomir misses the shot to the body.
Drahomir looks to score with a jab to the body but Crank is just out of range.
Drahomir is looking to slow Crank down with leg kicks.
Drahomir swings away with a body shot that misses
and Crank counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dalibor Drahomir is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drahomir slips a jab from Crank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drahomir cracks Crank with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Drahomir throws a body shot but no joy.
Crank throws a hook to the side of Drahomir's head but Drahomir sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crank throws a good cross that connects.
Crank takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Spank Crank has been cut.
Crank misses with a lunging right hand
and Drahomir counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Crank connects with a single shot there.
Drahomir throws a half hearted mid kick.
Crank was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Crank misses with a looping left.
Decent striking displayed by Drahomir there.
Crank looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Drahomir is fending him off so far but Crank persists. Nope, Drahomir circles away and we're back to standing.
Drahomir uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crank.
Drahomir tries to counter by closing the distance.
Crank takes a swing at Drahomir's ribcage but misses.
Drahomir stuns Crank with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A jab from Drahomir does it's job there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crank misses the body punch
and Drahomir counters with a right hand to the body.
Crank lands with a nice body kick.
Crank looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Drahomir keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crank.
Drahomir throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And Crank counters with a quick kick to the body but Drahomir blocks it.
Crank loads up on a big right hand but Drahomir slips the punch.
A slow jab from Drahomir misses its intended target.
Crank half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Drahomir wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Crank moves out of range of the strikes.
Crank throws the left hand but Drahomir avoids the punch easily.
Drahomir throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Crank on the side of the head.
Crank takes one to the side of the head.
Drahomir looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Drahomir avoids the body shot from Crank.
Drahomir throws out a counter right but Crank avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drahomir finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Drahomir listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drahomir tries a head kick but it misses.
Drahomir moves out of range of the body kick from Crank.
Crank throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drahomir throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Drahomir finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Drahomir scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Crank doesn't seem bothered though.
Crank slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Crank has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Drahomir finds it's way round the side to connect with Crank's head.
Crank drops his hands momentarily and Drahomir takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crank throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crank is looking to slow Drahomir down with leg kicks.
Crank misses with an uppercut
and Drahomir counters with an outside leg kick.
Crank misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dalibor Drahomir dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Drahomir moves into range and clinches up with Crank.
Crank breaks from the clinch.
Crank misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Drahomir misses with a body kick.
Drahomir connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Crank momentarily.
Crank missing with a left hand there. Drahomir was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And Drahomir responds with a good body kick, but Crank manages to step out the way in time.
Crank avoids a punch combination nicely.
Drahomir throws a nice inside leg kick.
Drahomir avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crank has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Drahomir.
Drahomir with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Crank swings away with a body shot that misses
and Drahomir counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Spank Crank seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crank takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crank scores with a leg kick.
Crank looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Drahomir is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drahomir jabs at Crank's body.
Drahomir feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cranks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Crank avoids a kick to the body.
Drahomir keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drahomir chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Drahomir fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Crank has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Drahomir has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Drahomir wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Drahomir bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Crank defending well as Drahomir loads up on a big left hand.
Crank is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A nice combination there by Drahomir.
Crank misses with a jab to the body
and Crank takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dalibor Drahomir seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drahomir moves into the clinch.
Drahomir softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Drahomir tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Drahomir misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Crank.
Crank avoids the elbow strike from Drahomir, against the cage.
Crank lands with a light punch inside.
Drahomir presses Crank against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Crank swings wildly with an uppercut but Drahomir uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drahomir misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Drahomir fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Drahomir.
Crank prevents a body shot from Drahomir.
Drahomir lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short uppercut from Drahomir.
Dalibor Drahomir seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Crank blocking some punches.
Drahomir has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Crank lands with a left to the head.
That has opened up Dalibor Drahomir's cut even more.
Crank throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Crank struggles to land a body shot inside as Drahomir controls his hands.
Drahomir cracks Crank with a nice body shot.
Drahomir misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drahomir tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crank's elbow.
Drahomir misses with some punches.
Drahomir swings wildly with an uppercut but Crank uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crank misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crank misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crank tries a body shot but Drahomir blocks it.
Drahomir swings wildly with an uppercut but Crank uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crank throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Crank lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Crank lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Drahomir misses with a body punch.
Crank misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Crank.
Crank misses with a hook to the ribs.
Drahomir lands a left hand that snaps the head of Crank backwards.
Crank breaks the clinch.
Crank throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drahomir wants to slow Crank down by chopping away at his legs.
Drahomir throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crank misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crank misses with a straight left.
Crank thumps Drahomir with a low kick.
Drahomir swings for the body but Crank moves out of range.
Drahomir throws a jab but it's blocked by Crank.
Crank is looking to counter punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crank connects with the punch.
Crank lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Drahomir throws out a powerful jab.
Crank throws a sloppy body shot
and Drahomir counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Crank dives in and grabs Drahomir's left leg, looking for a takedown. Drahomir pushes down on Crank's head and hops out.
Crank misses with a looping right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crank takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Drahomir fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crank manages to avoid it.
Crank throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Drahomir to counter with a crisp jab.
Good shot there by Drahomir.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dalibor Drahomir showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Crank with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Drahomir to score with a decent uppercut.
Drahomir throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crank sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crank lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Crank thows a left - swing and a miss!
Drahomir looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Drahomir connects with a right hand. Crank shakes it off.
Drahomir stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Drahomir lands a head shot.
Drahomir misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crank.
Drahomir lands with a cross.
Drahomir misses with a head kick.
Crank doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Drahomir counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drahomir jabs Crank right on the nose. Crank blinks but takes it well.
Crank is rocked!
Drahomir lands the left hand.
Oh Crank is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drahomir cracks Crank with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Crank falls to his knees and Drahomir doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dalibor Drahomir!
A very excited looking Dalibor Drahomir made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dom Cruz (ranked 648 p4p, 24 weight class) and Kazuka Fuujin (ranked 408 p4p, 15 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Fuujin's choice of entrance music: a lot of Asian swag in this young man. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Kazuka Fuujin enters the cage!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dom Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kazuka Fuujin!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuujin 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.
Cruz seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Cruz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cruz swings for the body but Fuujin moves out of range.
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Fuujin.
Cruz moves away from the strike by Fuujin.
Cruz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fuujin throws a body punch but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fuujin can pounce on him.
Fuujin misses with a low kick as Cruz jumps back.
Cruz lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fuujin backs up against the cage.
A big left from Fuujin misses.
Cruz misses with a looping right.
Cruz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fuujin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fuujin just misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fuujin throws a big shot that misses.
Cruz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fuujin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fuujin.
Cruz is looking for a counter combo.
Fuujin is looking to slow Cruz down with leg kicks.
Fuujin connects with a leg kick. Cruz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fuujin misses with a low kick.
Cruz swinging wildly here.
Cruz feints a jab promting Fuujin to slip. Cruz then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Fuujin slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kazuka Fuujin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Cruz throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Fuujin to regain full guard.
Cruz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Our spies down at at Convicted Fight Club inform us that Fuujin has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Cruz throws a big right hand that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz throwing strikes from guard but Fuujin blocks nicely.
Fuujin keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fuujin is pulling down on Cruz's head to control his posture.
Cruz working some strikes from top position.
Fuujin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fuujin looking to control.
Cruz controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Cruz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cruz won't allow Fuujin to sweep him here.
Cruz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fuujin is keeping the position for now.
Cruz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fuujin keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fuujin looking for a sweep. Not yet Fuujin, not yet.
Cruz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cruz throws a big elbow that misses.
Cruz postures up in Fuujin's guard and throws a big left but Fuujin blocks it.
Cruz landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fuujin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fuujin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cruz tries to free his leg and advance position but Fuujin is retaining full guard.
Cruz throws a strike but Fuujin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Cruz wants to sweep here but Fuujin controlling him for the moment.
Fuujin is pushing down on Cruz's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cruz is fighting to maintain full guard but Fuujin has managed to sneak the leg through.
Fuujin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cruz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Well, if Fuujin 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.
Cruz is trying to control but can't.
Fuujin stalling.
Fuujin's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dom Cruz dominated that round.
That's time! Cruz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice shot by Fuujin.
Cruz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fuujin circles away quickly and effectively.
Cruz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fuujin can do to turn this around?
Cruz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cruz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fuujin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A thudding body kick lands there by Fuujin!
Cruz shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Fuujin napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Fuujin is trying to control Cruz's posture but Cruz avoids it.
Cruz in side control lands a decent elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz tries to score with some ground and pound. Fuujin controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Cruz lands an elbow.
Cruz misses with the ground and pound.
Cruz connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Fuujin some visible discomfort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Cruz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fuujin keeps working.
Cruz postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Fuujin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cruz moves into full mount!
Cruz lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Fuujin hang on?
Cruz wants to finish this one by submission but Fuujin is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Cruz.
Cruz is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Fuujin can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Fuujin is bucking up trying to escape but Cruz cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuujin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fuujin is in a horrible position here. Cruz smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Fuujin avoids a series of strikes thrown by Cruz.
Cruz working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Cruz is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Fuujin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Dom Cruz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz throws some wild stikes that Fuujin manages to avoid easily.
Cruz looking to ground and pound but Fuujin is blocking nicely.
Cruz with good strikes from the mount here!
Cruz throws a strike there. Fuujin manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Cruz is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Fuujin doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cruz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cruz trying to mount his opponent but Fuujin defends it.
Fuujin trying to hold on to Cruz's head to control him but Cruz postures up.
Fuujin is holding on to half guard well.
Fuujin tries to get to full guard but Cruz has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cruz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fuujin's head.
Cruz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fuujin's head.
Cruz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cruz slips a nice elbow through Fuujin's hands, connecting with Fuujin's forehead.
Cruz tries to pass the half guard into mount. Fuujin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Cruz wants to work for an arm triangle but Fuujin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Fuujin trying to control from the bottom.
Cruz is looking for a kimura here.
Cruz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dom Cruz dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Cruz throws a one two combo.
Fuujin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fuujin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cruz manages to avoid it.
Dom Cruz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fuujin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cruz.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Fuujin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fuujin is looking to chop away at Cruz's legs.
Cruz takes a swing at Fuujin's ribcage but misses.
Cruz takes a swing at Fuujin's ribcage but misses.
Cruz misses with a straight left.
Fuujin only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Fuujin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cruz's head backwards.
Cruz avoids a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Cruz duly obliges.
No joy there for Cruz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fuujin gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Cruz to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Fuujin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuujin lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Fuujin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cruz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cruz working for a triangle but Fuujin defends it easily.
Fuujin controls from within his opponent's guard.
Fuujin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cruz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fuujin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kazuka Fuujin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fuujin advances to half guard.
Cruz gets back to full guard.
Cruz has control of Fuujin's left arm, preventing Fuujin from doing any damage.
Cruz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cruz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fuujin is aware though and is defending well.
Dom Cruz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fuujin trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cruz controlling Fuujin's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuujin trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fuujin controls from within his opponent's guard.
Fuujin is continuing to stall.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Cruz closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Cruz is trying to control the action in half guard but Fuujin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Fuujin is looking for a sweep. Cruz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz trying to mount his opponent but Fuujin defends it.
Cruz is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fuujin defends it well.
Fuujin looking for submissions off his back.
Cruz is just content to waste time from the top position. Fuujin takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Fuujin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fuujin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cruz is one step ahead there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dom Cruz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cruz 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dom Cruz!
Dom Cruz made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Ive said it over and over. No one can match my training, my speed, my intelligence. I won this fight before I stepped into the ring.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerry Kelly (ranked 326 p4p, 49 weight class) and Samran Mookjai (ranked 397 p4p, 59 weight class). Gerry Kelly had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
31 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Gerry Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samran Mookjai!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly tries to clinch but Mookjai moves away
and Mookjai counters with a nice body shot.
Kelly throws a head kick that Mookjai semi-blocks.
Mookjai throws a body punch but Kelly moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Kelly.
Kelly shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mookjai eats them both and turns towards Kelly to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Samran Mookjai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kelly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kelly lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mookjai is controlling Kelly's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Mookjai trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mookjai tries to get to full guard but Kelly has control of the leg.
Kelly is working for a submission of some sort.
Still in half guard, Kelly seems content to control.
Kelly thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mookjai's head.
Mookjai is looking to control Kelly's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mookjai avoid being mounted?
Kelly controlling the action here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
That kick from Kelly tenderised Mookjai's leg. Mookjai is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kelly tries to clinch but Mookjai is having none of it.
It seemed like Mookjai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kelly closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Mookjai quickly recovers to half guard.
Mookjai regains full guard. Nicely done.
Mookjai managing to control the position.
Kelly trying to control the position from guard on top but Mookjai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Mookjai is pulling down on Kelly's head to control his posture.
Mookjai keeping moving, preventing Kelly from controlling successfully.
Kelly looking to pass the guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Mookjai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kelly blocks a head kick by Mookjai.
Kelly looks to land a combination but Mookjai avoids it well.
Mookjai looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kelly avoids the body shot from Mookjai.
Mookjai looks to land a left hand but Kelly moved out of range nicely.
Mookjai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kelly.
Kelly has managed to clinch.
Kelly is looking for a takedown.
Mookjai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kelly's elbow.
Mookjai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mookjai working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mookjai putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kelly in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kelly tries to pull guard but Mookjai forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kelly fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gerry Kelly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kelly tries to throw a body punch but Mookjai avoids it by throwing Kelly back against the cage.
Mookjai working aggressively here.
Mookjai lands a left hand.
Mookjai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gerry Kelly will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mookjai stuffs the takedown.
Mookjai digs a good hook to Kelly's body.
A nice combination there by Mookjai.
Mookjai misses with a body shot.
Mookjai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice combination there by Mookjai.
Mookjai displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kelly.
Kelly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mookjai.
Kelly on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mookjai is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kelly rather than just go for the knockout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mookjai.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kelly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mookjai.
Mookjai throws a series of punches but Kelly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mookjai misses the shot to the body.
Kelly thinks about countering with a head kick.
Mookjai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kelly wants to clinch
and Mookjai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mookjai bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kelly's head backwards.
Kelly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Mookjai misses the target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mookjai, right into the meat.
Kelly blocks the body kick.
Nice takedown defense from Mookjai. No joy for Kelly on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gerry Kelly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kelly wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mookjai jabs Kelly right on the nose. Kelly blinks but takes it well.
Mookjai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kelly was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kelly shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mookjai pinned against the cage. Mookjai gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kelly throws a sloppy head kick
and Mookjai counters with a left to the body.
Samran Mookjai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kelly avoids the head kick by Mookjai.
Kelly avoids the body shot from Mookjai.
It looked like Kelly was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Nice uppercut lands for Mookjai. That snapped Kelly's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelly moves out of range of the leg kick from Mookjai.
Gerry Kelly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mookjai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mookjai turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly drives through and clinches with Mookjai against the cage.
Mookjai throws a punch but it's blocked by Kelly.
Kelly manages to break the clinch.
Mookjai with a nice cross.
Kelly looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mookjai is fending him off so far but Kelly persists. Nope, Mookjai circles away and we're back to standing.
Mookjai throws a lazy right hand but Kelly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mookjai throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kelly stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mookjai throws a body kick that misses.
Mookjai throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mookjai slaps away a takedown attempt from Kelly, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mookjai throws a hook but Kelly avoids it easily.
Kelly moves out of range as Mookjai strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Mookjai.
Kelly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kelly tries to clinch up.
Mookjai misses with an uppercut
and Kelly holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kelly wants a takedown but no success here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mookjai.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kelly is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mookjai to keep the fight standing.
Mookjai lands a shoulder strike.
Mookjai misses with a punch on the inside.
Kelly tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mookjai just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mookjai misses with a body punch.
Kelly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kelly pushes Mookjai up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samran Mookjai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mookjai. Kelly shrugs it off though.
A combination from Mookjai does no damage.
Mookjai throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kelly throws a sloppy head kick and Mookjai moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Mookjai.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mookjai.
Kelly gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Samran Mookjai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mookjai throws a body shot but no joy.
Kelly dodges the punch combination from Mookjai.
Kelly attempts a counter takedown but Mookjai avoids it well and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mookjai looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mookjai chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mookjai looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kelly takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kelly has a takedown stuffed.
Kelly dives in and grabs Mookjai's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mookjai pushes down on Kelly's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gerry Kelly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mookjai tries to clinch but Kelly is having none of it.
Mookjai moves into range and clinches up with Kelly.
Mookjai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mookjai with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Gerry Kelly has been cut.
Mookjai has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kelly seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Mookjai can turn it around.
Mookjai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mookjai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mookjai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kelly takes a shot to the head.
Mookjai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly working hard to break the clinch.
Mookjai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kelly is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kelly drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kelly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mookjai misses with a wild body shot.
Kelly throws a big counter combination but Mookjai scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Mookjai tries a head kick but it misses.
Mookjai throws a body shot but no joy.
Mookjai lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mookjai throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mookjai wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Mookjai throws Kelly to one side and escapes!
Kelly takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mookjai gets a clinch.
Kelly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mookjai misses with a punch to the body.
Mookjai looking to throw knees to the head but Kelly is blocking nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Mookjai.
Kelly pulls guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mookjai is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kelly trying to keep a closed guard but Mookjai is proving a slippery customer.
Kelly looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mookjai is one step ahead there.
Kelly wants to stand up but Mookjai is controlling him.
Mookjai controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samran Mookjai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mookjai 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samran Mookjai!
Samran Mookjai thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cholo Van Gaal (ranked 287 p4p, 38 weight class) and Christopher Lee (ranked 513 p4p, 66 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cholo Van Gaal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Christopher Lee!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Gaal misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
Van Gaal throws a right hand that misses
letting Lee counter with a right hand.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cholo Van Gaal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Gaal uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lee tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Van Gaal saw that one coming.
Van Gaal scores with a head kick.
It looks like Christopher Lee has been cut.
Lee jabs Van Gaal right on the nose. Van Gaal blinks but takes it well.
Jab by Van Gaal.
Van Gaal moves to clinch but Lee breaks away
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Gaal closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gaal misses with some punches.
Lee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Van Gaal backwards.
Van Gaal is leaning against Lee and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Van Gaal throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Van Gaal working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Gaal lands with a hook. Lee tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lee walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Gaal.
Lee misses with a low kick as Van Gaal jumps back.
Van Gaal swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lee.
Van Gaal takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Gaal lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Van Gaal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Gaal working aggressively here.
Van Gaal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee's elbow.
Lee lands with a short shot to the head.
Van Gaal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Gaal.
A right hook to the body lands for Van Gaal.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Van Gaal.
Van Gaal tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
Van Gaal swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Gaal working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Van Gaal working aggressively here.
Lee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Van Gaal.
Lee breaks the clinch.
Lee throws a chopping leg kick but Van Gaal manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Van Gaal tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Lee manages to circle out of the way.
Van Gaal throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jab from Van Gaal.
A shot to the body from Lee misses
enabling Van Gaal to counter with a crisp jab.
Van Gaal is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nice uppercut lands for Van Gaal. That snapped Lee's head back.
Van Gaal moves out of range as Lee throws a body kick.
Lee throws a head kick that misses
and Van Gaal counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee looks to land a combination but Van Gaal avoids it well.
Van Gaal tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Lee manages to circle out of the way.
Lee takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lee is rocked!
Van Gaal ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Lee's jaw. Lee's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Van Gaal does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cholo Van Gaal!
During a confident post fight interview, Cholo Van Gaal thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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