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PFC 68 Karimov vs Pate PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kostya Tszyu (ranked 2763 p4p, 236 weight class) and Watsz Mawe (ranked 2721 p4p, 230 weight class). Tszyu comes to the cage accompanied by Till the End of Time. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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160 lbs
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 3, fighting out of New York, Kostya Tszyu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Watsz Mawe!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mawe misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mawe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tszyu lands with an overhand left.
Mawe fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tszyu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mawe was well out of range. Poor timing from Tszyu.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mawe is defended easily by Tszyu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mawe tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tszyu swivels and escapes.
Kostya Tszyu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Watsz Mawe.
Mawe throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tszyu's waist but Tszyu gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mawe off to one side.
Tszyu lands with a good body shot.
Tszyu scores with a jab to the head.
Sloppy strikes from Mawe. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mawe fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mawe darts in trying to clinch
and Tszyu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mawe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tszyu.
Mawe looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mawe takes a jab right on the kisser.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mawe.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tszyu.
Mawe shoots in and gets a takedown into Tszyu's guard.
Tszyu is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tszyu is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Mawe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Tszyu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mawe tries to close the distance and clinch but Tszyu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mawe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mawe shoots for a double leg takedown but Tszyu sprawls well. He's pushed Mawe's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mawe fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tszyu is looking to land body kicks.
The fighters circling - Tszyu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mawe clinches up against the cage.
Mawe is looking to take this one to the mat.
Mawe changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tszyu fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tszyu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mawe moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice takedown defense from Tszyu. No joy for Mawe on that attempt.
Tszyu swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mawe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mawe moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tszyu displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mawe.
Mawe tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kostya Tszyu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mawe takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tszyu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mawe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tszyu scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tszyu displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mawe.
Tszyu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mawe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tszyu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mawe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tszyu. Tszyu obviously looking to wear him down.
Mawe dodges the punch combination from Tszyu.
Tszyu jabs Mawe right on the nose. Mawe blinks but takes it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tszyu jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mawe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tszyu.
Tszyu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Mawe or perhaps it was just good defense by Tszyu, which made it look bad.
Tszyu misses with a series of wild punches.
Mawe closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Tszyu's guard.
Tszyu is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kostya Tszyu dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tszyu, as that shot connected.
Tszyu is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Tszyu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mawe manages to avoid it.
Tszyu scores with a jab to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tszyu.
Tszyu throws a leg kick but Mawe checks it.
Tszyu leaves Mawe with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mawe takes one to the chin there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Tszyu.
Tszyu lands with a straight right. Mawe didn't see that one coming.
Tszyu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tszyu is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tszyu throws a head kick that misses
and Mawe counters with a three punch combo that has Tszyu backing up. Tszyu nods at Mawe to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mawe fails with the takedown
and Tszyu counters with a nice uppercut.
Watsz Mawe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mawe shoots in looking for a takedown. Tszyu tries to sprawl out of it but Mawe keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tszyu manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kostya Tszyu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Watsz Mawe.
Tszyu misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Mawe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tszyu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tszyu lands with a cross.
Tszyu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mawe can do to turn this around?
Tszyu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mawe. That did some damage!
Tszyu misses with a wild body shot.
Mawe unleashes a big counter combination but Tszyu bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Mawe looking to score a takedown here. Tszyu is defending well but Mawe drives through and ends up in Tszyu's guard.
Mawe passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Mawe prevents Tszyu from escaping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tszyu taking punishment in the form of punches.
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!
Tszyu is trying to get back to his feet.
Mawe controls the position from side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tszyu is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Mawe asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Mawe is putting a hurting on Tszyu here, landing some big shots from side control.
Mawe trying to control the action but Tszyu is working from the bottom.
Tszyu is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Mawe has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tszyu is working to avoid the ground and pound but Mawe connects with a decent elbow.
Tszyu prevents Mawe from moving into mount.
Tszyu is pushing Mawe's head away, looking to escape. Mawe manages to hold on to the position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mawe looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Watsz Mawe has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mawe in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Tszyu is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Mawe has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Mawe tries for a kimura but Tszyu is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tszyu explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Mawe rushes Tszyu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mawe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mawe tries to pull guard but Tszyu won't allow it.
Tszyu lands with a light punch inside.
Mawe is trying to pull guard but Tszyu turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Tszyu throws a punch but it's blocked by Mawe.
Mawe tries to pull guard but Tszyu forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mawe fails to pull guard.
Mawe is looking for a takedown.
Mawe is trying to pull guard but Tszyu turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mawe is breathing heavily.
Mawe jumps guard but Tszyu turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Tszyu prevents Mawe from breaking the clinch.
Mawe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tszyu misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tszyu misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Tszyu - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kostya Tszyu dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Good exchange - Tszyu coming out on top.
Some wild striking there from Tszyu.
Tszyu throws a sloppy head kick and Mawe moves out of range easily.
Mawe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mawe feints the counter takedown.
Tszyu digs a good body shot into Mawe's ribs.
Tszyu swings for the body but Mawe moves out of range.
Tszyu throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mawe blocks a head kick by Tszyu.
Tszyu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mawe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tszyu works the jab nicely.
Mawe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tszyu throws out the jab.
Tszyu lands with an uppercut that bounces Mawe off the cage and back into range.
Tszyu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mawe shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Mawe was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Mawe looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Tszyu is avoiding damage well.
Tszyu is trying to get back to his feet.
Mawe tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Mawe is chipping away with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mawe scores with a couple of short elbows.
Tszyu explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Tszyu cracks Mawe with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mawe throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Tszyu was covering up waiting for the punch and Mawe finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kostya Tszyu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mawe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mawe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mawe is looking to work some ground and pound but Tszyu has wrist control.
Tszyu is looking to stand up but Mawe isn't so interested in that idea.
Mawe wants to pass the guard but Tszyu is keeping the position.
Mawe throwing strikes from guard but Tszyu blocks nicely.
Mawe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mawe is pushing down on Tszyu's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tszyu is fighting to maintain full guard but Mawe has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mawe lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Tszyu is trying to stand.
Mawe seems to be looking for submissions.
Mawe is keen to just control but Tszyu is a slippery customer.
Tszyu looks like he's trying to stand up.
Tszyu makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Watsz Mawe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tszyu takes a swing at Mawe's ribcage but misses.
Tszyu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mawe doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tszyu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mawe thinking.
Mawe throws a looping overhand right but Tszyu ducks down to avoid it.
Tszyu connects with a high kick.
Tszyu clobbers Mawe with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tszyu throws a shot from downtown. Mawe moves away and avoids it.
Tszyu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mawe manages to avoid it.
Mawe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tszyu misses with an uppercut. Mawe saw that one coming.
Sloppy strikes from Tszyu. Those never looked like landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Tszyu does it's job there.
Tszyu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tszyu throws a body kick that misses.
Mawe shoots in and drives through. Tszyu sprawls well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kostya Tszyu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tszyu, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kostya Tszyu!
A relieved looking Kostya Tszyu 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Daniels (ranked 1416 p4p, 171 weight class) and Paulski McBeth (ranked 1480 p4p, 181 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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165 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
28 - 16 - 2, fighting out of New York, Jack Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paulski McBeth!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels lands a body shot.
Jack Daniels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for McBeth.
Daniels misses with a wild body shot.
Daniels throws a jab but it's blocked by McBeth.
Daniels misses with a looping right.
McBeth walks into a jab.
McBeth displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Daniels throws out the jab.
McBeth just misses with a punch to the body.
Daniels throws a right hand that misses
and McBeth counters with a nice low kick that buckles Daniels's knee momentarily.
McBeth bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A big left from McBeth misses.
Daniels stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McBeth.
McBeth jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Daniels uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McBeth.
Daniels throws a quick counter kick to the body but McBeth avoids it.
Daniels misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McBeth.
McBeth is looking to slow Daniels down with leg kicks.
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!
Daniels tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McBeth slips under a jab.
McBeth bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Daniels's head backwards.
Daniels's corner calls for a 1-2. Daniels obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBeth drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Daniels motions for McBeth to come forward. Daniels throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Daniels has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Daniels throws a hook but McBeth avoids it easily.
McBeth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Daniels throws a leg kick
and McBeth counters with a thumping low kick.
Daniels lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
McBeth pivots, looking for a leg kick but Daniels is out of range and McBeth settles back down.
Daniels throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McBeth stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Daniels uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
McBeth ducks under a wild hook from Daniels.
Daniels sets himself, and McBeth steps forward looking for the clinch! Daniels avoids it this time.
Daniels throws the kick towards the body but McBeth avoids it.
Daniels takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Daniels with a hook.
McBeth throws a jab but it's blocked by Daniels.
Daniels avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McBeth looks to land a left hand but Daniels moved out of range nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Daniels on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McBeth scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels avoids the head kick by McBeth.
McBeth tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Daniels is able to avoid easily.
Daniels takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
McBeth feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Danielss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Daniels cracks McBeth with an open hand slap.
McBeth looking to land some kicks to the body here.
An attempted straight right counter from Daniels misses the target.
Daniels misses with a straight left.
Daniels misses with a straight right.
Daniels swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Daniels looks to land a left hand but McBeth moved out of range nicely.
McBeth drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Daniels takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice defenses there by McBeth.
Daniels swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McBeth closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
McBeth drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Daniels throws a series of punches but McBeth avoids them all with ease.
Daniels's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Daniels duly obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McBeth throws a push kick but Daniels slaps the foot to one side.
As McBeth looks to move away, Daniels throws a big counter combo but McBeth just gets out of the way.
A decent looking cross lands there for Daniels.
McBeth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daniels.
McBeth throws a body shot but no joy.
McBeth ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Daniels throws a body punch but McBeth moves out of range.
McBeth throws a push kick but Daniels slaps the foot to one side.
Donk. Daniels catches McBeth right on the button with a cross.
Daniels misses with a double jab
and Daniels takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Daniels avoids a kick to the body.
McBeth throws a quick inside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Daniels blocks the low kick.
Daniels throws the left hand but McBeth avoids the punch easily.
McBeth misses with a leg kick.
Donk. McBeth catches Daniels right on the button with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBeth blocks a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daniels scores with a crisp jab that stopped McBeth in his tracks.
A punch lands to the side of McBeth 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Good work by Daniels as he checks the leg kick.
McBeth lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by McBeth.
Daniels throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McBeth throws a solid leg kick but Daniels takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McBeth.
McBeth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Daniels throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Daniels misses the shot to the body.
Daniels scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McBeth slips a jab from Daniels.
Daniels misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McBeth.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A leg kick checked by Daniels.
McBeth looks to land a right hand but Daniels moved out of range.
McBeth is looking to score with low kicks.
Daniels avoids the body shot from McBeth.
Daniels gets cracked there but stands up to it.
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 Jack Daniels will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Daniels fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice uppercut lands for Daniels. That snapped McBeth's head back.
McBeth avoids the head kick by Daniels.
A looping hook to the body misses from McBeth. Daniels does a little dance to reset his feet.
Daniels swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McBeth throws a leg kick but Daniels sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Daniels drops his hands momentarily and McBeth takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
McBeth misses with a body kick.
Daniels misses with a right hand
and McBeth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Daniels misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Daniels misses with a hook.
McBeth has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Daniels ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McBeth moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McBeth fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Daniels on the side of the head.
A cross from McBeth lands.
Daniels throws a poor cross that misses
and McBeth counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McBeth throws a head kick but Daniels moves out of range.
A lazy left from Daniels finds it's target.
McBeth lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Daniels circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels lands with a nice body punch.
McBeth throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Daniels stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McBeth scores with a hook.
A head kick misses from McBeth.
McBeth moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Daniels missing with a left hand there. McBeth was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Daniels throws a sloppy head kick and McBeth moves out of range easily.
A swing and a miss from McBeth.
Daniels lands a nice shot to the body.
McBeth scores with a jab to the body.
Daniels connects with a crisp jab.
Daniels swinging wildly here.
McBeth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daniels misses with a hook.
A head kick misses from McBeth.
McBeth throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBeth looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McBeth scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Daniels scores with a jab. McBeth acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McBeth lands with a kick to the ribs.
McBeth tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McBeth throws an overhand right that lands on Daniels's shoulder, as Daniels tries to avoid the shot.
McBeth cracks Daniels with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Daniels throws a nice looking combination but McBeth bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Daniels throws a looping overhand right but McBeth ducks down to avoid it.
McBeth misses with a body shot.
McBeth shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
McBeth throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A nice combination there by Daniels.
Daniels throws a body kick that misses.
Good shot there by Daniels.
A big right from Daniels misses.
Daniels slips a straight right by McBeth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBeth looks to score with a jab to the body but Daniels is just out of range.
McBeth just misses with a punch to the body.
Daniels misses the jab.
Daniels takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Daniels lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
McBeth missing with a left hand there. Daniels was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little feinted left hand from Daniels on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Daniels tries to bum rush McBeth with a series of wild strikes but McBeth uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Daniels lands with an uppercut that bounces McBeth off the cage and back into range.
Daniels throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McBeth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McBeth will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Daniels throwing a counter right hand but McBeth manages to avoid it.
Daniels jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McBeth tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McBeth steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Daniels.
Daniels doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Daniels throws a hook to the side of McBeth's head but McBeth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McBeth lands with a cross.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Daniels!
McBeth has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Daniels misses with an uppercut
and McBeth counters with a three punch combo that has Daniels backing up. Daniels nods at McBeth to acknowledge the strikes.
Daniels throws out a loose jab but McBeth uses good head movement to avoid it.
McBeth is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Daniels with a body shot.
Daniels tests McBeth's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jack Daniels is winning the standup battle so far.
Daniels misses with a hook
and McBeth counters with a nice uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for McBeth.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Daniels checks a leg kick.
McBeth thows a left - swing and a miss!
Daniels looks to land a left hand but McBeth moved out of range nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for McBeth.
Daniels pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McBeth throws a hook to the side of Daniels's head but Daniels sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Daniels misses with a straight right.
Daniels throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McBeth tries a head kick but it misses.
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 Jack Daniels will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
McBeth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McBeth jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Daniels misses with a straight left.
Daniels misses with a wild combination.
Daniels takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McBeth cracks a nice hook into Daniels's ribs.
Donk. Daniels catches McBeth right on the button with a cross.
Daniels stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Daniels throws a lazy right hand but McBeth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It seemed like McBeth was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Daniels lands with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniels misses with an uppercut
and McBeth counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Daniels thinking.
McBeth staying out of range there.
No joy there for Daniels, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Daniels avoids the head kick by McBeth.
An attempted straight right counter from Daniels misses the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some bone on bone action there as Daniels checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels misses with a hook
and McBeth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A good leg kick by McBeth.
Daniels misses with a hook. McBeth ducked under it nicely.
Daniels misses with a body shot.
Daniels uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McBeth.
Daniels misses with a hook.
McBeth moves away from the strike by Daniels.
McBeth drops his hands momentarily and Daniels takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
McBeth defending well as Daniels loads up on a big left hand.
Daniels looks to land a left hand but McBeth moved out of range nicely.
Daniels misses with a hook.
Daniels throws an overhand right that lands on McBeth's shoulder, as McBeth tries to avoid the shot.
McBeth changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Daniels slips a jab from McBeth.
McBeth lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Daniels misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McBeth.
Daniels ducks under a wild hook from McBeth.
Paulski McBeth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Daniels uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McBeth.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McBeth lands a nice leg kick that just misses Daniels's sensitive parts.
Daniels throws a lazy right hand but McBeth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Daniels is looking to slow McBeth down with leg kicks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McBeth, right into the meat.
A head kick misses from McBeth.
Some wild striking there from Daniels.
McBeth looks to score with a jab to the body but Daniels is just out of range.
Daniels throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Daniels is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
McBeth moves away from the strike by Daniels.
McBeth keeps Daniels at a distance using the push kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Daniels misses the target.
A swing and a miss from McBeth.
Daniels tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McBeth was well out of range. Poor timing from Daniels.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBeth throws a body shot but no joy.
Daniels scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
McBeth tries a head kick but it misses.
McBeth slips a straight right by Daniels.
McBeth lands a nice shot to the body.
Daniels dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McBeth jabs Daniels to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Daniels throws a head kick that McBeth semi-blocks.
Daniels tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McBeth only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Daniels chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McBeth can pounce on him.
Daniels lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Daniels throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McBeth clobbers Daniels with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daniels throws a lazy right hand but McBeth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McBeth misses with a kick to the body.
The fighters circling - McBeth throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jack Daniels is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Daniels misses the target.
Daniels shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McBeth throws a hook to the side of Daniels's head but Daniels sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Daniels throwing a counter right hand but McBeth manages to avoid it.
Daniels missing with a left hand there. McBeth was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Daniels scores with a nice right hand.
Daniels with a nice cross.
McBeth moves out of range as Daniels strikes.
McBeth throws a leg kick
and Daniels counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice body kick there by Daniels.
Daniels scores with a three punch combo!
McBeth tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McBeth takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
McBeth connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McBeth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Daniels.
McBeth thuds his right hand into Daniels's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Daniels is rocked!
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 Jack Daniels.
Well Daniels 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Daniels!
A victorious Jack Daniels thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Qasim Barakat (ranked 1352 p4p, 134 weight class) and Robin Tuck (ranked 1590 p4p, 163 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Qasim Barakat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robin Tuck!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barakat with a jab.
Barakat avoids the body shot from Tuck.
Tuck swings for the body but Barakat moves out of range.
Barakat thows a body kick. Tuck tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Barakat tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tuck was well out of range. Poor timing from Barakat.
Barakat punishes Tuck's body with a nice straight punch.
Tuck throws a body punch but Barakat moves out of range.
Barakat thuds a left hand into Tuck's body.
Barakat lands with a nice body punch.
Tuck jabs at Barakat's body.
Barakat throws a right hand that Tuck ducks under and follows up with a left that Tuck also avoids with ease.
Tuck scores with a hook to the body. Barakat takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Barakat looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barakat tries a head kick but it misses.
Tuck misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barakat.
Tuck is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Barakat rather than just go for the knockout.
Barakat with a hook.
Barakat moves out of range of the strikes.
Tuck throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barakat appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Barakat misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuck swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barakat motions for Tuck to come forward. Barakat throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barakat lands a nice shot to the body.
Tuck digs a good hook to Barakat's body.
Barakat swings for the body but Tuck moves out of range.
Barakat fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tuck throws a series of punches but Barakat avoids them all with ease.
Tuck lands a nice shot to the body.
Barakat wants to slow Tuck down by chopping away at his legs.
Tuck's coach down at Shit House was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Tuck's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Barakat cracks Tuck with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Barakat is looking to score with low kicks.
Barakat swings for the body but Tuck moves out of range.
Tuck swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tuck misses the shot to the body.
Barakat moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Barakat throws an off balance right hand
and Tuck counters with a right hand to the body.
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!
Barakat moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuck throws a series of punches but Barakat avoids them all with ease.
Barakat lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tuck takes a step back to recover.
Barakat scores with a nice head shot.
Barakat lands the left hand.
Barakat connects with a leg kick. Tuck looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Barakat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Barakat backs off Tuck throws a huge counter combo but Barakat manages to avoid it all.
Barakat throws a body shot but no joy.
Barakat scoring well with a low kick there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barakat.
Tuck walks into a stiff left hand from Barakat.
Barakat jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tuck is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Tuck misses with a two punch combination.
Barakat avoids the body shot from Tuck.
Tuck takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tuck takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barakat throws a body punch but Tuck moves out of range.
Tuck uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barakat.
Tuck swats away the attempt to clinch by Barakat.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tuck checks a leg kick.
Tuck misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barakat.
Tuck misses with a straight left.
Tuck misses the shot to the body.
Barakat is looking to counter punch.
Tuck throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barakat throws a body punch but Tuck moves out of range.
Barakat connects with a single shot there.
Tuck misses with a series of wild punches.
Barakat throws a poor cross that misses
and Tuck counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barakat lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Barakat takes a swing at Tuck's ribcage but misses.
Tuck moves out of range as Barakat strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barakat throws out a leg kick but Tuck moves out of range and Barakat only half commits.
Barakat throws a body shot but no joy.
Tuck pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barakat moves away from the strike by Tuck.
Barakat misses with a straight left.
Barakat sets himself, and Tuck steps forward looking for the clinch! Barakat avoids it this time.
Barakat pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tuck scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barakat lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tuck's sensitive parts.
Tuck swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barakat fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tuck tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barakat was well out of range. Poor timing from Tuck.
Tuck lands with a good body shot.
Tuck lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tuck fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Barakat has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Barakat there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tuck lands a body shot.
Tuck uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barakat.
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 Qasim Barakat will probably get the nod.
That's time! Barakat's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tuck takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Barakat fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tuck misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barakat.
Tuck throws a shot from downtown. Barakat moves away and avoids it.
Barakat lands with a shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Barakat.
Tuck's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Barakat is looking to land body kicks.
Tuck wants to counter the offense by Barakat and move into the clinch position.
Tuck misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Barakat counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barakat lands a leg kick that knocks Tuck off balance momentarily.
Tuck tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barakat was well out of range. Poor timing from Tuck.
Tuck throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barakat sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barakat scores with a hook to the body. Tuck takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tuck throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tuck throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barakat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tuck doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Barakat, right into the meat.
Tuck missing with a left hand there. Barakat was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuck has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tuck there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tuck takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Barakat's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tuck under the eye.
Tuck swings for the body but Barakat moves out of range.
Barakat scores with a kick to the body.
Barakat scores with a jab to the jaw.
Barakat scores with a leg kick.
Barakat checks a leg kick.
Barakat throws a shot to the body.
Barakat dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barakat just misses with a punch to the body.
Barakat throws a lazy right hand but Tuck sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tuck throws a body punch but Barakat moves out of range.
Barakat throws a head kick that misses.
Barakat digs a good hook to Tuck's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barakat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tuck tries to counter with a clinch but Barakat shakes him off and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barakat lands a head kick!
Barakat scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tuck walks into a jab.
Tuck swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Barakat misses the target.
Tuck tries to score with a low kick but Barakat moves his leg out of the way.
Barakat throws a jab but it's blocked by Tuck.
Barakat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tuck scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice uppercut there from Barakat.
Barakat looks to throw the jab but Tuck is out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Tuck might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Barakat has got the better of the exchanges.
Barakat just misses with a punch to the body.
Tuck throws a body shot but no joy.
Barakat is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tuck can do to turn this around?
Barakat scores with a head kick. Tuck tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tuck takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A jab lands there for Barakat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuck avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tuck ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tuck checks a leg kick.
Tuck swings for the body but Barakat moves out of range.
Tuck avoids the body shot from Barakat.
Tuck blocks a head kick by Barakat.
Tuck appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Barakat misses with a wild body shot.
Barakat lands with a good body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Barakat lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tuck has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tuck and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tuck steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barakat.
Barakat connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tuck takes a swing at Barakat's ribcage but misses.
Barakat has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Barakat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tuck.
Barakat moves in looking to clinch but Tuck pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuck misses the shot to the body.
Tuck tries to land a leg kick but Barakat saw it coming and moves away.
Barakat checks a leg kick.
Barakat uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tuck.
Barakat throws a right and a left that Tuck avoids nicely.
Barakat throws a series of punches but Tuck moves out of range.
Tuck misses the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A lazy left from Tuck finds it's target.
Tuck throws a lazy uppercut
and Barakat counters with a stiff right hand.
Barakat misses with an uppercut
and Tuck counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barakat with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barakat scores with a leg kick.
Tuck ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tuck misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barakat.
Tuck misses with a body shot.
Barakat lands a nice hook to Tuck's body. Tuck takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Qasim Barakat dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Tuck fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Barakat attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice body punch from Barakat.
Tuck scores with a body shot.
Barakat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tuck throws a body shot but no joy.
Barakat misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Barakat misses its intended target.
Tuck takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tuck keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tuck misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barakat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuck throws a body shot but no joy.
Barakat throws a body punch but Tuck moves out of range.
Barakat scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Barakat just misses with a punch to the body.
Barakat is looking to chop away at Tuck's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuck lands a slapping body shot.
Barakat throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tuck on the side of the head.
Tuck throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Qasim Barakat is winning the standup battle so far.
Tuck tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barakat was well out of range. Poor timing from Tuck.
As Tuck backs away, Barakat returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Tuck misses with a wild body shot.
Barakat is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tuck has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Barakat.
Tuck ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Barakat lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tuck connects with a looping right hand.
Tuck with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tuck misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barakat is looking to counter with a body kick.
Tuck doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Barakat throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Barakat feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tuck's calf.
Barakat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barakat motions for Tuck to come forward. Barakat throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Robin Tuck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Qasim Barakat is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barakat lands with a nice body punch.
Tuck lands with a nice body punch.
Barakat looks to score with a jab to the body but Tuck is just out of range.
Tuck fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barakat manages to avoid it.
Tuck changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tuck scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barakat in his tracks.
Tuck throws a body punch but Barakat moves out of range.
Tuck misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barakat.
Barakat throws a body punch but Tuck moves out of range.
Tuck throws a body punch but Barakat moves out of range.
Barakat appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tuck uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Barakat has time to react.
Barakat throws a lazy uppercut
and Tuck counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barakat rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tuck moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Qasim Barakat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barakat is looking to chop away at Tuck's legs.
Barakat throws a jab but it's blocked by Tuck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuck takes a swing at Barakat's ribcage but misses.
Barakat lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tuck takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barakat misses the shot to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Tuck.
Tuck lands a really nice looking cross but Barakat seems unphased.
Tuck ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tuck catches Barakat with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Barakat works Tuck's body with a nice hook.
Barakat looks to land a left hand but Tuck moved out of range nicely.
Tuck throws a leg kick but Barakat sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tuck slips under a jab from Barakat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barakat throws a low kick but Tuck moves out of range easily.
Barakat scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tuck lands a jab to Barakat's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuck swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barakat throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tuck's head.
Tuck fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tuck throws a hook but Barakat avoids it easily.
Barakat appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tuck takes one to the side of the head.
Barakat doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tuck connects with a right hand. Barakat shakes it off.
Tuck ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barakat moves away.
Barakat works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tuck ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barakat moves away.
Barakat throws a one two combo.
Tuck has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tuck misses with a wild body shot.
Barakat is looking to land body kicks.
Tuck has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barakat.
Barakat tried to score with a low kick but Tuck checks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Robin Tuck.
Well Barakat 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Qasim Barakat!
Qasim Barakat really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that FORCEE logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
The defeated Robin Tuck had this to say: 'Fuck the refs!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Aldo (ranked 1691 p4p, 221 weight class) and Nam Ho (ranked 1599 p4p, 206 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anderson Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nam Ho !
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ho cracks Aldo with an open hand slap.
Aldo throws a sloppy head kick and Ho moves out of range easily.
Aldo works Ho 's body with a nice hook.
Aldo throws a jab but it's blocked by Ho .
Ho throws a lazy right hand but Aldo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Aldo throws a body punch but Ho moves out of range.
Aldo misses with a straight left.
Aldo just misses with a punch to the body.
Aldo throws a shot from downtown. Ho moves away and avoids it.
Ho is looking to clinch.
Aldo throws a wild body kick that Ho sees coming a mile off.
Ho bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Ho misses its intended target.
Aldo throws a low kick, looking for Ho 's leg but Ho calmly moves out of range.
Ho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aldo.
Aldo looks to land a left hand but Ho moved out of range nicely.
Aldo tried to score with a low kick but Ho checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo ducks under a wild hook from Ho .
Ho throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice uppercut lands for Ho . That snapped Aldo's head back.
Aldo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Aldo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ho in his tracks.
Aldo misses with a wild combination.
Ho throws a hook but Aldo blocks it.
Ho missing with a left hand there. Aldo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ho uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Aldo has time to react.
A leg kick checked by Ho .
Aldo is looking to score with low kicks.
Aldo swats away the attempt to clinch by Ho .
Aldo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ho .
Aldo swings widly with a right hand
and Ho counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ho throws a jab when Aldo was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aldo misses with a left hand
and Ho cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A bone on bone clash there as Ho blocks the leg kick.
Ho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aldo manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Ho misses its intended target.
Aldo misses with a straight right.
Ho bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Aldo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ho looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ho moves out of range of the strikes.
Aldo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ho missing with a left hand there. Aldo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ho loads up on a big right hand but Aldo slips the punch.
Aldo catches Ho with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Nam Ho has been cut.
Ho uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aldo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho checks a leg kick nicely.
Aldo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ho thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ho takes one on the button.
Ho takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ho misses with a straight right.
Aldo tries to keep at a distance but Ho has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ho lands with a light punch inside.
Aldo lands with a right to the head.
Aldo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ho struggles to land a body shot inside as Aldo controls his hands.
Ho tries to throw a body punch but Aldo avoids it by throwing Ho back against the cage.
Ho blocking some punches.
Aldo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ho misses with a punch on the inside.
Ho scores with a shot to the side of Aldo's head.
That's four 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!
Aldo misses with the head strike.
Ho swings wildly with an uppercut but Aldo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ho wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ho can't find room to land a body shot as Aldo controls the action.
Ho blocks a body shot from Aldo.
Aldo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Aldo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Aldo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ho or not.
Ho misses with the head strike.
Ho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aldo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ho tries to work over Aldo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aldo prevents a body shot from Ho .
Ho lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Aldo or not.
Ho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ho breaks from the clinch.
Aldo throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ho counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ho rushes Aldo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
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 Anderson Aldo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nam Ho 's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Aldo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice side step and Ho releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Aldo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aldo cracks the inside of Ho 's front leg.
A swing and a miss from Aldo.
Aldo throws a hook to the side of Ho 's head but Ho sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ho appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ho scores with a sloppy right hand. Aldo should have avoided that one.
Aldo looks to throw the jab but Ho is out of range.
Ho tests Aldo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ho loads up on a big right hand but Aldo slips the punch.
Ho might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Ho misses with a right hand
and Aldo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aldo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo throws a leg kick
and Ho counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aldo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A clash of legs there as Ho blocks the low kick.
A little jabbing left from Ho on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ho misses with a straight left.
Ho is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Aldo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho scores with a crisp jab that stopped Aldo in his tracks.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ho checks a leg kick.
Ho fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Aldo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Aldo works Ho 's body with a nice hook.
No joy there for Aldo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aldo backing away here, and Ho unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ho lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Aldo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ho tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ho misses with a straight right.
Ho connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Aldo misses with a body punch
and Ho counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ho bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ho throws a looping overhand right but Aldo ducks down to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Aldo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo throws a lazy right hand but Ho sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Aldo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ho waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aldo.
Aldo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ho .
Aldo lands a nice hook to Ho 's body. Ho takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ho lands a body shot.
Ho missing with a left hand there. Aldo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ho uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aldo.
Ho lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A big right from Aldo misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ho ! But no joy.
Ho moves out of range as Aldo strikes.
Aldo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aldo checks a low kick from Ho .
Aldo defending well as Ho loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho slips a straight right by Aldo.
Aldo takes one to the side of the head.
Aldo throws a leg kick but Ho moved away.
Aldo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ho moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ho moves into the clinch successfully.
Aldo can't find room to land a body shot as Ho controls the action.
Ho is trying to push Aldo away but Aldo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aldo's elbow.
Aldo scores with a shot to the side of Ho 's head.
Ho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aldo throws a punch but it's blocked by Ho .
Ho looking to stall.
Aldo lands a nice uppercut.
Ho 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aldo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Aldo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ho .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo connects with a body shot that sends Ho 's belly button to the back.
Ho tries to clinch up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ho takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Aldo throws a shot from downtown. Ho moves away and avoids it.
Ho throws a hook to the side of Aldo's head but Aldo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ho slips under a jab from Aldo.
Ho throws a hook but Aldo blocks it.
Ho scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Ho .
Ho staying out of range there.
Aldo feints and then cracks Ho 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ho down.
Ho jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ho slips a jab from Aldo.
Aldo throws a big shot that misses.
Ho swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
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 Anderson Aldo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nam Ho 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Aldo throws a body punch but Ho moves out of range.
Ho lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Aldo at a distance.
Aldo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ho scores with a nice strike.
Aldo throws a jab when Ho was well out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Ho as he connects with a hook.
Ho misses with a shot to the body
and Aldo counters with a straight right hand.
Anderson Aldo is winning the standup battle so far.
Aldo moves forwards but Ho connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A low kick from Aldo misses
and Ho counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aldo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ho misses with a body shot
and Aldo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Aldo throws a sloppy head kick and Ho moves out of range easily.
Aldo throws a hook but Ho avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aldo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Aldo tries to move into range but Ho moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ho darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Aldo takes a swing at Ho 's ribcage but misses.
Ho ducks under a wild hook from Aldo.
Ho ducks under a wild hook from Aldo.
Nice defenses there by Aldo.
Aldo slips a straight right by Ho .
Ho slips under a jab.
Aldo throws a body shot but no joy.
Good standup being displayed there by Aldo as he connects with a hook.
Aldo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ho slips a jab from Aldo.
Ho looks to land a right hand but Aldo moved out of range.
Aldo takes one to the side of the head.
Nam Ho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ho 's hands.
Aldo ducks under a wild hook from Ho .
Aldo moves away from the strike by Ho .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ho thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aldo throws a looping overhand right but Ho ducks down to avoid it.
Ho connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ho misses with a low kick.
Ho throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aldo was well out of range. Poor timing from Ho .
Aldo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ho defending well as Aldo loads up on a big left hand.
Ho throws a jab when Aldo was well out of range.
Aldo throws a lazy uppercut
letting Ho counter with a right hand.
Ho looks to score with a jab to the body but Aldo is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Aldo misses the target.
Ho misses with a left hand
and Aldo counters with a nice uppercut.
Aldo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Aldo looks to land a left hand but Ho moved out of range nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ho ! But no joy.
Ho walks into a left hand.
Aldo throws a low kick but Ho moves out of range easily.
Aldo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anderson Aldo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Aldo moves out of range of the strikes.
Ho pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Aldo back to the cage. Ho follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Aldo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ho takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Aldo, as that shot connected.
Ho rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Aldo counters with a thumping low kick.
Aldo throws a right hand that Ho ducks under and follows up with a left that Ho also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Ho .
Ho misses with a looping left.
Aldo throws a head kick but Ho moves out of range.
A big right from Ho misses.
Aldo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ho takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A combination from Ho does no damage.
Ho blocks a head kick by Aldo.
Aldo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ho drops his hands momentarily and Aldo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ho slips a straight right by Aldo.
Ho throws a hook to the side of Aldo's head but Aldo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ho tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aldo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ho misses with a straight left.
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 Anderson Aldo.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Aldo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Aldo!
An out of breath and clearly excited Anderson Aldo thanked Dauntless for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Larson Picker (ranked 1364 p4p, 165 weight class) and Henrique Ramos (ranked 2415 p4p, 279 weight class). Ramos has chosen Sepultura - Nomad as his entrance music. 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
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Larson Picker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Henrique Ramos!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramos misses the shot to the body.
Ramos misses with an uppercut.
As Ramos looks to move away, Picker throws a big counter combo but Ramos just gets out of the way.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ramos lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Picker has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Picker and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ramos slips a jab from Picker.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramos. Picker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Picker has closed the distance and engaged Ramos in a clinch.
Picker lands with a short shot to the head.
Ramos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ramos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Picker scores with a shot to the side of Ramos's head.
Ramos goes for a takedown in the clinch but Picker prevents it.
Ramos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Picker or not.
Ramos misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Picker fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ramos.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ramos.
Picker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Picker takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramos connects with a body shot.
Ramos connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Picker at a distance.
Picker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Picker has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A cross from Ramos lands.
Ramos with a jab.
Picker throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch lands to the side of Picker 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Picker fails in his attempt to clinch.
A big right from Picker misses.
Ramos lands a nice looking body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Picker misses the target.
Ramos slips under a jab.
Ramos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Picker.
Ramos misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Picker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Picker misses with a double jab.
Ramos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Picker was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramos.
Ramos lands a glancing blow to the side of Picker's head.
Picker lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ramos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ramos darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Picker throws a punch but it's blocked by Ramos.
Ramos struggles to land a body shot inside as Picker controls his hands.
Ramos cracks Picker with a nice body shot.
Ramos misses with a body punch.
Ramos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Picker blocks it with crossed arms.
Ramos scores a nice knee to the body.
Picker is breathing heavily.
Picker misses with some punches.
Ramos breaks from the clinch.
Picker needs to keep his hands up - Ramos had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Larson Picker has been cut.
Ramos fails to land with a series of punches.
Ramos scoring well with a low kick there.
A slow jab from Picker misses its intended target.
Ramos scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ramos closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Picker's guard.
Picker keeping moving, preventing Ramos from controlling successfully.
Picker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Picker is wriggling around but Ramos manages to pass to half guard.
Picker wants to get back to his feet.
Ramos seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Picker does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ramos stops Picker from getting back to his feet.
Picker makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Picker throws a combination. Ramos tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Picker misses with an uppercut. Ramos saw that one coming.
Ramos throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ramos lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ramos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Picker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ramos shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Ramos was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramos trying to control the action but Picker is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Picker prevents Ramos from moving into mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramos connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Picker some visible discomfort.
Picker wants to get back to his feet but Ramos drags him back down.
Picker taking punishment in the form of punches.
Picker wants to get back to his feet but Ramos drags him back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henrique Ramos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Larson Picker's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ramos swings for the body but Picker moves out of range.
Picker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ramos moves away.
Picker throws a looping overhand right but Ramos ducks down to avoid it.
Ramos has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ramos there as he acknowledges the shot.
Picker throws an off balance right hand
and Ramos counters with a leg kick.
Ramos looks to score with a jab to the body but Picker is just out of range.
Picker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Picker tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ramos fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Picker on the side of the head.
Ramos throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ramos is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Picker rather than just go for the knockout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Picker. Ramos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Picker scores with a jab to the jaw.
Picker misses with a body shot.
Picker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A shot to the liver by Ramos. Beautiful body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Picker.
Ramos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Picker.
Ramos fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Picker has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ramos, as that shot connected.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ramos.
Picker is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ramos ducks under a wild hook from Picker.
Picker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ramos takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Henrique Ramos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramos throws a body punch but Picker moves out of range.
Ramos scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ramos misses with a hook. Picker ducked under it nicely.
Picker throws a right and a left that Ramos avoids nicely.
Ramos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Picker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ramos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ramos connects with a crisp jab.
Nice cross by Ramos.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ramos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ramos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ramos sizes up Picker with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ramos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Picker's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ramos digs a good hook to Picker's body.
A slow jab from Picker misses its intended target.
Ramos lands a body shot.
Ramos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Picker was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramos.
Picker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ramos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Picker throws out the jab.
Ramos cracks Picker with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Picker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ramos darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Picker connects with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Picker.
Ramos connects with the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramos. Picker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Henrique Ramos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Picker moves forwards but Ramos connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ramos. That's going to slow Picker down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos throws a leg kick which misses Picker's front leg but catches the back leg as Picker tries to avoid it.
Ramos misses with a hook. Picker ducked under it nicely.
Picker clinches with his opponent.
Ramos lands a right hand.
Ramos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Picker throws a head punch that misses.
Picker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Picker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ramos using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Picker throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Picker.
Ramos misses with a body punch.
Ramos cracks Picker with a nice body shot.
Ramos tries a body shot but Picker blocks it.
Ramos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ramos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Picker backwards.
Ramos swings wildly with an uppercut but Picker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Picker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ramos backwards.
Picker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Picker misses with some punches.
Ramos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Picker is rocked!
A left hand lands to the body for Ramos.
Oh Picker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ramos scores with a shot to the side of Picker's head.
Ramos creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Picker with a big uppercut! Picker tries to clinch up but Ramos pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Picker to the mat! Picker covers up and Ramos unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Henrique Ramos!
A very excited looking Henrique Ramos 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Darren (ranked 1048 p4p, 125 weight class) and Ludo Van Veen (ranked 691 p4p, 89 weight class). Darren comes to the cage accompanied by Here's to the losers. Van Veen has chosen Give it ALL as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that James Darren has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily James Darren seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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174 lbs
17 - 8 - 0 |
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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
13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, James Darren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ludo Van Veen!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Veen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Van Veen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ludo Van Veen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Veen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Darren throws a head kick but Van Veen moves out of range.
Darren ducks under a wild hook from Van Veen.
A head kick misses from Van Veen.
Van Veen misses with a right hand
and Darren counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Van Veen misses with a low kick.
Darren throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Veen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Van Veen misses with a straight left.
Van Veen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Van Veen has closed the distance and engaged Darren in a clinch.
Darren throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Veen.
Darren lands a body punch in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Veen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Veen can't find room to land a body shot as Darren controls the action.
Van Veen swings wildly with an uppercut but Darren uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Van Veen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Veen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Veen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Darren manages to pull guard.
Darren keeping full guard, as Van Veen tries to pass.
Darren is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Sweat that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Van Veen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Van Veen wants to get up but he can't break Darren's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Darren wants to sweep here but Van Veen controlling him for the moment.
Van Veen controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Darren looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Van Veen advances position into side control!
Van Veen is looking to take a break and control but Darren is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Darren is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Van Veen is looking to take a break and control but Darren is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Darren is looking to regain half guard here but Van Veen keeps moving and retains side control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
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.
A big left from Darren misses.
Van Veen flicks out a counter leg kick but Darren steps away.
Van Veen moves out of range of the body kick from Darren.
Van Veen lands with a good body shot.
Darren misses with a kick to the body.
Van Veen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Darren throws a hook to the side of Van Veen's head but Van Veen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Veen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Darren.
Darren moves into range and clinches up with Van Veen.
Van Veen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darren's elbow.
Van Veen digs a right hand underneath Darren's ribcage. Darren let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Van Veen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Veen lands a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Van Veen as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Veen cracks Darren with a nice body shot.
A hook to the body from Van Veen.
Darren is breathing heavily.
Darren tries to throw a body punch but Van Veen avoids it by throwing Darren back against the cage.
Darren blocking some punches.
Van Veen tries a body shot but Darren blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ludo Van Veen dominated that round.
That's time! Darren's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Van Veen scores with a kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Van Veen.
Van Veen throws a leg kick which misses Darren's front leg but catches the back leg as Darren tries to avoid it.
Ludo Van Veen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Van Veen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Van Veen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Darren at a distance.
Van Veen thuds his right hand into Darren's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Van Veen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Van Veen misses with the head strike.
Darren is trying to pull guard but Van Veen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Darren scores with a shoulder strike.
Van Veen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Darren misses with a hook to the ribs.
Darren tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darren gets through Van Veen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Van Veen lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Veen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darren's elbow.
Van Veen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Darren.
Darren lands a shot to the body.
Van Veen lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Veen misses with some punches.
Darren lands a shoulder strike.
Darren working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Darren lands a hook that snaps the head of Van Veen backwards.
Van Veen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darren's elbow.
Darren is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Van Veen to keep the fight standing.
Van Veen struggles to land a body shot inside as Darren controls his hands.
Van Veen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Darren lands a hook that snaps the head of Van Veen backwards.
Van Veen working aggressively here.
Ludo Van Veen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right from Van Veen.
Van Veen throws a head punch that misses.
Darren working aggressively here.
Darren misses with a body punch.
Van Veen swings wildly with an uppercut but Darren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darren swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Veen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Veen misses with a punch to the body.
Van Veen misses with a body punch.
Darren tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Darren. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darren throws a head punch that misses.
Darren lands a hook that snaps the head of Van Veen backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Veen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Darrens head.
Darren misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darren blocking some punches.
Darren swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Darren tries to pull guard but Van Veen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Darren misses with the head strike.
Darren tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Van Veen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Darren prevents a body shot from Van Veen.
Darren cracks Van Veen with a nice body shot.
Darren lands a hook that snaps the head of Van Veen backwards.
Darren's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Van Veen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Darren jumps guard but Van Veen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Darren tries to stall but Van Veen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Van Veen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Veen misses with a jab to the body
and Darren makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Van Veen missing with a left hand there. Darren was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Darren tries to counter by clinching up but Van Veen breaks away and moves out of range.
Van Veen avoids the head kick by Darren.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Veen cracks the inside of Darren's front leg.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Van Veen - that will leave a mark!
Van Veen lands an overhand right.
Van Veen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Van Veen jabs Darren right on the nose. Darren blinks but takes it well.
Van Veen lands with a nice body punch.
Darren looks for the body kick but Van Veen saw that one coming.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Veen.
Van Veen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Darren.
Van Veen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Darren looks to land a body kick but Van Veen moved away.
Darren fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Van Veen is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Van Veen.
Darren misses with a head kick.
Van Veen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Darren at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darren throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Veen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Darren with a body shot.
Van Veen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Darren avoids the body shot from Van Veen.
Darren takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Van Veen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Van Veen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Darren on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Darren takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Van Veen, right into the meat.
A jab from Darren misses.
Darren sizes up Van Veen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darren has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Van Veen finds it's way round the side to connect with Darren's head.
Van Veen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Darren throws out the jab.
Darren throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ludo Van Veen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Van Veen lands a body shot.
Darren drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Veen. Darren does a little dance to reset his feet.
Darren circles away from the clinch attempt.
Van Veen lands a nice shot to the body.
Darren misses with a hook.
Van Veen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Veen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Van Veen delivers a nice body kick.
Van Veen throws a head kick but Darren moves out of range.
Darren tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Van Veen manages to circle out of the way.
Good standup being displayed there by Van Veen as he connects with a hook.
Van Veen keeps the fight on the outside.
Van Veen looks to land a right hand but Darren moved out of range.
Van Veen jabs Darren right on the nose. Darren blinks but takes it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Veen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Veen stuns Darren with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Darren moves out of range as Van Veen strikes.
Van Veen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Van Veen clinches up with Darren and pushes him back against the cage.
Darren lands with a short shot to the head.
Van Veen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darren goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Van Veen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Darren misses with a body punch.
Darren misses with the head strike.
Van Veen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Darren throws a head punch that misses.
Van Veen is working Darren over against the cage.
Van Veen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Veen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Veen misses with a punch on the inside.
Darren tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Van Veen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Darrens head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darren is trying to pull guard but Van Veen has him pressed against the cage.
James Darren has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Veen manages to break the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Van Veen.
The fighters circle momentarily. Van Veen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Van Veen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Van Veen clinches up with Darren and pushes him back against the cage.
Van Veen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Veen digs a right hand underneath Darren's ribcage. Darren let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Darren tries a body shot but Van Veen blocks it.
Van Veen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Van Veen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Van Veen digs a right hand underneath Darren's ribcage. Darren let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head punch on the inside from Darren fails to land.
Van Veen lands with a right to the head.
Van Veen lands a left hand.
Van Veen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Darren or not.
Van Veen tries a body shot but Darren blocks it.
Darren doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darren is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Darren swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Veen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Veen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darren tries to pull guard but Van Veen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Darren. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Darren has a couple of punches blocked by Van Veen.
Darren fails to pull guard.
Van Veen lands an uppercut.
Van Veen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Veen manages to break the clinch.
Van Veen is looking to slow Darren down with leg kicks.
Darren takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Darren avoids a kick to the body.
Van Veen throws a sloppy body shot
and Darren counters with a solid body kick.
Van Veen connects with a solid leg kick.
Van Veen misses with a straight right.
Van Veen throws a shot to the body.
Van Veen swings for the body but Darren moves out of range.
As Van Veen tries to get set, Darren tries to push him back and clinch up but Van Veen manages to avoid the attempt.
Van Veen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Veen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice straight punches there by Van Veen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Van Veen.
Van Veen throws the kick towards the body but Darren avoids it.
Good leg kick by Van Veen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Van Veen throws a jab but it's blocked by Darren.
Darren seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
No joy there for Darren, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Darren moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromVan Veen.
Darren on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Van Veen.
Darren ducks under a wild hook from Van Veen.
Darren thinks about countering with a head kick.
Van Veen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Darren manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Van Veen tries to clinch but Darren is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Veen moves into the clinch successfully.
Darren can't find room to land a body shot as Van Veen controls the action.
Van Veen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Darren fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ludo Van Veen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Van Veen 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ludo Van Veen!
Ludo Van Veen very nearly forgot to thank Reaper Combatwear amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
The defeated James Darren had this to say: 'I'm a loser!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stan Judea (ranked 1158 p4p, 190 weight class) and Ramses Xll (ranked 846 p4p, 130 weight class). Judea comes to the cage accompanied by I want to be a woman - Monty Python. The crowd seem to be enjoying Xll's choice of entrance music: Immortal - Where Mountains Rise. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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226 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stan Judea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ramses Xll!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Judea rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Xll connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Judea misses with an attempted mid kick.
Xll replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Judea blocks it well.
Judea slips a jab from Xll.
Xll throws a body punch but Judea moves out of range.
Judea connects with a leg kick. Xll looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Xll walks into a straight right hand from Judea.
Xll misses with a double jab
and Judea cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Judea throws a body kick that misses.
A nice side step and Xll releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Xll lands a jab to the nose.
Judea tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xll was well out of range. Poor timing from Judea.
Xll takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Xll fails with an attempt to clinch.
Xll stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Judea.
Judea scores with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xll misses with a straight left.
Stan Judea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Xll misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judea throws a jab but it's blocked by Xll.
Xll checks a low kick from Judea.
Xll tries to clinch up.
Judea wants to land a leg kick but Xll is out of range.
Xll attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Xll misses with a low kick as Judea jumps back.
Judea on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Judea jabs Xll right on the nose. Xll blinks but takes it well.
Xll just misses with a punch to the body.
Judea listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Judea connects with a single shot there.
A punch lands to the side of Xll 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Judea throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Xll throws a fast counter high kick but Judea manages to duck under it in time.
Xll throws a big shot that misses.
Judea looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Xll on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Judea. Judea obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice shot by Judea.
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!
Judea lands a jab to the head.
Judea misses with a straight right.
The crowd cheers as Xll lands an impressive looking overhand right. Judea doesn't seem phased though.
Xll is looking to slow Judea down with leg kicks.
Judea tries to land a front kick but Xll steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Xll swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Judea swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Judea misses with a wild body shot.
Judea misses with a wild body shot.
Xll throws a fast counter high kick but Judea manages to duck under it in time.
An inside leg kick lands from Judea.
Judea fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Judea throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Xll jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Judea uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Xll.
A big right from Xll misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judea pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Judea throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Judea looks to score with a jab to the body but Xll is just out of range.
Xll throws a fast counter high kick but Judea manages to duck under it in time.
Judea keeps the fight on the outside.
A combination from Judea does no damage.
Xll throws a left and a right that both miss
and Judea counters with a left to the body.
Judea blocks a head kick by Xll.
Xll throws an overhand right that lands on Judea's shoulder, as Judea tries to avoid the shot.
Xll on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Xll throws a head kick that misses.
Judea checks a leg kick nicely.
A swing and a miss from Xll.
Xll looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Good leg kick by Judea there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Xll connects with a looping right hand.
Judea misses with a hook. Xll ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judea ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Judea's corner calls for a 1-2. Judea obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Xll moves out of range as Judea throws a body kick.
Xll raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Judea thumps Xll with a low kick.
Judea misses with a body shot
and Xll counters with a stiff right hand.
Judea throws a body shot but no joy.
Xll throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Xll throws the kick towards the body but Judea avoids it.
It looked like Judea was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Xll.
Judea avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Judea throwing a counter right hand but Xll manages to avoid it.
Xll connects with a jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Xll crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Judea - the referee stops the clock and Xll gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Judea. Xll manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Xll, as that shot connected.
Xll checks the leg kick nicely there.
A slow jab from Xll misses its intended target.
Judea fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Xll manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan Judea dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Xll looks to land a body kick but Judea moved away.
Xll thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Judea was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Xll.
Judea wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Xll tries to clinch but Judea is having none of it.
Judea misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xll.
Xll swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Xll ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Judea moves away.
Judea fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Xll is out of range.
Xll was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Xll throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Xll jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Xll misses the target.
Xll tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judea gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Xll counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Judea clobbers Xll with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Judea lands a body shot.
Judea misses with an uppercut. Xll saw that one coming.
Nice shot lands for Judea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judea lets loose with a powerful body kick. Xll will feel that in the morning.
Nice uppercut lands for Judea. That snapped Xll's head back.
Judea misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Judea misses with an uppercut.
Xll takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Good standup being displayed there by Judea as he connects with a hook.
Judea fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Xll manages to avoid it.
Judea feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Xlls jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Judea ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Xll tries to clinch up.
It appears Judea was looking to counter with a kick there.
Xll misses with a wild body shot.
Xll fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Judea is out of range.
Xll attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Judea uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Xll.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xll misses with a body kick.
Judea appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Xll takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xll takes a swing at Judea's ribcage but misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Judea.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Xll might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Judea has got the better of the exchanges.
Judea misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xll.
Xll now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Xll lands a jab to the nose.
Xll throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Judea digs a good body shot into Xll's ribs.
Judea walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Xll throws the left hand but Judea avoids the punch easily.
Stan Judea is winning the standup battle so far.
Judea takes one on the button.
Judea lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Judea walks into a left hand.
Judea feints and then cracks Xll's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Xll down.
Xll throws a chopping leg kick but Judea manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Judea quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judea swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Xll has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Judea.
Judea keeps the fight on the outside.
Xll pushes Judea away with a front kick.
Xll uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Judea.
Xll connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Judea momentarily.
Judea blocks a head kick by Xll.
Xll with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Judea to score with a decent uppercut.
Judea tried to score with a low kick but Xll checks it.
Judea throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Xll has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Xll there as he acknowledges the shot.
Judea swats away the attempt to clinch by Xll.
Judea changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xll connects with a solid leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Judea uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Xll.
A head kick misses from Judea.
Xll throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
No joy there for Xll, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Judea moves out of range of the strikes.
Judea blocks a jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Judea.
Judea misses with a hook.
Judea swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Xll loads up on a big right hand but Judea slips the punch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Xll, right into the meat.
Xll throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
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 Stan Judea will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Judea buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Xll chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Judea can pounce on him.
Xll gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Judea.
Judea looks for the body kick but Xll saw that one coming.
Xll throws a body punch but Judea moves out of range.
A jab from Judea finds it's way through Xll's defenses.
Judea misses with a hook.
A nice side step and Xll releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Xll moves out of range of the strikes.
Xll throws a leg kick but Judea sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Xll takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xll throws a nice inside leg kick.
Judea lands a leg kick that knocks Xll off balance momentarily.
Xll misses with a head kick.
Xll throws a head kick but Judea moves out of range.
Xll throws out a leg kick but Judea moves out of range and Xll only half commits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judea throws a nice head kick!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Xll.
Xll keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Xll lands a lovely overhand right.
Xll misses with a series of wild punches.
Judea feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A jab from Xll misses.
Judea cracks Xll with an open hand slap.
Judea just misses with a punch to the body.
Xll has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Xll throws the left hand but Judea avoids the punch easily.
Judea uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Xll.
Judea connects with a solid leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Judea 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Judea is looking to chop away at Xll's legs.
Stan Judea is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xll throws a sloppy head kick
and Judea counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Judea slips under a jab.
Judea was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Xll just misses with a punch to the body.
Judea fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Xll.
Xll tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Judea tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xll was well out of range. Poor timing from Judea.
Xll finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Xll misses with a body kick.
Xll throws a jab when Judea was well out of range.
Judea swings away with a body shot that misses
and Xll counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Xll thumps Judea with a low kick.
Judea throws a body shot but no joy.
Judea scores with a leg kick.
Judea throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Judea connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xll misses with a low kick.
Judea throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Xll defending well as Judea loads up on a big left hand.
Judea slips a straight right by Xll.
Xll lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Judea lands a head kick. Xll smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Judea.
Judea throws a body punch but Xll moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Judea.
Judea takes a swing at Xll's ribcage but misses.
Xll throws a body punch but Judea moves out of range.
Ramses Xll has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Judea throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Xll doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Xll throws out a loose jab but Judea uses good head movement to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Xll misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judea connects with a jab.
Judea lands a lovely overhand right.
Xll is looking to clinch.
Judea throws a predictable looking body shot
and Xll counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xll on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Judea. Judea obviously looking to wear him down.
Xll explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Judea misses with a hook. Xll ducked under it nicely.
Judea tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Xll is able to avoid easily.
Judea connects with a crisp jab.
Xll is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Judea uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Xll has time to react.
Xll looks to land a combination but Judea avoids it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stan Judea showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Judea has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stan Judea!
A relieved looking Stan Judea thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yonglong Li (ranked 693 p4p, 90 weight class) and Maxwell House (ranked 634 p4p, 81 weight class). Maxwell House has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Yonglong Li's chin.
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180 lbs
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World class 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
21 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Yonglong Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maxwell House!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Li misses with a right hand
and House counters with an inside leg kick.
Li takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Li misses with an uppercut.
House throws a push kick but Li slaps the foot to one side.
Li bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of House's head.
House misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheers as Li lands an impressive looking overhand right. House doesn't seem phased though.
No joy there for Li, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Li takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Li waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract House.
It seemed like House was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Li tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Li moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Li swings widly with a right hand
and House counters with a nice right hand that sends Li toppling to the canvas! Li scrambles and gets back to his feet - can House finish him?!
Li is rocked!
It looks like Yonglong Li has been cut.
House misses with a straight right.
Oh Li is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Li gets cracked with a nice right hand there by House.
Li defending well as House loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Li lands a nice shot that snaps House's head back.
Li seems to have got his legs back now.
House fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
House takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
House closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
House throws a body kick that misses.
House avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Li scores with a leg kick.
Li is looking to slow House down with leg kicks.
Li looks to land a body kick but House moved away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Li. That's going to slow House down.
House takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Li slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
House is looking to chop away at Li's legs.
Li is looking for a counter combo.
Li misses with a combination
and House counters with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
House misses with a wild body shot.
Li misses with a body shot.
Li moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromHouse.
House misses with a body kick.
Li connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Li lands a high kick!
Li with a nice cross.
Li throws an off balance right hand
and House connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
House thumps Li with a low kick.
House gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Li.
Li tries a low kick but House avoids it.
House throws a hook to the side of Li's head but Li sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Li moves out of range of the body kick.
Li rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but House moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
House appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Li scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. House doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A head kick misses from Li.
House uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Yonglong Li seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Li throws a right hand that misses
and House counters with a stiff right hand.
House wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Li steps to the side to avoid the strikes from House.
A big left from Li misses.
Li misses with a body shot.
Li 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.
Jab from House.
Some bone on bone action there as House checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Li takes one to the side of the head.
House takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Li throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
House throws out a leg kick but Li moves out of range and House only half commits.
Li appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Li lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
House uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Li.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Li, right into the meat.
Li scores with a jab to the body.
Li throws a hook but House avoids it easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Li. House shrugs it off though.
Li throws a lazy uppercut
and House counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
House is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Li.
Li lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
House throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
House throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
House throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Li scores with a jab to the head.
Li is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Li jabbing away but nothing is landing.
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 Yonglong Li will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yonglong Li's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Li takes a swing at House's ribcage but misses.
Li swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Li stuns House with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
House moves out of range as Li throws a body kick.
Li keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from House misses.
House throws a push kick but Li slaps the foot to one side.
A counter left hand to the body from Li misses its target.
Li catches House with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
House scores with a nice strike.
House misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
House ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Li swings for the body but House moves out of range.
Li jabs at House's body.
Li lands a right hook to the body.
Li avoids the head kick by House.
That's one minute gone in the round.
House takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
House smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Li, as that shot connected.
House lands a nice looking kick to the body. Li takes a step back to recover.
Li throws a right hand that misses
enabling House to counter with a crisp jab.
Li scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Li misses with a shot to the body
and House counters with a low kick, right behind Li 's knee.
House walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A telegraphed right hand from Li misses the target.
Li fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Li misses with a body punch
and House cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice uppercut there from House.
House takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Li throws a jab when House was well out of range.
House let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
House connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from House misses the target.
Li cracks a nice hook into House's ribs.
Nice defenses there by Li.
Li throwing a counter right hand but House manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Li. House does a little dance to reset his feet.
House misses with a looping right.
House moves out of range as Li throws a body kick.
Li misses with a right hand
and House counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
House fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Li to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Li looks to clinch but House throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Li taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Maxwell House!
Our winner, Maxwell House, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Moe Lester (ranked 333 p4p, 44 weight class) and Teemu Karjalainen (ranked 265 p4p, 34 weight class). Karjalainen has chosen Poisonblack - Sun Shines Black as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
30 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Moe Lester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Teemu Karjalainen!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karjalainen defending well as Lester loads up on a big left hand.
Despite the aggression on Karjalainen's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lester misses with a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Lester.
Lester displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karjalainen throws out the jab.
Nice jab there from Lester.
A big left from Lester misses.
Karjalainen misses with a low kick.
Lester scores with a decent looking hook.
Lester has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karjalainen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Karjalainen looks to score with a jab to the body but Lester is just out of range.
Lester punishes Karjalainen's body with a nice straight punch.
Lester pivots, looking for a leg kick but Karjalainen is out of range and Lester settles back down.
And Karjalainen tries to counter it with a takedown but Lester pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester throws an off balance right hand
and Karjalainen counters with a body kick that stops Lester in his tracks momentarily.
Lester motions for Karjalainen to come forward. Lester throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lester throws a lazy right hand but Karjalainen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Karjalainen misses with a two punch combination.
Lester throws a good cross that connects.
A swing and a miss from Lester.
Karjalainen tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Karjalainen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lester.
Karjalainen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lester looks to land a body kick but Karjalainen moved away.
Karjalainen slips under a jab.
Karjalainen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lester swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester misses with a body shot.
Lester misses with a hook. Karjalainen ducked under it nicely.
Karjalainen feints a counter leg kick.
Lester throws the left hand but Karjalainen avoids the punch easily.
Lester misses with a wild body shot.
Karjalainen throws a chopping leg kick but Lester manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lester thuds his right hand into Karjalainen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Karjalainen takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karjalainen tries to clinch but Lester moves out of range.
Lester misses with a hook.
Lester misses the shot to the body.
Karjalainen moves out of range of the strikes.
Karjalainen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester misses with a straight right.
Lester tries to land a front kick but Karjalainen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Karjalainen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lester pushes Karjalainen away with a front kick.
Karjalainen misses with an uppercut
and Karjalainen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Moe Lester is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lester avoids a kick to the body.
Lester catches Karjalainen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lester throws out a powerful jab.
Karjalainen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lester was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lester throws a hook but Karjalainen blocks it.
Karjalainen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karjalainen throws a low kick but Lester moves out of range easily.
A little feinted left hand from Lester on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A shot to the body from Lester misses
and Karjalainen counters with a shoot takedown. Lester fights it but they end up in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karjalainen throws an elbow that misses. Lester uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Karjalainen's guard. Nice move by Lester!
Karjalainen is working an open guard so Lester takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Lester lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Karjalainen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Karjalainen tries a quick counter leg kick but Lester is wise to it.
Karjalainen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lester.
Lester thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lester misses with an uppercut
and Karjalainen counters with a three punch combo that has Lester backing up. Lester nods at Karjalainen to acknowledge the strikes.
Lester fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moe Lester dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lester throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Karjalainen counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Moe Lester has been cut.
Moe Lester is winning the standup battle so far.
A slapping leg kick lands for Karjalainen.
Lester lands with a right hand.
Lester gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lester throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Karjalainen counters with a stiff right hand.
Lester throws a right hand that misses
and Karjalainen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lester scores with a body shot.
Lester swings for the body but Karjalainen moves out of range.
Karjalainen slips under a jab from Lester.
Karjalainen feints the counter takedown.
Lester throws a jab when Karjalainen was well out of range.
Karjalainen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lester.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Moe Lester seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karjalainen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lester.
Lester throws a shot from downtown. Karjalainen moves away and avoids it.
Karjalainen appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lester throws a half hearted mid kick.
Karjalainen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lester at a distance.
Lester misses with the body kick
and Karjalainen counters with a straight right hand.
Lester chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Karjalainen can pounce on him.
Lester dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lester takes a swing at Karjalainen's ribcage but misses.
Karjalainen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester throws the left hand but Karjalainen avoids the punch easily.
Karjalainen feints the counter takedown.
Lester throws a head kick that misses
and Karjalainen counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lester parries the strikes from Karjalainen easily there. Karjalainen is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lester to escape.
Karjalainen sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Lester is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karjalainen trying to control the position but Lester is working away.
Sloppy strikes there by Karjalainen.
Karjalainen remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Karjalainen working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Karjalainen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karjalainen is looking to take a break and control but Lester is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
An elbow from Karjalainen crashes against the mat.
Karjalainen working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Karjalainen prevents Lester from escaping the position.
The strikes coming from Karjalainen are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Lester is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karjalainen can do to turn this around?
Karjalainen 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.
Karjalainen working the ground and pound.
Karjalainen tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The strikes coming from Karjalainen are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
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.
Karjalainen tries to score with some ground and pound. Lester controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lester swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lester throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Karjalainen to counter with a crisp jab.
Lester is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lester throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lester doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Karjalainen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lester.
Lester lands a really nice looking cross but Karjalainen seems unphased.
Lester gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Karjalainen counters with an inside leg kick.
Lester avoids a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teemu Karjalainen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Moe Lester's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Lester misses with a hook
and Karjalainen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lester throws a lazy uppercut
and Karjalainen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Karjalainen slips under a jab from Lester.
Karjalainen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Lester to counter with a crisp jab.
Lester throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lester throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Karjalainen to counter with a crisp jab.
Lester cracks Karjalainen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karjalainen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lester.
Lester misses with a wild body shot.
Karjalainen is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Karjalainen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Karjalainen.
Karjalainen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lester.
Karjalainen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lester connects with a good right hand that stumbles Karjalainen. Karjalainen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Karjalainen tries a head kick but it misses.
Lester pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice side step and Karjalainen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Karjalainen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Karjalainen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Karjalainen forces Lester back against the cage and clinches.
Karjalainen has a couple of punches blocked by Lester.
Still in the clinch, Lester scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karjalainen has had enough of the clinch but Lester keeps him there for the moment.
Lester lands a left hand that snaps the head of Karjalainen backwards.
Karjalainen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lester connects with a good right hand that stumbles Karjalainen. Karjalainen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lester takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lester misses with an uppercut
and Karjalainen counters with a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Lester throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Karjalainen swings widly with a right hand
and Lester cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Karjalainen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Karjalainen raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Karjalainen shoots in and gets a takedown into Lester's guard.
Lester wriggles free and stands up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karjalainen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lester throws a lazy body kick
and Karjalainen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Karjalainen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lester tries to kick Karjalainen off but Karjalainen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Karjalainen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Karjalainen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lester is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karjalainen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lester with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Karjalainen.
Karjalainen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Karjalainen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Karjalainen with the ground and pound but Lester uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Karjalainen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lester works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Teemu Karjalainen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Karjalainen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Karjalainen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Karjalainen postures up in Lester's guard and throws a big left but Lester blocks it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lester looks to land a body kick but Karjalainen moved away.
It seemed like Karjalainen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A jab from Lester does it's job there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karjalainen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
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 Moe Lester.
I think Lester has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moe Lester!
In his post fight interview, Moe Lester started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dasha Karimov (ranked 26 p4p, 7 weight class) and Murha Pate (ranked 151 p4p, 27 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Karimov might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to ACDC - Hells Bells. Murha Pate has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dasha Karimov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Murha Pate!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karimov misses with a hook. Pate ducked under it nicely.
Karimov tries to clinch but Pate moves out of range.
Pate moves into range and connects with a jab.
Karimov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pate manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Karimov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pate with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Karimov moves in looking to clinch but Pate pushes him off.
Jab by Pate.
A good leg kick by Pate.
Karimov moves into the clinch successfully.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Karimov blocks an uppercut.
Pate throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Karimov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Murha Pate has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karimov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Karimov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Karimov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pate blocks it with crossed arms.
Pate tries to throw a body punch but Karimov avoids it by throwing Pate back against the cage.
Pate misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pate throws an elbow that misses.
I was talking to Karimov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Karimov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pate lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Karimov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pate's elbow.
Karimov tries to throw a body punch but Pate avoids it by throwing Karimov back against the cage.
Karimov landing knees to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pate just misses with a elbow thrown towards Karimov's brow.
Pate misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karimov missing with knees to the body.
Pate blocks an uppercut.
Karimov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Karimov tries to throw a body punch but Pate avoids it by throwing Karimov back against the cage.
Pate trying to control the position but instead, Karimov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pate into the cage.
A short right from Pate on the inside.
Karimov misses with some punches.
Karimov tries to throw a body punch but Pate avoids it by throwing Karimov back against the cage.
Pate creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Karimov's defenses.
Pate has a couple of punches blocked by Karimov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karimov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Karimov misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pate.
Karimov scores with a shot to the side of Pate's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pate creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karimov.
Pate scores with a shoulder strike.
Karimov prevents a body shot from Pate.
Karimov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pate lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Karimov misses with a body punch.
Pate avoiding damage as Karimov throws knees to the body.
Karimov blocks an uppercut.
Pate makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Karimov misses with a body punch.
Karimov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A shot in the inside from Karimov.
Karimov working aggressively here.
Karimov struggles to land a body shot inside as Pate controls his hands.
Karimov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pate is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pate.
Karimov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Karimov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Karimov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pate tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Karimov lands an elbow that stopped Pate in his tracks for a moment.
A shot in the inside from Pate.
Pate tries to work over Karimov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Karimov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Pate scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pate leaning his opponent against the cage.
The referee calls for Pate to work.
The crowd are getting on Pate's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Karimov avoids a wild elbow strike from Pate.
Karimov tries to throw a body punch but Pate avoids it by throwing Karimov back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karimov struggles to land a body shot inside as Pate controls his hands.
Pate throws an elbow that misses.
Karimov avoids the elbow strike from Pate, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karimov misses with the head strike.
Pate throws an elbow that misses.
Pate has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Karimov seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Pate can turn it around.
Karimov misses with some punches.
Karimov tries to work over Pate's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pate tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Karimov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Karimov blocks the elbow strike.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Karimov lands an elbow inside that Pate shrugs off.
Pate tries a body shot but Karimov blocks it.
Karimov landing knees to the head.
Pate pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Karimov misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Karimov.
Karimov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pate takes an elbow to the temple.
Karimov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pate throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
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 Dasha Karimov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Murha Pate's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Karimov clinches.
Pate fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pate tries a body shot but Karimov blocks it.
Good body shot from Karimov.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Pate 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.
Karimov misses with some punches.
A short right from Karimov.
Pate tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Karimov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Karimov looking to throw knees to the head but Pate is blocking nicely.
Karimov missing with knees to the body.
Karimov is leaning against Pate and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Karimov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pate tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karimov's elbow.
Pate digs a right hand into Karimov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Karimov's gas tank.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karimov missing with knees to the body.
Pate lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pate looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Karimov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karimov lands a shoulder strike.
Pate is breathing heavily.
Karimov tries to throw a body punch but Pate avoids it by throwing Karimov back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Karimov.
A knee to the head by Karimov.
Karimov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Karimov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Karimov lands a knee to the head.
Karimov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pate is rocked!
Karimov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pate is still on wobbly legs! Can Karimov finish him?
Karimov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Karimov presses Pate against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Karimov lands a shoulder strike.
Karimov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karimov lands a nice uppercut.
Karimov has Pate pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Pate is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Karimov - that's hurt Pate badly! Oh, another knee lands and Pate is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Pate doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Dasha Karimov!
Dasha Karimov retains his middleweight title!
Dasha Karimov took some time post fight to say the following; 'Thank you all for the support. This was my last fight. I had a great time and a great career. Jestem najlepszy!'.
The defeated Murha Pate had this to say: 'ei saatana'.
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