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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Volg Zangief (ranked 7612 p4p, 268 weight class) and Kisada Hida (ranked 7500 p4p, 264 weight class). Zangief comes to the cage accompanied by The wolf's hunt by-WOLFSLAIR. Hida is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Noisestorm - Crab Rave. 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alexander Volg Zangief!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kisada Hida!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Francis DeMontford and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zangief lands a nice shot that snaps Hida's head back.
Zangief throws a right and a left that Hida avoids nicely.
Zangief has been working on his boxing with his coaches at NHB ACADEMY in the buildup to the fight.
Hida throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hida connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Zangief moves away from the strike by Hida.
Zangief throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hida steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Zangief.
Zangief bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hida scores with a decent looking hook.
Hida connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hida misses with an uppercut.
Zangief is looking to counter punch.
Hida moves into the clinch successfully.
Hida lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hida.
Hida stalling against the cage.
Hida lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hida lands an uppercut.
Zangief is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hida lands a left hand.
Oh Zangief is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hida pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hida drives through and clinches with Zangief against the cage.
Zangief seems to have got his legs back now.
Zangief is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Zangief fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Hida.
Hida scores with a shoulder strike.
Zangief looking for a takedown.
Zangief is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zangief working aggressively here.
Zangief swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hida lands a left hand.
Zangief is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Volg Zangief. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hida lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Zangief.
Zangief takes a shot to the head.
Zangief takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hida lands a body shot.
Zangief is looking for a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hida.
Hida breaks the clinch.
Hida misses the jab.
Hida defending well as Zangief loads up on a big left hand.
Hida throws a head kick that misses.
Hida takes the fight into the clinch.
Zangief is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hida lands with a light punch inside.
Hida pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zangief misses with a few strikes there.
Zangief walks into a stiff left hand from Hida.
Hida has closed the distance and engaged Zangief in a clinch.
Hida stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hida breaks from the clinch.
Zangief connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zangief tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hida was well out of range. Poor timing from Zangief.
Hida ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zangief.
Hida misses the jab.
Hida misses with a body shot
and Zangief counters with a nice uppercut.
Zangief throws a hook but Hida avoids it easily.
Hida looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hida throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hida scores with a nice head shot.
Hida throws a looping overhand right but Zangief ducks down to avoid it.
Zangief uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hida.
Hida scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hida scores with a shot to the body.
Zangief throws a hook but Hida blocks it.
Zangief throws a right hand that misses
and Hida scores with a counter punch that sends Zangief to the canvas! Hida smells blood - he's punishing Zangief with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Zangief has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kisada Hida!
A relieved looking Kisada Hida thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Alexander Volg Zangief stepped up to the mic, saying 'Lucky BS I vant rematch...'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Justin Magnum (ranked 2927 p4p, 142 weight class) and Trai Prugsanapan (ranked 4938 p4p, 222 weight class). Prugsanapan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sarama kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Justin Magnum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trai Prugsanapan!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prugsanapan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Magnum avoids the body shot from Prugsanapan.
Prugsanapan tries to clinch up but Magnum circles away and keeps his distance.
Magnum lands a jab.
Magnum scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Magnum jabs Prugsanapan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Magnum misses with a wild body shot.
Prugsanapan is trying to counter with his kicks.
Magnum lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Magnum 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.
A jab from Magnum does it's job there.
Magnum throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Prugsanapan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Justin Magnum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Prugsanapan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Magnum was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Magnum misses with a hook to the body
and Magnum takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prugsanapan tries to move into range but Magnum moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Magnum is looking to wear down Prugsanapan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Magnum throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Prugsanapan counters with a nice uppercut.
Magnum connects with a body shot.
Magnum throws a hook to the side of Prugsanapan's head but Prugsanapan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Magnum cracks a nice hook into Prugsanapan's ribs.
Magnum lands a jab to Prugsanapan's midsection.
Magnum throws a jab when Prugsanapan was well out of range.
A jab from Magnum does it's job there.
Nice jab there from Magnum.
Prugsanapan tries to keep at a distance but Magnum has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters up against the cage, Prugsanapan throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Magnum creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Magnum using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Prugsanapan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Prugsanapan breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheers as Magnum lands an impressive looking overhand right. Prugsanapan doesn't seem phased though.
Prugsanapan is rocked!
Magnum cracks Prugsanapan on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Prugsanapan falls backwards against the cage. Magnum follows up with more strikes that drop Prugsanapan to his knees. Magnum keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Prugsanapan! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Justin Magnum!
Justin Magnum spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Huang (ranked 2572 p4p, 306 weight class) and Chief Eyes (ranked 4596 p4p, 453 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Chief Eyes enters the cage!
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Oliver Huang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Eyes!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Chris Dean and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huang misses with a takedown attempt
and Eyes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Huang 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.
Eyes doesn't manage to clinch there - Huang circles away.
Chief Eyes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eyes wants to clinch up but Huang keeps it at a distance.
Eyes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Eyes misses with the head strike.
Huang jumps guard but Eyes stands there with Huang around his waist. Huang gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Eyes has a couple of punches blocked by Huang.
Eyes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Eyes fails to land.
Eyes has a couple of punches blocked by Huang.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eyes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Eyes misses with some punches.
Eyes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Huangs head.
Eyes misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eyes lands a shot to the body.
Huang jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Eyes walks away with a smile on his face. Huang gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oliver Huang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eyes moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Huang.
Eyes throws a punch but it's blocked by Huang.
Eyes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Eyes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Eyes misses with some punches.
Eyes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Eyes fails to land.
Eyes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Eyes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Huang drops down looking for an ankle pick but Eyes pulls his leg out and moves away.
Eyes is looking to clinch but Huang is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eyes tries to clinch there but Huang circles away.
Huang will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
It seemed like Eyes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Eyes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Eyes with a nice cross.
Eyes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Huang manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Eyes tries to clinch up but Huang circles away and keeps his distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Huang circles away from the clinch attempt.
Eyes misses with a two punch combination.
Eyes moves in looking to clinch but Huang pushes him off.
Eyes tries to clinch there but Huang circles away.
Huang keeps the fight on the outside.
Eyes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Huang's hands.
Huang shoots in but no luck this time.
Eyes closes the distance and clinches.
Huang prevents a body shot from Eyes.
Eyes stops a takedown attempt from Huang.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huang wants a takedown.
Eyes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Eyes lands with a light punch inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Eyes.
Eyes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from Eyes.
A nice left hand lands by Eyes.
Eyes lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Eyes fails to land.
Eyes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Eyes gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Huang.
Eyes working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eyes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Eyes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Eyes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Eyes lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Huang manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Huang manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Eyes manages to get himself to full guard.
Eyes being controlled here, momentarily.
Huang content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Huang is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Huang sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Eyes's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chief Eyes dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Huang avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Eyes wants to clinch up but Huang keeps it at a distance.
Eyes connects with a looping right hand.
Eyes with a jab.
Eyes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Huang is trying to pull guard but Eyes has him pressed against the cage.
Eyes throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Eyes.
Eyes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Huang blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eyes digs a right hand underneath Huang's ribcage. Huang let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Huang is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Eyes to keep the fight standing.
A short right from Eyes.
Eyes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Huang jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Eyes walks away with a smile on his face. Huang gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oliver Huang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eyes clinches up with Huang and pushes him back against the cage.
Huang jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Eyes walks away with a smile on his face. Huang gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Eyes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Eyes clinches with his opponent.
Eyes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Eyes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Eyes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Huang blocking some punches.
Eyes misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Eyes on the inside.
Eyes has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Huang seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Eyes can turn it around.
Huang blocking some punches.
Chief Eyes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Eyes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Eyes has a couple of punches blocked by Huang.
A right handed body shot lands from Eyes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eyes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Eyes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Eyes swings wildly with an uppercut but Huang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Huang tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Huang jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Eyes walks away with a smile on his face. Huang gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Huang shoots for a double leg takedown but Eyes sprawls well. He's pushed Huang's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Huang avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Eyes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Eyes moves to clinch but Huang breaks away
and Huang counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Eyes is looking for a sweep. Huang is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Huang wants to take a breather but Eyes is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eyes tries to kick Huang off but Huang keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Huang is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Eyes looks like he's trying to stand up.
Huang controlling the action here.
Eyes wants to get back to full guard.
Eyes has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Huang is working away from the top position though.
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.
Huang is looking to advance position but Eyes won't allow it.
Huang is trying to control. Eyes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Huang not doing much here.
Huang is trying to control. Eyes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Eyes is trying to get back to full guard.
Huang passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Eyes!
Eyes is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chief Eyes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Eyes tries to clinch up.
Eyes is looking to clinch.
Eyes tries to clinch but fails miserably
so Huang counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Eyes wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Huang manages to pass to side control.
Huang drops an elbow to the side of Eyes's head.
Eyes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Huang. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Huang wants to control but Eyes is keeping him busy.
Eyes looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huang frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Huang pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eyes has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Huang lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Eyes.
Huang throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Eyes!
Huang tightening his grip on Eyes, looking for the choke.
Eyes is trying to stand back up.
The referee is taking a good look at Eyes as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Huang!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eyes trying to control but not successfully.
Huang lands strikes to the head.
Huang has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Huang is trying to stick to Eyes's back but Eyes is turning into Huang. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Huang's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Eyes.
Huang looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Huang is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Eyes is aware though and is defending well.
Eyes throws an elbow that misses. Huang uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Eyes's guard. Nice move by Huang!
Huang prevents Eyes from getting back to his feet.
Huang passes Eyes's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Eyes blocking the ground and pound attempt from Huang.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huang tries to pass the half guard into mount. Eyes knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Huang is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Huang is trying to work for a kimura but Eyes is defending well.
Eyes trying to hold on to Huang's head to control him but Huang postures up.
Oliver Huang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Huang seems to be working for a kimura but Eyes defends the submission attempt.
Eyes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huang seems to be working for a kimura but Eyes defends the submission attempt.
Huang seems to be looking for submissions.
Chief Eyes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Huang uses his free foot to push down on Eyes's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Eyes.
Huang raining down shots from the mount!
Huang working the ground and pound effectively.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oliver Huang showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Eyes has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chief Eyes!
After the big win, Chief Eyes made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Woodshins' Ship and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gary Dema (ranked 3160 p4p, 150 weight class) and DeMario Valdez (ranked 2784 p4p, 134 weight class). Valdez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Era - Ameno. DeMario Valdez struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 136.9lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Gary Dema had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gary Dema!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, DeMario Valdez!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Topper Green and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dema avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dema pushes Valdez up against the cage in a clinch.
Dema tries to stall but Valdez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dema wants to stall.
Dema jumps guard and drags Valdez to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Dema escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Valdez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Valdez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dema definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dema working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Valdez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Valdez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dema looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Valdez has picked Dema up and slammed him! Dema can't keep hold of the triangle and Valdez manages to pass to side control!
Dema is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dema can't do much from the bottom here.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Dema tries to control but Valdez manages to take his back.
Dema tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Valdez controlling his opponent.
Dema wants to hold on but Valdez pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dema is trying to escape the mount.
Valdez avoids the attempt from Dema to control.
Dema is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dema tries to lock up and control but Valdez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
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.
Dema is desperately trying to improve his position but Valdez has a good base and remains in mount.
Dema is working hard here to advance position.
Dema is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dema tries to reverse the position but Valdez maintains control.
Valdez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dema tries to reverse the position but Valdez maintains control.
Dema tries to hold on but Valdez pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valdez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dema is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dema is desperately trying to improve his position but Valdez has a good base and remains in mount.
Dema manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Dema is holding on to half guard well.
Dema flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Dema is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dema wants to control but Valdez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dema is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DeMario Valdez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Valdez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dema lands a nice leg kick that just misses Valdez's sensitive parts.
A bone on bone clash there as Dema blocks the leg kick.
Valdez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dema tries to clinch there but Valdez circles away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Valdez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dema takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dema throws out a loose jab but Valdez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dema tries to clinch but Valdez is having none of it.
Dema pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dema fails in his attempt to clinch.
Valdez blocks a head kick by Dema.
Valdez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dema swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Valdez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dema steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Valdez.
Valdez moves out of range of the strikes.
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!
Dema looks to score with a jab to the body but Valdez is just out of range.
Valdez is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Valdez looks to land a right hand but Dema moved out of range.
Valdez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Valdez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dema clinches.
Dema with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Valdez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Valdez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dema throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dema pushes off an throws an elbow but Valdez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dema is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dema can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Knees to the body from Dema.
Dema throws a head punch that misses.
Dema looking to stall.
A short uppercut from Valdez.
Dema lands an elbow that stopped Valdez in his tracks for a moment.
A left hand lands to the body for Valdez.
Valdez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dema or not.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Valdez breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valdez throws a hook but Dema blocks it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Valdez. Dema shrugs it off though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dema throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Valdez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Valdez throws a low kick, looking for Dema's leg but Dema calmly moves out of range.
Dema looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Dema tries to close the distance and clinch but Valdez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Valdez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dema.
Valdez replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Dema blocks it well.
Valdez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Valdez looks to land a right hand but Dema moved out of range.
Dema ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Valdez moves away.
Dema misses with a left hand
letting Valdez counter with a right hand.
Valdez throws a jab when Dema was well out of range.
Valdez tried to score with a low kick but Dema checks it.
Dema tries to clinch there but Valdez circles away.
Valdez swats away the attempt to clinch by Dema.
Dema moves out of range as Valdez strikes.
Dema was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Valdez throws a jab when Dema was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dema looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
It seemed like Valdez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
DeMario Valdez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Valdez keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab from Valdez does it's job there.
Dema throws a body punch but Valdez moves out of range.
Dema ducks right into an uppercut from Valdez.
Dema tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dema looks to score with a jab to the body but Valdez is just out of range.
Dema tries to score with a low kick but Valdez moves his leg out of the way.
Valdez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Valdez misses with an uppercut.
Valdez checks a leg kick.
Valdez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dema.
Valdez wants to land a leg kick but Dema is out of range.
Dema throws a leg kick
and Valdez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Valdez misses with a body shot.
Valdez takes a swing at Dema's ribcage but misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dema.
Dema tries to clinch there but Valdez circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dema thumps Valdez with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dema connects with a leg kick. Valdez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
An inside leg kick from Valdez misses.
Valdez lands a slapping body shot.
Dema uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Valdez.
Dema is looking to counter the offense by Valdez and move into the clinch.
Valdez moves out of range as Dema throws a body kick.
Dema moves in looking to clinch but Valdez pushes him off.
Dema checks a leg kick nicely.
Valdez connects with a jab.
The fighters circling - Valdez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dema is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Valdez's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Dema displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Valdez throws out the jab.
Dema moves out of range as Valdez strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dema fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Valdez.
Valdez feints a counter leg kick.
Dema just misses with a punch to the body.
Valdez throws the left hand but Dema avoids the punch easily.
Dema tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Valdez slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DeMario Valdez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice jab there from Valdez.
Valdez scores with a three punch combo!
Dema is rocked!
Valdez throws out a leg kick but Dema moves out of range and Valdez only half commits.
Dema throws a shot from downtown. Valdez moves away and avoids it.
Valdez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dema is able to avoid easily.
Dema takes a swing at Valdez's ribcage but misses.
Dema wants to clinch.
Valdez misses with a looping left.
Dema wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dema. That's going to slow Valdez down.
Valdez's corner calls for a 1-2. Valdez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Oh Dema is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Valdez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dema tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Valdez scores with a counter punch that sends Dema to the canvas! Valdez smells blood - he's punishing Dema with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Dema has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). DeMario Valdez!
DeMario Valdez bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wesley Whitaker (ranked 1908 p4p, 219 weight class) and Roy Jones Gracie (ranked 1313 p4p, 157 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wesley Whitaker !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roy Jones Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Francis DeMontford and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie has a takedown stuffed.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Whitaker circles away easily
and Gracie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Whitaker scores with a sloppy right hand. Gracie should have avoided that one.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Whitaker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Whitaker drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown but Whitaker manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gracie's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wesley Whitaker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy Jones Gracie.
Gracie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie throws a lazy uppercut
and Whitaker counters with a straight right hand.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up with Whitaker , looking for a takedown. Gracie pushes Whitaker against the cage but Whitaker circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Whitaker tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Gracie manages to circle out of the way.
Gracie sizes up Whitaker with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gracie throws a poor cross that misses
and Whitaker counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Whitaker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitaker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gracie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whitaker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Whitaker 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.
Wesley Whitaker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Whitaker moves out of range as Gracie strikes.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whitaker displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gracie.
Donk. Whitaker catches Gracie right on the button with a cross.
Gracie throws an off balance right hand
and Whitaker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gracie misses with a takedown
letting Whitaker counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whitaker throws a right hand that misses
and Gracie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie gets tackled into the cage by Whitaker . Whitaker maintains the clinch.
Gracie wants a takedown.
Whitaker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gracie loads up on a big right hand but Whitaker slips the punch.
Whitaker closes the distance and pushes Gracie back into the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Whitaker .
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Whitaker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Whitaker .
Gracie throws a jab when Whitaker was well out of range.
Gracie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Whitaker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Whitaker displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Whitaker gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Whitaker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good exchange - Whitaker coming out on top.
No luck for Gracie with that takedown attempt.
Gracie throws a jab when Whitaker was well out of range.
Gracie slips under a jab.
Whitaker throws a series of punches but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie gets a takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gracie is working for a kimura but Whitaker is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gracie wants to take a breather but Whitaker is having none of it.
Well, if Gracie is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Whitaker controlling the position for now.
Gracie seems to be working for a kimura but Whitaker defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wesley Whitaker dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A punch combination from Whitaker misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gracie.
Whitaker has managed to clinch.
Gracie trying to control the position but instead, Whitaker has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gracie into the cage.
Gracie fails to pull guard.
Whitaker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Whitaker 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Whitaker definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gracie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Whitaker sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wesley Whitaker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy Jones Gracie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitaker clinches up with Gracie and pushes him back against the cage.
Whitaker breaks from the clinch.
Whitaker jabs Gracie to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gracie 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.
Whitaker keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Whitaker !
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie shoots and misses
and Whitaker counters with a straight right hand.
Whitaker tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wesley Whitaker is winning the standup battle so far.
Whitaker cracks Gracie with a good jab.
Whitaker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Whitaker forces Gracie back against the cage and clinches.
Whitaker manages to break the clinch.
Whitaker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Gracie on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gracie throws an overhand right that lands on Whitaker 's shoulder, as Whitaker tries to avoid the shot.
Whitaker lands a jab to the nose.
Gracie shoots and misses
letting Whitaker counter with a right hand.
Gracie slips under a jab from Whitaker .
Whitaker moves into the clinch.
Whitaker manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whitaker lands with a straight right. Gracie didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Gracie misses the target.
Whitaker scores with a one two! Gracie had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gracie takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt - Whitaker sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gracie throws a left and a right that both miss
and Whitaker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Gracie dives in for a single leg takedown but Whitaker sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gracie has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gracie throws a lazy uppercut
and Whitaker counters with a nice uppercut.
Whitaker jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gracie throws a poor cross that misses
and Whitaker counters with a straight right hand.
Gracie shoots in for a double leg but Whitaker sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gracie is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gracie is rocked!
Wesley Whitaker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Whitaker .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie with a poor takedown
and Whitaker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Whitaker misses with a series of wild punches.
Gracie ducks right into an uppercut from Whitaker .
Gracie comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gracie looks to land a combination but Whitaker avoids it well.
Whitaker swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Whitaker misses with the combination.
Whitaker takes the fight into the clinch.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Whitaker has him pressed against the cage.
Whitaker breaks from the clinch.
Whitaker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker darts in and clinches Gracie up against the cage.
Whitaker manages to break the clinch.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Whitaker .
Whitaker closes the distance and pushes Gracie back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whitaker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Gracie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whitaker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Whitaker gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gracie.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Whitaker .
Whitaker throws a jab but it's blocked by Gracie.
Gracie with the counter takedown but Whitaker avoids it easily.
Whitaker moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whitaker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wesley Whitaker dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Whitaker tries to sprawl but Gracie drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Whitaker kicks off Gracie and gets to his feet.
Whitaker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Whitaker .
Gracie throws a hook to the side of Whitaker 's head but Whitaker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gracie throws a hook but Whitaker blocks it.
Gracie fails to land the takedown.
As Gracie looks to move away, Whitaker throws a big counter combo but Gracie just gets out of the way.
Whitaker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gracie has time to react.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whitaker takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gracie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Whitaker digs a good body shot into Gracie's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
letting Whitaker counter with a right hand.
Whitaker displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gracie.
Wesley Whitaker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy Jones Gracie.
Whitaker bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Whitaker clinches up with Gracie and pushes him back against the cage.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Whitaker turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gracie is trying to drag Whitaker to the mat but Whitaker just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Whitaker pressing his opponent against the cage.
Whitaker breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Whitaker .
Whitaker looks to land a combination. Gracie sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Whitaker closes the distance and clinches.
Whitaker breaks the clinch.
Whitaker misses with a lunging right hand
letting Gracie counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whitaker moves into the clinch successfully.
Whitaker manages to break the clinch.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown. Whitaker tries to sprawl out of it but Gracie keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Whitaker manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Whitaker lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whitaker moves away.
Whitaker moves into the clinch successfully.
Whitaker blocks an uppercut.
Whitaker prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Whitaker turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Whitaker breaks from the clinch.
Roy Jones Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wesley Whitaker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Whitaker counters with a straight right hand.
Jab from Whitaker .
Gracie tries for a takedown but Whitaker sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Whitaker throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
Gracie changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Whitaker bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gracie's head.
Whitaker has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Whitaker closes the distance and clinches.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Whitaker turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Whitaker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whitaker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Whitaker manages to get underhooks.
Whitaker manages to break the clinch.
Whitaker scores with a hook to the body. Gracie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Whitaker scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Gracie is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Whitaker 's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Whitaker 's back!
Gracie is hanging on to Whitaker 's back as he tries to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wesley Whitaker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Whitaker 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wesley Whitaker !
Post fight, an emotional Wesley Whitaker said 'Thanks to all of my fans who believed in me, this is just the beginning..to my sponsors Urban Fighter to the end...and to my brothers BAD BOY MMA come get some.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Furious Munchkin (ranked 1861 p4p, 89 weight class) and Erran Morad (ranked 2289 p4p, 113 weight class). Erran Morad has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Furious Munchkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erran Morad!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munchkin scores with a jab to the body.
Munchkin misses the body punch
and Morad counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Furious Munchkin has been cut.
Munchkin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Morad works Munchkin's body with a nice hook.
Munchkin misses with a hook
enabling Morad to counter with a crisp jab.
Munchkin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Munchkin tries to clinch there but Morad circles away.
Munchkin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Munchkin misses with an uppercut
and Morad counters with a right hand to the body.
Munchkin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Morad, pushing him back against the cage.
Munchkin jumps guard but Morad turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Munchkin digs a right hand underneath Morad's ribcage. Morad let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Morad misses with a punch to the body.
Morad wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Munchkin has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munchkin is trying to pull guard but Morad has him pressed against the cage.
Morad's coach down at Grounders Foundation was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Morad's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Munchkin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Munchkin has had enough of the clinch but Morad keeps him there for the moment.
Munchkin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Munchkin has Morad pressed against the cage, preventing Morad from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Still in the clinch, Morad scores with a nice short uppercut.
Munchkin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Morad's elbow.
Munchkin breaks the clinch.
Munchkin doesn't manage to clinch there - Morad circles away.
Morad lands a nice looking body shot.
Morad lands a lovely overhand right.
Munchkin has managed to clinch.
Munchkin misses with a punch on the inside.
Morad softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Morad fails to land.
A short right from Munchkin.
A short left from Morad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Munchkin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Morad is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Furious Munchkin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morad throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Morad taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Munchkin is trying to pull guard but Morad has him pressed against the cage.
Munchkin blocking some punches.
Morad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Morad throws a punch but it's blocked by Munchkin.
Munchkin scores with a shot to the side of Morad's head.
Morad scores with a hook to the body.
Munchkin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Furious Munchkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Munchkin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Morad counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Munchkin digs a good body shot into Morad's ribs.
Morad pushes Munchkin up against the cage in a clinch.
Munchkin trying to control the position but instead, Morad has worked for underhooks and has pushed Munchkin into the cage.
Munchkin manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morad swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Munchkin.
Morad misses with a double jab.
Morad rushes Munchkin and presses him up against the cage.
Morad scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Munchkin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Munchkin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Munchkin connects with a jab.
Munchkin with a hook.
Morad clinches.
Morad lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morad.
Munchkin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Munchkin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Munchkin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Morad walks away with a smile on his face. Munchkin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munchkin throws a poor cross that misses
and Morad counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morad lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Munchkin is rocked!
Munchkin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Morad counters with a crisp right that sends Munchkin to the canvas! Morad follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erran Morad!
A relieved looking Erran Morad thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Violencia Rivas (ranked 1878 p4p, 223 weight class) and Julius Wolf (ranked 979 p4p, 123 weight class). Julius Wolf acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Violencia Rivas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Julius Wolf!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Steve Erwin and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolf shoots in looking for a takedown but Rivas manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wolf's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Julius Wolf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Rivas. Those never looked like landing.
Rivas lands with a cross.
Wolf shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rivas closes the distance and clinches.
Wolf has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Rivas regains guard immediately.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Wolf working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Wolf trying to control the position from guard on top but Rivas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wolf pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rivas is keeping the position for now.
Wolf is working Rivas over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rivas keeping full guard, as Wolf tries to pass.
Wolf wants to control from the top but Rivas keeps moving.
Wolf has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf throws an elbow that misses. Rivas uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wolf's guard. Nice move by Rivas!
Wolf seems keen to control Rivas's posture.
Wolf is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rivas defends well.
Rivas throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wolf works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rivas knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wolf on the ground.
Rivas sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Rivas got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wolf has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rivas has managed to get both his arms back between Wolf's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolf has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Wolf has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Rivas doesn't defend quickly enough and Wolf has managed to lock this one up! Can Rivas escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Wolf on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Julius Wolf!
After the fight, Julius Wolf was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Merlin (ranked 1196 p4p, 148 weight class) and Kevin Coburn (ranked 900 p4p, 114 weight class). Kevin Coburn acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xavier Merlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Coburn!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, John Mangel and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Coburn.
Merlin shoots in for a takedown but Coburn shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Merlin closes the distance and clinches up with Coburn, looking for a takedown. Merlin pushes Coburn against the cage but Coburn circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Merlin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Merlin postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Coburn is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Merlin, into his guard.
Merlin looking for a guillotine here but Coburn defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Merlin isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Coburn stacks Merlin on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Coburn!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Merlin is looking for a sweep.
Merlin regains half guard.
Coburn is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Coburn slips a nice elbow through Merlin's hands, connecting with Merlin's forehead.
Coburn prevents Merlin from improving his position.
Coburn content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merlin wants to get back to full guard.
Coburn is thwarting Merlin's attempts to control the position.
Coburn sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Merlin is looking to control Coburn's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Merlin avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Coburn controlling the pace.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Coburn misses with a straight left.
Kevin Coburn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Merlin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Merlin walks into a stiff left hand from Coburn.
Coburn lands with a good body shot.
Coburn misses with a straight right.
Merlin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Coburn counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xavier Merlin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Merlin looking for a kimura from the bottom but Coburn passes into side control!
Coburn controlling the position.
Coburn lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Coburn is staying tight to Merlin's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Merlin looking for a sweep but Coburn has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Merlin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Coburn dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Coburn throws a hook but Merlin avoids it easily.
Coburn throws a big shot that misses.
Coburn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Merlin shoots in for a double leg but Coburn sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Merlin goes for a double leg but Coburn avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Coburn continues to drive forward.
Merlin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Merlin has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Coburn defend it? Merlin steps over the head and cranks it - Coburn is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Merlin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Xavier Merlin!
Xavier Merlin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Piano (ranked 174 p4p, 18 weight class) and Hip Hop (ranked 530 p4p, 61 weight class). Piano comes to the cage accompanied by Rick going ham on a bitch. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Hip Hop enters the cage!
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Piano !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hip Hop!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Darius Henderson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piano misses with a kick to the body
and Hop counters with a nice body kick.
Piano looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hop throws out a counter right but Piano avoids it with no problem.
Piano misses with a body kick.
Hop looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Piano throws a good cross that connects.
Piano looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hop now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hop blocks a head kick by Piano .
Piano definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rick Piano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hop throws a shot from downtown. Piano moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hop looks to land a right hand but Piano moved out of range.
Hop looks to throw the jab but Piano is out of range.
Piano misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piano throws a body kick that misses
and Hop counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Rick Piano has been cut.
Hop throws a body punch but Piano moves out of range.
Piano tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hop manages to circle out of the way.
A lazy body kick from Piano
and Hop counters with a nice uppercut.
Piano shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hop ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Piano moves away.
Piano seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Piano feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hops jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice defenses there by Hop.
Piano pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Piano throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hop slips under a jab.
Hop misses with a low kick.
Crunch! Piano slams his shin into Hop's torso.
A jab lands there for Hop.
Hop thows a left - swing and a miss!
Piano is looking to counter the offense by Hop and move into the clinch.
Both fighters circling a little - Piano finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hop looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Piano pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hop swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Piano .
Hop thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piano throws a jab but it's blocked by Hop.
A combination from Piano does no damage.
Hop avoids the head kick by Piano .
Nice body punch from Piano .
Piano throws the kick towards the body but Hop avoids it.
Jab from Piano .
Hop throws a leg kick but Piano sees it coming and moves out of range.
A lazy body kick from Piano
and Piano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Piano . Hop does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piano lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hop will feel that in the morning.
Piano stuns Hop with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Piano throws a right and a left that Hop avoids nicely.
A solid body kick from Piano .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hop takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hop looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Piano just misses with a punch to the body.
Hop is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Piano with a body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Piano , right into the meat.
Piano throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hop lands with a straight right. Piano didn't see that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Piano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rick Piano 's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Piano thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hop if he has to take too many more of those.
Piano moves out of range as Hop strikes.
Piano seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hop.
Piano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hop can do to turn this around?
Piano cracks Hop with a good jab.
It looks like Hip Hop has been cut.
Hop blocks the body kick.
Hop scores with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hop.
Piano throws a wild body kick that Hop sees coming a mile off.
Hop dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Piano . That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hop.
Piano tests Hop's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Piano misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Hop was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Piano buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Piano throws a body kick that misses
and Hop counters with a nice right hand that sends Piano toppling to the canvas! Piano scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Hop finish him?!
Piano throws a poor cross that misses
and Hop counters with a huge right that knocks Piano out cold! Hop is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hip Hop!
Hip Hop is the new heavyweight champion!
Rick Piano was interviewed post fight and said 'I need more roids!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yodsawan Sitsongrit (ranked 127 p4p, 4 weight class) and Daichi Kishimoto (ranked 282 p4p, 8 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yodsawan Sitsongrit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daichi Kishimoto!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Francis DeMontford and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kishimoto fails to land the takedown.
Daichi Kishimoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kishimoto shoots and misses
letting Sitsongrit counter with a right hand.
Kishimoto tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sitsongrit defends well and Kishimoto ends up having to push Sitsongrit into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Yodsawan Sitsongrit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daichi Kishimoto.
Sitsongrit connects with a looping right hand.
Kishimoto changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sitsongrit tries to avoid it but Kishimoto manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sitsongrit to the ground. Sitsongrit escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kishimoto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sitsongrit as he jumps to the side.
Sitsongrit throwing a counter right hand but Kishimoto manages to avoid it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kishimoto or perhaps it was just good defense by Sitsongrit, which made it look bad.
Kishimoto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kishimoto misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kishimoto tries for a takedown but Sitsongrit circles away easily
and Sitsongrit counters with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kishimoto.
Yodsawan Sitsongrit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kishimoto misses with a takedown
and Sitsongrit counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sitsongrit has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Sitsongrit Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Kishimoto looks winded!
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sitsongrit punishes Kishimoto's body with a nice straight punch.
Sitsongrit connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kishimoto's hands.
Sitsongrit defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kishimoto.
Kishimoto shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sitsongrit pinned against the cage. Sitsongrit gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to Kishimoto's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kishimoto misses with a takedown attempt
and Sitsongrit counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kishimoto on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kishimoto takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kishimoto misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kishimoto walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kishimoto is rocked!
Kishimoto shoots in looking for a takedown. Sitsongrit tries to sprawl out of it but Kishimoto keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sitsongrit manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kishimoto fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kishimoto shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sitsongrit but Sitsongrit pushes him off and we're back to square one.
As Kishimoto backs away, Sitsongrit returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kishimoto has his takedown stuffed
and Sitsongrit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kishimoto tries for a takedown but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
It looked like Sitsongrit was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kishimoto.
Kishimoto takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kishimoto is still on wobbly legs! Can Sitsongrit finish him?
Kishimoto shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sitsongrit counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kishimoto seems to have recovered his senses.
Sitsongrit lands with a good body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sitsongrit.
Kishimoto fails with the takedown
and Sitsongrit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sitsongrit cracks Kishimoto on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Kishimoto falls backwards against the cage. Sitsongrit follows up with more strikes that drop Kishimoto to his knees. Sitsongrit keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Kishimoto! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yodsawan Sitsongrit!
Yodsawan Sitsongrit retains his bantamweight title!
Yodsawan Sitsongrit decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Daichi Kishimoto spoke after the fight, saying 'Forgot to cancell my auto flight, now I faught on low energy'.
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