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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tor Lovig (ranked 2573 p4p, 225 weight class) and Watsz Mawe (ranked 3490 p4p, 283 weight class). Lovig comes to the cage accompanied by TechnoViking Prophecy. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tor Lovig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Watsz Mawe!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mawe gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lovig got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mawe has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lovig has managed to get both his arms back between Mawe's legs - danger averted.
Mawe has his hands on Lovig's head, controlling the position.
Lovig throwing strikes but missing.
Mawe keeping moving, preventing Lovig from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mawe is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mawe keeping moving, preventing Lovig from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovig in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lovig stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mawe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mawe looking for a guillotine here but Lovig defends easily.
Lovig throwing strikes from guard but Mawe blocks nicely.
Lovig wants to control from the top but Mawe keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lovig is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Good shot there by Lovig.
Mawe closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lovig quickly recovers to half guard.
Mawe prevents Lovig from improving his position.
Lovig is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mawe pulls his head out easily.
Mawe seems to be looking for submissions.
Mawe looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Lovig is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovig is trying to control but Mawe manages to pass to mount!
Lovig is looking to improve his position but Mawe isn't that keen on the idea.
Lovig tries to lock up and control but Mawe gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lovig manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mawe wants to pass to mount but Lovig is defending the position.
Lovig moves into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lovig trying to control the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mawe's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mawe slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lovig gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Mawe is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lovig is just riding it out for now. Mawe eventually gives up the hold.
Lovig tries to get to full guard but Mawe has control of the leg.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mawe has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Lovig defend it? Mawe steps over the head and cranks it - Lovig is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Mawe!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Watsz Mawe!
Watsz Mawe tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mana Festation (ranked 1890 p4p, 104 weight class) and Buck Futter (ranked 2265 p4p, 123 weight class). Futter has chosen Get it on as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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140 lbs
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144 lbs
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Insanely flexible |
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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
20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Mana Festation!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Buck Futter!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Futter looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Festation scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Futter manages to mount him!
Festation's coaches at Keyboard Warriors -Temple of Illumination have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Festation gets back to half guard.
Festation is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Futter is looking to advance position but Festation won't allow it.
Festation wants to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Futter prevents Festation from standing back up.
Festation is trying to get back to full guard.
Festation is looking to control Futter's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Festation avoid being mounted?
Festation is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Festation has his hands clasped together around Futter's back. He's all about the action.
Festation trying to control but Futter postures up.
Futter is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Festation is just riding it out for now. Futter eventually gives up the hold.
Futter content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Futter is pressing down on Festation's thigh, looking to free his foot. Festation is holding on for now.
Festation wants to get back to his feet.
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.
Festation tries to roll over but Futter keeps him under control.
Festation is trying to maintain the position but Futter is very close to passing his half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Futter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Futter just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromFestation.
Futter throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Festation's waist but Festation gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Futter off to one side.
Mana Festation is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No luck for Futter with that takedown attempt.
Futter looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Futter shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Festation as he avoids it easily.
Mana Festation has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buck Futter.
Futter shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Festation is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Festation is working hard here to advance position.
Festation regains full guard. Nicely done.
Festation keeping moving, preventing Futter from controlling successfully.
Futter looking to pass the guard.
Futter won't allow Festation to sweep him here.
Futter postures up.
Festation is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Futter is looking to improve his position.
Futter is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Festation pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Futter regains full guard. Nicely done.
Festation avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Futter looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Festation passes into half guard.
Futter moves into full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Festation won't allow Futter to sweep him here.
Festation has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Buck Futter will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Futter shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Festation as he jumps to the side.
Futter throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Festation's waist but Festation gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Futter off to one side.
Festation tried to counter with a leg kick but Futter avoided it.
Futter shoots in for a takedown but Festation shows good takedown defense.
Mana Festation has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buck Futter.
Futter changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Festation tries to avoid it but Futter manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Festation to the ground. Festation escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Futter closes the distance and clinches up with Festation, looking for a takedown. Futter pushes Festation against the cage but Festation circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Futter will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Futter fails with a takedown attempt.
Festation is looking to counter with a body kick.
Buck Futter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Futter shoots and misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Futter closes this distance looking for a takedown but Festation circles away.
It looked like Festation was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Futter shoots for a double leg takedown but Festation sprawls well. He's pushed Futter's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Futter misses with a takedown attempt
and Festation counters with a one-two to the body.
Futter is breathing heavily.
Futter with a lazy takedown attempt
and Festation moves into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Festation obliges.
A knee to the head by Festation.
Festation is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Festation with a knee to the head.
Festation misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Futter.
Festation lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Futter jumps guard but Festation turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Festation lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Futter backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Futter takes a knee right on the jaw!
Festation slowing the pace effectively.
Festation lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Festation scores with a knee to the head.
A short left from Festation.
Futter is trying to pull guard but Festation has him pressed against the cage.
Festation has Futter pressed against the cage.
Festation is pressed up against the cage. Futter has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Festation down to the mat. Festation avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Futter shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Festation as he avoids it easily.
Festation half committed to a counter leg kick.
No luck for Futter with that takedown attempt.
Festation is looking to counter punch.
Futter is trying hard to land a takedown here. Festation sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Futter tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Festation swivels and escapes.
Futter fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And Festation counters with a quick kick to the body but Futter blocks it.
Futter shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Festation counter with a right hand.
Festation keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Festation tried to counter with a leg kick but Futter avoided it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Futter fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Festation avoids it really well and circles away.
As Futter backs away, Festation returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Festation slips a straight right by Futter.
Futter gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Festation counters with a left and a right that stings Futter.
Futter with a poor takedown
and Festation cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Futter has his takedown stuffed
and Festation counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Festation is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Futter can do to turn this around?
Futter fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
As Futter backs away, Festation returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Futter shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Festation as he avoids it easily.
Festation quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Futter with a lazy takedown attempt
and Festation counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Futter is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Festation keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
An attempted straight right counter from Festation misses the target.
Futter is still on wobbly legs! Can Festation finish him?
Futter misses with a left hand
and Festation counters with a stiff right hand.
Futter seems to have recovered his senses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Futter fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Festation avoids it really well and circles away.
Futter misses with a takedown
and Festation makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Futter gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Festation counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Futter tries for a takedown but Festation circles away easily
and Futter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mana Festation dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Futter misses with a takedown attempt
and Festation counters with a right hand to the body.
Futter closes the distance and clinches up with Festation, looking for a takedown. Futter pushes Festation against the cage but Festation circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Festation feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Futter looks for a takedown but Festation sprawls well.
Mana Festation has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buck Futter.
Futter tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Festation swivels and escapes.
Festation tries to counter by clinching up but Futter breaks away and moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Futter.
Futter looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Festation half committed to a counter leg kick.
Festation is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Futter misses with a takedown attempt
and Festation counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Futter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Futter fails with the takedown
and Festation counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Futter with a lazy takedown attempt
and Festation counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Buck Futter has been cut.
Futter misses with an uppercut
and Festation counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Futter closes the distance and clinches up with Festation, looking for a takedown. Futter pushes Festation against the cage but Festation circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Festation went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Futter fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Festation avoids it really well and circles away.
Futter shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Futter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Festation swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Festation seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Festation is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Futter looking for a guillotine here but Festation defends easily.
Festation preventing the sweep.
Festation looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Futter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Futter has an active guard here but Festation has managed to pass into half guard.
Futter wants to control but Festation passes into side.
Festation decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Futter fails with the takedown
and Festation counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Futter goes for a double leg but Festation avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Festation continues to drive forward.
Festation fires out a quick counter leg kick but Futter just manages to avoid it.
Festation leaves Futter with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Futter shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Festation as he avoids it easily.
Festation is looking to counter punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Futter has his takedown stuffed
and Festation counters with a series of strikes. Futter will be more careful next time no doubt.
Futter fails with the takedown
and Festation counters with a nice body shot.
Futter tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Festation swivels and escapes.
Futter darts in looking for a takedown but Festation gets double underhooks and turns Futter into the cage.
Festation stuffs the takedown attempt from Futter. Futter gets slowly back to his feet.
As Futter tries to get set, Festation tries to push him back and clinch up but Futter manages to avoid the attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Futter fails with the takedown
and Festation counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Futter misses the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mana Festation showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Festation 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 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mana Festation!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bessarion Alexius (ranked 1478 p4p, 171 weight class) and Dominic Trujillo (ranked 2773 p4p, 294 weight class). Alexius comes into the arena with A Country Boy Can Survive blaring out of the sound system. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bessarion Alexius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dominic Trujillo!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trujillo jabs at Alexius's body.
Alexius attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Alexius misses with a wild combination.
Trujillo thuds a left hand into Alexius's body.
Alexius tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Alexius misses with a series of wild punches.
Alexius works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Trujillo clobbers Alexius with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Alexius lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Trujillo at a distance.
Alexius looks to score with a jab to the body but Trujillo is just out of range.
Alexius on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
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!
Alexius throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Trujillo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Alexius misses with a wild combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Trujillo! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trujillo feints a jab promting Alexius to slip. Trujillo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Alexius slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Alexius misses with a wild body shot.
Trujillo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alexius can pounce on him.
Alexius lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Trujillo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alexius tries to counter by clinching up but Trujillo breaks away and moves out of range.
Trujillo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alexius sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Alexius.
Trujillo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Alexius with a body shot.
Trujillo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Alexius's hands.
Trujillo throws a hook but Alexius blocks it.
Alexius throws a nice head kick!
Alexius throws a looping overhand right but Trujillo ducks down to avoid it.
Trujillo misses with an uppercut. Alexius saw that one coming.
Trujillo missing with a left hand there. Alexius was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alexius slips under a jab.
Trujillo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alexius.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexius misses with a hook to the body
and Trujillo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A telegraphed right hand from Alexius misses the target.
Alexius misses with a body shot
enabling Trujillo to counter with a crisp jab.
Trujillo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alexius at a distance.
Alexius misses with a low kick.
Trujillo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Trujillo! But no joy.
Nice defenses there by Alexius.
Alexius lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Trujillo misses with a looping right.
Alexius attempts a counter takedown but Trujillo avoids it well and moves away.
Alexius takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice uppercut lands for Alexius. That snapped Trujillo's head back.
Alexius swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Trujillo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alexius jabs at Trujillo's body.
Nice jab there from Trujillo.
Trujillo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alexius.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo misses with a few strikes there.
Trujillo ducks right into an uppercut from Alexius.
Alexius will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Trujillo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Alexius takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Alexius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trujillo was well out of range. Poor timing from Alexius.
Trujillo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trujillo ducks under a wild hook from Alexius.
Trujillo throws a looping overhand right but Alexius ducks down to avoid it.
Trujillo wants to land a leg kick but Alexius is out of range.
Trujillo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alexius moves away.
A jab from Alexius misses.
Trujillo feints and as Alexius raises his hands in defense, Trujillo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Alexius keeping moving, preventing Trujillo from controlling successfully.
Alexius utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo postures up in Alexius's guard and throws a big left but Alexius blocks it.
Trujillo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alexius is adopting a defensive guard.
Trujillo trying to control the position from guard on top but Alexius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Trujillo postures up in Alexius's guard and throws a big left but Alexius blocks it.
Alexius keeping moving, preventing Trujillo from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Trujillo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Alexius has time to react.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dominic Trujillo will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Trujillo throws a leg kick but Alexius sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Alexius lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Trujillo circles away quickly and effectively.
Alexius misses with a two punch combination.
Alexius scores with a nice head shot.
Alexius has been working on his balance at Navy Street MMA, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Trujillo.
Alexius ducks under a wild hook from Trujillo.
Alexius takes a swing at Trujillo's ribcage but misses.
Trujillo just misses with a punch to the body.
Alexius scores with the left hand. Trujillo knows he should have avoided that one.
Alexius throws a combination that misses
enabling Trujillo to counter with a crisp jab.
Trujillo lands the left hand.
Sloppy strikes from Alexius. Those never looked like landing.
Alexius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alexius drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A leg kick checked by Alexius.
Alexius misses with a double jab
and Trujillo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Trujillo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trujillo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
No joy there for Alexius, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alexius scores with a nice right hand.
Alexius lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Trujillo circles away quickly and effectively.
Alexius pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bessarion Alexius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Trujillo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Alexius throws a body kick that misses.
Trujillo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Trujillo.
A cross from Trujillo lands.
Alexius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alexius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trujillo manages to avoid it.
Alexius misses with a hook to the body
and Trujillo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trujillo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alexius doesn't seem bothered though.
Trujillo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Trujillo misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dominic Trujillo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alexius connects with a leg kick. Trujillo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Trujillo just misses with a punch to the body.
Trujillo 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.
Alexius checks a leg kick.
Alexius walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Alexius cracks Trujillo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bessarion Alexius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Trujillo lands a lovely overhand right.
Bessarion Alexius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trujillo thuds a left hand into Alexius's body.
Alexius cracks a nice hook into Trujillo's ribs.
Nice body kick there by Alexius.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Alexius enables Trujillo to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Alexius manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Alexius scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Alexius takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo scores with the left hand. Alexius knows he should have avoided that one.
Alexius takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Trujillo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alexius.
Trujillo lands with a straight right. Alexius didn't see that one coming.
Trujillo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alexius sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alexius pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
No joy there for Alexius, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Trujillo connects with a body shot.
Alexius looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Trujillo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Trujillo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Trujillo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Trujillo throws out a powerful jab.
Alexius is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Trujillo misses.
Alexius is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The fighters circling - Trujillo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexius fails to land with a series of punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Trujillo! But no joy.
Alexius swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alexius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alexius misses with a hook
and Trujillo counters with a low kick, right behind Alexius 's knee.
Alexius misses with a double jab
and Trujillo counters with a nice body shot.
Trujillo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alexius.
Trujillo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Alexius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alexius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trujillo moves away.
Trujillo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trujillo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alexius.
Trujillo swings for the body but Alexius moves out of range.
Trujillo digs a good body shot into Alexius's ribs.
Trujillo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominic Trujillo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Trujillo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Alexius looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Alexius throws a jab when Trujillo was well out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Trujillo! But no joy.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Alexius.
Trujillo lands a glancing blow to the side of Alexius's head.
Alexius rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Trujillo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jab by Trujillo.
Alexius steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Trujillo.
Trujillo is looking to land body kicks.
Alexius throws a body kick that misses
and Trujillo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alexius digs a good body shot into Trujillo's ribs.
Trujillo fails with a takedown attempt.
Alexius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trujillo.
Alexius moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alexius ducks under a wild hook from Trujillo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexius tries to bum rush Trujillo with a series of wild strikes but Trujillo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alexius fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Trujillo connects with a body shot that sends Alexius's belly button to the back.
Trujillo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Alexius.
Trujillo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alexius throws out the jab.
Trujillo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Trujillo throws the left hand but Alexius avoids the punch easily.
Alexius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trujillo moves away.
Good standup being displayed there by Alexius as he connects with a hook.
Trujillo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alexius manages to avoid it.
Trujillo wants to slow Alexius down by chopping away at his legs.
Trujillo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Trujillo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alexius misses with a hook. Trujillo ducked under it nicely.
A shot to the liver by Trujillo. Beautiful body shot.
Alexius throws a series of punches but Trujillo avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexius misses with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alexius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alexius takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Trujillo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Alexius misses with a hook. Trujillo ducked under it nicely.
Good shot there by Trujillo.
Alexius throws a body shot but no joy.
Alexius takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Trujillo drives through with a takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Trujillo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alexius is keeping the position for now.
Alexius can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Trujillo controls the pace.
Trujillo is in close to Alexius's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Trujillo throws a big right hand that misses.
Trujillo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Trujillo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alexius is keeping the position for now.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Trujillo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Trujillo throws a lazy right hand but Alexius sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alexius throws a nice looking combination but Trujillo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Trujillo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Trujillo.
Alexius throws a jab but it's blocked by Trujillo.
Dominic Trujillo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Trujillo throws a shot to the body.
Trujillo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo lands a nice shot that snaps Alexius's head back.
Alexius loads up on a big right hand but Trujillo slips the punch.
Alexius moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Trujillo blocks a head kick by Alexius.
Trujillo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Alexius missing with a left hand there. Trujillo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Trujillo follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Trujillo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Alexius on the side of the head.
Trujillo lands a jab to the nose.
Trujillo lands a nice shot that snaps Alexius's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trujillo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Alexius has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Alexius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trujillo was well out of range. Poor timing from Alexius.
A decent looking cross lands there for Trujillo.
Bessarion Alexius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Trujillo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Trujillo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alexius.
Trujillo throws a body kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dominic Trujillo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Trujillo 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 Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominic Trujillo!
Dominic Trujillo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Bessarion Alexius had this to say: 'Oh moth*****r, not again!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between DJ Bango (ranked 1339 p4p, 71 weight class) and Tim Lincekum (ranked 1861 p4p, 102 weight class). Lincekum has chosen BYOB as his entrance music. DJ Bango has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, DJ Bango!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Lincekum!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Lincekum misses.
The fighters circling - Lincekum throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lincekum ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bango moves away.
Lincekum darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A jab lands there for Bango.
Lincekum missing with a left hand there. Bango was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bango scores with a hook.
Bango punishes Lincekum's body with a nice straight punch.
Bango is looking to land body kicks.
Bango ducks under a wild hook from Lincekum.
Lincekum bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bango's head backwards.
Lincekum misses the body punch
and Bango counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body kick from Bango.
Bango scores with a jab.
Bango throws a lazy head kick
and Lincekum counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bango misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bango misses with a hook
and Lincekum counters with a stiff right hand.
Bango looks to score with a jab to the body but Lincekum is just out of range.
Bango looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lincekum misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bango.
Bango misses with a right hand
and Lincekum counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
An inside leg kick from Bango misses.
Lincekum throws a right hand that Bango ducks under and follows up with a left that Bango also avoids with ease.
Lincekum takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lincekum scores with a decent looking hook.
Bango misses with a hook. Lincekum ducked under it nicely.
Lincekum dips to his left and cracks Bango with an uppercut!
Bango misses with a looping left.
Lincekum misses with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bango throws a head kick that Lincekum semi-blocks.
Lincekum takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lincekum throws a hook but Bango blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bango.
Some wild striking there from Lincekum.
Lincekum lands with a nice body punch.
Bango connects with a looping right hand.
Bango ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lincekum moves away.
Lincekum ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bango takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lincekum ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bango moves away.
DJ Bango seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lincekum swinging wildly here.
Bango scores with a nice strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bango staying out of range there.
Lincekum tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bango feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Lincekum sprawling to the canvas! Lincekum rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Bango finish him?!
Lincekum is rocked!
Bango tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lincekum is still on wobbly legs! Can Bango finish him?
Bango cracks Lincekum with a hook to the temple - Lincekum is on wobbly legs here! Bango swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Lincekum falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Bango wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). DJ Bango!
An out of breath DJ Bango thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Tim Lincekum stepped up to the mic, saying 'Hi guys, sorry I lost, I will make sure to try much better next time,ok?'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Piranha Chonan (ranked 1236 p4p, 172 weight class) and Ash Catchum (ranked 1322 p4p, 188 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Piranha Chonan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ash Catchum!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chonan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Catchum.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Catchum! But no joy.
Chonan rushes Catchum and presses him up against the cage.
Catchum escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chonan darts in trying to clinch
and Catchum connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Piranha Chonan has been cut.
Chonan blocks a head kick by Catchum.
Piranha Chonan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Catchum lands a lovely overhand right.
Chonan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chonan tries to close the distance and clinch but Catchum swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chonan tries to clinch up.
Catchum on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Catchum throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chonan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chonan is looking to clinch.
Chonan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chonan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Catchum swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Chonan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Catchum paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Catchum avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Catchum throws a body shot but no joy.
Chonan 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.
Chonan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Catchum looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A big right from Chonan misses.
It seemed like Catchum was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Catchum takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Chonan tries to clinch there but Catchum circles away.
Catchum swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Chonan.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Chonan, as that shot connected.
Some wild striking there from Chonan.
Catchum doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Chonan scores with a body shot.
Chonan clinches.
Chonan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chonan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Catchum avoids the elbow strike from Chonan, against the cage.
Catchum breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chonan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot 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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Catchum. Chonan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Catchum delivers a nice body kick.
Chonan is breathing heavily.
Chonan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Catchum counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chonan misses with an uppercut
and Catchum counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Catchum misses with a straight right.
Catchum tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Catchum lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Chonan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chonan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Catchum blocks an elbow strike.
Chonan lands a nice elbow.
Chonan misses with the head strike.
Catchum lands a hook that snaps the head of Chonan backwards.
Chonan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Catchum backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Catchum goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Catchum.
Chonan prevents a body shot from Catchum.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Catchum.
A short body shot lands from Catchum as the two fighters clinch.
Catchum blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Catchum.
Catchum lands a body punch.
Catchum working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Catchum.
Chonan working aggressively here.
Chonan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Catchum lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short body shot lands from Catchum as the two fighters clinch.
Catchum blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Catchum lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chonan backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chonan blocking some punches.
Catchum breaks from the clinch.
Catchum tests Chonan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chonan throws a right hand that Catchum ducks under and follows up with a left that Catchum also avoids with ease.
Chonan moves forwards but Catchum connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Piranha Chonan's cut is getting worse.
Catchum connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Chonan is looking to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Catchum! But no joy.
Catchum has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Chonan slips a straight right by Catchum.
Catchum slips under a jab from Chonan.
Chonan clinches.
Chonan takes a shot to the head.
Catchum scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chonan has Catchum pressed against the cage, preventing Catchum from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chonan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Catchum backwards.
Chonan throws a head punch that misses.
Chonan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Catchum misses with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Chonan landing knees to the body.
Chonan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chonan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ash Catchum dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Piranha Chonan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Catchum lunges at Chonan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chonan's hand.
Chonan moves to clinch but Catchum breaks away
and Chonan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chonan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Chonan misses the target.
Chonan misses with an uppercut
and Catchum counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good exchange - Catchum coming out on top.
Piranha Chonan's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Catchum fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chonan on the side of the head.
Chonan throws a combination that misses
and Catchum counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Chonan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Catchum.
Catchum lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chonan at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chonan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chonan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Catchum steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chonan.
Catchum scores with a sloppy right hand. Chonan should have avoided that one.
Chonan misses with a hook to the body
and Catchum makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chonan misses with an uppercut. Catchum saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chonan misses with a looping right.
Catchum has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chonan misses with a hook
enabling Catchum to counter with a crisp jab.
Jeez, Piranha Chonan's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Nice shot lands for Catchum.
Catchum throws out a powerful jab.
Chonan is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Piranha Chonan's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ash Catchum!
An out of breath Ash Catchum thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joost Van Buren (ranked 685 p4p, 101 weight class) and Spank Crank (ranked 1187 p4p, 190 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joost Van Buren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Spank Crank!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Buren throws a head kick but Crank moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Crank.
Van Buren on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Crank misses with a body shot.
Crank moves out of range as Van Buren strikes.
Crank punishes Van Buren's body with a nice straight punch.
Van Buren misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Joost Van Buren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Buren slips a jab from Crank.
A cross from Van Buren lands.
Van Buren digs a good body shot into Crank's ribs.
Van Buren just misses with a punch to the body.
No joy there for Van Buren, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Van Buren misses with an uppercut.
Van Buren jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crank misses with a looping right.
Crank clobbers Van Buren with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Crank uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Buren.
Crank connects with the punch.
Crank jabs at Van Buren's body.
Van Buren throws a poor cross that misses
and Crank counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Buren connects with a crisp jab.
A big right from Van Buren misses.
Crank steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Buren.
Crank moves out of range of the strikes.
Crank slips a jab from Van Buren.
Van Buren throws a looping overhand right but Crank ducks down to avoid it.
Joost Van Buren is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Buren displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crank throws out the jab.
Crank misses with a body shot.
Crank connects with an inside leg kick.
Van Buren is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Van Buren misses with a looping right.
Crank on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Crank missing with a left hand there. Van Buren was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Crank just misses with a punch to the body.
Crank takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Van Buren throws out a loose jab but Crank uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Crank misses the target.
Crank fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Van Buren.
Van Buren misses with a wild body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot to the liver by Crank. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Crank takes a swing at Van Buren's ribcage but misses.
Crank ducks under a wild hook from Van Buren.
Van Buren moves into range and connects with a jab.
Van Buren throws a shot to the body.
Crank throws a hook but Van Buren blocks it.
Crank throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Crank throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Van Buren wants to slow Crank down by chopping away at his legs.
Van Buren lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Van Buren lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Spank Crank has been cut.
A head kick misses from Van Buren.
Van Buren slips a straight right by Crank.
An attempted straight right counter from Van Buren misses the target.
Crank is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Crank, right into the meat.
Van Buren throws a lazy uppercut
and Crank counters with a stiff right hand.
Crank throws a shot from downtown. Van Buren moves away and avoids it.
Crank looks to throw the jab but Van Buren is out of range.
Crank jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Van Buren wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren lands with an uppercut that bounces Crank off the cage and back into range.
Van Buren avoids a kick to the body.
Crank missing with a left hand there. Van Buren was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Van Buren looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Crank ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Buren keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crank with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Van Buren stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Crank throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Buren sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Van Buren lands with a good body shot.
Van Buren drops his hands momentarily and Crank takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Crank pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Van Buren blocks the body kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Van Buren misses its target.
Van Buren scoring well with a low kick there.
Van Buren throws a looping overhand right but Crank ducks down to avoid it.
Crank looks to throw the jab but Van Buren is out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Buren throws a combination that misses
and Crank counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Crank misses.
Good shot there by Van Buren.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crank uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Buren.
Crank fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Buren manages to avoid it.
Crank misses with an uppercut. Van Buren saw that one coming.
Crank bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Van Buren misses with a lunging right hand
and Van Buren takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Van Buren throws a lazy uppercut
and Crank counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Crank looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Buren is just out of range.
Crank swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Buren lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Van Buren swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Crank.
Crank avoids the head kick by Van Buren.
Crank scores with a decent looking hook.
Van Buren misses with an uppercut.
Van Buren scores with a sloppy right hand. Crank should have avoided that one.
Van Buren is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good standup being displayed there by Crank as he connects with a hook.
Crank ducks under a wild hook from Van Buren.
Van Buren lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Crank at a distance.
Van Buren throws a shot from downtown. Crank moves away and avoids it.
Van Buren blocks a jab.
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 Joost Van Buren will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Spank Crank's cut.
That's time! Van Buren's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Van Buren uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Crank has time to react.
Crank jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crank blocks a jab.
Crank swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Van Buren smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Crank slips a straight right by Van Buren.
Crank takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Crank ducks under a wild hook from Van Buren.
Crank throws out a loose jab but Van Buren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Buren misses with a hook. Crank ducked under it nicely.
Van Buren keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crank bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Van Buren misses with an uppercut.
Crank looks to land a left hand but Van Buren moved out of range nicely.
Van Buren throws a hook but Crank avoids it easily.
Van Buren connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That has opened up Spank Crank's cut even more.
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!
Crank misses with a straight right.
Van Buren connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Crank's hands.
Crank is rocked!
A head kick by Van Buren - that's a beauty! Crank is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Van Buren can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Joost Van Buren!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ebyn Dall (ranked 363 p4p, 45 weight class) and Ramon Escobar Chavez (ranked 673 p4p, 75 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dall might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Under the Blood. Escobar Chavez has chosen Buena Vista Social Club - Hasta Siempre as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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32
155 lbs
19 - 8 - 1 |
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179 cm
29
150 lbs
16 - 3 - 2 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ebyn Dall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ramon Escobar Chavez!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar Chavez cracks Dall with a right hand to the side of the head.
Escobar Chavez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dall has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Escobar Chavez finds it's way round the side to connect with Dall's head.
Dall swinging wildly here.
A telegraphed right hand from Escobar Chavez misses the target.
Ramon Escobar Chavez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Escobar Chavez scores with a hook.
Dall blocks a head kick by Escobar Chavez.
Dall scores with a body shot.
Nice shot lands for Dall.
Escobar Chavez misses the shot to the body.
Dall jabs Escobar Chavez right on the nose. Escobar Chavez blinks but takes it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good shot there by Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez misses with a straight right.
Dall is looking to counter with a body kick.
Escobar Chavez cracks Dall with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Escobar Chavez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dall counters with a straight right hand.
Dall throws a push kick but Escobar Chavez slaps the foot to one side.
Dall avoids the body shot from Escobar Chavez.
Dall half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Escobar Chavez lands a nice shot to the body.
Escobar Chavez digs a good hook to Dall's body.
Escobar Chavez avoids the head kick by Dall.
Dall on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A big right from Escobar Chavez misses.
Escobar Chavez misses with a straight left.
Escobar Chavez throws a jab but it's blocked by Dall.
Dall feinted with a counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez looks to throw the jab but Dall is out of range.
Escobar Chavez throws a wild body kick that Dall sees coming a mile off.
Escobar Chavez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dall manages to avoid it.
Dall looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dall on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escobar Chavez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Escobar Chavez works the jab nicely.
Escobar Chavez misses with a leg kick
and Dall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Escobar Chavez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dall counters with a straight right hand.
Dall fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Escobar Chavez avoids it really well and circles away.
Escobar Chavez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Escobar Chavez throws a body shot but no joy.
Dall half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Escobar Chavez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Escobar Chavez.
Some wild striking there from Dall.
Dall shoots for a double leg takedown but Escobar Chavez sprawls well. He's pushed Dall's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Escobar Chavez throws a body punch but Dall moves out of range.
Dall blocks a low kick nicely.
Escobar Chavez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Escobar Chavez tests Dall's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Escobar Chavez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dall throws a body punch but Escobar Chavez moves out of range.
Dall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Escobar Chavez.
Dall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Escobar Chavez.
A clash of legs there as Dall blocks the low kick.
A left lands for Dall.
Escobar Chavez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
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!
Escobar Chavez avoids the body shot from Dall.
Escobar Chavez throws out a loose jab but Dall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dall ducks right into an uppercut from Escobar Chavez.
Dall gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Escobar Chavez slips under a jab from Dall.
Escobar Chavez connects with a looping right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Escobar Chavez swings widly with a right hand
and Dall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramon Escobar Chavez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Escobar Chavez lands a jab to Dall's midsection.
Escobar Chavez throws a hook but Dall blocks it.
Dall half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Escobar Chavez 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.
Dall tries to move into range but Escobar Chavez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dall lets loose with a powerful body kick. Escobar Chavez will feel that in the morning.
Nice straight punches there by Escobar Chavez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez forces Dall back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar Chavez fails to land.
Dall scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dall struggles to land a body shot inside as Escobar Chavez controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dall works on Escobar Chavez's body with a couple of short punches.
Dall working aggressively here.
Escobar Chavez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dall's elbow.
Escobar Chavez misses with some punches.
Dall lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Escobar Chavez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dall working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dall lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall breaks the clinch.
Escobar Chavez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dall is out of range and Escobar Chavez settles back down.
Dall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez misses with a wild body shot.
Escobar Chavez misses with a left hand
and Dall counters with a good low kick that Escobar Chavez was not able to check.
Ramon Escobar Chavez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Escobar Chavez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Escobar Chavez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dall counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Escobar Chavez just misses with a punch to the body.
Escobar Chavez throws a good cross that connects.
Dall shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Escobar Chavez's guard.
Dall seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Escobar Chavez is trying to control the position but Dall postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dall wants to control from the top but Escobar Chavez keeps moving.
Dall stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Escobar Chavez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dall showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Escobar Chavez scores with a sloppy right hand. Dall should have avoided that one.
Escobar Chavez throws a looping overhand right but Dall ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Dall misses the target.
Dall throws a nice head kick!
Escobar Chavez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Escobar Chavez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A low kick from Escobar Chavez misses
and Dall counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dall sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Escobar Chavez keeping moving, preventing Dall from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dall's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Dall passes Escobar Chavez's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Escobar Chavez has his hands clasped together around Dall's back. He's all about the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ebyn Dall dominated that second round.
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.
Dall shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Escobar Chavez as he jumps to the side.
Dall throws a nice looking combination but Escobar Chavez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Escobar Chavez throws a jab but it's blocked by Dall.
Escobar Chavez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little feinted left hand from Dall on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A low kick from Escobar Chavez misses
and Dall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dall misses with a takedown attempt - Escobar Chavez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar Chavez with a hook.
Escobar Chavez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dall manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Escobar Chavez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Escobar Chavez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Escobar Chavez digs a good hook to Dall's body.
Dall fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Escobar Chavez.
Ramon Escobar Chavez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Escobar Chavez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Escobar Chavez lands a nice shot that snaps Dall's head back.
Dall doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dall clobbers Escobar Chavez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Escobar Chavez checks a low kick from Dall.
Dall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Escobar Chavez misses with a straight left.
Escobar Chavez just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall throws a body punch but Escobar Chavez moves out of range.
A big right from Escobar Chavez misses.
Escobar Chavez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dall is able to avoid easily.
Escobar Chavez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Escobar Chavez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dall takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Escobar Chavez. That's going to slow Dall down.
Escobar Chavez misses with a straight left.
A low kick from Escobar Chavez misses
and Dall counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee asks Dall politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Dall prefers to stall for the moment though.
Dall looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Escobar Chavez knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dall is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Escobar Chavez has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dall trying to control the action but Escobar Chavez is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Escobar Chavez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Escobar Chavez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dall trying to control the position but Escobar Chavez is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ramon Escobar Chavez.
I think Escobar Chavez 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ramon Escobar Chavez!
After the big win, Ramon Escobar Chavez made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Sportivité and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tinashe Chukwuma (ranked 543 p4p, 67 weight class) and Daniel Dimitrov (ranked 577 p4p, 71 weight class). Chukwuma's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Corleone. Dimitrov has chosen Drake - Energy as his entrance music. Daniel Dimitrov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tinashe Chukwuma's chin.
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271 lbs
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250 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class MT
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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
19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tinashe Chukwuma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daniel Dimitrov!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chukwuma tries to clinch but Dimitrov is having none of it.
The crowd cheers as Dimitrov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chukwuma doesn't seem phased though.
Dimitrov keeps the fight on the outside.
Dimitrov throws a counter combo.
Chukwuma tries to clinch but Dimitrov moves out of range.
Dimitrov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Decent striking displayed by Chukwuma there.
It looks like Daniel Dimitrov has been cut.
Chukwuma darts in and clinches Dimitrov up against the cage.
Chukwuma lands a hook that snaps the head of Dimitrov backwards.
Dimitrov scores with a shot to the side of Chukwuma's head.
Chukwuma misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chukwuma definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Chukwuma blocking some punches.
Chukwuma can't find room to land a body shot as Dimitrov controls the action.
Chukwuma misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chukwuma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dimitrov.
Dimitrov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Chukwuma up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Dimitrov.
Dimitrov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimitrov keeps the fight on the outside.
Chukwuma takes one to the side of the head.
Dimitrov lands a left and a right that send Chukwuma crashing to the mat, dazed. Dimitrov thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Dimitrov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dimitrov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chukwuma moves in looking to clinch but Dimitrov pushes him off.
Chukwuma tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dimitrov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chukwuma wants to clinch up but Dimitrov keeps it at a distance.
Chukwuma moves in looking to clinch but Dimitrov pushes him off.
Chukwuma moves into range and clinches up with Dimitrov.
Chukwuma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dimitrov throws a head punch that misses.
Chukwuma throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dimitrovs head.
Dimitrov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dimitrov swings wildly with an uppercut but Chukwuma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chukwuma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dimitrov's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chukwuma throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from Dimitrov.
Dimitrov is looking to control Chukwuma's arms but Chukwuma gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dimitrov has his back to the cage.
Chukwuma is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Chukwuma throws a head punch that misses.
Dimitrov lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chukwuma.
Chukwuma struggles to land a body shot inside as Dimitrov controls his hands.
Dimitrov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dimitrov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dimitrov lands with a right to the head.
Dimitrov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dimitrov.
Chukwuma is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dimitrov is keeping busy.
Dimitrov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dimitrov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dimitrov prevents a body shot from Chukwuma.
Dimitrov misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chukwuma tries to work over Dimitrov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chukwuma struggles to land a body shot inside as Dimitrov controls his hands.
Chukwuma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chukwuma lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Chukwuma misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dimitrov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chukwuma backwards.
Nice body punch from Dimitrov - that landed with a thud.
Dimitrov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chukwuma is breathing heavily.
Dimitrov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chukwuma misses with a punch to the body.
Dimitrov scores with a shoulder strike.
Chukwuma blocks a body shot from Dimitrov.
Dimitrov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dimitrov moves into the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dimitrov.
Chukwuma misses with a body punch.
Dimitrov lands a left hand.
Chukwuma misses with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot in the inside from Dimitrov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrov working aggressively here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Dimitrov misses with a punch on the inside.
Chukwuma blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Dimitrov.
Chukwuma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chukwuma works on Dimitrov's body with a couple of short punches.
Dimitrov blocks a body shot from Chukwuma.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dimitrov.
A short right from Dimitrov on the inside.
Dimitrov lands with a left to the head.
Dimitrov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Dimitrov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dimitrov.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Chukwuma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dimitrov lands with a right to the head.
Dimitrov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Dimitrov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Dimitrov's cut.
That's time! Chukwuma's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dimitrov cracks Chukwuma with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Chukwuma tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Dimitrov pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Chukwuma is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Dimitrov!
Daniel Dimitrov was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
In defeat, Tinashe Chukwuma stepped up to the mic, saying 'Cheater ...its obvious hes on steroids....'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jarred Reich (ranked 181 p4p, 27 weight class) and Maxwell House (ranked 427 p4p, 59 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jarred Reich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maxwell House!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reich throws a shot from downtown. House moves away and avoids it.
Reich lands a nice shot that snaps House's head back.
Reich instigates a clinch.
Reich misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from House.
House fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reich lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Reich fails to land.
House breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reich ducks under a wild hook from House.
An attempted straight right counter from Reich misses the target.
Reich sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
House misses with a lunging right hand
and Reich counters with a stiff right hand.
House wants to land a leg kick but Reich is out of range.
Reich appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Reich rushes House and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reich lands with a short shot to the head.
Reich prevents House from breaking the clinch.
A short left from Reich.
House blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
House throws a punch but it's blocked by Reich.
Reich throws a head punch that misses.
Reich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
House lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
House escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reich throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Reich looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Reich throws a half hearted mid kick.
An inside leg kick from House misses.
Reich slips under a jab.
House misses with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
House throws an off balance right hand
and Reich counters with an inside leg kick.
Reich moves into the clinch.
Reich tries a body shot but House blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Reich.
Reich misses with a body punch.
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!
House lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from House fails to land.
Reich lands a right hand.
House prevents a body shot from Reich.
House blocks an uppercut.
Reich misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from House.
House manages to break the clinch.
House takes a swing at Reich's ribcage but misses.
House throws an off balance right hand
and Reich counters with a thumping low kick.
Reich throws a right hand that misses
and House counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
House misses with a hook. Reich ducked under it nicely.
Reich avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
An attempted straight right counter from Reich misses the target.
Reich takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Reich lands with a right hand.
House throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reich.
House is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Reich works House's body with a nice hook.
House throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crunch! Reich slams his shin into House's torso.
House throws the kick towards the body but Reich avoids it.
Reich lands a head kick. House smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reich misses the shot to the body.
Reich scoring well with a low kick there.
Reich throws a body shot but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reich lands with a hook. House tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Reich wants to slow House down by chopping away at his legs.
House feints and then cracks Reich's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Reich down.
Reich blocks a low kick nicely.
House fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Reich is out of range.
House moves out of range of the strikes.
Reich clinches up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jarred Reich dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
House throws a right hand that misses
and Reich counters with an outside leg kick.
House throws a sloppy head kick
and Reich counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reich blocks a jab.
Reich appears to be looking for a big counter.
Reich throws out a loose jab but House uses good head movement to avoid it.
House thows a left - swing and a miss!
House thows a body kick. Reich tries to catch it but that hurt him.
House keeps the fight on the outside.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from House, right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reich slips under a jab from House.
Reich throws a right and a left that both miss.
Reich slips a straight right by House.
That's one minute gone in the round.
House rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Reich counters with a crisp one two that drops House! Reich thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves House to his feet! House is in big trouble!
House is rocked!
House chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Reich can pounce on him.
House is still on wobbly legs! Can Reich finish him?
Reich lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
House misses with a right hand
and Reich counters with a left to the body.
House walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Reich fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops House to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! House looks to clinch but Reich throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! House taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jarred Reich!
A victorious Jarred Reich 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexey Andreev (ranked 52 p4p, 8 weight class) and Dasha Karimov (ranked 18 p4p, 4 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Karimov's choice of entrance music: ACDC - Hells Bells. Alexey Andreev could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dasha Karimov's chin.
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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
15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Andreev!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dasha Karimov!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andreev throws a series of punches but Karimov moves out of range.
Karimov tries to close the distance and clinch but Andreev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice shot lands for Andreev.
Andreev misses with a left hand
and Karimov counters with a nice leg kick.
Andreev has his takedown stuffed
and Karimov counters by clinching up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karimov trying to land knees to the body.
Andreev is trying to break the clinch but Karimov is controlling him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Andreev.
Andreev has hold of one of Karimov's legs. Karimov is fighting the takedown attempt but Andreev gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karimov is trying to control the position but Andreev postures up.
Andreev with a flurry of punches that miss.
Andreev postures up.
Andreev trying to control but Karimov is working from the bottom.
Andreev chips away with some ground and pound.
Andreev 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.
Karimov controlling the position.
Andreev postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Karimov wants to control the position but Andreev says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Karimov is trying to get back to full guard.
Karimov wants to control but Andreev is keeping busy.
Andreev looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Karimov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Karimov is trying to stand up here but Andreev is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karimov trying to hold on to Andreev's head to control him but Andreev postures up.
Andreev working Karimov over with strikes.
Karimov won't allow Andreev to pass to mount.
Andreev scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Andreev thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Karimov's head.
Karimov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Andreev is keen to just control but Karimov is a slippery customer.
Karimov has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Brazilian Elite Team. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Andreev is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Karimov has managed to free his arm - good work.
Andreev not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Karimov is looking to control Andreev's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Karimov avoid being mounted?
Karimov makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andreev scores with a nice strike.
Karimov wants to clinch
and Andreev counters with a takedown into side control.
Andreev lands a few punches from side control.
Andreev advances to mount.
Karimov is trying to escape the mount.
Andreev working Karimov over with strikes here.
Andreev lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Karimov hang on?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andreev lands a heavy elbow.
Karimov is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karimov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Karimov is still in real trouble! Can Andreev finish him?
Andreev pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Karimov wants to hold on but Andreev pushes him away.
Andreev looking to control but Karimov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Andreev working Karimov over with strikes here.
Andreev cracks Karimov with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Andreev controlling from mount.
Karimov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Andreev pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Andreev postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Karimov bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Andreev and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexey Andreev!
Alexey Andreev is the new middleweight champion!
Our winner, Alexey Andreev, 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.
In defeat, Dasha Karimov stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thank you all for the support. This was my last fight. I had a great time and a great career. Jestem najlepszy!'.
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