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EFC Pulu vs Vale PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ray Nathan (ranked 2311 p4p, 282 weight class) and Baby Boy Harris (ranked 2222 p4p, 270 weight class). Baby Boy Harris will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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189 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
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197 lbs
26 - 27 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ray Nathan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 27 - 0, fighting out of New York, Baby Boy Harris!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Eddie Farnsworth and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris has Nathan up against the cage in a clinch.
Nathan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
Harris with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nathan is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Harris is defending well.
Nathan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.
Nathan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Harris using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nathan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris.
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Nathan.
Harris misses with a knee to the head.
Harris struggles to land a body shot inside as Nathan controls his hands.
Harris throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Nathan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nathan gets through Harris's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Harris scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.
Harris throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nathan blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nathan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nathan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nathan digs a right hand underneath Harris's ribcage. Harris let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Harris misses with a punch on the inside.
Harris lands a right hand.
Nathan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Harris lands an uppercut.
Harris tries to throw a body punch but Nathan avoids it by throwing Harris back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Harris.
It looks like Ray Nathan has been cut.
Harris misses with a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Harris.
A short right from Harris on the inside.
Harris swings wildly with an uppercut but Nathan uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nathan.
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nathan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Harris pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Harris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nathan is working Harris over against the cage.
Nathan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris blocks a body shot from Nathan.
Harris gets underhooks to prevent Nathan's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Nathan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nathan scores with a shot to the side of Harris's head.
Nathan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Nathan.
Nathan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harris lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nathan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Nathan tries to work over Harris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Nathan.
Harris throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nathan blocks it with crossed arms.
Harris struggles to land a body shot inside as Nathan controls his hands.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nathan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Harris throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nathan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nathan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries to land knees in the clinch but Nathan avoids the damage to the body.
Nathan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nathan tries a body shot but Harris blocks it.
I was talking to Nathan's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Nathan misses with a body punch.
Nathan looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harris takes a shot to the head.
Harris tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Harris tries a knee to the head but Nathan blocks it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nathan prevents a body shot from Harris.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Harris misses with the head strike.
Harris misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Harris throws an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Harris tries to throw a body punch but Nathan avoids it by throwing Harris back against the cage.
Harris tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nathan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nathan misses with a punch to the body.
Harris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harris misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris.
Nathan throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Harris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nathan wants the takedown. Harris is fighting it off but Nathan persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Harris's guard against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nathan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Harris is keeping the position for now.
Nathan throwing strikes from guard but Harris blocks nicely.
Nathan throws an elbow that misses. Harris uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nathan's guard. Nice move by Harris!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baby Boy Harris dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ray Nathan's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nathan lands a glancing blow to the side of Harris's head.
Nathan lands a slapping body shot.
Nathan moves into the clinch successfully.
Harris struggles to land a body shot inside as Nathan controls his hands.
Harris misses with the head strike.
Harris misses with a punch on the inside.
Nathan is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Harris is defending well.
Harris lands with a right to the head.
Nathan misses with a punch to the body.
Harris throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Harris lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nathan backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nathan avoiding damage as Harris throws knees to the body.
Nathan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Harris tries a knee to the head but Nathan blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nathan scores with a shot to the side of Harris's head.
Harris lands a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Nathan.
Nathan blocks an uppercut.
Nathan working aggressively here.
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Nathan.
Harris lands a nice uppercut.
Harris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nathan presses Harris against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nathan can't find room to land a body shot as Harris controls the action.
Harris lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nathan backwards.
Harris tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harris with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Harris has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nathan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nathan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harris tries to land knees in the clinch but Nathan avoids the damage to the body.
Harris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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!
Harris throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nathan blocks it with crossed arms.
Baby Boy Harris seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Harris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nathan.
Nathan blocking some punches.
Harris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harris blocks a body shot from Nathan.
Harris lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Harris working aggressively here.
Nathan lands with a light punch inside.
Nathan blocks a body shot from Harris.
Nathan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris.
Nathan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nathan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nathan stalls.
Nathan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Harris pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nathan tries to clinch there but Harris circles away.
Harris doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Harris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nathan.
Nathan misses the shot to the body.
Nathan clinches up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nathan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nathan tries to work over Harris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nathan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harris landing knees to the head.
Harris misses with a body punch.
Harris tries to land knees in the clinch but Nathan avoids the damage to the body.
Harris prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Nathan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nathan blocks an uppercut.
Harris blocks a body shot from Nathan.
A shot in the inside from Harris.
Nathan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harris throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nathan blocks it with crossed arms.
Nathan prevents a body shot from Harris.
Harris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nathan has Harris pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Nathan pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Harris tumbling to the mat - Nathan dives into Harris's guard.
Nathan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nathan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris pulls Nathan in close to prevent any damage.
Nathan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nathan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nathan trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Baby Boy Harris will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ray Nathan's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Nathan dodges the punch combination from Harris.
Harris closes the distance and pushes Nathan back into the cage.
Nathan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Nathan.
Nathan wants a takedown but no success here.
Nathan avoiding damage.
Nathan tries to throw a body punch but Harris avoids it by throwing Nathan back against the cage.
Harris throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nathan blocks it with crossed arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris misses with a body punch.
Harris landing knees to the head.
Nathan presses Harris against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nathan lands a left hand.
Nathan is trying to maintain a safe position but Harris gets an underhook and turns Nathan into the cage.
Nathan stalling against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nathan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Harris tries to throw a body punch but Nathan avoids it by throwing Harris back against the cage.
Nathan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris.
Nathan has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Harris after a bit of a struggle.
Nathan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nathan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Nathan.
Harris throws a head punch that misses.
Harris blocks a body shot from Nathan.
Nathan cracks Harris with a nice body shot.
Harris blocks a body shot from Nathan.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nathan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nathan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nathan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nathan lands with a short shot to the head.
Harris throws a punch but it's blocked by Nathan.
Harris lands a shoulder strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Still in the clinch, Nathan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ray Nathan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harris creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Harris with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Harris stops a takedown attempt from Nathan.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Nathan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nathan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris misses with a punch on the inside.
Nathan can't get the takedown.
Harris working aggressively here.
Harris working aggressively here.
Harris throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nathan tries to work over Harris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nathan pushes Harris back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris misses with a knee strike.
Harris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harris working aggressively here.
Nathan misses with a body punch.
Harris working aggressively here.
Nathan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Harris fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Harris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Harris on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nathan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harris lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Harris throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nathan tried to counter with a leg kick but Harris avoided it.
Baby Boy Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nathan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Baby Boy Harris is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Harris on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nice defenses there by Nathan.
Nathan tries to counter with a takedown but Harris is quick to defend against it.
Harris takes a swing at Nathan's ribcage but misses.
Nathan takes a swing at Harris's ribcage but misses.
Harris misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nathan counters with a left right combination that sends Harris crashing to the mat - Nathan wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Harris out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ray Nathan!
Ray Nathan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yun Won Hyang (ranked 977 p4p, 136 weight class) and James Kingsley (ranked 1008 p4p, 144 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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210 lbs
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221 lbs
25 - 12 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
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Excellent MT
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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
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yun Won Hyang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, James Kingsley!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Kavanagh and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kingsley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hyang throws out the jab.
Yun Won Hyang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kingsley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hyang.
Kingsley misses with a takedown
and Hyang counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kingsley feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hyang looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hyang pushes Kingsley off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
A telegraphed right hand from Kingsley misses the target.
Hyang scores with a kick 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!
Hyang shoots in looking for a takedown but Kingsley manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hyang's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kingsley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hyang cracks Kingsley with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyang digs a good hook to Kingsley's body.
Hyang misses with a straight right.
Kingsley tries to close the distance and clinch but Hyang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A good leg kick by Hyang.
Kingsley tries to close the distance and clinch but Hyang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A counter left hand to the body from Hyang misses its target.
Hyang bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kingsley's head.
Hyang seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Hyang connects with an inside leg kick.
Hyang fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kingsley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kingsley misses with a few strikes there.
Hyang lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kingsley's sensitive parts.
Hyang throws a body kick that misses
and Kingsley decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hyang's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hyang looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kingsley chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyang pulls Kingsley in close to his closed guard and prevents Kingsley from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kingsley wants to control from the top but Hyang keeps moving.
Hyang keeping full guard, as Kingsley tries to pass.
Hyang controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hyang trying to keep a closed guard but Kingsley is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingsley is in close to Hyang's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kingsley content to stall in guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hyang works the jab nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kingsley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kingsley wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hyang pushes Kingsley up against the cage in a clinch.
Hyang looking for a takedown.
Kingsley changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hyang fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hyang connects with a leg kick. Kingsley looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hyang displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kingsley.
Yun Won Hyang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Kingsley.
Hyang lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kingsley swats away the attempt to clinch by Hyang.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yun Won Hyang dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kingsley takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kingsley tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hyang defends well and Kingsley ends up having to push Hyang into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hyang connects with a jab.
Hyang throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Donk. Hyang catches Kingsley right on the button with a cross.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hyang is defended easily by Kingsley.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kingsley takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hyang defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kingsley.
Hyang cracks a nice hook into Kingsley's ribs.
Kingsley tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kingsley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hyang.
Kingsley shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hyang pinned against the cage. Hyang gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Yun Won Hyang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Kingsley.
Hyang scores with a nice right hand.
Hyang has managed to clinch.
Hyang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kingsley takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hyang lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kingsley's sensitive parts.
Hyang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kingsley can do to turn this around?
Kingsley with a poor takedown
and Hyang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kingsley shoots in looking for a takedown. Hyang tries to sprawl out of it but Kingsley keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hyang manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Hyang.
Hyang fails to land with a series of punches.
Hyang throws a jab when Kingsley was well out of range.
Hyang lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kingsley backs up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kingsley is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hyang sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A left and a right from Hyang both land. Nice combination.
Hyang jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hyang slaps away a takedown attempt from Kingsley, before circling back to the center of the mat.
James Kingsley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hyang moves out of range of the body kick from Kingsley.
Kingsley fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hyang avoids it really well and circles away.
Kingsley is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyang jabs Kingsley right on the nose. Kingsley blinks but takes it well.
Hyang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hyang looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kingsley drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kingsley scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hyang is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hyang is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kingsley is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingsley wants to control from the top but Hyang keeps moving.
Hyang wants to stand up but Kingsley is controlling him.
Kingsley trying to control the position from guard on top but Hyang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hyang wants to stand and escape but Kingsley is having none of it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yun Won Hyang dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hyang lands a body shot.
Hyang lands a body shot.
Kingsley gets the takedown into side control.
Hyang is looking to get back to his feet here but Kingsley is keeping cool and he's managed to take Hyang's back.
Kingsley trying to control momentarily.
Kingsley is persistently looking for the submission but Hyang is defending it well.
Hyang trying to control the position but Kingsley manages to sink in the hooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingsley is trying to stick to Hyang's back but Hyang is turning into Kingsley. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Kingsley's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Hyang.
Hyang avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kingsley is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kingsley is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hyang content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyang won't allow Kingsley to sweep him here.
James Kingsley has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingsley not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hyang wants to stand but Kingsley has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Kingsley is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hyang defends well.
Kingsley is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kingsley trying to keep a closed guard but Hyang is proving a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hyang uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kingsley has time to react.
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.
Hyang comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kingsley looks for a takedown but Hyang sprawls well.
Yun Won Hyang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hyang moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kingsley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hyang to score with a decent uppercut.
Hyang throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hyang tries to sprawl but Kingsley drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Hyang is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kingsley stalling.
James Kingsley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kingsley thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yun Won Hyang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hyang, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yun Won Hyang!
After the fight, Yun Won Hyang was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Konstantin Sokolov (ranked 1399 p4p, 173 weight class) and Miro Bang (ranked 1974 p4p, 215 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Konstantin Sokolov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 26 - 0, fighting out of London, Miro Bang!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jonathan Paton and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bang shoots for a double leg takedown but Sokolov sprawls well. He's pushed Bang's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sokolov clobbers Bang with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sokolov scores with a hook to the body. Bang takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bang will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sokolov scores with the left hand. Bang knows he should have avoided that one.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bang.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sokolov has one of Bang's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Bang working away.
Sokolov is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bang has an Americana. Sokolov didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Bang is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Bang hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Miro Bang!
Miro Bang managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Urban Fighter, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Williams (ranked 1773 p4p, 237 weight class) and Ninja Jackson (ranked 1622 p4p, 224 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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13 - 9 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, David Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ninja Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jorge Garcia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Williams sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Williams 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.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Williams.
Williams shoots in and drives through. Jackson sprawls well.
Jackson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Williams.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Williams tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Jackson to counter with a crisp jab.
Williams dives in and grabs Jackson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jackson pushes down on Williams's head and hops out.
Jackson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jackson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Nice takedown defense from Jackson. No joy for Williams on that attempt.
Jackson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson stuffs the takedown attempt from Williams. Williams gets slowly back to his feet.
Williams closes the distance and clinches up with Jackson, looking for a takedown. Williams pushes Jackson against the cage but Jackson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jackson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jackson.
Jackson slaps away a takedown attempt from Williams, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jackson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jackson is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Williams flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Williams is out cold! Jackson holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ninja Jackson!
After winning the bout, Ninja Jackson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Dorn (ranked 1918 p4p, 210 weight class) and Milton Friedman (ranked 1919 p4p, 211 weight class). Dorn comes to the cage accompanied by Hero. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ivan Dorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Milton Friedman!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Anthony Taglia and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dorn moves in looking to clinch but Friedman pushes him off.
Dorn looks to throw the jab but Friedman is out of range.
Dorn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Friedman counters with a left and a right that stings Dorn.
Dorn is looking to clinch but Friedman is avoiding it.
Dorn throws a leg kick
and Friedman counters with a two punch combo.
Dorn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Milton Friedman has been cut.
Dorn cracks Friedman with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Dorn has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Friedman to stand back up!
Friedman is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Friedman glances at the clock... BAM! Dorn nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Friedman crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Friedman is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ivan Dorn!
Ivan Dorn decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Severo Del Bosque (ranked 1189 p4p, 144 weight class) and Azar Qasi (ranked 1576 p4p, 190 weight class). Del Bosque comes to the cage accompanied by Mimosa - Drippin. Qasi has chosen For Whom The Bell Tolls as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Severo Del Bosque has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Severo Del Bosque seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 22 - 0, fighting out of London, Severo Del Bosque!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Azar Qasi!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Kavanagh and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Qasi misses with a looping right.
Del Bosque throws a big shot that misses.
Qasi throws a hook but Del Bosque blocks it.
Qasi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Del Bosque sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Del Bosque throws a leg kick but Qasi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Qasi counters with a body kick.
Qasi has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Del Bosque is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Del Bosque swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Del Bosque on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Del Bosque connects with a good right hand that stumbles Qasi. Qasi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Qasi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Del Bosque manages to avoid it.
Qasi throws an overhand right that lands on Del Bosque's shoulder, as Del Bosque tries to avoid the shot.
Del Bosque lands a jab-cross combination.
Del Bosque misses with an attempted mid kick.
Del Bosque uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Qasi.
Del Bosque misses with a straight left.
Del Bosque throws a wild body kick that Qasi sees coming a mile off.
Qasi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Del Bosque.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Del Bosque, right into the meat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Del Bosque displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Qasi throws out the jab.
Del Bosque throwing a counter right hand but Qasi manages to avoid it.
Qasi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Del Bosque.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Qasi just misses with a punch to the body.
Qasi lands a leg kick that knocks Del Bosque off balance momentarily.
Qasi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Del Bosque blocks a head kick by Qasi.
Qasi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Qasi moves out of range as Del Bosque strikes.
Del Bosque slips under a jab.
Del Bosque throws a low kick but Qasi avoids it.
Qasi walks into a jab.
Del Bosque looks to land a body kick but Qasi moved away.
Del Bosque scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Qasi throws a body punch but Del Bosque moves out of range.
Qasi misses with a hook. Del Bosque ducked under it nicely.
Qasi throws a solid leg kick but Del Bosque takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Qasi.
Qasi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Severo Del Bosque has been cut.
Del Bosque lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Qasi at a distance.
Qasi ducks under a wild hook from Del Bosque.
Qasi misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Qasi lands a slapping body shot.
Qasi loads up on a big right hand but Del Bosque slips the punch.
Qasi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Del Bosque. Del Bosque obviously looking to wear him down.
Qasi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Qasi. Those never looked like landing.
Del Bosque tries to land a front kick but Qasi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Qasi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Del Bosque takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A swing and a miss from Del Bosque.
Del Bosque walks into a straight right hand from Qasi.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Del Bosque checks a leg kick.
Qasi lands a slapping body shot.
Qasi shoots in looking for a takedown but Del Bosque manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Qasi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Del Bosque looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A little jabbing left from Qasi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Del Bosque pivots, looking for a leg kick but Qasi is out of range and Del Bosque settles back down.
Qasi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Del Bosque manages to avoid it.
Severo Del Bosque is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Qasi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Qasi checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Bosque misses with a series of wild punches.
Qasi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Del Bosque was well out of range. Poor timing from Qasi.
Qasi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Qasi misses with a jab to the body
and Del Bosque connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Del Bosque lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Qasi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Del Bosque misses with a lunging right hand
and Qasi counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice uppercut there from Del Bosque.
Del Bosque walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Del Bosque takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Qasi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Del Bosque. That did some damage!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Qasi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Del Bosque.
Qasi defending well as Del Bosque loads up on a big left hand.
Del Bosque throws a head kick but Qasi moves out of range.
Qasi tries to clinch up.
Crunch! Qasi slams his shin into Del Bosque's torso.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Del Bosque drops his hands momentarily and Qasi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Qasi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A counter left hand to the body from Del Bosque misses its target.
Qasi misses with a kick to the body.
Qasi is looking to chop away at Del Bosque's legs.
Qasi misses with a body shot.
Qasi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Del Bosque moves away.
Qasi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Del Bosque misses with a body kick.
Del Bosque lands a nice looking body shot.
Del Bosque uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Qasi.
A looping hook to the body misses from Qasi. Del Bosque does a little dance to reset his feet.
Del Bosque throws an overhand right that lands on Qasi's shoulder, as Qasi tries to avoid the shot.
Qasi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Qasi misses with a hook to the body
and Del Bosque counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Del Bosque lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Qasi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Del Bosque throws out the jab.
Del Bosque connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Azar Qasi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Severo Del Bosque's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A jab from Del Bosque finds it's way through Qasi's defenses.
Del Bosque tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Qasi was well out of range. Poor timing from Del Bosque.
Qasi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Del Bosque.
Qasi throws a body punch but Del Bosque moves out of range.
Qasi takes a swing at Del Bosque's ribcage but misses.
Del Bosque keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Qasi has Del Bosque up against the cage in a clinch.
Del Bosque blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Qasi.
Qasi breaks the clinch.
Qasi misses with a head kick.
That kick from Del Bosque tenderised Qasi's leg. Qasi is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Qasi throws a big shot that misses.
Qasi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Azar Qasi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Del Bosque ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A head kick misses from Del Bosque.
Del Bosque ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Qasi moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Bosque is looking to land body kicks.
Qasi throws an off balance right hand
and Qasi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Qasi misses with a wild body shot.
Del Bosque turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Qasi throws a big shot that misses.
Del Bosque fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Qasi checks it well.
Del Bosque lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Qasi backs up against the cage.
Qasi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Del Bosque.
A jab from Qasi misses.
Qasi throws a body shot but no joy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Del Bosque.
Qasi blocks the body kick.
Qasi misses the shot to the body.
Del Bosque doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Qasi clobbers Del Bosque with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Qasi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Del Bosque fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Qasi.
Del Bosque throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qasi moves out of range of the strikes.
Qasi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Qasi misses with a wild body shot.
Qasi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Del Bosque waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Qasi.
Qasi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Qasi tries for a takedown but Del Bosque sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Del Bosque fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Qasi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Qasi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Del Bosque scores with a nice strike.
Qasi misses with a hook. Del Bosque ducked under it nicely.
Qasi needs to keep his hands up - Del Bosque had a free shot at his head there.
Qasi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Qasi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Del Bosque looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Del Bosque lands a jab to the nose.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Qasi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qasi takes a swing at Del Bosque's ribcage but misses.
Qasi misses with a looping right.
Qasi throws a sloppy head kick
and Del Bosque counters with a stiff right hand.
Qasi throws a lazy uppercut
and Del Bosque counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Qasi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Del Bosque bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Qasi pushes Del Bosque away with a front kick.
Del Bosque ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Qasi misses with a straight left.
Del Bosque looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Del Bosque blocks a head kick by Qasi.
Qasi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Del Bosque.
Qasi misses with a hook.
A lazy body kick from Del Bosque
and Qasi counters with a nice double leg into side control. Del Bosque won't be happy with that.
Del Bosque tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Qasi has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Del Bosque has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Qasi is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Qasi gets his hands free as Del Bosque looks to control.
Del Bosque defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Qasi's arms.
Del Bosque is trying to get back to his feet but Qasi has full control of the position and if anything, Del Bosque has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Qasi is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Del Bosque defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Azar Qasi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Severo Del Bosque's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Qasi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Qasi misses with a hook
and Del Bosque cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Qasi lands with a good body shot.
Qasi takes a swing at Del Bosque's ribcage but misses.
Del Bosque takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Del Bosque looks to throw the jab but Qasi is out of range.
Del Bosque cracks Qasi with a good jab.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Del Bosque. Qasi shrugs it off though.
A left and a right from Del Bosque both land. Nice combination.
Qasi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Qasi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Del Bosque scores with a hook to the body. Qasi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Del Bosque uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Qasi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Del Bosque avoids a kick to the body.
Qasi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A counter left hand to the body from Del Bosque misses its target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Qasi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Qasi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Qasi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Del Bosque seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Del Bosque scores with a hook to the body. Qasi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Qasi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Del Bosque throws a head kick but Qasi moves out of range.
Qasi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Del Bosque fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Qasi.
Qasi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Del Bosque feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Del Bosque lands a jab to the head.
Qasi throws a right hand that misses
and Del Bosque counters with a leg kick.
Qasi tries to land a front kick but Del Bosque steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Qasi throws a body punch but Del Bosque moves out of range.
Del Bosque misses with a body kick.
Del Bosque misses with a kick to the body.
Del Bosque throws a nice inside leg kick.
Qasi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Del Bosque.
Severo Del Bosque has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Bosque connects with a leg kick. Qasi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Qasi tries to clinch up
and Del Bosque counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Qasi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Qasi thows a leg kick but Del Bosque checks it
and Del Bosque counters with a thumping low kick.
A big left from Qasi misses.
Del Bosque scores with a body shot.
Jab from Del Bosque.
Qasi lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Del Bosque backs up against the cage.
Qasi checks the leg kick.
Del Bosque keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Qasi.
Qasi misses with a few strikes there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Del Bosque, as that shot connected.
Qasi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Del Bosque misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Bosque keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Del Bosque goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Del Bosque swats away the attempt to clinch by Qasi.
Del Bosque attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Qasi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Qasi. Del Bosque does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Del Bosque lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Qasi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Qasi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Del Bosque scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Del Bosque dodges the punch combination from Qasi.
Del Bosque ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Del Bosque lands with a kick to the ribs.
Qasi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Del Bosque.
Qasi scores with a shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Del Bosque. That's going to slow Qasi down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Qasi looks to score with a jab to the body but Del Bosque is just out of range.
Del Bosque lands a brutal head kick. Qasi looks out on his feet and Del Bosque throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Severo Del Bosque!
Severo Del Bosque thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Razza Matazz (ranked 1720 p4p, 227 weight class) and Mace Blackblood (ranked 513 p4p, 78 weight class). Matazz comes to the cage accompanied by Tool - Eulogy. Blackblood has chosen Gorgoroth Open the Gates as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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202 lbs
16 - 9 - 0 |
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World class MT
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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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Razza Matazz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Mace Blackblood!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jonathan Paton and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matazz feints a jab promting Blackblood to slip. Matazz then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Blackblood slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Mace Blackblood has been cut.
Matazz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blackblood cracks Matazz with an open hand slap.
Blackblood smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sloppy strikes from Matazz. Those never looked like landing.
A big left from Blackblood misses.
That kick from Matazz tenderised Blackblood's leg. Blackblood is trying to keep his angry face on.
Matazz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Matazz tries to clinch
and Blackblood counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matazz misses with a head kick.
Matazz is looking to clinch but Blackblood is avoiding it.
Blackblood gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Matazz misses with a combination
and Blackblood counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blackblood avoids a punch combination nicely.
Razza Matazz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matazz throws a lazy head kick
and Blackblood counters by moving into the clinch.
Blackblood pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Matazz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackblood throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The referee is keeping an eye on Matazz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Matazz working hard to break the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Blackblood as Matazz tries to tie him up.
Blackblood cracks Matazz with a nice body shot.
Nice elbow from Blackblood.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Blackblood.
Matazz tries to work over Blackblood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Blackblood.
Matazz is rocked!
A short uppercut from Blackblood.
Oh Matazz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Blackblood misses with a punch on the inside.
I was talking to Matazz's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Blackblood prevents Matazz from breaking the clinch.
Matazz seems to have got his legs back now.
Blackblood lands a damaging elbow.
Matazz stops a takedown attempt from Blackblood.
Blackblood tries a body shot but Matazz blocks it.
Blackblood misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Matazz.
Blackblood pushes Matazz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blackblood has Matazz pressed against the cage, preventing Matazz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackblood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blackblood has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Matazz seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Blackblood can turn it around.
Blackblood has a couple of punches blocked by Matazz.
Matazz breaks from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blackblood rushes Matazz and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Matazz is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Blackblood piles on the pressure and Matazz crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mace Blackblood!
A very excited looking Mace Blackblood made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franky Page (ranked 428 p4p, 66 weight class) and Chinggis Khaan (ranked 1131 p4p, 161 weight class). Franky Page has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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30
210 lbs
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212 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Franky Page!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chinggis Khaan!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jonathan Paton and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Page tries to clinch but Khaan is having none of it.
Khaan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Chinggis Khaan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khaan throws a jab when Page was well out of range.
Khaan fails to land with a series of punches.
Page throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Page checks the leg kick nicely there.
The crowd cheers as Page lands an impressive looking overhand right. Khaan doesn't seem phased though.
Khaan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Khaan misses with a body shot.
Khaan misses with a wild combination.
Khaan throws a shot to the body.
Page takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Khaan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Page.
Page misses the jab.
Khaan throws a head kick that misses
and Page counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Page.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Page trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Page scoring with punches to the head and body.
Khaan wants to stand up but Page is controlling him.
We've been hearing good reports from Page's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page is working Khaan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Page trying to control the position from guard on top but Khaan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Page prevents Khaan from getting back to his feet.
Page lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Page chips away with some ground and pound.
Page lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Page trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Khaan wants to get back to his feet but Page is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Page working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Khaan's head.
Khaan is rocked!
Page arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Khaan's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Franky Page!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Demetrious Jorgensen (ranked 767 p4p, 36 weight class) and Nobunaga Tanaka (ranked 1120 p4p, 54 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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140 lbs
15 - 6 - 0 |
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Granite chin |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Demetrious Jorgensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nobunaga Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Lou da Vinci and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jorgensen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tanaka pinned against the cage. Tanaka gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tanaka with the counter takedown but Jorgensen avoids it easily.
Tanaka goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jorgensen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tanaka.
Tanaka throws a right and a left that Jorgensen avoids nicely.
No luck for Jorgensen with that takedown attempt.
Jorgensen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Jorgensen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Tanaka is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Jorgensen throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Tanaka tries to bench press Jorgensen off him but Jorgensen keeps the position.
The strikes coming from Jorgensen are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Jorgensen throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Check out the look on Jorgensen's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorgensen lands a nice forearm strike.
Jorgensen lands a few punches from side control.
Tanaka tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jorgensen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tanaka is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Jorgensen off and has taken his back!
I really don't envy Jorgensen right now.
Jorgensen is working hard here to advance position.
Will Tanaka go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Well, with Tanaka on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Jorgensen is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Jorgensen wants to escape the position.
Jorgensen defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Jorgensen won't enjoy being in this position. Tanaka looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Jorgensen is tapping - it's over boys! Tanaka picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Nobunaga Tanaka!
A very excited looking Nobunaga Tanaka made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maki Pulu (ranked 541 p4p, 74 weight class) and Simon Vale (ranked 747 p4p, 105 weight class). Pulu's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Alive. Vale has chosen Motorhead-Iron Fist as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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37
280 lbs
32 - 20 - 0 |
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38
245 lbs
25 - 24 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maki Pulu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 24 - 0, fighting out of New York, Simon Vale!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Dean Styles and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pulu thuds a left hand into Vale's body.
Pulu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pulu walks into a left hand.
Pulu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vale manages to avoid it.
Pulu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vale can pounce on him.
Pulu scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vale in his tracks.
It looks like Simon Vale has been cut.
Pulu throws a lazy head kick
and Vale counters with a left to the body.
Vale misses with a double jab.
Vale fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pulu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pulu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vale.
Vale chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pulu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vale.
Pulu throws a body punch but Vale moves out of range.
Vale throws a jab but it's blocked by Pulu.
Pulu appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pulu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Vale moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Maki Pulu has been cut.
Pulu throws a solid leg kick but Vale takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pulu.
Pulu jabs Vale to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Vale misses with an uppercut.
Maki Pulu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vale's corner calls for a 1-2. Vale obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pulu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vale.
Simon Vale is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vale counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slow jab from Pulu misses its intended target.
Vale staying out of range there.
Vale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pulu shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vale lands a nice shot that snaps Pulu's head back.
Vale takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pulu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A slow jab from Vale misses its intended target.
Vale ducks under a wild hook from Pulu.
Pulu lands a head kick. Vale smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Pulu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pulu missing with a left hand there. Vale was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vale swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pulu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pulu throws a hook to the side of Vale's head but Vale sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vale looks to land a right hand but Pulu moved out of range.
Pulu misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Vale.
Pulu misses with a hook.
Pulu ducks under a wild hook from Vale.
Vale connects with a crisp jab.
Vale takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pulu throws a lazy head kick
letting Vale counter with a right hand.
A lazy left from Vale finds it's target.
Good standup being displayed there by Vale as he connects with a hook.
Maki Pulu's cut is getting worse.
Danga de danga de dang - Vale scores with a four punch combination!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Vale! Pulu is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Simon Vale!
Simon Vale is the new heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Simon Vale rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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