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EFC Matusov vs Trudeau PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Wall (ranked 1413 p4p, 162 weight class) and Magyan Murko (ranked 2167 p4p, 244 weight class). Wall comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - Enter Sandman. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Wall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magyan Murko!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Topper Green and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wall has closed the distance and engaged Murko in a clinch.
Wall blocks an uppercut.
Murko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wall comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Murko swings wildly with an uppercut but Wall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murko swings wildly with an uppercut but Wall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murko misses with some punches.
Murko misses with a punch on the inside.
Murko lands a hook that snaps the head of Wall backwards.
Murko has a couple of punches blocked by Wall.
Murko throws a punch but it's blocked by Wall.
Wall lands with a light punch inside.
Murko lands with a light punch inside.
Wall tries to work over Murko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murko.
Murko throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Wall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wall.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wall lands with a left to the head.
Wall misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Murko fails to land.
Murko throws a punch but it's blocked by Wall.
Murko throws a head punch that misses.
Wall misses with a body punch.
Murko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murko tries a body shot but Wall blocks it.
Murko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wall lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Murko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murko swings wildly with an uppercut but Wall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murko throws a punch but it's blocked by Wall.
Murko lands with a short shot to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wall just misses with a elbow thrown towards Murko's brow.
Wall crunches a lovely knee into Murko's ribcage.
Murko tries to throw a body punch but Wall avoids it by throwing Murko back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murko.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Murko fails to land.
Murko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wall working Murko over with knees to the body.
Murko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wall blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murko.
Murko takes a shot to the head.
Murko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wall tries to throw a body punch but Murko avoids it by throwing Wall back against the cage.
Murko tries a body shot but Wall blocks it.
Murko lands a hook that snaps the head of Wall backwards.
Wall lands a shoulder strike.
Wall makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Murko fails to land.
Murko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wall misses with a punch to the body.
Wall lands a body shot.
Wall blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wall lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murko.
Wall softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murko.
Murko throws a punch but it's blocked by Wall.
A right hook to the body lands for Wall.
Murko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wall blocks an uppercut.
Wall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murko's elbow.
Murko tries to work over Wall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murko working aggressively here.
Murko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wall prevents a body shot from Murko.
Wall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murko's elbow.
Murko working aggressively here.
Wall landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wall with a knee to the head.
Wall landing knees to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Murko struggles to land a body shot inside as Wall controls his hands.
Wall putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Murko in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Murko misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Murko fails to land.
Wall really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A head punch on the inside from Murko fails to land.
A short left from Murko.
Wall tries to throw a body punch but Murko avoids it by throwing Wall back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wall.
Murko lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Wall fails to land.
Nice body punch from Wall.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murko.
Wall blocking some punches.
Murko misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wall putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Murko in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wall blocks an uppercut.
Wall misses with a body punch.
Wall can't find room to land a body shot as Murko controls the action.
Wall keeps control of Murko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Magyan Murko will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Murko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wall sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wall doesn't manage to clinch there - Murko circles away.
Wall blocks a head kick by Murko.
Murko connects with the punch.
Murko throws a lazy uppercut
and Wall counters with a good low kick that Murko was not able to check.
Murko getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Murko throws a looping overhand right but Wall ducks down to avoid it.
Wall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wall appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wall moves into the clinch.
Wall scores with a shoulder strike.
Wall lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Murko throws a punch but it's blocked by Wall.
A shot in the inside from Wall.
Wall lands a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murko swings wildly with an uppercut but Wall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wall with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murko prevents a body shot from Wall.
Murko throws a head punch that misses.
Murko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murko takes an elbow to the forehead.
Murko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wall landing knees to the head.
Murko swings wildly with an uppercut but Wall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wall.
It looks like Magyan Murko has been cut.
John Wall has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wall pushes off an throws an elbow but Murko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Murko lands a right hand.
Wall lands an elbow inside that Murko shrugs off.
Wall throws a punch but it's blocked by Murko.
Murko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murko blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wall lands with a right to the head.
Wall working aggressively here.
A short left from Wall.
Wall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Wall.
Murko is rocked!
Wall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wall is working Murko over against the cage.
Wall lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Murko is still on wobbly legs! Can Wall finish him?
Wall with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murko.
Murko prevents a body shot from Wall.
Murko swings wildly with an uppercut but Wall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wall lands a right hand.
Wall tries to work over Murko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murko seems to have recovered his senses.
Murko throws a punch but it's blocked by Wall.
A right hook to the body lands for Murko.
Murko throws a head punch that misses.
Wall misses with a punch on the inside.
Wall blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Murko fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wall.
Good body shot from Wall.
Murko has a couple of punches blocked by Wall.
A nice left hand lands by Wall.
Wall scores with a nice hook to the head.
Murko misses with a punch on the inside.
Wall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murko struggles to land a body shot inside as Wall controls his hands.
Wall struggles to land a body shot inside as Murko controls his hands.
Nice elbow from Wall.
Wall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Murko.
Murko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wall with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Murko is trying to force a seperation but Wall has the dominant position.
Murko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Murko managing to block the knees to the body from Wall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murko misses with some punches.
Murko can't find room to land a body shot as Wall controls the action.
Wall misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wall is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Murko is defending well for now.
Murko has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Murko takes an elbow to the forehead.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wall.
Murko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Walls head.
Murko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murko can't find room to land a body shot as Wall controls the action.
Wall lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Murko has a couple of punches blocked by Wall.
Murko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wall gets through Murko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wall lands a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murko misses with a punch on the inside.
Wall misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murko swings wildly with an uppercut but Wall uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Wall dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Magyan Murko's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Murko lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Murko catches Wall with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A jab from Murko misses.
Wall cracks Murko with a good jab.
John Wall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murko lands the left hand.
Murko throws a poor cross that misses
and Wall makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Murko swings widly with a right hand
and Wall counters with an outside leg kick.
Murko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wall closes the distance and clinches.
Wall misses with a punch on the inside.
Murko lands with a left to the head.
Wall blocks a body shot from Murko.
Murko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wall digs a right hand into Murko's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Murko's gas tank.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murko.
Murko struggles to land a body shot inside as Wall controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wall lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Murko backwards.
Murko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murko has a couple of punches blocked by Wall.
Murko gets through Wall's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Murko scores with a shoulder strike.
Wall lands a knee to the body.
Murko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wall is working Murko over against the cage.
Wall scores with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Murko fails to land.
Wall tries to throw a body punch but Murko avoids it by throwing Wall back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Wall as the two fighters clinch.
Wall scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wall lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Murko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Murko throws a head punch that misses.
Murko misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wall lands a body shot in the clinch.
Murko throws a head punch that misses.
Wall connects with a knee to the head.
Wall blocking some punches.
Wall throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wall lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wall lands an elbow that stopped Murko in his tracks for a moment.
Wall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wall misses with a body punch.
Wall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wall throws a head punch that misses.
Murko scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wall obliges.
Murko avoiding damage as Wall throws knees to the body.
Wall blocks a body shot from Murko.
Murko misses with the head strike.
Murko throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wall softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wall with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Murko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murko tries to throw a body punch but Wall avoids it by throwing Murko back against the cage.
Wall throws an elbow but it misses.
Wall blocking some punches.
Murko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murko is trying to break the clinch but Wall is controlling him.
Murko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Murko misses with some punches.
A short left from Murko.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wall.
Murko throws a punch but it's blocked by Wall.
Wall makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murko lands a hook that snaps the head of Wall backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murko throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wall scores with a hook to the body.
Murko throws a punch but it's blocked by Wall.
Wall with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Murko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wall lands a nice uppercut.
Wall blocks an uppercut.
Murko throws a head punch that misses.
Murko prevents a body shot from Wall.
Murko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murko throws a punch but it's blocked by Wall.
Wall lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Murko fails to land.
Wall scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wall with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to John Wall.
I think Wall 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Wall!
A less than humble John Wall misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Meltroco Bimbotinque (ranked 1619 p4p, 209 weight class) and Tracy Minaj (ranked 1838 p4p, 234 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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172 lbs
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181 lbs
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Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Decent boxing
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Meltroco Bimbotinque!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tracy Minaj!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bimbotinque shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bimbotinque showed some decent athleticism there.
Minaj trying to hold on to Bimbotinque's head to control him but Bimbotinque postures up.
Bimbotinque working over Minaj with some ground and pound. Minaj looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bimbotinque winds up and cracks Minaj with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Minaj regains full guard. Nicely done.
Minaj manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bimbotinque manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bimbotinque 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.
Minaj throwing strikes but missing.
Bimbotinque working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Minaj.
Minaj passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bimbotinque on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bimbotinque tries to get out of the position.
Bimbotinque regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minaj seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bimbotinque does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bimbotinque manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Minaj in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Minaj passes into half guard.
Bimbotinque is looking to improve his position.
Minaj not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Minaj lands a nice short elbow.
Minaj not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bimbotinque wants to improve his position but Minaj is controlling well.
Bimbotinque trying to hold on to Minaj's head to control him but Minaj postures up.
Minaj throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Bimbotinque to regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bimbotinque working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Minaj.
Bimbotinque pulls Minaj in close to his closed guard and prevents Minaj from doing any damage or advancing position.
Minaj in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Minaj has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Minaj won't allow Bimbotinque to sweep him here.
Minaj is looking to advance position but Bimbotinque has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Minaj is trying desperately to improve position.
Minaj regains half guard.
Bimbotinque trying to control the action but Minaj is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minaj is looking to improve his position.
Minaj is trying to maintain the position but Bimbotinque is very close to passing his half guard.
Minaj slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bimbotinque working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Minaj's head.
Minaj tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Minaj is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bimbotinque working some strikes from top position.
Minaj is trying to keep Bimbotinque in close.
Bimbotinque looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bimbotinque pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Minaj is keeping the position for now.
Minaj told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Bimbotinque scoring with some ground and pound.
Minaj wants to sweep but no luck.
Minaj looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Bimbotinque has picked Minaj up and slammed him! Minaj can't keep hold of the triangle and Bimbotinque manages to pass to side control!
Minaj is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Minaj sneaks back into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bimbotinque stalling.
Minaj controlling the position well.
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 Meltroco Bimbotinque will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Minaj shoots in but no luck this time.
Bimbotinque jabs Minaj right on the nose. Minaj blinks but takes it well.
Bimbotinque thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bimbotinque closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
A lull in the action here as Bimbotinque stalls from top position.
Bimbotinque is looking to take a break and control but Minaj is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Minaj tries to escape but Bimbotinque is in control.
Bimbotinque is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Minaj can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minaj takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Minaj looks to move to half guard but instead Bimbotinque has passed into mount! Damn!
Minaj is trying desperately to improve position.
Minaj tries to hold on but Bimbotinque postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bimbotinque scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Minaj is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bimbotinque landing strikes from the mount.
Minaj slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Well, if Bimbotinque is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Minaj is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bimbotinque's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bimbotinque's back!
Bimbotinque covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Bimbotinque breaks Minaj's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Bimbotinque not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Minaj wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bimbotinque is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Minaj trying to keep a closed guard but Bimbotinque is proving a slippery customer.
Minaj is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bimbotinque postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bimbotinque stopping the sweep attempt from Minaj.
Bimbotinque with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bimbotinque wants to control from the top but Minaj keeps moving.
Minaj controls Bimbotinque momentarily but Bimbotinque frees himself.
Bimbotinque working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minaj wants to control the position but Bimbotinque says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Bimbotinque lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Minaj is rocked!
Minaj is trying to maintain the position but Bimbotinque is very close to passing his half guard.
Minaj is still in real trouble! Can Bimbotinque finish him?
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bimbotinque connects with a nice short shot to Minaj's temple.
Bimbotinque is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bimbotinque takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bimbotinque seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bimbotinque is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Minaj is hurt! He's hurt bad - Bimbotinque fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Minaj from any more punishment! Congratulations to Bimbotinque! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Meltroco Bimbotinque!
During a confident post fight interview, Meltroco Bimbotinque thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Demon Monkey (ranked 1273 p4p, 168 weight class) and Troy Hooper (ranked 1287 p4p, 171 weight class). Monkey comes to the cage accompanied by Bransjehora. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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175 lbs
28 - 15 - 2 |
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World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Demon Monkey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Troy Hooper!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Ben Watson and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hooper lands a jab.
Monkey takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hooper jabs at Monkey's body.
Monkey needs to keep his hands up - Hooper had a free shot at his head there.
Monkey throws a leg kick but Hooper moved away.
Monkey takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Monkey just misses with a punch to the body.
Troy Hooper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monkey lands with a thumping leg kick.
Monkey takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hooper misses with a straight left.
Monkey throws a shot from downtown. Hooper moves away and avoids it.
Monkey takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Monkey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Monkey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hooper manages to avoid it.
Hooper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Monkey.
Hooper throws out a powerful jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hooper.
Monkey misses with a wild combination.
Hooper scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hooper crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Monkey - the referee stops the clock and Hooper gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Monkey. Hooper manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hooper takes a swing at Monkey's ribcage but misses.
Monkey throws a looping overhand right but Hooper ducks down to avoid it.
Monkey goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hooper drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Monkey defends it well.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hooper.
Monkey tries to land a front kick but Hooper steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A telegraphed right hand from Monkey misses the target.
Monkey has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Monkey there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hooper throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Monkey stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Monkey thuds his right hand into Hooper's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Monkey looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hooper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Monkey.
Hooper feints a jab promting Monkey to slip. Hooper then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Monkey slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Monkey gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Demon Monkey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Monkey throws a push kick but Hooper slaps the foot to one side.
Monkey misses with a straight left.
Hooper connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hooper with a jab.
Monkey misses with a straight left.
Hooper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Monkey.
Hooper lands a nice hook to Monkey's body. Monkey takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Monkey takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice shot lands for Hooper.
Hooper throws a body shot but no joy.
Monkey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hooper.
A good leg kick by Monkey.
Monkey dodges the punch combination from Hooper.
Hooper throws a shot to the body.
Hooper scores with a jab. Monkey acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Monkey misses the target.
Monkey lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Monkey walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hooper throws a hook but Monkey blocks it.
Monkey misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monkey fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hooper is out of range.
Hooper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Monkey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hooper misses with an uppercut. Monkey saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Monkey on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Monkey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hooper swinging wildly here.
Hooper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hooper moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Monkey misses with a leg kick.
Monkey slips under a jab.
Hooper on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hooper lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Monkey throws a jab but it's blocked by Hooper.
Hooper takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hooper avoids a kick to the body.
Hooper blocks a head kick by Monkey.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Monkey takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hooper staying out of range there.
Monkey throws a leg kick but Hooper moved away.
Hooper is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hooper bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Monkey's head.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Monkey enables Hooper to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Monkey manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Hooper tries to free his leg and advance position but Monkey is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hooper lands a couple of elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hooper throwing strikes but missing.
Hooper throwing strikes from guard but Monkey blocks nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hooper trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Troy Hooper dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hooper scores with a takedown into Monkey's guard.
Hooper throws a big elbow that misses.
Hooper with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hooper throws a big elbow that misses.
Hooper with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hooper trying to control the position from guard on top but Monkey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hooper has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hooper throws an elbow that misses. Monkey uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hooper's guard. Nice move by Monkey!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hooper pulls Monkey in close to prevent any damage.
Monkey slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooper looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hooper bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Monkey's guard.
Monkey lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Monkey trying to control but Hooper is working from the bottom.
Monkey stopping the sweep attempt from Hooper.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hooper not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Monkey forces his way into half guard.
Hooper makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hooper.
Hooper is controlling Monkey's posture.
Monkey preventing the sweep.
Hooper has Monkey pulled in close to control his posture.
Hooper looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Monkey puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hooper makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hooper.
Hooper has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hooper's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Monkey's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hooper not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hooper pulls Monkey in close to his closed guard and prevents Monkey from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hooper rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Monkey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hooper looks to land a left hand but Monkey moved out of range nicely.
Nice defenses there by Hooper.
Monkey takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Monkey takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hooper lands a slapping body shot.
Hooper comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hooper on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Monkey. Monkey obviously looking to wear him down.
Monkey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hooper.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Monkey misses with a low kick.
Monkey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hooper scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Monkey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hooper.
Hooper throws out a counter right but Monkey avoids it with no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Troy Hooper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Monkey misses with an uppercut. Hooper saw that one coming.
Hooper lands a right hook to the body.
Hooper throws a body punch but Monkey moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hooper, as that shot connected.
Hooper connects with a solid leg kick.
Hooper turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hooper lands a nice hook to Monkey's body. Monkey takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Monkey on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hooper. Hooper obviously looking to wear him down.
Monkey scores with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hooper.
Hooper lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice uppercut lands for Hooper. That snapped Monkey's head back.
Hooper comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hooper moves out of range of the body kick.
Hooper looks to score with a jab to the body but Monkey is just out of range.
An inside leg kick from Hooper misses.
Monkey throws a quick counter kick to the body but Hooper avoids it.
A jab from Hooper finds it's way through Monkey's defenses.
Hooper avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hooper is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooper tests Monkey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hooper ducks under a wild hook from Monkey.
Hooper throws out a loose jab but Monkey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Monkey tests Hooper's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Monkey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hooper.
Hooper avoids the body shot from Monkey.
Hooper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Monkey looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hooper lands an overhand right.
Hooper moves out of range of the leg kick from Monkey.
Good shot there by Hooper.
Monkey throws a body shot but no joy.
Hooper lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hooper cracks Monkey with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hooper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Monkey.
Monkey looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That kick from Hooper tenderised Monkey's leg. Monkey is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hooper on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Demon Monkey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Hooper misses its intended target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Monkey.
Hooper defending well as Monkey loads up on a big left hand.
Hooper fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Monkey has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hooper moves forwards but Monkey connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Monkey scores with a hook.
Hooper checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hooper misses with a wild body shot.
Monkey scores with a spinning back kick!
Monkey throws a push kick but Hooper slaps the foot to one side.
Monkey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hooper.
Monkey fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hooper is out of range.
Hooper lands a nice shot to the body.
Monkey misses with a looping left.
Hooper cracks a nice hook into Monkey's ribs.
Monkey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hooper.
Monkey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hooper was well out of range. Poor timing from Monkey.
Hooper is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Hooper blocks the low kick.
Hooper moves out of range as Monkey throws a body kick.
Monkey is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Monkey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hooper lands a nice shot to the body.
Hooper lands with a good body shot.
Monkey goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Monkey takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Monkey throws the left hand but Hooper avoids the punch easily.
Hooper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Monkey throws a low kick but Hooper moves out of range easily.
Monkey walks into a jab.
Hooper blocks a jab.
Hooper shoots in and drives through. Monkey sprawls well.
Hooper stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Monkey misses with a straight right.
Monkey looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hooper throws a hook to the side of Monkey's head but Monkey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Troy Hooper seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Monkey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hooper.
Hooper tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hooper slips a straight right by Monkey.
Monkey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hooper tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hooper scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hooper is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Monkey.
Monkey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hooper.
Monkey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hooper.
Hooper changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Monkey looks for the body kick but Hooper saw that one coming.
Monkey throws an off balance right hand
and Hooper counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hooper blocks a leg kick.
Hooper lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hooper throws a lazy uppercut
and Monkey counters with a nice kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Monkey darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Monkey.
Hooper throws a leg kick which misses Monkey's front leg but catches the back leg as Monkey tries to avoid it.
Monkey misses the shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Troy Hooper comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hooper 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Troy Hooper!
A less than humble Troy Hooper misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Virgil Van Dijk (ranked 1333 p4p, 177 weight class) and Jouko Juntti (ranked 1660 p4p, 213 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Virgil Van Dijk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jouko Juntti!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Dijk throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Juntti counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Van Dijk trying to control from the bottom.
Juntti seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Juntti wants to lay and pray for a moment but Van Dijk keeps working.
Juntti lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Juntti has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Juntti is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Van Dijk is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jouko Juntti!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Freddy White (ranked 806 p4p, 101 weight class) and Severo Del Bosque (ranked 996 p4p, 123 weight class). Del Bosque is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mimosa - Drippin. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 26 - 4, fighting out of Hilo, Freddy White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 22 - 0, fighting out of London, Severo Del Bosque!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Francis DeMontford and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - White coming out on top.
White lands a big head kick that sends Del Bosque tumbling to the mat! White takes a step backwards and waves Del Bosque back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Del Bosque is rocked!
It looks like Severo Del Bosque has been cut.
Del Bosque is looking to land body kicks.
Del Bosque is still on wobbly legs! Can White finish him?
White and Del Bosque are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. White throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Del Bosque into next week! Ooooh that was huge! White knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Freddy White!
After winning the bout, Freddy White 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Cooke (ranked 1680 p4p, 197 weight class) and Azar Qasi (ranked 1966 p4p, 223 weight class). Cooke kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Harm's Way - Warriors Will Reign. Qasi has chosen For Whom The Bell Tolls as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samuel Cooke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Azar Qasi!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Steve Erwin and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Qasi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cooke as he avoids it easily.
Cooke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Qasi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Qasi is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cooke with a body shot.
Cooke gets a clinch.
A knee to the head by Cooke.
Qasi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Qasi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Qasi cracks Cooke with an open hand slap.
Qasi swings for the body but Cooke moves out of range.
Cooke connects with a looping right hand.
Cooke throws a body kick that misses.
Cooke gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Qasi lands with a right to the head.
Qasi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cooke lands an elbow just above Qasi 's eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Qasi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Qasi blocks the elbow strike.
Cooke lands an elbow inside that Qasi shrugs off.
Qasi throws a head punch that misses.
Qasi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Qasi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Qasi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Qasi missing with a left hand there. Cooke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Qasi 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 Cooke has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cooke and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Qasi looks to land a right hand but Cooke moved out of range.
Qasi slaps away a takedown attempt from Cooke, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cooke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Qasi throws out the jab.
Qasi closes the distance and clinches up with Cooke, looking for a takedown. Qasi pushes Cooke against the cage but Cooke circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Qasi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cooke looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Cooke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cooke attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Qasi misses.
Qasi misses with a wild body shot.
A quick step to the side and Cooke tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Qasi blocks a head kick by Cooke.
As Cooke backs off Qasi throws a huge counter combo but Cooke manages to avoid it all.
A big right from Cooke misses.
Qasi lands a lovely overhand right.
Qasi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cooke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Cooke.
Cooke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Qasi.
Qasi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice uppercut there from Cooke.
Cooke lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Qasi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cooke looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cooke throws a looping overhand right but Qasi ducks down to avoid it.
Qasi misses with a hook. Cooke ducked under it nicely.
Qasi just misses with a punch to the body.
Qasi swings for the body but Cooke moves out of range.
Cooke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Qasi looks to land a right hand but Cooke moved out of range.
Cooke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Qasi throws out the jab.
Qasi just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromCooke.
A big left from Qasi misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cooke. Qasi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Qasi connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Qasi throws a jab but it's blocked by Cooke.
Cooke quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Cooke's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Cooke duly obliges.
Qasi throws a body punch but Cooke moves out of range.
Cooke takes one to the chin there.
Good shot there by Cooke.
Qasi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cooke ducks under a wild hook from Qasi.
Cooke shoots in looking for a takedown. Qasi tries to sprawl out of it but Cooke keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Qasi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Qasi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cooke tries to land a front kick but Qasi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Qasi moves out of range of the body kick from Cooke.
Qasi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cooke.
Qasi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cooke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Qasi scores with a jab to the head.
Cooke lands a nice leg kick that just misses Qasi's sensitive parts.
Cooke throws a head kick that misses.
Cooke slips a straight right by Qasi.
Qasi moves out of range of the body kick from Cooke.
Cooke takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Qasi tries a head kick but it misses.
Qasi loads up on a big right hand but Cooke slips the punch.
Qasi needs to keep his hands up - Cooke had a free shot at his head there.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Cooke.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Qasi is looking to reverse the position.
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 Samuel Cooke will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Qasi keeps the fight on the outside.
A swing and a miss from Qasi.
Cooke 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.
Cooke clobbers Qasi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Qasi moves out of range of the body kick.
Cooke is looking to score with low kicks.
Cooke lands a head kick. Qasi smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Qasi shoots in for a takedown but Cooke shows good takedown defense.
Cooke jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
A head kick from Cooke lands but Qasi takes it in his stride.
Cooke misses with an uppercut.
Cooke looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cooke scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cooke landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Qasi tries to roll over but Cooke keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The fighters are battling for position here. Qasi manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cooke is pushing down on Qasi's leg trying to pass to half guard. Qasi is fighting to maintain full guard but Cooke has managed to sneak the leg through.
Cooke prevents Qasi from improving his position.
Qasi moves into full guard.
Qasi has his foot on Cooke's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cooke works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cooke looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Cooke preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooke trying to control the position from guard on top but Qasi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Qasi is trying to control the position but Cooke postures up.
Qasi looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Cooke has picked Qasi up and slammed him! Qasi can't keep hold of the triangle and Cooke manages to pass to side control!
Qasi is letting Cooke control him for a moment.
Qasi manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Qasi is working for a kimura but Cooke is defending it quite comfortably.
Qasi is looking to take a break and control but Cooke is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qasi seems to be looking for submissions.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Cooke is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Qasi pulls his head out easily.
Qasi is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cooke doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Qasi.
Qasi wants to free his trapped foot but Cooke is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Qasi prevents Cooke from improving his position.
Qasi is controlling the pace.
Cooke moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Qasi trying to control but Cooke is working from the bottom.
Cooke wants to sweep here but Qasi controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Cooke dominated that second round.
That's time! Cooke's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Qasi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Qasi.
Qasi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Qasi wants it to stay on the feet.
Azar Qasi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Qasi. Cooke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cooke drops down looking for a counter takedown but Qasi sprawls and moves away.
Cooke scores with a kick to the midsection.
Qasi throws a front kick that sends Cooke stumbling back into the cage.
Cooke throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cooke throws a leg kick but Qasi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Qasi jabs Cooke right on the nose. Cooke blinks but takes it well.
Cooke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Qasi moves away.
Qasi throws a hook but Cooke blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Qasi 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 Cooke has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cooke and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Qasi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cooke defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke looks to land a combination but Qasi avoids it well.
Qasi looks to land a right hand but Cooke moved out of range.
Cooke changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the liver by Qasi. Beautiful body shot.
Cooke is looking to clinch.
Qasi throws an overhand right that lands on Cooke's shoulder, as Cooke tries to avoid the shot.
Qasi gets caught napping as Cooke dives in and scores a takedown. Qasi manages to retain guard.
Qasi is looking to sweep but instead, Cooke has passed into half guard.
Cooke drops an elbow to the side of Qasi's head.
Cooke is keen to just control but Qasi is a slippery customer.
Cooke has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Qasi is looking for a sweep. Cooke is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cooke is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Qasi sees it coming and defends easily.
Qasi is staying active underneath Cooke, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Azar Qasi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qasi wants to get back to full guard.
Qasi makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Qasi.
Qasi wants to sweep but no luck.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Qasi is looking for a triangle here but Cooke uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Cooke trying to control the action but Qasi is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qasi tries to improve position but can't.
Qasi is not content to let Cooke control the position.
Qasi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Qasi takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cooke working the ground and pound.
Cooke wants to control but Qasi is keeping him busy.
Cooke lands a few punches from side control.
Qasi is looking to regain half guard here but Cooke keeps moving and retains side control.
Samuel Cooke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Qasi regains half guard.
Cooke is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Qasi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cooke wants to control but Qasi is keeping him busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samuel Cooke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cooke, 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samuel Cooke!
An out of breath Samuel Cooke 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Felipe Feltre (ranked 541 p4p, 24 weight class) and Cole Reynolds (ranked 1115 p4p, 60 weight class). Feltre comes to the cage accompanied by Someday Never Comes. Felipe Feltre had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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135 lbs
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145 lbs
11 - 4 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
34 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Felipe Feltre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Cole Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Francis DeMontford and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reynolds throws a looping overhand right but Feltre ducks down to avoid it.
Feltre swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Feltre moves out of range of the strikes.
Feltre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reynolds manages to avoid it.
Reynolds misses with a looping right.
Feltre fails to land with a series of punches.
Reynolds swings widly with a right hand
and Reynolds takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reynolds throws a leg kick that misses.
Feltre slips under a jab.
Feltre quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Reynolds staying out of range there.
Feltre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reynolds pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice shot by Feltre.
Reynolds throws a right hand that misses
and Feltre counters with a nice low kick that buckles Reynolds's knee momentarily.
Reynolds throws a lazy uppercut
and Feltre counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Feltre looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Feltre cracks Reynolds with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Reynolds looks to land a right hand but Feltre moved out of range.
Feltre misses with a hook. Reynolds ducked under it nicely.
Cole Reynolds seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reynolds throws a hook to the side of Feltre's head but Feltre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reynolds misses the jab.
Feltre is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Reynolds jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Feltre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Feltre misses with a body shot.
Feltre throws a head kick that misses.
Reynolds throws an off balance right hand
and Feltre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Feltre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Reynolds throws an overhand right that lands on Feltre's shoulder, as Feltre tries to avoid the shot.
Reynolds dodges the punch combination from Feltre.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Reynolds.
Reynolds fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Feltre checks it well.
Feltre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reynolds throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Feltre sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Feltre throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Reynolds on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Reynolds misses with an uppercut
and Feltre counters with a left to the body.
Reynolds throws an off balance right hand
and Feltre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Feltre lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Feltre throws a leg kick which misses Reynolds's front leg but catches the back leg as Reynolds tries to avoid it.
Reynolds connects with a good right hand that stumbles Feltre. Feltre circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Reynolds misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Feltre.
Feltre doesn't manage to clinch there - Reynolds circles away.
Reynolds connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Feltre on the side of the head.
Feltre misses with a few strikes there.
Feltre throws the kick towards the body but Reynolds avoids it.
Feltre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reynolds was well out of range. Poor timing from Feltre.
Feltre swinging wildly here.
Feltre throws a chopping leg kick but Reynolds manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Reynolds attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Reynolds throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Feltre throws a front kick aimed at Reynolds's knee but Reynolds avoids it well.
Feltre swings widly with a right hand
and Reynolds counters with a straight right hand.
Reynolds misses the shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Reynolds.
Feltre is rocked!
Reynolds lands with a good body shot.
Oh Feltre is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds throws a jab when Feltre was well out of range.
Feltre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reynolds.
Feltre takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Reynolds.
Reynolds throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Feltre just misses with a punch to the body.
Feltre tests Reynolds's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Feltre seems to have got his legs back now.
Reynolds takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Reynolds fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Feltre has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A jab from Reynolds misses.
Nice shot by Reynolds.
Reynolds misses with an uppercut
and Feltre counters with a head kick. That will keep Reynolds thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Nice jab there from Reynolds.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cole Reynolds will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
The fighters circling - Feltre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reynolds slips under a jab.
Feltre takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Reynolds tries to score with a low kick but Feltre moves his leg out of the way.
Feltre appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Feltre misses with an uppercut. Reynolds saw that one coming.
Cole Reynolds seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Feltre dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Feltre throws a half hearted mid kick.
Feltre takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A head kick misses from Feltre.
A jab from Reynolds misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reynolds looks to land a right hand but Feltre moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reynolds. Feltre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reynolds keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reynolds misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Feltre ducks under a wild hook from Reynolds.
Reynolds throws a right hand that misses
and Reynolds takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Feltre takes a swing at Reynolds's ribcage but misses.
Feltre moves out of range of the strikes.
Feltre cracks the inside of Reynolds's front leg.
Reynolds lands a jab.
Good leg kick by Feltre there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Reynolds connects with a jab.
Feltre drops his hands momentarily and Reynolds takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Reynolds works the jab nicely.
Feltre dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Reynolds. That did some damage!
Reynolds is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Feltre like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Feltre from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cole Reynolds!
Cole Reynolds 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.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Samak Ruenroeng (ranked 313 p4p, 17 weight class) and Nigel Nobody (ranked 711 p4p, 32 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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144 lbs
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138 lbs
12 - 10 - 0 |
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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
19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samak Ruenroeng!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Nigel Nobody!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Ben Hemmingworth and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nobody takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nobody throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ruenroeng fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nobody.
Ruenroeng connects with a leg kick. Nobody looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nobody throws a right hand that Ruenroeng ducks under and follows up with a left that Ruenroeng also avoids with ease.
Ruenroeng walks into a jab.
No joy there for Nobody, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ruenroeng swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ruenroeng. That's going to slow Nobody down.
Ruenroeng gets a clinch.
Nobody lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nobody gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Ruenroeng regains guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nobody throws a big elbow that misses.
Nobody with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nobody got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ruenroeng has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nobody has managed to get both his arms back between Ruenroeng's legs - danger averted.
Ruenroeng preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ruenroeng trying to control the position here.
Ruenroeng looking for a sweep. Not yet Ruenroeng, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nobody gets to his feet - Ruenroeng follows without any prompting.
We've been informed that Nobody has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Nobody throws a solid leg kick but Ruenroeng takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nobody.
Ruenroeng avoids the body shot from Nobody.
Ruenroeng ducks under a wild hook from Nobody.
Ruenroeng is looking to clinch but Nobody is avoiding it.
Nobody misses with the combination.
Nobody takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nobody tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ruenroeng jabs at Nobody's body.
Nobody throws a jab but it's blocked by Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng scores with a leg kick.
Ruenroeng chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nobody avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nobody darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ruenroeng cracks the inside of Nobody's front leg.
Nobody pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Nobody misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nobody misses with a hook. Ruenroeng ducked under it nicely.
Samak Ruenroeng is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ruenroeng blocks a head kick by Nobody.
Nobody throws out a loose jab but Ruenroeng uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ruenroeng scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nobody in his tracks.
Ruenroeng throws a leg kick which misses Nobody's front leg but catches the back leg as Nobody tries to avoid it.
Samak Ruenroeng seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruenroeng fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nobody has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ruenroeng throws a leg kick but Nobody sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ruenroeng has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nobody lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ruenroeng backwards.
Ruenroeng has Nobody pressed against the cage, preventing Nobody from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nobody breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ruenroeng blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nobody. Ruenroeng does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ruenroeng throws a leg kick but Nobody sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ruenroeng ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ruenroeng cracks the inside of Nobody's front leg.
Ruenroeng thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Nobody if he has to take too many more of those.
Nobody on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ruenroeng throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nobody counters with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nobody throws a head kick but Ruenroeng moves out of range.
Ruenroeng throws a chopping leg kick but Nobody manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ruenroeng is looking to chop away at Nobody's legs.
Ruenroeng tries to close the distance and clinch but Nobody swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ruenroeng tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nobody manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ruenroeng dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nobody takes a swing at Ruenroeng's ribcage but misses.
Ruenroeng tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nobody misses with a two punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruenroeng. Nobody does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ruenroeng tries to close the distance and clinch but Nobody swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nobody! But no joy.
Ruenroeng misses with a two punch combination.
A jab from Nobody misses.
Nobody is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Ruenroeng misses with a body punch
and Nobody counters with a stiff right hand.
Ruenroeng shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ruenroeng checks a leg kick.
Ruenroeng is looking to wear down Nobody with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nobody throws a head kick but Ruenroeng moves out of range.
Ruenroeng throws a leg kick but Nobody sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ruenroeng looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ruenroeng lands a glancing blow to the side of Nobody's head.
Nobody misses with a hook. Ruenroeng ducked under it nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruenroeng feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nobody's calf.
Nobody tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ruenroeng throws a right hand that Nobody ducks under and follows up with a left that Nobody also avoids with ease.
Ruenroeng tries to clinch up but Nobody circles away and keeps his distance.
Nobody takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ruenroeng tries to score with a low kick but Nobody moves his leg out of the way.
Nobody connects with a body shot that sends Ruenroeng's belly button to the back.
Nobody misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng misses with a body shot.
Ruenroeng gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ruenroeng tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nobody tries to score a body lock takedown but Ruenroeng shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nice body punch from Ruenroeng.
Nobody working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Ruenroeng.
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 Samak Ruenroeng will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ruenroeng scores with a nice body kick.
A leg kick checked by Nobody.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ruenroeng finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nobody under the eye.
Ruenroeng lands a head shot.
A combination from Nobody does no damage.
Ruenroeng loads up on a big right hand but Nobody slips the punch.
A left lands for Nobody.
Good work by Nobody as he checks the leg kick.
Nobody throws a combination. Ruenroeng tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ruenroeng throws a front kick that sends Nobody stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nobody misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ruenroeng moves in looking to clinch but Nobody pushes him off.
Nobody steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng clinches.
Ruenroeng pushes Nobody back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ruenroeng pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nobody's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nobody is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ruenroeng is defending well.
Ruenroeng is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nobody is defending well for now.
Ruenroeng gets through Nobody's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruenroeng lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ruenroeng misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nobody.
Nobody tries a body shot but Ruenroeng blocks it.
Ruenroeng struggles to land a body shot inside as Nobody controls his hands.
Ruenroeng goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ruenroeng scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nobody lands with a left to the head.
Ruenroeng fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Ruenroeng's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ruenroeng misses with a knee to the head.
Ruenroeng misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nobody lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ruenroeng or not.
Ruenroeng struggles to land a body shot inside as Nobody controls his hands.
Ruenroeng tries to work over Nobody's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ruenroeng misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nobody.
Nobody is working for takedown but Ruenroeng is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nobody tries to throw a body punch but Ruenroeng avoids it by throwing Nobody back against the cage.
Nobody blocks a body shot from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nobody's elbow.
Ruenroeng lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nobody has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ruenroeng avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Samak Ruenroeng has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nigel Nobody.
Nobody is trying to break the clinch but Ruenroeng is controlling him.
Nobody is trying to force a seperation but Ruenroeng has the dominant position.
Nobody wants to take the fight to the mat but Ruenroeng manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ruenroeng misses with an elbow over the top.
Nobody prevents a body shot from Ruenroeng.
Nobody is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nobody on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nobody doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nobody takes an elbow to the forehead.
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!
Ruenroeng gets underhooks to prevent Nobody's takedown attempt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ruenroeng.
Nobody breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ruenroeng misses with a wild body shot.
Nobody feints the counter takedown.
Nobody lands a nice shot that snaps Ruenroeng's head back.
Nobody avoids the body shot from Ruenroeng.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nobody! But no joy.
Ruenroeng connects with an inside leg kick.
Ruenroeng throws a wild body kick that Nobody sees coming a mile off.
Nobody swings for the body but Ruenroeng moves out of range.
Ruenroeng is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng thumps Nobody with a low kick.
Ruenroeng tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nobody swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nobody throws a sloppy head kick and Ruenroeng moves out of range easily.
Ruenroeng turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good exchange - Nobody coming out on top.
A slow jab from Ruenroeng misses its intended target.
Nobody swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nobody ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ruenroeng moves away.
Nobody slips under a jab.
Ruenroeng lands a front kick.
Nobody misses with a looping left.
Ruenroeng uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nobody.
Ruenroeng tries to score with a low kick but Nobody moves his leg out of the way.
Ruenroeng pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nobody is out of range and Ruenroeng settles back down.
Nobody misses with a straight left.
Ruenroeng finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ruenroeng takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That kick from Nobody tenderised Ruenroeng's leg. Ruenroeng is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ruenroeng closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nobody breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ruenroeng.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruenroeng keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruenroeng tries to clinch
and Nobody counters with a nice body kick.
Ruenroeng looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ruenroeng blocks a head kick by Nobody.
Ruenroeng moves in looking to clinch but Nobody pushes him off.
Ruenroeng scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nobody doesn't seem bothered though.
Nobody throws a front kick aimed at Ruenroeng's knee but Ruenroeng avoids it well.
Nobody scores with a nice head shot.
Ruenroeng just misses with a punch to the body.
Ruenroeng moves away from the strike by Nobody.
Nobody scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ruenroeng swings for the body but Nobody moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Nobody throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A combination from Nobody does no damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ruenroeng throws a leg kick but Nobody moved away.
Ruenroeng throws a head kick that misses.
Ruenroeng with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samak Ruenroeng dominated that second round.
That's time! Ruenroeng's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Ruenroeng gets caught flat footed, as Nobody shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ruenroeng bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nobody's guard.
Ruenroeng stops Nobody from standing up.
Ruenroeng 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.
Ruenroeng has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Ruenroeng continues to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nobody wants to stand up but Ruenroeng is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruenroeng controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ruenroeng trying to control but Nobody is working from the bottom.
Ruenroeng won't allow Nobody to get back to his feet.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nobody throws a shot from downtown. Ruenroeng moves away and avoids it.
Nobody misses with a looping right.
Ruenroeng moves into range and clinches up with Nobody.
Ruenroeng misses with a body punch.
Nobody is working Ruenroeng over against the cage.
Ruenroeng landing some nice looking knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ruenroeng.
A left hand lands to the body for Nobody.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ruenroeng.
Nobody blocks a body shot from Ruenroeng.
Nigel Nobody has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng takes a shot to the head.
Nobody tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nobody breaks the clinch.
Nobody moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ruenroeng connects with a solid leg kick.
Nobody swats away the attempt to clinch by Ruenroeng.
Nobody changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ruenroeng tries to land a leg kick but Nobody saw it coming and moves away.
Nobody checks a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruenroeng gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nobody.
Nobody misses with an uppercut.
Ruenroeng wants to land a leg kick but Nobody is out of range.
Ruenroeng misses with a low kick.
Nobody misses with a body shot.
Nobody takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nobody misses with a few strikes there.
Ruenroeng tries to clinch up.
Ruenroeng misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng rushes Nobody and presses him up against the cage.
Nobody lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ruenroeng backwards.
Samak Ruenroeng has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ruenroeng tries to throw a body punch but Nobody avoids it by throwing Ruenroeng back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Ruenroeng.
Nobody lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nobody misses with a body punch.
Ruenroeng tries to throw a body punch but Nobody avoids it by throwing Ruenroeng back against the cage.
Ruenroeng digs a right hand into Nobody's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nobody's gas tank.
Ruenroeng lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nobody breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crunch! Ruenroeng slams his shin into Nobody's torso.
Nobody scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nobody scores with a punch to the head.
Nobody takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nobody throws a body punch but Ruenroeng moves out of range.
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!
Nobody fails to land with a series of punches.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ruenroeng.
Nobody misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ruenroeng seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Ruenroeng has Nobody up against the cage in a clinch.
Nobody breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ruenroeng ducks under a wild hook from Nobody.
Ruenroeng seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Nobody throws a leg kick that misses.
Samak Ruenroeng is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ruenroeng throws a leg kick but Nobody sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ruenroeng fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nobody has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nobody has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ruenroeng.
Nobody stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ruenroeng.
Nobody takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ruenroeng tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nobody was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruenroeng.
It seemed like Nobody was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ruenroeng lands a nice looking body kick.
Ruenroeng lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ruenroeng takes a swing at Nobody's ribcage but misses.
Ruenroeng misses with a body shot.
Ruenroeng throws a shot to the body.
Nobody misses the jab.
Ruenroeng seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Ruenroeng buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samak Ruenroeng showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ruenroeng, 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samak Ruenroeng!
The defeated Nigel Nobody had this to say: 'I am Nobody!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Molokai Built (ranked 160 p4p, 10 weight class) and Nobunaga Tanaka (ranked 335 p4p, 18 weight class). Molokai Built has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Molokai Built!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nobunaga Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Steve Erwin and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanaka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tanaka shoots in looking for a takedown but Built manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tanaka's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
An attempted straight right counter from Built misses the target.
Built scores with a hook to the body. Tanaka takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tanaka blocking some punches.
Built tries a body shot but Tanaka blocks it.
Good body shot from Tanaka.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanaka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Tanaka.
Tanaka blocking some punches.
Tanaka gets through Built's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Built blocking some punches.
Built throws a head punch that misses.
Tanaka pressing his opponent against the cage.
Built misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka throws a punch but it's blocked by Built.
Tanaka stalls.
Tanaka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Tanaka.
Built breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Built throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tanaka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Built misses the shot to the body.
Tanaka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tanaka looking to score a takedown here. Built is defending well but Tanaka drives through and ends up in Built's guard.
Built keeping moving, preventing Tanaka from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka is working Built over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tanaka scoring with punches to the head and body.
Built working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tanaka.
Built pulls Tanaka in close to prevent any damage.
Built utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Built seems keen to control Tanaka's posture.
Built preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Built working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tanaka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Built is looking to sweep but instead, Tanaka has passed into half guard.
Tanaka thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ground and pound from Tanaka.
Tanaka trying to pass the guard but Built defending well.
Tanaka trying to control the action but Built is working from the bottom.
Built is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Canadian Elite Bruins Gym that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Built avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tanaka.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tanaka trying to mount his opponent but Built defends it.
Tanaka slips a nice elbow through Built's hands, connecting with Built's forehead.
Tanaka missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tanaka thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Built's head.
Built is defending against the submission attempts here by Tanaka.
Built avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tanaka.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Built wants to control but Tanaka is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nobunaga Tanaka dominated that round.
That's time! Built's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Built closes the distance and clinches.
Tanaka pressing his opponent against the cage.
Built tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tanaka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Built sizes up Tanaka with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Molokai Built seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some bone on bone action there as Built checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Built is looking to counter punch.
Built jabs Tanaka right on the nose. Tanaka blinks but takes it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Built closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tanaka counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Built drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Built tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tanaka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tanaka connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tanaka shoots in but Built avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Built tests Tanaka's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Built lands a lovely overhand right.
Tanaka takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Good shot there by Built.
Tanaka takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Built wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tanaka looks to land a right hand but Built moved out of range.
Molokai Built is winning the standup battle so far.
Built throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Built misses with a hook. Tanaka ducked under it nicely.
Built closes the distance and clinches.
Built swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Built lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tanaka blocking some punches.
Tanaka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Built misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tanaka has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Built uses from the top position.
Tanaka has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Built can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Built wants to control from the top but Tanaka keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tanaka has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Built can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tanaka is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Built defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Built wants to control from the top but Tanaka keeps moving.
Built controlling from the top position.
Tanaka looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tanaka is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tanaka has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Built controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Built slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Molokai Built dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Built throws a hook to the side of Tanaka's head but Tanaka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tanaka closes the distance and clinches up with Built, looking for a takedown. Tanaka pushes Built against the cage but Built circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Built takes a swing at Tanaka's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Tanaka was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Built walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tanaka.
Tanaka circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tanaka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Tanaka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Built tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tanaka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tanaka throws out a powerful jab.
Built misses with a combination
and Tanaka counters with a nice body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Tanaka misses the target.
Nice jab there from Built.
Built misses with a hook.
Tanaka swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Built takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Built misses the shot to the body.
Built takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tanaka drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Built explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Built throws a lazy right hand but Tanaka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tanaka was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Built wants to clinch up but Tanaka keeps it at a distance.
Tanaka takes one to the chin there.
Tanaka gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Built counters with a nice uppercut.
Built fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tanaka throws a counter combo.
Built waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tanaka.
Built throws a hook but Tanaka avoids it easily.
Tanaka takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Built tries to clinch up.
Good standup being displayed there by Tanaka as he connects with a hook.
Built lands with a straight right. Tanaka didn't see that one coming.
Tanaka is rocked!
Built walks into a straight right hand from Tanaka.
Built is rocked!
Tanaka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tanaka feints the counter takedown.
Built tries to clinch up.
Tanaka now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Built misses with a wild combination.
Built backing away here, and Tanaka unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Molokai Built did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Built throws a solid leg kick but Tanaka takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Built.
Tanaka is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Built with a body shot.
Built wants to clinch.
Tanaka throws out a counter right but Built avoids it with no problem.
Tanaka ducks under a wild hook from Built.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanaka fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Built checks it well.
Built swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tanaka takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Built scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tanaka doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Built lands a glancing blow to the side of Tanaka's head.
Built throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Tanaka to counter with a crisp jab.
Oh Built is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Built is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Tanaka doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Built crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Built's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nobunaga Tanaka!
Nobunaga Tanaka is the new bantamweight champion!
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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Boris Matusov (ranked 315 p4p, 41 weight class) and Yves Trudeau (ranked 849 p4p, 109 weight class). Boris Matusov has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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180 lbs
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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
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Boris Matusov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yves Trudeau!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Darius Henderson and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trudeau throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Matusov tries to counter with a takedown but Trudeau is quick to defend against it.
Matusov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Trudeau has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Matusov is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Matusov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Trudeau.
Trudeau scores with a hook to the body. Matusov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Matusov darts in looking for a takedown but Trudeau gets double underhooks and turns Matusov into the cage.
Matusov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trudeau scores with a jab to the body.
Trudeau scores with a nice strike.
Matusov ducks right into an uppercut from Trudeau.
Trudeau circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Matusov tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Trudeau wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yves Trudeau!
Yves Trudeau decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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