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RFC Showdown in Tokyo 31 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between William Bonin (ranked 4487 p4p, 470 weight class) and Asmodius Crowley (ranked 6130 p4p, 534 weight class). The key to victory for William Bonin has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, William Bonin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Asmodius Crowley!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crowley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bonin thumps Crowley with a low kick.
Bonin throws a sloppy head kick
so Crowley counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bonin working for a triangle but Crowley defends it easily.
Bonin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crowley is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bonin wants to control the position but Crowley says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowley is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Let's hope that Crowley has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Crowley prevents Bonin from improving his position.
Crowley content to control rather than advance.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Crowley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bonin.
Crowley changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Crowley avoids the body shot from Bonin.
Crowley counters with a body kick.
Bonin swings widly with a right hand
and Crowley counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Crowley wanted to stand there but Bonin had control of the position.
Bonin working a defensive guard but Crowley manages to pass into side control anyway.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crowley is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Bonin will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonin tries to improve position but can't.
Bonin struggling a bit here.
Bonin tries to bench press Crowley off him but Crowley keeps the position.
Crowley taking a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bonin is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Bonin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bonin is trying to control but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Still in half guard, Crowley seems content to control.
Bonin has a hand on Crowley's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Crowley takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Bonin is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Asmodius Crowley dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A shot to the liver by Bonin. Beautiful body shot.
Bonin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Crowley at a distance.
William Bonin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crowley is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bonin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bonin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Crowley doesn't seem bothered though.
Bonin throws a sloppy head kick
and Crowley counters with a shoot takedown. Bonin fights it but they end up in guard.
Crowley controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bonin looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Crowley passes into half guard.
Crowley looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Asmodius Crowley has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonin regains full guard. Nicely done.
Crowley is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bonin is looking for a triangle but Crowley pushes his legs off easily.
Bonin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bonin working for a triangle but Crowley defends it easily.
Crowley is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Crowley tries to free his leg and advance position but Bonin is retaining full guard.
Crowley content to stall in guard here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bonin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Crowley circles away quickly and effectively.
Crowley tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowley gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like Asmodius Crowley has been cut.
Bonin lands a nice hook to Crowley's body. Crowley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bonin is looking to wear down Crowley with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bonin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Crowley is rocked!
Crowley walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Crowley limp body while Bonin jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). William Bonin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Souza (ranked 22973 p4p, 547 weight class) and Athos Knox (ranked 3317 p4p, 336 weight class). Knox has chosen Click Click Boom | Saliva as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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185 lbs
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188 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronaldo Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Athos Knox!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox leaves Souza with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Knox doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Knox displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Ronaldo Souza has been cut.
Athos Knox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Souza looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Souza tries to clinch there but Knox circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Knox. Those never looked like landing.
Knox scores with a nice head shot.
Souza shoots in for a takedown but Knox shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Knox has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Souza is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Knox drops Souza with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Souza looks back up at him and smiles so Knox waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Souza is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knox lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Souza up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Knox from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Souza's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Athos Knox!
Athos Knox decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Repa Kiki (ranked 2632 p4p, 288 weight class) and David Unsworth (ranked 1789 p4p, 204 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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199 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Repa Kiki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Unsworth!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiki shoots in for a takedown but Unsworth shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kiki scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Unsworth is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kiki's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kiki's back!
Unsworth thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Unsworth loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Kiki hold on?
Unsworth struggling to keep hold of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kiki manages to reverse the position and now he's in Unsworth's guard. Nice work there by Kiki.
Unsworth pulls Kiki in to control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unsworth not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Unsworth seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Unsworth working a defensive guard but Kiki manages to pass into side control anyway.
Who's going to make the next move?
Unsworth tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two 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.
Unsworth can't do much from the bottom here.
Unsworth sneaks back into half guard.
Unsworth is looking to control Kiki's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Unsworth avoid being mounted?
Kiki really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Unsworth felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Kiki thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Unsworth's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unsworth is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Kiki jumps into side control!
Unsworth is trying to control Kiki's posture but Kiki avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kiki misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Unsworth looking for a sweep but Kiki has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Unsworth is trying desperately to improve position.
Kiki avoids the attempt from Unsworth to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unsworth is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Unsworth is trying to escape the mount.
Unsworth is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Unsworth tries to lock up and control but Kiki gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Repa Kiki dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Unsworth lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kiki shoots in for a takedown but Unsworth shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Unsworth now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kiki gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Unsworth counters with a three punch combo that has Kiki backing up. Kiki nods at Unsworth to acknowledge the strikes.
Kiki shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Repa Kiki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kiki shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Unsworth but Unsworth pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Unsworth tries to bum rush Kiki with a series of wild strikes but Kiki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Unsworth thows a left - swing and a miss!
As Unsworth looks to move away, Kiki throws a big counter combo but Unsworth just gets out of the way.
Kiki has his takedown stuffed
and Unsworth counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kiki is rocked!
Unsworth scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kiki doesn't seem bothered though.
Oh Kiki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Unsworth throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kiki has a takedown stuffed.
Kiki has a takedown stuffed.
Unsworth instigates a clinch.
Kiki seems to have got his legs back now.
Unsworth swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Kiki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Unsworth misses with some punches.
Kiki blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unsworth is looking to control Kiki's arms but Kiki gets an underhook and turns him. Now Unsworth has his back to the cage.
Unsworth tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kiki's elbow.
Unsworth swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kiki as Unsworth tries to tie him up.
Unsworth misses with a punch on the inside.
Unsworth has a couple of punches blocked by Kiki.
Unsworth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Unsworth has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kiki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Unsworth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kiki fails to land.
Unsworth throws a punch but it's blocked by Kiki.
Unsworth swings wildly with an uppercut but Kiki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Unsworth working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unsworth has a couple of punches blocked by Kiki.
Kiki misses with a punch on the inside.
Kiki misses with the head strike.
Kiki scores with a shot to the side of Unsworth's head.
Unsworth stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Unsworth pushes Kiki back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Unsworth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Unsworth misses with some punches.
Unsworth swings wildly with an uppercut but Kiki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kiki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kiki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kiki blocking some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Unsworth tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiki takes a shot to the head.
Unsworth lands a shoulder strike.
Unsworth can't find room to land a body shot as Kiki controls the action.
Kiki misses with some punches.
Unsworth tries to throw a body punch but Kiki avoids it by throwing Unsworth back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Unsworth fails to land.
Unsworth lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kiki backwards.
Kiki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Unsworth throws a head punch that misses.
Kiki misses with the head strike.
Kiki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Unsworth working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kiki has a couple of punches blocked by Unsworth.
A head punch on the inside from Kiki fails to land.
Unsworth misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unsworth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Unsworth fails to land.
Unsworth misses with a short punch on the inside.
Unsworth lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice left hand lands by Unsworth.
The referee calls for Unsworth to work.
Kiki blocks an uppercut.
Unsworth working aggressively here.
Unsworth lands a nice uppercut.
David Unsworth seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Unsworth.
Unsworth is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kiki is keeping busy.
Unsworth swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kiki blocks an uppercut.
Unsworth struggles to land a body shot inside as Kiki controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Unsworth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kiki fails with the takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kiki.
Kiki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Repa Kiki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kiki misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
David Unsworth seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kiki closes this distance looking for a takedown but Unsworth circles away.
Kiki shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Repa Kiki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Unsworth moves into range and clinches up with Kiki.
Unsworth lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Unsworth throws a head punch that misses.
Kiki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Unsworth lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kiki backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Kiki fails to land.
Kiki blocks an uppercut.
Unsworth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Unsworth misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unsworth swings wildly with an uppercut but Kiki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Unsworth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Unsworth throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kikis head.
Kiki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kiki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Unsworth backwards.
Unsworth leaning against his opponent.
Kiki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Unsworth backwards.
Unsworth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Unsworth.
Unsworth blocks an uppercut.
Unsworth misses with a punch on the inside.
Unsworth holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Unsworth throws a punch but it's blocked by Kiki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiki working aggressively here.
Unsworth swings wildly with an uppercut but Kiki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kiki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Unsworth struggles to land a body shot inside as Kiki controls his hands.
Unsworth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Unsworth will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kiki up against the cage.
Kiki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kiki working aggressively here.
Unsworth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Unsworth misses with a punch on the inside.
Unsworth tries a body shot but Kiki blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Unsworth misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiki misses with a punch on the inside.
Unsworth digs a right hand underneath Kiki's ribcage. Kiki let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Unsworth lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Unsworth misses with a hook to the ribs.
Unsworth stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kiki.
Unsworth leaning against his opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Unsworth.
Unsworth blocks an uppercut.
Unsworth lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kiki backwards.
Unsworth has a couple of punches blocked by Kiki.
Unsworth controlling the action here for a moment.
Unsworth throws a punch but it's blocked by Kiki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Unsworth fails to land.
Unsworth wants to stall.
Unsworth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kiki throws a punch but it's blocked by Unsworth.
Unsworth stalling.
A shot in the inside from Unsworth.
A shot in the inside from Unsworth.
Kiki blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Unsworth.
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!
Unsworth misses with a body punch.
Unsworth is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Unsworth creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Unsworth misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Unsworth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Unsworth has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Unsworth!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kasey McRobbie (ranked 2329 p4p, 304 weight class) and John McSulley (ranked 1291 p4p, 187 weight class). John McSulley will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kasey McRobbie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John McSulley!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McRobbie swinging wildly here.
McRobbie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McSulley.
McRobbie works over McSulley's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like John McSulley has been cut.
McRobbie misses with the combination.
McRobbie shoots in but no luck this time.
McRobbie tries to keep at a distance but McSulley has taken the fight into the clinch.
McRobbie throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McRobbie.
McSulley lands a hook to the side of the head.
McSulley blocking some punches.
McSulley lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McRobbie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McSulley blocks an elbow strike.
McSulley stalling against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McRobbie swings wildly with an uppercut but McSulley uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from McRobbie fails to land.
A short uppercut from McSulley.
McSulley has McRobbie pressed against the cage.
McSulley lands a hook to the side of the head.
McRobbie lands a nice elbow.
McRobbie swings wildly with an uppercut but McSulley uses good head movement to avoid it.
McSulley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McSulley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McRobbie backwards.
McRobbie lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McRobbie working aggressively here.
McRobbie swings wildly with an uppercut but McSulley uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from McSulley.
A shot in the inside from McSulley.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McRobbie scores with a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from McSulley.
McSulley is leaning against McRobbie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McSulley lands a body punch in the clinch.
McRobbie is breathing heavily.
McSulley just leaning against McRobbie, taking a breather.
McSulley content to slow the pace in the clinch.
We've been hearing reports that McRobbie has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
McSulley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from McRobbie.
McRobbie misses with the head strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as McSulley takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
McSulley blocking some punches.
McSulley pushes McRobbie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McSulley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McSulley avoids a wild elbow strike from McRobbie.
The referee calls for McSulley to work.
A short right from McSulley.
McSulley blocking some punches.
McRobbie throws a punch but it's blocked by McSulley.
McRobbie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McSulley avoids a wild elbow strike from McRobbie.
McRobbie misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McSulley digs a right hand underneath McRobbie's ribcage. McRobbie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McRobbie misses with a punch on the inside.
McSulley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McSulley blocks an uppercut.
McRobbie throws a punch but it's blocked by McSulley.
McSulley gets through McRobbie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McRobbie misses with a punch on the inside.
McSulley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McRobbie backwards.
McSulley will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning McRobbie up against the cage.
McSulley lands a shoulder strike.
McSulley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McRobbie gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
McRobbie pushes off an throws an elbow but McSulley leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
McSulley blocks an elbow strike from McRobbie.
McSulley displaying some good clinch control by pressing McRobbie up against the cage.
McRobbie throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McRobbie throws a punch but it's blocked by McSulley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McSulley.
McSulley throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McSulley scores with a shot to the side of McRobbie's head.
McRobbie working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from McSulley.
McSulley stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A nice right hand lands inside from McSulley.
McSulley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McSulley scores with a shot to the side of McRobbie's head.
McRobbie swings wildly with an uppercut but McSulley uses good head movement to avoid it.
McRobbie pushes off an throws an elbow but McSulley leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, McRobbie throws an elbow but misses.
McSulley lands a right hand.
McRobbie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McSulley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McRobbie misses with a punch on the inside.
McRobbie misses with a punch on the inside.
McRobbie has a couple of punches blocked by McSulley.
McRobbie misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John McSulley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John McSulley's cut.
That's time! McRobbie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
McRobbie closes the distance and clinches.
McSulley has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. McRobbie seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if McSulley can turn it around.
McRobbie has a couple of punches blocked by McSulley.
McSulley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
John McSulley seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McSulley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McSulley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McRobbie misses with a punch on the inside.
McSulley works on McRobbie's body with a couple of short punches.
McSulley lands a left hand.
McSulley blocks the elbow strike.
McRobbie misses with a short punch on the inside.
McRobbie throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McRobbie creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McSulley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McSulley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McRobbie misses with a short punch on the inside.
McRobbie takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McRobbie misses with a punch on the inside.
McSulley scores with a shot to the side of McRobbie's head.
McRobbie throws a head punch that misses.
McRobbie misses with a short punch on the inside.
McSulley lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McSulley scores with a shoulder strike.
McRobbie throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
McRobbie throws a head punch that misses.
McRobbie misses with a short punch on the inside.
McSulley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McSulley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McRobbie throws an elbow but it misses.
McSulley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McRobbie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McRobbie throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McSulley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McRobbie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McRobbie misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McRobbie.
McRobbie throws an elbow but it misses.
McRobbie letting McSulley take a breather here.
McSulley lands with a right to the head.
McSulley scores with a shot to the side of McRobbie's head.
McSulley manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short body shot lands from McSulley as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice right hand lands inside from McSulley.
McRobbie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from McRobbie.
McRobbie pushes off an throws an elbow but McSulley leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
McSulley is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
McSulley blocks the elbow strike.
McSulley avoids the elbow strike from McRobbie, against the cage.
McSulley scores with a hook to the body.
McSulley scores with a nice hook to the head.
McSulley lands with a left to the head.
A nice left hand lands by McRobbie.
McSulley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McRobbie pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from McRobbie fails to land.
McSulley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McSulley lands a shoulder strike.
McSulley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McSulley takes an elbow to the temple.
McSulley blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McSulley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McSulley lands a right hand that snaps the head of McRobbie backwards.
McSulley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McRobbie lands an elbow just above McSulley 's eye.
McSulley blocking some punches.
McSulley lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from McRobbie fails to land.
McSulley scores with a nice hook to the head.
McSulley lands with a short shot to the head.
McSulley lands a right hand that snaps the head of McRobbie backwards.
McSulley holding his opponent close, against the cage.
McRobbie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McRobbie lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McSulley lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McSulley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McSulley lands with a right to the head.
McSulley pushes McRobbie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from McRobbie fails to land.
McSulley blocks an elbow strike from McRobbie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McSulley pushes McRobbie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from McSulley.
McSulley scores with a hook to the body.
McSulley digs a right hand underneath McRobbie's ribcage. McRobbie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short left from McSulley.
McSulley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McSulley just leaning against McRobbie, taking a breather.
McSulley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McSulley avoiding damage.
McSulley lands a hook that snaps the head of McRobbie backwards.
McRobbie is rocked!
McRobbie being controlled against the cage.
McRobbie throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from McSulley on the inside.
A short right from McSulley on the inside.
McSulley slows down the pace here.
A right handed body shot lands from McSulley.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John McSulley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John McSulley's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
McSulley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McRobbie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McSulley.
McSulley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McSulley lands a nice leg kick that just misses McRobbie's sensitive parts.
McSulley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McRobbie.
Nice body punch from McSulley.
McSulley closes the distance and clinches.
McRobbie throws a punch but it's blocked by McSulley.
McSulley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McRobbie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McRobbie throws a punch but it's blocked by McSulley.
A right hook to the body lands for McSulley.
Nice body punch from McSulley - that landed with a thud.
McSulley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McRobbies head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good body shot from McSulley.
A nice left hand lands by McSulley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McSulley lands with a light punch inside.
McSulley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McSulley lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McSulley.
McSulley lands a body shot.
McSulley stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Still in the clinch, McSulley scores with a nice short uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for McSulley.
McSulley gets through McRobbie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oh McRobbie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McSulley works on McRobbie's body with a couple of short punches.
McRobbie seems to have got his legs back now.
McSulley throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McSulley stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
McSulley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McRobbie backwards.
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!
McSulley drops McRobbie onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! McRobbie is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
McSulley lands a body shot.
McSulley stalling against the cage.
A body shot lands from McSulley.
McSulley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kasey McRobbie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McSulley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McSulley creates a bit of space for himself and rocks McRobbie with a big uppercut! McRobbie tries to clinch up but McSulley pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples McRobbie to the mat! McRobbie covers up and McSulley unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). John McSulley!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sifis Pantelakis (ranked 1188 p4p, 48 weight class) and One Two (ranked 2780 p4p, 97 weight class). Sifis Pantelakis has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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280 lbs
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sifis Pantelakis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, One Two!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pantelakis instigates a clinch.
Two has had enough of the clinch but Pantelakis keeps him there for the moment.
Pantelakis jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Two walks away with a smile on his face. Pantelakis gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Two avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Two misses with a wild body shot.
Pantelakis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Two misses with the combination.
Two throws a body shot but no joy.
Pantelakis darts in and clinches Two up against the cage.
Pantelakis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pantelakis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sifis Pantelakis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pantelakis is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Two to keep the fight standing.
Pantelakis jumps guard but Two stands there with Pantelakis around his waist. Pantelakis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pantelakis is trying to pull guard but Two turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Two breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Two looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pantelakis instigates a clinch.
Pantelakis tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Two just stands there and leans against the cage.
Two is trying to stall.
Two trying to control the position but instead, Pantelakis has worked for underhooks and has pushed Two into the cage.
Pantelakis fails to pull guard.
Pantelakis has Two pressed against the cage, preventing Two from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pantelakis tries to pull guard but Two forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Pantelakis jumps guard but Two turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Two presses Pantelakis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pantelakis jumps guard but Two stands there with Pantelakis around his waist. Pantelakis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pantelakis successfully pulls guard.
Two tries to stand but Pantelakis is controlling from the bottom.
Two decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A looping hook to the body misses from Two. Pantelakis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pantelakis moves into range and clinches up with Two.
Pantelakis jumps guard but Two turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Pantelakis pulls Two into guard.
Pantelakis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Two stands up from Pantelakis's guard - Two perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Two swats away the attempt to clinch by Pantelakis.
Two cracks Pantelakis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Sifis Pantelakis has been cut.
Two throws a body punch but Pantelakis moves out of range.
Pantelakis instigates a clinch.
Pantelakis tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Two smiles and moves away.
Two scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Two throws a series of punches but Pantelakis avoids them all with ease.
Two throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pantelakis is breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Two. Pantelakis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Two swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pantelakis tries to clinch but Two moves away
and Two counters with a nice body shot.
Two is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pantelakis rather than just go for the knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Two lands with a nice body punch.
Two fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pantelakis manages to avoid it.
Two connects with a body shot that sends Pantelakis's belly button to the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Two lands with a good body shot.
Two dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Two cracks a nice hook into Pantelakis's ribs.
Two lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pantelakis at a distance.
Pantelakis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Two scores with a body shot.
Two fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pantelakis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pantelakis walks into a stiff left hand from Two.
Two sends Pantelakis crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Two is motioning to the referee to let Pantelakis up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Two ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Two ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Pantelakis's jaw. Pantelakis's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Two does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). One Two!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mwenye Kwadwo (ranked 1104 p4p, 158 weight class) and Cochise Harris (ranked 2213 p4p, 288 weight class). Cochise Harris has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Mwenye Kwadwo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cochise Harris!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kwadwo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kwadwo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kwadwo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harris sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kwadwo cracks a nice hook into Harris's ribs.
Harris looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Harris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kwadwo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kwadwo moves out of range as Harris throws a body kick.
Kwadwo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Harris lands with a right hand.
Kwadwo moves out of range of the body kick from Harris.
Kwadwo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Harris works Kwadwo's body with a nice hook.
Kwadwo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Harris throws a body punch but Kwadwo moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kwadwo checks a leg kick.
Kwadwo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Harris throws a right hand that misses
and Kwadwo counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris connects with a body shot.
Harris swings for the body but Kwadwo moves out of range.
Harris throws a sloppy body shot
and Kwadwo counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Cochise Harris has been cut.
Harris throws a right hand that misses
and Kwadwo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwadwo looks to score with a jab to the body but Harris is just out of range.
Kwadwo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harris.
Kwadwo misses the shot to the body.
Harris throws a counter combo.
We've been told by Kwadwo's head coaches at JAG Battle Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Harris lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Harris misses with a double jab.
Kwadwo throws a hook but Harris avoids it easily.
Kwadwo ducks under a wild hook from Harris.
Cochise Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kwadwo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Harris throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Kwadwo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Harris misses with a hook.
Harris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kwadwo misses with a hook. Harris ducked under it nicely.
Kwadwo misses with a straight left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Harris! But no joy.
Kwadwo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harris.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harris throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Harris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kwadwo was well out of range. Poor timing from Harris.
Harris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kwadwo manages to avoid it.
Kwadwo slips a straight right by Harris.
Harris misses with a hook. Kwadwo ducked under it nicely.
Kwadwo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Harris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A shot to the body from Kwadwo misses
and Harris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kwadwo.
Kwadwo moves out of range of the body kick from Harris.
Harris takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Harris keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Harris throws a hook but Kwadwo blocks it.
Kwadwo is looking to counter punch.
Harris misses with an uppercut. Kwadwo saw that one coming.
Harris throws a poor cross that misses
and Kwadwo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kwadwo connects with a body shot.
Kwadwo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kwadwo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harris just misses with a punch to the body.
Harris swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kwadwo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kwadwo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harris.
Harris swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kwadwo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Harris connects with a crisp jab.
Harris swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kwadwo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kwadwo was well out of range. Poor timing from Harris.
Kwadwo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Harris throws a poor cross that misses
and Kwadwo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harris misses with a few strikes there.
Harris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kwadwo manages to avoid it.
Harris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kwadwo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kwadwo counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kwadwo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kwadwo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harris misses with a lunging right hand
and Kwadwo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harris is rocked!
Kwadwo punishes Harris's body with a nice straight punch.
Harris is still on wobbly legs! Can Kwadwo finish him?
Harris looks winded!
Kwadwo fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Harris square on the jaw! Damn, Harris is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mwenye Kwadwo!
A very excited looking Mwenye Kwadwo 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Sisu Sisu (ranked 740 p4p, 86 weight class) and Ludwig Mandrill (ranked 1580 p4p, 172 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sisu Sisu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ludwig Mandrill!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sisu throws a body punch but Mandrill moves out of range.
Sisu throws out a loose jab but Mandrill uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mandrill shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sisu manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sisu keeping moving, preventing Mandrill from controlling successfully.
Sisu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mandrill is one step ahead there.
Mandrill trying to control but Sisu is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mandrill won't allow Sisu to sweep him here.
Sisu seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sisu is working hard here to advance position.
Mandrill with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mandrill trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mandrill postures up in Sisu's guard and throws a big left but Sisu blocks it.
Sisu has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Mandrill has passed into side control.
Mandrill looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mandrill has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sisu dodges the ground and pound from Mandrill.
Sisu tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mandrill creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Sisu sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Mandrill cracks Sisu with a big right hand but Sisu just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Sisu is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Mandrill off and has taken his back!
Sisu controlling from the back.
Mandrill is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mandrill tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Sisu landing punches.
Mandrill is trying desperately to improve position.
Sisu tries to control but Mandrill wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sisu controlling from the full mount.
Mandrill is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sisu wants to control the pace but Mandrill is squirming around nicely.
Mandrill tries to lock up and control but Sisu gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sisu content just to control the position here.
Mandrill wants to control but Sisu is having none of it.
Sisu tries to control but Mandrill wriggling away.
Mandrill really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mandrill regains half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mandrill is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ludwig Mandrill will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sisu gets a takedown into half guard.
Sisu wants to pass to mount but Mandrill is defending the position.
Mandrill is looking for a sweep. Sisu is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mandrill wants to control but Sisu is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sisu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mandrill keeps working.
Sisu Sisu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sisu wants to pass to mount but Mandrill is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sisu prevents Mandrill from improving his position.
Mandrill trying to hold on to Sisu's head to control him but Sisu postures up.
Sisu trying to control the action but Mandrill is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sisu shoots in and bounces Mandrill off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mandrill keeping full guard, as Sisu tries to pass.
Sisu won't allow Mandrill to sweep him here.
Sisu is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Mandrill looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Sisu puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Sisu seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Sisu prevents Mandrill from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sisu stalling.
Mandrill is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sisu's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sisu's back!
Mandrill not allowing Sisu to control his hands.
Mandrill is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Sisu up.
Mandrill is hanging on to Sisu's back as he tries to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mandrill lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Sisu grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Mandrill misses with punches from the back.
Mandrill cracks Sisu with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Sisu from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Sisu covering up well under a series of strikes from Mandrill.
Mandrill trying to control momentarily.
Mandrill might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sisu haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mandrill is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Sisu is defending well though. Mandrill let's go of the attempt for now.
Mandrill looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ludwig Mandrill will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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 crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sisu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mandrill with the counter takedown but Sisu avoids it easily.
Mandrill just misses with a punch to the body.
Donk. Sisu catches Mandrill right on the button with a cross.
Mandrill cracks Sisu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mandrill throws a body shot but no joy.
Sisu appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Nice defenses there by Mandrill.
Sisu shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mandrill is trying to defend but Sisu finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mandrill is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sisu controlling the action here.
Sisu prevents Mandrill from improving his position.
Sisu is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Mandrill!
Sisu tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mandrill tries to lock up and control but Sisu gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mandrill regains half guard.
Sisu wants to free his trapped foot but Mandrill is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Mandrill is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mandrill is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Sisu jumps into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandrill looking for a sweep but Sisu has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Sisu controlling from mount.
Mandrill sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Sisu Sisu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sisu is trying to control. Mandrill wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mandrill moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sisu is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mandrill tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mandrill working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sisu.
Mandrill wants to sweep here but Sisu controlling him for the moment.
Sisu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mandrill is keeping the position for now.
Sisu working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sisu trying to control the position from guard on top but Mandrill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ludwig Mandrill is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Some wild striking there from Mandrill.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sisu Sisu showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mandrill has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ludwig Mandrill!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Blake Westcutt (ranked 872 p4p, 113 weight class) and Abraham Alcantara (ranked 1514 p4p, 183 weight class). Westcutt comes into the arena with Nick Nolan - Life of Sin blaring out of the sound system. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Blake Westcutt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Abraham Alcantara!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alcantara gets tackled into the cage by Westcutt. Westcutt maintains the clinch.
Westcutt manages to pull guard.
Westcutt escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Alcantara gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alcantara wants to control from the top but Westcutt keeps moving.
Westcutt isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Alcantara stacks Westcutt on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Alcantara!
Alcantara really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Westcutt. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Westcutt struggling a bit here.
Westcutt manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Westcutt seems to be looking for submissions.
Alcantara is not content to let Westcutt control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Westcutt is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Westcutt is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Westcutt is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Westcutt is stalling here. Alcantara is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Westcutt seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Alcantara has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Westcutt tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Alcantara wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Alcantara is looking to take a break and control but Westcutt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alcantara wants to stand but Westcutt has his arm trapped.
Westcutt regains half guard.
Alcantara throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Westcutt is trying to get back to full guard.
Westcutt makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Westcutt.
Alcantara trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Westcutt looking for a guillotine here but Alcantara defends easily.
Westcutt is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Alcantara controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Westcutt pushes a forearm under Alcantara's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Alcantara is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Blake Westcutt!
Blake Westcutt very nearly forgot to thank Voodoo Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jambe De Bois (ranked 301 p4p, 46 weight class) and Jon Paul Carp (ranked 1594 p4p, 221 weight class). De Bois comes to the cage accompanied by Brad Fiedel - Terminator. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jambe De Bois!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jon Paul Carp!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Bois shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Carp shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Carp lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Bois. Carp does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Bois clobbers Carp with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
De Bois checks the leg kick.
De Bois swings widly with a right hand
and Carp counters with a nice body kick.
Carp slips under a jab.
Carp closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
De Bois keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice uppercut there from De Bois.
De Bois scores with a crisp jab that stopped Carp in his tracks.
De Bois scores with a hook to the body. Carp takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carp tries to work over De Bois's front leg with a kick but De Bois checks it.
De Bois ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carp moves away.
De Bois throws a looping overhand right but Carp ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Bois connects with a body shot that sends Carp's belly button to the back.
De Bois tries to keep at a distance but Carp has taken the fight into the clinch.
De Bois lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
De Bois escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carp wants to slow De Bois down by chopping away at his legs.
Good standup being displayed there by De Bois as he connects with a hook.
De Bois throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carp.
De Bois throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Carp on the side of the head.
De Bois fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carp manages to avoid it.
Carp tries a quick counter leg kick but De Bois is wise to it.
De Bois lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Carp backs up against the cage.
De Bois misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Bois decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carp has hold of De Bois's hands but De Bois slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Carp makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Carp.
Carp working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from De Bois.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Bois trying to control but Carp is working from the bottom.
Carp is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and De Bois defends well.
Carp is trying to control the position from the bottom.
De Bois trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
De Bois works over Carp with some ground and pound from guard.
Carp utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
De Bois connects with a couple of short punches.
De Bois has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
De Bois trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Carp working a defensive guard here.
De Bois throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Carp works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carp utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
De Bois throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Carp works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
De Bois lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Carp 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.
De Bois throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Carp is trying to control the position but De Bois postures up.
De Bois lands a couple of elbows.
De Bois working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
De Bois postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
De Bois throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Carp wants to sweep here but De Bois controlling him for the moment.
Carp controls De Bois momentarily but De Bois frees himself.
De Bois is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carp not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Carp has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
De Bois working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
De Bois postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
De Bois throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Carp is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
De Bois wants to control from the top but Carp keeps moving.
De Bois working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
De Bois cracks Carp with a solid left hand.
De Bois is looking to work some ground and pound but Carp has wrist control.
De Bois scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jambe De Bois dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
De Bois swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carp is trying to counter with his kicks.
De Bois wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Carp lands a straight punch to the body, keeping De Bois at a distance.
Carp throws a combination that misses
letting De Bois counter with a right hand.
De Bois shoots in and gets a takedown into Carp's guard.
De Bois distracts Carp with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
De Bois trying to control the position from guard on top but Carp is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Bois stands up over Carp, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Carp is rocked!
De Bois works over Carp with some ground and pound from guard.
Carp is still in real trouble! Can De Bois finish him?
De Bois lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
De Bois throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Carp is trying to control the position from the bottom.
De Bois is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Bois postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Carp covers up, he's hurt! De Bois keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from De Bois and the ref steps in to end the fight! De Bois can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jambe De Bois!
A relieved looking Jambe De Bois thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edison Atunes (ranked 105 p4p, 14 weight class) and Roc Le Phat (ranked 1351 p4p, 163 weight class). Le Phat has chosen Bonita Applebum as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edison Atunes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roc Le Phat!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atunes tries to land a front kick but Le Phat steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Le Phat swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Le Phat on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Atunes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Donk. Atunes catches Le Phat right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Roc Le Phat has been cut.
Atunes rushes Le Phat and presses him up against the cage.
Le Phat has a couple of punches blocked by Atunes.
Still in the clinch, Le Phat scores with a nice short uppercut.
Le Phat escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Atunes throws a looping overhand right but Le Phat ducks down to avoid it.
Atunes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
It looks like Edison Atunes has been cut.
Atunes looks to land a combination but Le Phat avoids it well.
A lazy left from Atunes finds it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab, jab by Atunes - just one landing.
Crunch! Atunes slams his shin into Le Phat's torso.
Atunes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Le Phat looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Phat checks the leg kick nicely there.
A little jabbing left from Le Phat on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Atunes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Le Phat takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Atunes misses with a body shot.
Atunes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Le Phat tests Atunes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Atunes lands a front kick.
Le Phat slips under a jab from Atunes.
Atunes scores with a body shot.
Atunes throws a head kick that misses.
Atunes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Atunes lands with a hook. Le Phat tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That has opened up Roc Le Phat's cut even more.
Le Phat on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Atunes scores with a nice strike.
Le Phat is rocked!
Le Phat blocks a leg kick.
Atunes pushes Le Phat away with a front kick.
Le Phat defending well as Atunes loads up on a big left hand.
Le Phat looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Le Phat takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Le Phat looks winded!
Atunes tries a head kick but it misses.
Le Phat looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Atunes sizes up Le Phat with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice shot by Atunes.
Le Phat is still on wobbly legs! Can Atunes finish him?
Atunes is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Atunes throws a head kick that misses.
Le Phat swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Le Phat seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atunes closes the distance and pushes Le Phat back into the cage.
Atunes will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Le Phat up against the cage.
Atunes content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Atunes seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Le Phat misses with a punch on the inside.
Le Phat manages to break the clinch.
Nice cross by Atunes.
The cut above Roc Le Phat's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Le Phat blocks a jab.
Le Phat swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Le Phat crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Atunes - the referee stops the clock and Le Phat gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Atunes. Le Phat manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Le Phat looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Atunes tries a head kick but it misses.
Le Phat throws out a counter right but Atunes avoids it with no problem.
Atunes scores with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atunes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Atunes takes a swing at Le Phat's ribcage but misses.
Le Phat is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Atunes with a body shot.
Atunes's jab looks to have found its range, popping Le Phat under the eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A thudding body kick lands there by Atunes!
It looks like Atunes has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Le Phat throws out a loose jab but Atunes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Atunes misses with a body kick.
Atunes darts in and clinches Le Phat up against the cage.
Le Phat misses with some punches.
Atunes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Atunes stalling against the cage.
Atunes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Le Phat swings wildly with an uppercut but Atunes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Atunes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edison Atunes dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Atunes scores with a head kick. Le Phat tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Atunes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Atunes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Atunes throws a head kick that Le Phat semi-blocks.
Atunes lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Atunes misses with the body kick
and Le Phat connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Atunes scores with a nice strike.
Roc Le Phat's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Le Phat slips under a jab.
Atunes lands with an overhand left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Atunes lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Le Phat falls backwards - clearly groggy! Atunes dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edison Atunes!
Edison Atunes retains his middleweight title!
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