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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between George Steve Jr (ranked 1893 p4p, 207 weight class) and Owen Osterberg (ranked 24075 p4p, 498 weight class). George Steve Jr could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Owen Osterberg's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, George Steve Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Owen Osterberg!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steve Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Osterberg on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Osterberg walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Osterberg looks to throw a body kick
and Steve Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Osterberg avoids the body shot from Steve Jr.
Steve Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Osterberg manages to avoid it.
Osterberg looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Steve Jr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Steve Jr throws a shot from downtown. Osterberg moves away and avoids it.
Steve Jr lands with a nice body punch.
Steve Jr throws a hook to the side of Osterberg's head but Osterberg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Osterberg takes a swing at Steve Jr's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Steve Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Osterberg tries to close the distance and clinch but Steve Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Steve Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Osterberg is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Steve Jr with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve Jr takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Osterberg scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Osterberg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steve Jr with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Osterberg throws out a loose jab but Steve Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Osterberg. Steve Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steve Jr connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Steve Jr misses the shot to the body.
Osterberg takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Steve Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steve Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Steve Jr avoids the body shot from Osterberg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve Jr misses the jab.
Osterberg throws the kick towards the body but Steve Jr avoids it.
Steve Jr blocks the body kick.
Steve Jr defending well as Osterberg loads up on a big left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steve Jr moves out of range of the body kick.
Osterberg on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Osterberg misses the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Steve Jr misses the target.
Osterberg tries to close the distance and clinch but Steve Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Osterberg has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Osterberg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steve Jr.
Osterberg tries to land a front kick but Steve Jr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Steve Jr throwing a counter right hand but Osterberg manages to avoid it.
Osterberg lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Osterberg takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Steve Jr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Osterberg is rocked!
Steve Jr drops Osterberg with a straight right hand, right on the button! Steve Jr follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Steve Jr!
During a confident post fight interview, George Steve Jr thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mac Moore (ranked 1762 p4p, 206 weight class) and Pedro Chang (ranked 2222 p4p, 251 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mac Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pedro Chang!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore connects with a body shot.
Chang lands a nice shot to the body.
A low kick from Chang is predictable there
and Moore connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chang takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like Pedro Chang has been cut.
Moore on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chang. Chang obviously looking to wear him down.
Chang gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Moore.
Moore misses with a shot to the body
and Chang counters with a series of strikes. Moore will be more careful next time no doubt.
Chang ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chang instigates a clinch.
Chang creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Chang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chang lands a left hand.
Moore blocks an elbow strike from Chang.
Chang controlling the action here for a moment.
Chang's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chang scores with a shoulder strike.
Chang throws an elbow that misses.
Chang blocks the elbow strike.
Chang tries a body shot but Moore blocks it.
Moore misses with an elbow strike.
Chang blocks an uppercut.
Chang with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chang misses with the head strike.
Chang lands an elbow just above Moore 's eye.
It looks like Mac Moore has been cut.
Chang lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Moore avoids the elbow strike from Chang, against the cage.
Chang lands an elbow inside that Moore shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore leaning against his opponent.
Chang is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Chang is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Moore is keeping busy.
Moore working aggressively here.
Chang misses with an elbow strike.
Moore has Chang pushed against the cage.
Chang throws an elbow but it misses.
Chang scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moore lands a shoulder strike.
Chang lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chang.
Chang lands a right hand.
Chang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chang.
Still in the clinch, Moore scores with a nice short uppercut.
Moore blocks an elbow strike from Chang.
Moore content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Moore.
Chang with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chang swings wildly with an uppercut but Moore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chang is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Chang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chang lands an elbow that stopped Moore in his tracks for a moment.
Chang throws a knee to the head but misses.
Moore lands a shot to the body.
Moore scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore gets through Chang's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Moore's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moore throws a right hand that misses
and Chang counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chang on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Chang misses with a leg kick.
Moore looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Moore misses with an uppercut
and Chang counters with a left to the body.
Moore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chang.
The fight stays on the outside here - Moore looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Moore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chang.
Chang unleashes a big counter combination but Moore bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Chang shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Chang dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Chang. Moore does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chang is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Moore rather than just go for the knockout.
Chang clinches up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Moore's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chang unloads a knee to the mid-section. Moore lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Moore takes a shot to the head.
Moore blocks a body shot from Chang.
Moore fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chang is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moore is defending well for now.
Chang misses with a punch on the inside.
Moore lands an elbow inside that Chang shrugs off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chang lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Moore.
Chang lands a nice knee to the body.
Moore lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chang misses with an elbow strike.
Chang throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Chang tries a knee to the head but Moore blocks it.
The referee calls for Moore to work.
Chang blocks an uppercut.
Moore being controlled against the cage.
Moore lands an elbow inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chang.
Moore tries to throw a body punch but Chang avoids it by throwing Moore back against the cage.
Moore wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chang is looking to control Moore's arms but Moore gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chang has his back to the cage.
Moore takes a knee to the side of the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chang throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore throws an elbow that misses.
Chang with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Moore as Chang tries to tie him up.
Moore is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Moore just leaning against Chang, taking a breather.
Moore trying to control the position but instead, Chang has worked for underhooks and has pushed Moore into the cage.
Moore has a couple of punches blocked by Chang.
Moore throws a punch but it's blocked by Chang.
Chang makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chang trying to land knees to the body.
Moore scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chang tries to land knees in the clinch but Moore avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Moore blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chang lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pedro Chang seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chang looking to throw knees to the head but Moore is blocking nicely.
Chang leaning his opponent against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chang.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Moore creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chang just leaning against Moore, taking a breather.
Chang is struggling to control the position.
Moore lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Moore.
Moore blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chang pushes off an throws an elbow but Moore leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Moore tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A body shot lands from Moore.
Chang lands a damaging elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chang misses with a punch on the inside.
Moore manages to break the clinch.
Moore throws out a leg kick but Chang moves out of range and Moore only half commits.
Nice defenses there by Chang.
It seemed like Chang was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chang has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moore sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Moore misses the target.
Moore misses with a straight right.
Chang shapes to counter with a head kick.
Chang slips under a jab.
And Chang responds with a good body kick, but Moore manages to step out the way in time.
Chang misses with a wild body shot.
Chang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Chang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Chang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moore sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A leg kick checked by Moore.
Nice jab there from Moore.
Moore connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Moore feints a jab promting Chang to slip. Moore then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Chang slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Moore throws a chopping leg kick but Chang manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Moore tests Chang's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That has opened up Pedro Chang's cut even more.
Chang throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chang takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Moore 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moore connects with a looping right hand.
Moore changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore lands a nice looking body shot.
Moore digs a good hook to Chang's body.
Mac Moore is winning the standup battle so far.
Chang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Moore lands with an uppercut that bounces Chang off the cage and back into range.
Moore misses with a few strikes there.
As Moore backs off Chang throws a huge counter combo but Moore manages to avoid it all.
Moore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chang moves away.
Moore looks to land a right hand but Chang moved out of range.
Mac Moore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moore takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Chang changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Chang lands the left hand.
Chang takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Moore misses the target.
Chang swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore digs a good hook to Chang's body.
Moore scores with a jab.
The cut above Pedro Chang's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Moore fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chang looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Moore throws an off balance right hand
and Chang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Moore lands a nice hook to Chang's body. Chang takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice defenses there by Moore.
A quick step to the side and Moore tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chang throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Moore connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chang darts in and clinches Moore up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Moore creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Moore stalling in the clinch.
Chang looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore tries to work over Chang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Moore cracks Chang with a nice body shot.
Moore tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chang misses with a body punch.
Chang pushes Moore back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Chang misses with an elbow strike.
Moore pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Moore tries to work over Chang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Moore fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moore is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Chang scores a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chang connects with a knee to the head.
Chang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chang with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chang lands a nice uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Moore takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Chang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mac Moore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chang stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chang.
Moore stalling in the clinch but Chang improves position.
Chang looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Moore goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The referee is keeping an eye on Chang - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mac Moore showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Chang 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Chang!
The defeated Mac Moore had this to say: 'Defeat tastes like shit.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bob Hauweg (ranked 1791 p4p, 227 weight class) and Kamakiri Yoritomo (ranked 3783 p4p, 419 weight class). Yoritomo has chosen Praying Mantis - Praying Mantis as his entrance music. Kamakiri Yoritomo 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob Hauweg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kamakiri Yoritomo!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hauweg shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hauweg lands a couple of elbows.
Yoritomo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hauweg works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Yoritomo wants to get back to full guard.
Yoritomo has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Rokugan. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Hauweg looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Yoritomo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Yoritomo won't allow Hauweg to pass to mount.
Yoritomo tries to roll over but Hauweg keeps him under control.
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. Hauweg connects with a nice short shot to Yoritomo's temple.
Yoritomo tries to kick Hauweg off but Hauweg keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ground and pound from Hauweg.
Yoritomo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hauweg scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hauweg lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yoritomo is not content to let Hauweg control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hauweg scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hauweg lands strikes from half guard.
Yoritomo tries to get to full guard but Hauweg has control of the leg.
Hauweg lands with a punch from half guard.
Yoritomo actively working from the bottom here.
Yoritomo has hold of Hauweg's hands but Hauweg slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Yoritomo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Yoritomo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hauweg landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Yoritomo tries to get to full guard but Hauweg has control of the leg.
Hauweg looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hauweg scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Yoritomo looking for submissions off his back.
Ground and pound from Hauweg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hauweg scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yoritomo has hold of Hauweg's hands but Hauweg slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yoritomo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hauweg lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Yoritomo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
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. Hauweg connects with a nice short shot to Yoritomo's temple.
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. Hauweg connects with a nice short shot to Yoritomo's temple.
Yoritomo punching from the bottom.
Hauweg landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nice strikes from Hauweg there.
Hauweg seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hauweg has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hauweg is nestled in close to Yoritomo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Yoritomo is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hauweg landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Yoritomo is still in real trouble! Can Hauweg finish him?
Hauweg working the head and body with strikes.
Hauweg lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Yoritomo! More strikes land and this one is all over! Hauweg jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bob Hauweg!
A victorious Bob Hauweg thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Kamakiri Yoritomo spoke after the fight, saying 'I broke three fingers last night because of this blind referee's sister.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Truth (ranked 1453 p4p, 186 weight class) and Scott Hill (ranked 1241 p4p, 161 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Johnny Truth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scott Hill!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Truth slaps away a takedown attempt from Hill, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hill swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Truth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Truth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Truth misses its intended target.
Truth throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And Hill tries to counter it with a takedown but Truth pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Truth gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hill.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hill. Truth does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hill missing with a left hand there. Truth was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hill shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hill showed some decent athleticism there.
Truth keeping control of the position.
Hill wants to pass to mount but Truth is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill is trying to work for a kimura but Truth is defending well.
Hill is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Truth has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hill trying to mount his opponent but Truth defends it.
Truth's coaches at Wookies Gym have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Truth trying to hold on to Hill's head to control him but Hill postures up.
Hill working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Truth's thigh. Truth counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Truth is adopting a defensive guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hill won't allow Truth to sweep him here.
Truth has momentary wrist control but Hill slips an elbow through the middle.
Truth looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hill is one step ahead there.
Hill with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hill tries to free his leg and advance position but Truth is retaining full guard.
Hill slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hill tries to move to mount but Truth blocks the move with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Truth is trying to control Hill's posture but Hill avoids it.
Hill wants to control but Truth is keeping him busy.
Truth bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Truth moves away from the strike by Hill.
Hill sizes up Truth with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hill moves out of range of the strikes.
Truth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hill connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Truth's hands.
The crowd cheers as Hill lands an impressive looking overhand right. Truth doesn't seem phased though.
Hill shoots in for a takedown but Truth shows good takedown defense.
Truth throwing a counter right hand but Hill manages to avoid it.
Hill shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnny Truth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Hill.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Truth. No joy for Hill on that attempt.
Hill takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Truth connects with a right hand. Hill shakes it off.
Hill throws a combination that misses
and Truth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Scott Hill has been cut.
Hill misses with a hook.
Truth is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hill shoots for a takedown but Truth saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hill decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Truth is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hill's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hill's back!
Hill is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Truth.
Truth has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
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 Johnny Truth will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Scott Hill's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hill fails with the takedown
and Truth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Truth throws the left hand but Hill avoids the punch easily.
Hill shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Truth kicks off Hill and gets to his feet.
Hill fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Truth manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Truth misses the target.
Scott Hill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hill shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Truth but Truth pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Truth thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hill with a nice cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hill scores with a jab to the body.
Hill throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Truth was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Johnny Truth is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hill misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Johnny Truth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Hill.
Truth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hill was well out of range. Poor timing from Truth.
Hill scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Truth misses with an uppercut. Hill saw that one coming.
Truth thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hill fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hill has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Hill doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Truth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hill closes this distance looking for a takedown but Truth circles away.
It looked like Truth wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hill or perhaps it was just good defense by Truth, which made it look bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Truth with a nice cross.
Truth defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hill.
A telegraphed right hand from Truth misses the target.
Hill throws a lazy uppercut
and Truth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of Hill 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hill dives in and grabs Truth's left leg, looking for a takedown. Truth pushes down on Hill's head and hops out.
Truth fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hill just manages to avoid it.
Truth slips a jab and a cross from Hill.
Truth lands a nice hook to Hill's body. Hill takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Truth bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hill's head backwards.
A shot to the liver by Truth. Beautiful body shot.
Hill misses the shot to the body.
Truth ducks under a wild hook from Hill.
A counter left hand to the body from Truth misses its target.
Truth keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hill is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill looks to land a right hand but Truth moved out of range.
Hill shoots in for a double leg but Truth sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hill misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Truth.
Hill shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Truth as he avoids it easily.
Truth feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hills jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hill is still on wobbly legs! Can Truth finish him?
Hill throws a leg kick that is checked
and Truth counters with a huge right that knocks Hill out cold! Truth is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johnny Truth!
Johnny Truth seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Scott Hill spoke after the fight, saying 'No one likes seeing their opponent's hand raised, but that just means that they were the better man today. My team at 3Band MMA and I will break down this match and make the proper changes for my next camp.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Takayama Yataro (ranked 1114 p4p, 64 weight class) and Black Alligator (ranked 1532 p4p, 89 weight class). Yataro comes to the cage accompanied by Misoji Misaki. Alligator has chosen Golden Features - Always as his entrance music. Takayama Yataro has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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143 lbs
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140 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Takayama Yataro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Black Alligator!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yataro dips to his left and cracks Alligator with an uppercut!
Yataro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alligator is trying to counter with his kicks.
Yataro lands with a nice body punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yataro. Alligator does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice side step and Alligator releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Alligator gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Yataro throws a right hand that misses
and Alligator counters with an outside leg kick.
Yataro looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Takayama Yataro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yataro changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yataro lands a jab.
Yataro looks to throw the jab but Alligator is out of range.
Yataro misses with a hook
and Alligator counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Yataro looks to throw the jab but Alligator is out of range.
Alligator feints a counter leg kick.
Yataro scores with a jab 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!
Alligator takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yataro throws a right hand that misses
and Alligator counters with an outside leg kick.
Yataro lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Yataro punishes Alligator's body with a nice straight punch.
Alligator blocks a jab.
Alligator only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Alligator ducks under a wild hook from Yataro.
Alligator is looking for the big counter here.
Yataro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As Yataro backs off Alligator throws a huge counter combo but Yataro manages to avoid it all.
Yataro moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Yataro comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yataro's jab looks to have found its range, popping Alligator under the eye.
A big left from Yataro misses.
Alligator let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yataro throws a body shot but no joy.
Alligator feints a counter leg kick.
Yataro throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yataro scores with a decent looking hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yataro misses with a straight left.
A nice side step and Alligator releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Alligator ducks under a wild hook from Yataro.
Alligator let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Yataro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alligator let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Alligator walks into a jab.
Alligator gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Yataro throws out a loose jab but Alligator uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alligator is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Yataro scores with a body shot.
Alligator takes one to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yataro lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alligator at a distance.
Alligator shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A big left from Yataro misses.
Yataro misses with a wild body shot.
Yataro misses with a body punch
letting Alligator counter with a right hand.
Yataro throws a right hand that misses
and Alligator counters with a low kick, right behind Yataro 's knee.
Yataro bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Alligator's head backwards.
Yataro throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alligator counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yataro thinking.
Yataro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alligator.
Alligator bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yataro is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yataro looks to score with a jab to the body but Alligator is just out of range.
Alligator is looking for the big counter here.
Yataro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yataro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yataro throws a hook but Alligator avoids it easily.
Alligator doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Yataro digs a good body shot into Alligator's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yataro throws a combination that misses
and Alligator counters with a good low kick that Yataro was not able to check.
Yataro misses with a few strikes there.
Alligator doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yataro lands with a nice body punch.
Yataro bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Alligator takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takayama Yataro dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Yataro throws a body shot but no joy.
Alligator is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Yataro with a body shot.
Alligator on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Yataro misses the target.
Alligator appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Black Alligator is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yataro misses with an uppercut.
Yataro connects with a body shot that sends Alligator's belly button to the back.
Alligator is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Yataro rather than just go for the knockout.
Yataro throws a body punch but Alligator moves out of range.
Alligator takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yataro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yataro uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Alligator has time to react.
Alligator has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Yataro finds it's way round the side to connect with Alligator's head.
Yataro's corner calls for a 1-2. Yataro obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yataro swings for the body but Alligator moves out of range.
Alligator lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Yataro misses with a lunging right hand
and Alligator counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Yataro misses with a wild body shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Alligator might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Yataro has got the better of the exchanges.
Yataro throws an off balance right hand
and Alligator makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Yataro really felt that one!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yataro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alligator doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Yataro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yataro. Alligator does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yataro misses with a body shot.
Alligator lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Yataro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alligator can do to turn this around?
Yataro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alligator manages to avoid it.
Yataro misses with a wild body shot.
Alligator let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alligator takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yataro tries to clinch up
and Alligator counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Yataro lands the left hand.
Yataro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alligator slips under a jab.
Yataro wants to clinch up but Alligator keeps it at a distance.
Alligator doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yataro misses with a body punch
and Alligator counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yataro thinking.
Yataro swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Yataro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yataro throws a hook but Alligator avoids it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Alligator misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yataro has taken the fight to the clinch.
Yataro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Alligator escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yataro misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Alligator on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yataro scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yataro throws a sloppy body shot
and Alligator counters with a stiff right hand.
Alligator uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yataro.
Yataro has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Yataro connects with a nice looking jab.
Yataro swings for the body but Alligator moves out of range.
Yataro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alligator.
As Yataro backs off Alligator throws a huge counter combo but Yataro manages to avoid it all.
Yataro misses with a hook. Alligator ducked under it nicely.
Alligator throws out a counter right but Yataro avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yataro misses with a right hand
and Alligator counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yataro lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yataro misses the jab.
Alligator throws a counter combo.
Yataro throws a right hand that misses
and Alligator cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yataro misses with a straight left.
Alligator lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Yataro lands with an overhand left.
Yataro lands a nice hook to Alligator's body. Alligator takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yataro looks to land a right hand but Alligator moved out of range.
Yataro looks to land a right hand but Alligator moved out of range.
Yataro cracks a nice hook into Alligator's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takayama Yataro dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Yataro lands with an uppercut that bounces Alligator off the cage and back into range.
Yataro misses with a body shot.
Alligator feints a counter leg kick.
Alligator takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yataro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yataro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alligator is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Yataro jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A big left from Yataro misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alligator avoids the body shot from Yataro.
Alligator blocks a jab.
Yataro misses with a lunging right hand
and Alligator counters with a nice kick to the body.
Yataro throws a right hand that misses
and Alligator counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Yataro misses its intended target.
Yataro backing away here, and Alligator unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Yataro looks to land a left hand but Alligator moved out of range nicely.
Despite the aggression on Alligator's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Yataro misses with an uppercut
and Alligator cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alligator's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Yataro connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Alligator scrambles back to his feet.
Yataro misses with a lunging right hand
and Alligator counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Alligator ducks under a wild hook from Yataro.
Alligator is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Yataro misses with a straight left.
Yataro misses with a left hand
and Alligator counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yataro works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Yataro wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alligator keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Alligator misses.
Yataro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alligator moves away.
Black Alligator has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A telegraphed right hand from Yataro misses the target.
Alligator doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Alligator avoids the body shot from Yataro.
Yataro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Yataro throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alligator counters with a nice body shot.
Yataro stuns Alligator with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yataro throws a poor cross that misses
letting Alligator counter with a right hand.
Yataro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alligator moves away.
Alligator has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Yataro misses the body punch
and Alligator counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yataro catches Alligator with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Yataro swings widly with a right hand
and Alligator counters with a one-two to the body.
Yataro swings widly with a right hand
and Alligator counters with a nice right hand that sends Yataro toppling to the canvas! Yataro scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Alligator finish him?!
Yataro is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yataro paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Oh Yataro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alligator has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yataro misses with a straight right.
Yataro throws a lazy uppercut
and Alligator counters with a straight right hand.
Yataro lands with a shot to the body.
Yataro throws a hook to the side of Alligator's head but Alligator sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Yataro backs off Alligator throws a huge counter combo but Yataro manages to avoid it all.
Yataro seems to have got his legs back now.
Alligator takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alligator slips under a jab.
Yataro misses with a right hand
and Alligator counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Yataro misses with an uppercut. Alligator saw that one coming.
Alligator now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Yataro misses with a body shot
and Alligator cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yataro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Despite the aggression on Alligator's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Yataro throws a right hand that misses
and Alligator counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yataro. Alligator does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yataro looks to land a left hand but Alligator moved out of range nicely.
Takayama Yataro is winning the standup battle so far.
Yataro cracks Alligator with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Alligator gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Black Alligator.
Well Yataro has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takayama Yataro!
Takayama Yataro seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Black Alligator stepped up to the mic, saying 'Aarrrghhhhhhhh.......
You got the best of me this time, Ill mash you up next time....
I know you'll feel it in the morning.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Odchigin Khadan (ranked 693 p4p, 98 weight class) and Count Von Reichammer (ranked 437 p4p, 64 weight class). Khadan's entrance music is Khoomii. A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Odchigin Khadan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Count Von Reichammer!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khadan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Khadan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Von Reichammer on the side of the head.
Khadan misses with an uppercut. Von Reichammer saw that one coming.
Von Reichammer throws out a counter right but Khadan avoids it with no problem.
A big right from Khadan misses.
Von Reichammer closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A slow jab from Khadan misses its intended target.
Von Reichammer fails with the takedown.
Khadan tries to clinch but Von Reichammer moves out of range.
Khadan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Khadan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Von Reichammer throws a poor cross that misses
and Khadan counters with a one-two to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khadan lands with a cross.
A shot to the liver by Khadan. Beautiful body shot.
Von Reichammer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Von Reichammer shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Khadan manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Khadan trying to keep a closed guard but Von Reichammer is proving a slippery customer.
Von Reichammer wants to pass the guard but Khadan is keeping the position.
Von Reichammer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khadan wants to sweep here but Von Reichammer controlling him for the moment.
Von Reichammer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Khadan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Khadan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Khadan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Von Reichammer pushes down on Khadan's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Khadan is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Von Reichammer jumps into side control!
Von Reichammer just content to control the position.
Khadan prevents Von Reichammer from improving position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khadan can't do much from the bottom here.
Khadan has one of Von Reichammer's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Khadan can't do much from the bottom here.
Von Reichammer just content to control the position.
Khadan is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Von Reichammer wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Khadan, who protects the arm well.
Khadan sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khadan trying to control but Von Reichammer postures up.
Von Reichammer wants to control but Khadan is keeping him busy.
Khadan gets full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Khadan is on top in guard.
Von Reichammer wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Khadan wants to pass the guard but Von Reichammer is keeping the position.
Khadan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khadan slips nicely into half guard.
Von Reichammer is looking to improve his position.
Khadan is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Von Reichammer doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Khadan.
Von Reichammer is looking to control Khadan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Von Reichammer avoid being mounted?
Khadan with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
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 Odchigin Khadan will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Khadan missing with a left hand there. Von Reichammer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Khadan throws a hook but Von Reichammer avoids it easily.
Khadan throws a hook to the side of Von Reichammer's head but Von Reichammer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Von Reichammer throws out a counter right but Khadan avoids it with no problem.
Von Reichammer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Khadan finds it's way round the side to connect with Von Reichammer's head.
Khadan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A telegraphed right hand from Khadan misses the target.
Von Reichammer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Von Reichammer. Khadan does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Von Reichammer misses the target.
Khadan cracks Von Reichammer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Von Reichammer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Khadan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Von Reichammer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Khadan cracks Von Reichammer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The fighters circling - Khadan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Von Reichammer defending well as Khadan loads up on a big left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khadan fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Von Reichammer.
Khadan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khadan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Khadan.
Von Reichammer digs a good hook to Khadan's body.
Odchigin Khadan is winning the standup battle so far.
Von Reichammer shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Von Reichammer was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Khadan gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Khadan is desperately trying to improve his position but Von Reichammer has a good base and remains in mount.
Von Reichammer is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Khadan can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Von Reichammer trying to control but Khadan is having none of it.
Khadan working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khadan in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Von Reichammer has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Khadan's face.
Khadan tries to hold on but Von Reichammer pushes him away.
Khadan is in a horrible position here. Von Reichammer smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Khadan slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Von Reichammer working his ground and pound in the gym.
Von Reichammer seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Khadan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Khadan keeping control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Reichammer is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Khadan actively working from the bottom here.
Khadan gets full guard.
Von Reichammer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Khadan is keeping the position for now.
Khadan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Von Reichammer's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Von Reichammer keeping full guard, as Khadan tries to pass.
Von Reichammer 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khadan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Khadan wants to pass the guard but Von Reichammer is keeping the position.
Von Reichammer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Khadan 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.
Count Von Reichammer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Von Reichammer keeping full guard, as Khadan tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Count Von Reichammer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Khadan gets caught napping as Von Reichammer dives in and scores a takedown. Khadan manages to retain guard.
Von Reichammer won't allow Khadan to sweep him here.
Von Reichammer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Khadan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Von Reichammer stopping the sweep attempt from Khadan.
Von Reichammer controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Khadan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Von Reichammer defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Reichammer wants to control from the top but Khadan keeps moving.
Khadan is adopting a defensive guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Reichammer passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Khadan is trying to control Von Reichammer's posture but Von Reichammer avoids it.
Khadan is trying to improve his position.
Khadan regains half guard.
Khadan trying to control from the bottom.
Khadan is looking for a sweep. Von Reichammer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Von Reichammer landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Von Reichammer prevents Khadan from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khadan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Von Reichammer scores with a couple of nice shots.
Von Reichammer is keen to just control but Khadan is a slippery customer.
Von Reichammer works his way into side control.
Khadan struggling a bit here.
Khadan is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Von Reichammer's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Khadan wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Von Reichammer looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Khadan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khadan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Khadan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Khadan tries to roll over but Von Reichammer keeps him under control.
Von Reichammer with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Von Reichammer is looking to take a break and control but Khadan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Khadan is trying to get back to full guard.
Von Reichammer keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Von Reichammer is working for a kimura but Khadan is defending it quite comfortably.
Khadan is trying to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Khadan is working hard here to advance position.
Khadan is refusing to be controlled, as Von Reichammer sits in half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that's the end of the fight!
Count Von Reichammer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Von Reichammer 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Odchigin Khadan!
Odchigin Khadan 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ted Bundy (ranked 752 p4p, 36 weight class) and Sam Bellafontane (ranked 1119 p4p, 55 weight class). Ted Bundy has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ted Bundy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sam Bellafontane!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bellafontane looks to land a combination but Bundy avoids it well.
Bellafontane looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bellafontane misses with a double jab.
Bellafontane throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bundy counters with a stiff right hand.
Bellafontane throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bundy counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bundy working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
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. Bundy connects with a nice short shot to Bellafontane's temple.
Bundy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bundy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bundy lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bellafontane misses with some strikes from the bottom.
We've been hearing that Bundy has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bundy scores with a big shot! Bellafontane's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Bellafontane! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ted Bundy!
A very excited looking Ted Bundy 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Inspektor Dee (ranked 772 p4p, 111 weight class) and Mawi Da Oxlade (ranked 776 p4p, 112 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Inspektor Dee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mawi Da Oxlade!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Oxlade misses with an uppercut. Dee saw that one coming.
As Da Oxlade looks to move away, Dee throws a big counter combo but Da Oxlade just gets out of the way.
Dee lands with a hook. Da Oxlade tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Mawi Da Oxlade has been cut.
Dee with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Da Oxlade clinches with his opponent.
Dee scores a nice knee to the body.
Da Oxlade blocks a body shot from Dee.
Da Oxlade takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dee tries to land knees in the clinch but Da Oxlade avoids the damage to the body.
Dee scores a nice knee to the body.
Da Oxlade looks winded!
A right handed body shot lands from Dee.
I was talking to Dee's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dee lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dee scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Dee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Dee on the inside.
Dee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dee tries to throw a body punch but Da Oxlade avoids it by throwing Dee back against the cage.
Da Oxlade blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Da Oxlade's elbow.
Dee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dee utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dee lands a nice knee to the body.
Dee tries to land a knee to the head but Da Oxlade blocks with his arms.
Nice body punch from Dee - that landed with a thud.
Dee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dee lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Da Oxlade.
Dee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Da Oxlade backwards.
Dee working Da Oxlade over with knees to the body.
Dee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Da Oxlade backwards.
Da Oxlade is rocked!
Dee jerks Da Oxlade's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Da Oxlade drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Dee goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Dee because Da Oxlade was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Inspektor Dee!
Our winner, Inspektor Dee, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Schaub (ranked 982 p4p, 150 weight class) and Eerikki Salmi (ranked 898 p4p, 138 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bryan Schaub!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eerikki Salmi!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schaub doesn't manage to clinch there - Salmi circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Schaub has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Salmi after a bit of a struggle.
Salmi lands a body punch.
Salmi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Schaub backwards.
Salmi lands with a left to the head.
Our sources have told us that Schaub has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Schaub drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Salmi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Salmi stops a takedown attempt from Schaub.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryan Schaub. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salmi is trying to break free.
Salmi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Schaub is looking to clinch but Salmi is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schaub moves into the clinch successfully.
Salmi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Schaub tests Salmi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Schaub wants to clinch but Salmi slips to the side
and Salmi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Salmi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Schaub drops Salmi with a beautiful combination! Salmi stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Schaub is looking for the KO!
It looks like Eerikki Salmi has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schaub looks to clinch
letting Salmi counter with a right hand.
Schaub tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Salmi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Schaub connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Salmi is rocked!
Salmi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Salmi is still on wobbly legs! Can Schaub finish him?
Salmi looks winded!
Schaub closes the distance and clinches.
Schaub scrambles and takes Salmi's back. He's looking to land a suplex. Oh, he's managed it! Salmi bangs his head on the mat and seems dazed! The ref takes a look and decides to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Bryan Schaub!
Bryan Schaub really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Vegan Gains logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Falcone (ranked 48 p4p, 6 weight class) and Iso Paa (ranked 148 p4p, 24 weight class). Falcone comes to the cage accompanied by Goodfellas. 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 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
13 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Falcone!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iso Paa!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falcone drops his hands momentarily and Paa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Paa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Falcone to score with a decent uppercut.
Falcone just misses with a punch to the body.
Paa misses with a body kick.
We've been told by Falcone's head coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Falcone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Paa.
Falcone lands a left and a right that send Paa crashing to the mat, dazed. Falcone thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Paa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Falcone.
Paa misses with a lunging right hand
letting Falcone counter with a right hand.
Paa is rocked!
Paa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Falcone looks to land a left hand but Paa moved out of range nicely.
Paa throws a jab but it's blocked by Falcone.
Paa throws a hook but Falcone avoids it easily.
Falcone ducks right into an uppercut from Paa.
Falcone jabs Paa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paa thuds a left hand into Falcone's body.
Falcone throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Paa.
Falcone takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Paa looks to land a right hand but Falcone moved out of range.
Falcone scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Paa misses with a kick to the body.
Falcone throws out a powerful jab.
Falcone takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Paa moves out of range as Falcone throws a body kick.
Falcone waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Paa.
Paa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Falcone counters with a crisp right that sends Paa to the canvas! Falcone follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Falcone!
Anthony Falcone retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath Anthony Falcone 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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