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UnderGround FC 114 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Grant Dukes (ranked 3164 p4p, 306 weight class) and James Hackett (ranked 1988 p4p, 222 weight class). James Hackett is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Excellent MT
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grant Dukes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Hackett!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dukes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hackett wants to clinch
and Dukes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dukes closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hackett did well to prevent Dukes getting side control.
Dukes is working for a kimura but Hackett is defending it quite comfortably.
Dukes is trying to work for a kimura but Hackett is defending well.
Hackett keeping control of the position.
Dukes is looking for a kimura here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hackett trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hackett looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hackett is looking to control Dukes's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hackett avoid being mounted?
Dukes is pressing down on Hackett's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hackett is holding on for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hackett wants to control the action here but instead Dukes manages to pass to full mount!
Hackett is trying desperately to improve position.
Hackett is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dukes avoids the attempt from Hackett to control.
Dukes goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Hackett turns into him and now he's in Dukes's guard.
Dukes is looking for a triangle but Hackett pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dukes 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.
Hackett is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Dukes has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Hackett is looking to defend but Dukes has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Hackett! Dukes pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Hackett taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Grant Dukes!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Long Wang (ranked 2003 p4p, 258 weight class) and Francis Begbie (ranked 2851 p4p, 353 weight class). Wang comes to the cage accompanied by Mr. Self Destruct. Begbie has chosen Raining Blood as his entrance music. Long Wang is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Long Wang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Francis Begbie!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Begbie clinches up against the cage.
Begbie breaks the clinch.
Wang shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Begbie as he jumps to the side.
Begbie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Begbie manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Wang on his heels. He'll look to pass Wang's guard now, I'm sure.
Wang is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Begbie has his hands clasped together but Wang extends and breaks Begbie's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Wang.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Long Wang!
Long Wang decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Francis Begbie had this to say: 'Bollocks'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Ivanov (ranked 2601 p4p, 263 weight class) and Winston Cooper (ranked 3935 p4p, 352 weight class). Winston Cooper has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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152 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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Ivanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Winston Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper darts in and clinches Ivanov up against the cage.
Cooper trying to stall but Ivanov improves his position.
Ivanov is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ivanov avoids a wild elbow strike from Cooper.
Cooper is stalling here.
Cooper struggles to land a body shot inside as Ivanov controls his hands.
Cooper struggles to land a body shot inside as Ivanov controls his hands.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cooper throws an elbow but misses.
Come on Ivanov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cooper pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
I was talking to Ivanov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Cooper prevents the takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ivanov pulls guard effortlessly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ivanov pushes Cooper off and gets back to his feet.
Cooper instigates a clinch.
Cooper misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Ivanov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ivanov looking for a takedown.
Ivanov wants a takedown but no success here.
Cooper is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Cooper lands a nice elbow.
Cooper prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ivanov is trying to trip Cooper. He has hold of a leg but Cooper is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Ivanov persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Ivanov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cooper not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cooper had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ivanov defends it easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ivanov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ivanov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper looking for a sweep. Not yet Cooper, not yet.
Cooper working for a triangle but Ivanov defends it easily.
Cooper is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ivanov distracts Cooper with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cooper controls Ivanov momentarily but Ivanov frees himself.
Ivanov wants to control from the top but Cooper keeps moving.
Cooper working for submissions but it's allowed Ivanov to get to half guard.
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!
Ivanov is pressing down on Cooper's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cooper is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cooper wants to get back to full guard.
Cooper is looking to escape.
Ivanov wants to pass the guard but Cooper is defending well.
Cooper wants to improve his position but Ivanov is controlling well.
Ivanov looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ivanov is looking to take a break and control but Cooper is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ivanov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Cooper trying to hold on to Ivanov's head to control him but Ivanov postures up.
Ivanov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cooper has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ivanov is working away from the top position though.
Ivanov working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cooper is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cooper is still trying to improve position.
Cooper keeping hold of Ivanov's head, controlling as best he can.
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 Ivan Ivanov will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ivanov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cooper circles away quickly and effectively.
Cooper moves into range and clinches up with Ivanov.
Cooper swings wildly with an uppercut but Ivanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ivanov pressing his opponent against the cage.
Cooper lands an elbow that stopped Ivanov in his tracks for a moment.
Ivanov has hold of one of Cooper's legs. Cooper is fighting the takedown attempt but Ivanov gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Cooper looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cooper is trying to keep Ivanov in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ivanov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cooper has an active guard here but Ivanov has managed to pass into half guard.
Ivanov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cooper is looking to improve his position.
Cooper trying to hold on to Ivanov's head to control him but Ivanov postures up.
Ivanov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ivanov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ivanov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ivanov moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Cooper.
Ivanov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cooper can do to turn this around?
Cooper taking a bit of punishment here - Ivanov scoring with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Ivanov wants to control but Cooper is keeping him busy.
Cooper is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Ivanov's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Cooper taking some punishment here, with Ivanov in his half guard.
Ivanov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cooper is rocked!
Ivanov scores with a big shot! Cooper's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Cooper! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Ivanov!
A relieved looking Ivan Ivanov 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lynton Miller (ranked 1019 p4p, 128 weight class) and Killua Zoldyk (ranked 1783 p4p, 203 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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159 lbs
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152 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lynton Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Killua Zoldyk!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zoldyk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miller is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Miller darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Miller's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Zoldyk trying to control from the bottom.
Miller controlling the action here.
Zoldyk trying to control here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Miller sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Zoldyk defending well though.
Miller throwing shots but Zoldyk is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller controlling the pace.
Miller missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Miller throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zoldyk wants to control but Miller is keeping busy.
Zoldyk avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Miller.
Miller missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Miller not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Zoldyk is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Miller 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.
Zoldyk preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Zoldyk defending well though.
Zoldyk moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Miller wants to pass the guard but Zoldyk is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Miller accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zoldyk utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zoldyk keeping moving, preventing Miller from controlling successfully.
Miller cracks Zoldyk with a solid left hand.
Miller is looking to work some ground and pound but Zoldyk has wrist control.
Miller postures up in Zoldyk's guard and throws a big left but Zoldyk blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller is looking to work some ground and pound but Zoldyk has wrist control.
Zoldyk looking for a sweep. Not yet Zoldyk, not yet.
Miller trying to control but Zoldyk is working from the bottom.
Zoldyk controlling Miller's posture.
Zoldyk is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Miller is looking to control Zoldyk's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Miller avoid being mounted?
Miller tries to get to full guard but Zoldyk has control of the leg.
Miller is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Miller manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Zoldyk postures up in Miller's guard and throws a big left but Miller blocks it.
Miller is controlling Zoldyk's posture.
Miller keeping moving, preventing Zoldyk from controlling successfully.
Miller is adopting a defensive guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zoldyk stays in close to Miller's body and controls the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lynton Miller dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Zoldyk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Miller throws out a loose jab but Zoldyk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miller misses with a hook.
Miller shoots in looking for a takedown. Zoldyk tries to sprawl out of it but Miller keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Zoldyk manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Zoldyk swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Miller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zoldyk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Miller is looking to clinch but Zoldyk is avoiding it.
Miller looks to score with a jab to the body but Zoldyk is just out of range.
Zoldyk just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller tries to land a leg kick but Zoldyk saw it coming and moves away.
Zoldyk missing with a left hand there. Miller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Miller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zoldyk can do to turn this around?
Miller lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Zoldyk misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zoldyk. Miller does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Killua Zoldyk has been cut.
Lynton Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller clinches up with Zoldyk and pushes him back against the cage.
Miller lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Miller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Miller controlling the action here for a moment.
Miller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zoldyk has had enough of the clinch but Miller keeps him there for the moment.
Miller has hold of one of Zoldyk's legs. Zoldyk is fighting the takedown attempt but Miller gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Zoldyk utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zoldyk preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Zoldyk preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Zoldyk looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Miller looking to pass the guard.
Miller postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zoldyk controls Miller momentarily but Miller frees himself.
Miller throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zoldyk works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Miller trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Miller stands up over Zoldyk, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zoldyk is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Zoldyk 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.
Miller controlling from the top position.
Miller seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Zoldyk for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller lands a couple of digs.
Zoldyk is trying to keep Miller in close.
Miller trying to control but Zoldyk is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Miller landing with the ground and pound.
Zoldyk pulls Miller in close to prevent any damage.
Lynton Miller overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Miller lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Zoldyk 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.
Miller throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Miller landing some decent shots from guard.
Zoldyk tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Miller is looking to work some ground and pound but Zoldyk has wrist control.
Zoldyk has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Miller should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Zoldyk has tightened it up now! Miller should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Killua Zoldyk!
An out of breath Killua Zoldyk thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Pollock (ranked 588 p4p, 90 weight class) and Manuel Silva (ranked 1025 p4p, 150 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jackson Pollock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manuel Silva!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Silva lands.
Silva looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pollock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Pollock.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pollock fires out a quick counter leg kick but Silva just manages to avoid it.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Pollock saw that one coming.
Silva's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pollock under the eye.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Pollock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Pollock wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pollock bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pollock takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Silva throws a shot to the body.
Pollock lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Silva swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pollock misses the shot to the body.
Silva blocks a head kick by Pollock.
Silva blocks the body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pollock blocks a head kick by Silva.
Pollock looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Pollock's shoulder, as Pollock tries to avoid the shot.
Pollock closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Pollock lands with a left to the head.
Pollock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pollock prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Pollock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Pollock scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Pollock.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pollock lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pollock lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pollock lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Pollock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Pollock blocks an uppercut.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pollock pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Pollock.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva misses with some punches.
Pollock breaks the clinch.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Pollock's shoulder, as Pollock tries to avoid the shot.
Pollock throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pollock swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pollock misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pollock takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pollock lands a jab to the head.
Pollock lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Silva checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pollock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Silva ducks right into an uppercut from Pollock.
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pollock.
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silva throws a hook but Pollock blocks it.
Pollock defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Pollock misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pollock thinking.
Nice defenses there by Pollock.
Silva blocks a low kick nicely.
Silva avoids the body shot from Pollock.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pollock staying out of range there.
Silva lunges at Pollock with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pollock's hand.
Silva defending well as Pollock loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pollock lands a nice looking body shot.
Pollock scores with a jab to the body.
Pollock motions for Silva to come forward. Pollock throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silva! But no joy.
Silva lands with a straight right. Pollock didn't see that one coming.
Pollock throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Pollock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Silva takes a swing at Pollock's ribcage but misses.
Pollock misses with a wild body shot.
Silva lands a right hook to the body.
Nice jab there from Silva.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Pollock.
A jab from Silva finds it's way through Pollock's defenses.
Pollock gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Manuel Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pollock scores with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pollock slips under a jab.
Pollock appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Silva throws a lazy head kick
and Pollock counters with a nice leg kick.
Pollock lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Pollock misses with a wild body shot.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pollock lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pollock lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Pollock lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Pollock lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Pollock throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pollock blocking some punches.
Pollock lands an uppercut.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Pollock.
Pollock pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pollock lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pollock lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Still in the clinch, Pollock scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Pollock misses the target.
Silva throws a hook but Pollock blocks it.
Pollock was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pollock lands a nice shot to the body.
Pollock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Pollock cracks Silva with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pollock scores with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Pollock dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Silva missing with a left hand there. Pollock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pollock looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Pollock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Pollock delivers a nice body kick.
A good leg kick by Pollock.
Pollock pivots, looking for a leg kick but Silva is out of range and Pollock settles back down.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pollock darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Silva scores with a shot to the body.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pollock throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Silva works the jab nicely.
Silva avoids the body shot from Pollock.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Silva misses the jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by Silva!
Pollock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Pollock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Silva connects with a high kick.
Pollock looks for the body kick but Silva saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pollock throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Pollock.
Silva misses with a lunging right hand
and Pollock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pollock moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva avoids the body shot from Pollock.
Pollock fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silva connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Pollock is just out of range.
Pollock throws a big shot that misses.
Pollock scores with a nice right hand.
Silva checks a low kick from Pollock.
Good work by Silva as he checks the leg kick.
Silva throws the left hand but Pollock avoids the punch easily.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Pollock walks into a stiff left hand from Silva.
Silva throws the left hand but Pollock avoids the punch easily.
Silva misses with a looping left.
Silva throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pollock moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pollock throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pollock slips a jab from Silva.
Pollock looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Manuel Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pollock throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Silva listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pollock 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.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pollock.
A swing and a miss from Pollock.
Silva checks a leg kick nicely.
Pollock connects with a body shot.
Pollock is looking to chop away at Silva's legs.
Pollock gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Pollock moved out of range.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice defenses there by Pollock.
Silva scores with a hook.
Silva throws a hook but Pollock avoids it easily.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Pollock misses with a low kick.
Pollock connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Silva's hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pollock.
Pollock lands a lovely overhand right.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pollock. That's going to slow Silva down.
Pollock ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
A jab from Silva misses.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva jabs Pollock right on the nose. Pollock blinks but takes it well.
Pollock takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pollock can pounce on him.
Pollock cracks Silva with an open hand slap.
Pollock scores with a hook.
Pollock misses with a low kick.
Silva scores with a head kick. Pollock tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
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!
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pollock. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pollock just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pollock cracks the inside of Silva's front leg.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Pollock's shoulder, as Pollock tries to avoid the shot.
A big right from Silva misses.
Pollock slips a straight right by Silva.
Pollock throws a low kick, looking for Silva's leg but Silva calmly moves out of range.
Pollock tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Silva checks a leg kick.
Pollock circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva misses the jab.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pollock throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Silva has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pollock.
Pollock throws a solid leg kick but Silva takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pollock.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Pollock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Pollock lands a head shot.
Pollock lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Pollock sizes up Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jackson Pollock will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Pollock throws out a powerful jab.
Silva scores with the left hand. Pollock knows he should have avoided that one.
Pollock has managed to clinch.
Pollock throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Pollock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva lands a really nice looking cross but Pollock seems unphased.
Pollock throws a leg kick that misses.
Pollock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Pollock throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pollock.
Pollock dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Pollock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pollock ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pollock missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Pollock finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pollock lands a slapping body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pollock's head.
Pollock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pollock.
Pollock tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silva has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Silva scores with the left hand. Pollock knows he should have avoided that one.
Pollock staying out of range there.
Pollock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Silva lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Pollock jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
A quick step to the side and Pollock tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A head kick misses from Pollock.
Silva looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Donk. Silva catches Pollock right on the button with a cross.
Pollock shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pollock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pollock bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pollock ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Silva scores with a head kick.
Pollock avoids the body shot from Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pollock closes the distance and clinches.
A short left from Pollock.
Pollock blocking some punches.
Jackson Pollock has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pollock prevents a body shot from Silva.
Pollock throws a head punch that misses.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Pollock.
A short right from Pollock on the inside.
Pollock pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pollock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pollock gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Pollock.
Silva is rocked!
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Pollock finish him?
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pollock throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Pollock has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Pollock is working Silva over against the cage.
Silva is trying to break free.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Pollock lands a body punch in the clinch.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pollock softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short left from Pollock.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pollock pushes Silva against the cage. Pollock is working some dirty boxing. Pollock pushes off with a quick right hook! Silva goes down! Silva tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Pollock moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jackson Pollock!
Jackson Pollock 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Morris Day (ranked 1423 p4p, 76 weight class) and Paw Paw Udomprecha (ranked 1491 p4p, 80 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Morris Day!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Paw Paw Udomprecha!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Udomprecha leaves Day with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Day changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Udomprecha tries to avoid it but Day manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Udomprecha to the ground. Udomprecha escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Day shoots for a double leg takedown but Udomprecha sprawls well. He's pushed Day's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Morris Day. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Udomprecha slips under a jab from Day.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Day.
Day gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Udomprecha.
Day swings widly with a right hand
and Udomprecha counters with a two punch combo.
Day throws a jab but it's blocked by Udomprecha.
Day has been working on his balance at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym , so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Udomprecha.
Udomprecha digs a good body shot into Day's ribs.
Day lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Udomprecha lands an overhand right.
Day falls off balance throwing a combination
and Udomprecha counters with a left to the body.
Day takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Udomprecha works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Morris Day seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Udomprecha lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Day is rocked!
Day shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Udomprecha counter with a right hand.
Oh Day is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Day is breathing heavily.
A shot to the liver by Udomprecha. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Udomprecha dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Paw Paw Udomprecha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Udomprecha thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Day if he has to take too many more of those.
Day seems to have got his legs back now.
Udomprecha lands a big head kick that sends Day tumbling to the mat! Udomprecha takes a step backwards and waves Day back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Udomprecha slips a straight right by Day.
Udomprecha comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Day takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Udomprecha.
Udomprecha throws a quick inside leg kick.
Day walks into a left hand.
Udomprecha wobbles Day with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Udomprecha dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Day to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Paw Paw Udomprecha!
A relieved looking Paw Paw Udomprecha 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Wally Kruschev (ranked 917 p4p, 134 weight class) and Porthos Knox (ranked 944 p4p, 136 weight class). Kruschev comes to the cage accompanied by Pissed Off and Mad About it (Texas Hippie Coalition). Knox has chosen One Step Closer | Linkin Park as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wally Kruschev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Porthos Knox!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruschev jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kruschev lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Knox at a distance.
Kruschev is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kruschev goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Knox swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kruschev misses with a looping left.
Knox doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kruschev ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kruschev has Knox up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Kruschev on the inside.
Knox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Knox throws a jab but it's blocked by Kruschev.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kruschev.
Knox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knox bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big right from Kruschev misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kruschev throws a predictable looking body shot
and Knox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knox throws a jab when Kruschev was well out of range.
Kruschev missing with a left hand there. Knox was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kruschev throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Kruschev finds it's target.
Kruschev keeps Knox at a distance using the push kick.
A swing and a miss from Kruschev.
Kruschev stalks Knox and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Knox's face. Knox staggers backwards, shaken.
Kruschev throws a half hearted mid kick.
Knox has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Knox gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wally Kruschev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kruschev throws a shot from downtown. Knox moves away and avoids it.
Kruschev throws a sloppy head kick and Knox moves out of range easily.
Kruschev throws a head kick but Knox moves out of range.
Kruschev gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kruschev has a couple of punches blocked by Knox.
Kruschev misses with the head strike.
Knox breaks the clinch.
Kruschev throws an overhand right that lands on Knox's shoulder, as Knox tries to avoid the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kruschev gets a clinch.
Knox scores with a shot to the side of Kruschev's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruschev tries to throw a body punch but Knox avoids it by throwing Kruschev back against the cage.
Kruschev keeps control of Knox as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short uppercut from Knox.
Kruschev has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kruschev throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kruschev.
Knox is trying to push Kruschev away but Kruschev has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kruschev lands a left hand that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
Kruschev swings wildly with an uppercut but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kruschev misses with the head strike.
Kruschev swings wildly with an uppercut but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox swings wildly with an uppercut but Kruschev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kruschev struggles to land a body shot inside as Knox controls his hands.
Kruschev throws a head punch that misses.
Knox pushes Kruschev back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kruschev misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruschev misses with a punch to the body.
Kruschev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knox's elbow.
Kruschev swings wildly with an uppercut but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kruschev working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knox scores with a shot to the side of Kruschev's head.
Kruschev lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Knox.
Kruschev misses with a body punch.
Knox gets through Kruschev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Knox.
Kruschev throws a head punch that misses.
Kruschev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knox is trying to break the clinch but Kruschev has him pressed against the cage.
Knox dodges an elbow strike from Kruschev.
A head punch on the inside from Kruschev fails to land.
A short right from Kruschev.
Knox breaks from the clinch.
Knox closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kruschev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knox moves away from the strike by Kruschev.
Knox with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Knox misses with a looping right.
Kruschev looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Knox slips under a jab from Kruschev.
Nice cross by Kruschev.
Kruschev lands a jab to the head.
Kruschev misses with a looping left.
Nice defenses there by Knox.
Kruschev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kruschev misses with a double jab.
Knox jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kruschev. That's going to slow Knox down.
Knox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kruschev was well out of range. Poor timing from Knox.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice defenses there by Kruschev.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wally Kruschev dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Knox sizes up Kruschev with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Knox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Knox checks a leg kick.
Kruschev throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kruschev misses with the body kick
letting Knox counter with a right hand.
Kruschev moves away from the strike by Knox.
Knox swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kruschev 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.
Knox with a hook.
Kruschev throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Knox on the side of the head.
Kruschev scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kruschev misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Kruschev misses.
Knox looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Knox moves away from the strike by Kruschev.
Kruschev tries to land a front kick but Knox steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Knox appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Knox takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kruschev throws a head kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Knox on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A head kick misses from Kruschev.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knox! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Kruschev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Kruschev.
Knox misses with a hook. Kruschev ducked under it nicely.
Kruschev moves away from the strike by Knox.
Kruschev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knox.
Kruschev tries a head kick but it misses.
Knox swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A punch combination from Knox misses.
Knox scores with a sloppy right hand. Kruschev should have avoided that one.
Kruschev throws a predictable looking body shot
and Knox counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kruschev throws a hook but Knox avoids it easily.
Kruschev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little jabbing left from Knox on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kruschev misses with an uppercut.
Kruschev throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knox. Kruschev does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Kruschev wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Knox lands a nice hook to Kruschev's body. Kruschev takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kruschev throws a leg kick that is checked
and Knox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kruschev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Knox can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruschev ducks down and throws a hook 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!
Kruschev throws a head kick that misses.
Knox blocks a jab.
Knox checks a leg kick nicely.
A little jabbing left from Knox on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kruschev looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
Kruschev misses with a hook. Knox ducked under it nicely.
Kruschev throws a left and a right that both miss
and Knox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wally Kruschev is winning the standup battle so far.
Knox checks a leg kick nicely.
Kruschev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
Knox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kruschev was well out of range. Poor timing from Knox.
Kruschev quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kruschev connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Knox momentarily.
Knox 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.
Knox takes a swing at Kruschev's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruschev misses with a body shot
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
Kruschev swings widly with a right hand
and Knox counters with a left to the body.
Kruschev throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.
Kruschev throws an off balance right hand
and Kruschev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kruschev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knox.
Knox now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Knox takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Knox swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Knox takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kruschev throws a right and a left that Knox avoids nicely.
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
Kruschev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Knox manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It seemed like Knox was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kruschev throws a nice head kick!
Kruschev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
Knox scores with a jab to the body.
Kruschev misses with an uppercut
and Knox counters with a three punch combo that has Kruschev backing up. Kruschev nods at Knox to acknowledge the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kruschev moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruschev throws out a loose jab but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kruschev throws a poor cross that misses
and Knox counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kruschev thinking.
Kruschev swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Knox connects with a body shot that sends Kruschev's belly button to the back.
Kruschev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knox lands a nice hook to Kruschev's body. Kruschev takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kruschev misses with a hook. Knox ducked under it nicely.
Knox avoids the body shot from Kruschev.
Kruschev throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kruschev scores with a nice head shot.
Knox digs a good body shot into Kruschev's ribs.
Knox jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knox looks to land a right hand but Kruschev moved out of range.
Kruschev throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Porthos Knox 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! This is the final round!
Knox avoids the body shot from Kruschev.
Knox fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Knox scores with a nice head shot.
Kruschev just misses with a punch to the body.
Knox jabs Kruschev to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A clash of legs there as Knox blocks the low kick.
Kruschev moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Knox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kruschev was well out of range. Poor timing from Knox.
Kruschev takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kruschev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kruschev throws a right hand that misses
and Knox counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruschev fails to land with a series of punches.
Kruschev attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Knox looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kruschev throws a lazy uppercut
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
Knox misses with a body punch
and Kruschev counters with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kruschev misses with a low kick.
Knox throws out a counter right but Kruschev avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox looks to throw the jab but Kruschev is out of range.
Knox circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kruschev throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Knox looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kruschev throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kruschev throws a big shot that misses.
Kruschev misses with a body kick.
Knox throws a hook to the side of Kruschev's head but Kruschev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A head kick misses from Kruschev.
Kruschev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knox blocks a jab.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kruschev quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
No joy there for Kruschev, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Knox gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kruschev tries to close the distance and clinch but Knox swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kruschev tries a head kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knox! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox scores with a jab. Kruschev acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kruschev swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Knox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kruschev just misses with a punch to the body.
Knox needs to keep his hands up - Kruschev had a free shot at his head there.
Kruschev misses with a wild body shot.
Knox looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kruschev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knox.
Kruschev misses with a body kick.
Kruschev lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Knox loads up on a big right hand but Kruschev slips the punch.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kruschev.
Knox on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Knox scores with a jab to the head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Knox breaks the clinch.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kruschev.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruschev throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A shot to the liver by Kruschev. Beautiful body shot.
Knox lands a body shot.
Knox looks to land a combination but Kruschev avoids it well.
Kruschev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice side step and Knox releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A big left from Kruschev misses.
Kruschev throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kruschev connects with the punch.
Knox rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kruschev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kruschev misses with the combination.
A jab from Kruschev misses.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kruschev.
Knox lands a nice hook to Kruschev's body. Kruschev takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kruschev throws a right and a left that Knox avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kruschev is looking to slow Knox down with leg kicks.
Kruschev walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Knox checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Knox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kruschev throws a right and a left that both miss.
Knox appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Knox scores with a decent looking hook.
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
Kruschev gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kruschev throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.
Kruschev misses with a straight right.
Kruschev with a jab.
Knox looks to throw the jab but Kruschev is out of range.
Kruschev swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Knox.
Kruschev throws a hook but Knox blocks it.
Knox bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Knox avoids the head kick by Kruschev.
Knox appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wally Kruschev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kruschev 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wally Kruschev!
A very excited looking Wally Kruschev 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 Manalili Meesang (ranked 773 p4p, 101 weight class) and Mama Tosen (ranked 792 p4p, 102 weight class). Manalili Meesang has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Manalili Meesang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mama Tosen!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meesang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tosen.
Meesang swings widly with a right hand
and Tosen counters with a crisp one two that drops Meesang! Tosen thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Meesang to his feet! Meesang is in big trouble!
Meesang is rocked!
Tosen ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Meesang's jaw. Meesang's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Tosen does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mama Tosen!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Harrison Bergeron (ranked 988 p4p, 56 weight class) and Juan Kemonito (ranked 936 p4p, 52 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kemonito's choice of entrance music: Kemonito Entrance Music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Juan Kemonito enters the cage!
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harrison Bergeron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juan Kemonito!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bergeron lands a head shot.
Kemonito lands a nice shot to the body.
Kemonito misses with a body shot.
We've been informed that Kemonito has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Kemonito takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bergeron throws a body punch but Kemonito moves out of range.
Bergeron closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bergeron tests Kemonito's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kemonito scores with a nice body kick.
Kemonito misses with a hook.
An attempted straight right counter from Bergeron misses the target.
Bergeron looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kemonito keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bergeron thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bergeron has closed the distance and engaged Kemonito in a clinch.
Bergeron lands an elbow that stopped Kemonito in his tracks for a moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters up against the cage, Bergeron throws an elbow but misses.
Bergeron blocking some punches.
Bergeron lands a nice elbow.
Bergeron prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bergeron pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bergeron misses with an elbow strike.
Kemonito works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kemonito.
Bergeron really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kemonito lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kemonito.
Bergeron misses with the head strike.
A short left from Kemonito.
Kemonito scores with a hook to the body.
Nice elbow from Bergeron.
A head punch on the inside from Bergeron fails to land.
Kemonito avoids a wild elbow strike from Bergeron.
Kemonito throws a head punch that misses.
Kemonito misses with a punch on the inside.
Kemonito blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kemonito.
A head punch on the inside from Kemonito fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Bergeron.
Kemonito tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bergeron misses with a punch to the body.
Bergeron works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bergeron throws an elbow but misses.
Kemonito blocks the elbow strike.
Kemonito tightens his grip and picks Bergeron up, before dumping him to the ground. Bergeron manages to land in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bergeron not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kemonito landing with the ground and pound.
Bergeron seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergeron can't keep his opponent in guard - Kemonito advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bergeron looking for submissions off his back.
Bergeron avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kemonito.
Bergeron wants to get back to full guard.
Kemonito with the ground and pound but Bergeron uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Kemonito lands a couple of digs.
Kemonito lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bergeron utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergeron looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bergeron will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bergeron working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kemonito doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kemonito manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kemonito landing some decent shots from guard.
Bergeron not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kemonito is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kemonito accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bergeron is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kemonito defends well.
Bergeron is trying to control the position but Kemonito postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kemonito in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bergeron is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kemonito loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kemonito working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bergeron looking to control.
Bergeron looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kemonito is one step ahead there.
Kemonito trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bergeron controls Kemonito momentarily but Kemonito frees himself.
Kemonito working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kemonito forces his way into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Kemonito dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bergeron misses with a body shot.
Kemonito has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bergeron finds it's way round the side to connect with Kemonito's head.
Kemonito drops his hands momentarily and Bergeron takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bergeron swings for the body but Kemonito moves out of range.
Bergeron cracks Kemonito with a good jab.
Bergeron swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kemonito is looking to land body kicks.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kemonito moves out of range as Bergeron strikes.
A cross from Kemonito lands.
Kemonito tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bergeron paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kemonito ducks under a wild hook from Bergeron.
Bergeron bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kemonito's head.
Kemonito clinches up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bergeron.
Bergeron pushes off an throws an elbow but Kemonito leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kemonito scores with a shot to the side of Bergeron's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kemonito lands an uppercut.
Bergeron lands a damaging elbow.
Kemonito lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bergeron backwards.
A short right from Kemonito.
Bergeron prevents a body shot from Kemonito.
Kemonito can't get the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kemonito struggles to land a body shot inside as Bergeron controls his hands.
Bergeron digs a right hand underneath Kemonito's ribcage. Kemonito let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kemonito blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kemonito swings wildly with an uppercut but Bergeron uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kemonito throws a head punch that misses.
Bergeron lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kemonito fails to land.
Kemonito misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bergeron blocking some punches.
Bergeron creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bergeron misses with an elbow strike.
Kemonito avoids a wild elbow strike from Bergeron.
Bergeron lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kemonito backwards.
Kemonito fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kemonito is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Bergeron can't fight it off and eventually Kemonito manages to take the fight to the floor. Bergeron looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bergeron is trying to control the position but Kemonito postures up.
Kemonito content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergeron is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kemonito must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bergeron utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bergeron pulls Kemonito in close to prevent any damage.
Bergeron is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bergeron escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kemonito gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kemonito makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergeron is looking for a triangle but Kemonito pushes his legs off easily.
Bergeron trying to keep a closed guard but Kemonito is proving a slippery customer.
Bergeron is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kemonito is aware though and is defending well.
Kemonito with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bergeron is trying to control the position but Kemonito postures up.
Kemonito throws a big right hand that misses.
Kemonito wants to pass the guard but Bergeron is keeping the position.
Kemonito with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kemonito tries to free his leg and advance position but Bergeron is retaining full guard.
Bergeron throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Kemonito escapes and throws Bergeron's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Kemonito is chipping away with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kemonito working away.
Bergeron dodges the ground and pound from Kemonito.
Juan Kemonito has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kemonito throws an elbow but Bergeron slips to the side and avoids it well.
Kemonito creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bergeron sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Kemonito working the body and head with strikes.
Bergeron can't do much from the bottom here.
Kemonito working the ground and pound.
Bergeron is trying to control Kemonito's posture but Kemonito avoids it.
Kemonito is putting a hurting on Bergeron here, landing some big shots from side control.
Bergeron takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kemonito scoring with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Kemonito showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kemonito misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bergeron.
Bergeron tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kemonito manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kemonito moves forwards but Bergeron connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kemonito checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nice shot by Bergeron.
Bergeron loads up on a big right hand but Kemonito slips the punch.
Bergeron looks to land a right hand but Kemonito moved out of range.
Bergeron is looking to clinch but Kemonito is avoiding it.
Bergeron connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kemonito's hands.
Bergeron misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Bergeron misses.
Bergeron connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kemonito momentarily.
Bergeron blocks a jab.
It looked like Bergeron wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kemonito misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kemonito has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kemonito there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kemonito shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kemonito not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kemonito is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergeron wants to control but Kemonito is keeping busy.
Bergeron keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Bergeron is trying to maintain the position but Kemonito is very close to passing his half guard.
Kemonito seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bergeron has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kemonito is working away from the top position though.
Kemonito drops an elbow to the side of Bergeron's head.
Bergeron has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kemonito is working away from the top position though.
Harrison Bergeron has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergeron keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bergeron is trying to maintain the position but Kemonito is very close to passing his half guard.
Kemonito thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bergeron's head.
Kemonito sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bergeron defending well though.
Bergeron avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kemonito.
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. Kemonito connects with a nice short shot to Bergeron's temple.
Bergeron has his hands clasped together around Kemonito's back. He's all about the action.
Kemonito is thwarting Bergeron's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergeron missing with punches from the bottom.
Kemonito lands strikes from half guard.
Kemonito lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kemonito throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kemonito lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kemonito thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bergeron blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kemonito.
Bergeron wants to control but Kemonito is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kemonito lands with a punch from half guard.
Kemonito seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bergeron wants to control but Kemonito is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bergeron trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kemonito landing shots from mount.
Bergeron tries to hold on but Kemonito postures up.
Kemonito fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kemonito in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kemonito raining down shots from the mount!
Kemonito is landing with some decent strikes but Bergeron is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kemonito lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bergeron wants to hold on but Kemonito pushes him away.
Kemonito scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bergeron?
Juan Kemonito is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kemonito raining down hammerfists from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Kemonito comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kemonito winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Kemonito!
Juan Kemonito spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Akinwande (ranked 48 p4p, 8 weight class) and Bleeding Spanner (ranked 132 p4p, 19 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Henry Akinwande!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bleeding Spanner!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akinwande misses with a right hand
and Spanner counters with a solid body kick.
Akinwande throws a combination that misses
and Spanner counters with a nice leg kick.
Henry Akinwande seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akinwande is looking to clinch but Spanner is avoiding it.
Spanner was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Akinwande throws a head kick that misses
and Spanner counters with a nice uppercut.
Akinwande has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crassus in the buildup to the fight.
Akinwande moves away from the strike by Spanner.
Akinwande throws a nice looking combination but Spanner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Spanner misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spanner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Spanner misses the jab.
Spanner slips under a jab.
Akinwande thows a left - swing and a miss!
It seemed like Spanner was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akinwande has taken the fight to the clinch.
A hook to the body from Spanner.
Still in the clinch, Akinwande scores with a nice short uppercut.
Spanner has a couple of punches blocked by Akinwande.
Akinwande has Spanner pushed against the cage.
Akinwande misses with the head strike.
Akinwande prevents a body shot from Spanner.
Spanner tries a body shot but Akinwande blocks it.
Spanner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spanner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Akinwande tries a body shot but Spanner blocks it.
Akinwande fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Akinwande stalling in the clinch but Spanner improves position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Akinwande blocks a body shot from Spanner.
Akinwande misses with a short punch on the inside.
Akinwande can't find room to land a body shot as Spanner controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Spanner scores with a nice short uppercut.
Akinwande misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Akinwande lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spanner.
Spanner working aggressively here.
Spanner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spanner has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Akinwande seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Spanner can turn it around.
Akinwande lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Spanner.
Spanner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spanner works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spanner scores with a shot to the side of Akinwande's head.
Spanner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Spanner misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Akinwande.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spanner.
Akinwande lands a nice shot to the body.
Spanner lands with a right to the head.
Akinwande taking a breather.
Spanner misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Spanner fails to land.
Spanner misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spanner throws a punch but it's blocked by Akinwande.
Spanner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Akinwande tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A body shot lands from Akinwande.
Spanner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Akinwande fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Akinwande scores with a shot to the side of Spanner's head.
It looks like Bleeding Spanner has been cut.
Akinwande throws a punch but it's blocked by Spanner.
A nice right hand lands inside from Spanner.
Akinwande misses with a body punch.
Akinwande pushes Spanner back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spanner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spanner scores with a nice hook to the head.
Spanner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spanner blocking some punches.
Spanner presses Akinwande against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Akinwande blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Akinwande throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Akinwande.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spanner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spanner presses Akinwande against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Spanner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spanner is working Akinwande over against the cage.
Akinwande is breathing heavily.
Spanner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Akinwande blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Spanner.
Spanner working aggressively here.
Spanner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spanner blocks an uppercut.
Spanner presses Akinwande against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Akinwande fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spanner misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Spanner - that landed with a thud.
Spanner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Akinwande blocks an uppercut.
Spanner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Akinwande is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right from Spanner on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bleeding Spanner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bleeding Spanner's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Akinwande misses with a wild body shot.
Spanner misses with a hook.
Akinwande throws a looping overhand right but Spanner ducks down to avoid it.
Akinwande misses with a shot to the body
and Spanner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Akinwande misses with a double jab
and Spanner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Henry Akinwande has been cut.
Akinwande tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spanner works the jab nicely.
Akinwande wants to clinch
and Spanner counters with a body kick that stops Akinwande in his tracks momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akinwande lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Spanner circles away quickly and effectively.
Akinwande backing away here, and Spanner unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Spanner throws a body shot but no joy.
Akinwande misses the shot to the body.
Spanner connects with the punch.
Akinwande tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Akinwande backing away here, and Spanner unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Henry Akinwande is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Akinwande moves in looking to clinch but Spanner pushes him off.
Akinwande misses with a right hand
and Spanner counters with a head kick that drops Akinwande to the mat! Akinwande scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Akinwande moves to clinch but Spanner breaks away
and Spanner counters with a right hand from hell and Akinwande is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bleeding Spanner!
Bleeding Spanner is the new heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Bleeding Spanner, 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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