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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Baker (ranked 3147 p4p, 1370 weight class) and Koryu Miyagi (ranked 351 p4p, 165 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jonny Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Koryu Miyagi!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miyagi lands with a hook. Baker tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
 It looks like Jonny Baker has been cut.
Baker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Miyagi sends Baker crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Miyagi is motioning to the referee to let Baker up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
 Baker is rocked!
A combination from Miyagi does no damage.
Oh Baker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Baker has Miyagi up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in the clinch, Baker scores with a nice short uppercut.
Baker seems to have got his legs back now.
Miyagi misses with the head strike.
Miyagi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice cross by Miyagi.
Baker is looking to clinch.
Baker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Miyagi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Baker takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Baker checks the leg kick.
Baker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baker gets a clinch.
Miyagi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker is trying to maintain a safe position but Miyagi gets an underhook and turns Baker into the cage.
Miyagi is trying to break the clinch but Baker is controlling him.
Miyagi lands with a left to the head.
Baker misses with a body punch.
Miyagi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Baker scores with a body shot.
Miyagi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Miyagi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Miyagi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Baker.
Baker wants to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Miyagi misses the target.
Baker tries to clinch up but Miyagi circles away and keeps his distance.
Miyagi lands a big right hand that sends Baker crashing to the mat! Miyagi stays standing though and waves Baker back to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baker tries to get into range but Miyagi steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Baker! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Miyagi scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Koryu Miyagi!
Koryu Miyagi 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baldur Torsten (ranked 1308 p4p, 2896 weight class) and Heikki Viitta (ranked 173 p4p, 370 weight class). Torsten comes to the cage accompanied by Temple of Odin. Baldur Torsten has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Baldur Torsten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Heikki Viitta!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viitta throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Torsten.
It looks like Baldur Torsten has been cut.
Viitta is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Viitta throws a head kick that misses
and Torsten counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Torsten has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic in the buildup to the fight.
Viitta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Torsten is looking to counter with a body kick.
Torsten throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Viitta on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Torsten. Torsten obviously looking to wear him down.
Torsten needs to keep his hands up - Viitta had a free shot at his head there.
Torsten displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Viitta throws out the jab.
Torsten looks to score with a jab to the body but Viitta is just out of range.
Viitta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Torsten.
Viitta throws the left hand but Torsten avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Viitta jabs Torsten right on the nose. Torsten blinks but takes it well.
Torsten stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Viitta.
Torsten slips a straight right by Viitta.
Torsten swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Torsten lands a nice leg kick that just misses Viitta's sensitive parts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torsten throws a looping overhand right but Viitta ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viitta chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Torsten defending well as Viitta loads up on a big left hand.
Torsten looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Viitta misses with a combination
and Torsten counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Torsten swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Viitta misses.
Viitta throws a jab when Torsten was well out of range.
Torsten connects with a leg kick.
Viitta with a nice calf kick.
Torsten looks to land a body kick but Viitta moved away.
Viitta misses with a few strikes there.
Torsten feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Torsten. Viitta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Viitta doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Torsten connects with a solid leg kick.
Heikki Viitta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Viitta throws an overhand right that lands on Torsten's shoulder, as Torsten tries to avoid the shot.
Torsten fakes the leg kick and cracks Viitta in the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Viitta swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Torsten counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Viitta misses with a jab, cross combination.
A little feinted left hand from Torsten on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Viitta misses with a series of wild punches.
Viitta just misses with a punch to the body.
Viitta pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Viitta has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Torsten.
Viitta looks winded!
Torsten with a jab.
Torsten waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Viitta.
Viitta only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torsten sends Viitta crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Torsten is motioning to the referee to let Viitta up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
 Viitta is rocked!
Viitta throws a head kick that misses.
Viitta is still on wobbly legs! Can Torsten finish him?
Torsten is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Viitta.
Torsten ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Viitta on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Torsten buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torsten is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Viitta flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Viitta is out cold! Torsten holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Baldur Torsten!
An out of breath Baldur Torsten 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 Mike Dairy (ranked 2669 p4p, 1564 weight class) and Jason Rocks (ranked 359 p4p, 232 weight class). Dairy comes to the cage accompanied by The Box. Mike Dairy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Dairy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Rocks!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Dairy.
 It looks like Jason Rocks has been cut.
Rocks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oooooh!!! Dairy has knocked Rocks down with a huge combo! Dairy steps away and waves a wobbly Rocks back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Rocks is rocked!
Dairy drops Rocks with a big left hand! Rocks is injured, injured bad! Dairy jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Dairy!
A very excited looking Mike Dairy rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
Jason Rocks was interviewed post fight and said 'You watched fight. I got money. Win-win.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Grigoriy Petrov (ranked 1518 p4p, 914 weight class) and Randy Randalman (ranked 183 p4p, 114 weight class). Randalman has chosen Creedence Clearwater - Fortunate Son as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Grigoriy Petrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randy Randalman!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov dodges the punch combination from Randalman.
Petrov misses with a right hand
letting Randalman counter with a right hand.
Randalman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petrov throws out the jab.
Petrov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Randalman gets tackled into the cage by Petrov. Petrov maintains the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Petrov working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Petrov.
Randalman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Petrov is defending well for now.
Randalman pulls guard effortlessly.
Randalman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Petrov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Randalman looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Petrov is defending well. Randalman quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Petrov has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Randalman celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Randy Randalman!
After winning the bout, Randy Randalman thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yajson Rram (ranked 879 p4p, 1769 weight class) and Sami Steele (ranked 53 p4p, 99 weight class). Rram comes to the cage accompanied by Overhaul. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yajson Rram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sami Steele!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rram misses with a shot to the body
and Steele counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rram throws a series of punches but Steele moves out of range.
Rram throws a good cross that connects.
Rram uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Steele has time to react.
Rram definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rram lands with an uppercut that bounces Steele off the cage and back into range.
Rram throws a leg kick
and Steele cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A left lands for Rram.
Rram rushes Steele and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rram lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rram is trying to break the clinch but Steele is controlling him.
Steele breaks the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rram dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Steele. That did some damage!
Rram takes a swing at Steele's ribcage but misses.
Rram moves in looking to clinch but Steele pushes him off.
Rram's jab looks to have found its range, popping Steele under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rram.
Rram swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rram lands a leg kick that knocks Steele off balance momentarily.
Rram scoring well with a low kick there.
Steele circles away from the clinch attempt
and Steele counters with a one-two to the body.
Rram uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Steele showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rram.
Rram has closed the distance and engaged Steele in a clinch.
Rram lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rram swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steele.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele tries to break the clinch but Rram is controlling the position.
Rram is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Steele blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rram misses with the head strike.
Rram wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Steele has him pressed against the cage.
Rram misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steele breaks from the clinch.
Rram doesn't manage to clinch there - Steele circles away.
Steele lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Rram missing with a left hand there. Steele was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Steele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steele throws a body kick that misses.
Steele on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A cross from Rram lands.
Rram wants to clinch up but Steele keeps it at a distance.
As Rram backs off Steele throws a huge counter combo but Rram manages to avoid it all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Rram.
Rram lands a nice shot that snaps Steele's head back.
Rram connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rram misses with a few strikes there.
Rram swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Steele fails to land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Rram. Those never looked like landing.
Steele looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Steele misses with the combination.
Rram has closed the distance and engaged Steele in a clinch.
Rram tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rram pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Donk. Rram catches Steele right on the button with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rram throws a hook to the side of Steele's head but Steele sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steele avoids the body shot from Rram.
It seemed like Steele was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Steele tries to land a leg kick but Rram saw it coming and moves away.
Steele uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rram.
Rram wants to clinch
and Steele counters with a three punch combo that has Rram backing up. Rram nods at Steele to acknowledge the strikes.
Steele tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rram tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steele was well out of range. Poor timing from Rram.
Rram looks to land a combination. Steele sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Steele slips under a jab.
Rram tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steele swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rram tries to clinch but Steele is having none of it.
Rram moves into the clinch.
Rram tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steele's elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yajson Rram dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Steele thows a left - swing and a miss!
Steele slips under a jab.
Steele avoids the body shot from Rram.
Steele unleashes a big counter combination but Rram bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Rram lands a jab to Steele's midsection.
Rram misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steele.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Steele! But no joy.
Rram cracks Steele with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rram throws a looping overhand right but Steele ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rram darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Yajson Rram seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rram just misses with a punch to the body.
Rram swings widly with a right hand
and Steele connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yajson Rram is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Rram does no damage.
Steele throws a counter combo.
A slow jab from Rram misses its intended target.
Rram misses with a straight left.
Steele swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rram scores with a jab.
Rram fails in his attempt to clinch.
Steele throws a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rram misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steele.
Steele checks a leg kick.
Steele jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Steele chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rram can pounce on him.
Rram is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Steele can do to turn this around?
Rram lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Yajson Rram is winning the standup battle so far.
Steele dodges the punch combination from Rram.
Rram fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Steele has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A slow jab from Rram misses its intended target.
Rram misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rram misses with a looping left.
Steele appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rram throws a series of strikes that have Steele backpedaling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steele misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Rram misses.
Rram takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Steele pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rram back to the cage. Steele follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Rram throws a nice inside leg kick.
Steele checks a leg kick nicely.
Steele is looking for the big counter here.
Rram lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Steele circles away quickly and effectively.
Steele unleashes a big counter combination but Rram bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Rram misses with the combination.
Rram tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Steele paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rram missing with a left hand there. Steele was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Steele now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Steele with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rram to score with a decent uppercut.
Steele misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rram throws a lazy right hand but Steele sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Despite the aggression on Steele's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Rram rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Steele moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele blocks a leg kick.
Steele takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rram tries to clinch but Steele moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Steele's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Rram ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steele moves away.
Rram works Steele's body with a nice hook.
Rram tries to clinch but Steele is having none of it.
Steele looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rram gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rram swings wildly with an uppercut but Steele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steele blocking some punches.
Rram manages to break the clinch.
Rram fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steele manages to avoid it.
Steele lands with a hook. Rram tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rram misses the jab.
Steele throws a series of punches but Rram moves out of range.
Rram fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Steele dodges the punch combination from Rram.
Rram swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Despite the aggression on Steele's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nice body punch from Rram.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rram throws a leg kick
letting Steele counter with a right hand.
Rram wants to clinch
and Steele counters with a one-two to the body.
Rram is rocked!
Steele cracks Rram with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Oh Rram is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Steele lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Rram falls backwards - clearly groggy! Steele dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sami Steele!
Sami Steele bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Akaro Horiguchi (ranked 830 p4p, 983 weight class) and Billy Quinn (ranked 98 p4p, 123 weight class). Horiguchi comes to the cage accompanied by Japanese Imperial Army Death March. Quinn has chosen Bad MF as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Akaro Horiguchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Quinn!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horiguchi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Quinn is able to avoid easily.
It seemed like Quinn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Horiguchi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Quinn.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Quinn.
Horiguchi tries to move into range but Quinn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Horiguchi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Quinn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Quinn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab lands there for Quinn.
Quinn bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Horiguchi's head backwards.
Horiguchi misses the jab.
Horiguchi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Quinn.
Quinn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Horiguchi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Quinn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Horiguchi pinned against the cage. Horiguchi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Horiguchi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quinn looks to throw the jab but Horiguchi is out of range.
Horiguchi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horiguchi throws a head kick that misses.
Quinn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Quinn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Akaro Horiguchi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Horiguchi lands an overhand right.
Horiguchi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Horiguchi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Quinn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Horiguchi.
Quinn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Horiguchi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Horiguchi cracks a nice hook into Quinn's ribs.
Quinn throws a jab but it's blocked by Horiguchi.
A slapping leg kick lands for Horiguchi.
Good exchange - Quinn coming out on top.
Akaro Horiguchi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horiguchi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Horiguchi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Quinn rushes Horiguchi and presses him up against the cage.
Quinn blocks an uppercut.
Quinn prevents a body shot from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Quinn pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi looks to score with a jab to the body but Quinn is just out of range.
Horiguchi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Quinn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Quinn misses with a looping right.
Quinn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Horiguchi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Horiguchi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Quinn throws an off balance right hand
and Horiguchi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Quinn slips a jab from Horiguchi.
Quinn takes a swing at Horiguchi's ribcage but misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Quinn has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Horiguchi scores with the left hand. Quinn knows he should have avoided that one.
Quinn throws a quick inside leg kick.
Quinn misses the shot to the body.
Quinn thumps Horiguchi with a low kick.
Horiguchi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Quinn's hands.
Quinn buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Quinn gets a clinch.
Horiguchi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Quinn unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Horiguchi misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn throws a head punch that misses.
Quinn keeps control of Horiguchi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Horiguchi dodges an elbow strike from Quinn.
Quinn lands an uppercut.
Quinn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Horiguchi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Horiguchi working aggressively here.
Horiguchi throws a head punch that misses.
Quinn tries to throw a body punch but Horiguchi avoids it by throwing Quinn back against the cage.
Quinn pushes Horiguchi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Horiguchi misses with the head strike.
Quinn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Horiguchi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Quinn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Quinn misses with an elbow strike.
Horiguchi gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Quinn has one foot on Horiguchi's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horiguchi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Quinn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
No joy there for Quinn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi slips a jab and a cross from Quinn.
Quinn shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Horiguchi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Horiguchi.
Quinn tries a low kick but Horiguchi avoids it.
A slow jab from Quinn misses its intended target.
A good leg kick by Horiguchi.
A cross from Horiguchi lands.
Quinn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Horiguchi misses with a straight right.
Quinn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Decent striking displayed by Horiguchi there.
Horiguchi is looking to score with low kicks.
Horiguchi looks to score with a jab to the body but Quinn is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quinn throws a hook but Horiguchi blocks it.
A shot to the liver by Quinn. Beautiful body shot.
Horiguchi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Horiguchi closes the distance and pushes Quinn back into the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Billy Quinn will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Horiguchi misses with a straight right.
Quinn throws a series of punches but Horiguchi moves out of range.
No joy there for Quinn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Quinn. Those never looked like landing.
Billy Quinn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice uppercut lands for Horiguchi. That snapped Quinn's head back.
Horiguchi misses with a low kick.
Quinn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Horiguchi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Horiguchi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Horiguchi misses with a leg kick.
Horiguchi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Quinn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Horiguchi.
Quinn just misses with a punch to the body.
As Quinn backs away, Horiguchi returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Quinn's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Quinn lands with a nice combination. Horiguchi backs away looking to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quinn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Horiguchi throws out the jab.
Quinn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Horiguchi at a distance.
Horiguchi lands a jab to Quinn's midsection.
Quinn misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Quinn does no damage.
Quinn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Horiguchi manages to avoid it.
Quinn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Quinn loads up on a big right hand but Horiguchi slips the punch.
Billy Quinn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Horiguchi takes one on the button.
Horiguchi moves out of range of the strikes.
Horiguchi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Horiguchi.
Quinn fails to land with a series of punches.
Horiguchi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Quinn.
Horiguchi avoids the body shot from Quinn.
Horiguchi throws a shot from downtown. Quinn moves away and avoids it.
Quinn misses with a lunging right hand
letting Horiguchi counter with a right hand.
Quinn staying out of range there.
Horiguchi lands a jab to Quinn's midsection.
Horiguchi cracks Quinn with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Horiguchi throws a head kick but Quinn moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quinn staying out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Quinn! But no joy.
Horiguchi throws a body shot but no joy.
Quinn misses with a body shot.
Horiguchi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Quinn's head backwards.
Horiguchi tries a low kick but Quinn avoids it.
Quinn misses with a wild combination.
Quinn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Quinn just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi looks to score with a jab to the body but Quinn is just out of range.
Horiguchi throws an overhand right that lands on Quinn's shoulder, as Quinn tries to avoid the shot.
Quinn throws a low kick but it's checked well by Horiguchi.
Horiguchi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Quinn throws a shot from downtown. Horiguchi moves away and avoids it.
Quinn misses with a hook. Horiguchi ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi wants to slow Quinn down by chopping away at his legs.
Horiguchi scores with a nice strike.
Quinn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Horiguchi blocks a low kick nicely.
Horiguchi connects with a nice looking jab.
A low kick from Horiguchi is predictable there
and Quinn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Horiguchi throws a hook but Quinn blocks it.
Quinn now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Horiguchi moves forwards but Quinn connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Quinn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Quinn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Horiguchi scores with a shot to the body.
Horiguchi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Horiguchi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Quinn under the eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horiguchi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Quinn misses with a low kick.
Good exchange - Horiguchi coming out on top.
Horiguchi throws a hook but Quinn blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quinn misses with the combination.
Horiguchi throws a hook but Quinn blocks it.
Quinn lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Horiguchi backs up against the cage.
Quinn takes a jab right on the kisser.
Quinn throws out a leg kick but Horiguchi moves out of range and Quinn only half commits.
Horiguchi throws a body shot but no joy.
Quinn walks into a straight right hand from Horiguchi.
Quinn misses with a hook.
Horiguchi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quinn was well out of range. Poor timing from Horiguchi.
Quinn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Horiguchi.
As Horiguchi backs off Quinn throws a huge counter combo but Horiguchi manages to avoid it all.
Quinn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Horiguchi circles away quickly and effectively.
Quinn misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quinn looks to throw the jab but Horiguchi is out of range.
Good shot there by Horiguchi.
Horiguchi walks into a stiff left hand from Quinn.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Akaro Horiguchi will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Quinn throws a series of punches but Horiguchi avoids them all with ease.
It looked like Horiguchi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Quinn throws a series of punches but Horiguchi moves out of range.
Horiguchi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Quinn misses the jab.
Quinn punishes Horiguchi's body with a nice straight punch.
Quinn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Horiguchi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Quinn.
Horiguchi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Horiguchi dodges the punch combination from Quinn.
Horiguchi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Quinn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Horiguchi.
Horiguchi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horiguchi instigates a clinch.
Quinn misses with a punch on the inside.
Quinn is looking for a takedown.
Horiguchi scores with a shot to the side of Quinn's head.
Quinn misses with the head strike.
Horiguchi changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Quinn fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Quinn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Horiguchi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quinn was well out of range. Poor timing from Horiguchi.
A jab from Quinn misses.
Horiguchi cracks a nice hook into Quinn's ribs.
Horiguchi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Horiguchi works Quinn's body with a nice hook.
Quinn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Horiguchi.
Quinn takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Quinn misses with a wild body shot.
Horiguchi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Quinn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Quinn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Horiguchi connects with a solid leg kick.
Quinn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A big left from Quinn misses.
Quinn throws a leg kick but Horiguchi checks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quinn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Horiguchi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi misses with a hook
and Quinn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Quinn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Horiguchi.
Horiguchi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Quinn throws a right hand that misses
and Horiguchi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Quinn throws a right and a left that both miss.
As Quinn backs away, Horiguchi returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Quinn blocks a jab.
Horiguchi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quinn moves away.
Quinn on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Horiguchi misses with a few strikes there.
Quinn throws a nice looking combination but Horiguchi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Horiguchi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Quinn checks a leg kick nicely.
Horiguchi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Horiguchi checks the leg kick.
Horiguchi cracks a nice hook into Quinn's ribs.
Horiguchi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Quinn looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Horiguchi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Quinn misses with a wild body shot.
Horiguchi lands with an uppercut that bounces Quinn off the cage and back into range.
Quinn has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Quinn with a nice calf kick.
The crowd cheers as Horiguchi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Quinn doesn't seem phased though.
Quinn misses with an uppercut.
A clash of legs there as Quinn blocks the low kick.
Quinn punishes Horiguchi's body with a nice straight punch.
Horiguchi dips to his left and cracks Quinn with an uppercut!
Horiguchi tries to keep at a distance but Quinn has taken the fight into the clinch.
Quinn lands with a light punch inside.
Quinn tries a body shot but Horiguchi blocks it.
Quinn blocking some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horiguchi manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quinn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Horiguchi was well out of range. Poor timing from Quinn.
Quinn shoots in for a double leg but Horiguchi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Horiguchi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Akaro Horiguchi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Quinn.
Quinn misses with a jab to the body
and Horiguchi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Quinn looks for the body kick but Horiguchi saw that one coming.
Horiguchi slips a jab and a cross from Quinn.
A cross from Horiguchi lands.
Good work by Quinn as he checks the leg kick.
Quinn throws a hook but Horiguchi blocks it.
Horiguchi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Horiguchi looks to land a right hand but Quinn moved out of range.
Quinn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Horiguchi instigates a clinch.
Horiguchi lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Horiguchi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Horiguchi avoiding damage as Quinn throws knees to the body.
Horiguchi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Quinn tries a body shot but Horiguchi blocks it.
Horiguchi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akaro Horiguchi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Horiguchi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Akaro Horiguchi!
Akaro Horiguchi thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Billy Quinn was interviewed post fight and said 'He got me today but run that shit back and I'll knock his ass out!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Thomas (ranked 538 p4p, 562 weight class) and Dubaku Womba (ranked 80 p4p, 84 weight class). Thomas comes to the cage accompanied by LUNIZ -- I GOT 5 ON IT. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patrick Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dubaku Womba!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Womba is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thomas.
Womba darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Womba blocks a leg kick.
Womba shoots in looking for a takedown but Thomas manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Womba's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Womba scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Womba avoids the head kick by Thomas.
Womba cracks Thomas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Womba misses with a takedown
and Thomas counters with a nice body shot.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Womba.
Thomas misses with an uppercut. Womba saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas misses with the body kick
and Womba counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Womba is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Womba is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Thomas has managed to free his arm - good work.
Thomas pushes Womba off looking to stand but Womba dives back in and keeps control.
Womba working Thomas over with strikes.
Womba trying to pass the guard but Thomas defending well.
Thomas wants to get back to his feet.
Womba is working for a kimura but Thomas is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Womba is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Thomas is just riding it out for now. Womba eventually gives up the hold.
Thomas knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Womba on the ground.
Womba slips a nice elbow through Thomas's hands, connecting with Thomas's forehead.
Thomas is trying to stand.
Thomas blocking the ground and pound attempt from Womba.
Thomas is trying to stand.
Womba sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Thomas defending well though.
Thomas is trying to stand back up but Womba is controlling him
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Womba wants to take a breather but Thomas is having none of it.
Womba is working for a kimura but Thomas is defending it quite comfortably.
Thomas pushes Womba off looking to stand but Womba dives back in and keeps control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Womba tries to score a power double leg takedown but Thomas sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Womba somewhat.
Patrick Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dubaku Womba.
Womba throws an overhand right that lands on Thomas's shoulder, as Thomas tries to avoid the shot.
Dubaku Womba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Womba looks for a takedown but Thomas sprawls well.
Patrick Thomas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Womba loads up on a big right hand but Thomas slips the punch.
Thomas moves forwards but Womba connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Womba misses with a hook
and Womba takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Dubaku Womba has been cut.
Womba lands the left hand.
Womba cracks Thomas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Womba. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Womba shoots in for a takedown but Thomas shows good takedown defense.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Womba takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Womba with a lazy takedown attempt
and Womba takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Womba gets a takedown into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dubaku Womba dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dubaku Womba's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Thomas scores with a jab. Womba acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Womba shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Womba is keen to just control but Thomas is a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas wants to get back to his feet.
Womba frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Womba has control of Thomas's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Thomas regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Dubaku Womba has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Womba misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Womba wants to control the pace but Thomas is squirming around nicely.
Womba throwing strikes here but Thomas is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Womba has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Womba wants to control the pace but Thomas is squirming around nicely.
Thomas really wants to buck Womba off and get back to his feet.
Womba working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Womba looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Thomas is trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is squirming around, avoiding Womba's attempts to control the action.
Womba working for a guillotine from mount but Thomas is in no mood to give up.
Womba landing strikes, looking to finish!
Womba is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Thomas can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Thomas is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Womba cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Womba lands a big shot there that rocks Thomas but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Thomas squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Womba is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Thomas to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Thomas shrugs it off.
Womba with the ground and pound from mount.
Womba won't let Thomas get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Womba trying to control but Thomas is having none of it.
Womba punching from mount but Thomas doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Thomas wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Womba tries to control but Thomas wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Womba is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Thomas can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Womba tries to control but Thomas wriggling away.
Thomas is trying to stand up.
Womba with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Womba looking to control but Thomas is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Womba working for a guillotine from mount but Thomas is in no mood to give up.
Womba has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Thomas is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Womba quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Womba but it's paid off an Thomas is forced to tap! Nice work by Womba.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dubaku Womba!
Dubaku Womba seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Bird (ranked 706 p4p, 1343 weight class) and Davido Monto (ranked 93 p4p, 172 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake Bird!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Davido Monto!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bird throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Monto with the counter takedown but Bird avoids it easily.
Bird moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bird connects with a good right hand that stumbles Monto. Monto circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bird scores with the left hand. Monto knows he should have avoided that one.
Monto slips a jab from Bird.
Monto tries for a takedown but Bird sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Monto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bird.
Bird slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bird gets caught flat footed, as Monto shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bird has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Monto can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bird is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monto drops back looking for a leg! Bird is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bird manages to kick Monto off! Monto jumps back into Bird's guard.
Bird not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Monto thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bird has his hands on Monto's head, controlling the position.
Bird might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Monto with a flurry of punches that miss.
Monto drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Monto jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bird escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Monto gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bird looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Monto passes Bird's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Monto seems to be looking for submissions.
Bird is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Monto pulls his head out easily.
Monto has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Bird defend it? Monto steps over the head and cranks it - Bird is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Monto!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Davido Monto!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leon Louis (ranked 257 p4p, 334 weight class) and Derek Erwin (ranked 41 p4p, 49 weight class). Louis comes into the arena with Flatbush ZOMBiES - Ascension blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leon Louis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Derek Erwin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Louis. Erwin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Erwin motions for Louis to come forward. Erwin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Louis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Erwin.
Louis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Erwin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Louis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Erwin.
Erwin only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Louis instigates a clinch.
Erwin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Louis gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Erwin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Louis scores with a jab to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A big left from Erwin misses.
Erwin misses with a body shot.
Erwin misses with a hook.
Louis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Erwin to score with a decent uppercut.
Erwin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Louis ducks right into an uppercut from Erwin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Louis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Louis throws a big shot that misses.
Louis decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Louis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Erwin's head.
Erwin wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erwin trying to hold on to Louis's head to control him but Louis postures up.
Erwin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Louis scores with a couple of nice shots.
Erwin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Louis working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Louis lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are battling for position here. Erwin manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Louis lands a couple of digs.
Erwin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Louis gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Erwin is looking for a triangle but Louis pushes his legs off easily.
Erwin pulls Louis in close to his closed guard and prevents Louis from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erwin looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Louis passes into half guard.
Erwin has hold of Louis's hands but Louis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Louis trying to pass the guard but Erwin defending well.
Erwin wants to stand back up but Louis manages to pass into side control.
Louis working the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Erwin can't do much from the bottom here.
Louis creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louis advances to full mount.
Louis avoids the attempt from Erwin to control.
Louis lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Erwin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Louis fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Erwin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Erwin sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Erwin gets full guard.
Louis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Erwin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Louis landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Louis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Louis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Louis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Erwin's head.
Louis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Erwin's head.
Erwin is adopting a defensive guard.
Louis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Louis lands a couple of digs.
Louis lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Louis's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Erwin trying to keep a closed guard but Louis is proving a slippery customer.
Louis trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Erwin manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leon Louis dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Erwin scores with a nice right hand.
Louis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A right hand to the body from Louis.
A short right from Louis.
Louis throws a punch but it's blocked by Erwin.
Louis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Louis swings wildly with an uppercut but Erwin uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Louis.
Erwin pushes Louis back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Louis.
Erwin takes a shot to the head.
Louis lands with a left to the head.
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!
Nice body punch from Erwin - that landed with a thud.
The referee calls for Erwin to work.
Louis lands a left hand.
Louis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Louis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Erwin is trying to drag Louis to the mat but Louis just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Erwin is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Louis is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erwin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Louis shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Erwin napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Erwin is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Louis off and has taken his back!
Louis showing good submission defense here.
Louis manages to reverse the position and now he's in Erwin's guard. Nice work there by Louis.
Erwin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Louis can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Louis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Louis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Erwin wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Louis chips away with some ground and pound.
Erwin controls Louis momentarily but Louis frees himself.
Erwin throws his legs up looking for a submission but Louis uses it to pass to side control.
A control attempt from Erwin but he's now mounted!
Louis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Erwin can do to turn this around?
Erwin can't escape the position.
Louis has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Erwin's face.
Louis breaks from Erwin's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Erwin is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louis is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Erwin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Erwin is rocked!
Erwin is trying to escape the mount.
Louis unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Erwin wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Louis celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leon Louis!
Leon Louis 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.
Derek Erwin was interviewed post fight and said 'I didn't lose I just ran out of time'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Armand Christophe (ranked 361 p4p, 185 weight class) and Antonio Atunes (ranked 56 p4p, 34 weight class). Christophe's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Shadows. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Armand Christophe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Antonio Atunes!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atunes misses with a left hand
and Christophe counters with a straight right hand.
Atunes cracks a nice hook into Christophe's ribs.
Atunes throws a right hand that misses
and Christophe counters with a nice uppercut.
Atunes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Christophe. Christophe circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Antonio Atunes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Christophe slips a straight right by Atunes.
Christophe is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Atunes.
Atunes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Christophe moves out of range as Atunes strikes.
Atunes misses with a head kick.
Christophe tries to clinch up.
Atunes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Christophe closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Christophe blocks a head kick by Atunes.
Christophe throwing a counter right hand but Atunes manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Christophe has closed the distance and engaged Atunes in a clinch.
Christophe blocking some punches.
Atunes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Christophe backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christophe throws a punch but it's blocked by Atunes.
Christophe tries a body shot but Atunes blocks it.
Christophe throws a punch but it's blocked by Atunes.
Atunes stalling the fight.
A head punch on the inside from Atunes fails to land.
Atunes working hard to break the clinch.
Atunes blocking some punches.
Atunes leaning his opponent against the cage.
Christophe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Christophe digs a right hand into Atunes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Atunes's gas tank.
Atunes has had enough of the clinch but Christophe keeps him there for the moment.
Atunes scores with a shoulder strike.
Atunes has had enough of the clinch but Christophe keeps him there for the moment.
A right handed body shot lands from Atunes.
Christophe misses with some punches.
Atunes breaks from the clinch.
Christophe slips under a jab from Atunes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christophe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Atunes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Christophe throws a quick inside leg kick.
Atunes blocks a leg kick.
Christophe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Atunes misses with a hook. Christophe ducked under it nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Atunes swings away with a body shot that misses
and Christophe counters with a nice uppercut.
Christophe is looking to clinch.
Christophe moves out of range as Atunes strikes.
Atunes misses with a body shot.
Atunes swings for the body but Christophe moves out of range.
Atunes scores with a sloppy right hand. Christophe should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atunes swings widly with a right hand
and Christophe counters with a nice uppercut.
Atunes misses with an uppercut. Christophe saw that one coming.
Christophe swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Christophe throws a sloppy head kick and Atunes moves out of range easily.
A swing and a miss from Atunes.
Atunes throws out a loose jab but Christophe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Christophe was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Atunes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jab from Atunes.
The fighters circling - Atunes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Atunes lands with a nice body punch.
Atunes misses with a double jab
and Christophe counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Christophe.
Christophe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Atunes backwards.
Atunes breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christophe missing with a left hand there. Atunes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Christophe is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Christophe misses with a hook. Atunes ducked under it nicely.
Christophe misses the jab.
Atunes misses with a hook.
Christophe swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Atunes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Atunes tries to keep at a distance but Christophe has taken the fight into the clinch.
Christophe throws a head punch that misses.
Christophe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Christophe fails to land.
Atunes manages to break the clinch.
Atunes lands a slapping body shot.
Atunes throws a hook to the side of Christophe's head but Christophe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Antonio Atunes will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Atunes slips under a jab from Christophe.
Atunes looks to score with a jab to the body but Christophe is just out of range.
Atunes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Atunes thumps Christophe with a low kick.
Atunes swings for the body but Christophe moves out of range.
Atunes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Atunes looks to throw the jab but Christophe is out of range.
Atunes tests Christophe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Christophe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atunes misses with an uppercut.
Atunes fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Christophe on the side of the head.
Christophe sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Atunes misses.
Atunes looks to throw a body kick
and Christophe counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Christophe.
Atunes's coach down at Crassus was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Atunes's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Atunes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Atunes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Christophe blocking some punches.
Atunes blocking some punches.
Christophe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Atunes lands a left hand.
Christophe misses with some punches.
Christophe lands a shoulder strike.
Atunes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Atunes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Christophe backwards.
Atunes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Christophe is keeping busy.
Christophe lands a shoulder strike.
Christophe tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes working aggressively here.
Atunes misses with some punches.
Christophe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Atunes swings wildly with an uppercut but Christophe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Christophe misses with a punch on the inside.
Atunes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Christophe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Atunes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Atunes throws a head kick that misses.
Christophe misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Atunes.
Atunes throws an overhand right that lands on Christophe's shoulder, as Christophe tries to avoid the shot.
Christophe fires out a quick counter leg kick but Atunes just manages to avoid it.
Atunes misses the jab.
Atunes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Christophe.
Christophe throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christophe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Atunes.
Atunes throws a shot to the body.
Atunes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Christophe.
Atunes misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Atunes.
An attempted straight right counter from Christophe misses the target.
Atunes lands with a cross.
Christophe avoids the body shot from Atunes.
Christophe feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Atunes takes a jab right on the kisser.
Christophe throws a lazy right hand but Atunes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Christophe is looking to clinch but Atunes is avoiding it.
Atunes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Atunes misses with a left hand
and Christophe counters with a nice right hand that sends Atunes toppling to the canvas! Atunes scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Christophe finish him?!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Christophe walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Christophe avoids the head kick by Atunes.
Christophe throws a head kick but Atunes moves out of range.
Christophe lands a head shot.
Atunes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Christophe moves away.
Atunes misses with a looping right.
Atunes throws a lazy uppercut
and Christophe counters with a nice leg kick.
Atunes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Atunes throws a body punch but Christophe moves out of range.
Atunes connects with a nice looking jab.
Antonio Atunes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Atunes misses with a hook
and Christophe counters with a nice right hand that sends Atunes toppling to the canvas! Atunes scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Christophe finish him?!
Atunes is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Armand Christophe will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Christophe lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Atunes up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Christophe from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Atunes's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Armand Christophe!
Armand Christophe seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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