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C4 - XXIX - Anubis vs Mountain PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carl Sagan (ranked 4425 p4p, 24479 weight class) and Robert Trigwell (ranked 478 p4p, 696 weight class). Carl Sagan 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carl Sagan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Robert Trigwell!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trigwell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sagan tries to break the clinch but Trigwell is controlling the position.
Trigwell landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Trigwell has Sagan pushed against the cage.
Sagan fails to pull guard.
Sagan pulls Trigwell into guard.
Trigwell slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Trigwell wants to control from the top but Sagan keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sagan is trying to keep Trigwell in close.
Sagan has his foot on Trigwell's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Trigwell works his way back into a safe position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trigwell wants to control from the top but Sagan keeps moving.
Sagan 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.
We've been hearing good reports from Sagan'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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trigwell trying to control the position from guard on top but Sagan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sagan is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Sagan wants to sweep but no luck.
Sagan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sagan keeping moving, preventing Trigwell from controlling successfully.
Sagan isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Trigwell stacks Sagan on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Trigwell!
Sagan is not content to let Trigwell control the position.
Sagan wants to control but Trigwell postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sagan manages to get back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sagan manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Trigwell must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sagan keeping moving, preventing Trigwell from controlling successfully.
Sagan looking for a guillotine here but Trigwell defends easily.
Sagan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Trigwell's guard.
Trigwell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sagan is one step ahead there.
Sagan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Trigwell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagan wants to control from the top but Trigwell keeps moving.
Trigwell pulls Sagan in close to his closed guard and prevents Sagan from doing any damage or advancing position.
Trigwell is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sagan tries to free his leg and advance position but Trigwell is retaining full guard.
Trigwell working a defensive guard here.
Trigwell might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sagan haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Sagan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Trigwell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Trigwell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sagan stands and throws Trigwell's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Trigwell tries to bench press Sagan off him but Sagan keeps the position.
Trigwell is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sagan tries to advance to mount but can't.
Trigwell struggling a bit here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sagan looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sagan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Sagan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Trigwell throws a body shot but no joy.
Sagan misses with a head kick.
Trigwell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sagan manages to break the clinch.
Trigwell closes the distance and clinches.
Trigwell scores with a knee to the head.
Sagan is trying to pull guard but Trigwell has him pressed against the cage.
Trigwell unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sagan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sagan is looking to break free of the clinch but Trigwell has double underhooks.
Sagan tries to work over Trigwell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Sagan.
Sagan jumps guard.
Trigwell avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sagan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trigwell got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sagan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Trigwell has managed to get both his arms back between Sagan's legs - danger averted.
Sagan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Trigwell is posturing up here but Sagan has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Trigwell tries to roll out but it's too tight and Trigwell has to tap! Slick submission there by Sagan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Carl Sagan!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Faraday (ranked 6246 p4p, 4296 weight class) and Zahbit Lovanov (ranked 592 p4p, 474 weight class). Zahbit Lovanov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Michael Faraday's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Faraday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zahbit Lovanov!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lovanov shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Faraday's guard.
Faraday wants to sweep but no luck.
Lovanov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lovanov with a nice head shot there.
Lovanov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Faraday 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.
Faraday working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lovanov.
Faraday 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.
Lovanov landing with the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faraday not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lovanov seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Faraday keeping full guard, as Lovanov tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faraday looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lovanov is one step ahead there.
Lovanov works over Faraday with some ground and pound from guard.
Lovanov won't allow Faraday to sweep him here.
Faraday is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lovanov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lovanov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Faraday works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lovanov throws a big right hand that misses.
Lovanov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Faraday swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lovanov chips away with some ground and pound.
Faraday keeping moving, preventing Lovanov from controlling successfully.
Faraday wants to sweep here but Lovanov controlling him for the moment.
Faraday pulls Lovanov in close to prevent any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lovanov shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Faraday is trying to defend but Lovanov finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Lovanov working over Faraday with some ground and pound. Faraday looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faraday wants to control the action here but instead Lovanov manages to pass to full mount!
The referee warns Faraday that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Faraday in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lovanov raining down hammerfists from mount.
 Faraday is rocked!
Lovanov lands a big shot to the head and Faraday winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Zahbit Lovanov!
Zahbit Lovanov bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ville Varma (ranked 3943 p4p, 3214 weight class) and Bate Pepo (ranked 499 p4p, 417 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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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ville Varma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bate Pepo!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pepo tries to clinch up but Varma circles away and keeps his distance.
Varma tries to keep at a distance but Pepo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Varma lands a nice shot to the body.
Pepo throws a punch but it's blocked by Varma.
Varma tries to work over Pepo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Varma blocks a body shot from Pepo.
Varma misses with a punch to the body.
Varma stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Varma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Pepo.
Varma lands a nice uppercut.
Varma scores with a hook to the body.
Varma lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Varma is leaning against Pepo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pepo looks winded!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Varma lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pepo or not.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Varma creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Varma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Varma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pepo takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Varma works on Pepo's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Varma.
Varma cracks Pepo with a nice body shot.
Varma lands a body shot in the clinch.
Varma lands with a light punch inside.
Varma lands with a right to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Varma.
Varma misses with a body punch.
Varma struggles to land a body shot inside as Pepo controls his hands.
Pepo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Varma seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Pepo can turn it around.
Varma lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pepo or not.
Varma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Varma leaning against his opponent.
A short uppercut from Varma.
Pepo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Varma struggles to land a body shot inside as Pepo controls his hands.
Varma stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Varma stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Varma misses with a hook to the ribs.
Varma lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Varma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Varma lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Varma lands a nice uppercut.
Varma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pepo's elbow.
Nice body punch from Varma.
Varma lands a nice uppercut.
Varma stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Varma throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pepos head.
Nice body punch from Varma.
Varma is working Pepo over against the cage.
Varma lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pepo backwards.
Varma can't find room to land a body shot as Pepo controls the action.
Varma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pepo's elbow.
Varma misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Varma.
Pepo blocks a body shot from Varma.
Varma lands a body shot in the clinch.
Varma working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Varma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Varma misses with a punch to the body.
Varma scores with a hook to the body.
Varma lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Varma stalling.
Varma can't find room to land a body shot as Pepo controls the action.
Pepo blocks a body shot from Varma.
Varma makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Varma is working Pepo over against the cage.
Varma prevents a body shot from Pepo.
A shot in the inside from Varma.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Pepo digs a right hand underneath Varma's ribcage. Varma let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Varma misses with a hook to the ribs.
Varma taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Pepo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Varma.
Varma tries a body shot but Pepo blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Varma.
Pepo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pepo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Varma works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pepo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Varma lands a nice uppercut.
Pepo misses with a punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Varma works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Varma lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Varma.
Varma is working Pepo over against the cage.
Varma misses with a hook to the ribs.
Varma can't find room to land a body shot as Pepo controls the action.
Varma lands a nice shot to the body.
Good body shot from Varma.
A shot in the inside from Varma.
A right hand to the body from Varma.
Varma struggles to land a body shot inside as Pepo controls his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Varma creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Varma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Varma scores with a hook to the body.
Varma lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Varma lands a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ville Varma dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pepo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pepo walks into a stiff left hand from Varma.
Varma is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pepo can do to turn this around?
Varma digs a good hook to Pepo's body.
Pepo tries to clinch but Varma is having none of it.
Varma lands a slapping body shot.
Pepo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Varma counters with a nice uppercut.
Varma changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Varma throws a nice looking combination but Pepo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pepo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Varma throws a series of punches but Pepo moves out of range.
Pepo takes one to the chin there.
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!
Varma ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pepo moves in looking to clinch but Varma pushes him off.
Pepo is breathing heavily.
Varma avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Varma works over Pepo's head and body with a nice combination.
 Pepo is rocked!
Varma connects with a body shot that sends Pepo's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pepo tries to clinch there but Varma circles away.
Pepo wants to clinch up but Varma keeps it at a distance.
Varma digs a good body shot into Pepo's ribs.
The crowd cheers as Varma lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pepo doesn't seem phased though.
Varma swings for the body but Pepo moves out of range.
Varma looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Varma jabs Pepo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Varma comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pepo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pepo tries to clinch but Varma is having none of it.
Varma lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pepo at a distance.
Varma scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pepo doesn't seem bothered though.
Pepo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pepo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Varma swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Varma avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Varma scores with a nice strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Varma does it's job there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Varma's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Varma duly obliges.
Pepo is still on wobbly legs! Can Varma finish him?
Varma circles away from the clinch attempt
and Varma counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pepo thinking.
Pepo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bate Pepo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Varma throws a good cross that connects.
Varma throws a monster overhand right that drops Pepo! Varma follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ville Varma!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Drake (ranked 3664 p4p, 2884 weight class) and Ansis Kaupens (ranked 493 p4p, 397 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ansis Kaupens!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kaupens moves away.
Kaupens lands with a hook. Drake tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kaupens stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kaupens is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Drake throws a hook but Kaupens blocks it.
Drake moves away from the strike by Kaupens.
Kaupens misses the jab.
Kaupens throws a one two combo.
 It looks like Bobby Drake has been cut.
Drake ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Drake swings for the body but Kaupens moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drake. Kaupens does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kaupens doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Drake walks into a jab.
Drake takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
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!
Kaupens slips under a jab.
Kaupens misses with a double jab.
Drake 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.
Drake lunges at Kaupens with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kaupens's hand.
Drake slips under a jab.
Kaupens throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Drake misses the jab.
Drake throws a body punch but Kaupens moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake lands a jab to Kaupens's midsection.
Drake misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kaupens wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bobby Drake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drake slips under a jab.
Kaupens looks to land a combination but Drake avoids it well.
Drake swings for the body but Kaupens moves out of range.
Drake misses with a wild body shot.
Kaupens now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kaupens throws a hook but Drake blocks it.
Kaupens uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drake.
A little jabbing left from Kaupens on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Drake swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kaupens counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kaupens steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drake.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drake. Kaupens does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drake swinging wildly here.
Drake thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Drake. Kaupens does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaupens connects with a looping right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kaupens throws a right hand that misses
and Drake counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kaupens thinking.
Drake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kaupens.
Kaupens uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kaupens avoids the body shot from Drake.
Kaupens throws a shot from downtown. Drake moves away and avoids it.
Drake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kaupens uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drake.
Drake tries to bum rush Kaupens with a series of wild strikes but Kaupens uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Drake is looking to wear down Kaupens with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kaupens works the jab nicely.
Kaupens avoids the body shot from Drake.
Kaupens scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kaupens keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kaupens misses with a hook. Drake ducked under it nicely.
Kaupens throws a body punch but Drake moves out of range.
Kaupens throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good exchange - Kaupens coming out on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaupens throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Drake rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kaupens moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kaupens throws a looping overhand right but Drake ducks down to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Kaupens. That snapped Drake's head back.
Kaupens is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A swing and a miss from Kaupens.
Drake throws a nice looking combination but Kaupens bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Drake rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kaupens counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Drake thinking.
Kaupens jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kaupens throws a body punch but Drake moves out of range.
Kaupens throws a jab but it's blocked by Drake.
A jab lands there for Kaupens.
Drake swings for the body but Kaupens moves out of range.
Drake swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kaupens counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kaupens throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Drake sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kaupens might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kaupens uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drake.
Kaupens let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaupens moves into range and connects with a jab.
Drake has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Drake there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kaupens lands a jab to the head.
Drake is rocked!
Bobby Drake's cut is getting worse.
Drake will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kaupens has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Drake misses with a wild combination.
It seemed like Kaupens was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kaupens lands a nice hook to Drake's body. Drake takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Drake throws a body punch but Kaupens moves out of range.
Kaupens connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Drake's hands.
Kaupens tests Drake's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kaupens connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kaupens has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drake misses with a wild body shot.
Drake thuds his right hand into Kaupens's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kaupens displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drake throws out the jab.
Kaupens throws out a counter right but Drake avoids it with no problem.
Drake misses with a wild body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ansis Kaupens dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Drake's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Drake scores with a hook to the body. Kaupens takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Drake throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kaupens avoids a punch combination nicely.
Drake slips under a jab from Kaupens.
Bobby Drake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drake has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
No joy there for Drake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kaupens throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Drake fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kaupens on the side of the head.
Drake looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Drake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kaupens thuds a left hand into Drake's body.
Kaupens has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Oooooh!!! Kaupens has knocked Drake down with a huge combo! Kaupens steps away and waves a wobbly Drake back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Oh Drake is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaupens changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Drake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kaupens moves away.
Kaupens now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kaupens fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Drake on the side of the head.
BOOM! Kaupens lands a beautiful left hook that drops Drake. Drake tries to recover but Kaupens is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Drake lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ansis Kaupens!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Moyles (ranked 3028 p4p, 3182 weight class) and Mengrire Krenakore (ranked 343 p4p, 359 weight class). Krenakore has chosen Krenak Nak Inhauit Borum Rerre as his entrance music. Mengrire Krenakore is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Moyles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mengrire Krenakore!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moyles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moyles throws a right hand that Krenakore ducks under and follows up with a left that Krenakore also avoids with ease.
Moyles falls off balance throwing a combination
and Krenakore counters with a nice uppercut.
Moyles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krenakore moves away.
Mike Moyles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moyles throws a combination that misses
and Krenakore counters with a one-two to the body.
Krenakore cracks Moyles with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Mike Moyles has been cut.
Krenakore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moyles moves away.
Moyles has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ludus Magnus in the buildup to the fight.
Krenakore is looking to score with low kicks.
Krenakore 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moyles. Krenakore does a little dance to reset his feet.
Krenakore slips a jab and a cross from Moyles.
A little jabbing left from Krenakore on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Moyles shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Krenakore pinned against the cage. Krenakore gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moyles avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Moyles checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A slow jab from Krenakore misses its intended target.
Some wild striking there from Moyles.
Moyles thows a left - swing and a miss!
Krenakore dodges the punch combination from Moyles.
Krenakore looks to land a right hand but Moyles moved out of range.
Krenakore missing with a left hand there. Moyles was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Moyles is looking for a counter combo.
A punch combination from Krenakore misses.
Moyles throws a big counter combination but Krenakore scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Moyles looks to land a left hand but Krenakore moved out of range nicely.
Krenakore swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krenakore swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Moyles throws a body shot but no joy.
Some wild striking there from Moyles.
Moyles misses with a two punch combination.
Krenakore slips under a jab.
Krenakore throws a series of punches but Moyles moves out of range.
Krenakore displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mengrire Krenakore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moyles misses with a double jab
and Krenakore counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Moyles misses with a wild combination.
Krenakore appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Moyles throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krenakore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Krenakore attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Krenakore connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Krenakore lands a left and a right that send Moyles crashing to the mat, dazed. Krenakore thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Jab from Krenakore.
Moyles is rocked!
Mike Moyles's cut is getting worse.
Moyles throws a sloppy body shot
and Krenakore scores with a counter punch that sends Moyles to the canvas! Krenakore smells blood - he's punishing Moyles with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Moyles has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mengrire Krenakore!
Mengrire Krenakore 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 Sora Izanagi (ranked 1836 p4p, 2978 weight class) and Akira Maeda (ranked 249 p4p, 381 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sora Izanagi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Akira Maeda!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Izanagi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Maeda checks a leg kick.
Maeda is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Izanagi with a body shot.
Izanagi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Maeda misses with a looping left.
Izanagi looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Izanagi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Maeda.
Maeda 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.
Izanagi stuns Maeda with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Maeda has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maeda avoids the head kick by Izanagi.
Maeda looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Maeda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Izanagi manages to avoid it.
Maeda lands a jab to the head.
Izanagi misses with an uppercut.
A nice side step and Maeda releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda throws a sloppy body shot
and Izanagi counters with a stiff right hand.
Maeda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Izanagi lands a leg kick that knocks Maeda off balance momentarily.
Izanagi throws a looping overhand right but Maeda ducks down to avoid it.
Izanagi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maeda.
Izanagi cracks Maeda with an open hand slap.
Izanagi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maeda circles away quickly and effectively.
Maeda misses the shot to the body.
Izanagi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Izanagi connects with a right hand. Maeda shakes it off.
That kick from Izanagi tenderised Maeda's leg. Maeda is trying to keep his angry face on.
Izanagi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maeda throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maeda 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.
Nice body kick from Izanagi.
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!
Izanagi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Maeda is able to avoid easily.
Maeda throws a body shot but no joy.
Izanagi misses with a looping right.
And Maeda tries to counter it with a takedown but Izanagi pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Izanagi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A good leg kick by Izanagi.
Izanagi thows a left - swing and a miss!
A countering left hand to the body from Maeda misses.
Maeda uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Izanagi.
Izanagi thumps Maeda with a low kick.
Izanagi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Izanagi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izanagi scores with a kick to the midsection.
Izanagi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Maeda misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Izanagi is looking to chop away at Maeda's legs.
Maeda is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Izanagi rather than just go for the knockout.
Izanagi misses with an uppercut. Maeda saw that one coming.
Maeda slips a jab from Izanagi.
Maeda throws a jab but it's blocked by Izanagi.
Maeda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maeda scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Maeda takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Izanagi lands a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Izanagi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Maeda takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Maeda walks forward, straight into a front kick from Izanagi.
Maeda looks winded!
Izanagi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Maeda looks to land a left hand but Izanagi moved out of range nicely.
Izanagi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Maeda's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Izanagi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Izanagi lands a nice hook to Maeda's body. Maeda takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Izanagi throws an overhand right that lands on Maeda's shoulder, as Maeda tries to avoid the shot.
Izanagi lands a jab-cross combination.
Izanagi throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sora Izanagi dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Izanagi tries a low kick but Maeda avoids it.
A nice side step and Maeda releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Maeda takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Izanagi scores with a shot to the body.
A big left from Izanagi misses.
Izanagi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Maeda checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And Maeda tries to counter it with a takedown but Izanagi pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Maeda cracks Izanagi with an open hand slap.
Maeda fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Maeda might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Izanagi has got the better of the exchanges.
Maeda blocks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maeda swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Izanagi.
Maeda ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maeda tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Maeda scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sora Izanagi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Izanagi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Izanagi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maeda can do to turn this around?
Izanagi connects with a crisp jab.
Izanagi scores with a head kick.
Izanagi scores with a hook.
Maeda is rocked!
Izanagi connects with a solid leg kick.
Maeda ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maeda tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A nice leg kick from Izanagi, right into the meat of the thigh.
Izanagi cracks Maeda with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Maeda is still on wobbly legs! Can Izanagi finish him?
Izanagi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Maeda throws a body shot but no joy.
Maeda seems to have recovered his senses.
A head kick misses from Izanagi.
Maeda is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Izanagi with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Izanagi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Maeda checks it well.
Izanagi throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Izanagi misses with a kick to the body
and Maeda counters with a single leg into guard. Izanagi didn't expect that.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Izanagi manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Izanagi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Izanagi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Maeda on the side of the head.
Izanagi lands a front kick.
A jab from Izanagi misses.
Maeda feints the counter takedown.
Maeda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Izanagi manages to avoid it.
Maeda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Izanagi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izanagi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Izanagi connects with a solid leg kick.
Sora Izanagi is winning the standup battle so far.
A good leg kick by Izanagi.
Maeda cracks a nice hook into Izanagi's ribs.
Izanagi connects with an inside leg kick.
Izanagi scores with a body shot.
Izanagi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maeda was well out of range. Poor timing from Izanagi.
Izanagi tries to land a front kick but Maeda steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Maeda changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Izanagi defending well as Maeda loads up on a big left hand.
Izanagi throws a hook but Maeda avoids it easily.
Izanagi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Maeda has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Izanagi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Izanagi throws an overhand right that lands on Maeda's shoulder, as Maeda tries to avoid the shot.
Maeda checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Izanagi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Izanagi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Izanagi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Izanagi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Izanagi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maeda throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Izanagi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Izanagi misses with a hook
and Maeda counters with a shoot takedown. Izanagi fights it but they end up in guard.
Maeda slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sora Izanagi dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Izanagi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Izanagi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Izanagi is looking to chop away at Maeda's legs.
Izanagi throws a shot from downtown. Maeda moves away and avoids it.
Maeda is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Maeda looks to land a left hand but Izanagi moved out of range nicely.
Maeda checks a low kick from Izanagi.
Maeda feints the counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Izanagi misses with an uppercut.
Izanagi cracks a nice hook into Maeda's ribs.
Izanagi throws a head kick but Maeda moves out of range.
Maeda showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Izanagi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Izanagi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Maeda throws a lazy right hand but Izanagi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Izanagi with the inside leg kick.
Izanagi takes one to the chin there.
You can see that Maeda has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
A big right from Izanagi misses.
Izanagi is looking to chop away at Maeda's legs.
Maeda checks the leg kick nicely there.
Maeda appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Maeda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Izanagi manages to avoid it.
Sora Izanagi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Maeda as he checks the leg kick.
Maeda feints the counter takedown.
Decent striking displayed by Maeda there.
Izanagi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maeda.
Izanagi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Izanagi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Izanagi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice jab there from Maeda.
Izanagi slips a jab from Maeda.
A little feinted left hand from Izanagi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Maeda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Izanagi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maeda scores with a jab to the head.
Maeda misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maeda slips under a jab.
Izanagi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Maeda checks a low kick from Izanagi.
A jab lands there for Izanagi.
A cross from Izanagi lands.
Maeda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Izanagi.
Izanagi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Maeda throws a body punch but Izanagi moves out of range.
Akira Maeda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Izanagi scores with a kick to the body.
Izanagi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maeda.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maeda looks to land a left hand but Izanagi moved out of range nicely.
Izanagi lands a nice hook to Maeda's body. Maeda takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Izanagi scores with a hook.
Maeda gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Maeda stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Izanagi.
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!
Maeda throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Izanagi's waist but Izanagi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Maeda off to one side.
No joy there for Izanagi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Maeda swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Izanagi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Maeda has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Izanagi lands a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sora Izanagi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Izanagi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sora Izanagi!
A very excited looking Sora Izanagi 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Genkei Takahashi (ranked 3094 p4p, 2423 weight class) and Daniko Montpoisante (ranked 351 p4p, 287 weight class). Daniko Montpoisante will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Genkei Takahashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniko Montpoisante!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montpoisante swings for the body but Takahashi moves out of range.
Montpoisante misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Takahashi closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Montpoisante quickly recovers to half guard.
Takahashi stops Montpoisante from getting back to his feet.
Still in half guard, Takahashi seems content to control.
Takahashi scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Montpoisante pushes Takahashi off looking to stand but Takahashi dives back in and keeps control.
Takahashi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Montpoisante defends it well.
Takahashi 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.
Takahashi takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montpoisante tries to kick Takahashi off but Takahashi keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Takahashi slips a nice elbow through Montpoisante's hands, connecting with Montpoisante's forehead.
Takahashi working Montpoisante over with strikes.
Takahashi working Montpoisante over with strikes.
Montpoisante is trying to stand back up but Takahashi is controlling him
Takahashi looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Montpoisante pushes Takahashi off looking to stand but Takahashi dives back in and keeps control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahashi controlling the action here.
Takahashi slips a nice elbow through Montpoisante's hands, connecting with Montpoisante's forehead.
Montpoisante pushes Takahashi off looking to stand but Takahashi dives back in and keeps control.
Montpoisante taking some punishment here, with Takahashi in his half guard.
Montpoisante is looking to escape.
Takahashi keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Takahashi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Montpoisante pushes Takahashi off looking to stand but Takahashi dives back in and keeps control.
Takahashi lands strikes from half guard.
Takahashi is taking a breather. Montpoisante says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Montpoisante is looking to escape.
Takahashi sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Montpoisante is trying to stand back up but Takahashi is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi stalling.
Takahashi has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Takahashi prevents Montpoisante from standing back up.
Takahashi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Takahashi takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Takahashi lands a nice short elbow.
Montpoisante tries to kick Takahashi off but Takahashi keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montpoisante on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Montpoisante is trying to stand.
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. Takahashi connects with a nice short shot to Montpoisante's temple.
Takahashi lands strikes from half guard.
Takahashi slips a nice elbow through Montpoisante's hands, connecting with Montpoisante's forehead.
Montpoisante is rocked!
Takahashi slips a nice elbow through Montpoisante's hands, connecting with Montpoisante's forehead.
Montpoisante is still in real trouble! Can Takahashi finish him?
Montpoisante pushes Takahashi off looking to stand but Takahashi dives back in and keeps control.
Takahashi performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Takahashi seems to be looking for submissions.
Takahashi stops Montpoisante from getting back to his feet.
Montpoisante seems to have recovered his senses.
Takahashi is working for a kimura but Montpoisante is defending it quite comfortably.
Takahashi is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Montpoisante is staying active underneath Takahashi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montpoisante on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Takahashi takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Montpoisante tries to kick Takahashi off but Takahashi keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Takahashi is looking for a kimura here.
Montpoisante is looking to escape.
Montpoisante is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Takahashi scores with a couple of nice shots.
Takahashi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Takahashi is trying to control. Montpoisante wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Montpoisante looks like he's trying to stand up.
Takahashi seems to be working for a kimura but Montpoisante defends the submission attempt.
Takahashi is trying to control the action in half guard but Montpoisante is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Genkei Takahashi dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Montpoisante fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takahashi manages to avoid it.
Montpoisante throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Takahashi counters with a nice double leg into side control. Montpoisante won't be happy with that.
Montpoisante tries to escape but Takahashi is in control.
Takahashi is putting a hurting on Montpoisante here, landing some big shots from side control.
Takahashi is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Montpoisante has escaped the position, nice work there.
Takahashi landing strikes.
Takahashi prevents Montpoisante from escaping the position.
Takahashi is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Montpoisante will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takahashi working the ground and pound.
Takahashi prevents Montpoisante from escaping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahashi tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Takahashi wants to control but Montpoisante is keeping him busy.
Montpoisante is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Takahashi is controlling him well.
Takahashi wants to control but Montpoisante is keeping him busy.
Takahashi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Montpoisante is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Takahashi is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Montpoisante's shoulder. That is not cool.
Genkei Takahashi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Montpoisante is pushing Takahashi's head away, looking to escape. Takahashi manages to hold on to the position though.
Takahashi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Montpoisante can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Takahashi trying to control the action but Montpoisante is working from the bottom.
Takahashi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Montpoisante is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Montpoisante is trying to get back to his feet.
Takahashi advances to mount.
Takahashi working the ground and pound effectively.
Takahashi working the ground and pound effectively.
Takahashi landing punches.
Montpoisante wants to try and get back to his feet.
Takahashi controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi working for a guillotine from mount but Montpoisante is in no mood to give up.
Montpoisante is in a horrible position here. Takahashi smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Montpoisante wants to get back to his feet.
Takahashi lands a nice shot to the head.
Takahashi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Montpoisante is looking to escape.
Montpoisante is trying to stand.
Takahashi lands a heavy elbow.
Montpoisante wants to get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Takahashi.
Montpoisante is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Takahashi looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Montpoisante covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Genkei Takahashi!
A relieved looking Genkei Takahashi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brady Helix (ranked 1344 p4p, 3324 weight class) and Warren Worthington Iii (ranked 193 p4p, 453 weight class). Helix comes into the arena with Embedded by Job For A Cowboy 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brady Helix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Warren Worthington Iii!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helix throws a big shot that misses.
Helix ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Worthington Iii with a hook.
Helix looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Helix avoids a punch combination nicely.
Helix throwing a counter right hand but Worthington Iii manages to avoid it.
Helix avoids the body shot from Worthington Iii.
Worthington Iii takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Helix lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Worthington Iii at a distance.
Worthington Iii misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Helix to counter with a crisp jab.
 It looks like Warren Worthington Iii has been cut.
Worthington Iii throws a hook but Helix avoids it easily.
Worthington Iii displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Helix throws out the jab.
Worthington Iii throws a hook but Helix blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Helix and Worthington Iii goes tumbling to the canvas! Helix follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Worthington Iii is rocked!
Helix drops an elbow to the side of Worthington Iii's head.
Worthington Iii is still in real trouble! Can Helix finish him?
Worthington Iii is looking for a sweep. Helix is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Helix takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Helix lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Worthington Iii quite badly. Worthington Iii pulls Helix in close trying to recover. Helix postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Worthington Iii on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Worthington Iii doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brady Helix!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Brady Helix made sure he mentioned Conquer, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arcot Ramathorn (ranked 1476 p4p, 3755 weight class) and Jack Skellington (ranked 212 p4p, 504 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arcot Ramathorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Skellington!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skellington shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Skellington feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Skellington throwing strikes but missing.
Skellington working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Skellington stands and throws Ramathorn's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Skellington misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Ramathorn holding on.
Skellington misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Skellington has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skellington in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Ramathorn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Skellington working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skellington tries to score with some ground and pound. Ramathorn controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Ramathorn is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The strikes coming from Skellington are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Skellington lands an elbow.
The ground and pound from Skellington seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Skellington throws an elbow but Ramathorn slips to the side and avoids it well.
Skellington fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Ramathorn is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Ludus Magnus that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Ramathorn parries the strikes from Skellington easily there. Skellington is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Ramathorn to escape.
Skellington throws an elbow but Ramathorn slips to the side and avoids it well.
Skellington tries to score with some ground and pound. Ramathorn controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Skellington lands some shots froms side control.
The ground and pound from Skellington seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Skellington throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Skellington tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skellington creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Ramathorn sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Ramathorn parries the strikes from Skellington easily there. Skellington is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Ramathorn to escape.
Skellington is working to tighten his grip on Ramathorn's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Ramathorn has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Skellington is really squeezing tight and eventually Ramathorn passes out! Skellington breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jack Skellington!
Jack Skellington 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Walad Anubis (ranked 834 p4p, 1204 weight class) and Kaki Mountain (ranked 130 p4p, 178 weight class). Anubis's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hideaway. Kaki Mountain has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Walad Anubis's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walad Anubis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaki Mountain!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anubis throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Anubis throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mountain.
Mountain scores with a nice head shot.
Mountain delivers a nice body kick.
Mountain lands a nice shot that snaps Anubis's head back.
Mountain scores with a hook to the body. Anubis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Anubis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mountain lands with a thumping leg kick.
Anubis throws out a powerful jab.
Mountain staying out of range there.
Mountain looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Anubis cracks Mountain with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mountain throws the left hand but Anubis avoids the punch easily.
Anubis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mountain.
Anubis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Anubis misses with a straight left.
Mountain throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anubis.
Anubis is looking to counter punch.
Mountain scores with a nice right hand.
Anubis swings for the body but Mountain moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mountain misses the jab.
Anubis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Anubis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mountain throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mountain throws a half hearted mid kick.
Anubis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mountain.
Anubis throws a hook but Mountain avoids it easily.
Mountain thuds his shin into the meat of Anubis's side.
Mountain misses with a shot to the body
and Anubis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mountain misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Anubis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mountain connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mountain throws a hook but Anubis avoids it easily.
Mountain moves out of range as Anubis strikes.
Mountain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anubis throws out the jab.
Anubis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mountain jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mountain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anubis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anubis checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mountain throws a jab when Anubis was well out of range.
Anubis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mountain tries to close the distance and clinch but Anubis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Anubis throws a push kick but Mountain slaps the foot to one side.
Mountain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anubis.
Anubis throws a leg kick but Mountain checks it.
A jab lands there for Anubis.
Anubis checks a low kick from Mountain.
Anubis just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Anubis.
Mountain throws a body kick that misses.
Anubis moves into range and connects with a jab.
A slow jab from Anubis misses its intended target.
Mountain is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Mountain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anubis.
Mountain tries to counter by closing the distance.
Anubis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mountain swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mountain connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mountain uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mountain throws a lazy uppercut
and Anubis counters with a stiff right hand.
Mountain throws a leg kick which misses Anubis's front leg but catches the back leg as Anubis tries to avoid it.
Anubis motions for Mountain to come forward. Anubis throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Walad Anubis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mountain misses with a jab to the body
enabling Anubis to counter with a crisp jab.
Anubis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mountain has time to react.
Anubis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Anubis takes a jab right on the kisser.
Anubis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mountain connects with a looping right hand.
Mountain walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Anubis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anubis takes a swing at Mountain's ribcage but misses.
Anubis misses with a shot to the body
and Mountain counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anubis is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Anubis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mountain was well out of range. Poor timing from Anubis.
Mountain appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mountain misses with a body shot.
Mountain misses with a jab to the body
and Anubis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mountain pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Anubis wants to land a leg kick but Mountain is out of range.
Mountain wants to counter the offense by Anubis and move into the clinch position.
Anubis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mountain.
Mountain follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Anubis slips a straight right by Mountain.
Mountain goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anubis. Mountain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mountain steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Anubis.
Jab from Anubis.
Nice shot by Anubis.
Mountain staying out of range there.
Anubis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mountain throws a body punch but Anubis moves out of range.
Anubis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mountain was well out of range. Poor timing from Anubis.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mountain misses with a body punch
and Anubis counters with a straight right hand.
Anubis thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mountain if he has to take too many more of those.
Anubis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Walad Anubis 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.
Mountain checks a low kick from Anubis.
Anubis dips to his left and cracks Mountain with an uppercut!
Nice uppercut lands for Anubis. That snapped Mountain's head back.
Walad Anubis is winning the standup battle so far.
Mountain motions for Anubis to come forward. Mountain throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Anubis was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Mountain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anubis throws out the jab.
Mountain attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mountain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anubis throws out the jab.
Anubis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mountain doesn't seem bothered though.
Mountain throws a leg kick that is checked
and Anubis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice uppercut lands for Anubis. That snapped Mountain's head back.
Mountain takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mountain throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mountain goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Anubis cracks Mountain with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mountain misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Anubis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Anubis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mountain was well out of range. Poor timing from Anubis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mountain.
Mountain keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anubis.
Mountain swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mountain keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anubis.
Anubis wants to land a leg kick but Mountain is out of range.
Mountain throws out a counter right but Anubis avoids it with no problem.
Anubis punishes Mountain's body with a nice straight punch.
Mountain throws a shot from downtown. Anubis moves away and avoids it.
Anubis slips a jab from Mountain.
Mountain lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Anubis throws a chopping leg kick but Mountain manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Anubis throws a leg kick which misses Mountain's front leg but catches the back leg as Mountain tries to avoid it.
Anubis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Good work by Anubis as he checks the leg kick.
Anubis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Anubis scores with a sloppy right hand. Mountain should have avoided that one.
Anubis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mountain can do to turn this around?
Mountain moves away from the strike by Anubis.
Mountain let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Anubis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anubis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mountain throws a leg kick but Anubis checks it.
It looked like Anubis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anubis drops his hands momentarily and Mountain takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Anubis misses the shot to the body.
Mountain throws a leg kick but Anubis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Anubis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mountain lands a head shot.
Mountain throws an off balance right hand
and Anubis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anubis throws a push kick but Mountain slaps the foot to one side.
Nice defenses there by Mountain.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mountain.
Mountain throws an overhand right that lands on Anubis's shoulder, as Anubis tries to avoid the shot.
Mountain throws a leg kick that is checked
and Anubis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anubis throws a lazy right hand but Mountain sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mountain misses with a left hand
and Anubis counters with a good low kick that Mountain was not able to check.
Mountain throws a shot from downtown. Anubis moves away and avoids it.
Anubis misses the body punch
and Mountain counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mountain with a jab.
Mountain blocks a low kick nicely.
A jab from Anubis misses.
Anubis tests Mountain's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Anubis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mountain looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Anubis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Anubis cracks a nice hook into Mountain's ribs.
Anubis misses with a wild body shot.
Anubis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good leg kick by Anubis.
Mountain connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Anubis's hands.
Anubis moves away from the strike by Mountain.
Anubis scores with a sloppy right hand. Mountain should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mountain looks to throw the jab but Anubis is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anubis 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.
Anubis thuds his right hand into Mountain's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Anubis cracks Mountain with a good jab.
A jab from Mountain misses.
Mountain has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mountain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anubis throws out the jab.
Mountain throws out a counter right but Anubis avoids it with no problem.
Mountain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anubis.
Anubis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mountain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anubis thinks about countering with a body kick.
Mountain just misses with a punch to the body.
Mountain misses with a body shot.
Anubis moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot to the body from Mountain misses
and Anubis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mountain checks the leg kick.
Anubis ducks under a wild hook from Mountain.
A quick step to the side and Anubis tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anubis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Walad Anubis dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Anubis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mountain throws out the jab.
Mountain is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mountain misses with an uppercut.
Mountain takes one to the side of the head.
Anubis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Anubis tried to score with a low kick but Mountain checks it.
Anubis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A low kick from Mountain misses
letting Anubis counter with a right hand.
Anubis throws a body shot but no joy.
Mountain misses the shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mountain.
A lazy body kick from Mountain
and Anubis counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Anubis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Mountain might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Anubis has got the better of the exchanges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A chopping leg kick lands by Anubis.
Mountain scores with a crisp jab that stopped Anubis in his tracks.
Anubis throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anubis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Anubis misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Anubis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mountain.
A little jabbing left from Mountain on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Anubis misses with a hook.
Mountain scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mountain thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Mountain misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anubis. Mountain does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Mountain misses.
Anubis's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mountain connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Anubis scrambles back to his feet.
Anubis misses with a hook
and Mountain counters with a nice leg kick.
Mountain pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mountain.
Anubis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A shot to the liver by Mountain. Beautiful body shot.
Mountain listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anubis throws out a loose jab but Mountain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mountain with the inside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Anubis. Beautiful body shot.
Anubis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mountain only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Anubis throws a series of punches but Mountain moves out of range.
Mountain keeps the fight on the outside.
Anubis lands a right hook to the body.
Anubis checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mountain. Anubis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anubis throws a shot to the body.
Mountain misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Anubis to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice body kick from Mountain.
Mountain scores with a hook to the body. Anubis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Anubis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mountain.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Mountain misses
and Anubis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Anubis cracks Mountain with an open hand slap.
Mountain looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mountain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anubis lands a jab to the nose.
Anubis clobbers Mountain with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mountain misses with a leg kick
and Anubis counters with a straight right hand.
Mountain throws a hook but Anubis blocks it.
Mountain throws a chopping leg kick but Anubis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Anubis looks for the body kick but Mountain saw that one coming.
Mountain let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mountain shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Anubis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mountain.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mountain - that will leave a mark!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mountain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anubis.
Mountain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anubis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anubis misses with a body kick.
Mountain swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mountain thuds his shin into the meat of Anubis's side.
A big left from Mountain misses.
Mountain turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mountain throws an off balance right hand
letting Anubis counter with a right hand.
Mountain 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.
A shot to the body from Anubis misses
and Mountain counters with a left to the body.
The crowd cheers as Anubis lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mountain doesn't seem phased though.
Anubis will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Mountain chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Anubis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mountain manages to avoid it.
Mountain appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anubis scores with a body shot.
Mountain throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mountain swings widly with a right hand
and Anubis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mountain misses with a looping left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Kaki Mountain just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Anubis misses with a hook. Mountain ducked under it nicely.
Anubis jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Anubis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mountain looks to score with a jab to the body but Anubis is just out of range.
Mountain throws out a loose jab but Anubis uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from Mountain misses.
Mountain swings for the body but Anubis moves out of range.
A jab from Anubis misses.
Mountain lands a jab to Anubis's midsection.
Mountain throws a leg kick that is checked
and Anubis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anubis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mountain takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mountain moves out of range as Anubis strikes.
Anubis slips under a jab from Mountain.
Mountain moves away from the strike by Anubis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anubis scores with a jab to the body.
Anubis is looking to slow Mountain down with leg kicks.
Anubis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mountain has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Anubis throws a leg kick but Mountain sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mountain lands with a right hand.
A big left from Anubis misses.
Mountain swinging wildly here.
Anubis throws a solid leg kick but Mountain takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Anubis.
It seemed like Mountain was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Anubis lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mountain takes a step back to recover.
Nice shot lands for Mountain.
Anubis lands with a straight right. Mountain didn't see that one coming.
Mountain takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Mountain misses the target.
Mountain ducks under a wild hook from Anubis.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A solid body kick from Anubis.
Mountain tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Anubis is able to avoid easily.
Mountain drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Anubis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mountain takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mountain throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anubis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A lazy body kick from Anubis
and Anubis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mountain ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mountain throws out a counter right but Anubis avoids it with no problem.
Mountain blocks the body kick.
Mountain throws out a counter right but Anubis avoids it with no problem.
Anubis looks to throw the jab but Mountain is out of range.
Mountain misses with a lunging right hand
and Anubis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Anubis throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mountain thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Anubis if he has to take too many more of those.
Anubis missing with a left hand there. Mountain was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice shot lands for Mountain.
Mountain swings away with a body shot that misses
and Anubis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Anubis takes a swing at Mountain's ribcage but misses.
Anubis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anubis was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mountain takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mountain.
Mountain throws out a leg kick but Anubis moves out of range and Mountain only half commits.
Anubis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Anubis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mountain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anubis.
Mountain throws a body shot but no joy.
Anubis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anubis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mountain has time to react.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mountain sizes up Anubis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Anubis is rocked!
Anubis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Anubis scores with a leg kick.
Anubis looks to land a right hand but Mountain moved out of range.
Mountain bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Anubis's head.
Oh Anubis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Anubis cracks Mountain with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Anubis digs a good hook to Mountain's body.
Anubis seems to have got his legs back now.
Mountain throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Mountain uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anubis.
Anubis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anubis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Anubis throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mountain counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Anubis takes a swing at Mountain's ribcage but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Walad Anubis had his way with Kaki Mountain in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Anubis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kaki Mountain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mountain is looking to slow Anubis down with leg kicks.
Anubis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Anubis misses with a hook.
A left lands for Anubis.
Good standup being displayed there by Mountain as he connects with a hook.
Anubis misses with an uppercut.
Mountain wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mountain catches Anubis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Anubis loads up on a big right hand but Mountain slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Mountain misses.
A lazy left from Anubis finds it's target.
A good leg kick by Mountain.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mountain scores with a spinning back kick!
Mountain throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Anubis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mountain throws the left hand but Anubis avoids the punch easily.
Mountain throws a leg kick that is checked
and Anubis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mountain uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anubis.
Anubis walks into a stiff left hand from Mountain.
Mountain moves out of range of the leg kick from Anubis.
Anubis throws a low kick but Mountain avoids it.
Mountain appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Anubis lands a right hook to the body.
Mountain throws a hook but Anubis avoids it easily.
Mountain throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Anubis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Anubis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mountain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mountain throws a looping overhand right but Anubis ducks down to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Anubis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mountain takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Anubis bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd cheers as Mountain lands an impressive looking overhand right. Anubis doesn't seem phased though.
Anubis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Anubis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Anubis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mountain momentarily.
Anubis tries to bum rush Mountain with a series of wild strikes but Mountain uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anubis tries to clinch up but Mountain circles away and keeps his distance.
Mountain wants to counter the offense by Anubis and move into the clinch position.
Mountain pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anubis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mountain stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Anubis checks the leg kick nicely there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Anubis.
Anubis looks for the body kick but Mountain saw that one coming.
Anubis swings for the body but Mountain moves out of range.
It seemed like Mountain was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anubis scores with a nice head shot.
Mountain throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mountain dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mountain thows a leg kick but Anubis checks it
and Anubis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mountain throws a jab when Anubis was well out of range.
Mountain misses with a body punch
and Anubis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anubis lands a right hook to the body.
Anubis tries to clinch up but Mountain circles away and keeps his distance.
Mountain misses with an uppercut. Anubis saw that one coming.
Mountain walks into a left hand.
Good exchange - Anubis coming out on top.
Anubis misses with a body shot.
Anubis missing with a left hand there. Mountain was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mountain swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mountain missing with a left hand there. Anubis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anubis with a nice calf kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mountain fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Anubis is out of range.
Anubis misses with a wild body shot.
A low kick from Mountain misses
and Anubis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mountain misses with an attempted mid kick.
Anubis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Anubis scores with a nice head shot.
Mountain thuds a left hand into Anubis's body.
Anubis scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Anubis jabs Mountain right on the nose. Mountain blinks but takes it well.
A swing and a miss from Mountain.
Mountain dips to his left and cracks Anubis with an uppercut!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anubis connects with a leg kick.
Walad Anubis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Anubis bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Walad Anubis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Anubis 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 49:46
Judge William Peck scores the fight 50:45
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Walad Anubis!
Walad Anubis retains his welterweight title!
After winning the bout, Walad Anubis 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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