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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Hunt (ranked 3702 p4p, 3230 weight class) and Bald Martin (ranked 443 p4p, 402 weight class). Martin is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I�m Bald And I Know It . 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.

188 cm
46
171
27 - 20 - 1
182 cm
29
169
11 - 7 - 1
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very strong
Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 27 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Paul Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Bald Martin!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Martin tries to avoid it but Hunt manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Martin to the ground. Martin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jab by Martin.
Hunt takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Martin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hunt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Martin! But no joy.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hunt throws an overhand right that lands on Martin's shoulder, as Martin tries to avoid the shot.
Hunt moves out of range of the body kick.
Hunt jabs Martin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hunt with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Martin counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Hunt. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Hunt throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Martin tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hunt is in Martin's guard.
Martin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt is refusing to be controlled, as Martin sits in half guard.
Martin throwing shots but Hunt is blocking nicely.
Martin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Martin is trying to control. Hunt wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt is trying to stand back up but Martin is controlling him
Martin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Martin trying to control from half guard but Hunt is working away.

Martin seems to be working for a kimura but Hunt defends the submission attempt.
Martin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hunt does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Martin is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Let's hope that Martin has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Martin tries to pass to full mount but Hunt defends it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hunt blocking the ground and pound attempt from Martin.
Martin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hunt does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
A slapping body kick lands there for Martin.

Hunt shoots in and bounces Martin off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Martin has his feet on Hunt's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Hunt fails with the takedown.
Hunt gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin connects with a right hand. Hunt shakes it off.
Nice body punch from Martin.
Martin misses with a looping left.
Paul Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martin misses with an uppercut. Hunt saw that one coming.
Hunt misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hunt is trying hard to land a takedown here. Martin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hunt takes a jab right on the kisser.
Martin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hunt.
Hunt tries to score a power double leg takedown but Martin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hunt somewhat.
Martin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hunt's head backwards.
Martin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunt manages to avoid it.

Hunt shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Martin is trying to defend but Hunt finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Martin makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Martin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hunt fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Martin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Martin misses with a straight right.

Hunt gets a double leg takedown into Martin's guard.
Martin looking to control.
Martin controlling Hunt's posture.
Hunt won't allow Martin to sweep him here.

Hunt decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bald Martin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Martin slaps away a takedown attempt from Hunt, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hunt shoots in for a takedown but Martin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Martin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hunt looks to throw the jab but Martin is out of range.
Hunt takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hunt shoots in for a double leg but Martin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Hunt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martin lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Martin lands a glancing blow to the side of Hunt's head.
Hunt shoots in for a double leg but Martin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Martin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Martin.
Hunt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Martin lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hunt takes one to the chin there.
Martin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hunt.
Martin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Martin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Martin throws a body punch but Hunt moves out of range.
Martin pushes Hunt away with a front kick.
Hunt shoots in looking for a takedown. Martin tries to sprawl out of it but Hunt keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Martin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Martin sprawls well. Martin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hunt gets slowly back to his feet.
Martin ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
Paul Hunt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hunt shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Martin as he jumps to the side.
Martin scores with the left hand. Hunt knows he should have avoided that one.

Hunt throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Martin was covering up waiting for the punch and Hunt finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bald Martin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Martin pulls Hunt in close to prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunt won't allow Martin to sweep him here.
Martin wants to control but Hunt passes easily into half guard.
Hunt not doing much here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt is thwarting Martin's attempts to control the position.
Martin wants to get back to full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hunt moves out of range as Martin throws a body kick.
Martin throws a hook but Hunt blocks it.
Hunt moves out of range of the strikes.

Hunt fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Martin sprawls well initially but Hunt persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Martin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hunt is working away from the top position though.
Martin is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin wants to get back to full guard.
Martin is looking to control Hunt's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Martin avoid being mounted?
Martin tries to roll over but Hunt keeps him under control.

Hunt stands up and beckons Martin to join him on the feet.

Hunt fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Martin sprawls well initially but Hunt persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Martin pushes Hunt off and gets back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bald Martin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Bald Martin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Martin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Martin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Hunt feints and as Martin raises his hands in defense, Hunt changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Martin has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Hunt is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt blocking some punches.
Martin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Martin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hunt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hunt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Martin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hunt working aggressively here.
Martin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Martin lands a body shot.
Martin struggles to land a body shot inside as Hunt controls his hands.
Hunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martin lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Martin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin gets through Hunt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hunt.
Hunt prevents a body shot from Martin.
Martin lands with a short shot to the head.
Hunt pushes Martin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Martin has Hunt pushed against the cage.
Martin blocking some punches.
Hunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Martin.
Hunt tries to throw a body punch but Martin avoids it by throwing Hunt back against the cage.
Martin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
Martin is stalling here.
Hunt misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Martin.
Bald Martin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hunt is leaning against Martin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hunt misses with a punch on the inside.
Hunt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Martin backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martin misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Hunt.
Martin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Martin.
Martin misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt can't find room to land a body shot as Martin controls the action.
Hunt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Martin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Martin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Hunt lands a hook that snaps the head of Martin backwards.
Hunt prevents a body shot from Martin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Martin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hunt has a couple of punches blocked by Martin.
Martin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hunt misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Hunt as the two fighters clinch.
Hunt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martin's elbow.
Martin misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
Hunt has a couple of punches blocked by Martin.
Hunt taking a breather.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Martin.
Martin taking a breather.
Martin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bald Martin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hunt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Martin working aggressively here.
Hunt scores with a shot to the side of Martin's head.
Hunt tries to throw a body punch but Martin avoids it by throwing Hunt back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
Hunt tries a body shot but Martin blocks it.
Hunt throws a head punch that misses.
Martin blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martin lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Hunt.
Martin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hunt can't find room to land a body shot as Martin controls the action.
Paul Hunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hunt as Martin tries to tie him up.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bald Martin.
I've got Martin winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bald Martin!

Bald Martin thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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G S C
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G S C G energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
58%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rick Segura (ranked 1867 p4p, 1153 weight class) and Ceedee Queen (ranked 242 p4p, 155 weight class). Segura comes into the arena with Mystic Rick - Press Conference blaring out of the sound system. On his way into the cage it seems that Rick Segura has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Rick Segura seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

183 cm
25
176
8 - 6 - 0
189 cm
25
175
9 - 8 - 0
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition
Conviction

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rick Segura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ceedee Queen!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Segura misses the target.

Segura gets the takedown into side control.
Queen manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Segura moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Queen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Queen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Queen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Segura is pulling down on Queen's head to control his posture.
Segura utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Queen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Segura keeping moving, preventing Queen from controlling successfully.
Segura is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Queen being controlled here momentarily.
Segura looking for a sweep. Not yet Segura, not yet.
Segura wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
I've been told that Queen has been drilling his wrestling of late, which has already helped him take this fight to the mat. Let's see how much of an impact it has on the outcome of the ground game.
Segura trying to control the position.
Queen postures up and lands a big shot to Segura's brow.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Segura holds on and takes a little breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Segura 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.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Segura checks the leg kick.
Segura ducks under a wild hook from Queen.
Segura half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nice defenses there by Segura.
Queen throws a shot from downtown. Segura moves away and avoids it.
Queen misses with a leg kick.
Segura with a lazy takedown attempt
and Queen counters with a leg kick.
Queen throws an off balance right hand

and Segura counters with a shoot takedown. Queen fights it but they end up in guard.
Queen pulls Segura in close to prevent any damage.
Queen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Segura is one step ahead there.
Segura working some strikes from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Segura's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Queen is trying to control the position but Segura postures up.
Segura preventing the sweep.
Segura postures up and lands a big shot to Queen's brow.
Segura trying to control the position from guard on top but Queen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Segura trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Queen manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Queen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Queen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Queen won't allow Segura to sweep him here.
Queen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Segura wants to improve his position but instead Queen has moved into half guard.
Queen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Segura keeps working.
Segura moves into full guard.
Queen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Segura not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Queen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Queen wants to control from the top but Segura keeps moving.
Segura is trying to keep Queen in close.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ceedee Queen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Segura with a jab.
Segura misses with a body shot.
Rick Segura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Segura on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Segura misses with an uppercut
and Queen counters with an outside leg kick.
Queen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Queen misses with a wild body shot.

Queen gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Segura to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Segura prevents Queen from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Queen is trying to control the position but Segura postures up.
Queen wants to sweep but no luck.
Queen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Segura manages to get himself to full guard.

Queen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Queen lands a couple of digs.
Segura preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Queen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Queen is looking to work some ground and pound but Segura has wrist control.
Segura working a defensive guard here.
Segura has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Queen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Segura bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Queen's guard.

Segura in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Queen wants to stand and escape but Segura is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Segura loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Segura postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Segura won't allow Queen to get back to his feet.
Queen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Segura.
Segura is looking to work some ground and pound but Queen has wrist control.
Queen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Segura manages to get to full guard.
Queen postures up in Segura's guard and throws a big left but Segura blocks it.
Segura not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Segura is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Queen is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Segura is pulling down on Queen's head. It's preventing any offense from Queen, at least for the moment.
Queen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Queen won't allow Segura to sweep him here.
Queen tries to free his leg and advance position but Segura is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Queen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Segura has a closed guard, preventing Queen from standing up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Queen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Segura uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Queen.
Queen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Segura throws out the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Segura with a poor takedown
and Queen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Segura's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Queen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Segura scrambles back to his feet.
Segura fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Queen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Seguras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Segura fails with a takedown attempt.
It seemed like Queen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Segura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Segura shoots in for a double leg but Queen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Queen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice defenses there by Queen.
Queen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Segura throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Queen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ceedee Queen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Segura scores with a jab to the body.
Queen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Segura drops down looking for a counter takedown but Queen sprawls and moves away.
Queen cracks Segura with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Queen lands a leg kick that knocks Segura off balance momentarily.
Segura looks to land a right hand but Queen moved out of range.
Queen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Segura tries for a takedown but Queen circles away easily
and Queen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Queen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Segura.
Segura misses with a takedown attempt - Queen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Queen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ceedee Queen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Segura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Queen stuffs the takedown attempt from Segura. Segura gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Segura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Segura throws out a loose jab but Queen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Segura is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Queen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Segura misses with a takedown attempt - Queen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Segura shoots in looking for a takedown but Queen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Segura's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Queen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Queen lands with a hook. Segura tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Queen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Queen scores with a jab to the body.
Segura walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ceedee Queen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Queen throws a leg kick but Segura sees it coming and moves out of range.
Segura changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Queen walks into a left hand.
Horrible takedown attempt by Segura or perhaps it was just good defense by Queen, which made it look bad.
Segura misses with a lunging right hand
and Queen counters with a straight right hand.
Segura darts in looking for a takedown but Queen gets double underhooks and turns Segura into the cage.
Segura lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Queen has a couple of punches blocked by Segura.
Queen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Queen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Queen cracks Segura with a nice body shot.
Queen lands a nice shot to the body.
Queen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Queen digs a right hand into Segura's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Segura's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Queen - that landed with a thud.
Queen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Queen is working Segura over against the cage.
Segura blocks a body shot from Queen.

Segura manages to break the clinch.
Segura takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Queen throws a hook but Segura avoids it easily.
Segura feinted with a counter takedown.
Queen throws a shot from downtown. Segura moves away and avoids it.
Queen missing with a left hand there. Segura was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Segura has a takedown stuffed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queen lands a body shot.
Segura avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Segura loads up on a big right hand but Queen slips the punch.
The fighters circling - Queen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big right from Queen misses.
Queen cracks Segura with a good jab.
Segura ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Segura tries to counter with a takedown but Queen is quick to defend against it.

Segura scores with a takedown into Queen's guard.
Queen keeping moving, preventing Segura from controlling successfully.
Rick Segura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Queen wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Queen wants to get back to his feet but Segura is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Segura stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Queen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Queen wants to sweep but no luck.
Segura won't allow Queen to get back to his feet.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Segura wants to control from the top but Queen keeps moving.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
A swing and a miss from Queen.
Segura walks forward, straight into a front kick from Queen.
Queen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Segura fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ceedee Queen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Queen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ceedee Queen!

Ceedee Queen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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RATING
42%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kai Rossiter (ranked 1622 p4p, 867 weight class) and John Fuller (ranked 219 p4p, 127 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

176 cm
34
174
17 - 7 - 0
173 cm
26
170
13 - 9 - 0
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible
Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Brooklyn Threads
Vegan Gains


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 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Kai Rossiter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Fuller!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuller with a nice cross.
Fuller scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rossiter in his tracks.
Jab by Fuller.
Rossiter stuffs the takedown.
Fuller swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A left lands for Fuller.
Fuller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rossiter manages to avoid it.
Fuller throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rossiter on the side of the head.
Fuller wants to clinch up but Rossiter keeps it at a distance.
Fuller shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rossiter but Rossiter pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rossiter misses with the combination.
Fuller tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Rossiter tries a head kick but it misses.
Fuller changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Rossiter scores with a nice strike.
It looks like John Fuller has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rossiter swings widly with a right hand
and Fuller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice takedown defense from Rossiter. No joy for Fuller on that attempt.
Kai Rossiter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Fuller.
Fuller catches Rossiter with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
John Fuller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuller misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Fuller misses.
Fuller scores with a sloppy right hand. Rossiter should have avoided that one.
Fuller scores with a kick to the body.
Fuller throws a right hand that Rossiter ducks under and follows up with a left that Rossiter also avoids with ease.
Fuller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rossiter is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Fuller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rossiter.
Fuller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rossiter moves away.
Rossiter scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fuller throws a head kick that misses.

Fuller fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rossiter sprawls well initially but Fuller persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Fuller is thwarting Rossiter's attempts to control the position.
Rossiter wants to improve his position but Fuller is controlling well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rossiter is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fuller scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rossiter taking some punishment here, with Fuller in his half guard.
Rossiter wants to control but Fuller is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Fuller thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rossiter is trying to maintain the position but Fuller is very close to passing his half guard.
Nice strikes from Fuller there.
Fuller trying to mount his opponent but Rossiter defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rossiter controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

Fuller is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rossiter sees it coming and defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuller trying to pass the guard but Rossiter defending well.
Fuller thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fuller wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rossiter keeps working.
Rossiter wants to control but Fuller is keeping busy.
Fuller is nestled in close to Rossiter, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rossiter is trying to maintain the position but Fuller is very close to passing his half guard.
Fuller is taking a breather. Rossiter 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Rossiter is defending against the submission attempts here by Fuller.
Fuller not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rossiter wants to control but Fuller is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Fuller sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rossiter defending well though.
Fuller thows a huge punch but Rossiter dodges it nicely.
Fuller is looking to advance position but Rossiter won't allow it.

Fuller seems to be working for a kimura but Rossiter defends the submission attempt.
Rossiter keeping control of the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

John Fuller dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Fuller's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Fuller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fuller lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rossiter circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice body punch from Fuller.
Fuller throws a combination that misses
and Rossiter counters with a two punch combo.
Fuller has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Fuller throws a combination that misses
and Rossiter counters with a nice low kick that buckles Fuller's knee momentarily.
Fuller avoids the head kick by Rossiter.
Fuller has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fuller darts in looking for a takedown but Rossiter gets double underhooks and turns Fuller into the cage.
Fuller misses with a double jab.
Fuller cracks a nice hook into Rossiter's ribs.
John Fuller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fuller throws a poor cross that misses
letting Rossiter counter with a right hand.
Rossiter throws a lazy right hand but Fuller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fuller throws a combination that misses
and Rossiter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Fuller misses its intended target.
Rossiter thumps Fuller with a low kick.
Fuller darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rossiter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossiter lands a jab-cross combination.
Rossiter defending well as Fuller loads up on a big left hand.
Rossiter defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fuller.
Rossiter tries to land a leg kick but Fuller saw it coming and moves away.
Rossiter stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rossiter wants it to stay on the feet.
Kai Rossiter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Fuller.
Rossiter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rossiter takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fuller moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rossiter scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fuller throws a hook to the side of Rossiter's head but Rossiter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fuller scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fuller dips to his left and cracks Rossiter with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fuller scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rossiter pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rossiter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fuller.
Rossiter takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fuller moves out of range as Rossiter strikes.
Rossiter misses with a wild combination.
Fuller throws an overhand right that lands on Rossiter's shoulder, as Rossiter tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Rossiter was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Rossiter lands a glancing blow to the side of Fuller's head.
Fuller darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fuller tries to close the distance and clinch but Rossiter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fuller lands with a nice body punch.
Rossiter moves out of range of the strikes.
Kai Rossiter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fuller tried to score with a low kick but Rossiter checks it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fuller is defended easily by Rossiter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuller missing with a left hand there. Rossiter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fuller misses with a takedown attempt
and Rossiter makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fuller takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fuller lands a head shot.
Rossiter throws a shot from downtown. Fuller moves away and avoids it.
Rossiter misses with a low kick.
Fuller connects with a body shot.
Rossiter on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rossiter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fuller looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fuller digs a good hook to Rossiter's body.
Fuller checks a low kick from Rossiter.
Fuller works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice takedown defense from Rossiter. No joy for Fuller on that attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rossiter tries to move into range but Fuller moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fuller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rossiter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rossiter throws a head kick but Fuller moves out of range.
Fuller connects with a crisp jab.
Fuller slips under a jab.
Fuller throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rossiter counters with a stiff right hand.
Rossiter throws a shot from downtown. Fuller moves away and avoids it.
Rossiter misses with a two punch combination.

Fuller shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Fuller working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fuller thows a huge punch but Rossiter dodges it nicely.
Fuller looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rossiter tries to get to full guard but Fuller has control of the leg.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Kai Rossiter will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Fuller's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Rossiter throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fuller scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rossiter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fuller connects with the punch.
Fuller fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fuller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fuller misses with a straight right.

Rossiter gets caught flat footed, as Fuller shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
John Fuller has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rossiter keeping moving, preventing Fuller from controlling successfully.
Fuller preventing the sweep.
Rossiter is adopting a defensive guard.
Fuller keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rossiter's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuller lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fuller tries to free his leg and advance position but Rossiter is retaining full guard.
Rossiter is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fuller looking to pass the guard.

Rossiter looking for a guillotine here but Fuller defends easily.
Rossiter controls Fuller momentarily but Fuller frees himself.
Fuller scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rossiter is trying to control the position but Fuller postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fuller's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Fuller gets to his feet - Rossiter follows without any prompting.
Fuller throws a shot to the body.
Fuller scores with a hook.
Rossiter misses with a series of wild punches.
Fuller looks to score with a jab to the body but Rossiter is just out of range.
Rossiter appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Fuller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A low kick from Fuller is predictable there
and Rossiter counters with a right hand to the body.
Fuller throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rossiter.
Rossiter looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

Fuller gets a takedown into half guard.
Rossiter is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuller sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rossiter defending well though.

Fuller seems to be working for a kimura but Rossiter defends the submission attempt.
Fuller trying to mount his opponent but Rossiter defends it.
Rossiter keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Fuller prevents Rossiter from improving his position.
Rossiter wants to control but Fuller is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rossiter gets back to full guard.
Fuller working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Rossiter working for a triangle but Fuller defends it easily.

Rossiter has his foot on Fuller's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fuller works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fuller wants to control from the top but Rossiter keeps moving.
Rossiter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fuller working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Rossiter looking for a guillotine here but Fuller defends easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Fuller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fuller has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Fuller!

John Fuller was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Herve Cabrera (ranked 495 p4p, 1549 weight class) and Kurt Cobain (ranked 70 p4p, 191 weight class). Cobain has chosen Smells Like Teen Spirit as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

177 cm
26
155
13 - 7 - 1
178 cm
27
158
13 - 9 - 0
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

FF Gear
Voodoo Nutrition

Brooklyn Threads


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 13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Herve Cabrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kurt Cobain!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Cobain. That's going to slow Cabrera down.
Cobain bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cabrera's head.
Cobain swings for the body but Cabrera moves out of range.
Cabrera slips under a jab from Cobain.
It looked like Cabrera was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Cobain looks to score with a jab to the body but Cabrera is just out of range.
Cobain tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kurt Cobain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cobain keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Cobain as Cabrera shoots in.
Cobain ducks under a wild hook from Cabrera.
Cobain defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cabrera.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cobain checks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Cobain.
We've been hearing reports that Cabrera has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Cabrera misses with a hook.
Cobain has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Cabrera is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Cobain swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cabrera cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A low kick lands for Cobain.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cobain momentarily.
Cobain misses with a hook.
Cabrera moves out of range as Cobain strikes.
Cabrera throws a leg kick
and Cobain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cobain scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cabrera avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cobain misses with a body shot.
Cobain steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cabrera.
Cobain waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cabrera.
Cabrera misses with a hook. Cobain ducked under it nicely.
Cobain lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Cobain works over Cabrera's head and body with a nice combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobain moves out of range as Cabrera throws a body kick.
Cabrera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cobain.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cobain throws a hook but Cabrera blocks it.
Cabrera feints and then cracks Cobain's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cobain down.
Cabrera listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cabrera misses with a leg kick
and Cobain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cobain connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cabrera paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cabrera throws an off balance right hand
letting Cobain counter with a right hand.
A low kick lands for Cabrera.
Cobain bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cabrera's head backwards.
Cobain scores with a jab.
Cobain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Cabrera was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cobain's sensitive parts.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cobain.
Cabrera lands with a nice body kick.
Cabrera takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Donk. Cobain catches Cabrera right on the button with a cross.
Cabrera lands an overhand right.
Kurt Cobain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cobain stalks Cabrera and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cabrera's face. Cabrera staggers backwards, shaken.
Cabrera misses with an uppercut
and Cobain counters with a stiff right hand.
Cabrera is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cobain tried to score with a low kick but Cabrera checks it.
Cobain 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.
Oh Cabrera is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cabrera chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cobain can pounce on him.
Cabrera seems to have got his legs back now.
Cabrera wants to slow Cobain down by chopping away at his legs.
Cobain looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobain lands a right hook to the body.
Cobain throws an overhand right that lands on Cabrera's shoulder, as Cabrera tries to avoid the shot.
Cobain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cabrera throwing a counter right hand but Cobain manages to avoid it.
Cobain slips a jab from Cabrera.
Cobain lands with a thumping leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cabrera.
Cobain throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cobain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cabrera walks into a jab.
Cobain throws an off balance right hand
and Cabrera counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Cobain misses its intended target.
Cabrera looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cobain is fending him off so far but Cabrera persists. Nope, Cobain circles away and we're back to standing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kurt Cobain dominated that round.
That's time! Cabrera's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Cobain shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cobain throws a leg kick that misses.
Cobain scores with a punch to the head.
A jab from Cabrera misses.
Cabrera 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.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Cabrera might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Cabrera bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cabrera drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cabrera cracks a nice hook into Cobain's ribs.
Cobain has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cabrera on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobain misses with an uppercut. Cabrera saw that one coming.
Cabrera scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cobain doesn't seem bothered though.
Cobain with a nice calf kick.
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!
Cabrera lands with a kick to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobain staying out of range there.
Cobain misses with a looping right.
Cabrera feinted with a counter takedown.
Donk. Cobain catches Cabrera right on the button with a cross.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cabrera.
Cabrera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cobain.
A shot to the body from Cabrera misses
letting Cobain counter with a right hand.
Kurt Cobain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cobain throws a shot from downtown. Cabrera moves away and avoids it.
Cobain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cabrera manages to avoid it.
Cabrera throwing a counter right hand but Cobain manages to avoid it.
Cobain throws a lazy right hand but Cabrera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cobain lands a right hook to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cobain.
Cabrera throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobain moves away from the strike by Cabrera.
Cabrera dives in for a single leg takedown but Cobain sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Cobain misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cobain struggles to land a body shot inside as Cabrera controls his hands.
Cabrera misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Cabrera has hold of one of Cobain's legs. Cobain is fighting the takedown attempt but Cabrera gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Cobain is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Cabrera dives into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Cobain is trying to control Cabrera's posture but Cabrera avoids it.
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Cobain looking for a sweep but Cabrera has passed into full mount! Oh no!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobain tries to reverse the position but Cabrera maintains control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cobain regains half guard.
Cabrera throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cabrera lands with a punch from half guard.
Cobain is concentrating on defense, preventing Cabrera from advancing position.
Cobain won't allow Cabrera to pass to mount.
Cobain tries to get to full guard but Cabrera has control of the leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobain keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cabrera is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cobain manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cabrera is in close to Cobain's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Cobain trying to control the position.
Cobain bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cabrera's guard.

Cobain trying to control but Cabrera is working from the bottom.
Cobain engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kurt Cobain will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Nice straight punches there by Cobain. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cobain.
Herve Cabrera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cobain lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cabrera misses with a right hand
and Cobain counters with a straight right hand.
Cabrera misses with a wild body shot.
Cobain scores with the left hand. Cabrera knows he should have avoided that one.
Cobain scoring well with a low kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabrera misses with a hook.
Cobain scoring well with a low kick there.
No joy there for Cobain, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cabrera throws a body kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera throws a lazy right hand but Cobain sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cobain throws an overhand right that lands on Cabrera's shoulder, as Cabrera tries to avoid the shot.
Cabrera checks a leg kick nicely.
Cabrera is looking for a counter combo.
Cabrera jabs Cobain to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cobain lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cabrera's sensitive parts.
Cabrera misses with a takedown attempt - Cobain sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cobain throws a leg kick which misses Cabrera's front leg but catches the back leg as Cabrera tries to avoid it.
Cobain throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cabrera throws a hook to the side of Cobain's head but Cobain sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cabrera looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cobain misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobain misses with a body shot
and Cabrera counters with a leg kick.
Cabrera displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cobain throws out the jab.
Cabrera getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cobain misses with a hook
and Cabrera counters with a low kick, right behind Cobain 's knee.
Cobain throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cabrera on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cobain ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cobain throws a shot from downtown. Cabrera moves away and avoids it.
Cabrera misses with a hook.
Cobain moves out of range as Cabrera strikes.
Cobain jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cabrera is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cobain throws an overhand right that lands on Cabrera's shoulder, as Cabrera tries to avoid the shot.
Cobain misses with a hook.
Kurt Cobain is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cobain.
Nice jab there from Cabrera.
Cobain fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cabrera has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
An inside leg kick from Cobain misses.
Cabrera staying out of range there.
Cobain throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Cabrera counters with a single leg into guard. Cobain didn't expect that.
Cabrera postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cabrera accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cobain controlling Cabrera's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera forces his way into half guard.

Cabrera wants to work for an arm triangle but Cobain is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Cobain wants to control the action here but instead Cabrera manages to pass to full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cabrera scoring with strikes but Cobain is staying in there.
Cabrera 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cobain looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Cobain is trying desperately to improve position.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Herve Cabrera.
I think Cobain has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kurt Cobain!

Kurt Cobain thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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RATING
58%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Karl Hermann (ranked 667 p4p, 1028 weight class) and Gauthier Delisle (ranked 73 p4p, 122 weight class). Gauthier Delisle has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

173 cm
32
145
21 - 9 - 0
165 cm
32
144
16 - 8 - 0
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
Olympic wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

KOMBAT KLOTHING

Conquer


Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Karl Hermann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gauthier Delisle!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hermann jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hermann looks to score with a jab to the body but Delisle is just out of range.
Delisle connects with a crisp jab.
Hermann swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Delisle.
It looks like Gauthier Delisle has been cut.
A jab from Hermann misses.
Delisle tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Delisle fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice jab there from Hermann.
Delisle looks to throw the jab but Hermann is out of range.
Hermann moves out of range as Delisle strikes.
Hermann has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ELITE Island Gym - 19 Elite Coaches in the buildup to the fight.
Karl Hermann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Delisle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Delisle changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Delisle moves out of range as Hermann strikes.
Delisle misses with a right hand
and Delisle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hermann defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Delisle.
A telegraphed right hand from Hermann misses the target.
Hermann throws a looping overhand right but Delisle ducks down to avoid it.
Hermann pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermann looks to score with a jab to the body but Delisle is just out of range.
Delisle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd cheers as Delisle lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hermann doesn't seem phased though.
Hermann fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Delisle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Delisle misses with a hook.
A slow jab from Hermann misses its intended target.
Delisle misses with a body kick.
Delisle shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hermann sprawls well. Hermann wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Delisle gets slowly back to his feet.
Karl Hermann has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gauthier Delisle.
Hermann uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Delisle has time to react.
Hermann connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Delisle's hands.
Hermann looks to land a right hand but Delisle moved out of range.
Hermann misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hermann misses with a straight right.

Hermann has Delisle up against the cage in a clinch.
Hermann gets underhooks to prevent Delisle's takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hermann is leaning against Delisle and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hermann misses with the head strike.
Delisle tries to pull guard but Hermann won't allow it.
Hermann avoiding damage.
Hermann goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Delisle drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hermann pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hermann looks to throw the jab but Delisle is out of range.
Delisle looks for the body kick but Hermann saw that one coming.
Hermann lands a nice looking body shot.
Donk. Hermann catches Delisle right on the button with a cross.

Delisle looking to score a takedown here. Hermann is defending well but Delisle drives through and ends up in Hermann's guard.
Delisle won't allow Hermann to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermann tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Hermann pushes Delisle off and gets back to his feet.
Hermann jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hermann is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Delisle takes one to the side of the head.
Delisle avoids the body shot from Hermann.
Delisle tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hermann misses with a head kick.
Delisle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hermann.
Delisle slips under a jab.
Karl Hermann is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Delisle misses the jab.
Delisle moves out of range as Hermann strikes.
Hermann scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A jab from Delisle misses.
Delisle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hermann scores with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hermann jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice shot by Hermann.
A head kick misses from Hermann.
Hermann misses with a looping left.
Delisle lands a leg kick that knocks Hermann off balance momentarily.
Hermann looks to land a left hand but Delisle moved out of range nicely.
Delisle connects with the punch.
Delisle missing with a left hand there. Hermann was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hermann misses with a looping right.
Delisle closes the distance and clinches up with Hermann, looking for a takedown. Delisle pushes Hermann against the cage but Hermann circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hermann throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Delisle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Delisle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hermann lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Delisle has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Delisle there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hermann throws a left and a right that both miss

and Delisle counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Hermann has one foot on Delisle's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Karl Hermann dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gauthier Delisle's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hermann throws an overhand right that lands on Delisle's shoulder, as Delisle tries to avoid the shot.
Hermann looks to land a left hand but Delisle moved out of range nicely.
And Delisle tries to counter it with a takedown but Hermann pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Delisle throws a jab but it's blocked by Hermann.
Hermann pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hermann crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Delisle - the referee stops the clock and Hermann gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Delisle. Hermann manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hermann misses with a head kick.
Hermann throws the left hand but Delisle avoids the punch easily.
Delisle staying out of range there.
Hermann waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Delisle.
A slow jab from Hermann misses its intended target.
Delisle works the jab nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hermann moves into the clinch.
Hermann lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Hermann fails to land.
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!
Delisle drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hermann pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hermann throws a big shot that misses.
Delisle slips a straight right by Hermann.
Delisle drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hermann defends it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermann missing with a left hand there. Delisle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Delisle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hermann throws a looping overhand right but Delisle ducks down to avoid it.
Delisle slips under a jab.
Delisle takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Delisle wants to slow Hermann down by chopping away at his legs.
Karl Hermann is winning the standup battle so far.
Delisle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hermann.
Delisle takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Some wild striking there from Hermann.
Hermann misses with a body shot.
Delisle with a nice cross.
Hermann throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Hermann throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Delisle swats away the attempt to clinch by Hermann.
Delisle feints the counter takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hermann wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hermann throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Delisle feints the counter takedown.
Hermann uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Delisle.
A head kick from Hermann lands but Delisle takes it in his stride.

Delisle shoots in and gets a takedown into Hermann's guard.

Hermann is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Hermann is pressed up against the cage. Delisle has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hermann down to the mat. Hermann avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hermann misses with a wild body shot.
Hermann misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Delisle.
Hermann is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Delisle can do to turn this around?
Delisle shoots in but Hermann avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Karl Hermann has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gauthier Delisle.
Delisle scores with a nice head shot.
Delisle slips under a jab from Hermann.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermann throws a head kick that misses.
A big left from Hermann misses.
Hermann looks to land a left hand but Delisle moved out of range nicely.
Hermann throws the left hand but Delisle avoids the punch easily.
Delisle drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hermann defends it well.
A swing and a miss from Hermann.
A left lands for Hermann.
Hermann scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Delisle moves out of range as Hermann strikes.
Delisle is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Delisle scores with a body shot.
Hermann connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Delisle shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hermann is trying to defend but Delisle finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Delisle trying to pass the guard but Hermann defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hermann is staying active underneath Delisle, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Hermann pushes Delisle off and gets back to his feet.
Delisle connects with a looping right hand.
Hermann throws a leg kick but Delisle sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hermann misses with an uppercut. Delisle saw that one coming.
Delisle drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hermann defends it well.
Delisle shoots in looking for a takedown. Hermann tries to sprawl out of it but Delisle keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hermann manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Delisle looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Hermann!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Karl Hermann dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gauthier Delisle's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Delisle connects with the punch.
Hermann scores with a punch to the head.
Delisle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hermann.
A swing and a miss from Hermann.
Hermann misses the body punch

and Delisle counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Hermann manages to escape and get back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hermann paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hermann looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Delisle connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Delisle closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hermann to the mat! Hermann manages to get full guard.
Delisle tries to free his leg and advance position but Hermann is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hermann wants to sweep here but Delisle controlling him for the moment.
Delisle is looking to work some ground and pound but Hermann has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermann looking to hit a scissor sweep but Delisle is one step ahead there.
Hermann keeping full guard, as Delisle tries to pass.
Karl Hermann overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Delisle is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hermann is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hermann has escaped and now he's on top!

Hermann wants to get up but he can't break Delisle's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Delisle is working an open guard so Hermann takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Karl Hermann is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Delisle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Delisle defending well as Hermann loads up on a big left hand.
Hermann throws a body shot but no joy.
Hermann rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Delisle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hermann is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Delisle shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Delisle misses with an uppercut.
Hermann throws out a loose jab but Delisle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Hermann - just one landing.
A swing and a miss from Delisle.
Delisle tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Delisle shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Delisle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Delisle gets the takedown into side control.

Hermann throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermann misses with a looping left.
Hermann misses with a body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Hermann there.
Delisle paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hermann fails in his attempt to clinch.
Delisle changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

Delisle gets tackled into the cage by Hermann. Hermann maintains the clinch.
Delisle is trying to drag Hermann to the mat but Hermann just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Delisle tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hermann smiles and moves away.
Karl Hermann has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gauthier Delisle.
Nice defenses there by Hermann.
Hermann lands a nice shot to the body.
Delisle misses with a looping left.
Hermann misses with a looping left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Hermann misses.
Hermann rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Delisle counters with a single leg into guard. Hermann didn't expect that.
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!
Hermann has his hands on Delisle's head, controlling the position.
Delisle is looking to work some ground and pound but Hermann has wrist control.
Gauthier Delisle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Delisle has gone for a leg lock! Hermann slips out almost immediately though and dives into Delisle's guard.

Delisle looking for a sweep. Not yet Delisle, not yet.
Hermann wants to stand but Delisle has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Hermann wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Delisle's closed guard. He's half up but Delisle has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Delisle pivots and extends the arm, Hermann falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Delisle! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gauthier Delisle!
Our winner, Gauthier Delisle, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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FIGHT
RATING
95%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobo Brazil (ranked 1128 p4p, 757 weight class) and Eemeli Lampi (ranked 169 p4p, 116 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

205 cm
27
268
13 - 6 - 0
186 cm
26
229
12 - 7 - 0
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible
Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite 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 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobo Brazil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eemeli Lampi!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Lampi.
It looks like Bobo Brazil has been cut.
Lampi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lampi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brazil swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Brazil connects with a nice looking jab.
It looks like Eemeli Lampi has been cut.
Brazil scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Brazil misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lampi checks a leg kick.
Brazil scores with a nice right hand.
Lampi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice uppercut there from Lampi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lampi clobbers Brazil with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lampi misses with a hook. Brazil ducked under it nicely.
Brazil throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lampi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brazil throws a sloppy head kick and Lampi moves out of range easily.
Lampi is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brazil uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lampi.
Lampi with a hook.
Lampi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Brazil gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lampi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lampi blocks an uppercut.
Brazil lands a nice uppercut.
Lampi swings wildly with an uppercut but Brazil uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lampi can't find room to land a body shot as Brazil controls the action.

Brazil's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brazil misses with a low kick.
Brazil misses with a head kick.
Good leg kick by Lampi.
Lampi 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.
Brazil fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brazil throws a looping overhand right but Lampi ducks down to avoid it.
Eemeli Lampi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brazil on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bobo Brazil's cut is getting worse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lampi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brazil.
Brazil takes a swing at Lampi's ribcage but misses.
Sloppy strikes from Brazil. Those never looked like landing.
Lampi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lampi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
As Lampi looks to move away, Brazil throws a big counter combo but Lampi just gets out of the way.
Lampi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lampi throws a poor cross that misses
and Brazil counters with a stiff right hand.
A shot to the body from Lampi misses
and Brazil counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lampi with a jab.
Lampi misses with a body shot.
Brazil throws a lazy head kick
and Brazil takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bobo Brazil's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Brazil's corner calls for a 1-2. Brazil obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brazil sends Lampi crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Brazil is motioning to the referee to let Lampi up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Lampi is rocked!
Lampi loads up on a big right hand but Brazil slips the punch.
Lampi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Brazil misses with a few strikes there.
Lampi blocks a head kick by Brazil.
Brazil is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A jab from Lampi misses.
Brazil throws the left hand but Lampi avoids the punch easily.
Brazil lands a front kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Lampi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A decent looking cross lands there for Brazil.
Lampi connects with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lampi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Lampi closes the distance and pushes Brazil back into the cage.
Lampi blocking some punches.
Brazil doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brazil gets through Lampi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brazil is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Brazil misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brazil blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lampi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Brazil misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brazil lands a hook that snaps the head of Lampi backwards.
Lampi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brazils head.
Lampi misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lampi.
Lampi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brazil tries a body shot but Lampi blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brazil swings wildly with an uppercut but Lampi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brazil throws a punch but it's blocked by Lampi.
Brazil's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brazil blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lampi.
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 Bobo Brazil will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Brazil throws a lazy right hand but Lampi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice shot by Lampi.
Brazil slips under a jab.

Brazil lands a big head kick that sends Lampi tumbling to the mat! Brazil takes a step backwards and waves Lampi back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Lampi connects with a right hand. Brazil shakes it off.
Brazil lands a glancing blow to the side of Lampi's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lampi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jeez, Bobo Brazil's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Lampi 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.
Brazil is rocked!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bobo Brazil's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Eemeli Lampi!
A victorious Eemeli Lampi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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RATING
53%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Maeda (ranked 546 p4p, 365 weight class) and Pablo Itzpapalotltotec (ranked 77 p4p, 51 weight class). Maeda comes to the cage accompanied by Submission. The crowd seem to be enjoying Itzpapalotltotec's choice of entrance music: Copacabana - Barry Manilow. 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.

169 cm
37
164
30 - 20 - 0
173 cm
27
155
15 - 6 - 1
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick
Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Brooklyn Apothecary


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 30 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Maeda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pablo Itzpapalotltotec!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Maeda finds it's way through Itzpapalotltotec's defenses.
Maeda looks to land a combination but Itzpapalotltotec avoids it well.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Itzpapalotltotec has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Maeda misses with a combination
and Itzpapalotltotec counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maeda throws a right hand that misses
and Itzpapalotltotec counters with a stiff right hand.

Maeda looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Itzpapalotltotec!

Maeda thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Itzpapalotltotec is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Maeda's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Maeda lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Itzpapalotltotec moves into full guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Itzpapalotltotec being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maeda is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
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.
Itzpapalotltotec bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Maeda's guard.

Itzpapalotltotec is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Itzpapalotltotec tries to free his leg and advance position but Maeda is retaining full guard.

Maeda escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Itzpapalotltotec gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Itzpapalotltotec controlling from the top position.
Maeda working a defensive guard here.
Maeda can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Itzpapalotltotec controls the pace.
Maeda looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Maeda is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Itzpapalotltotec defends well.
Itzpapalotltotec looking to pass the guard.
Itzpapalotltotec trying to control the position from guard on top but Maeda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maeda can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Itzpapalotltotec controls the pace.
Let's hope that Itzpapalotltotec has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Itzpapalotltotec wants to control from the top but Maeda keeps moving.

Maeda working for a triangle but Itzpapalotltotec defends it easily.
Itzpapalotltotec is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Itzpapalotltotec's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Maeda goes for a double leg but Itzpapalotltotec avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Itzpapalotltotec continues to drive forward.
Itzpapalotltotec throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Maedas head.
Itzpapalotltotec misses with some punches.
Maeda wants to take the fight to the mat but Itzpapalotltotec manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Itzpapalotltotec swings wildly with an uppercut but Maeda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maeda cracks Itzpapalotltotec with a nice body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Itzpapalotltotec.
Maeda is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Itzpapalotltotec gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Maeda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right from Itzpapalotltotec on the inside.
Maeda blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Itzpapalotltotec.
Nice body punch from Itzpapalotltotec.
Maeda struggles to land a body shot inside as Itzpapalotltotec controls his hands.
Itzpapalotltotec lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Maeda throws a punch but it's blocked by Itzpapalotltotec.
Maeda blocks a body shot from Itzpapalotltotec.
Maeda working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maeda is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Itzpapalotltotec is defending well.
Itzpapalotltotec working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Maeda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Itzpapalotltotec working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Itzpapalotltotec lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Maeda backwards.

Itzpapalotltotec's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maeda misses with a left hand
and Itzpapalotltotec counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Maeda thinking.
Maeda misses with an uppercut
and Itzpapalotltotec makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Maeda throws a lazy uppercut
and Maeda takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maeda moves out of range as Itzpapalotltotec strikes.
Itzpapalotltotec lands a jab.
Itzpapalotltotec stuns Maeda with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Itzpapalotltotec with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Itzpapalotltotec 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.

Maeda waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Itzpapalotltotec.
Itzpapalotltotec is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Maeda with a body shot.
Maeda with a jab.
Maeda throws out a loose jab but Itzpapalotltotec uses good head movement to avoid it.
Itzpapalotltotec connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Maeda's hands.
Maeda throws a jab when Itzpapalotltotec was well out of range.
Maeda lands with a hook. Itzpapalotltotec tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Maeda throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Itzpapalotltotec appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Maeda tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Itzpapalotltotec manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Itzpapalotltotec looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Itzpapalotltotec moves out of range of the strikes.
Itzpapalotltotec doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

Maeda shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Itzpapalotltotec is refusing to be controlled, as Maeda sits in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Maeda wants to work for an arm triangle but Itzpapalotltotec is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Itzpapalotltotec gets full guard.
Itzpapalotltotec trying to keep a closed guard but Maeda is proving a slippery customer.
Maeda has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Itzpapalotltotec is on top in guard.

Itzpapalotltotec slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
More stalling from Itzpapalotltotec.

Maeda working for a triangle but Itzpapalotltotec defends it easily.

Maeda has his foot on Itzpapalotltotec's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Itzpapalotltotec works his way back into a safe position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Itzpapalotltotec 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.
Maeda keeping moving, preventing Itzpapalotltotec from controlling successfully.
Maeda trying to control the position.
Itzpapalotltotec trying to control the position from guard on top but Maeda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Maeda throws his legs up looking for a submission but Itzpapalotltotec uses it to pass to side control.

Itzpapalotltotec tries for a kimura but Maeda is defending well.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Itzpapalotltotec working away.
Itzpapalotltotec wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maeda keeps working.

Itzpapalotltotec tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Itzpapalotltotec tries to advance to mount but can't.
Thomas Maeda overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Itzpapalotltotec wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maeda keeps working.
Maeda tries to bench press Itzpapalotltotec off him but Itzpapalotltotec keeps the position.
Itzpapalotltotec trying to control the position but Maeda is working away.
Maeda is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Maeda is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Itzpapalotltotec performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Itzpapalotltotec is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Maeda has managed to free his arm - good work.
Itzpapalotltotec wants to pass to mount but Maeda is defending the position.
Maeda is not content to let Itzpapalotltotec control the position.
Itzpapalotltotec keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Maeda keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Itzpapalotltotec is looking to take a break and control but Maeda is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Thomas Maeda 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A big right from Itzpapalotltotec misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Maeda misses its target.
Maeda throws a big shot that misses.
Pablo Itzpapalotltotec seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Itzpapalotltotec steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maeda.
Maeda misses with a takedown attempt
and Itzpapalotltotec counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab from Maeda.
Maeda throws a left and a right that both miss
and Maeda takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maeda lands with a cross.
Maeda swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Itzpapalotltotec counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Itzpapalotltotec fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Maeda is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Itzpapalotltotec takes a jab right on the kisser.
Maeda throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Itzpapalotltotec sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Itzpapalotltotec releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Itzpapalotltotec on the side of the head.
Maeda throws a jab when Itzpapalotltotec was well out of range.
Itzpapalotltotec throws out a counter right but Maeda avoids it with no problem.
Itzpapalotltotec lands a jab to the head.
Maeda shoots in for a takedown but Itzpapalotltotec shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Itzpapalotltotec throws a looping overhand right but Maeda ducks down to avoid it.
Itzpapalotltotec displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maeda throws out the jab.
Itzpapalotltotec swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pablo Itzpapalotltotec is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maeda closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Maeda misses with a wild body shot.
Itzpapalotltotec let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Itzpapalotltotec circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Itzpapalotltotec to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Itzpapalotltotec takes a swing at Maeda's ribcage but misses.
Maeda cracks Itzpapalotltotec with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Maeda doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Maeda takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Maeda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maeda clobbers Itzpapalotltotec with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maeda on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Itzpapalotltotec smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Itzpapalotltotec misses the shot to the body.
Maeda misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Itzpapalotltotec to counter with a crisp jab.
Itzpapalotltotec bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Maeda's head.
Itzpapalotltotec throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maeda sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maeda misses with a wild combination.
Maeda wants to clinch up but Itzpapalotltotec keeps it at a distance.
Jab from Itzpapalotltotec.
A big left from Maeda misses.
Itzpapalotltotec looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Maeda darts in looking for a takedown but Itzpapalotltotec gets double underhooks and turns Maeda into the cage.
Itzpapalotltotec blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Itzpapalotltotec has a couple of punches blocked by Maeda.
Itzpapalotltotec lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Itzpapalotltotec digs a right hand underneath Maeda's ribcage. Maeda let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Itzpapalotltotec breaks the clinch.
Maeda has a takedown stuffed.
Itzpapalotltotec moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maeda walks into a stiff left hand from Itzpapalotltotec.
Itzpapalotltotec works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Maeda misses with a left hand
and Itzpapalotltotec counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maeda drops his hands momentarily and Itzpapalotltotec takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Maeda misses the body punch
and Itzpapalotltotec connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maeda tries to clinch there but Itzpapalotltotec circles away.
Itzpapalotltotec lands a glancing blow to the side of Maeda's head.
Maeda throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Itzpapalotltotec to counter with a crisp jab.
Maeda gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Itzpapalotltotec counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Itzpapalotltotec comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Itzpapalotltotec has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Itzpapalotltotec!

Pablo Itzpapalotltotec decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Thomas Maeda stepped up to the mic, saying 'Through Japanese translator to English. "My opponent was better today. I will not underestimate him next time"'.
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RATING
48%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tank Tribute (ranked 471 p4p, 634 weight class) and Devin Ecker (ranked 64 p4p, 90 weight class). Tribute comes to the cage accompanied by tank abbot tribute. Ecker has chosen Where The Hood At? as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Tank Tribute has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

184 cm
27
204
15 - 7 - 0
194 cm
27
205
10 - 8 - 0
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

Carnage Clothing
Voodoo Nutrition

Arcticus University: London


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 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tank Tribute!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Devin Ecker!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tribute moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ecker walks into a straight right hand from Tribute.
Ecker throws a lazy head kick

and Tribute counters with a crisp right hand that drops Ecker! Tribute lets Ecker back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Ecker is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tribute fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Ecker square on the jaw! Damn, Ecker is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tank Tribute!
After winning the bout, Tank Tribute 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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RATING
100%

 

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Greg Connor (ranked 403 p4p, 344 weight class) and Mister Mediocre (ranked 55 p4p, 48 weight class). Connor comes into the arena with Cherub Rock blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

178 cm
27
158
17 - 3 - 0
178 cm
28
158
6 - 3 - 0
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Voodoo Nutrition
New Standard

Voodoo Nutrition
PWNAGE Elite - $25 Tees


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 17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Greg Connor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mister Mediocre!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mediocre throws a hook but Connor avoids it easily.
Connor lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Connor punishes Mediocre's body with a nice straight punch.
Connor throws out a loose jab but Mediocre uses good head movement to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mediocre! But no joy.
Connor is looking to score with low kicks.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mediocre! But no joy.

Connor drives through and clinches with Mediocre against the cage.
Mediocre can't find room to land a body shot as Connor controls the action.
Connor takes a shot to the head.
Mediocre pushes Connor back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mediocre misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Mediocre.
Mediocre blocking some punches.
Mediocre avoiding damage as Connor throws knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Connor.
Connor misses with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mediocre lands a left hand.
Connor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mediocre lands a hook that snaps the head of Connor backwards.
Connor throws a head punch that misses.
Connor struggles to land a body shot inside as Mediocre controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mediocre.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Connor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mediocre blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Mediocre.
Mediocre blocking some punches.
Connor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Connor takes a shot to the head.
Mediocre tries to work over Connor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Connor blocking some punches.
Mediocre misses with a punch on the inside.
Connor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Connor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Connor throws a punch but it's blocked by Mediocre.
Mediocre has a couple of punches blocked by Connor.
A short right from Connor on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Connor.
Mediocre is leaning against Connor and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Connor is working Mediocre over against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Connor blocks an uppercut.
Connor cracks Mediocre with a nice body shot.
Mediocre misses with a punch to the body.
Mediocre has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Connor seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Mediocre can turn it around.
Mediocre makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mediocre.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mediocre lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mediocre lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Connor.
Mediocre misses with a hook to the ribs.
Connor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Connor lands a left hand.
Connor misses with some punches.
Mediocre lands a right hand that snaps the head of Connor backwards.
Mediocre throws a punch but it's blocked by Connor.
Mediocre lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mediocre.
Mediocre misses with the head strike.
Connor's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mediocre lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Connor backwards.
Mediocre tries a body shot but Connor blocks it.
Mediocre throws a head punch that misses.
Mediocre misses with a punch on the inside.
Mediocre misses with some punches.
Connor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mediocre blocking some punches.
Connor scores with a shoulder strike.
Mediocre has a couple of punches blocked by Connor.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connor misses with the head strike.
Connor prevents a body shot from Mediocre.
Connor pushes Mediocre back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Connor pushes Mediocre back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Connor prevents a body shot from Mediocre.
Connor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Connor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Connor blocking some punches.
Mediocre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Connor's elbow.
Mediocre working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Connor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mediocre.
Connor tries to throw a body punch but Mediocre avoids it by throwing Connor back against the cage.
Mediocre makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Connor lands an uppercut.
Connor lands with a short shot to the head.
Connor lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Connor throws a knee to the head but misses.
Connor misses with a body punch.
Connor lands a body shot.
Connor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Connor lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Connor misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Mediocre.
Still in the clinch, Mediocre scores with a nice short uppercut.
Connor lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mediocre lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Connor backwards.
Connor throws a head punch that misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Still in the clinch, Connor scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Connor.
Connor misses with a knee strike.
Connor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mediocre blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mediocre misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Mediocre.
Connor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mediocre working aggressively here.
Mediocre misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Connor.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Connor fails to land.
Mediocre swings wildly with an uppercut but Connor uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Connor.
Connor can't find room to land a body shot as Mediocre controls the action.
Mediocre lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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 Greg Connor will probably get the nod.
That's time! Connor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Mediocre wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mediocre needs to keep his hands up - Connor had a free shot at his head there.
Mediocre throws a hook but Connor avoids it easily.
It looked like Connor wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Connor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Connor throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mediocre.
Connor scores with the left hand. Mediocre knows he should have avoided that one.
Connor throws a leg kick
and Mediocre counters with a stiff right hand.
Connor swings widly with a right hand
and Mediocre counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Connor looks to land a left hand but Mediocre moved out of range nicely.
Mediocre throws out a counter right but Connor avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mediocre slips a jab from Connor.
Mediocre blocks a jab.

Connor forces Mediocre back against the cage and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mediocre.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mediocre's elbow.
A short left from Mediocre.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mediocre.
Mediocre lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mediocre.
A head punch on the inside from Mediocre fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Mediocre fails to land.
Connor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Connor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Connor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Connor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mediocre lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Connor backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mediocre.
Nice body punch from Mediocre.
Connor blocks a body shot from Mediocre.
Mediocre lands with a left to the head.
Connor lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mediocre lands a right hand that snaps the head of Connor backwards.
A short right from Mediocre on the inside.
Mediocre scores with a shoulder strike.
Mediocre misses with a short punch on the inside.
Connor struggles to land a body shot inside as Mediocre controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mediocre blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mediocre working aggressively here.
Mediocre misses with some punches.
Connor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mediocre throws a head punch that misses.
Mediocre misses with a punch on the inside.
Connor prevents a body shot from Mediocre.
Mediocre scores with a nice hook to the head.
Good body shot from Mediocre.
Connor throws a punch but it's blocked by Mediocre.
Connor lands a nice uppercut.
Mediocre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mediocre lands with a short shot to the head.
Mediocre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Connor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Connor lands a hook that snaps the head of Mediocre backwards.
Mediocre struggles to land a body shot inside as Connor controls his hands.
Connor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mediocre lands a shot to the body.
Mediocre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Mediocre scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mediocre lands a shoulder strike.
Mediocre lands with a left to the head.
Mediocre misses with a short punch on the inside.
Connor misses with a punch on the inside.
Mediocre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Connor has a couple of punches blocked by Mediocre.
Connor lands with a left to the head.
Mediocre misses with a hook from the clinch.
Connor has a couple of punches blocked by Mediocre.
Connor trying to land knees to the body.
Connor stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mediocre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Connor misses with the head strike.
Mediocre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Connor's elbow.
Mediocre struggles to land a body shot inside as Connor controls his hands.
Mediocre misses with some punches.
Connor blocking some punches.
A body shot lands from Mediocre.
Connor tries to work over Mediocre's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mediocre blocking some punches.
Connor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mediocre blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connor blocking some punches.
Connor misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mediocre tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mediocre lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Mediocre.
Mediocre can't find room to land a body shot as Connor controls the action.
Mediocre presses Connor against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Connor blocks an uppercut.
Mediocre has a couple of punches blocked by Connor.
Connor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Mediocre - that landed with a thud.
Connor lands an uppercut.
Mediocre tries to throw a body punch but Connor avoids it by throwing Mediocre back against the cage.
Mediocre misses with a body punch.
Connor takes a shot to the head.
Mediocre blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Connor misses with a punch on the inside.
Connor misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Connor.
Connor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Connor blocks an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mister Mediocre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Connor throws a solid leg kick but Mediocre takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Connor.
Mediocre dodges the punch combination from Connor.
Connor throws a lazy uppercut
and Mediocre counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Greg Connor has been cut.
Mediocre moves out of range of the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mediocre! But no joy.
Connor misses with a looping left.
Connor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Connor misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Connor catches Mediocre with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Connor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mediocre manages to avoid it.
Mediocre raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Connor looks to land a left hand but Mediocre moved out of range nicely.
Mediocre throws a head kick that misses
and Connor counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Connor keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mediocre jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mediocre ducks under a wild hook from Connor.
Mediocre scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mediocre throws a hook to the side of Connor's head but Connor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Connor appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mediocre moves forwards but Connor connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Connor ducks under a wild hook from Mediocre.
Connor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mediocre was well out of range. Poor timing from Connor.
Mediocre 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.
Mediocre moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Greg Connor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice cross by Connor.
Connor misses with a hook to the body
and Mediocre counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Connor moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mediocre throws a hook but Connor blocks it.
Connor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Connor misses with a left hand
and Mediocre counters with a nice uppercut.
Connor is rocked!
Mediocre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Connor.
Mediocre let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Connor misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Mediocre was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Connor ducks under a wild hook from Mediocre.
Connor tries to clinch up.
Mediocre misses with a hook. Connor ducked under it nicely.
Connor looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Greg Connor is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Connor misses the target.
Mediocre looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jab by Connor.
Connor takes one to the chin there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mediocre blocks a jab.
Mediocre looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Connor wants to slow Mediocre down by chopping away at his legs.
Connor tries to score with a low kick but Mediocre moves his leg out of the way.
Connor lands with a thumping leg kick.
Connor tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mediocre feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Connors jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Oh Connor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Connor misses with an uppercut.
Mediocre swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mediocre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Connor swings away with a leg kick that misses.
It seemed like Mediocre was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Connor seems to have got his legs back now.
Connor cracks a nice hook into Mediocre's ribs.
Connor cracks Mediocre with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mediocre throws a shot to the body.
Connor takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Connor throws an off balance right hand
and Mediocre counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Connor connects with a leg kick.

Mediocre gets tackled into the cage by Connor. Connor maintains the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Connor.
Mediocre blocks a body shot from Connor.
Mediocre misses with a punch to the body.
Mediocre prevents a body shot from Connor.
Connor lands with a left to the head.
Mediocre blocking some punches.
Mediocre misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mediocre working aggressively here.
Mediocre tries to throw a body punch but Connor avoids it by throwing Mediocre back against the cage.
Connor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mediocre lands with a short shot to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Greg Connor showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Connor has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Greg Connor!

An out of breath Greg Connor thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wanderson Machado (ranked 167 p4p, 401 weight class) and Craig Watkins (ranked 25 p4p, 56 weight class). Machado comes to the cage accompanied by El Barrio. Wanderson Machado could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Craig Watkins's chin.

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185 cm
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185
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Granite chin
Good wrestler
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Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wanderson Machado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Craig Watkins!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watkins throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Wanderson Machado has been cut.
Watkins lands a jab to Machado's midsection.
Watkins on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Watkins lands a nice leg kick that just misses Machado's sensitive parts.
Craig Watkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watkins takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A decent looking cross lands there for Watkins.

Watkins fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Machado, pushing him back against the cage.
Watkins prevents a body shot from Machado.
Machado lands a shoulder strike.
Watkins lands a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Watkins fails to land.
Machado stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Machado fails to land.
Watkins tries to throw a body punch but Machado avoids it by throwing Watkins back against the cage.
Watkins misses with a punch on the inside.
I was talking to Machado's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Watkins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Machado swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Watkins manages to break the clinch.
Watkins misses with a two punch combination.
Machado is looking to counter punch.
Machado throws a body punch but Watkins moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Watkins's head.
A bone on bone clash there as Machado blocks the leg kick.
Watkins lands with a straight right. Machado didn't see that one coming.
Watkins looks to land a left hand but Machado moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Machado was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Machado takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Watkins looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Watkins has taken the fight to the clinch.

Machado breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Watkins scores with a sloppy right hand. Machado should have avoided that one.
Watkins has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Machado fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Machado throws a nice looking combination but Watkins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Machado throws a looping overhand right but Watkins ducks down to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watkins drops his hands momentarily and Machado needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Watkins just on the top of the head. Watkins drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Watkins - he's done!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Wanderson Machado!
Wanderson Machado thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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