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DMMA 103: Imanari vs Munga PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Terrance Harris (ranked 3558 p4p, 3037 weight class) and Sylvester Malone (ranked 425 p4p, 381 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Terrance Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sylvester Malone!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malone throws a leg kick but Harris sees it coming and moves out of range.
Harris takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
 It looks like Terrance Harris has been cut.
Malone wants to slow Harris down by chopping away at his legs.
Harris throwing a counter right hand but Malone manages to avoid it.
Harris thows a leg kick but Malone checks it
and Malone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Harris lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Malone has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Malone and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Malone darts in and clinches Harris up against the cage.
Malone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harris takes a shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Harris.
Malone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Harris takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A hook to the body from Harris.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone cracks Harris with a nice body shot.
Harris misses with an elbow over the top.
Malone lands with a left to the head.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris.
Malone digs a right hand into Harris's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Harris's gas tank.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Malone 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.
Harris wants to stall.
Harris working aggressively here.
Harris is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Malone lands an uppercut.
A short right from Malone.
Harris working aggressively here.
Harris lands an elbow just above Malone 's eye.
A short right from Harris on the inside.
Malone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Malone scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malone misses with some punches.
Harris works on Malone's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris stalling.
Harris lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Malone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Malone lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Malone lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short uppercut from Malone.
Malone avoids a wild elbow strike from Harris.
Harris throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Malone.
Malone lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Malone swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harris lands an uppercut.
Harris stalling in the clinch but Malone improves position.
Harris working aggressively here.
Harris lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Malone lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Harris looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Malone misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Malone scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Malone lands with a light punch inside.
Malone blocks the elbow strike.
Malone misses with a punch on the inside.
Come on Harris - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Malone lands a hook to the side of the head.
Malone avoids the elbow strike from Harris, against the cage.
Harris is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Harris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Malone misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Harris - that landed with a thud.
Malone misses with the head strike.
Malone lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Harris lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Harris throws an elbow but misses.
Harris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Malone is working Harris over against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harris.
Malone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Malone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harris misses with a right hand
and Malone counters with a body kick.
Harris throws a lazy uppercut
and Malone counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A shot to the body from Harris misses
letting Malone counter with a right hand.
Harris scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Malone doesn't seem bothered though.
We've been told by Harris's head coaches at Pure Progress Fitness that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Malone finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Malone fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malone misses with an uppercut
and Harris counters with a left to the body.
Malone throws a body kick that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sylvester Malone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Terrance Harris's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Harris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harris lands with a shot to the body.
Malone swings widly with a right hand
and Malone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Malone scores with a shot to the body.
Terrance Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malone throws a looping overhand right but Harris ducks down to avoid it.
Harris forces Malone back against the cage and clinches.
Harris content to slow the pace in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good body shot from Malone.
Malone lands a body punch in the clinch.
Harris pushes off an throws an elbow but Malone leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Harris lands with a light punch inside.
Malone lands a nice shot to the body.
Malone lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone lands with a right to the head.
Malone has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
Malone controlling the action here for a moment.
Malone lands a hook that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Malone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Malone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harris pushes off an throws an elbow but Malone leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Malone.
A short uppercut from Malone.
Malone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Malone misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
Malone is working Harris over against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Malone fails to land.
Malone softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Harris blocking some punches.
Malone has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A right handed body shot lands from Malone.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malone makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harris misses with a body punch.
Harris is trying to stall.
Harris scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Malone.
Harris looking to slow down the pace here.
Harris lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Malone lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Harris struggles to land a body shot inside as Malone controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Malone.
Malone throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Harris throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Malone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Malone lands a right hand.
Harris takes a shot to the head.
Harris is trying to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Malone.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris looking to stall.
Malone lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Malone misses with a body punch.
Malone works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Harris prevents a body shot from Malone.
Harris prevents a body shot from Malone.
A head punch on the inside from Malone fails to land.
Harris misses with a punch to the body.
Malone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
Malone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Malone avoids a wild elbow strike from Harris.
Harris takes a shot to the head.
Harris blocking some punches.
Malone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Malone.
Sylvester Malone seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Malone lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Harris is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Malone is keeping busy.
Malone misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harris takes a shot to the head.
Malone looking to slow down the pace here.
Malone swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malone scores with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malone throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
A hook to the body from Malone.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Malone.
Harris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Malone lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
A short right from Malone on the inside.
Malone lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harris throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Malone lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short right from Malone on the inside.
Harris leaning his opponent against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sylvester Malone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Terrance Harris's cut.
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. And we move into the final round!
Malone swats away the attempt to clinch by Harris.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Malone! But no joy.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malone moves away.
Harris throws a leg kick but Malone sees it coming and checks it nicely.
It seemed like Malone was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Harris is looking to wear down Malone with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Harris misses the shot to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A body shot lands from Malone.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Malone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Malone lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Malone lands a nice uppercut.
Harris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Malone swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Malone creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Malone lands a nice shot to the body.
Malone lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Malone lands a nice uppercut.
Malone lands a right hand.
Harris tries to work over Malone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Malone working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Malone lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Malone.
 Harris is rocked!
Harris lands an elbow inside.
Oh Harris is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Harris throws an elbow that misses.
Harris seems to have got his legs back now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Malone.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
Malone working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Terrance Harris's cut is getting worse.
Malone lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Malone misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Malone.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Malone.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malone lands a big right hand that drops Harris! The killer instinct kicks in and Malone finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Malone!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sylvester Malone!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Phony Phontana (ranked 1779 p4p, 3341 weight class) and Oscar Blaydes (ranked 215 p4p, 372 weight class). Blaydes has chosen Black Sunshine - White Zombie as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Phony Phontana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Oscar Blaydes!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Blaydes.
Blaydes stuns Phontana with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Phontana scores with a jab.
Phontana changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Phontana takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Phontana throws a nice head kick!
 It looks like Oscar Blaydes has been cut.
Blaydes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Phontana throws out the jab.
A slow jab from Phontana misses its intended target.
Blaydes only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Blaydes moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Blaydes.
Phontana walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Phontana is rocked!
Blaydes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oh Phontana is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Blaydes feints and as Phontana raises his hands in defense, Blaydes changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phontana working a defensive guard but Blaydes passes into half guard.
Phontana is trying to get back to full guard.
Phontana wants to get back to full guard but Blaydes has passed into side control.
Blaydes wants to control for a moment but Phontana uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Phontana seems to have got his legs back now.
Blaydes keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Blaydes misses with a head shot. Phontana uses the momentum to regain guard.
Phontana looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaydes throws a strike but Phontana rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Blaydes wants to sweep here but Phontana controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blaydes controlling the position.
Blaydes is trying to control the position but Phontana postures up.
Phontana is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Blaydes keeping moving, preventing Phontana from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaydes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Blaydes working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Phontana doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Phontana manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Phontana content to stall in guard here.
Blaydes looking for a sweep. Not yet Blaydes, not yet.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Phontana looking to sit in guard and control but Blaydes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Blaydes won't allow Phontana to sweep him here.
Phontana looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Blaydes passes into side control.
Phontana is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Hyperbolic Time Chamber, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blaydes working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blaydes just content to control the position.
Phontana is looking for a sweep.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar Blaydes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Oscar Blaydes's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Blaydes looks to land a right hand but Phontana moved out of range.
Blaydes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Phontana checks the leg kick nicely there.
Phontana fakes the leg kick and cracks Blaydes in the body.
Phontana connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Phontana throws a low kick, looking for Blaydes's leg but Blaydes calmly moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Phontana. That snapped Blaydes's head back.
Blaydes throws a leg kick
and Phontana counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blaydes throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Phontana lands with a good body shot.
Blaydes throws a sloppy head kick and Phontana moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phontana throws out a loose jab but Blaydes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blaydes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Blaydes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Phontana.
Phontana throws a sloppy head kick and Blaydes moves out of range easily.
Phontana throws a body kick that misses.
Blaydes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Phontana scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Blaydes doesn't seem bothered though.
A punch lands to the side of Blaydes 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Blaydes throws a leg kick but Phontana sees it coming and moves out of range.
Blaydes lands with a right hand.
Phontana throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phontana blocks a jab.
Blaydes lands a head kick. Phontana smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Oscar Blaydes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blaydes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Phontana.
Phontana tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Phontana slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Phony Phontana is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blaydes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Phontana darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Blaydes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blaydes. Phontana does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blaydes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaydes misses with a leg kick
and Phontana counters with a stiff right hand.
Blaydes has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A lazy body kick from Blaydes
and Phontana connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
 Blaydes is rocked!
Phontana darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Blaydes's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Phontana before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Phony Phontana!
A very excited looking Phony Phontana rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sovor Trandel (ranked 2360 p4p, 1973 weight class) and Hunter Acosta (ranked 315 p4p, 276 weight class). Trandel comes into the arena with Fuel and Fire - Bride blaring out of the sound system. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Hunter Acosta was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 4 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Sovor Trandel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hunter Acosta!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Acosta throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Trandel.
Acosta throws a left and a right that both miss
and Trandel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Trandel looks to land a left hand but Acosta moved out of range nicely.
Acosta tries to keep at a distance but Trandel has taken the fight into the clinch.
Acosta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Acosta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Acosta has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short left from Trandel.
Trandel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Acosta struggles to land a body shot inside as Trandel controls his hands.
Acosta is trying to force a seperation but Trandel has the dominant position.
Good body shot from Trandel.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Acosta working aggressively here.
A short left from Trandel.
Trandel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hook to the body lands for Acosta.
Acosta breaks from the clinch.
Acosta rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Trandel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Trandel looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trandel swings for the body but Acosta moves out of range.
Trandel lands a big right hand that sends Acosta crashing to the mat! Trandel stays standing though and waves Acosta back to his feet!
Acosta is rocked!
It looks like Hunter Acosta has been cut.
Acosta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trandel.
Acosta is still on wobbly legs! Can Trandel finish him?
Acosta backs away from a small jab... but Trandel lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Acosta crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Trandel with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Sovor Trandel!
Our winner, Sovor Trandel, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Guy Le Franc (ranked 1971 p4p, 1725 weight class) and Sam Diego (ranked 271 p4p, 251 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Guy Le Franc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Diego!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le Franc scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Diego looks to land a combination but Le Franc avoids it well.
Le Franc takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A lazy left from Diego finds it's target.
Le Franc thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diego throws out a loose jab but Le Franc uses good head movement to avoid it.
Le Franc fires out a quick counter leg kick but Diego just manages to avoid it.
Diego thows a leg kick but Le Franc checks it
and Le Franc counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Sam Diego has been cut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Diego.
Diego avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Le Franc defending well as Diego loads up on a big left hand.
Le Franc swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Diego throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Le Franc moves out of range as Diego strikes.
Le Franc digs a good hook to Diego's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Le Franc moves forwards but Diego connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Diego connects with a good right hand that stumbles Le Franc. Le Franc circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Diego looks to score with a jab to the body but Le Franc is just out of range.
Diego connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego blocks a low kick nicely.
Diego misses the jab.
Le Franc is looking to counter punch.
Diego slips a jab from Le Franc.
Le Franc keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diego.
Diego misses with a hook
and Le Franc connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Le Franc tries to clinch but Diego is having none of it.
Diego throws a jab but it's blocked by Le Franc.
Diego gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Diego blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Le Franc tries to pull guard but Diego holds him up against the cage and eventually Le Franc drops back down to his feet.
Le Franc blocks a body shot from Diego.
Le Franc tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diego's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Franc struggles to land a body shot inside as Diego controls his hands.
Diego looking to slow down the pace here.
Le Franc working aggressively here.
The referee calls for Diego to work.
Le Franc lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Le Franc swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Le Franc misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diego slows down the pace here.
Le Franc throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego wants to break free but Le Franc has control.
Le Franc misses with a short punch on the inside.
Le Franc lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Le Franc lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
Le Franc tries to pull guard but Diego forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Diego taking a breather.
Le Franc throws a punch but it's blocked by Diego.
Diego blocks an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Diego.
Le Franc working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Franc misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diego.
Le Franc is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Le Franc can't find room to land a body shot as Diego controls the action.
Le Franc misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Le Franc fails to land.
Diego's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Le Franc is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Diego to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guy Le Franc. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diego blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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 Guy Le Franc will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sam Diego's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Le Franc uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diego.
Diego scores with a shot to the body.
Diego throws a hook but Le Franc avoids it easily.
Diego jabs Le Franc right on the nose. Le Franc blinks but takes it well.
Le Franc avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Le Franc was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Diego wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Le Franc avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diego falls off balance throwing a combination
and Le Franc cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Le Franc slips a jab from Diego.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego tries to work over Le Franc's front leg with a kick but Le Franc checks it.
Diego misses with a body shot
and Le Franc counters with a nice leg kick.
A left lands for Diego.
Diego looks to score with a jab to the body but Le Franc is just out of range.
Le Franc takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego defending well as Le Franc loads up on a big left hand.
Le Franc's jab looks to have found its range, popping Diego under the eye.
Le Franc throws a body punch but Diego moves out of range.
Diego lands a nice looking body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Diego.
A combination from Diego does no damage.
Diego throws a leg kick
and Le Franc counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Diego avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diego looks to throw the jab but Le Franc is out of range.
Le Franc was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Le Franc uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diego.
Le Franc is looking to score with low kicks.
Le Franc has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Diego finds it's way round the side to connect with Le Franc's head.
Diego dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Le Franc throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego lands a lovely overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diego checks a leg kick.
Le Franc takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Le Franc darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Diego is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Le Franc.
Diego catches Le Franc with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Le Franc slips a straight right by Diego.
A decent looking cross lands there for Diego.
A combination from Diego does no damage.
Diego moves away from the strike by Le Franc.
Le Franc keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Le Franc swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Diego on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Diego scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Diego lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Le Franc has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Le Franc and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego checks a leg kick.
Le Franc swings away with a body shot that misses
and Diego counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Le Franc gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Le Franc ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Le Franc keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Le Franc swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Le Franc keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diego.
Diego throws a shot from downtown. Le Franc moves away and avoids it.
Diego looks to throw the jab but Le Franc is out of range.
Diego looks to land a right hand but Le Franc moved out of range.
Le Franc walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Diego throws a body shot but no joy.
Sam Diego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Le Franc tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diego paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diego looks to land a right hand but Le Franc moved out of range.
Diego misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Franc blocks a low kick nicely.
Diego is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Le Franc's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Diego connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Le Franc scrambles back to his feet.
Le Franc throws a hook but Diego blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Le Franc moves out of range as Diego strikes.
Diego punishes Le Franc's body with a nice straight punch.
Diego gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Diego cracks Le Franc with a nice body shot.
Diego lands a body punch in the clinch.
Le Franc swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Le Franc swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Le Franc keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Diego's efforts to push away.
Le Franc misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Diego showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sam Diego'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. This is the final round!
Diego with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd cheers as Diego lands an impressive looking overhand right. Le Franc doesn't seem phased though.
Diego throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diego connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Diego bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Le Franc's head backwards.
Diego lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Le Franc ducks under a wild hook from Diego.
Diego misses with a few strikes there.
Diego is looking to slow Le Franc down with leg kicks.
Diego throws a hook but Le Franc blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Le Franc counter with a right hand.
Le Franc throws a hook but Diego avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Diego! But no joy.
Diego has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diego lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diego shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Diego is rocked!
Le Franc dodges the punch combination from Diego.
Diego is still on wobbly legs! Can Le Franc finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego throws a lazy uppercut
and Le Franc counters with a good low kick that Diego was not able to check.
Diego takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A low kick from Diego is predictable there
and Le Franc counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Guy Le Franc!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Back Stabber (ranked 1969 p4p, 2039 weight class) and Michael Barnes (ranked 212 p4p, 217 weight class). Michael Barnes acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Back Stabber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes wants to slow Stabber down by chopping away at his legs.
A lazy left from Stabber finds it's target.
Stabber rushes Barnes and presses him up against the cage.
Stabber escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stabber throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barnes counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Barnes.
Stabber keeping moving, preventing Barnes from controlling successfully.
Stabber avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stabber keeping full guard, as Barnes tries to pass.
Barnes trying to control but Stabber is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes throws a big right hand that misses.
Stabber keeping moving, preventing Barnes from controlling successfully.
Barnes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stabber is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Barnes tries to free his leg and advance position but Stabber is retaining full guard.
Barnes is still trying to improve position.
Barnes passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Stabber is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Barnes has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Barnes has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Jab from Barnes.
Stabber wants to clinch up but Barnes keeps it at a distance.
Back Stabber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes delivers a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stabber just misses with a punch to the body.
Stabber seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Nice uppercut lands for Barnes. That snapped Stabber's head back.
Back Stabber is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stabber throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barnes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnes. Stabber does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stabber ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Stabber fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stabber throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes throws an overhand right that lands on Stabber's shoulder, as Stabber tries to avoid the shot.
Barnes checks a low kick from Stabber.
Stabber swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
Stabber misses with a body shot.
Stabber scores with the left hand. Barnes knows he should have avoided that one.
Barnes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stabber misses with a looping right.
Barnes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Stabber scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws a hook but Stabber blocks it.
As Barnes looks to move away, Stabber throws a big counter combo but Barnes just gets out of the way.
Barnes throws a body kick that misses.
Barnes throws a low kick but Stabber avoids it.
Stabber misses with an uppercut.
A big left from Barnes misses.
Stabber looks to land a left hand but Barnes moved out of range nicely.
Stabber looks to throw a body kick
so Barnes counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Stabber pushes Barnes off and gets back to his feet.
Barnes throws a leg kick
and Stabber counters with a right hand to the body.
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stabber was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
Stabber throwing a counter right hand but Barnes manages to avoid it.
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!
Stabber throws a jab but it's blocked by Barnes.
Barnes tries to land a body kick
and Stabber counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stabber throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stabber. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnes tests Stabber's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barnes takes a swing at Stabber's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stabber takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.
Stabber checks a leg kick.
Stabber throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barnes throws a body punch but Stabber moves out of range.
Stabber has taken the fight to the clinch.
Barnes wants to take the fight to the mat but Stabber manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Stabber escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stabber lands a jab to the nose.
Barnes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stabber.
Barnes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Stabber momentarily.
A leg kick checked by Stabber.
Stabber loads up on a big right hand but Barnes slips the punch.
Barnes lands an overhand right.
Barnes connects with the punch.
Stabber misses with a series of wild punches.
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stabber was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Back Stabber dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stabber.
Stabber swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stabber fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barnes misses with an uppercut. Stabber saw that one coming.
Stabber thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barnes misses with a low kick.
Barnes swats away the attempt to clinch by Stabber.
It seemed like Barnes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Stabber misses with the combination.
Stabber throws a jab when Barnes was well out of range.
Barnes drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Stabber defends it well.
Stabber keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stabber throws an overhand right that lands on Barnes's shoulder, as Barnes tries to avoid the shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Barnes as he connects with a hook.
Stabber moves out of range of the leg kick from Barnes.
Stabber looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
Barnes drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Stabber defends it well.
Stabber waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barnes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes cracks Stabber with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Stabber feints a jab promting Barnes to slip. Stabber then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Barnes slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Michael Barnes has been cut.
Nice sprawl there from Stabber as Barnes shoots in.
Stabber connects with a body shot that sends Barnes's belly button to the back.
Stabber fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barnes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Barnes is rocked!
Barnes shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Stabber is trying to defend but Barnes finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Michael Barnes has got the better of the ground game so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stabber blocking the ground and pound attempt from Barnes.
Stabber tries to roll over but Barnes keeps him under control.
Barnes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Barnes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stabber's head.
Barnes tries to pass the half guard into mount. Stabber knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Barnes passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Stabber!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Stabber really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Stabber tries to lock up and control but Barnes gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Barnes in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Stabber is squirming around, avoiding Barnes's attempts to control the action.
Barnes in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Stabber is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes landing strikes from the mount and Stabber is in trouble!
Oh Stabber is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barnes throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Barnes working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Stabber turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Barnes off and cradles Stabber's limp body as Barnes celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Michael Barnes!
Our winner, Michael Barnes, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Corleone Jr. (ranked 2022 p4p, 1897 weight class) and Panda Four (ranked 261 p4p, 244 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sonny Corleone Jr.!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Panda Four!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Four shoots in but Corleone Jr. avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Four tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Corleone Jr. manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Four avoids the body shot from Corleone Jr..
Four moves into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Corleone Jr. breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Four shoots in for a takedown but Corleone Jr. shows good takedown defense.
Four shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Four showed some decent athleticism there.
Corleone Jr. tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Four manages to move to mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Four is working for a guillotine from mount but Corleone Jr. frees his head quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Four is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Corleone Jr. has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Corleone Jr.!
Four working for submissions but it's allowed Corleone Jr. to get to half guard.
Four looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Corleone Jr. wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Four is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Corleone Jr. pulls his head out easily.
Corleone Jr. wants to pass the guard but Four is defending well.
Four wants to get back to full guard.
Corleone Jr. knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Four on the ground.
Corleone Jr. with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Four looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Four tries to roll over but Corleone Jr. keeps him under control.
Corleone Jr. keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Four is looking for a sweep. Corleone Jr. is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Four looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Four actively working from the bottom here.
Four looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Four is pressing down on Corleone Jr.'s left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Corleone Jr. avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Four is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Corleone Jr. is aware though and is defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Four looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Corleone Jr. passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Four looking for a kimura from the bottom but Corleone Jr. passes into side control!
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 Sonny Corleone Jr. 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.
Four defending well as Corleone Jr. loads up on a big left hand.
Four tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Corleone Jr. paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It looked like Corleone Jr. was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Four gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Corleone Jr. counters with an inside leg kick.
Corleone Jr. lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Panda Four has been cut.
Corleone Jr. misses with a straight right.
Four uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Corleone Jr..
Corleone Jr. displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Four.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Four stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Corleone Jr..
Four closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Corleone Jr.'s guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Four stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Corleone Jr. swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Corleone Jr. tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Panda Four has got the better of the ground game so far.
Corleone Jr. has Four pulled in close to control his posture.
Four drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Corleone Jr. dives on top into guard.
Four looking for a guillotine here but Corleone Jr. defends easily.
Corleone Jr. is sitting in close to Four's body. Four has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Corleone Jr. is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Corleone Jr. is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Four.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Panda Four!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manus Murphy (ranked 1503 p4p, 1826 weight class) and Kiso Kisei (ranked 198 p4p, 239 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manus Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kiso Kisei!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kisei throws a low kick but Murphy avoids it.
Kisei lunges at Murphy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Murphy's hand.
Kisei scores with a nice right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kisei. Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kisei stuffs the takedown.
Murphy sets himself, and Kisei steps forward looking for the clinch! Murphy avoids it this time.
Kisei thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murphy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Murphy moves out of range as Kisei strikes.
Kisei slaps away a takedown attempt from Murphy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Murphy has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Nice shot by Kisei.
Murphy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kisei's coach down at Cope's was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kisei's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A slow jab from Kisei misses its intended target.
Murphy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kisei tries to avoid it but Murphy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kisei to the ground. Kisei escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manus Murphy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kisei lands a body shot.
Murphy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kisei sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kisei fails to land with a series of punches.
Murphy appears to be looking for a big counter.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Kisei does it's job there.
Kisei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kisei scores with a decent looking hook.
Kiso Kisei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kisei misses with a hook.
Murphy feints and as Kisei raises his hands in defense, Murphy changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Murphy stops Kisei from standing up.
Murphy is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Murphy tries to free his leg and advance position but Kisei is retaining full guard.
Murphy forces his way into half guard.
Kisei pushes Murphy off and gets back to his feet.
A combination from Murphy does no damage.
Murphy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kisei.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Murphy is defended easily by Kisei.
Kisei is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy shoots in for a double leg but Kisei sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Murphy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kisei swivels and escapes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Murphy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kisei sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Murphy somewhat.
Murphy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kisei tries to avoid it but Murphy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kisei to the ground. Kisei escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Murphy shoots in looking for a takedown but Kisei manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Murphy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Murphy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kisei connects with a good right hand that stumbles Murphy. Murphy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kisei scores with a crisp jab that stopped Murphy in his tracks.
Murphy moves forwards but Kisei connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kisei paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kisei pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kisei connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Murphy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kisei stuns Murphy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Murphy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kisei as he jumps to the side.
Kisei misses with a wild body shot.
Kisei scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kisei slaps away a takedown attempt from Murphy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Murphy sets himself, and Kisei steps forward looking for the clinch! Murphy avoids it this time.
Murphy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kisei sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Murphy somewhat.
Kisei swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kisei scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kisei throws out a loose jab but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kisei with a jab.
Kisei lands a jab to Murphy's midsection.
Kisei throws a hook but Murphy avoids it easily.
Murphy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kisei tries to avoid it but Murphy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kisei to the ground. Kisei escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Murphy blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Kisei misses its intended target.
Kisei throws the left hand but Murphy avoids the punch easily.
As Kisei looks to move away, Murphy throws a big counter combo but Kisei just gets out of the way.
Kisei misses with a shot to the body
and Murphy counters with a one-two to the body.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Kisei.
Murphy changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kisei takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
Kisei ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Murphy appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kisei stuns Murphy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kisei waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murphy.
A slow jab from Kisei misses its intended target.
Murphy throws a big counter combination but Kisei scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kisei slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Murphy closes the distance and clinches up with Kisei, looking for a takedown. Murphy pushes Kisei against the cage but Kisei circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Murphy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Murphy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murphy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kisei swivels and escapes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kisei fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Murphy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
Murphy goes for a double leg but Kisei avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kisei continues to drive forward.
Kisei has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Murphy uses from the top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kiso Kisei dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kisei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Murphy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kisei connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice sprawl there from Kisei as Murphy shoots in.
Murphy throws a series of punches but Kisei moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kisei. Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murphy seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Murphy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kisei pinned against the cage. Kisei gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manus Murphy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kisei thuds a left hand into Murphy's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kisei was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kisei! But no joy.
Kisei has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murphy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kisei.
A left lands for Kisei.
Murphy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Murphy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kisei.
Murphy has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Murphy.
Kisei connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Murphy's hands.
Kisei ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Murphy misses the target.
Kisei works Murphy's body with a nice hook.
Murphy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kisei as he jumps to the side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kisei. Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kisei steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Murphy drives through with a takedown into Kisei's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Kisei is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Murphy dives into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kisei is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kisei wants to get back to his feet but Murphy drags him back down.
Murphy tries for a kimura but Kisei is defending well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kisei is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Murphy asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy wants to control but Kisei is keeping him busy.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
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.
Kisei lands a glancing blow to the side of Murphy's head.
Kisei misses with a left hand
and Murphy counters with a left and a right that stings Kisei.
Murphy slips under a jab from Kisei.
Murphy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kisei jabs at Murphy's body.
Kisei misses with an uppercut. Murphy saw that one coming.
Manus Murphy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kisei checks a low kick from Murphy.
Murphy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kisei defends it nicely.
Kisei missing with a left hand there. Murphy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kisei jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murphy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Murphy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kisei.
It looked like Murphy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kisei scores with a body shot.
Murphy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Murphy takes one on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kiso Kisei showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kisei cracks a nice hook into Murphy's ribs.
Kisei cracks Murphy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Murphy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kisei tries to avoid it but Murphy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kisei to the ground. Kisei escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kisei is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Murphy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kisei misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
Kisei throws an overhand right that lands on Murphy's shoulder, as Murphy tries to avoid the shot.
Kisei scores with a jab. Murphy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Murphy staying out of range there.
Murphy shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manus Murphy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters circling - Kisei throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murphy drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kisei sprawls and moves away.
Murphy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kisei tries to avoid it but Murphy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kisei to the ground. Kisei escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice jab there from Kisei.
Kisei paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Murphy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kisei lands a nice hook to Murphy's body. Murphy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kisei slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kisei misses with a straight right.
Murphy darts in looking for a takedown but Kisei gets double underhooks and turns Murphy into the cage.
Murphy tries for a takedown. No joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kisei gets control of Murphy's arms and successfully pulls guard. Kisei will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Murphy prevents Kisei from getting back to his feet.
Kisei is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Kisei as Murphy shoots in.
Kisei misses the shot to the body.
Kiso Kisei is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
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.
Kisei lands a right hook to the body.
Kisei scores with a punch to the head.
Kisei with a hook.
Kisei lands a jab to Murphy's midsection.
Kisei lands a jab to Murphy's midsection.
Murphy fails with the takedown.
Kiso Kisei is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kisei jabs Murphy right on the nose. Murphy blinks but takes it well.
Murphy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kisei is fending him off so far but Murphy persists. Nope, Kisei circles away and we're back to standing.
Kisei scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Murphy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kisei.
Kisei listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Murphy scores with the left hand. Kisei knows he should have avoided that one.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kisei darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Murphy tries to move into range but Kisei moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Murphy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a takedown attempt - Kisei sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kisei displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Murphy.
Kisei cracks Murphy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Murphy looks for a takedown but Kisei sprawls well.
Kisei scores with a shot to the body.
Kisei throws a lazy right hand but Murphy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kisei lands with an uppercut that bounces Murphy off the cage and back into range.
Nice shot lands for Kisei.
Murphy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kisei scores with a kick to the body.
Kisei swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
Kisei cracks a nice hook into Murphy's ribs.
Murphy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kisei.
Kiso Kisei seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Kisei finds it's way through Murphy's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kisei lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Murphy at a distance.
Kisei lands a nice shot that snaps Murphy's head back.
Murphy shoots in but Kisei avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kisei defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Murphy.
Kisei throws a hook but Murphy blocks it.
Kisei scores with a hook.
Kisei misses with an uppercut. Murphy saw that one coming.
Nice takedown defense from Kisei. No joy for Murphy on that attempt.
Kisei throws a body shot but no joy.
Kisei is looking to slow Murphy down with leg kicks.
Murphy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kisei.
Kisei moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kisei connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Manus Murphy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kisei scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kiso Kisei comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kisei 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 26:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 26:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kiso Kisei!
Kiso Kisei managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, FUClothing, into his post fight interview.
In defeat, Manus Murphy stepped up to the mic, saying 'WTF??? How did that happen?'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Pinkman (ranked 997 p4p, 620 weight class) and Kra Hang (ranked 128 p4p, 81 weight class). Pinkman's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, DLZ by TV on the Radio. Hang has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. Kra Hang has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jesse Pinkman's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jesse Pinkman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kra Hang!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinkman keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hang feints and then cracks Pinkman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pinkman down.
Pinkman checks a low kick from Hang.
Pinkman swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hang moves into range and connects with a jab.
The fighters circling - Pinkman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice cross by Hang.
Hang throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pinkman counters with a stiff right hand.
Hang 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.
Hang chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hang wants to slow Pinkman down by chopping away at his legs.
Pinkman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hang misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hang scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pinkman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pinkman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hang momentarily.
Pinkman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hang moves away.
Pinkman jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hang walks into a straight right hand from Pinkman.
Hang with a nice calf kick.
Hang throws a sloppy head kick and Pinkman moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinkman fails to land the takedown.
Pinkman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pinkman moves away from the strike by Hang.
Pinkman clinches with his opponent.
Hang misses with a punch to the body.
Hang scores with a shoulder strike.
Hang is fighting off a takedown attempt but Pinkman is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Hang to the mat. Hang regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Pinkman trying to control the position from guard on top but Hang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pinkman is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pinkman throwing strikes from guard but Hang blocks nicely.
Pinkman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hang is keeping the position for now.
Hang kicks Pinkman off and gets to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hang paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kra Hang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pinkman throws a body punch but Hang moves out of range.
Hang misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Hang.
Hang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pinkman.
Good leg kick by Hang.
Pinkman scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hang pushes Pinkman off and gets back to his feet.
Pinkman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hang.
Hang looks to throw the jab but Pinkman is out of range.
Pinkman defending well as Hang loads up on a big left hand.
Hang takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pinkman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Hang misses the target.
Hang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pinkman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pinkman drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hang gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pinkman jumps guard and drags Hang to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Hang trying to stand up but can't free himself from Pinkman's guard.
Pinkman 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hang stands up and waves to Pinkman to follow him.
Pinkman scores with a jab.
Pinkman drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pinkman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hang slips a straight right by Pinkman.
Hang tries a quick counter leg kick but Pinkman is wise to it.
Hang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Hang.
Hang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pinkman.
The fighters circling - Pinkman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pinkman slips under a jab.
A jab from Pinkman misses.
Pinkman lands with a good body shot.
Pinkman's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hang under the eye.
Hang misses with the combination.
Pinkman avoids the head kick by Hang.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman misses with a hook.
Hang staying out of range there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pinkman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hang.
Hang takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pinkman scores with a decent looking hook.
Pinkman blocks a head kick by Hang.
Pinkman throws a looping overhand right but Hang ducks down to avoid it.
Hang loads up on a big right hand but Pinkman slips the punch.
Pinkman avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pinkman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hang misses with a punch on the inside.
Hang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pinkman's elbow.
Hang is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse Pinkman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kra Hang will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fighters circle momentarily. Hang darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pinkman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kra Hang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pinkman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hang misses with a hook.
Hang tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pinkman is able to avoid easily.
Pinkman throws a hook but Hang avoids it easily.
Hang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pinkman.
Hang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pinkman.
Pinkman misses with a wild body shot.
Hang swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pinkman counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hang misses with a two punch combination.
Hang avoids the body shot from Pinkman.
Hang walks into a straight right hand from Pinkman.
Hang misses with a lunging right hand
and Pinkman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pinkman with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hang scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Pinkman.
Hang missing with a left hand there. Pinkman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pinkman.
Hang pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pinkman is out of range and Hang settles back down.
Pinkman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hang bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pinkman's head backwards.
Hang connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hang misses with a straight left.
Hang misses with a low kick.
Hang defending well as Pinkman loads up on a big left hand.
Pinkman avoids the body shot from Hang.
Pinkman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hang.
Pinkman is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pinkman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hang on the side of the head.
Pinkman takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hang keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
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!
Hang looks to throw the jab but Pinkman is out of range.
Pinkman misses with an uppercut.
Hang only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Hang lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hang tries to sprawl but Pinkman drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Pinkman stops Hang from getting back to his feet.
Pinkman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pinkman lands with a punch from half guard.
Pinkman is trying to control. Hang wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hang is trying to stand back up but Pinkman is controlling him
Hang has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Pinkman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hang blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pinkman.
Hang pushes Pinkman off looking to stand but Pinkman dives back in and keeps control.
Hang avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pinkman.
Hang tries to kick Pinkman off but Pinkman keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Pinkman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jesse Pinkman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pinkman stops Hang from getting back to his feet.
Pinkman wants to take a breather but Hang is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman is really struggling to control Hang but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Hang is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pinkman scores with a couple of nice shots.
Pinkman is controlling the pace.
Hang tries to kick Pinkman off but Pinkman keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Pinkman winds up and cracks Hang with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hang pushes Pinkman off looking to stand but Pinkman dives back in and keeps control.
Pinkman landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Pinkman perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Pinkman is keen to just control but Hang is a slippery customer.
Hang manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Pinkman keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Pinkman blocks a body shot from Hang.
Hang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pinkman goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hang prevents it.
Hang swings wildly with an uppercut but Pinkman uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hang misses with a punch to the body.
Pinkman has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hang is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse Pinkman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Still in the clinch, Hang scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hang fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hang scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hang misses with an uppercut
and Pinkman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pinkman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hang.
Pinkman looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Hang!
Hang pushes Pinkman away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Pinkman gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Pinkman tries for a kimura but Hang is defending well.
Hang wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kra Hang will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Pinkman lands a head shot.
Hang looks to land a right hand but Pinkman moved out of range.
Pinkman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hang swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pinkman misses with a straight right.
Hang takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pinkman misses with an uppercut. Hang saw that one coming.
Hang lands with a nice body punch.
Hang throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hang looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hang slips under a jab from Pinkman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinkman throws a big shot that misses.
Pinkman closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hang to the mat! Hang manages to get full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hang wants to get back to his feet but Pinkman is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pinkman trying to control the position from guard on top but Hang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinkman prevents Hang from getting back to his feet.
Jesse Pinkman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hang scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Hang just misses with a punch to the body.
Pinkman misses with a right hand
and Hang counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pinkman thinking.
Hang slips under a jab.
Hang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pinkman connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pinkman throws out a powerful jab.
Hang scores with a head kick.
Pinkman throws the left hand but Hang avoids the punch easily.
Pinkman looks to score with a jab to the body but Hang is just out of range.
A jab from Pinkman finds it's way through Hang's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hang throws a series of punches but Pinkman avoids them all with ease.
Pinkman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hang.
Pinkman misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hang turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pinkman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hang.
Pinkman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hang moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hang looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pinkman misses with a left hand
and Hang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slow jab from Hang misses its intended target.
Hang attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pinkman looks to score with a jab to the body but Hang is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hang! But no joy.
Hang scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pinkman shoots in looking for a takedown but Hang manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pinkman's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A shot to the body from Hang misses
enabling Pinkman to counter with a crisp jab.
Hang is looking to chop away at Pinkman's legs.
Hang looks to land a right hand but Pinkman moved out of range.
Pinkman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hangs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pinkman fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hang sprawls well initially but Pinkman persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hang is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman wants to free his trapped foot but Hang is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hang wants to get back to his feet.
Pinkman looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hang taking some punishment here, with Pinkman in his half guard.
Pinkman trying to control the action but Hang is working from the bottom.
Pinkman prevents Hang from standing back up.
Pinkman controlling the pace.
Pinkman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hang tries to kick Pinkman off but Pinkman keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pinkman lands a nice short elbow.
Hang wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hang tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Pinkman manages to move to mount!
Hang is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Hang is in a horrible position here. Pinkman smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hang is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Pinkman punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hang is rocked!
Hang wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Pinkman loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Hang scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Pinkman land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Pinkman stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesse Pinkman!
After the fight, Jesse Pinkman was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yevgeny Ignatov (ranked 449 p4p, 272 weight class) and Misha Hasselhoff (ranked 66 p4p, 33 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yevgeny Ignatov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Misha Hasselhoff!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hasselhoff jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ignatov throws a looping overhand right but Hasselhoff ducks down to avoid it.
Ignatov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hasselhoff throws a leg kick
and Ignatov counters with a stiff right hand.
Ignatov looks to throw the jab but Hasselhoff is out of range.
Ignatov tests Hasselhoff's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ignatov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hasselhoff jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hasselhoff throws a jab when Ignatov was well out of range.
Ignatov misses with a hook
and Hasselhoff counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hasselhoff is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ignatov throws a front kick aimed at Hasselhoff's knee but Hasselhoff avoids it well.
Good leg kick by Ignatov.
Hasselhoff looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatov throws a leg kick which misses Hasselhoff's front leg but catches the back leg as Hasselhoff tries to avoid it.
Ignatov throws out a leg kick but Hasselhoff moves out of range and Ignatov only half commits.
Hasselhoff keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hasselhoff throws a body punch but Ignatov moves out of range.
Ignatov throws a low kick but Hasselhoff avoids it.
Hasselhoff steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Ignatov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A big left from Hasselhoff misses.
Hasselhoff swings for the body but Ignatov moves out of range.
Ignatov misses with a straight left.
Ignatov misses with a left hand
and Hasselhoff counters with an inside leg kick.
Ignatov has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hasselhoff is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Good leg kick by Ignatov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hasselhoff misses with a shot to the body
and Ignatov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hasselhoff blocks a leg kick.
Yevgeny Ignatov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Ignatov misses.
Hasselhoff looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ignatov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hasselhoff has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hasselhoff checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ignatov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hasselhoff on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hasselhoff moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ignatov lands with an overhand left.
Ignatov misses with an uppercut. Hasselhoff saw that one coming.
Ignatov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hasselhoff looks to throw a body kick
and Ignatov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hasselhoff tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ignatov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Ignatov misses its intended target.
That kick from Hasselhoff tenderised Ignatov's leg. Ignatov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hasselhoff on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ignatov. Ignatov obviously looking to wear him down.
Hasselhoff throws out a loose jab but Ignatov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ignatov misses with a leg kick
and Hasselhoff counters by clinching up.
Hasselhoff struggles to land a body shot inside as Ignatov controls his hands.
Ignatov breaks the clinch.
Hasselhoff walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ignatov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hasselhoff connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ignatov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hasselhoff let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ignatov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hasselhoff. That did some damage!
Hasselhoff takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ignatov scores with a jab to the body.
Hasselhoff's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov lands a leg kick that knocks Hasselhoff off balance momentarily.
A big left from Ignatov misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hasselhoff! But no joy.
Ignatov lands with a thumping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ignatov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hasselhoff. That did some damage!
Hasselhoff gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ignatov.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ignatov.
Ignatov lands a jab.
Ignatov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hasselhoff scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ignatov misses the jab.
Ignatov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hasselhoff scores with a jab to the body.
Hasselhoff misses with a hook.
Ignatov misses with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yevgeny Ignatov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ignatov tries to land a leg kick but Hasselhoff saw it coming and moves away.
Ignatov is looking to chop away at Hasselhoff's legs.
Hasselhoff throws a lazy right hand but Ignatov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yevgeny Ignatov is winning the standup battle so far.
Hasselhoff misses with a hook
and Ignatov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ignatov throws out a leg kick but Hasselhoff moves out of range and Ignatov only half commits.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ignatov, as that shot connected.
Ignatov misses with a leg kick
and Hasselhoff counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ignatov thinking.
Ignatov's corner calls for a 1-2. Ignatov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ignatov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ignatov moves out of range of the leg kick from Hasselhoff.
Ignatov moves away from the strike by Hasselhoff.
Ignatov looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Oooooh!!! Hasselhoff has knocked Ignatov down with a huge combo! Hasselhoff steps away and waves a wobbly Ignatov back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Ignatov is rocked!
It looks like Yevgeny Ignatov has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hasselhoff drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Ignatov's head, knocking him out cold! Hasselhoff is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Misha Hasselhoff!
A very excited looking Misha Hasselhoff made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kazuo Imanari (ranked 416 p4p, 428 weight class) and Aum Munga (ranked 51 p4p, 52 weight class). Imanari comes to the cage accompanied by 吉田兄弟 Rising. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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145
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145
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Kazuo Imanari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aum Munga!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Imanari dives in and grabs Munga's left leg, looking for a takedown. Munga pushes down on Imanari's head and hops out.
Munga throws a leg kick but Imanari moved away.
Imanari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Munga.
Imanari has closed the distance and engaged Munga in a clinch.
Munga lands with a short shot to the head.
Imanari scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Imanari displaying some good clinch control by pressing Munga up against the cage.
Imanari throws a head punch that misses.
Imanari jumps guard but Munga turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Munga scores with a shoulder strike.
I was talking to Imanari's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munga misses with a punch to the body.
Imanari jumps guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Imanari holds on and takes a little breather.
Munga is looking to work some ground and pound but Imanari has wrist control.
Munga scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imanari wants to sweep but no luck.
Munga working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Munga throwing strikes from guard but Imanari blocks nicely.
Munga missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Munga working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Munga trying to control the position from guard on top but Imanari is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Munga lands a couple of digs.
Munga is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Imanari wants to sweep but no luck.
Munga trying to control but Imanari is working from the bottom.
Imanari controls Munga momentarily but Munga frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munga not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Imanari looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Munga lands a couple of digs.
Imanari trying to keep a closed guard but Munga is proving a slippery customer.
Munga trying to control the position from guard on top but Imanari is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Munga engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Munga works over Imanari with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munga is working Imanari over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Munga won't allow Imanari to sweep him here.
Munga looking to pass the guard.
Munga stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Imanari throws up his legs and catches Munga in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Munga tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Imanari! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Kazuo Imanari!
During a confident post fight interview, Kazuo Imanari thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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