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Bellicose 140 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dechlan Tomsett (ranked 24503 p4p, 2788 weight class) and Hasbulla Magomedov (ranked 264 p4p, 154 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Dechlan Tomsett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hasbulla Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Joseph Jones and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Tomsett.
Tomsett throws a solid leg kick but Magomedov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tomsett.
Tomsett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tomsett throws a right hand that Magomedov ducks under and follows up with a left that Magomedov also avoids with ease.
Tomsett misses with a hook. Magomedov ducked under it nicely.
Dechlan Tomsett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magomedov walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tomsett.
Magomedov takes one on the button.
Tomsett wants to clinch.
Magomedov wants to counter with a clinch but Tomsett pushes him away.
Tomsett tries to clinch but Magomedov moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomsett drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Magomedov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tomsett gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Magomedov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tomsett gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tomsett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've been hearing good reports from Tomsett's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Magomedov wants to sweep here but Tomsett controlling him for the moment.
Magomedov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tomsett pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Magomedov is keeping the position for now.
Tomsett wants to control from the top but Magomedov keeps moving.
Magomedov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tomsett doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tomsett manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Magomedov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tomsett doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tomsett manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tomsett postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Magomedov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tomsett doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tomsett manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Magomedov is pulling down on Tomsett's head to control his posture.
Magomedov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tomsett doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Magomedov is tightening it up a little... Tomsett has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Tomsett reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Tomsett taps out! Nice BJJ there by Magomedov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Hasbulla Magomedov!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pate Hunt (ranked 2699 p4p, 2601 weight class) and Kotaro Asakura (ranked 150 p4p, 146 weight class). Kotaro Asakura has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Pate Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kotaro Asakura!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Bruno Lombardi and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Hunt checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hunt looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hunt lands a lovely overhand right.
 It looks like Kotaro Asakura has been cut.
Asakura throws a nice inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Asakura misses.
Hunt paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Asakura lands a head kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asakura throws a leg kick but Hunt moved away.
Asakura keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hunt.
Hunt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Hunt connects with a high kick.
Asakura avoids the head kick by Hunt.
Asakura jabs Hunt right on the nose. Hunt blinks but takes it well.
Hunt clinches.
Hunt manages to break the clinch.
Hunt lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Asakura can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Hunt and Asakura drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Hunt.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pate Hunt!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chetnik Borg Eleven (ranked 2522 p4p, 1943 weight class) and Dmitry Boytsov (ranked 360 p4p, 275 weight class). Borg Eleven comes to the cage accompanied by The Borg; resistance is futile. 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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Solid boxing
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chetnik Borg Eleven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitry Boytsov!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Bruno Lombardi and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borg Eleven moves away from the strike by Boytsov.
It appears Borg Eleven was looking to counter with a kick there.
Borg Eleven throws a big shot that misses.
Boytsov looks to land a left hand but Borg Eleven moved out of range nicely.
Borg Eleven is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boytsov.
Boytsov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Borg Eleven counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slow jab from Boytsov misses its intended target.
Borg Eleven throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch lands to the side of Borg Eleven 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boytsov throws a series of punches but Borg Eleven moves out of range.
Boytsov misses with a hook.
Boytsov throws a shot from downtown. Borg Eleven moves away and avoids it.
Borg Eleven clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Borg Eleven.
Boytsov tries to pull guard but Borg Eleven holds him up against the cage and eventually Boytsov drops back down to his feet.
Borg Eleven is trying to trip Boytsov. He has hold of a leg but Boytsov is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Borg Eleven persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Borg Eleven is working Boytsov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Borg Eleven is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Borg Eleven lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Borg Eleven postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Borg Eleven's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Borg Eleven postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Borg Eleven stands up over Boytsov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Borg Eleven keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Boytsov's head.
Boytsov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Boytsov keeping full guard, as Borg Eleven tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boytsov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Borg Eleven defends well.
Borg Eleven has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Borg Eleven throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Borg Eleven connects with a couple of short punches.
Borg Eleven is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Boytsov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Borg Eleven gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Borg Eleven postures up and lands a big shot to Boytsov's brow.
Borg Eleven trying to control the position from guard on top but Boytsov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Borg Eleven sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boytsov is looking for a triangle but Borg Eleven pushes his legs off easily.
Boytsov throws his legs up looking for a submission but Borg Eleven uses it to pass to side control.
Borg Eleven tries to advance to mount but can't.
Borg Eleven wants to lay and pray for a moment but Boytsov keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Boytsov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Boytsov being controlled for a moment.
Boytsov is trying to get back to half guard.
Boytsov takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boytsov is trying to control Borg Eleven's posture but Borg Eleven avoids it.
Boytsov tries to improve position but can't.
Boytsov wants to control but Borg Eleven postures up.
Boytsov is looking to regain half guard here but Borg Eleven keeps moving and retains side control.
Borg Eleven working away.
Boytsov sneaks back into half guard.
Boytsov taking some punishment here, with Borg Eleven in his half guard.
Boytsov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Boytsov is looking to control Borg Eleven's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Boytsov avoid being mounted?
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Borg Eleven connects with a nice short shot to Boytsov's temple.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chetnik Borg Eleven dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Boytsov throws a poor cross that misses
and Borg Eleven holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Borg Eleven has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Boytsov regains guard immediately.
Boytsov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Borg Eleven distracts Boytsov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Borg Eleven is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Boytsov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Borg Eleven can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Borg Eleven looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borg Eleven avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Boytsov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Borg Eleven defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borg Eleven lands a couple of elbows.
Borg Eleven connects with a couple of short punches.
Borg Eleven got a little sloppy there for a moment and Boytsov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Borg Eleven has managed to get both his arms back between Boytsov's legs - danger averted.
Borg Eleven tries to free his leg and advance position but Boytsov is retaining full guard.
Chetnik Borg Eleven overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Borg Eleven lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Borg Eleven content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
 Boytsov is rocked!
Boytsov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Borg Eleven doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Borg Eleven manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Boytsov is still in real trouble! Can Borg Eleven finish him?
Borg Eleven is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boytsov can do to turn this around?
Borg Eleven working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Boytsov's head.
Borg Eleven postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Boytsov covers up, he's hurt! Borg Eleven keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Borg Eleven and the ref steps in to end the fight! Borg Eleven can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chetnik Borg Eleven!
Chetnik Borg Eleven decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mad Hatter (ranked 1370 p4p, 1778 weight class) and Van Driesen (ranked 73 p4p, 99 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mad Hatter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Van Driesen!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, David Schapiro and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Driesen.
Hatter lands with a right hand.
We've been told by Hatter's head coaches at Yellow Lotus Center of Healing and Meditative Arts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Driesen manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hatter on his heels. He'll look to pass Hatter's guard now, I'm sure.
Driesen tries to free his leg and advance position but Hatter is retaining full guard.
Driesen wants to control from the top but Hatter keeps moving.
Driesen won't allow Hatter to get back to his feet.
Hatter on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hatter tries to get out of the position.
Driesen wants to control from the top but Hatter keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Driesen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hatter's head.
Driesen throwing strikes from guard but Hatter blocks nicely.
Hatter is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Driesen is standing up over Hatter. Hatter looks to escape but Driesen dives into side control.
Hatter is trying to buck Driesen off.
Driesen wants to control but Hatter is keeping him busy.
Hatter wants to get back to his feet.
Driesen is looking to take a break and control but Hatter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Driesen in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's two 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.
Driesen scores with a couple of short elbows.
Hatter pushes Driesen away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Driesen gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Hatter stops Driesen from passing to mount.
Hatter tries to escape but Driesen is in control.
Driesen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Driesen in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Hatter pushes Driesen away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Driesen gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Hatter avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Driesen.
Driesen postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hatter bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hatter scores with a crisp jab that stopped Driesen in his tracks.
A low kick from Hatter is predictable there
and Driesen counters by moving into the clinch.
Hatter works on Driesen's body with a couple of short punches.
Hatter misses with a knee strike.
Hatter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hatter lands a shoulder strike.
Hatter breaks the clinch.
Hatter connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Driesen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hatter defends it nicely.
Driesen is looking to clinch.
Hatter misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatter bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Driesen's head backwards.
Driesen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Driesen showed some decent athleticism there.
Hatter kicks off Driesen and gets to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Driesen ducks under a wild hook from Hatter.
Driesen shoots in looking for a takedown but Hatter manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Driesen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hatter misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - Hatter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Driesen shoots for a takedown but Hatter saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mad Hatter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Van Driesen.
Good exchange - Hatter coming out on top.
Driesen looks to land a right hand but Hatter moved out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mad Hatter dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Driesen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hatter's guard.
Hatter has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Driesen has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Driesen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hatter gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hatter is pressed up against the cage. Driesen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hatter down to the mat. Hatter avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Horrible takedown attempt by Driesen or perhaps it was just good defense by Hatter, which made it look bad.
Mad Hatter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Van Driesen.
Hatter looks to land a left hand but Driesen moved out of range nicely.
Hatter tries a low kick but Driesen avoids it.
Driesen looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Hatter!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hatter is trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Driesen looks up at the clock and then as Hatter takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Driesen smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Hatter is trying to buck Driesen off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The strikes coming from Driesen are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Hatter tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Hatter knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Driesen on the ground.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Driesen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Driesen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hatter looks a forlorn figure.
Driesen with good strikes from the mount here!
Hatter is trying to stand.
Driesen throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Hatter is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Driesen lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Van Driesen has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hatter tries to buck Driesen off but he can't manage it.
Driesen looking to finish Hatter with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hatter!
 Hatter is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Driesen has hold of Hatter's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Hatter manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Oh Hatter is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Driesen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hatter?
Driesen cracks Hatter with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Van Driesen!
A relieved looking Van Driesen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shingen Takeda (ranked 1254 p4p, 3008 weight class) and Razor Ramano (ranked 180 p4p, 361 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Takeda might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Now We Are Free. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shingen Takeda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Razor Ramano!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Dean Styles and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Ramano.
Ramano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takeda.
Ramano is looking to land body kicks.
Ramano throws a head kick that half lands.
Horrible takedown attempt by Takeda or perhaps it was just good defense by Ramano, which made it look bad.
Takeda throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ramano sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Takeda connects with a nice looking jab.
Ramano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Takeda shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ramano misses with a body kick.
We've been hearing reports that Takeda has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Ramano takes a swing at Takeda's ribcage but misses.
Takeda swings for the body but Ramano moves out of range.
Ramano looks to land a right hand but Takeda moved out of range.
Ramano uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Takeda has time to react.
Ramano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Takeda fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shingen Takeda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Takeda keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ramano.
Takeda really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
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!
Ramano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takeda manages to avoid it.
Takeda dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ramano avoids the body shot from Takeda.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Takeda 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ramano cracks Takeda with a good jab.
Takeda jabs Ramano to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ramano looks to score with a jab to the body but Takeda is just out of range.
Takeda attempts a counter takedown but Ramano avoids it well and moves away.
Ramano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ramano looks for a takedown but Takeda sprawls well.
Takeda shoots in but Ramano avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ramano! But no joy.
Ramano misses with an uppercut. Takeda saw that one coming.
Takeda throws a hook but Ramano avoids it easily.
Takeda scores with a nice head shot.
A combination from Ramano does no damage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Takeda will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ramano has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Takeda finds it's way round the side to connect with Ramano's head.
Ramano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Takeda shoots for a double leg takedown but Ramano sprawls well. He's pushed Takeda's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Takeda takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ramano pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramano throws an overhand right that lands on Takeda's shoulder, as Takeda tries to avoid the shot.
Ramano bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ramano jabs at Takeda's body.
Ramano lets loose with a powerful body kick. Takeda will feel that in the morning.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Takeda 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 Ramano has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ramano and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ramano misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ramano has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nice uppercut there from Takeda.
Jab, jab by Ramano - just one landing.
Takeda fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Takeda misses with a hook to the body
and Ramano counters with a thumping low kick.
Takeda tries for a takedown but Ramano sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A lazy left from Takeda finds it's target.
Takeda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramano.
Nice straight punches there by Ramano. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ramano.
Takeda avoids the head kick by Ramano.
Ramano tries to bum rush Takeda with a series of wild strikes but Takeda uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ramano checks a low kick from Takeda.
Takeda is looking to wear down Ramano with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Takeda closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ramano to the mat! Ramano manages to get full guard.
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.
Ramano looking for a sweep. Not yet Ramano, not yet.
Ramano keeping moving, preventing Takeda from controlling successfully.
Takeda stopping the sweep attempt from Ramano.
Takeda drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Takeda jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Takeda looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ramano keeping moving, preventing Takeda from controlling successfully.
Ramano looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Takeda drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ramano dives on top into guard.
Ramano throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Takeda works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ramano working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Takeda preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Takeda has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ramano can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Takeda is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Takeda looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Ramano is defending well. Takeda quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Ramano has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Takeda celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shingen Takeda!
Shingen Takeda thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Furriel (ranked 1237 p4p, 1551 weight class) and Jacques Bollomard (ranked 177 p4p, 212 weight class). Bollomard has chosen LE RODEUR (SPES INVICTA Remix) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcos Furriel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jacques Bollomard!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Dean Styles and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Furriel is predictable there
and Bollomard counters with a shoot takedown. Furriel fights it but they end up in guard.
Furriel pulls Bollomard in close to his closed guard and prevents Bollomard from doing any damage or advancing position.
Furriel has his foot on Bollomard's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bollomard works his way back into a safe position though.
Bollomard throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Furriel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bollomard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Furriel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Furriel lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Bollomard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Furriel is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Bollomard has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Furriel is looking to defend but Bollomard has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Furriel! Bollomard pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Furriel taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jacques Bollomard!
After winning the bout, Jacques Bollomard thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Santino Cabal (ranked 3348 p4p, 2462 weight class) and Joel Miller (ranked 451 p4p, 348 weight class). Joel Miller has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Santino Cabal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Joel Miller!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Anthony Taglia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabal swings widly with a right hand
and Miller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cabal misses with an uppercut.
Cabal throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Miller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cabal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cabal moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cabal cracks Miller with an open hand slap.
Miller ducks under a wild hook from Cabal.
Cabal throws a poor cross that misses
and Miller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cabal misses with a lunging right hand
and Miller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cabal throws a leg kick
and Miller counters with a crisp right hand that drops Cabal! Miller lets Cabal back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Cabal is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miller catches Cabal with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Cabal forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Joel Miller!
Joel Miller decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Howlett (ranked 676 p4p, 1568 weight class) and Patrick Matthew (ranked 103 p4p, 214 weight class). Howlett's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Indestructible. 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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Howlett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Patrick Matthew!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Alyssa Summers and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Howlett with that takedown attempt.
Matthew throws a hook to the side of Howlett's head but Howlett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Howlett closes the distance and clinches up with Matthew, looking for a takedown. Howlett pushes Matthew against the cage but Matthew circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Howlett is looking to clinch.
Matthew appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Matthew circles away from the clinch attempt
and Matthew counters with a right hand to the body.
Matthew looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Howlett closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Matthew to the mat! Matthew manages to get full guard.
Matthew is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howlett trying to control the position from guard on top but Matthew is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Matthew is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthew keeping moving, preventing Howlett from controlling successfully.
Howlett trying to move into half guard but instead Matthew has managed to sweep!
Matthew controls from within his opponent's guard.
Howlett working a defensive guard here.
Howlett tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Howlett working for a triangle but Matthew defends it easily.
Matthew sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howlett keeping moving, preventing Matthew from controlling successfully.
Matthew really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Howlett. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Howlett controls Matthew momentarily but Matthew frees himself.
Howlett is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Matthew is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Howlett has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Matthew doesn't defend quickly enough and Howlett has managed to lock this one up! Can Matthew escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Howlett on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). James Howlett!
An out of breath James Howlett thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Nyla (ranked 570 p4p, 795 weight class) and Davante Dunbar (ranked 88 p4p, 118 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Dunbar's choice of entrance music: Mastodon - More Than I Could Chew. Davante Dunbar will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sammy Nyla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Davante Dunbar!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Anthony Taglia and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nyla ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dunbar connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nyla. Nyla circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dunbar misses with a lunging right hand
and Nyla makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nyla clinches.
A right hand to the body from Dunbar.
A short right from Nyla.
Nyla tries a body shot but Dunbar blocks it.
Dunbar jumps guard but Nyla stands there with Dunbar around his waist. Dunbar gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dunbar fails to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dunbar tries to pull guard but Nyla won't allow it.
Sammy Nyla has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Davante Dunbar.
Dunbar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nyla tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nyla tries a body shot but Dunbar blocks it.
Dunbar takes a shot to the head.
Nyla lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dunbar or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nyla misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nyla.
Nyla throws a punch but it's blocked by Dunbar.
Dunbar fails to pull guard.
Nyla blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Nyla.
Dunbar blocks an uppercut.
Nyla fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nyla throws a punch but it's blocked by Dunbar.
Nyla lands a hook that snaps the head of Dunbar backwards.
A right hand to the body from Nyla.
Dunbar tries to work over Nyla's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Dunbar on the inside.
Dunbar tries to pull guard but Nyla forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Nyla breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nyla has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crapollas Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Nyla with a hook.
It looks like Davante Dunbar has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunbar ducks under a wild hook from Nyla.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dunbar misses with a looping right.
Nyla uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dunbar.
Nyla is looking to counter punch.
Nyla misses with a hook
and Dunbar counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nyla throws a lazy uppercut
letting Dunbar counter with a right hand.
Nyla takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dunbar lunges at Nyla with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nyla's hand.
Nyla paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice uppercut there from Dunbar.
Nyla takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A jab from Dunbar misses.
Dunbar ducks under a wild hook from Nyla.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunbar tries to clinch but Nyla is having none of it.
Nyla swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nyla throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dunbar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nyla looks to land a left hand but Dunbar moved out of range nicely.
Nyla scores with a jab to the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dunbar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nyla throws an off balance right hand
and Dunbar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nyla just misses with a punch to the body.
Nyla digs a good hook to Dunbar's body.
A swing and a miss from Dunbar.
Dunbar lands a body shot.
Dunbar has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dunbar misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nyla counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dunbar thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunbar throws a shot from downtown. Nyla moves away and avoids it.
Nyla misses with a hook.
Nyla misses with an uppercut. Dunbar saw that one coming.
Dunbar ducks under a wild hook from Nyla.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab lands there for Nyla.
Nyla misses with a straight right.
Nyla takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nyla lands with a straight right. Dunbar didn't see that one coming.
Dunbar is rocked!
That has opened up Davante Dunbar's cut even more.
Nyla misses with a straight left.
Nyla catches Dunbar with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dunbar is still on wobbly legs! Can Nyla finish him?
A jab from Nyla misses.
Dunbar scores with a hook to the body. Nyla takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dunbar uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nyla has time to react.
Dunbar seems to have recovered his senses.
Dunbar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nyla manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sammy Nyla dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Davante Dunbar's cut.
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.
Dunbar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nyla throws out the jab.
Dunbar lands a nice shot to the body.
Nyla throws a lazy right hand but Dunbar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dunbar misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Nyla throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nyla uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dunbar.
Davante Dunbar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nyla swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nyla scores with a sloppy right hand. Dunbar should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dunbar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nyla throws a big shot that misses.
Nyla missing with a left hand there. Dunbar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dunbar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunbar scores with a nice right hand.
Dunbar throws a hook but Nyla blocks it.
Dunbar throws a series of strikes that have Nyla backpedaling.
Dunbar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nyla.
Dunbar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nyla.
Nyla changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Dunbar.
Nyla throws a hook to the side of Dunbar's head but Dunbar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dunbar 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.
Nyla throws an overhand right that lands on Dunbar's shoulder, as Dunbar tries to avoid the shot.
Nyla misses with an uppercut. Dunbar saw that one coming.
Nyla is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunbar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nyla.
Dunbar throws out a counter right but Nyla avoids it with no problem.
Dunbar misses with a hook to the body
and Nyla counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nyla misses with a right hand
and Dunbar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nyla waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dunbar.
Dunbar lands a jab-cross combination.
Nyla pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nyla jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dunbar moves out of range of the strikes.
Dunbar throws a big shot that misses.
Dunbar throws a looping overhand right but Nyla ducks down to avoid it.
Dunbar lands with a nice body punch.
Nyla throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Dunbar finds it's target.
Dunbar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nyla.
Dunbar cracks Nyla with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dunbar slips a jab from Nyla.
Nyla misses with an uppercut. Dunbar saw that one coming.
Nyla looks to throw the jab but Dunbar is out of range.
Nyla takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A big right from Nyla misses.
Nice defenses there by Nyla.
Nyla throwing a counter right hand but Dunbar manages to avoid it.
Nyla throws a right hand that misses
and Dunbar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dunbar lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunbar lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nyla swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab by Dunbar.
Nyla displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dunbar throws out the jab.
Dunbar misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Nyla misses the target.
Nyla moves out of range as Dunbar strikes.
Dunbar lands with a straight right. Nyla didn't see that one coming.
Dunbar just misses with a punch to the body.
Dunbar throws a hook to the side of Nyla's head but Nyla sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nyla scores with a jab.
Nyla lands a glancing blow to the side of Dunbar's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Davante Dunbar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Davante Dunbar's cut.
That's time! Nyla's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dunbar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nyla throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dunbar lands a jab to Nyla's midsection.
Dunbar with a jab.
Dunbar throws a big shot that misses.
Dunbar is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nyla closes the distance but Dunbar moves to the side
and Dunbar makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dunbar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nyla on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nyla looks to land a left hand but Dunbar moved out of range nicely.
Dunbar tries to counter by closing the distance.
Dunbar lands a nice shot that snaps Nyla's head back.
Nyla takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nyla misses with a hook
and Dunbar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nyla looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunbar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nyla stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dunbar takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nyla is rocked!
OH! Nyla has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Dunbar smells blood and charges in for the finish! Dunbar unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Nyla sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Davante Dunbar!
Davante Dunbar decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Dye (ranked 190 p4p, 2438 weight class) and Albert Sojka (ranked 32 p4p, 326 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Excellent MT
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Excellent boxer
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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 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Dye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Albert Sojka!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Bruno Lombardi and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dye ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dye ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sojka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dye.
Sojka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dye.
Dye forces Sojka back against the cage and clinches.
Dye working aggressively here.
Sojka blocking some punches.
Dye definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sojka lands a nice shot to the body.
Dye misses with a body punch.
Dye tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dye lands a nice uppercut.
Sojka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sojka'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.
A short right from Sojka on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sojka blocks an uppercut.
Sojka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sojka's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sojka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dye pushes Sojka back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dye misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sojka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sojka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sojka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sojka misses with a punch on the inside.
Sojka leaning against his opponent.
Sojka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dye tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sojka prevents a body shot from Dye.
Dye blocks a body shot from Sojka.
Sojka lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dye backwards.
Dye lands with a left to the head.
Dye tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sojka stalling.
Sojka pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sojka is stalling here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dye.
Dye tries to work over Sojka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sojka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dye blocks a body shot from Sojka.
Dye prevents a body shot from Sojka.
Dye tries a body shot but Sojka blocks it.
Dye pushes Sojka back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dye lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sojka backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sojka.
Sojka lands a hook that snaps the head of Dye backwards.
Sojka slows down the pace here.
Sojka throws a punch but it's blocked by Dye.
Sojka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sojka swings wildly with an uppercut but Dye uses good head movement to avoid it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dye fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sojka blocking some punches.
Sojka throws a punch but it's blocked by Dye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sojka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sojka misses with a punch on the inside.
Dye scores with a shoulder strike.
Sojka blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Sojka fails to land.
Dye misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sojka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sojka working aggressively here.
Sojka working aggressively here.
Sojka blocks an uppercut.
Sojka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sojka blocks an uppercut.
Sojka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dye tries a body shot but Sojka blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Sojka.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dye.
Dye can't find room to land a body shot as Sojka controls the action.
Sojka is pushing Dye up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sojka taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sojka.
Dye misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Dye.
Dye tries to throw a body punch but Sojka avoids it by throwing Dye back against the cage.
Dye misses with a punch on the inside.
Sojka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dye misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Sojka fails to land.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dye tries to throw a body punch but Sojka avoids it by throwing Dye back against the cage.
Sojka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sojka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sojka pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sojka scores with a shot to the side of Dye's head.
Sojka blocks an uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Dye - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short right from Dye.
Sojka tries to stall but Dye uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Albert Sojka will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dye clinches up against the cage.
Sojka misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sojka.
Dye misses with a body punch.
Sojka prevents a body shot from Dye.
Sojka throws an elbow but it misses.
Dye pushes Sojka back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dye tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sojka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dye tries to throw a body punch but Sojka avoids it by throwing Dye back against the cage.
Dye scores with a shoulder strike.
Sojka stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dye prevents a body shot from Sojka.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dye swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sojka blocks a body shot from Dye.
Dye fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Dye fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Dye.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sojka tries a body shot but Dye blocks it.
Dye tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dye fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dye scores with a shoulder strike.
Dye misses with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Dye.
Dye lands with a left to the head.
Dye misses with the head strike.
Sojka tries to work over Dye's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sojka scores with a shot to the side of Dye's head.
Dye swings wildly with an uppercut but Sojka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sojka is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sojka throws a head punch that misses.
Sojka misses with a punch on the inside.
Jack Dye has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dye misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sojka misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dye misses with the head strike.
Dye misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dye misses with a punch on the inside.
Dye scores with a shot to the side of Sojka's head.
Sojka looking to throw knees to the head but Dye is blocking nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sojka.
Dye is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sojka is keeping busy.
Dye misses with the head strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dye lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sojka backwards.
Sojka's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sojka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sojka scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sojka misses with a punch on the inside.
Dye misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sojka.
Dye misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sojka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sojka scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sojka.
Sojka misses with a knee strike.
Dye can't find room to land a body shot as Sojka controls the action.
Dye doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dye tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sojka's elbow.
Sojka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Dye fails to land.
Sojka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sojka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dye lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dye blocks an uppercut.
Dye has a couple of punches blocked by Sojka.
Dye lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dye working aggressively here.
Dye lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sojka backwards.
Dye working aggressively here.
Sojka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dye backwards.
Dye goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dye is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sojka is keeping busy.
Dye struggles to land a body shot inside as Sojka controls his hands.
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!
Sojka lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sojka throws a punch but it's blocked by Dye.
Sojka will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dye up against the cage.
Dye can't find room to land a body shot as Sojka controls the action.
Dye misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dye tries to throw a body punch but Sojka avoids it by throwing Dye back against the cage.
Sojka can't find room to land a body shot as Dye controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dye.
Sojka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sojka has Dye pressed against the cage.
Sojka displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dye up against the cage.
Sojka taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jack Dye will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Dye with a nice cross.
Sojka misses with a hook. Dye ducked under it nicely.
Sojka lands a really nice looking cross but Dye seems unphased.
Sojka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sojka tries to counter with a clinch but Dye shakes him off and moves away.
Dye misses the shot to the body.
Dye closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Albert Sojka has been cut.
Dye slips under a jab.
Sojka misses with a leg kick
and Dye counters with a stiff right hand.
Sojka is rocked!
Dye circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Sojka to the canvas! Sojka doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Dye keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Dye!
Our winner, Jack Dye, 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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