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C132: Akinwande vs. Okongwu PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between New Breed One (ranked 1282 p4p, 1597 weight class) and Calixto Cardona (ranked 138 p4p, 177 weight class). Calixto Cardona has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with New Breed One's chin.
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Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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 25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, New Breed One!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 24 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Calixto Cardona!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
One gets cracked there but stands up to it.
New Breed One seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cardona throws a shot from downtown. One moves away and avoids it.
One uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cardona.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from One is defended easily by Cardona.
Cardona thuds his right hand into One's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
One shoots in looking for a takedown. Cardona tries to sprawl out of it but One keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cardona manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cardona looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
One dodges the punch combination from Cardona.
One steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cardona.
One fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cardona, pushing him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cardona struggles to land a body shot inside as One controls his hands.
One looking to throw knees to the head but Cardona is blocking nicely.
One goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cardona prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for New Breed One. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cardona lands a left hand.
One is working for takedown but Cardona is calmly controlling the position for now.
Cardona misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardona tried to land a shot to the body but connects with One's elbow.
One jumps guard but Cardona stands there with One around his waist. One gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
One drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
One tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
One looking for a takedown.
One blocks an uppercut.
Cardona lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of One backwards.
Cardona throws a punch but it's blocked by One.
One fails to pull guard.
Cardona misses with a punch on the inside.
One goes for a takedown attempt but Cardona pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
One fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cardona throws a hook but One blocks it.
One gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cardona.
Cardona moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
One on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cardona misses with a leg kick.
Cardona throws the left hand but One avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardona fakes high and swings low for a body shot but One manages to avoid it.
One changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cardona tries to avoid it but One manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cardona to the ground. Cardona escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cardona tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
One fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
One shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cardona defends it nicely.
One with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cardona cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
One looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cardona rushes One and presses him up against the cage.
One's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cardona scores with an uppercut up the middle.
One blocking some punches.
Cardona misses with a hook to the ribs.
One blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cardona is leaning against One and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cardona lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cardona throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
One is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cardona gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
One has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cardona is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cardona breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Cardona.
One tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cardona swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cardona stuffs the takedown.
One uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cardona.
One gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cardona cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cardona with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cardona cracks One with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Calixto Cardona is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big right from Cardona misses.
Cardona cracks One with an open hand slap.
 One is rocked!
Cardona misses with an uppercut. One saw that one coming.
Cardona misses with a body shot.
One closes the distance and clinches up with Cardona, looking for a takedown. One pushes Cardona against the cage but Cardona circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cardona misses with a leg kick.
One avoids the body shot from Cardona.
One has his takedown stuffed
and Cardona counters with a stiff right hand.
Oh One is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
One shoots in looking for a takedown. Cardona tries to sprawl out of it but One keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cardona manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cardona displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from One.
One seems to have got his legs back now.
Cardona lands with a nice body punch.
Cardona gets caught flat footed, as One shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
One wants to control from the top but Cardona keeps moving.
One prevents Cardona from getting back to his feet.
Cardona has his feet on One's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
One on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cardona. Cardona obviously looking to wear him down.
One shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Cardona's guard.
One keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cardona's head.
One throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
One throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cardona works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Calixto Cardona dominated that round.
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.
Cardona tries a head kick but it misses.
Cardona jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
One misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cardona stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cardona has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
One shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cardona counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
One misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Cardona to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for New Breed One. That's going to take a lot out of him.
One fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cardona, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Cardona fails to land.
One jumps guard but Cardona stands there with One around his waist. One gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cardona lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cardona misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cardona softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cardona swings away with an uppercut that misses.
One's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
Cardona lands a shoulder strike.
Cardona misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
One drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
One misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cardona.
One wants to take the fight to the mat but Cardona manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
One prevents a body shot from Cardona.
Cardona working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
One tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cardona has a couple of punches blocked by One.
Cardona misses with a punch to the body.
One is working for takedown but Cardona is calmly controlling the position for now.
One has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cardona avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cardona misses with the head strike.
Cardona pushes One back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cardona misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cardona fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Cardona.
Cardona gets through One's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cardona can't find room to land a body shot as One controls the action.
A right handed body shot lands from Cardona.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardona tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Cardona.
A body shot lands from Cardona.
Cardona tries a body shot but One blocks it.
Cardona has a couple of punches blocked by One.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by Cardona.
One looking for a takedown.
One blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
One tries for a takedown but Cardona manages to get underhooks.
Cardona lands on the inside with an uppercut.
One tries for a takedown. No joy.
A short right from Cardona on the inside.
Cardona misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cardona stops a takedown attempt from One.
Cardona lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
One pulls guard effortlessly.
Cardona is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
One keeping moving, preventing Cardona from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cardona postures up in One's guard and throws a big left but One blocks it.
One keeping moving, preventing Cardona from controlling successfully.
Cardona tries to stand but One is controlling from the bottom.
Cardona wants to control from the top but One keeps moving.
One bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cardona's guard.
One won't allow Cardona to get back to his feet.
One loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cardona utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
One throws a big elbow that misses.
Cardona is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst One is controlling him.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cardona scores with a jab to the jaw.
One takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
One takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cardona looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
One shoots in for a takedown but Cardona shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
One wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
One dives in for a single leg takedown but Cardona sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Cardona lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of One backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cardona as One tries to tie him up.
Cardona tries to work over One's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Calixto Cardona showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Cardona throws a head kick that One semi-blocks.
One fails with the takedown.
One shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cardona pinned against the cage. Cardona gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cardona! But no joy.
Cardona lands a front kick.
Cardona forces One back against the cage and clinches.
One jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cardona walks away with a smile on his face. One gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for New Breed One. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cardona displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from One.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
One moves away from the strike by Cardona.
Cardona is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by One.
One shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cardona defends it nicely.
Cardona connects with a good right hand that stumbles One. One circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Cardona. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cardona.
One is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cardona sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cardona is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Cardona connects with a good right hand that stumbles One. One circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cardona throws a leg kick which misses One's front leg but catches the back leg as One tries to avoid it.
Cardona throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
One avoids the body shot from Cardona.
Jab by Cardona.
No luck with that takedown attempt from One.
Cardona has One up against the cage in a clinch.
One blocks a punch to the side of the head.
One blocks a body shot from Cardona.
One can't find room to land a body shot as Cardona controls the action.
One blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cardona misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardona lands a right hand that snaps the head of One backwards.
Cardona scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
One fails to pull guard.
One jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cardona walks away with a smile on his face. One gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cardona has managed to clinch.
One has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Cardona regains guard immediately.
Cardona is looking to stand up but One isn't so interested in that idea.
Cardona avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
One looking to sit in guard and control but Cardona gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cardona is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
New Breed One overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
One keeping full guard, as Cardona tries to pass.
Calixto Cardona is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cardona is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Cardona wants to pass the guard but One is keeping the position.
One has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Cardona is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for One.
An elbow from Cardona crashes against the mat.
Cardona is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. One knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
One is not content to let Cardona control the position.
New Breed One has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Cardona postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
One sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Cardona is looking to advance position but One won't allow it.
One is staying active underneath Cardona, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
One looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cardona not doing much here.
One wants to improve his position but Cardona is controlling well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Calixto Cardona comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cardona winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Calixto Cardona!
Calixto Cardona thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Henry Lancaster (ranked 535 p4p, 868 weight class) and Paulo Gentil (ranked 74 p4p, 119 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Henry Lancaster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paulo Gentil!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lancaster misses the body punch
and Lancaster takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gentil moves out of range of the strikes.
Gentil staying out of range there.
Lancaster misses with a hook to the body
and Lancaster takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Henry Lancaster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gentil gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gentil defending well as Lancaster loads up on a big left hand.
Lancaster throws a looping overhand right but Gentil ducks down to avoid it.
Gentil steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lancaster.
Lancaster has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Tōshi in the buildup to the fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Lancaster misses the target.
Gentil throws a front kick that sends Lancaster stumbling back into the cage.
Gentil rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lancaster moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gentil connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gentil scores with a punch to the head.
Gentil throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lancaster swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lancaster misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice defenses there by Lancaster.
Gentil steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lancaster.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster throws out a loose jab but Gentil uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gentil takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gentil ducks under a wild hook from Lancaster.
Lancaster throws a big shot that misses.
Gentil appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lancaster takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gentil lands a body shot.
Gentil looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lancaster throws an off balance right hand
and Gentil connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lancaster is rocked!
Lancaster avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lancaster is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lancaster darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gentil lands a leg kick that knocks Lancaster off balance momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gentil misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gentil lands a big uppercut and Lancaster crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Lancaster looks OK. Gentil waves Lancaster back to his feet!
Oh Lancaster is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lancaster misses with a straight left.
Gentil digs a good hook to Lancaster's body.
Lancaster is breathing heavily.
Gentil cracks Lancaster with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Paulo Gentil!
Our winner, Paulo Gentil, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brayden Point (ranked 546 p4p, 462 weight class) and Obi Wan Kenobi (ranked 63 p4p, 54 weight class). Point's entrance music is Roots Reggae Music. A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 32 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brayden Point!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 18 - 5, fighting out of Sydney, Obi Wan Kenobi!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Point throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kenobi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kenobi was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Jab, jab by Point - just one landing.
Kenobi scoring well with a low kick there.
A good leg kick by Kenobi.
Point on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Point has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gunner's School of Combat in the buildup to the fight.
Kenobi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Point slips a jab from Kenobi.
Point swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kenobi throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Kenobi misses.
Point slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Point cracks a nice hook into Kenobi's ribs.
Point moves out of range of the body kick from Kenobi.
Point throwing a counter right hand but Kenobi manages to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kenobi. That's going to slow Point down.
Point blocks a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Kenobi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Point on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Point throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Kenobi to counter with a crisp jab.
Jab, jab by Point - just one landing.
 It looks like Obi Wan Kenobi has been cut.
Kenobi with a hook.
Kenobi ducks under a wild hook from Point.
Kenobi swats away the attempt to clinch by Point.
Kenobi looks to score with a jab to the body but Point is just out of range.
Kenobi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kenobi. Point does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kenobi throws a hook but Point avoids it easily.
Point takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kenobi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kenobi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Point.
Point throws a lazy uppercut
and Kenobi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Point ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kenobi moves away.
Obi Wan Kenobi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Point misses.
Point moves in looking to clinch but Kenobi pushes him off.
Kenobi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kenobi connects with the punch.
Kenobi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Point lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kenobi misses with a body kick.
Point jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Point checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kenobi tries to work over Point's front leg with a kick but Point checks it.
Point loads up on a big right hand but Kenobi slips the punch.
Point takes a swing at Kenobi's ribcage but misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kenobi.
Point moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Point gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kenobi.
A shot in the inside from Point.
Point'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.
Kenobi is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kenobi wants to take the fight to the mat but Point manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Brayden Point has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Obi Wan Kenobi.
Point throws a knee to the head but misses.
Point with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kenobi changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Point fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Point fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kenobi manages to avoid it.
Kenobi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Point wants to clinch up but Kenobi keeps it at a distance.
Point backing away here, and Kenobi unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Kenobi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Point misses with a body shot.
Kenobi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kenobi swings for the body but Point moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenobi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Point.
Kenobi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Point moves away.
Point's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kenobi under the eye.
An inside leg kick lands from Kenobi.
Kenobi pushes Point away with a front kick.
Point steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kenobi.
A little feinted left hand from Point on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice inside leg kick there by Kenobi. That's going to slow Point down.
Kenobi throws the left hand but Point avoids the punch easily.
A little feinted left hand from Point on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kenobi works the jab nicely.
Point misses the jab.
Kenobi avoids the body shot from Point.
Nice uppercut lands for Kenobi. That snapped Point's head back.
Kenobi connects with an inside leg kick.
Kenobi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kenobi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kenobi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Obi Wan Kenobi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Obi Wan Kenobi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kenobi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Point.
Kenobi dips to his left and cracks Point with an uppercut!
Kenobi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Point was well out of range. Poor timing from Kenobi.
A quick step to the side and Point tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Point moves out of range as Kenobi strikes.
Kenobi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A slow jab from Kenobi misses its intended target.
Kenobi throws a looping overhand right but Point ducks down to avoid it.
Kenobi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Point swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Point checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kenobi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A swing and a miss from Kenobi.
Kenobi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Point misses with a straight right.
Point is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kenobi tried to score with a low kick but Point checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Point misses with a looping right.
A jab from Point misses.
Kenobi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kenobi throws a lazy body kick
enabling Point to counter with a crisp jab.
Point takes a swing at Kenobi's ribcage but misses.
Kenobi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kenobi connects with a jab.
Point connects with a body shot that sends Kenobi's belly button to the back.
Kenobi misses with a low kick.
Kenobi throws a nice inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kenobi. Point does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kenobi tries a low kick but Point avoids it.
Nice body kick there by Kenobi.
Kenobi misses the jab.
Kenobi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Point.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Point fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kenobi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kenobi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Point.
Point moves in looking to clinch but Kenobi pushes him off.
Point pushes Kenobi up against the cage in a clinch.
Kenobi wants to take the fight to the mat but Point manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A short left from Point.
Kenobi has Point pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Point manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Point lands a hook that snaps the head of Kenobi backwards.
Point lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Point gets underhooks to prevent Kenobi's takedown attempt.
Brayden Point has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Obi Wan Kenobi.
Kenobi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Point is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A short uppercut from Point.
Point lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kenobi backwards.
Point lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kenobi backwards.
Kenobi looking for a takedown.
Point tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kenobi is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Point gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kenobi is breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by Point.
 Kenobi is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenobi drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Point gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kenobi is still on wobbly legs! Can Point finish him?
Point has Kenobi pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Kenobi is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Point - that's hurt Kenobi badly! Oh, another knee lands and Kenobi is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Kenobi doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Brayden Point!
An out of breath Brayden Point 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bull Mfer (ranked 736 p4p, 434 weight class) and Armand Christophe (ranked 109 p4p, 68 weight class). Christophe comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Shadows kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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21 - 12 - 1 |
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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 33 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bull Mfer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Armand Christophe!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christophe scores with a head kick.
 It looks like Bull Mfer has been cut.
Mfer lands a nice looking body shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Christophe 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.
Christophe lands a big head kick that sends Mfer tumbling to the mat! Christophe takes a step backwards and waves Mfer back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Christophe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Christophe misses with a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mfer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mfer tries a head kick but it misses.
Christophe appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mfer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Christophe tries a quick counter leg kick but Mfer is wise to it.
Mfer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Christophe dodges the punch combination from Mfer.
Mfer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mfer throws a right and a left that Christophe avoids nicely.
Mfer throws a body punch but Christophe moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christophe throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Christophe avoids the body shot from Mfer.
Sloppy strikes from Mfer. Those never looked like landing.
Mfer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Christophe tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mfer is able to avoid easily.
Christophe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mfer looks to land a right hand but Christophe moved out of range.
Christophe looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mfer throws a right and a left that Christophe avoids nicely.
Mfer moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Christophe slips a jab and a cross from Mfer.
Mfer throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mfer throws a sloppy head kick and Christophe moves out of range easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mfer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mfer throws a head kick that misses.
It seemed like Christophe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Christophe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mfer.
Christophe only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Mfer throws a lazy head kick
and Christophe counters with an inside leg kick.
Mfer defending well as Christophe loads up on a big left hand.
Mfer throws a lazy right hand but Christophe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mfer swinging wildly here.
A little jabbing left from Christophe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Christophe misses with an uppercut. Mfer saw that one coming.
Mfer throws a combination. Christophe tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Christophe circles away quickly and effectively.
Christophe shapes to counter with a head kick.
Mfer throws a head kick that misses.
Mfer takes a swing at Christophe's ribcage but misses.
A nice side step and Christophe releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Christophe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mfer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Christophe avoids the head kick by Mfer.
Mfer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mfer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Christophe blocks a head kick by Mfer.
Christophe tries a quick counter leg kick but Mfer is wise to it.
A head kick misses from Mfer.
Mfer throws a head kick that misses.
Mfer scores with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Mfer does no damage.
Mfer lands with a shot to the body.
Mfer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Christophe! But no joy.
Mfer misses with a combination
and Christophe counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Mfer does no damage.
Mfer throws a combination that misses
and Christophe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Christophe lands the left hand.
Bull Mfer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mfer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Christophe. Christophe obviously looking to wear him down.
Mfer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mfer throws a right hand that Christophe ducks under and follows up with a left that Christophe also avoids with ease.
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 Bull Mfer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bull Mfer'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.
Mfer lands a jab to Christophe's midsection.
Christophe slips a straight right by Mfer.
Mfer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Christophe.
Mfer is looking to wear down Christophe with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mfer throws a right hand that misses
and Christophe counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bull Mfer is winning the standup battle so far.
Mfer looks to land a combination but Christophe avoids it well.
A head kick by Mfer misses
and Christophe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mfer misses with a jab to the body
and Christophe makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A head kick misses from Mfer.
Christophe only half commits to the counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christophe throws a front kick that sends Mfer stumbling back into the cage.
Christophe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Christophe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Mfer misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer throws a combination that misses
and Christophe counters with a stiff right hand.
Christophe tries to score with a low kick but Mfer moves his leg out of the way.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Christophe in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
An inside leg kick from Christophe misses.
Mfer lands with a straight right. Christophe didn't see that one coming.
Mfer throws a right hand that Christophe ducks under and follows up with a left that Christophe also avoids with ease.
Mfer fails to land with a series of punches.
Christophe now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Mfer looks to land a combination but Christophe avoids it well.
Christophe connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mfer throws a head kick that misses.
Christophe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bull Mfer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mfer misses with a head kick.
It seemed like Christophe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christophe lands with a kick to the temple. Mfer shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Christophe misses with a left hand
and Mfer counters with a left and a right that stings Christophe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mfer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Christophe! But no joy.
Mfer throws a sloppy head kick
and Christophe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mfer slips a straight right by Christophe.
Mfer throws a predictable looking body shot
and Christophe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mfer throws a sloppy head kick and Christophe moves out of range easily.
Christophe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mfer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mfer throws a head kick that misses.
Christophe throws a big counter head kick but Mfer avoids it with no problem.
Mfer tries a head kick but it misses.
Christophe let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mfer throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Christophe's head.
Christophe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Christophe lands a big head kick that sends Mfer tumbling to the mat! Christophe takes a step backwards and waves Mfer back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Mfer is rocked!
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!
Christophe flashes Mfer a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Mfer's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Mfer crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Christophe punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Armand Christophe!
After winning the bout, Armand Christophe 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Verneri Ahma (ranked 726 p4p, 630 weight class) and Caio Victor (ranked 106 p4p, 92 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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38
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World class boxer
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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 33 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Verneri Ahma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Caio Victor!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Victor connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Victor gets tackled into the cage by Ahma. Ahma maintains the clinch.
Victor tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ahma smiles and moves away.
Victor lands a really nice looking cross but Ahma seems unphased.
We've been informed that Victor has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Victor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Victor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ahma tries to close the distance and clinch up but Victor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Victor listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Victor tries to keep at a distance but Ahma has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ahma breaks from the clinch.
Ahma tries to clinch but Victor moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahma closes the distance and clinches.
Ahma tries to work over Victor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ahma breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ahma rushes Victor and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ahma pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahma forces Victor back against the cage and clinches.
Ahma avoiding damage.
Ahma has Victor pushed against the cage.
Victor tries to pull guard but Ahma holds him up against the cage and eventually Victor drops back down to his feet.
Ahma's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ahma pivots, looking for a leg kick but Victor is out of range and Ahma settles back down.
Ahma scores with a jab. Victor acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ahma misses with a straight left.
Ahma is looking to chop away at Victor's legs.
Victor checks the leg kick nicely there.
Victor changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Victor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ahma.
Ahma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Victor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Victor, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ahma doesn't manage to clinch there - Victor circles away.
Victor dives in and scores a takedown into Ahma's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ahma keeping full guard, as Victor tries to pass.
Victor is still trying to improve position.
Victor won't allow Ahma to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahma keeping full guard, as Victor tries to pass.
Victor forces his way into half guard.
Ahma won't allow Victor to pass to mount.
Victor moves into full mount! Ahma won't be happy about that!
Victor is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Ahma has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Ahma!
Ahma postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ahma controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ahma passes Victor's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ahma is trying to control. Victor wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Victor wants to get back to full guard.
Victor looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
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 Verneri Ahma will probably get the nod.
That's time! Ahma's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ahma gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Victor is trying to pull guard but Ahma turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ahma breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ahma is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ahma misses with a body shot.
Victor is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Victor throws a jab but it's blocked by Ahma.
A shot to the liver by Victor. Beautiful body shot.
Victor fails to land with a series of punches.
Ahma went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Victor gets tackled into the cage by Ahma. Ahma maintains the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahma stops a takedown attempt from Victor.
Victor jumps guard but Ahma stands there with Victor around his waist. Victor gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Verneri Ahma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caio Victor.
Victor has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ahma after a bit of a struggle.
Victor is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ahma to keep the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Victor is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ahma to keep the fight standing.
Victor jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ahma walks away with a smile on his face. Victor gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ahma wants to clinch.
Victor throws an overhand right that lands on Ahma's shoulder, as Ahma tries to avoid the shot.
Ahma moves into the clinch.
Ahma taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ahma taking a breather.
Ahma manages to break the clinch.
Ahma shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Victor eats them both and turns towards Ahma to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Victor dives in and grabs Ahma's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ahma pushes down on Victor's head and hops out.
Ahma takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Victor jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ahma walks away with a smile on his face. Victor gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Victor shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Victor was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ahma wants to control but Victor postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Victor tries for a kimura but Ahma is defending well.
Victor tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahma manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Victor tries to get to full guard but Ahma has control of the leg.
Ahma controlling the pace.
Ahma prevents Victor from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Ahma seems content to control.
Victor wants to improve his position but Ahma is controlling well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ahma is taking a breather. Victor says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Caio Victor has got the better of the ground game so far.
Victor is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Verneri Ahma dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Ahma displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Victor.
Verneri Ahma is winning the standup battle so far.
Ahma scores with a nice strike.
A combination from Ahma does no damage.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ahma 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 Victor has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Victor and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Victor drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ahma defends it well.
Victor lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Victor walks into a jab.
Victor uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ahma clinches up against the cage.
Ahma stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Victor goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ahma prevents it.
Victor has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ahma is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Verneri Ahma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caio Victor.
Victor has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ahma avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ahma effectively controlling the action here.
Ahma lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Victor or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Victor jumps guard but Ahma stands there with Victor around his waist. Victor gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ahma prevents a takedown attempt there.
Victor jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ahma walks away with a smile on his face. Victor gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ahma is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Victor can do to turn this around?
Ahma fails to land with a series of punches.
Victor dodges the punch combination from Ahma.
Ahma is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice shot by Victor.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ahma looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahma uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Victor.
Ahma throws a body shot but no joy.
Victor bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ahma's head backwards.
Ahma lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Victor circles away quickly and effectively.
Victor lands with a good body shot.
Ahma gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Victor tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ahma smiles and moves away.
Victor throws a big shot that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Ahma misses its target.
Ahma misses with a body shot.
Ahma wants to clinch up but Victor keeps it at a distance.
Ahma lands a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ahma scores with a jab to the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ahma looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Victor with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ahma counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ahma is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ahma misses with a body kick.
Victor changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Verneri Ahma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahma tests Victor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Victor fails to land the takedown.
Victor walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ahma tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Victor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ahma fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Victor.
Ahma misses with a two punch combination.
Victor throws a body shot but no joy.
Victor scores with a shot to the body.
Ahma walks into a jab.
Ahma tries to clinch but Victor moves out of range.
Verneri Ahma is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ahma fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Victor is out of range.
Victor is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ahma 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.
Victor slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Victor tests Ahma's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Victor has his takedown stuffed
and Victor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Verneri Ahma is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahma chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Victor gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A punch combination from Victor misses.
Victor gets a double leg takedown into Ahma's guard.
Ahma lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Victor is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Victor 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.
Ahma stays in close to Victor's body and controls the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Verneri Ahma showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ahma, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Verneri Ahma!
A very excited looking Verneri Ahma 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Brawler (ranked 360 p4p, 182 weight class) and Angelo Moore (ranked 53 p4p, 32 weight class). Angelo Moore 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bobby Brawler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Angelo Moore!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore throws a right hand that misses
and Brawler makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Moore ducks right into an uppercut from Brawler.
A chopping leg kick lands by Moore.
Moore misses with a head kick.
Brawler was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Brawler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moore closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Brawler avoids a punch combination nicely.
Moore looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Brawler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moore.
Moore misses with an uppercut. Brawler saw that one coming.
Brawler tried to counter with a leg kick but Moore avoided it.
Brawler looks to score with a jab to the body but Moore is just out of range.
Moore missing with a left hand there. Brawler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brawler is looking to counter punch.
Moore tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brawler was well out of range. Poor timing from Moore.
Brawler thinks about countering with a body kick.
Brawler walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Moore checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Moore rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brawler counters with a slapping leg kick.
Moore lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Moore misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brawler slips under a jab.
Brawler throws a nice head kick!
Moore cracks Brawler with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Moore wants to slow Brawler down by chopping away at his legs.
It looked like Brawler wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Moore throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
It looked like Brawler wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Moore swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Moore throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brawler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Moore lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brawler throws a wild body kick that Moore sees coming a mile off.
Moore pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Moore misses with a shot to the body
and Brawler counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Moore missing with a left hand there. Brawler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Moore misses with a two punch combination.
A clash of legs there as Brawler blocks the low kick.
Moore misses with a lunging right hand
and Brawler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brawler looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Moore throws a series of punches but Brawler avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brawler stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Moore.
Brawler looks to land a body kick but Moore moved away.
Moore waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brawler.
Brawler fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Moore checks it well.
Brawler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moore.
Brawler with the inside leg kick.
Brawler throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Moore looks to land a right hand but Brawler moved out of range.
Moore throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brawler moves out of range of the strikes.
Brawler throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Moore flicks out a counter leg kick but Brawler steps away.
Moore throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brawler was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Moore throws a big shot that misses.
It appears Brawler was looking to counter with a kick there.
Moore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moore displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brawler throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brawler on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Brawler on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Moore. Moore obviously looking to wear him down.
Moore throws a looping overhand right but Brawler ducks down to avoid it.
Moore slips a straight right by Brawler.
Moore throws a front kick aimed at Brawler's knee but Brawler avoids it well.
Brawler takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brawler takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Moore throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brawler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brawler was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Moore throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Moore misses with a double jab
and Brawler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Moore throws a jab when Brawler was well out of range.
Brawler doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Moore.
The fighters circle momentarily. Moore darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brawler just misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moore misses with a leg kick.
Moore attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Moore.
Brawler thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brawler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moore.
Moore throws a leg kick that misses.
Brawler throws a leg kick which misses Moore's front leg but catches the back leg as Moore tries to avoid it.
Moore connects with a right hand. Brawler shakes it off.
Moore misses with an uppercut. Brawler saw that one coming.
Moore missing with a left hand there. Brawler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brawler throws a leg kick
and Moore counters with a straight right hand.
Moore misses with an uppercut.
Brawler's corner calls for a 1-2. Brawler obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Angelo Moore dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Moore lands a leg kick that knocks Brawler off balance momentarily.
Moore lands with a thumping leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Moore misses the target.
Brawler throws a big counter combination but Moore scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Moore throws a leg kick but Brawler sees it coming and moves out of range.
A big right from Moore misses.
Moore looks to land a right hand but Brawler moved out of range.
Brawler feinted there with a counter leg kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Brawler might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Moore misses with a lunging right hand
and Brawler counters with a leg kick.
Moore missing with a left hand there. Brawler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brawler dodges the punch combination from Moore.
Brawler attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Moore misses with a jab, cross combination.
Angelo Moore seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Moore checks the leg kick nicely there.
Moore lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Brawler works Moore's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Moore misses with a lunging right hand
letting Brawler counter with a right hand.
Brawler is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Brawler looks to land a body kick but Moore moved away.
Moore throws a head kick but Brawler moves out of range.
Brawler checks a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Brawler on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Moore misses with a lunging right hand
and Brawler counters with a low kick, right behind Moore 's knee.
Brawler takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Moore throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brawler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brawler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brawler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moore.
Moore throws a series of punches but Brawler moves out of range.
Moore has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Moore has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brawler.
Brawler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little feinted left hand from Brawler on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Moore misses with a straight right.
Brawler looks to throw the jab but Moore is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Brawler misses.
Moore throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brawler counters with a thumping low kick.
Brawler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brawler has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Moore.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brawler cracks a nice hook into Moore's ribs.
Brawler on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Moore throws a jab when Brawler was well out of range.
Brawler takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Moore throws a hook to the side of Brawler's head but Brawler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brawler moves into range and connects with a jab.
Brawler takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Brawler takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Brawler lands a nice leg kick that just misses Moore's sensitive parts.
Brawler lands a slapping body shot.
Moore keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Moore throws a looping overhand right but Brawler ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brawler blocks a low kick nicely.
Moore throws a lazy right hand but Brawler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Brawler misses the target.
Moore is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Brawler takes a jab right on the kisser.
Moore buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brawler defending well as Moore loads up on a big left hand.
Moore takes a swing at Brawler's ribcage but misses.
Brawler needs to keep his hands up - Moore had a free shot at his head there.
Moore misses with a hook. Brawler ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Brawler misses the target.
Moore works the jab nicely.
Brawler avoids the body shot from Moore.
Moore cracks Brawler with a right hand to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Brawler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brawler. Moore does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moore misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore throws a jab when Brawler was well out of range.
Good work by Moore as he checks the leg kick.
Moore misses with a hook
and Moore takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brawler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Moore misses with an uppercut.
Moore misses with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Brawler.
Angelo Moore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Moore misses.
Moore misses with a left hand
enabling Brawler to counter with a crisp jab.
A punch lands to the side of Brawler 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brawler.
Moore lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Brawler throws a low kick but Moore moves out of range easily.
Brawler misses with a low kick.
Moore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Angelo Moore showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
A leg kick checked by Moore.
Moore throws a right hand that Brawler ducks under and follows up with a left that Brawler also avoids with ease.
Brawler avoids the body shot from Moore.
Moore fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Brawler checks it well.
Moore throws a hook but Brawler blocks it.
Moore fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brawler has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Moore throws a series of strikes that have Brawler backpedaling.
Moore throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Brawler throwing a counter right hand but Moore manages to avoid it.
Brawler looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Brawler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brawler was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brawler explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Brawler misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brawler.
Brawler avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brawler throws the left hand but Moore avoids the punch easily.
Moore raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Brawler!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Moore misses its intended target.
Moore misses with an uppercut.
Moore misses with a left hand
and Brawler counters with a straight right hand.
Brawler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moore.
Brawler fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Moore bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Moore throws a hook to the side of Brawler's head but Brawler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brawler throws a head kick that misses.
Moore checks a leg kick.
It seemed like Moore was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A jab from Brawler finds it's way through Moore's defenses.
Moore misses with a left hand
and Brawler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Moore connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Moore jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Moore misses with a left hand
and Brawler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bobby Brawler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Angelo Moore 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.
Brawler fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moore uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brawler.
Moore throws a jab but it's blocked by Brawler.
Brawler was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Brawler pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brawler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Moore.
Brawler swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Moore tries to work over Brawler's front leg with a kick but Brawler checks it.
Moore throws out a loose jab but Brawler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brawler swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Moore looks to throw the jab but Brawler is out of range.
Moore connects with a looping right hand.
Brawler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moore.
Moore throws a right hand that misses
and Brawler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brawler misses with a low kick.
Moore doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Moore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moore misses with an uppercut. Brawler saw that one coming.
Moore looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore thumps Brawler with a low kick.
Moore lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Moore catches Brawler with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Moore loads up on a big right hand but Brawler slips the punch.
Brawler slips under a jab.
Brawler feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Moore swings widly with a right hand
and Brawler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Moore drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Brawler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Moore throws out the jab.
Brawler fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Moore.
Brawler slips a jab from Moore.
Brawler slips under a jab from Moore.
Nice uppercut lands for Brawler. That snapped Moore's head back.
Brawler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moore looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Brawler.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brawler cracks Moore with a right hand to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moore lands a nice shot that snaps Brawler's head back.
Brawler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Moore throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brawler.
Brawler takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brawler throws a looping overhand right but Moore ducks down to avoid it.
Moore shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Brawler eats them both and turns towards Moore to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Moore throws a hook but Brawler blocks it.
Moore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brawler moves away.
Brawler was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Moore checks a leg kick.
It seemed like Moore was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Moore uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brawler.
Moore looks to throw the jab but Brawler is out of range.
Brawler feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Brawler catches Moore with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Moore throws a lazy right hand but Brawler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brawler lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Angelo Moore.
Well Moore has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Angelo Moore!
After winning the bout, Angelo Moore 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barron White (ranked 319 p4p, 405 weight class) and Richard Rockefeller (ranked 44 p4p, 64 weight class). Rockefeller has chosen The Trooper- Iron Maiden as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 19 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Barron White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richard Rockefeller !
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rockefeller throws a lazy uppercut
and White connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Richard Rockefeller has been cut.
Rockefeller throws an ugly left hook that misses
and White counters with a stiff right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rockefeller .
White fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rockefeller looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
White ducks under a wild hook from Rockefeller .
White throws a body punch but Rockefeller moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rockefeller ! But no joy.
Nice cross by Rockefeller .
Rockefeller throws a shot from downtown. White moves away and avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from White misses the target.
Danga de danga de dang - White scores with a four punch combination!
Decent striking displayed by Rockefeller there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rockefeller misses with a hook to the body
and White lands a stunning uppercut that sends Rockefeller to the mat!
Rockefeller is rocked!
White is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Rockefeller !
Rockefeller is still in real trouble! Can White finish him?
White controlling from the full mount.
Rockefeller has given up his back here. Will White look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Rockefeller is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Rockefeller seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good control from White.
White's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Rockefeller is trying to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
White has his opponent's back but Rockefeller is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off White.
White misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rockefeller on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That has opened up Richard Rockefeller 's cut even more.
Rockefeller pivots, looking for a leg kick but White is out of range and Rockefeller settles back down.
Rockefeller getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rockefeller chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Richard Rockefeller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rockefeller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A shot to the liver by Rockefeller . Beautiful body shot.
Rockefeller cracks a nice hook into White's ribs.
Rockefeller lands a body shot.
White is breathing heavily.
A good leg kick by Rockefeller .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockefeller throws out a loose jab but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rockefeller tries to land a front kick but White steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
White swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rockefeller throws an ugly left hook that misses
and White counters with a right hand to the body.
Rockefeller dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on White. That did some damage!
White has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rockefeller finds it's way round the side to connect with White's head.
Rockefeller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract White.
Rockefeller fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
White fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
White takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rockefeller swings and misses with a shot to the body
and White counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A shot to the liver by White. Beautiful body shot.
Rockefeller lands a slapping body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rockefeller scores with a one two! White had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
White swings for the body but Rockefeller moves out of range.
Rockefeller swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
White looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rockefeller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
White takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rockefeller throws a shot from downtown. White moves away and avoids it.
A counter left hand to the body from White misses its target.
White fails to land with a series of punches.
White is looking to wear down Rockefeller with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rockefeller throws a leg kick
and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rockefeller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rockefeller moves away from the strike by White.
White connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
White slips under a jab.
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 Barron White will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Richard Rockefeller 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rockefeller swings widly with a right hand
and White connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rockefeller lands with a cross.
White looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rockefeller misses with a lunging right hand
and White lands a stunning uppercut that sends Rockefeller to the mat!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rockefeller looks like he's trying to stand up.
White content to control rather than advance.
Rockefeller wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rockefeller kicks White off and gets back to his feet.
Rockefeller throws an ugly left hook that misses
and White counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rockefeller misses with a right hand
and White counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rockefeller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
White moves away from the strike by Rockefeller .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White misses with a hook.
Rockefeller throws a jab when White was well out of range.
Rockefeller throws a looping overhand right but White ducks down to avoid it.
Rockefeller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. White sees it coming and avoids it easily.
White defending well as Rockefeller loads up on a big left hand.
White rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rockefeller counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rockefeller moves forwards but White connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The cut above Richard Rockefeller 's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rockefeller .
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rockefeller .
Rockefeller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rockefeller was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rockefeller ! But no joy.
Rockefeller misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockefeller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
White is looking to counter punch.
Rockefeller tries a head kick but it misses.
Rockefeller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
Rockefeller uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before White has time to react.
White throws a body shot but no joy.
White misses with a left hand
and Rockefeller counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
White misses with a left hand
and Rockefeller counters with a straight right hand.
White takes a swing at Rockefeller 's ribcage but misses.
White misses with a body shot.
Rockefeller throws a right hand that misses
and White counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A left lands for White.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White misses with a body shot.
Rockefeller lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rockefeller .
Rockefeller looks to land a left hand but White moved out of range nicely.
White dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rockefeller throws a poor cross that misses
and White counters with a nice body shot.
Rockefeller is breathing heavily.
White's corner calls for a 1-2. White obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rockefeller just misses with a punch to the body.
White throwing a counter right hand but Rockefeller manages to avoid it.
White lands the left hand.
Rockefeller takes a swing at White's ribcage but misses.
White scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Barron White dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Richard Rockefeller 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
White jabs at Rockefeller 's body.
Nice jab there from White.
Rockefeller loads up on a big right hand but White slips the punch.
White is looking to counter punch.
Rockefeller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rockefeller misses the body punch
and White counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A big left from White misses.
Rockefeller throws a shot from downtown. White moves away and avoids it.
Are you kidding me?! White ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Rockefeller clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Barron White!
A relieved looking Barron White 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Stalinovich (ranked 155 p4p, 236 weight class) and Tobig Tofail (ranked 28 p4p, 41 weight class). Stalinovich kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hell March. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joseph Stalinovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tobig Tofail!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stalinovich fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tofail has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A jab lands there for Tofail.
Stalinovich slips under a jab.
As Tofail looks to move away, Stalinovich throws a big counter combo but Tofail just gets out of the way.
Tofail keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Stalinovich ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tofail lands with a kick to the ribs.
Stalinovich has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tofail.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalinovich uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tofail.
Tofail misses the shot to the body.
As Tofail looks to move away, Stalinovich throws a big counter combo but Tofail just gets out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tofail misses with a right hand
and Stalinovich counters with a stiff right hand.
Tofail throws a lazy right hand but Stalinovich sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tofail keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tofail tries to score with a low kick but Stalinovich moves his leg out of the way.
Stalinovich loads up on a big right hand but Tofail slips the punch.
Stalinovich doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tofail throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tofail tries to land a leg kick but Stalinovich saw it coming and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Stalinovich.
Tofail gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Stalinovich counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stalinovich fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tofail raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Tofail throws a low kick, looking for Stalinovich's leg but Stalinovich calmly moves out of range.
Stalinovich fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tofail just manages to avoid it.
Tofail displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Joseph Stalinovich 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!
Stalinovich rushes Tofail and presses him up against the cage.
Tofail breaks from the clinch.
Stalinovich misses with a body punch
and Tofail makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tofail swings widly with a right hand
letting Stalinovich counter with a right hand.
Tofail throws a body punch but Stalinovich moves out of range.
Stalinovich ducks right into an uppercut from Tofail.
Tofail swings away with a body shot that misses
and Stalinovich counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tobig Tofail seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stalinovich wants to clinch up but Tofail keeps it at a distance.
Tofail replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Stalinovich blocks it well.
Tofail swings widly with a right hand
and Stalinovich cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stalinovich closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tofail escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stalinovich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tofail.
A quick step to the side and Stalinovich tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut there from Tofail.
Stalinovich moves in looking to clinch but Tofail pushes him off.
Stalinovich connects with a 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!
Tofail takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tofail is rocked!
Stalinovich feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Tofail collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Joseph Stalinovich!
During a confident post fight interview, Joseph Stalinovich thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fabiano Capellio (ranked 74 p4p, 219 weight class) and Jack Sullivan (ranked 13 p4p, 38 weight class). Fabiano Capellio 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 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fabiano Capellio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sullivan swings widly with a right hand
and Capellio counters with a straight right hand.
Sullivan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Capellio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Capellio throws a body kick that misses
and Sullivan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sullivan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Capellio is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sullivan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Capellio tried to counter with a leg kick but Sullivan avoided it.
Sullivan throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Capellio counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan with a nice cross.
Sullivan misses with a head kick.
It looked like Capellio was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Capellio avoids a kick to the body.
Sullivan closes the distance but Capellio moves to the side
and Capellio counters with a crisp right hand that drops Sullivan! Capellio lets Sullivan back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Capellio slips under a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Capellio throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sullivan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan looks to throw the jab but Capellio is out of range.
It looked like Capellio wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sullivan swings widly with a right hand
and Capellio counters with a straight right hand.
Capellio throws a leg kick
and Sullivan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sullivan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sullivan throws a big shot that misses.
Capellio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Capellio thinks about countering with a body kick.
Capellio looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan throws the left hand but Capellio avoids the punch easily.
Sullivan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Capellio blocks a jab.
Capellio is looking to counter with head kicks.
Sullivan throws an off balance right hand
and Capellio counters with a straight that turns Sullivan's legs to rubber! Capellio pushes forward with more strikes and Sullivan goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fabiano Capellio!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Akinwande (ranked 222 p4p, 202 weight class) and Mauro Okongwu (ranked 32 p4p, 26 weight class). Okongwu has chosen Show Stop - REASON 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Henry Akinwande!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mauro Okongwu!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akinwande throws an overhand right that lands on Okongwu's shoulder, as Okongwu tries to avoid the shot.
Akinwande looks to land a body kick but Okongwu moved away.
Okongwu feints a counter leg kick.
Akinwande tries to land a front kick but Okongwu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Okongwu was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nice jab there from Akinwande.
It looks like Mauro Okongwu has been cut.
Akinwande moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Akinwande misses the body punch
and Okongwu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Okongwu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Donk. Akinwande catches Okongwu right on the button with a cross.
Akinwande throws an overhand right that lands on Okongwu's shoulder, as Okongwu tries to avoid the shot.
Akinwande misses with a kick to the body
and Okongwu counters with a straight right hand.
Akinwande has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cloud9 in the buildup to the fight.
Akinwande looks to throw a body kick
letting Okongwu counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Akinwande misses the target.
Okongwu is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Akinwande tries to clinch but Okongwu moves away
and Okongwu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Okongwu swats away the attempt to clinch by Akinwande.
Akinwande will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Akinwande misses.
Okongwu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Akinwande wants to clinch.
Okongwu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Akinwande.
Akinwande looks to land a body kick but Okongwu moved away.
Akinwande chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Okongwu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Akinwande throws out the jab.
Okongwu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Henry Akinwande has been cut.
Okongwu scores with a leg kick.
Akinwande misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Okongwu avoids the body shot from Akinwande.
Okongwu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Akinwande moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okongwu blocks an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Akinwande.
Okongwu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Okongwu lands a shot to the body.
Akinwande can't find room to land a body shot as Okongwu controls the action.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Okongwu throws a punch but it's blocked by Akinwande.
A short right from Okongwu on the inside.
Okongwu working aggressively here.
Okongwu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Akinwande is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Okongwu.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Okongwu.
Okongwu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Akinwande backwards.
Okongwu lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Okongwu.
Akinwande takes a shot to the head.
Okongwu tries to throw a body punch but Akinwande avoids it by throwing Okongwu back against the cage.
Akinwande pushes off an throws an elbow but Okongwu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Akinwande misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Okongwu.
Okongwu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Okongwu lands with a short shot to the head.
Okongwu tries to work over Akinwande's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okongwu pushes Akinwande back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Okongwu lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Okongwu.
Okongwu scores with a shot to the side of Akinwande's head.
Okongwu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Okongwu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Okongwu lands a hook that snaps the head of Akinwande backwards.
Okongwu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Okongwu lands a body shot in the clinch.
Okongwu lands an uppercut.
A short left from Okongwu.
Okongwu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Akinwande's elbow.
Okongwu gets through Akinwande's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Okongwu misses with a punch to the body.
Okongwu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Okongwu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Okongwu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Okongwu.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Okongwu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Okongwu misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Okongwu.
Okongwu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Okongwu.
Okongwu pushes Akinwande back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Akinwande is rocked!
Okongwu dips a shoulder and cracks Akinwande with a mighty uppercut! Akinwande falls back against the cage and Okongwu unloads with a barrage of strikes! Akinwande is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Okongwu screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mauro Okongwu!
Mauro Okongwu decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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