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DMMA 256 Thorn vs Kirin PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Ledoux (ranked 2301 p4p, 4514 weight class) and Sam Diego (ranked 304 p4p, 498 weight class). Sam Diego 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 10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pierre Ledoux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Diego!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ledoux is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
 It looks like Pierre Ledoux has been cut.
Ledoux avoids the body shot from Diego.
Ledoux forces Diego back against the cage and clinches.
Still in the clinch, Diego scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ledoux has Diego pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Diego manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Diego gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ledoux.
Ledoux pulls Diego into guard.
Ledoux 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.
Ledoux managing to control the position.
Ledoux trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego wants to stand and escape but instead Ledoux has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Diego is looking to stand back up but Ledoux counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Diego.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ledoux prevents Diego from standing back up.
Ledoux lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Diego looks like he's trying to stand up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ledoux connects with a nice short shot to Diego's temple.
Diego tries to kick Ledoux off but Ledoux keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ledoux drops an elbow to the side of Diego's head.
Diego pushes Ledoux off looking to stand but Ledoux dives back in and keeps control.
Ground and pound from Ledoux.
Ledoux is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Diego is trying to stand up here but Ledoux is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ledoux looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Diego wants to stand back up but Ledoux manages to pass into side control.
Diego is being controlled here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego is trying to get back to his feet.
Ledoux wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diego keeps working.
Diego taking a bit of punishment here - Ledoux scoring with strikes.
Ledoux trying to control the position but Diego is working away.
Diego is trying to buck Ledoux off.
Ledoux taking a breather here.
Diego wants to get back to his feet but Ledoux is dominant here and he's now got Diego's back!
Diego wants to get back to his feet.
Ledoux has Diego flattened out and is raining down punches.
Diego wants to get back to his feet.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Ledoux. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
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!
Ledoux lands with a hammerfist to the side of Diego's head.
 Diego is rocked!
 It looks like Sam Diego has been cut.
Ledoux is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Diego is still in real trouble! Can Ledoux finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ledoux working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Diego is doing well to defend. Ledoux seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Diego is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Pierre Ledoux!
Pierre Ledoux decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo P Cruz (ranked 3322 p4p, 5296 weight class) and Manus Murphy (ranked 429 p4p, 574 weight class). Manus Murphy is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo P Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manus Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
P Cruz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murphy circles away quickly and effectively.
P Cruz slips a jab and a cross from Murphy.
Murphy scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Murphy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as P Cruz backs up against the cage.
P Cruz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Murphy counters with a stiff right hand.
P Cruz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Murphy slips under a jab from P Cruz.
Sloppy strikes from P Cruz. Those never looked like landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around P Cruz's waist but P Cruz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Murphy off to one side.
P Cruz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Murphy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
No joy there for Murphy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Murphy scores with a jab. P Cruz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ricardo P Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
P Cruz throws a front kick that sends Murphy stumbling back into the cage.
A big right from P Cruz misses.
Murphy steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from P Cruz.
P Cruz scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Murphy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around P Cruz's waist but P Cruz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Murphy off to one side.
P Cruz throws a lazy head kick
and Murphy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Murphy slips a straight right by P Cruz.
Murphy misses with a double jab.
Murphy misses with the combination.
P Cruz misses with a kick to the body
and Murphy counters with a left and a right that stings P Cruz.
 P Cruz is rocked!
Murphy drops P Cruz with a naaaaasty hook - P Cruz is in real trouble here! Murphy dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manus Murphy!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Manus Murphy made sure he mentioned Sakura Style, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Grimes (ranked 2539 p4p, 3893 weight class) and Rebel Smith (ranked 310 p4p, 410 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gunnar Grimes !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 23 - 1, fighting out of New York, Rebel Smith!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Grimes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Grimes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Grimes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Smith as he avoids it easily.
Smith scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Smith looks to throw the jab but Grimes is out of range.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Grimes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Grimes half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Grimes closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Grimes lands in his opponent's guard.
Smith wants to stand but Grimes is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grimes drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Grimes jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Smith told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Smith wants to stand and escape but Grimes is having none of it.
Grimes is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Grimes is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Grimes prevents Smith from getting back to his feet.
Grimes drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Grimes jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimes drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Grimes jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Grimes is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Grimes works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Smith wants to get back to full guard.
Smith is defending against the submission attempts here by Grimes .
Smith really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Grimes . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Smith trying to hold on to Grimes 's head to control him but Grimes postures up.
Grimes seems to be working for a kimura but Smith defends the submission attempt.
Grimes wants to work for an arm triangle but Smith is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Grimes is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Smith has managed to free his arm - good work.
Grimes is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimes is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Smith doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Grimes .
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Smith is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith is defending against the submission attempts here by Grimes .
Grimes seems to be working for a kimura but Smith defends the submission attempt.
Smith moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Smith tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimes thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Smith looking to control.
Smith might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Grimes haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Smith controlling Grimes 's posture.
Grimes is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Smith looking to hit a scissor sweep but Grimes is one step ahead there.
Smith wants to stand up but Grimes is controlling him.
Grimes thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Grimes looking to pass the guard.
Grimes thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Smith wants to sweep here but Grimes controlling him for the moment.
Smith is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Grimes drops back looking for a leg! Smith is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Smith manages to kick Grimes off! Grimes jumps back into Smith's guard.
Smith manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Grimes throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Smith's waist but Smith gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Grimes off to one side.
Grimes shoots in but Smith avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gunnar Grimes . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grimes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grimes closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Grimes lands in his opponent's guard.
Grimes drops back looking for a leg! Smith is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Smith manages to kick Grimes off! Grimes jumps back into Smith's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Grimes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smith swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rebel Smith will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Smith displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Grimes .
Smith throws out a counter right but Grimes avoids it with no problem.
Smith defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Grimes .
Smith scores with a jab. Grimes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Horrible takedown attempt by Grimes or perhaps it was just good defense by Smith, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gunnar Grimes . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Donk. Smith catches Grimes right on the button with a cross.
Grimes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Grimes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Smith sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Grimes closes this distance looking for a takedown but Smith circles away.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Grimes fails with the takedown
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith scores with a nice head shot.
Gunnar Grimes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith scores with a punch to the head.
Grimes looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Smith!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grimes goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Smith has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Grimes but great work by Smith.
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Smith advances to full mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Rebel Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grimes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Smith sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Grimes takes one on the button.
Grimes dives in for a single leg takedown but Smith sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Grimes prevents a body shot from Smith.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smith.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grimes 's elbow.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Grimes avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Grimes is trying to pull guard but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Smith scores with a nice hook to the head.
Grimes blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Smith.
Grimes fails to pull guard.
Grimes prevents a body shot from Smith.
Grimes prevents a body shot from Smith.
Grimes prevents a body shot from Smith.
Smith lands a body shot.
Smith lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Grimes backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimes jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Smith walks away with a smile on his face. Grimes gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grimes shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense.
Grimes moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Smith moves into range and connects with a jab.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grimes walks into a stiff left hand from Smith.
Grimes tries for a takedown but Smith sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Grimes shoots for a takedown but Smith saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Smith with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Smith changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice cross by Smith.
Smith lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Grimes is rocked!
Smith lands a body shot.
Smith scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Smith lands a nice looking body shot.
Smith fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Oh Grimes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith drops Grimes with a naaaaasty hook - Grimes is in real trouble here! Smith dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rebel Smith!
Rebel Smith decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Ubereem (ranked 1221 p4p, 1686 weight class) and Jake Conway (ranked 75 p4p, 201 weight class). Jake Conway told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alistair Ubereem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Conway!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ubereem throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Conway missing with a left hand there. Ubereem was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oooooh!!! Ubereem has knocked Conway down with a huge combo! Ubereem steps away and waves a wobbly Conway back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Conway is rocked!
It looks like Jake Conway has been cut.
Conway throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Conway is still on wobbly legs! Can Ubereem finish him?
Ubereem ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Conway seems to have recovered his senses.
Conway throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Conway throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ubereem.
That has opened up Jake Conway's cut even more.
Conway moves away from the strike by Ubereem.
Conway moves out of range as Ubereem throws a body kick.
Ubereem moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ubereem has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Tank Factory in the buildup to the fight.
Ubereem takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ubereem drops Conway with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Conway looks back up at him and smiles so Ubereem waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Jake Conway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ubereem lands with a nice body punch.
Ubereem circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Conway to the canvas! Conway doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Ubereem keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alistair Ubereem!
During a confident post fight interview, Alistair Ubereem thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas McCain (ranked 1255 p4p, 1350 weight class) and Clinch King Smash Machine (ranked 189 p4p, 206 weight class). 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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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 19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lucas McCain !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 22 - 0, fighting out of London, Clinch King Smash Machine!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smash Machine gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and McCain counters with a head kick that drops Smash Machine to the mat! Smash Machine scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Smash Machine is rocked!
Clinch King Smash Machine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left lands for Smash Machine.
McCain throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Smash Machine's jaw, knocking him onto his back! McCain dives in looking to finish as Smash Machine flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block McCain 's strikes! McCain is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Smash Machine's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Smash Machine was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lucas McCain !
Our winner, Lucas McCain , 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.
Clinch King Smash Machine was interviewed post fight and said 'I want to thank the fans for the support! We'll be back stronger!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Satoshi Ekaku (ranked 505 p4p, 851 weight class) and Bam Bam Joshy (ranked 38 p4p, 68 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Satoshi Ekaku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bam Bam Joshy!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ekaku tries to keep at a distance but Joshy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ekaku swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ekaku blocks a body shot from Joshy.
Ekaku can't find room to land a body shot as Joshy controls the action.
I was talking to Ekaku's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ekaku blocks an uppercut.
Joshy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ekaku lands a nice shot to the body.
Joshy tries to land knees in the clinch but Ekaku avoids the damage to the body.
Ekaku misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ekaku tries to throw a body punch but Joshy avoids it by throwing Ekaku back against the cage.
Joshy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ekaku blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ekaku lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Joshy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Ekaku.
Joshy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ekaku struggles to land a body shot inside as Joshy controls his hands.
Joshy has a couple of punches blocked by Ekaku.
Joshy has a couple of punches blocked by Ekaku.
Joshy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Ekaku - that landed with a thud.
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!
Joshy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ekaku has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ekaku scores with a shot to the side of Joshy's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekaku doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Joshy misses with a punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ekaku gets through Joshy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Joshy misses with some punches.
Ekaku misses with a hook from the clinch.
Joshy lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Joshy.
Ekaku digs a right hand into Joshy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Joshy's gas tank.
Joshy scores a nice knee to the body.
Joshy swings wildly with an uppercut but Ekaku uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ekaku breaks the clinch.
Joshy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ekaku. Ekaku obviously looking to wear him down.
Ekaku slips a straight right by Joshy.
Ekaku takes the fight into the clinch.
Ekaku misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Ekaku fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joshy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Joshy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ekaku.
Ekaku lands an uppercut.
Joshy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ekaku presses Joshy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Joshy crunches a lovely knee into Ekaku's ribcage.
Ekaku gets through Joshy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Joshy struggles to land a body shot inside as Ekaku controls his hands.
Ekaku lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ekaku lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Joshy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ekaku blocks it with crossed arms.
Joshy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Joshy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Joshy misses with the head strike.
Ekaku lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ekaku has a couple of punches blocked by Joshy.
Joshy misses with the head strike.
Joshy misses with some punches.
Ekaku blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku lands a body punch in the clinch.
Joshy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ekaku takes a knee to the side of the body.
Joshy throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Joshy.
Ekaku blocking some punches.
Joshy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Joshy working aggressively here.
Joshy misses with a punch on the inside.
Ekaku can't find room to land a body shot as Joshy controls the action.
Joshy working Ekaku over with knees to the body.
Joshy has a couple of punches blocked by Ekaku.
A head punch on the inside from Ekaku fails to land.
Ekaku blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Joshy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ekaku can't find room to land a body shot as Joshy controls the action.
A short right from Ekaku.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joshy throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Joshy.
Ekaku misses with a short punch on the inside.
Joshy tries to land a knee to the head but Ekaku blocks with his arms.
Ekaku manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ekaku breaks from the clinch.
Ekaku throws out a loose jab but Joshy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joshy unleashes a big counter combination but Ekaku bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ekaku cracks a nice hook into Joshy's ribs.
Joshy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Joshy with a nice cross.
Joshy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ekaku can pounce on him.
Joshy throws a nice looking combination but Ekaku bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ekaku throws a front kick aimed at Joshy's knee but Joshy avoids it well.
Ekaku steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Joshy.
Ekaku feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Joshys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
It looks like Bam Bam Joshy has been cut.
A big left from Ekaku misses.
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 Satoshi Ekaku will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bam Bam Joshy's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Joshy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ekaku ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ekaku swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A lazy left from Joshy finds it's target.
Ekaku throws a shot from downtown. Joshy moves away and avoids it.
Joshy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Joshy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Joshy lands a head kick!
Ekaku ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ekaku swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ekaku scores with a jab.
Satoshi Ekaku is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Ekaku misses the target.
Joshy only half commits to the counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ekaku swings for the body but Joshy moves out of range.
Joshy motions for Ekaku to come forward. Joshy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ekaku lands a glancing blow to the side of Joshy's head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ekaku.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joshy misses with an uppercut
and Ekaku counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ekaku throws a jab but it's blocked by Joshy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joshy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ekaku swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ekaku tries to land a front kick but Joshy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Joshy defending well as Ekaku loads up on a big left hand.
Joshy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ekaku slips a straight right by Joshy.
Joshy feints a jab promting Ekaku to slip. Joshy then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ekaku slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Joshy scores with a body shot.
Joshy connects with a body shot that sends Ekaku's belly button to the back.
Joshy connects with a nice looking jab.
Ekaku misses with a looping right.
Ekaku wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ekaku scores with a hook to the body. Joshy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ekaku closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joshy jumps guard but Ekaku stands there with Joshy around his waist. Joshy gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Joshy misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joshy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Joshy prevents a body shot from Ekaku.
Ekaku scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ekaku takes a shot to the head.
Bam Bam Joshy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Joshy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ekaku has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Joshy tries to pull guard but Ekaku holds him up against the cage and eventually Joshy drops back down to his feet.
Joshy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joshy working aggressively here.
Ekaku goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ekaku lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Joshy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ekaku has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ekaku blocking some punches.
Ekaku misses with a punch to the body.
Ekaku tries to work over Joshy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ekaku.
Joshy blocking some punches.
Joshy lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by Joshy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joshy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ekaku.
Ekaku lands with a left to the head.
Joshy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Ekaku - that landed with a thud.
Ekaku tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ekaku lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ekaku.
Joshy swings wildly with an uppercut but Ekaku uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ekaku tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ekaku stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ekaku blocks an uppercut.
Ekaku swings wildly with an uppercut but Joshy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joshy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ekaku lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Joshy scores with a shoulder strike.
Ekaku can't find room to land a body shot as Joshy controls the action.
Joshy tries to work over Ekaku's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Joshy fails to pull guard.
Satoshi Ekaku has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bam Bam Joshy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Ekaku.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ekaku misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joshy.
Joshy throws a punch but it's blocked by Ekaku.
Ekaku swings wildly with an uppercut but Joshy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ekaku tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Joshy's elbow.
Ekaku lands a right hand.
Good body shot from Ekaku.
Ekaku lands an uppercut.
Ekaku swings wildly with an uppercut but Joshy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ekaku lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Joshy.
Joshy is breathing heavily.
Ekaku lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ekaku.
Joshy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ekaku lands a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joshy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Joshy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ekaku.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Satoshi Ekaku dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bam Bam Joshy's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Good leg kick by Ekaku.
Joshy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ekaku counters with a straight right hand.
Joshy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ekaku lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ekaku ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ekaku tries a head kick but it misses.
Ekaku looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ekaku thows a body kick. Joshy tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Joshy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ekaku throws a hook but Joshy avoids it easily.
Ekaku is looking to clinch.
Ekaku scores with a nice strike.
Ekaku thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed right hand from Joshy misses the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ekaku.
Joshy throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ekaku counters with a nice kick to the body.
Joshy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joshy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ekaku.
Ekaku misses with an uppercut
enabling Joshy to counter with a crisp jab.
Ekaku throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Joshy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Joshy is trying to counter with his kicks.
Joshy stuns Ekaku with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That kick from Joshy tenderised Ekaku's leg. Ekaku is trying to keep his angry face on.
A clash of legs there as Joshy blocks the low kick.
Ekaku uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Joshy.
Ekaku changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ekaku drives through and clinches with Joshy against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ekaku creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Joshy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ekaku has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ekaku scores with a hook to the body.
Ekaku works on Joshy's body with a couple of short punches.
Ekaku working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hook to the body lands for Ekaku.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ekaku lands a hook that snaps the head of Joshy backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku lands with a light punch inside.
Ekaku lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ekaku swings wildly with an uppercut but Joshy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ekaku lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ekaku lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ekaku misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ekaku makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ekaku pushes Joshy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ekaku lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Still in the clinch, Ekaku scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Ekaku as the two fighters clinch.
Ekaku pushes Joshy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ekaku working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ekaku lands a right hand that snaps the head of Joshy backwards.
Ekaku lands with a light punch inside.
Ekaku scores with a shot to the side of Joshy's head.
Good body shot from Ekaku.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ekaku.
Ekaku avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ekaku lands a left hand that snaps the head of Joshy backwards.
Ekaku tries to throw a body punch but Joshy avoids it by throwing Ekaku back against the cage.
Ekaku misses with a short punch on the inside.
Joshy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Joshy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ekaku stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Joshy swings wildly with an uppercut but Ekaku uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joshy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ekaku lands a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Ekaku scores with a nice short uppercut.
Joshy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Joshy working aggressively here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ekaku.
Joshy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Joshy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku wants to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ekaku.
Ekaku lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Ekaku fails to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ekaku slowing the pace effectively.
Joshy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ekaku scores with a shoulder strike.
Ekaku is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Joshy can do to turn this around?
Ekaku lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Joshy backwards.
Joshy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ekaku's elbow.
Ekaku lands a left hand.
Ekaku misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ekaku doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ekaku tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Joshy's elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ekaku tries to throw a body punch but Joshy avoids it by throwing Ekaku back against the cage.
Ekaku scores with a shot to the side of Joshy's head.
Ekaku throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joshys head.
Bam Bam Joshy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Satoshi Ekaku is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ekaku lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short left from Ekaku.
And that's the end of the fight!
Satoshi Ekaku showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ekaku has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Satoshi Ekaku!
A very excited looking Satoshi Ekaku made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chike Obi (ranked 853 p4p, 999 weight class) and Conspiracy Theorist (ranked 118 p4p, 137 weight class). Theorist is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by MoonDeity - WAKE UP!. Conspiracy Theorist is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chike Obi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conspiracy Theorist!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Theorist. Theorist obviously looking to wear him down.
Conspiracy Theorist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Theorist missing with a left hand there. Obi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Theorist swings for the body but Obi moves out of range.
Obi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jab from Theorist.
Theorist pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Obi half committed to a counter leg kick.
Theorist rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Obi counters with a nice body shot.
Theorist scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Theorist tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Obi was well out of range. Poor timing from Theorist.
It looked like Obi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Theorist.
Obi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Theorist.
Obi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Theorist.
Obi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Theorist.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Theorist misses the jab.
Theorist throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Obi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Theorist misses with a shot to the body
enabling Obi to counter with a crisp jab.
Theorist throws a left and a right that both miss
and Obi counters with a nice body shot.
Theorist misses with a series of wild punches.
A counter left hand to the body from Obi misses its target.
Obi ducks under a wild hook from Theorist.
Theorist throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Obi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A quick step to the side and Obi tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Theorist throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Obi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Theorist.
Theorist connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Theorist misses with a right hand
and Obi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Theorist throws a hook but Obi blocks it.
Obi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Theorist throws an off balance right hand
and Obi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A slow jab from Theorist misses its intended target.
Obi is looking to wear down Theorist with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Obi moves forwards but Theorist connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Obi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Theorist to score with a decent uppercut.
Obi defending well as Theorist loads up on a big left hand.
Theorist connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Theorist goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Obi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Obi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Obi avoids the body shot from Theorist.
Theorist throws a leg kick but Obi sees it coming and moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Theorist.
Theorist throws a body punch but Obi moves out of range.
Obi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Theorist misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Obi.
It looked like Obi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Theorist.
Theorist swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Obi feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Theorist throws an off balance right hand
and Obi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Theorist misses with a body shot
and Obi counters with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Theorist lets loose with a powerful body kick. Obi will feel that in the morning.
Good shot there by Theorist.
A nice leg kick lands there from Theorist.
A bone on bone clash there as Obi blocks the leg kick.
A quick step to the side and Obi tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Obi checks a low kick from Theorist.
Obi walks into a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Theorist throws a combination that misses
and Obi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Theorist catches Obi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Theorist stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Conspiracy Theorist 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.
A jab from Theorist misses.
It looked like Obi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Theorist.
Theorist lands with a nice body punch.
Theorist throws a poor cross that misses
and Obi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Theorist throws a solid leg kick but Obi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Theorist.
Obi appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Theorist throws a low kick but Obi moves out of range easily.
Obi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Theorist fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Obi is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab from Theorist.
Theorist misses with a left hand
and Obi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Theorist thows a left - swing and a miss!
Obi tried to counter with a leg kick but Theorist avoided it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Theorist moves into range and connects with a jab.
Theorist throws a left and a right that both miss
and Obi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Theorist swings widly with a right hand
and Obi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Theorist fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Obi manages to avoid it.
Jab from Theorist.
Theorist misses with a hook. Obi ducked under it nicely.
Theorist misses with a hook
and Obi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Obi moves out of range of the strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as Obi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Theorist tries to land a leg kick but Obi saw it coming and moves away.
A quick step to the side and Obi tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Theorist walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Obi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A quick step to the side and Obi tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Theorist misses the jab.
Conspiracy Theorist seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Theorist pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Theorist goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Obi ducks under a wild hook from Theorist.
Theorist swings for the body but Obi moves out of range.
Theorist lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Theorist.
Theorist throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Theorist takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Theorist misses with a right hand
and Obi counters with a nice body shot.
Theorist throws a big shot that misses.
Obi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Theorist scores with a jab to the jaw.
Theorist has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Theorist thows a leg kick but Obi checks it
and Obi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Theorist. Obi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Obi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Obi might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Theorist lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Theorist falls off balance throwing a combination
and Obi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Theorist scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obi avoids the body shot from Theorist.
Obi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Theorist throws a right hand that misses
and Obi counters with a left to the body.
Theorist throws a predictable looking body shot
and Obi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Conspiracy Theorist has been cut.
Theorist connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Obi slips a jab from Theorist.
Theorist throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Obi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Theorist thinking.
Theorist with a nice calf kick.
Theorist looks to land a left hand but Obi moved out of range nicely.
Theorist lands with a shot to the body.
Theorist throws a leg kick but Obi moved away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Conspiracy Theorist showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Conspiracy Theorist's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Obi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Theorist.
Obi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Theorist.
Obi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Theorist misses with a wild body shot.
Obi appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Good work by Obi as he checks the leg kick.
Obi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Obi avoids the body shot from Theorist.
Obi looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Theorist scores with a sloppy right hand. Obi should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Theorist pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Theorist looks to land a left hand but Obi moved out of range nicely.
That kick from Theorist tenderised Obi's leg. Obi is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Theorist throws out the jab.
Obi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Theorist tests Obi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Theorist lands a nice hook to Obi's body. Obi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Theorist scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Obi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Obi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Obi walks into a stiff left hand from Theorist.
Theorist misses with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Theorist throws a lazy uppercut
and Obi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Theorist is looking to score with low kicks.
Obi appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Theorist throws a solid leg kick but Obi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Theorist.
Obi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Theorist throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Obi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Obi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Obi 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.
Theorist jabs Obi right on the nose. Obi blinks but takes it well.
Theorist misses with a lunging right hand
and Obi counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Theorist connects with a solid leg kick.
Theorist throws a hook but Obi avoids it easily.
Obi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Theorist throws a leg kick
and Obi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Theorist throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Theorist misses with a left hand
and Obi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Theorist takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Obi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Theorist throws a series of punches but Obi moves out of range.
Theorist digs a good hook to Obi's body.
Theorist throws an off balance right hand
and Obi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Theorist misses with a leg kick
and Obi counters with a nice body shot.
Obi ducks under a wild hook from Theorist.
Good leg kick by Theorist.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Theorist.
Theorist lands a jab.
Theorist throws a poor cross that misses
and Obi counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Theorist misses with a body punch
and Obi counters with a left to the body.
Theorist misses with the body kick
and Obi counters with a nice body shot.
Obi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Theorist throws a right hand that Obi ducks under and follows up with a left that Obi also avoids with ease.
Obi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Theorist throws a leg kick but Obi checks it.
Obi appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Theorist throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Theorist backs away, Obi returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Chike Obi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Theorist looks to score with a jab to the body but Obi is just out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Conspiracy Theorist comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Theorist 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Conspiracy Theorist!
Conspiracy Theorist decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ishmael Egyptian (ranked 259 p4p, 339 weight class) and Aubrey Grant (ranked 23 p4p, 30 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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147
22 - 13 - 1 |
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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 13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ishmael Egyptian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Aubrey Grant!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Egyptian works the jab nicely.
Egyptian has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Grant throws a low kick but Egyptian avoids it.
Egyptian ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grant throws a wild body kick that Egyptian sees coming a mile off.
A thudding body kick lands there by Grant!
Grant lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Egyptian circles away quickly and effectively.
Grant tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Egyptian manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Grant.
Grant avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fighters circling - Grant throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grant connects with a body shot that sends Egyptian's belly button to the back.
Grant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Egyptian was well out of range. Poor timing from Grant.
Grant closes the distance and clinches.
Egyptian tries to break the clinch but Grant is controlling the position.
Grant misses with a hook from the clinch.
Egyptian effectively controlling the action here.
Egyptian blocking some punches.
Egyptian tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Grant just stands there and leans against the cage.
Grant is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Egyptian is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant stalling.
Grant working aggressively here.
Grant throws a head punch that misses.
Grant tries to work over Egyptian's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grant trying to land knees to the body.
Grant missing with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Egyptian.
Grant prevents Egyptian from breaking the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Grant.
Egyptian blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Egyptian.
Egyptian tries to pull guard but Grant holds him up against the cage and eventually Egyptian drops back down to his feet.
Grant throws a punch but it's blocked by Egyptian.
Grant avoiding damage.
Egyptian scores with a shoulder strike.
Egyptian wants to get back to striking at distance but Grant won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Grant.
Grant gets underhooks to prevent Egyptian's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ishmael Egyptian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grant lands a nice knee to the body.
Grant lands with a short shot to the head.
Egyptian is trying to break the clinch but Grant is controlling him.
Egyptian blocks a body shot from Grant.
Grant lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grant fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Egyptian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grant lands a body shot.
Egyptian's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grant swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Donk. Grant catches Egyptian right on the button with a cross.
Egyptian walks into a straight right hand from Grant.
Grant scores with a head kick.
Aubrey Grant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Grant - that will leave a mark!
Grant loads up on a big right hand but Egyptian slips the punch.
Grant thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Grant. Those never looked like landing.
Egyptian takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Grant throws a body punch but Egyptian moves out of range.
Grant throws a series of punches but Egyptian avoids them all with ease.
Egyptian misses with a straight left.
Grant throws a combination. Egyptian tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Egyptian checks a low kick from Grant.
A slow jab from Egyptian misses its intended target.
Egyptian decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Egyptian wants to advance to full mount but Grant doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Egyptian stopping the sweep attempt from Grant.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Egyptian works over Grant with some ground and pound from guard.
Grant has momentary wrist control but Egyptian slips an elbow through the middle.
Egyptian throwing strikes from guard but Grant blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grant is keeping the position for now.
Grant is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Grant pulls Egyptian in close to prevent any damage.
Egyptian working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Egyptian engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Grant trying to keep a closed guard but Egyptian is proving a slippery customer.
Egyptian missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aubrey Grant dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Grant with a jab.
Egyptian misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Grant lands an impressive looking overhand right. Egyptian doesn't seem phased though.
Aubrey Grant seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Egyptian walks into a straight right hand from Grant.
Egyptian swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Egyptian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grant works the jab nicely.
A slapping body kick lands there for Grant.
Egyptian 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.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Grant enables Egyptian to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Grant manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Egyptian content to stall in guard here.
Egyptian throwing strikes from guard but Grant blocks nicely.
Egyptian stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grant swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egyptian postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Egyptian advances position into side control!
Egyptian is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Grant knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ground and pound from Egyptian seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The strikes coming from Egyptian are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Grant wants to control but Egyptian postures up.
Egyptian in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Grant has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Grant has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Egyptian but great work by Grant.
Egyptian manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Egyptian actively working from the bottom here.
Egyptian is looking for a sweep. Grant is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Egyptian has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Grant is working away from the top position though.
Egyptian is trying to get back to full guard.
Egyptian wants to sweep but Grant has passed to side control!
Grant working away.
Egyptian gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian wants to get back to full guard.
Grant stalling.
Egyptian tries to get to full guard but Grant has control of the leg.
Egyptian gets full guard.
Ishmael Egyptian overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Grant looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Egyptian is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Egyptian had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Grant defends it easily.
Egyptian looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Grant engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Egyptian is looking for a triangle here but Grant uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Egyptian tries to bench press Grant off him but Grant keeps the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Aubrey Grant will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Grant avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grant looks to land a right hand but Egyptian moved out of range.
Grant throws a lazy right hand but Egyptian sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Egyptian has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Grant.
Grant connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Egyptian's hands.
Egyptian shoots in for a double leg but Grant sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Grant misses with an uppercut. Egyptian saw that one coming.
Egyptian avoids the body shot from Grant.
Egyptian tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grant paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Egyptian has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Egyptian tries to clinch but Grant moves out of range.
Egyptian fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Egyptian moves into range and connects with a jab.
Egyptian blocks a head kick by Grant.
Grant scores with a nice body kick.
Egyptian will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Egyptian on the side of the head.
Egyptian looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Egyptian tries to pass the half guard into mount. Grant knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Egyptian thows a huge punch but Grant dodges it nicely.
Grant is defending against the submission attempts here by Egyptian.
Egyptian works his way into side control.
Egyptian goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Grant has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Egyptian but great work by Grant.
Ishmael Egyptian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian tries to control but Grant manages to take his back.
Egyptian is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Egyptian tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Egyptian really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Grant takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Egyptian has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Egyptian is trying desperately to improve position.
Egyptian is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Egyptian tries to lock up and control but Grant gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Egyptian is trying to reverse the position but instead Grant has taken his back - oops!
Grant gets his hands free as Egyptian looks to control.
Egyptian is in bad spot here.
Grant has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Egyptian's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian is in bad spot here.
Egyptian looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Egyptian tries to escape but Grant has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Egyptian manages to reverse the position and now he's in Grant's guard. Nice work there by Egyptian.
Egyptian trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aubrey Grant comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Grant 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aubrey Grant!
A relieved looking Aubrey Grant thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Ishmael Egyptian was interviewed post fight and said 'What the hell was that?'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ghengis Khan (ranked 432 p4p, 247 weight class) and Ahjo Kuomanen (ranked 24 p4p, 15 weight class). Kuomanen has chosen HonestKey - One Shot as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Ghengis Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ahjo Kuomanen!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Khan. That snapped Kuomanen's head back.
Khan misses with a hook to the body
and Kuomanen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Khan misses with a hook. Kuomanen ducked under it nicely.
Khan misses with a jab to the body
enabling Kuomanen to counter with a crisp jab.
Khan missing with a left hand there. Kuomanen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Khan jabs Kuomanen right on the nose. Kuomanen blinks but takes it well.
Khan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Khan throws an overhand right that lands on Kuomanen's shoulder, as Kuomanen tries to avoid the shot.
Khan throws a looping overhand right but Kuomanen ducks down to avoid it.
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
Kuomanen throws out a counter right but Khan avoids it with no problem.
Kuomanen misses with an uppercut.
Kuomanen ducks under a wild hook from Khan.
Kuomanen tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kuomanen swats away the attempt to clinch by Khan.
Khan is looking to clinch but Kuomanen is avoiding it.
A nice side step and Kuomanen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kuomanen scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Ghengis Khan 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!
Kuomanen scores with a nice strike.
Khan throws a jab when Kuomanen was well out of range.
Kuomanen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kuomanen defending well as Khan loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan rushes Kuomanen and presses him up against the cage.
Kuomanen decides to pull guard.
Kuomanen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kuomanen is controlling Khan's posture.
Kuomanen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Khan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Khan controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kuomanen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuomanen looking for a guillotine here but Khan defends easily.
Khan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kuomanen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Khan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kuomanen pulls Khan in close to his closed guard and prevents Khan from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuomanen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Khan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Khan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Khan'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.
Kuomanen looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Khan passes into half guard.
Kuomanen trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuomanen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kuomanen is still trying to improve position.
Kuomanen tries to hold on but Khan postures up.
Kuomanen tries to reverse the position but Khan maintains control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Khan controlling from the full mount.
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 Ghengis Khan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ghengis Khan'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.
Khan throws a big shot that misses.
Khan rushes Kuomanen and presses him up against the cage.
Kuomanen looking for a takedown.
Kuomanen prevents a body shot from Khan.
Khan gets through Kuomanen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Khan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kuomanen backwards.
Khan slows down the pace here.
Khan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kuomanen backwards.
Kuomanen is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Khan is defending well.
Kuomanen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kuomanen lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuomanen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Khan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kuomanen's elbow.
Kuomanen struggles to land a body shot inside as Khan controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Khan.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kuomanen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuomanen wants the takedown. Khan is fighting it off but Kuomanen persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Khan's guard against the cage.
Kuomanen trying to control the position from guard on top but Khan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuomanen is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Kuomanen looking to sit in guard and control but Khan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Khan won't allow Kuomanen to sweep him here.
Kuomanen has his hands on Khan's head, controlling the position.
Khan stopping the sweep attempt from Kuomanen.
Kuomanen is looking for a triangle here but Khan uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuomanen is trying to get back to half guard.
Kuomanen is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Khan off and has taken his back!
Kuomanen working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Kuomanen is looking for the choke from the back position but Khan is controlling his hands well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuomanen has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Khan has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
A lull in the action here.
Well, with Kuomanen on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Khan is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Khan defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.
Kuomanen is looking for a triangle but Khan pushes his legs off easily.
Kuomanen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuomanen controls Khan momentarily but Khan frees himself.
Kuomanen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Khan defends well.
Khan trying to control the position from guard on top but Kuomanen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kuomanen is keeping the position for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kuomanen isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Khan stacks Kuomanen on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Khan!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ghengis Khan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ghengis Khan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kuomanen scores with a body shot.
Kuomanen misses with a hook.
Kuomanen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Khan to the mat! Khan manages to get full guard.
Kuomanen throws a strike but Khan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kuomanen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kuomanen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Khan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuomanen is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Khan frees his head nicely. Oh but Kuomanen has switched to an armbar! Khan is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Ahjo Kuomanen!
After winning the bout, Ahjo Kuomanen 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Haw Thorn (ranked 87 p4p, 307 weight class) and Kokkoro Kirin (ranked 9 p4p, 18 weight class). Thorn's entrance music is For Heavy Metal we will die!. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Haw Thorn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kokkoro Kirin!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kirin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thorn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice straight punches there by Kirin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kirin.
Kirin throws a head kick but Thorn moves out of range.
Thorn seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kirin misses with an uppercut
and Thorn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Kokkoro Kirin has been cut.
Kirin connects with a body shot.
Kirin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thorn manages to avoid it.
Kirin falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Thorn counter with a right hand.
Thorn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kirin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Thorn's hands.
Kirin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thorn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kirin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thorn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thorn thinks about countering with a body kick.
Thorn with the inside leg kick.
Kirin tries to clinch up.
It looked like Thorn was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorn needs to keep his hands up - Kirin had a free shot at his head there.
Kirin closes the distance and clinches.
Nice elbow from Kirin.
It looks like Haw Thorn has been cut.
Thorn prevents a body shot from Kirin.
Kirin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kirin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kirin blocks a body shot from Thorn.
Thorn stalls.
Kirin tries to work over Thorn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thorn has Kirin pressed against the cage.
Thorn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thorn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thorn takes one to the side of the head.
Thorn gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirin connects with a leg kick.
Kirin misses with a looping right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kirin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice body punch from Kirin.
Kirin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thorn walks into a jab.
Kirin throws out a powerful jab.
Kirin with a jab.
Kirin darts in trying to clinch
and Kirin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kirin looks to score with a jab to the body but Thorn is just out of range.
As Kirin looks to move away, Thorn throws a big counter combo but Kirin just gets out of the way.
Kirin misses with a shot to the body
and Thorn counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thorn.
Kirin misses with a jab to the body
letting Thorn counter with a right hand.
Thorn slips under a jab from Kirin.
Thorn is looking to counter punch.
Kirin avoids the head kick by Thorn.
Thorn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kirin throws a right hand that misses
and Thorn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kirin connects with the punch.
Kirin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kirin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kirin throws a jab when Thorn was well out of range.
Thorn misses with a hook
and Kirin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kirin scores with a sloppy right hand. Thorn should have avoided that one.
Kirin takes a swing at Thorn's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kirin connects with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirin just misses with a punch to the body.
Kirin cracks Thorn with an open hand slap.
Kirin takes a swing at Thorn's ribcage but misses.
As Kirin looks to move away, Thorn throws a big counter combo but Kirin just gets out of the way.
Kirin slips a straight right by Thorn.
Kirin is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kirin misses with a hook
and Thorn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Thorn moves out of range of the strikes.
Thorn appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kirin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thorn appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kirin misses the jab.
Kirin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thorn. Thorn circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kirin throws a shot from downtown. Thorn moves away and avoids it.
Kirin's coach down at Gumburcules Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kirin's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Kirin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Thorn has time to react.
Kirin throws an off balance right hand
and Thorn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kirin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Thorn had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Thorn finds it's way through Kirin's defenses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kokkoro Kirin dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Thorn sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kokkoro Kirin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kirin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Thorn swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A clash of legs there as Kirin blocks the low kick.
Kirin closes the distance and pushes Thorn back into the cage.
Thorn manages to break the clinch.
Thorn thows a body kick. Kirin tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kirin tries to clinch up but Thorn circles away and keeps his distance.
Thorn throws a quick counter head kick but Kirin was just out of range.
Kirin misses with a hook
and Thorn counters with a nice body kick.
Kirin dips to his left and cracks Thorn with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thorn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Thorn was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kirin blocks a head kick by Thorn.
Thorn scores with a spinning back kick!
Kirin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thorn was well out of range. Poor timing from Kirin.
Kirin looks to land a left hand but Thorn moved out of range nicely.
Thorn is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thorn.
Kirin misses the body punch
and Thorn counters with a series of strikes. Kirin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kirin sizes up Thorn with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kirin misses with an uppercut. Thorn saw that one coming.
Kirin moves out of range of the body kick.
Kirin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thorn ducks right into an uppercut from Kirin.
Kirin misses with a hook
and Thorn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thorn keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kirin misses with a jab to the body
and Thorn counters with a nice leg kick.
Kirin is breathing heavily.
Kirin has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Thorn.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Thorn. Kirin shrugs it off though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thorn. Kirin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kirin throws an off balance right hand
and Thorn counters with a thumping low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thorn.
Kokkoro Kirin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thorn lands a front kick.
Kirin has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Thorn.
Kirin steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Thorn. That one must have hurt.
Kirin blocks the body kick.
A swing and a miss from Kirin.
Thorn was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Thorn fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kirin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kirin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Both fighters circling a little - Thorn finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kirin walks into a left hand.
Kirin moves forwards but Thorn connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorn cracks Kirin with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Thorn has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Kirin to stand back up!
Kirin is rocked!
That has opened up Kokkoro Kirin's cut even more.
Thorn feints a jab and as Kirin dips his head, Thorn unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Kirin right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Kirin falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Thorn smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Haw Thorn!
Haw Thorn retains his super heavyweight title!
An out of breath Haw Thorn 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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