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BNY 135: Destroy All Monsters PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Freiherr Albrecht Alexander von Altenburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Ochoa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). von Altenburg's entrance music is Richard Wagner's Die Walküre. A fine choice. Ochoa has chosen Ice Cube - I Rep That West as his entrance music. Danny Ochoa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Freiherr Albrecht Alexander von Altenburg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Ochoa!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
von Altenburg decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
von Altenburg is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ochoa is staying active underneath von Altenburg, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ochoa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
von Altenburg frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ochoa tries to control the position but von Altenburg now has his back.
von Altenburg missing with punches from the back.
Ochoa staying busy and making it hard for von Altenburg to control.
Ochoa is really stuck here.
von Altenburg struggling to land strikes to the head as Ochoa covers up.
von Altenburg tries to keep control of the position but Ochoa is staying busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
What can Ochoa do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
von Altenburg is trying to stick to Ochoa's back but Ochoa is turning into von Altenburg. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in von Altenburg's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Ochoa.
Ochoa preventing the sweep.
von Altenburg looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
von Altenburg keeping full guard, as Ochoa tries to pass.
von Altenburg working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Ochoa has passed into half guard!
Ochoa wants to lay and pray for a moment but von Altenburg keeps working.
von Altenburg is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
von Altenburg is pressing down on Ochoa's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
von Altenburg bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ochoa's guard.
von Altenburg pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ochoa is keeping the position for now.
von Altenburg slips nicely into half guard.
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!
von Altenburg wants to free his trapped foot but Ochoa is holding on for dear life with his legs.
von Altenburg is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
von Altenburg trying to pass the guard but Ochoa defending well.
Ochoa is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
von Altenburg is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ochoa is trying to control but can't.
von Altenburg controlling the pace.
von Altenburg is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Ochoa!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
von Altenburg wants to finish this one by submission but Ochoa is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from von Altenburg.
von Altenburg with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
von Altenburg working Ochoa over with strikes here.
von Altenburg with shots to the head and body - Ochoa looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
von Altenburg fails to take his opponent's back.
Ochoa slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
von Altenburg prevents Ochoa from standing back up.
von Altenburg not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ochoa looking for submissions off his back.
von Altenburg perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Ochoa is trying to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ochoa is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freiherr Albrecht Alexander von Altenburg dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ochoa tests von Altenburg's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ochoa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from von Altenburg.
von Altenburg throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ochoa works the jab nicely.
Ochoa checks the leg kick.
Ochoa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice cross by Ochoa.
Ochoa throws a low kick, looking for von Altenburg's leg but von Altenburg calmly moves out of range.
von Altenburg throws out a leg kick but Ochoa moves out of range and von Altenburg only half commits.
von Altenburg throws a front kick aimed at Ochoa's knee but Ochoa avoids it well.
von Altenburg fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ochoa avoids it really well and circles away.
Ochoa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from von Altenburg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
von Altenburg checks the leg kick nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from von Altenburg. Ochoa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ochoa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed von Altenburg momentarily.
von Altenburg scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ochoa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
von Altenburg gets a double leg takedown into Ochoa's guard.
Ochoa trying to strike off his back.
Ochoa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
von Altenburg trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Ochoa manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
This has been an exciting period of action!
von Altenburg looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ochoa passes into half guard.
von Altenburg trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
von Altenburg manages to get to full guard.
von Altenburg is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ochoa makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
von Altenburg lands a leg kick that knocks Ochoa off balance momentarily.
Ochoa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ochoa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
von Altenburg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
von Altenburg looks to land a left hand but Ochoa moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from von Altenburg.
von Altenburg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ochoa.
Freiherr Albrecht Alexander von Altenburg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
von Altenburg loads up on a big right hand but Ochoa slips the punch.
Ochoa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
von Altenburg just misses with a punch to the body.
von Altenburg looks to land a body kick but Ochoa moved away.
von Altenburg misses with a low kick.
A jab from von Altenburg finds it's way through Ochoa's defenses.
von Altenburg throws a leg kick but Ochoa sees it coming and moves out of range.
von Altenburg misses the shot to the body.
von Altenburg closes the distance and pushes Ochoa back into the cage.
Ochoa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ochoa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ochoa throws an elbow that misses.
Ochoa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
von Altenburg lands with a short punch from the clinch.
von Altenburg takes a shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ochoa tries to throw a body punch but von Altenburg avoids it by throwing Ochoa back against the cage.
von Altenburg lands with a light punch inside.
von Altenburg misses with a short punch on the inside.
von Altenburg avoids a wild elbow strike from Ochoa.
Ochoa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ochoa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Freiherr Albrecht Alexander von Altenburg has been cut.
Ochoa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. von Altenburg is defending well for now.
Ochoa tries to work over von Altenburg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from von Altenburg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ochoa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from von Altenburg.
von Altenburg blocks the elbow strike.
Ochoa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Freiherr Albrecht Alexander von Altenburg will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Freiherr Albrecht Alexander von Altenburg's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
von Altenburg clinches.
von Altenburg avoiding damage as Ochoa throws knees to the body.
von Altenburg is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ochoa pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ochoa avoiding damage as von Altenburg throws knees to the body.
Ochoa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
von Altenburg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ochoa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
von Altenburg avoids the elbow strike from Ochoa, against the cage.
von Altenburg takes an elbow to the forehead.
von Altenburg misses with a knee strike.
von Altenburg blocks an uppercut.
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!
von Altenburg blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Ochoa fails to land.
von Altenburg dodges an elbow strike from Ochoa.
von Altenburg misses with the head strike.
A short right from von Altenburg on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ochoa tries a knee to the head but von Altenburg blocks it.
von Altenburg lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ochoa.
von Altenburg pushes Ochoa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Danny Ochoa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
von Altenburg is looking to take this one to the mat.
von Altenburg stalling in the clinch but Ochoa improves position.
von Altenburg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ochoa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from von Altenburg.
Ochoa can't find room to land a body shot as von Altenburg controls the action.
Ochoa throws an elbow that misses.
Ochoa tries to land knees in the clinch but von Altenburg avoids the damage to the body.
Ochoa lands a nice shot to the body.
Ochoa can't find room to land a body shot as von Altenburg controls the action.
Ochoa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down von Altenburg.
von Altenburg scores with a shoulder strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ochoa just misses with a elbow thrown towards von Altenburg's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
von Altenburg tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
von Altenburg lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
von Altenburg avoids a wild elbow strike from Ochoa.
von Altenburg avoiding damage as Ochoa throws knees to the body.
von Altenburg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
von Altenburg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
von Altenburg misses with an elbow over the top.
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!
Ochoa lands a knee to the body.
von Altenburg avoids a wild elbow strike from Ochoa.
Ochoa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and von Altenburg avoids it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ochoa.
Ochoa blocks an uppercut.
Ochoa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
von Altenburg misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from von Altenburg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
von Altenburg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ochoa.
Ochoa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ochoa missing with knees to the body.
Danny Ochoa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ochoa missing with knees to the body.
Ochoa lands an elbow inside.
von Altenburg tries a body shot but Ochoa blocks it.
Ochoa avoids a wild elbow strike from von Altenburg.
Ochoa has a couple of punches blocked by von Altenburg.
von Altenburg lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ochoa misses with some punches.
Ochoa misses with some punches.
von Altenburg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ochoa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ochoa misses with a knee strike.
Ochoa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
von Altenburg cracks Ochoa with a nice body shot.
von Altenburg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ochoa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ochoa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ochoa can't find room to land a body shot as von Altenburg controls the action.
Freiherr Albrecht Alexander von Altenburg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
von Altenburg is trying to break the clinch but Ochoa is controlling him.
von Altenburg is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ochoa pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Freiherr Albrecht Alexander von Altenburg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ochoa missing with knees to the body.
von Altenburg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ochoa has a couple of punches blocked by von Altenburg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
von Altenburg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ochoa missing with knees to the body.
Ochoa missing with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Ochoa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think von Altenburg has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Freiherr Albrecht Alexander von Altenburg!
A very excited looking Freiherr Albrecht Alexander von Altenburg 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ares Constantinides (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Constantinides's entrance music is War by Judas Priest. A fine choice. Drago comes into a darkened arena with his song building. James Brown - Living In America kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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217 lbs
26 - 14 - 1 |
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220 lbs
22 - 14 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ares Constantinides!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ivan Drago!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Constantinides misses with a wild body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Drago, right into the meat.
Constantinides misses the shot to the body.
Constantinides waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drago.
Constantinides blocks a low kick nicely.
Constantinides thows a leg kick but Drago checks it
and Drago counters with a left to the body.
Drago misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Constantinides.
Constantinides takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Constantinides misses with a hook. Drago ducked under it nicely.
Drago throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Constantinides to counter with a crisp jab.
Constantinides gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Drago takes a swing at Constantinides's ribcage but misses.
Drago takes one on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Constantinides misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drago.
Drago throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Drago lets loose with a powerful body kick. Constantinides will feel that in the morning.
Drago plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That kick from Drago tenderised Constantinides's leg. Constantinides is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Constantinides throws a hook but Drago blocks it.
Drago displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Constantinides throws out the jab.
Constantinides closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drago.
Constantinides tries to work over Drago's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Drago misses with a punch to the body.
Drago tries to throw a body punch but Constantinides avoids it by throwing Drago back against the cage.
Drago lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Drago unloads a knee to the mid-section. Constantinides lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Drago missing with knees to the body.
Drago tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Drago.
Drago tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Constantinides avoids it.
Constantinides working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Drago gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago lands an elbow inside that Constantinides shrugs off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Constantinides lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Drago backwards.
Constantinides misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Drago throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Drago blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Drago lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Constantinides backwards.
Drago misses with a punch to the body.
Drago tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Constantinides is working for takedown but Drago is calmly controlling the position for now.
Drago managing to block the knees to the body from Constantinides.
A right hook to the body lands for Drago.
Drago misses with a short punch on the inside.
Constantinides blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drago lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Constantinides tries to throw a body punch but Drago avoids it by throwing Constantinides back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Constantinides tries to score a body lock takedown but Drago shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Constantinides misses with a short punch on the inside.
Constantinides working aggressively here.
Drago misses with a hook to the ribs.
Drago blocks a body shot from Constantinides.
Drago tries to throw a body punch but Constantinides avoids it by throwing Drago back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Drago.
Drago goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Drago lands a left hand that snaps the head of Constantinides backwards.
Drago lands a right hand.
Constantinides blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Constantinides prevents a body shot from Drago.
A short right from Constantinides on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Constantinides blocks a body shot from Drago.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Constantinides.
Drago tries to work over Constantinides's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Drago tries a knee to the head but Constantinides blocks it.
Drago tries to work over Constantinides's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Constantinides leaning against his opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drago.
Constantinides lands a left hand that snaps the head of Drago backwards.
A short body shot lands from Constantinides as the two fighters clinch.
Drago pushes off an throws an elbow but Constantinides leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Drago misses with a hook to the ribs.
Drago misses with some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drago throws a punch but it's blocked by Constantinides.
Constantinides blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Constantinides struggles to land a body shot inside as Drago controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Drago dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Drago walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Constantinides avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Constantinides throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ares Constantinides seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drago throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Constantinides fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Drago checks it well.
Constantinides misses with a wild body shot.
Constantinides misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drago.
Drago fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Constantinides has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Constantinides pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Drago forces Constantinides back against the cage and clinches.
Constantinides wants a takedown.
Drago dodges an elbow strike from Constantinides.
Drago tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Constantinides's elbow.
Drago lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Constantinides scores with a nice hook to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Constantinides working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Constantinides swings wildly with an uppercut but Drago uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drago doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Constantinides fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Constantinides lands with a left to the head.
Drago misses with a punch to the body.
Drago misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drago working Constantinides over with knees to the body.
Drago lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drago has a couple of punches blocked by Constantinides.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Drago.
Constantinides blocks a body shot from Drago.
Drago swings wildly with an uppercut but Constantinides uses good head movement to avoid it.
Constantinides blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Constantinides lands with a left to the head.
Drago comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Drago blocks an elbow strike.
Constantinides goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Constantinides blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drago avoids a wild elbow strike from Constantinides.
A nice left hand lands by Drago.
A hook to the body from Drago.
Constantinides prevents a body shot from Drago.
A shot in the inside from Drago.
Drago scores with a nice hook to the head.
A body shot lands from Drago.
Drago lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Drago lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Constantinides fails to land.
Drago lands a hook that snaps the head of Constantinides backwards.
Drago missing with knees to the body.
Constantinides tries to throw a body punch but Drago avoids it by throwing Constantinides back against the cage.
Drago scores a nice knee to the body.
Constantinides lands a left hand.
Drago misses with a punch to the body.
Constantinides misses with an elbow strike.
Constantinides lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Constantinides cracks Drago with a nice body shot.
Drago lands a body shot in the clinch.
Drago goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ivan Drago seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drago misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Constantinides has a couple of punches blocked by Drago.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Drago on the inside.
Drago lands an uppercut.
Drago lands a nice shot to the body.
Constantinides tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drago tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drago has a couple of punches blocked by Constantinides.
Drago is pressed up against the cage. Constantinides has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Drago down to the mat. Drago avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Drago misses with a double jab.
Drago thows a body shot but no joy.
Drago lands with a hook. Constantinides tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Some bone on bone action there as Drago checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Constantinides shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Drago as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ares Constantinides. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drago with a jab.
Drago lands a high kick!
Drago lands a high kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Drago showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Constantinides connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Drago takes a swing at Constantinides's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Constantinides. Drago does a little dance to reset his feet.
Constantinides forces Drago back against the cage and clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Drago just misses with a elbow thrown towards Constantinides's brow.
Drago blocks an uppercut.
Constantinides lands a left hand.
Constantinides tries a body shot but Drago blocks it.
Constantinides has Drago pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Drago manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Drago blocks the elbow strike.
Drago misses with the head strike.
Drago goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Constantinides prevents a body shot from Drago.
Drago tries to work over Constantinides's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Drago swings wildly with an uppercut but Constantinides uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Constantinides scores with a shoulder strike.
Drago has a couple of punches blocked by Constantinides.
A head punch on the inside from Drago fails to land.
Drago tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drago throws a punch but it's blocked by Constantinides.
Constantinides's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Drago tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Constantinides blocks a body shot from Drago.
Drago blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Constantinides prevents a body shot from Drago.
Drago tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Drago.
Drago tries to throw a body punch but Constantinides avoids it by throwing Drago back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago lands a right hand that snaps the head of Constantinides backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Constantinides tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Constantinides dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short left from Drago.
Ares Constantinides has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice left hand lands by Drago.
Drago prevents a takedown attempt there.
Drago blocks a body shot from Constantinides.
Constantinides misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drago tries to work over Constantinides's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Constantinides misses with a hook to the ribs.
Drago misses with the head strike.
Constantinides unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ivan Drago is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Constantinides looking to throw knees to the head but Drago is blocking nicely.
Drago tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Constantinides drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ares Constantinides. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from Drago.
Drago lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Constantinides backwards.
Drago misses with a hook from the clinch.
Constantinides lands a nice elbow.
Constantinides misses with the head strike.
Constantinides misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Drago scores with a nice short uppercut.
Drago misses with a punch on the inside.
Drago tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Constantinides misses with the head strike.
Constantinides takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Constantinides avoiding damage as Drago throws knees to the body.
Constantinides lands a nice uppercut.
Drago lands a nice elbow.
Drago unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Drago pushes Constantinides back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Constantinides misses with a knee strike.
Drago lands a nice uppercut.
Drago lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drago presses Constantinides against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Drago blocks the elbow strike.
Drago lands a right hand.
Drago throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Drago comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Drago 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Drago!
A very excited looking Ivan Drago 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ernesti Vihervaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vihervaara comes to the cage accompanied by Headhunterz - Last Of Mohicanz. Torres is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Prodigal Son. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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29
246 lbs
23 - 11 - 0 |
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28
250 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class MT
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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
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ernesti Vihervaara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergio Torres!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres scores with a push kick.
Ernesti Vihervaara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torres misses with a lunging right hand
and Vihervaara counters with a nice kick to the body.
Torres misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vihervaara.
Torres lands a high kick!
Vihervaara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vihervaara throws a head kick but Torres moves out of range.
Torres misses with a body shot.
Torres lands a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vihervaara fails in his attempt to clinch.
Torres tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Torres ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vihervaara moves away.
Vihervaara is looking to clinch but Torres is avoiding it.
Vihervaara jabs Torres right on the nose. Torres blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Sergio Torres has been cut.
Vihervaara looks for the body kick but Torres saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres avoids the body shot from Vihervaara.
Vihervaara lands with a right hand.
Vihervaara connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vihervaara just misses with a punch to the body.
Torres throws out a leg kick but Vihervaara moves out of range and Torres only half commits.
Vihervaara manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Torres on his heels. He'll look to pass Torres's guard now, I'm sure.
Torres looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Torres working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vihervaara.
Torres avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vihervaara trying to control but Torres is working from the bottom.
Torres wants to stand up but Vihervaara is controlling him.
Vihervaara looking to sit in guard and control but Torres gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vihervaara working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ernesti Vihervaara.
Torres misses with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Torres. Vihervaara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vihervaara fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vihervaara ducks right into an uppercut from Torres.
Vihervaara cracks Torres with a right hand to the side of the head.
Torres drops his hands momentarily and Vihervaara takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Torres thuds a left hand into Vihervaara's body.
Vihervaara looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Vihervaara connects with a leg kick. Torres looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vihervaara lands with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torres misses with a hook. Vihervaara ducked under it nicely.
Vihervaara takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Torres pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The fighters circling - Vihervaara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vihervaara misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Torres throws a shot from downtown. Vihervaara moves away and avoids it.
Crunch! Torres slams his shin into Vihervaara's torso.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vihervaara throws a body punch but Torres moves out of range.
Torres throws the kick towards the body but Vihervaara avoids it.
Vihervaara wants to clinch up but Torres keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernesti Vihervaara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sergio Torres's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Torres bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Torres avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Vihervaara is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vihervaara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Torres scores with a kick to the body.
Torres feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vihervaara's calf.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vihervaara fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Torres avoids it really well and circles away.
A head kick misses from Torres.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vihervaara takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Torres jabs at Vihervaara's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vihervaara takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice straight punches there by Torres. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Torres.
Torres cracks the inside of Vihervaara's front leg.
Vihervaara tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Torres manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Torres scores with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torres lands a slapping body shot.
Torres lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Torres lands a really nice looking cross but Vihervaara seems unphased.
Jab, jab by Torres - just one landing.
Torres scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice uppercut lands for Torres. That snapped Vihervaara's head back.
Torres drops Vihervaara with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Vihervaara! Torres dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergio Torres!
After winning the bout, Sergio Torres 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Masakazu Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shelton Harrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aoki's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sandstorm by Darude. Harrell has chosen J. Cole - Blow Up as his entrance music. Shelton Harrell will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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147 lbs
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160 lbs
20 - 6 - 2 |
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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
27 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Masakazu Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 2, fighting out of New York, Shelton Harrell!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrell scores with a leg kick.
Harrell misses with a low kick.
Crunch! Aoki slams his shin into Harrell's torso.
Aoki gets the takedown into side control.
Harrell is looking to regain half guard here but Aoki keeps moving and retains side control.
Aoki trying to control the action but Harrell is working from the bottom.
Aoki throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Aoki is looking to take a break and control but Harrell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrell can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aoki is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Harrell looks calm but he's in trouble here. Aoki gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Harrell is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Aoki lets go of the hold and Harrell can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Masakazu Aoki!
Masakazu Aoki 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Gautier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jakob Ultra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ultra has chosen Fistful of steel - Rage against the machine as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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31
202 lbs
24 - 7 - 0 |
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27
198 lbs
21 - 12 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pierre Gautier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jakob Ultra!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gautier swats away the attempt to clinch by Ultra.
Ultra has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ultra checks a low kick from Gautier.
Ultra misses with a low kick.
Ultra blocks the body kick.
Ultra turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Ultra there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gautier blocks a jab.
Ultra scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ultra tries to land a leg kick but Gautier saw it coming and moves away.
Ultra misses with a body shot.
Gautier misses with a hook to the body
and Ultra connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ultra wants to slow Gautier down by chopping away at his legs.
Gautier lands a head shot.
Ultra fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ultra tried to score with a low kick but Gautier checks it.
Gautier throws a body punch but Ultra moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gautier tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gautier throws a wild body kick that Ultra sees coming a mile off.
Jakob Ultra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gautier is looking to land body kicks.
Gautier thows a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Ultra throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gautier attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gautier takes a swing at Ultra's ribcage but misses.
Ultra misses with a few strikes there.
Gautier has closed the distance and engaged Ultra in a clinch.
Ultra comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gautier misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ultra throws an elbow but it misses.
Gautier scores with a hook to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Gautier.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gautier wants to get back to striking at distance but Ultra won't allow it.
Ultra blocks a body shot from Gautier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ultra tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gautier's elbow.
Gautier prevents a body shot from Ultra.
Gautier lands a hook that snaps the head of Ultra backwards.
Ultra blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gautier misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ultra tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gautier lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gautier wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gautier has Ultra pressed against the cage.
Gautier lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gautier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gautier tries to work over Ultra's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gautier swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ultra pushes off an throws an elbow but Gautier leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gautier pushes Ultra back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ultra landing knees to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ultra.
Gautier misses with the head strike.
Ultra blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gautier lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ultra backwards.
Gautier misses with a punch to the body.
Gautier looking to slow down the pace here.
Gautier lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gautier lands a hook that snaps the head of Ultra backwards.
Ultra misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Ultra as the two fighters clinch.
Good body shot from Gautier.
Gautier works on Ultra's body with a couple of short punches.
Gautier struggles to land a body shot inside as Ultra controls his hands.
Ultra tries to throw a body punch but Gautier avoids it by throwing Ultra back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ultra blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gautier creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gautier.
Ultra goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gautier can't find room to land a body shot as Ultra controls the action.
Gautier dodges an elbow strike from Ultra.
Ultra swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ultra is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gautier is keeping busy.
A short right from Gautier on the inside.
Gautier is leaning against Ultra and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ultra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gautier.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ultra.
Gautier throws a punch but it's blocked by Ultra.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ultra.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gautier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
An inside leg kick from Gautier misses.
Ultra looks to score with a jab to the body but Gautier is just out of range.
Ultra misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre Gautier 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.
Gautier fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gautier throws a leg kick but Ultra sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gautier misses with a low kick.
Gautier avoids the head kick by Ultra.
Gautier tries a low kick but Ultra avoids it.
Good leg kick by Ultra there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gautier pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gautier misses with a low kick.
Ultra rushes Gautier and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gautier swings wildly with an uppercut but Ultra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ultra scores with a knee to the head.
Gautier blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pierre Gautier has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gautier tries a body shot but Ultra blocks it.
Gautier struggles to land a body shot inside as Ultra controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ultra creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ultra scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gautier misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ultra tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gautier avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gautier.
Gautier tries a body shot but Ultra blocks it.
Ultra lands with a right to the head.
Ultra lands with a light punch inside.
Gautier tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gautier misses with some punches.
Gautier is looking to control Ultra's arms but Ultra gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gautier has his back to the cage.
Ultra creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gautier's defenses.
It looks like Pierre Gautier has been cut.
A short right from Ultra on the inside.
Gautier can't find room to land a body shot as Ultra controls the action.
Gautier trying to stall but Ultra improves his position.
Gautier lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gautier blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gautier trying to control the position but instead, Ultra has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gautier into the cage.
Gautier on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gautier has Ultra pressed against the cage.
Gautier working aggressively here.
Ultra lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short right from Gautier on the inside.
Come on Ultra - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short left from Gautier.
Ultra tries to throw a body punch but Gautier avoids it by throwing Ultra back against the cage.
Gautier tries to throw a body punch but Ultra avoids it by throwing Gautier back against the cage.
Ultra lands an elbow inside that Gautier shrugs off.
Gautier swings wildly with an uppercut but Ultra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gautier blocks a body shot from Ultra.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ultra lands a right hand.
Ultra digs a right hand underneath Gautier's ribcage. Gautier let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gautier tries to throw a body punch but Ultra avoids it by throwing Gautier back against the cage.
Gautier taking a breather.
Ultra misses with the head strike.
Ultra unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ultra tries a knee to the head but Gautier blocks it.
Ultra lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ultra.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ultra creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gautier misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gautier lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ultra.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gautier.
Ultra scores with a hook to the body.
Ultra tries a body shot but Gautier blocks it.
Ultra throws a punch but it's blocked by Gautier.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gautier tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gautier tries to work over Ultra's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ultra scores with a shot to the side of Gautier's head.
A right handed body shot lands from Gautier.
Gautier struggles to land a body shot inside as Ultra controls his hands.
Ultra has Gautier pressed against the cage.
Ultra is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gautier scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ultra misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Ultra on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gautier lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ultra or not.
Gautier takes an elbow to the temple.
Gautier misses with a body punch.
Gautier blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jakob Ultra showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pierre Gautier's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Gautier wants to clinch up but Ultra keeps it at a distance.
Gautier misses with a low kick.
Gautier shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gautier cracks Ultra with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ultra fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gautier manages to avoid it.
Gautier motions for Ultra to come forward. Gautier throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gautier connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ultra. Ultra circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gautier tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gautier's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ultra connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gautier scrambles back to his feet.
Gautier misses with a low kick.
Ultra throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ultra swings for the body but Gautier moves out of range.
Ultra throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pierre Gautier is winning the standup battle so far.
Ultra lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gautier backs up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ultra stalks Gautier and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gautier's face. Gautier staggers backwards, shaken.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gautier scores with a decent looking hook.
Ultra throws a combination that misses
and Gautier counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ultra's knee momentarily.
Gautier scores with a leg kick.
Gautier lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ultra goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Good leg kick by Gautier there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ultra takes a swing at Gautier's ribcage but misses.
Ultra dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gautier. That did some damage!
Gautier throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ultra takes a swing at Gautier's ribcage but misses.
Ultra tries a low kick but Gautier avoids it.
Ultra moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gautier is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gautier lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gautier lands a nice looking body shot.
Gautier throws a body punch but Ultra moves out of range.
Gautier blocks a low kick nicely.
Ultra scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gautier doesn't seem bothered though.
Gautier tries a head kick but it misses.
Gautier defending well as Ultra loads up on a big left hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ultra checks a leg kick.
Ultra lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gautier's sensitive parts.
Gautier keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gautier tries to land a leg kick but Ultra saw it coming and moves away.
Gautier scores with a jab to the body.
Ultra misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ultra takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A big left from Ultra misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ultra fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gautier lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gautier thows a body shot but no joy.
Ultra tries to score with a low kick but Gautier moves his leg out of the way.
Gautier lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gautier.
Gautier fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gautier throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gautier lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ultra thuds a left hand into Gautier's body.
Gautier throws a low kick, looking for Ultra's leg but Ultra calmly moves out of range.
Ultra ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gautier moves away.
Gautier displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ultra throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ultra connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gautier throws a low kick, looking for Ultra's leg but Ultra calmly moves out of range.
Gautier doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gautier misses with a body kick.
Gautier misses with a wild body shot.
Ultra lands a body shot.
Ultra throws a shot to the body.
Ultra looks for the body kick but Gautier saw that one coming.
Gautier pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ultra misses with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ultra gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gautier.
Ultra scores with the left hand. Gautier knows he should have avoided that one.
Ultra throws a body punch but Gautier moves out of range.
Gautier tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jakob Ultra.
I think Ultra has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Pierre Gautier!
After winning the bout, Pierre Gautier 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Steinar Sting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angus Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Young has chosen AC/DC - Live Wire as his entrance music. Steinar Sting had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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153 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steinar Sting!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Angus Young!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Young.
Sting throws a right and a left that Young avoids nicely.
Young walks into a jab.
Steinar Sting seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Young. That's going to slow Sting down.
Young lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Young lands with a shot to the body.
Young connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Young dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sting gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Young drives through and clinches with Sting against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sting lands a nice knee to the body.
Young misses with a punch on the inside.
Young can't find room to land a body shot as Sting controls the action.
Young misses with a hook from the clinch.
Young tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Young lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sting backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sting misses with the head strike.
Young misses with the head strike.
Young tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Young misses with a body punch.
Sting tries to throw a body punch but Young avoids it by throwing Sting back against the cage.
Young blocks a body shot from Sting.
A nice right hand lands inside from Young.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Young.
Sting tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Young's elbow.
Young tries a body shot but Sting blocks it.
Sting working Young over with knees to the body.
Sting blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Young tries a body shot but Sting blocks it.
Young throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sting pushes Young back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sting.
Sting misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young tries a body shot but Sting blocks it.
Young working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sting tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sting throws a head punch that misses.
Young swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sting tries to throw a body punch but Young avoids it by throwing Sting back against the cage.
Young pushes Sting back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sting tries a body shot but Young blocks it.
Sting tries to throw a body punch but Young avoids it by throwing Sting back against the cage.
Young lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Young lands a nice uppercut.
Young lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Young blocking some punches.
Sting misses with some punches.
Young is working Sting over against the cage.
Young misses with a punch on the inside.
Young putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sting in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sting is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young working aggressively here.
Young goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Young tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Young lands a hook that snaps the head of Sting backwards.
Young misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Sting fails to land.
Young lands a hook that snaps the head of Sting backwards.
Young blocks a body shot from Sting.
Sting looking for a takedown.
Sting tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Young's elbow.
Young tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Young misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sting struggles to land a body shot inside as Young controls his hands.
Young tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Young tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Young with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sting goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sting misses with a short punch on the inside.
Young with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Young lands with a short shot to the head.
Young swings wildly with an uppercut but Sting uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sting lands a body punch in the clinch.
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!
Sting lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Young.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sting.
Young tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Young creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Young lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Young misses with some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Young with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Young on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sting blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Young lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sting or not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angus Young dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sting swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Young uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sting.
Young shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sting wants to slow Young down by chopping away at his legs.
Young is looking to land body kicks.
Young takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sting wants to clinch up but Young keeps it at a distance.
Young attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sting tries to land a front kick but Young steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sting lands with a hook. Young tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Young lands a slapping body shot.
Young on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sting on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young scores with a one two! Sting had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Young is looking to slow Sting down with leg kicks.
A cross from Young lands.
An inside leg kick lands from Sting.
A head kick from Sting lands but Young takes it in his stride.
Young is looking to slow Sting down with leg kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Young.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Young misses with a wild combination.
Sting misses with a kick to the body.
Young throws a low kick, looking for Sting's leg but Sting calmly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sting dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Young. That did some damage!
Young steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sting.
Sting decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Young trying to control here.
Young is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Sting sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Young regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sting.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sting pushing down on Young's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Young is trying to stand up here but Sting is controlling him well.
Sting tries to pass to full mount but Young defends it.
Young works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sting missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Young wants to sweep here but Sting controlling him for the moment.
Young wants to stand but Sting is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sting keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Young's head.
Sting lands a couple of digs.
Sting 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.
Sting won't allow Young to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sting looking to pass the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sting preventing the sweep.
Sting advances to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Steinar Sting will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sting moves out of range of the leg kick from Young.
Sting throws a shot from downtown. Young moves away and avoids it.
Young doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sting fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A nice leg kick lands there from Young.
Young scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sting closes this distance looking for a takedown but Young circles away.
Sting swings widly with a right hand
and Young cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Young dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sting. That did some damage!
Sting throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Sting showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Young.
Sting is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Young throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sting checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sting tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Young was well out of range. Poor timing from Sting.
Sting takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Steinar Sting has been cut.
Young dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sting will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sting thows a body shot but no joy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Young.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Young scores with a shot to the body.
A low kick from Young misses
and Sting counters with a straight right hand.
Young connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Angus Young is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sting tries to bum rush Young with a series of wild strikes but Young uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Young rushes Sting and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sting doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Young swings wildly with an uppercut but Sting uses good head movement to avoid it.
Young swings wildly with an uppercut but Sting uses good head movement to avoid it.
Young lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sting backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sting just misses with a elbow thrown towards Young's brow.
Young tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sting blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Angus Young seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sting misses with a punch to the body.
Sting has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Young avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sting misses with the head strike.
Sting swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Sting.
Young scores with a knee to the head.
Young scores with a shot to the side of Sting's head.
Sting misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Sting.
Young misses with a punch to the body.
Sting pushes off an throws an elbow but Young leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sting lands with a short shot to the head.
A knee to the head by Young.
Sting lands a shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Sting.
Young misses with a knee strike.
Young pushes Sting back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Sting on the inside.
Sting has Young pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Young manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steinar Sting. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sting.
Young swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Young working aggressively here.
Young landing knees to the body.
Young can't find room to land a body shot as Sting controls the action.
Young working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sting tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Young.
Sting struggles to land a body shot inside as Young controls his hands.
Young lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sting misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short left from Sting.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Young.
Young scores with a nice hook to the head.
Young struggles to land a body shot inside as Sting controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angus Young really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steinar Sting'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.
A big left from Young misses.
Young blocks a jab.
Angus Young seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sting uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Young has time to react.
Young tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Young lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sting showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Young.
A combination from Sting does no damage.
Young ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sting moves away.
Sting takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Young paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sting.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sting misses with a body kick.
Young has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Young misses with a hook. Sting ducked under it nicely.
Sting tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Young was well out of range. Poor timing from Sting.
Sting throws a leg kick but Young sees it coming and moves out of range.
Young throws a head kick but Sting moves out of range.
Young scores with a jab. Sting acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sting ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Young moves away.
Sting throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sting is looking to clinch but Young is avoiding it.
Young scores with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Sting.
Young tries to land a front kick but Sting steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sting. Young does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sting feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Young's calf.
A slow jab from Sting misses its intended target.
Sting decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sting.
Sting with the ground and pound but Young uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Young 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.
Sting throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sting trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sting throws a strike but Young rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Young must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Young controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sting looking to control.
Young content to stall in guard here.
Sting pulls Young in close to his closed guard and prevents Young from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sting keeping moving, preventing Young from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Angus Young was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Sting shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Young pinned against the cage. Young gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sting does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Young bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sting throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Angus Young will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Steinar Sting's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Sting misses the body punch
and Young counters with a slapping leg kick.
Young throws a jab when Sting was well out of range.
Young lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Young avoids the body shot from Sting.
Sting throws a head kick but Young moves out of range.
Sting smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Young explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sting looks to throw the jab but Young is out of range.
Young blocks a leg kick.
Sting misses with a looping left.
Young misses with the body kick
and Sting counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sting checks a low kick from Young.
Sting turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Young throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sting throws a good cross that connects.
Sting lands an overhand right.
Young cracks Sting with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sting throws a right hand that misses
and Young counters with a nice uppercut.
Young uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sting.
Young pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sting throws a nice outside leg kick.
Young swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sting closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Steinar Sting has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sting throws a head kick that misses
letting Young counter with a right hand.
Sting has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sting, right into the meat.
Young looks to land a combination. Sting sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Young lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sting steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Young. That one must have hurt.
Sting misses with a body punch
and Young connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sting.
Young connects with the punch.
Young lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sting takes a step back to recover.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sting digs a good hook to Young's body.
Angus Young is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sting throws a nice looking combination but Young bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sting scores with a punch to the head.
Young takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sting loads up on a big right hand but Young slips the punch.
Sting misses with a hook
and Young counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A slapping leg kick lands for Young.
Sting throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sting buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Young ducks under a wild hook from Sting.
Sting pivots, looking for a leg kick but Young is out of range and Sting settles back down.
Sting throws a body punch but Young moves out of range.
Sting on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sting fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Young manages to avoid it.
Young feints and then cracks Sting's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sting down.
Nice straight punches there by Young. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Young.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Young throws a body kick that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Young.
Sting needs to keep his hands up - Young had a free shot at his head there.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Angus Young.
I think Young has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 47:48
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 46:50
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Angus Young! Angus Young retains his featherweight title!
Our winner, Angus Young, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean McMorrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscar Amazon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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277 lbs
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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
28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sean McMorrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oscar Amazon!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McMorrow thuds his shin into the meat of Amazon's side.
McMorrow misses with a body kick.
Amazon misses with a body kick.
A head kick from McMorrow lands but Amazon takes it in his stride.
It looks like Oscar Amazon has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McMorrow works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
McMorrow dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Amazon. That did some damage!
Amazon thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on McMorrow if he has to take too many more of those.
Amazon scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Sean McMorrow has been cut.
McMorrow throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McMorrow, right into the meat.
McMorrow pivots, looking for a leg kick but Amazon is out of range and McMorrow settles back down.
Amazon tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Amazon looks gassed!
McMorrow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McMorrow lands a leg kick that knocks Amazon off balance momentarily.
Amazon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McMorrow throws a wild body kick that Amazon sees coming a mile off.
McMorrow lands a nice looking body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McMorrow pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McMorrow keeps Amazon at a distance using the push kick.
McMorrow dives in and grabs Amazon's left leg, looking for a takedown. Amazon pushes down on McMorrow's head and hops out.
Amazon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
McMorrow works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That has opened up Oscar Amazon's cut even more.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McMorrow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Amazon walks into a jab.
McMorrow throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Amazon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McMorrow was well out of range. Poor timing from Amazon.
Amazon throws a leg kick which misses McMorrow's front leg but catches the back leg as McMorrow tries to avoid it.
McMorrow tries a head kick but it misses.
Amazon throws a sloppy head kick and McMorrow moves out of range easily.
McMorrow lands a leg kick that knocks Amazon off balance momentarily.
Amazon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Amazon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McMorrow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amazon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McMorrow. McMorrow obviously looking to wear him down.
McMorrow shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Amazon but Amazon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A nice inside leg kick there by McMorrow. That's going to slow Amazon down.
McMorrow lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice combo by McMorrow! Oh, that's hurt him - Amazon falls to the canvas and McMorrow follows him into side control.
Amazon is rocked!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
A big shot lands for McMorrow! That's hurt Amazon! Will he recover? McMorrow fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sean McMorrow!
A very excited looking Sean McMorrow made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alex Brealey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jealous Jarvae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jealous Jarvae was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex Brealey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jealous Jarvae!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jarvae lands a head kick!
Jarvae fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jarvae throws a front kick aimed at Brealey's knee but Brealey avoids it well.
Brealey misses with a wild combination.
Brealey rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jarvae makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Brealey throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jarvae counters with a good low kick that Brealey was not able to check.
Brealey tries to bum rush Jarvae with a series of wild strikes but Jarvae uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd cheers as Jarvae lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brealey doesn't seem phased though.
Brealey throws a head kick but Jarvae moves out of range.
Brealey scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Brealey checks a low kick from Jarvae.
Brealey throws a jab when Jarvae was well out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Jarvae.
Jarvae uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brealey.
Brealey lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Brealey stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jarvae.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brealey avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarvae tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Brealey is able to avoid easily.
Jarvae shoots in looking for a takedown. Brealey tries to sprawl out of it but Jarvae keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brealey manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jarvae.
Brealey throws a head kick that misses.
Brealey throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jarvae lands with a good body shot.
Jarvae keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brealey.
Jarvae shoots for a takedown but Brealey saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jarvae swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jarvae tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brealey moves out of range of the body kick from Jarvae.
Jarvae scores with a kick to the midsection.
Brealey lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brealey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jarvae.
Brealey looks to score with a jab to the body but Jarvae is just out of range.
Jarvae slips under a jab.
Brealey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jarvae was well out of range. Poor timing from Brealey.
The fighters circling - Brealey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brealey tries to bum rush Jarvae with a series of wild strikes but Jarvae uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jarvae drives through with a takedown into Brealey's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Jarvae stopping the sweep attempt from Brealey.
Brealey is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jarvae is controlling him.
Jarvae distracts Brealey with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Brealey keeping moving, preventing Jarvae from controlling successfully.
Brealey has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Jarvae off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Alex Brealey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarvae moves away from the strike by Brealey.
Jarvae throws a body punch but Brealey moves out of range.
Jarvae keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brealey.
Jarvae does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Brealey clobbers Jarvae with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jarvae goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jarvae throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jarvae looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Brealey!
Brealey is looking to improve his position but Jarvae isn't that keen on the idea.
Brealey gets back to half guard.
Brealey has one foot on Jarvae's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jarvae.
Brealey tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jarvae slips under a jab from Brealey.
Brealey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jarvae.
A big left from Jarvae misses.
Jarvae steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brealey.
Brealey thumps Jarvae with a low kick.
Brealey is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jarvae pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jarvae looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Brealey avoids the head kick by Jarvae.
Brealey slips under a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brealey tried to score with a low kick but Jarvae checks it.
Jarvae ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jarvae throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jarvae misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brealey.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jealous Jarvae will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jarvae shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jarvae is looking to work some ground and pound but Brealey has wrist control.
Brealey keeping moving, preventing Jarvae from controlling successfully.
Jarvae has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jarvae accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brealey keeping moving, preventing Jarvae from controlling successfully.
Brealey is trying to control the position but Jarvae postures up.
Jarvae trying to control but Brealey is working from the bottom.
Jarvae passes into half guard.
Jarvae not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jarvae is looking to advance position but Brealey won't allow it.
Jarvae is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brealey looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jarvae working the head and body with strikes.
Jarvae frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jarvae dominating with strikes here.
Brealey is desperately trying to improve his position but Jarvae has a good base and remains in mount.
Jarvae in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jarvae wants to control the pace but Brealey is squirming around nicely.
Brealey can't escape the position.
Jarvae controlling from mount.
Jarvae can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Brealey is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarvae scoring with strikes but Brealey is staying in there.
Jarvae postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Brealey looks a forlorn figure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jarvae landing strikes from the mount.
Jarvae with the ground and pound from mount.
Jarvae lands a big elbow.
Jarvae dominating with strikes here.
Brealey tries to lock up and control but Jarvae gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jarvae working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Jarvae lands with some strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brealey is trying desperately to improve position.
Jealous Jarvae has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jarvae looking to control and managing it successfully.
Brealey is squirming around, avoiding Jarvae's attempts to control the action.
Jarvae raining down shots from the mount!
Brealey is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Jarvae in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Brealey wants to hold on but Jarvae pushes him away.
Jarvae fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jarvae landing strikes from the mount and Brealey is in trouble!
Jarvae with a couple of short strikes.
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!
Jarvae breaks from Brealey's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Brealey is looking to get to half guard.
Jarvae connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Brealey regains half guard.
Jarvae scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jarvae thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brealey is looking to escape.
Jarvae is working for a submission of some sort.
Brealey won't allow Jarvae to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jealous Jarvae showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Jarvae scores with a spinning back kick!
Jarvae fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jarvae blocks a jab.
Brealey moves out of range as Jarvae throws a body kick.
Brealey takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jarvae connects with a solid leg kick.
Jarvae ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jarvae scoring well with a low kick there.
Brealey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That kick from Jarvae tenderised Brealey's leg. Brealey is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jarvae is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jealous Jarvae seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jarvae turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Jarvae. Beautiful body shot.
Brealey fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jarvae.
Brealey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarvae throws a solid leg kick but Brealey takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jarvae.
Jarvae keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jarvae slips a jab from Brealey.
Jarvae keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jarvae has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Brealey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jarvae.
An inside leg kick lands from Jarvae.
Jarvae throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jarvae takes one to the side of the head.
Jarvae moves out of range as Brealey strikes.
Brealey looks to land a right hand but Jarvae moved out of range.
Jarvae throws a head kick that misses.
Brealey bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jarvae's head.
Jarvae bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Jarvae.
Jarvae throws a solid leg kick but Brealey takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jarvae.
Brealey avoids a kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Jarvae.
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!
Jarvae misses with a kick to the body
and Brealey counters with a nice uppercut.
A clash of legs there as Jarvae blocks the low kick.
Brealey scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jarvae doesn't seem bothered though.
Brealey tries a low kick but Jarvae avoids it.
Jarvae throws a head kick but Brealey moves out of range.
Brealey scores with a jab to the head.
Jarvae steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brealey.
Jarvae buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jarvae avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jarvae displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brealey throws out the jab.
Jarvae throws a leg kick that misses.
Jealous Jarvae is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brealey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brealey swings widly with a right hand
and Jarvae counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Brealey scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jarvae throws a solid leg kick but Brealey takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jarvae.
Jarvae does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jarvae checks a leg kick.
Jarvae throws a jab when Brealey was well out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Jarvae.
Brealey moves out of range of the body kick from Jarvae.
Brealey misses with a body shot.
Jarvae throws a front kick aimed at Brealey's knee but Brealey avoids it well.
Brealey misses with the combination.
Brealey walks into a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jarvae looks to score with a jab to the body but Brealey is just out of range.
Brealey checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jarvae throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jarvae lands a front kick.
Jarvae displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brealey throws out the jab.
A punch combination from Brealey misses.
Jarvae lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brealey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jarvae.
Brealey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brealey avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jarvae dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brealey. That did some damage!
Alex Brealey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brealey throws a big shot that misses.
Jarvae avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alex Brealey.
Well Jarvae 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jealous Jarvae!
A relieved looking Jealous Jarvae thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Budo Rei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Rafael Batista Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rei comes to the cage accompanied by Alice in Chains - No Excuses. Batista Da Silva has chosen Pride Theme as his entrance music. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Budo Rei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruno Rafael Batista Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batista Da Silva misses with a hook.
Rei uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Batista Da Silva.
Batista Da Silva tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rei doesn't manage to clinch there - Batista Da Silva circles away.
Rei misses with a body punch
enabling Batista Da Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Batista Da Silva blocks a low kick nicely.
Batista Da Silva tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Batista Da Silva connects with a nice looking jab.
It looks like Budo Rei has been cut.
Batista Da Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Batista Da Silva misses with a right hand
and Rei counters with a straight right hand.
Rei motions for Batista Da Silva to come forward. Rei throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rei throws a push kick but Batista Da Silva slaps the foot to one side.
Bruno Rafael Batista Da Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rei throws a push kick but Batista Da Silva slaps the foot to one side.
Batista Da Silva lands with a nice body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Batista Da Silva looks for the body kick but Rei saw that one coming.
Rei tries to close the distance and clinch up but Batista Da Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Batista Da Silva looks to land a body kick but Rei moved away.
Batista Da Silva takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Bruno Rafael Batista Da Silva has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batista Da Silva misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rei connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Batista Da Silva wants to land a leg kick but Rei is out of range.
Batista Da Silva throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rei throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Batista Da Silva counters with a left to the body.
Rei tries to clinch up but Batista Da Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Batista Da Silva throws the kick towards the body but Rei avoids it.
Batista Da Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rei.
Batista Da Silva connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rei momentarily.
Rei is looking to clinch.
Rei looks to throw the jab but Batista Da Silva is out of range.
Rei tries to clinch there but Batista Da Silva circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rei chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Batista Da Silva can pounce on him.
Batista Da Silva lands with a shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Batista Da Silva. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Batista Da Silva.
Rei sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rei is breathing heavily.
Batista Da Silva scores with a spinning back kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batista Da Silva connects with a body shot that sends Rei's belly button to the back.
Batista Da Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Good shot there by Batista Da Silva.
Batista Da Silva drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Rei right on the button. Rei goes down! Batista Da Silva follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Batista Da Silva gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruno Rafael Batista Da Silva!
A victorious Bruno Rafael Batista Da Silva thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jobe Nkemakolam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jobe Nkemakolam!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Simon Williams!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Williams is predictable there
and Nkemakolam counters with a slapping leg kick.
Williams feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nkemakolam's calf.
Williams throws a quick inside leg kick.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nkemakolam, as that shot connected.
Williams goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Williams is looking to clinch.
Nkemakolam checks a leg kick nicely.
Nkemakolam connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nkemakolam drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Williams sneaks back into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Nkemakolam throws an elbow that misses. Williams uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nkemakolam's guard. Nice move by Williams!
Nkemakolam keeping full guard, as Williams tries to pass.
Nkemakolam is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We're going to have a standup here because Jobe Nkemakolam wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Williams looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Williams thows a leg kick but Nkemakolam checks it
and Nkemakolam cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Williams gets a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nkemakolam blocks a body shot from Williams.
Williams tries to circle away but Nkemakolam has him pinned against the cage.
Williams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Williams lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Jobe Nkemakolam has been cut.
Nkemakolam tries a body shot but Williams blocks it.
Nkemakolam misses with a punch on the inside.
Williams using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nkemakolam has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Williams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Williams lands a nice elbow.
Nkemakolam blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Williams connects with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams is looking to score with low kicks.
Williams moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a leg kick but Nkemakolam sees it coming and moves out of range.
Williams cracks Nkemakolam with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Williams has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Nkemakolam to stand back up!
Nkemakolam is rocked!
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nkemakolam swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Williams looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Williams with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Williams throws a leg kick but Nkemakolam sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Williams lands a big uppercut and Nkemakolam crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Nkemakolam looks OK. Williams waves Nkemakolam back to his feet!
Oh Nkemakolam is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nkemakolam.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nkemakolam wants to slow Williams down by chopping away at his legs.
Nkemakolam seems to have got his legs back now.
Williams and Nkemakolam are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Williams throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Nkemakolam into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Williams knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Simon Williams! Simon Williams retains his heavyweight title!
Post fight, Simon Williams took to the microphone: 'Ah choo bitch!'.
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