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Rivals LXXXIX:Morgan/Hammouche PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hank Hellbent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramon Manlucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manlucas has chosen Killer Mike - Big Beast (Feat. Bun B, T.I. & Trouble) as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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170 lbs
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159 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hank Hellbent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ramon Manlucas!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hellbent scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Manlucas missing with a left hand there. Hellbent was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Hellbent misses.
Ramon Manlucas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manlucas connects with a crisp jab.
Manlucas throws a shot from downtown. Hellbent moves away and avoids it.
Manlucas misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Manlucas misses its intended target.
Manlucas looks to throw the jab but Hellbent is out of range.
Hellbent fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Manlucas on the side of the head.
Manlucas misses the shot to the body.
Manlucas connects with a body shot that sends Hellbent's belly button to the back.
A left lands for Manlucas.
Hellbent takes one to the chin there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manlucas loads up on a big right hand but Hellbent slips the punch.
Manlucas walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Manlucas is rocked!
Hellbent takes the fight into the clinch.
Manlucas is still on wobbly legs! Can Hellbent finish him?
Clinched against the cage, Hellbent lands a big elbow that drops Manlucas! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Manlucas is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hank Hellbent!
A less than humble Hank Hellbent misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stanislaw Dziuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ric Flair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stanislaw Dziuk has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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243 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stanislaw Dziuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ric Flair!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dziuk uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dziuk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dziuk throws a jab but it's blocked by Flair.
Dziuk scores with a shot to the body.
Dziuk connects with a leg kick. Flair looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good work by Dziuk as he checks the leg kick.
Flair on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Dziuk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dziuk throws a series of punches but Flair avoids them all with ease.
Flair throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Flair.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Flair crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dziuk - the referee stops the clock and Flair gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dziuk. Flair manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dziuk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dziuk misses with a two punch combination.
Flair wants to land a leg kick but Dziuk is out of range.
Flair feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dziuk's calf.
Dziuk looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dziuk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Flair takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dziuk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stanislaw Dziuk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dziuk blocks a head kick by Flair.
Flair looks to score with a jab to the body but Dziuk is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dziuk misses with a hook.
Dziuk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dziuk looks to land a combination but Flair avoids it well.
Dziuk with a jab.
Dziuk goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
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!
Dziuk looks to land a combination but Flair avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes from Dziuk. Those never looked like landing.
Flair looks to land a body kick but Dziuk moved away.
Dziuk looks to score with a jab to the body but Flair is just out of range.
Flair scores with a kick to the body.
Dziuk is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dziuk misses with a combination
and Flair counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Stanislaw Dziuk has been cut.
Flair lets loose with a powerful body kick. Dziuk will feel that in the morning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flair scores with a leg kick.
Dziuk takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Flair scores with a nice head shot.
Dziuk avoids the head kick by Flair.
Dziuk throws a combination that misses
and Flair counters with a good low kick that Dziuk was not able to check.
Flair tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dziuk throws a hook but Flair blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dziuk swinging wildly here.
Flair showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dziuk.
Flair lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A combination from Dziuk does no damage.
An inside leg kick lands from Flair.
Flair works Dziuk's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Flair rushes Dziuk and presses him up against the cage.
The referee calls for Flair to work.
Flair lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ric Flair dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stanislaw Dziuk's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dziuk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Flair moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dziuk scores with a nice right hand.
Dziuk misses with a leg kick
and Flair counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dziuk throws a hook to the side of Flair's head but Flair sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Flair lands a nice hook to Dziuk's body. Dziuk takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stanislaw Dziuk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dziuk doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flair lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dziuk takes a step back to recover.
Flair throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Flair lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dziuk on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Flair.
Stanislaw Dziuk's cut is getting worse.
Flair feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dziuk's calf.
Dziuk is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Flair moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dziuk keeps the fight on the outside.
Flair misses with a body kick.
Dziuk misses with a body shot.
Dziuk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Flair. That's going to slow Dziuk down.
Flair misses with a head kick.
A big right from Flair misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flair misses with a kick to the body.
Dziuk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Flair misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Flair lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ric Flair seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dziuk scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Dziuk misses with a low kick.
Dziuk works over Flair's head and body with a nice combination.
Flair slips a jab and a cross from Dziuk.
Flair throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Stanislaw Dziuk's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dziuk avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Flair throws a head kick but Dziuk moves out of range.
Dziuk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dziuk throws a hook but Flair avoids it easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Flair.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Flair. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Flair gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dziuk is looking to break free of the clinch but Flair has double underhooks.
Flair misses with a hook to the ribs.
Flair is stalling here.
Flair has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flair taking a breather.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dziuk.
Flair just leaning against Dziuk, taking a breather.
Flair scores with a shot to the side of Dziuk's head.
Jeez, Stanislaw Dziuk's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flair is working Dziuk over against the cage.
Flair escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dziuk tries to bum rush Flair with a series of wild strikes but Flair uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dziuk throws a right hand that misses
and Flair counters with an inside leg kick.
Flair looks to land a body kick but Dziuk moved away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Flair is looking to clinch but Dziuk is avoiding it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Flair. That's going to slow Dziuk down.
Flair is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ric Flair showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Stanislaw Dziuk's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Dziuk blocks a head kick by Flair.
Dziuk throws a hook but Flair avoids it easily.
Flair lands a big head kick that sends Dziuk tumbling to the mat! Flair takes a step backwards and waves Dziuk back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Stanislaw Dziuk's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ric Flair!
An out of breath Ric Flair thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between James Torello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yang Xinhai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Xinhai's choice of entrance music: Loco. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Torello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yang Xinhai!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Xinhai misses.
Xinhai misses with a body punch
so Torello counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Torello is in close to Xinhai's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Torello pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Xinhai is keeping the position for now.
Torello 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.
Xinhai preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Torello in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Xinhai is trying to control the position but Torello postures up.
Torello trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Torello postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Xinhai is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Torello loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xinhai looking to control.
Xinhai keeping full guard, as Torello tries to pass.
Xinhai looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Torello lands a couple of digs.
Xinhai wants to control but Torello passes easily into half guard.
Xinhai is looking to control Torello's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Xinhai avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torello scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Xinhai tries to get to full guard but Torello has control of the leg.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Torello connects with a nice short shot to Xinhai's temple.
Torello uses his free foot to push down on Xinhai's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Xinhai.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Torello cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Xinhai really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Torello putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Torello in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Xinhai is rocked!
Xinhai takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Torello's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Torello!
Our winner, James Torello, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Borat Sagdiyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phoenix Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sagdiyev comes to the cage accompanied by Mamaliga. Valentine is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Liquid Tension Experiment - Acid Rain. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Borat Sagdiyev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Phoenix Valentine!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentine throws a leg kick but Sagdiyev sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sagdiyev is looking to slow Valentine down with leg kicks.
Valentine misses with a low kick.
Sagdiyev checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sagdiyev throws a low kick but Valentine moves out of range easily.
Sagdiyev looks to score with a jab to the body but Valentine is just out of range.
Valentine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sagdiyev.
A low kick from Valentine misses
and Sagdiyev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sagdiyev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sagdiyev has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Valentine.
Sagdiyev chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Valentine scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sagdiyev keeping hold of Valentine's head, controlling as best he can.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sagdiyev keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sagdiyev is concentrating on defense, preventing Valentine from advancing position.
Valentine looks to land a strike but Sagdiyev avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Valentine trying to control the position from guard on top but Sagdiyev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Valentine postures up.
Sagdiyev trying to control the position here.
Valentine landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine throws a big elbow that misses.
Sagdiyev is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sagdiyev tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Borat Sagdiyev wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Valentine shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Valentine on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sagdiyev. Sagdiyev obviously looking to wear him down.
Valentine throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sagdiyev dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Valentine. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sagdiyev as he jumps to the side.
Valentine fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sagdiyev checks the leg kick nicely there.
Valentine throws a leg kick
and Sagdiyev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Valentine feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sagdiyev's calf.
Borat Sagdiyev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Valentine throws a chopping leg kick but Sagdiyev manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Valentine shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sagdiyev manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Valentine loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Valentine working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Valentine loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagdiyev preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sagdiyev avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sagdiyev working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Valentine.
Valentine has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sagdiyev avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Valentine postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Valentine distracts Sagdiyev with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sagdiyev working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Valentine.
Valentine postures up in Sagdiyev's guard and throws a big left but Sagdiyev blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Valentine trying to control but Sagdiyev is working from the bottom.
Valentine missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phoenix Valentine dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sagdiyev gets caught napping as Valentine dives in and scores a takedown. Sagdiyev manages to retain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Valentine accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sagdiyev keeping moving, preventing Valentine from controlling successfully.
Valentine throws a big elbow that misses.
Valentine throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Valentine trying to control but Sagdiyev is working from the bottom.
Sagdiyev avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Phoenix Valentine has got the better of the ground game so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Valentine accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Valentine is looking to work some ground and pound but Sagdiyev has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine works over Sagdiyev with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Valentine throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sagdiyev works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Valentine working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Valentine in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Valentine lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Valentine loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Valentine accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Valentine trying to move into half guard but instead Sagdiyev has managed to sweep!
Sagdiyev won't allow Valentine to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Borat Sagdiyev wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Sagdiyev on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Horrible takedown by Valentine or perhaps it was just good defense by Sagdiyev which made him look bad.
Sagdiyev misses with a body shot.
Valentine uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sagdiyev.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sagdiyev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valentine was well out of range. Poor timing from Sagdiyev.
Nice takedown defense from Sagdiyev. No joy for Valentine on that attempt.
Valentine tries to move into range but Sagdiyev moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Valentine lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine misses with a low kick.
Sagdiyev on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Valentine with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sagdiyev misses with a hook. Valentine ducked under it nicely.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Sagdiyev enables Valentine to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Sagdiyev manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Valentine looking to pass the guard.
Valentine trying to move into half guard but instead Sagdiyev has managed to sweep!
Valentine keeping moving, preventing Sagdiyev from controlling successfully.
Valentine controlling Sagdiyev's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Borat Sagdiyev just wasn't active enough.
Sagdiyev swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Valentine counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Valentine.
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!
Valentine connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valentine stands up over Sagdiyev, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Valentine trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sagdiyev controls Valentine momentarily but Valentine frees himself.
Valentine working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Valentine stopping the sweep attempt from Sagdiyev.
Valentine missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phoenix Valentine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Sagdiyev misses with an uppercut. Valentine saw that one coming.
Sagdiyev takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Valentine throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Valentine throws a leg kick which misses Sagdiyev's front leg but catches the back leg as Sagdiyev tries to avoid it.
That kick from Valentine tenderised Sagdiyev's leg. Sagdiyev is trying to keep his angry face on.
Valentine will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Valentine has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Valentine there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sagdiyev walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Valentine checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Valentine scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Valentine throwing shots but Sagdiyev is blocking nicely.
Valentine thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sagdiyev avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Valentine.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagdiyev is refusing to be controlled, as Valentine sits in half guard.
Valentine working over Sagdiyev with some ground and pound. Sagdiyev looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Valentine wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sagdiyev keeps working.
Valentine misses with a head shot. Sagdiyev uses the momentum to regain guard.
Valentine wants to control from the top but Sagdiyev keeps moving.
Borat Sagdiyev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagdiyev preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Valentine throwing strikes from guard but Sagdiyev blocks nicely.
Valentine throws a strike but Sagdiyev rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Valentine seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Phoenix Valentine wasn't active enough on the ground.
Valentine finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Valentine is defended easily by Sagdiyev.
Valentine gets the takedown into side control.
Valentine lands some shots froms side control.
Valentine landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Valentine trying to control the position but Sagdiyev is working away.
Valentine throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine tries to score with some ground and pound. Sagdiyev controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Valentine has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sagdiyev really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Valentine unloading with bombs!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Valentine cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Valentine working the ground and pound effectively.
Sagdiyev is rocked!
Valentine postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Sagdiyev bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Valentine and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phoenix Valentine!
Our winner, Phoenix Valentine, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pat Barry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miles Harunodo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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209 lbs
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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
15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pat Barry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Miles Harunodo!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barry lands with a cross.
Barry dodges the punch combination from Harunodo.
Barry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harunodo moves away.
Barry lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Barry is looking to land body kicks.
Barry wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Barry tries to score with a low kick but Harunodo moves his leg out of the way.
Barry is looking to land body kicks.
Barry throws a leg kick which misses Harunodo's front leg but catches the back leg as Harunodo tries to avoid it.
Harunodo checks a low kick from Barry.
Barry looks to land a combination but Harunodo avoids it well.
Harunodo looks to throw the jab but Barry is out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
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!
Barry lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Harunodo at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barry bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Harunodo's head backwards.
It looks like Miles Harunodo has been cut.
Barry misses with a series of wild punches.
Barry needs to keep his hands up - Harunodo had a free shot at his head there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barry.
Barry cracks the inside of Harunodo's front leg.
Barry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harunodo.
Harunodo defending well as Barry loads up on a big left hand.
Harunodo fails to land with a series of punches.
Harunodo moves out of range as Barry throws a body kick.
Barry lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harunodo circles away quickly and effectively.
Pat Barry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid body kick from Barry.
Barry lands a high kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harunodo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barry.
Harunodo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harunodo misses with a low kick.
Harunodo throws a hook to the side of Barry's head but Barry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barry misses with an uppercut.
Barry lands with a good body shot.
Barry is looking to wear down Harunodo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Barry throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Barry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harunodo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Barry's calf.
Barry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harunodo.
Nice shot lands for Harunodo.
Barry looks to land a left hand but Harunodo moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barry lands with a hook. Harunodo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Barry throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harunodo.
Harunodo moves out of range of the body kick.
Barry throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Barry scores with a kick to the body.
Harunodo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harunodo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barry is looking to land body kicks.
Both fighters circling a little - Barry finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Barry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harunodo.
Harunodo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barry moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harunodo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Barry is able to avoid easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barry. Harunodo does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barry throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Harunodo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harunodo looks to throw the jab but Barry is out of range.
A jab from Barry finds it's way through Harunodo's defenses.
Harunodo connects with a solid leg kick.
Harunodo throws a series of punches but Barry moves out of range.
Barry tries to clinch but Harunodo moves away
and Harunodo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harunodo checks a leg kick.
Harunodo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harunodo moves out of range as Barry throws a body kick.
Harunodo throws a leg kick
and Barry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harunodo throws a front kick aimed at Barry's knee but Barry avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pat Barry dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Miles Harunodo'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.
Barry goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Harunodo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barry jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barry tries to land a front kick but Harunodo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Barry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barry throws the kick towards the body but Harunodo avoids it.
Barry connects with a nice looking jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by Barry!
Harunodo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harunodo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barry lands with a nice body kick.
Barry falls off balance throwing a combination
and Harunodo counters with a body kick that stops Barry in his tracks momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harunodo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Harunodo moves out of range as Barry strikes.
Donk. Barry catches Harunodo right on the button with a cross.
Harunodo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Barry just misses with a punch to the body.
Barry takes a swing at Harunodo's ribcage but misses.
Barry fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Harunodo is out of range.
Barry misses with a jab to the body
and Harunodo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Harunodo avoids the body shot from Barry.
Barry checks a leg kick nicely.
Harunodo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barry wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harunodo moves away.
Pat Barry is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Barry.
Barry throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harunodo.
Barry loads up on a big right hand but Harunodo slips the punch.
Barry thows a body kick. Harunodo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Barry throws the kick towards the body but Harunodo avoids it.
Barry smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Harunodo tries a head kick but it misses.
Harunodo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Harunodo throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Barry counters with a body kick.
Barry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harunodo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barry darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Harunodo moves out of range as Barry throws a body kick.
Harunodo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Barry.
Barry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barry showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harunodo.
Harunodo throws a head kick that misses.
Barry fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Harunodo, pushing him back against the cage.
Harunodo breaks the clinch.
Barry misses with a hook. Harunodo ducked under it nicely.
Harunodo stuns Barry with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Harunodo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barry lands with a right hand.
Harunodo misses with a head kick.
Barry feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Harunodo's calf.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice leg kick lands there from Barry.
Barry closes the distance but Harunodo moves to the side
and Harunodo counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barry. Harunodo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barry rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harunodo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harunodo tries to land a leg kick but Barry saw it coming and moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harunodo looks for the body kick but Barry saw that one coming.
Barry tries to land a front kick but Harunodo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Barry throws a shot from downtown. Harunodo moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pat Barry dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Miles Harunodo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Harunodo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Harunodo misses with a leg kick
and Barry counters with a left to the body.
Harunodo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Barry.
Barry throws a one two combo.
Harunodo lands a leg kick that knocks Barry off balance momentarily.
A solid body kick from Barry.
Barry scores with a hook to the body. Harunodo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barry looks to score with a jab to the body but Harunodo is just out of range.
Harunodo wants to land a leg kick but Barry is out of range.
Barry lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Miles Harunodo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barry throws a quick inside leg kick.
Barry throws a half hearted mid kick.
Harunodo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barry blocks a low kick nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Barry as he connects with a hook.
Harunodo is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barry.
Harunodo is still on wobbly legs! Can Barry finish him?
Harunodo wants to land a leg kick but Barry is out of range.
Harunodo seems to have recovered his senses.
Barry looks to throw a body kick
and Harunodo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harunodo blocks a leg kick.
Harunodo misses with the combination.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Barry throws a series of strikes that have Harunodo backpedaling.
Barry clinches.
Barry drops Harunodo onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Harunodo is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harunodo breaks the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Harunodo. Those never looked like landing.
Barry misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barry misses with a straight right.
Barry misses with a body shot.
Barry bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Harunodo's head backwards.
Barry scores with a kick to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Barry, right into the meat.
Barry fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barry fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Harunodo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Barry is looking to slow Harunodo down with leg kicks.
Harunodo keeps the fight on the outside.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Barry.
Harunodo lands a body shot.
Harunodo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harunodo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Barry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harunodo can do to turn this around?
Harunodo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Barry moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Harunodo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Barry is out of range and Harunodo settles back down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barry. Harunodo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barry listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Barry is looking to clinch but Harunodo is avoiding it.
Harunodo throws a sloppy head kick and Barry moves out of range easily.
Barry feints and then cracks Harunodo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Harunodo down.
Barry swings for the body but Harunodo moves out of range.
Harunodo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harunodo throws a head kick but Barry moves out of range.
Harunodo wants to land a leg kick but Barry is out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Barry.
Harunodo takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barry lands a really nice looking cross but Harunodo seems unphased.
That has opened up Miles Harunodo's cut even more.
Barry misses the shot to the body.
Harunodo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Barry connects with a body shot.
Miles Harunodo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barry takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A combination from Harunodo does no damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pat Barry showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barry has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pat Barry!
Pat Barry decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Djamel Hammouche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morgan comes to the cage accompanied by Nightwish - Phantom Of The Opera. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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247 lbs
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269 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Djamel Hammouche!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan misses with a straight right.
Hammouche scores with a jab to the body.
Morgan checks a leg kick nicely.
Jason Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hammouche attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Morgan throws a jab but it's blocked by Hammouche.
Morgan looks to throw the jab but Hammouche is out of range.
Morgan thows a leg kick but Hammouche checks it
and Hammouche counters with a head kick. That will keep Morgan thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hammouche throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Morgan checks the leg kick.
Hammouche lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jab, jab by Hammouche - just one landing.
Morgan throws a leg kick which misses Hammouche's front leg but catches the back leg as Hammouche tries to avoid it.
Hammouche avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Morgan throws a shot from downtown. Hammouche moves away and avoids it.
Hammouche with a nice cross.
Hammouche is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Morgan crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hammouche - the referee stops the clock and Morgan gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hammouche. Morgan manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hammouche checks a low kick from Morgan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Morgan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hammouche doesn't seem phased though.
Morgan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morgan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hammouche tries to work over Morgan's front leg with a kick but Morgan checks it.
Hammouche misses with a series of wild punches.
Hammouche throws a series of punches but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hammouche throws out the jab.
Morgan scores with a leg kick.
Morgan moves away from the strike by Hammouche.
A lazy left from Hammouche finds it's target.
Morgan misses with an uppercut. Hammouche saw that one coming.
Morgan is looking to chop away at Hammouche's legs.
Morgan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morgan moves forwards but Hammouche connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morgan cracks Hammouche with a good jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hammouche on the side of the head.
Hammouche connects with a jab.
Morgan throws a hook but Hammouche avoids it easily.
Morgan tests Hammouche's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Morgan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Morgan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hammouche chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hammouche tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hammouche throws a good cross that connects.
Morgan cracks Hammouche with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hammouche blocks a head kick by Morgan.
Morgan connects with a solid leg kick.
Morgan just misses with a punch to the body.
Hammouche looks for the body kick but Morgan saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan works Hammouche's body with a nice hook.
Morgan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Morgan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hammouche checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hammouche uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morgan.
A punch lands to the side of Hammouche 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hammouche looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Morgan misses with a body kick.
Hammouche moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Morgan throws a shot from downtown. Hammouche moves away and avoids it.
Hammouche lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hammouche dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Morgan. That did some damage!
Morgan misses with a right hand
and Hammouche cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Morgan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Morgan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hammouche.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan lands with an overhand left.
Morgan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hammouche has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A big left from Morgan misses.
Morgan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hammouche lands a big head kick that sends Morgan tumbling to the mat! Hammouche takes a step backwards and waves Morgan back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Jason Morgan has been cut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hammouche. That's going to slow Morgan down.
Morgan is breathing heavily.
Hammouche scores with a jab to the head.
Hammouche circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Morgan drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Hammouche follows Morgan to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Djamel Hammouche!
Djamel Hammouche seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stevie Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adams comes to the cage accompanied by Gaslight Anthem - Boxer. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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29
281 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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248 lbs
11 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gregory Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stevie Gonzales!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Gregory Adams has been cut.
Gonzales walks into a left hand.
It looks like Stevie Gonzales has been cut.
Adams is looking to land body kicks.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gonzales crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Adams - the referee stops the clock and Gonzales gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Adams. Gonzales manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
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!
Adams connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Adams misses with a straight left.
Decent striking displayed by Adams there.
Gonzales keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gonzales checks a leg kick nicely.
Adams lands a big uppercut and Gonzales crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Gonzales looks OK. Adams waves Gonzales back to his feet!
Gonzales is rocked!
Gonzales drops his hands momentarily. Adams doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Gonzales staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Gonzales doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gregory Adams!
Gregory Adams was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wedge Xiii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Soon Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xiii comes to the cage accompanied by Tenacious D - Master Exploder. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wedge Xiii!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Soon Do!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xiii throws a body punch but Do moves out of range.
Xiii dodges the punch combination from Do.
Xiii misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Do throws a low kick but Xiii avoids it.
Xiii fails with the takedown.
Xiii showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Do.
Do bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Do scores with a takedown into Xiii's guard.
Do postures up in Xiii's guard and throws a big left but Xiii blocks it.
Xiii avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Do with a flurry of punches that miss.
Xiii avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Do throws a strike but Xiii rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Xiii looking to sit in guard and control but Do gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Do postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Xiii looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Do missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Do throws a big elbow that misses.
Do has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Do is looking to work some ground and pound but Xiii has wrist control.
Do stopping the sweep attempt from Xiii.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Xiii works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Do with a flurry of punches that miss.
Do throwing strikes from guard but Xiii blocks nicely.
Xiii working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Do.
Do throws an elbow that misses. Xiii uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Do's guard. Nice move by Xiii!
Xiii looking to sit in guard and control but Do gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Do throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xiii utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Do trying to control but Xiii is working from the bottom.
Xiii working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Do.
Xiii wants to sweep but no luck.
Do postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Do working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Xiii's head.
Xiii not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Do throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Xiii works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Xiii has Do pulled in close to control his posture.
Xiii preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Do lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Xiii utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Do in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Do throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Xiii works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Do lands a couple of digs.
Do missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Do cracks Xiii with a solid left hand.
Do pushes down on Xiii's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Do tries to pass the half guard into mount. Xiii knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Do thows a huge punch but Xiii dodges it nicely.
Do not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Soon Do dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Xiii throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Xiii ducks under a wild hook from Do.
Do defending well as Xiii loads up on a big left hand.
Do keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Xiii.
Xiii dodges the punch combination from Do.
Nice cross by Do.
Xiii shoots for a takedown but Do saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nice defenses there by Xiii.
Xiii slips a straight right by Do.
Do is looking to clinch.
Wedge Xiii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xiii wants to clinch up but Do keeps it at a distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Xiii.
Do connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Xiii fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wedge Xiii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Do thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiii moves out of range as Do strikes.
Do ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Xiii shoots for a takedown but Do saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Do throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Xiii sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Xiii will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Xiii misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Do.
Xiii dives in and grabs Do's left leg, looking for a takedown. Do pushes down on Xiii's head and hops out.
Do digs a good hook to Xiii's body.
Do wants to slow Xiii down by chopping away at his legs.
Do connects with a right hand. Xiii shakes it off.
Do looks to throw the jab but Xiii is out of range.
Xiii ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Do moves away.
Xiii shoots in looking for a takedown but Do manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Xiii's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Do scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Xiii doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd cheers as Do lands an impressive looking overhand right. Xiii doesn't seem phased though.
Do swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do throws a looping overhand right but Xiii ducks down to avoid it.
Do tries to clinch there but Xiii circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Do. Xiii does a little dance to reset his feet.
Xiii is trying hard to land a takedown here. Do sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xiii shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Do pinned against the cage. Do gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Xiii dives in and grabs Do's left leg, looking for a takedown. Do pushes down on Xiii's head and hops out.
Do is looking to clinch but Xiii is avoiding it.
Xiii shoots and misses
and Do counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Do drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Do creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Xiii sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Do landing a few strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Xiii taking punishment in the form of punches.
Xiii on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Do working the ground and pound.
Do goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Xiii has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Do but great work by Xiii.
Do manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Do is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Xiii defends it well.
Xiii gets full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Do is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Xiii wants to sweep here but Do controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do throws an elbow that misses. Xiii uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Do's guard. Nice move by Xiii!
Xiii with a flurry of punches that miss.
Soon Do has got the better of the ground game so far.
Do preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Xiii pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Do is keeping the position for now.
Xiii lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Xiii trying to control the position from guard on top but Do is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Xiii throws a strike but Do rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Do working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Soon Do showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Do loads up on a big right hand but Xiii slips the punch.
Do wants to clinch up but Xiii keeps it at a distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Xiii.
Do displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Xiii.
Soon Do seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Xiii fails with an attempt to clinch.
Xiii shoots in for a takedown but Do shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wedge Xiii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Do looks to land a left hand but Xiii moved out of range nicely.
Xiii gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Xiii is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Do is staying active underneath Xiii, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Xiii is really struggling to control Do but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do wants to improve his position but Xiii is controlling well.
Xiii not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Xiii throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Do gets back to full guard.
Do looking to hit a scissor sweep but Xiii is one step ahead there.
Xiii is looking to advance position but Do has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Do raining down shots from the mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do with a couple of short strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Do with shots to the head and body - Xiii looks very uncomfortable down there.
BOOM! Do connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Do landing strikes from the mount.
Xiii is rocked!
A big strike lands for Do! That's really hurt Xiii and he's turned his back - Do keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Do jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Soon Do!
Soon Do is the new lightweight champion!
Soon Do was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Newmark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinez comes to the cage accompanied by Non Phixion - The CIA Is Trying To Kill Me. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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199 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
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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
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricardo Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Bobby Newmark!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newmark throws a series of punches but Martinez moves out of range.
Newmark turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Martinez throws a body punch but Newmark moves out of range.
Newmark takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Newmark looks to land a left hand but Martinez moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Newmark darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martinez. Newmark does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick misses from Newmark.
Bobby Newmark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Newmark throws a leg kick which misses Martinez's front leg but catches the back leg as Martinez tries to avoid it.
Martinez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Martinez connects with a solid leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Newmark.
Martinez throws a leg kick but Newmark moved away.
Newmark fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Newmark takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Newmark moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martinez is looking to score with low kicks.
Newmark misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newmark misses with a right hand
and Martinez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Newmark lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Martinez backwards.
Newmark using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Newmark misses with a punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Martinez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Newmark up against the cage.
Martinez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Martinez takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Ricardo Martinez has been cut.
Newmark tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Newmark avoids the elbow strike from Martinez, against the cage.
Martinez stalling in the clinch but Newmark improves position.
Martinez misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Martinez throws an elbow but misses.
Newmark is struggling to control the position.
Newmark can't find room to land a body shot as Martinez controls the action.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Newmark trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez blocks an elbow strike.
Newmark misses with a punch on the inside.
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!
Martinez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Newmark lands with a right to the head.
Newmark lands a nice uppercut.
Newmark tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Newmark misses with a body punch.
Newmark lands a body shot.
Newmark tries to land a knee to the head but Martinez blocks with his arms.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Martinez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Newmark's elbow.
Newmark lands with a left to the head.
Knees to the body from Newmark.
A left hand lands to the body for Newmark.
Newmark lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Newmark with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Martinez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newmark tries a knee to the head but Martinez blocks it.
Martinez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Newmark avoiding damage as Martinez throws knees to the body.
Newmark scores with a hook to the body.
Martinez is breathing heavily.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Newmark crunches a lovely knee into Martinez's ribcage.
Newmark misses with a body punch.
Newmark lands a knee to the body.
Martinez avoiding damage as Newmark throws knees to the body.
Newmark tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Newmark tries to land knees in the clinch but Martinez avoids the damage to the body.
Martinez lands an elbow that stopped Newmark in his tracks for a moment.
Martinez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Martinez blocks an elbow strike.
Newmark misses with a knee to the head.
Newmark struggles to land a body shot inside as Martinez controls his hands.
Newmark looking to throw knees to the head but Martinez is blocking nicely.
Newmark trying to stall but Martinez improves his position.
Newmark pushes off an throws an elbow but Martinez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez misses with a knee to the head.
Newmark throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Martinez blocks it with crossed arms.
Newmark lands a nice uppercut.
Martinez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Newmark tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Martinez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Martinez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Martinez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Newmark is trying to maintain a safe position but Martinez gets an underhook and turns Newmark into the cage.
Newmark throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Martinez blocks it with crossed arms.
Martinez avoiding damage as Newmark throws knees to the body.
Newmark managing to block the knees to the body from Martinez.
Martinez blocking some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martinez blocks an uppercut.
Newmark misses with some punches.
Newmark can't find room to land a body shot as Martinez controls the action.
Martinez lands a knee to the body.
Martinez lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Newmark dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Martinez's cut.
That's time! Martinez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Martinez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Newmark throws an overhand right that lands on Martinez's shoulder, as Martinez tries to avoid the shot.
Newmark fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Martinez on the side of the head.
Newmark throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Newmark tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Newmark is looking to clinch.
Martinez checks a low kick from Newmark.
Martinez tries to clinch up but Newmark circles away and keeps his distance.
Newmark throws a leg kick
and Martinez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Martinez.
Martinez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Martinez lands a nice knee to the body.
Martinez scores with a shot to the side of Newmark's head.
Newmark tries a body shot but Martinez blocks it.
Bobby Newmark seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Martinez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Newmark using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Martinez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez blocks an elbow strike from Newmark.
Martinez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Newmark.
Martinez trying to land knees to the body.
Martinez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Newmark lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Martinez or not.
Nice elbow from Martinez.
Newmark missing with knees to the body.
Martinez holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Newmark with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Newmark connects with a nasty looking knee right to Martinez's face.
A knee to the head by Newmark.
Newmark blocks an elbow strike from Martinez.
Martinez managing to block the knees to the body from Newmark.
Martinez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Newmark is breathing heavily.
Martinez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Martinez lands a hook that snaps the head of Newmark backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Newmark goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Newmark.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newmark blocks an elbow strike.
Newmark misses with a knee strike.
Newmark using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Martinez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Martinez lands an elbow that stopped Newmark in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Bobby Newmark has been cut.
Martinez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Newmark trying to land knees to the body.
Newmark misses with a knee strike.
Martinez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Martinez scores with a shoulder strike.
Martinez landing knees to the head.
Martinez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Newmark's defenses.
Newmark tries to land knees in the clinch but Martinez avoids the damage to the body.
Newmark struggles to land a body shot inside as Martinez controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Martinez.
Martinez lands an elbow inside.
Martinez digs a right hand underneath Newmark's ribcage. Newmark let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Martinez misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newmark throws a knee to the head but misses.
Martinez pushes off an throws an elbow but Newmark leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Martinez gets through Newmark's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Martinez pushes off an throws an elbow but Newmark leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Martinez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Newmark throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Martinez blocks it with crossed arms.
Martinez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Martinez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Newmark misses with some punches.
Martinez stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Martinez blocks an elbow strike from Newmark.
Martinez lands an elbow just above Newmark 's eye.
Martinez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Newmark backwards.
Martinez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Newmark backwards.
Martinez lands an elbow just above Newmark 's eye.
Newmark tries to stall but Martinez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A knee to the head by Newmark.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot in the inside from Martinez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Newmark in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Martinez.
Newmark throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Newmark on the inside.
Newmark misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martinez.
Martinez trying to land knees to the body.
Martinez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The referee is keeping an eye on Martinez - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Martinez lands an elbow just above Newmark 's eye.
Newmark wants to stall.
Martinez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martinez lands a nice elbow.
A short right from Martinez on the inside.
Martinez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Newmarks head.
Newmark is rocked!
Martinez lands a nice uppercut.
Newmark is still on wobbly legs! Can Martinez finish him?
A nice glancing elbow lands by Martinez.
Newmark misses with a punch on the inside.
Martinez lands a big knee to the head and Newmark goes down! Martinez pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricardo Martinez!
During a confident post fight interview, Ricardo Martinez thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donald Gaskins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dongmin Oh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gaskins's entrance music is Killing In The Name Of. A fine choice. Dongmin Oh is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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213 lbs
13 - 2 - 0 |
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217 lbs
15 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Donald Gaskins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dongmin Oh!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oh fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gaskins looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Oh gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Oh gets through Gaskins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Gaskins.
Oh keeps control of Gaskins as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Oh tries to stall but Gaskins uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Oh throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Oh content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gaskins is trying to break the clinch but Oh has him pressed against the cage.
Gaskins has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Oh lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Oh fails to land.
Gaskins has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Oh prevents Gaskins from breaking the clinch.
Gaskins tries to break free but Oh pushes him back against the cage.
Oh prevents Gaskins from breaking the clinch.
Gaskins wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Oh has him pressed against the cage.
Gaskins has had enough of the clinch but Oh keeps him there for the moment.
Gaskins wants to get back to striking at distance but Oh won't allow it.
Gaskins wants to get back to striking at distance but Oh won't allow it.
Gaskins tries to break free but Oh pushes him back against the cage.
Oh is trying to stall.
Oh can't find room to land a body shot as Gaskins controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaskins is trying to break the clinch but Oh is controlling him.
A body shot lands from Oh.
Oh has a couple of punches blocked by Gaskins.
Gaskins wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Oh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gaskins as Oh tries to tie him up.
Gaskins is trying to force a seperation but Oh has the dominant position.
Gaskins is trying to break the clinch but Oh is controlling him.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Oh takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Gaskins is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Oh misses with a punch to the body.
Gaskins working aggressively here.
Gaskins manages to break the clinch.
Gaskins swinging wildly here.
Donald Gaskins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oh takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Oh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oh throws a nice head kick!
Oh scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Oh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gaskins.
Oh uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gaskins.
Oh looks to land a body kick but Gaskins moved away.
A head kick by Oh misses
and Gaskins counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
An inside leg kick lands from Oh.
Gaskins throws a poor cross that misses
and Oh makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gaskins ducks under a wild hook from Oh.
Oh delivers a nice body kick.
Gaskins is breathing heavily.
Gaskins on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Oh connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Oh scores with a leg kick.
Oh lands a nice looking body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oh tries a head kick but it misses.
Gaskins misses with a right hand
and Oh moves into the clinch.
Oh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gaskins backwards.
Gaskins prevents a body shot from Oh.
Gaskins tries to circle away but Oh has him pinned against the cage.
A body shot lands from Oh.
Oh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gaskins backwards.
Oh struggles to land a body shot inside as Gaskins controls his hands.
Oh lands a shot to the body.
Gaskins is looking to break free of the clinch but Oh has double underhooks.
Oh stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oh lands an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Oh.
Oh works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hook to the body lands for Oh.
A right handed body shot lands from Oh.
Oh lands a shot to the body.
Oh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oh instigates a clinch.
Oh lands with a light punch inside.
Gaskins tries to break free but Oh pushes him back against the cage.
Oh makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oh taking a breather.
Gaskins has a couple of punches blocked by Oh.
Oh pushes Gaskins back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh keeps control of Gaskins as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gaskins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Oh.
A short left from Oh.
Oh lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oh lands a right hand.
Oh lands a right hand.
Oh stalls.
Oh scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dongmin Oh dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Oh scores with a kick to the body.
Donk. Oh catches Gaskins right on the button with a cross.
Some wild striking there from Oh.
Gaskins lands with a straight right. Oh didn't see that one coming.
Oh lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gaskins lands with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oh throws a body punch but Gaskins moves out of range.
Oh misses with a body kick.
Oh clinches up with Gaskins and pushes him back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Oh.
A frustrated look appears on Gaskins's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right from Oh on the inside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oh lands a hook that snaps the head of Gaskins backwards.
Oh lands a hook that snaps the head of Gaskins backwards.
Gaskins is rocked!
Oh lands a big right hand that drops Gaskins! The killer instinct kicks in and Oh finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Oh!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dongmin Oh!
In his post fight interview, Dongmin Oh started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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hype
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