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IMMA 49 Alvarez Vs Alvarez PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barry Balls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Mirinda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barry Balls has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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275 lbs
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255 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Brawler
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Barry Balls!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mirko Mirinda!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Balls misses its intended target.
Mirinda takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Balls lands a slapping body shot.
Balls feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Mirinda sprawling to the canvas! Mirinda rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Balls finish him?!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mirinda takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mirinda looks winded!
Balls shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Mirinda takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Balls sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Mirinda bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Barry Balls!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yoshiro Makamori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mannix McGuiness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGuiness has chosen Bare in the Basin - Gaelic Storm as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Yoshiro Makamori is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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145 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
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Excellent MT
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yoshiro Makamori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mannix McGuiness!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuiness avoids the body shot from Makamori.
Makamori throws out a loose jab but McGuiness uses good head movement to avoid it.
Makamori checks a leg kick nicely.
McGuiness slips a jab and a cross from Makamori.
Makamori has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McGuiness.
McGuiness tries to work over Makamori's front leg with a kick but Makamori checks it.
Makamori swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Makamori wants to clinch
and McGuiness counters with a stiff right hand.
Makamori misses with a low kick.
McGuiness cracks Makamori with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Makamori swats away the attempt to clinch by McGuiness.
Makamori lands the left hand.
Makamori misses with a lunging right hand
and McGuiness counters with a nice leg kick.
McGuiness throws a big shot that misses.
A punch combination from Makamori misses.
Yoshiro Makamori is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makamori throws a sloppy head kick and McGuiness moves out of range easily.
McGuiness throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Makamori tries to clinch up but McGuiness circles away and keeps his distance.
McGuiness takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
McGuiness throws a sloppy head kick and Makamori moves out of range easily.
McGuiness throws a low kick but it's checked well by Makamori.
A head kick misses from Makamori.
McGuiness moves away from the strike by Makamori.
McGuiness lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Makamori backs up against the cage.
Makamori throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McGuiness on the side of the head.
McGuiness throws an off balance right hand
and Makamori counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Makamori finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
McGuiness looks to score with a jab to the body but Makamori is just out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Makamori scores with a push kick.
McGuiness looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makamori misses with a body kick.
Mannix McGuiness seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGuiness blocks a head kick by Makamori.
Makamori tries to close the distance and clinch up but McGuiness swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McGuiness keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Makamori.
Makamori throws an overhand right that lands on McGuiness's shoulder, as McGuiness tries to avoid the shot.
Makamori lands a right hook to the body.
Makamori pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McGuiness misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Makamori counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McGuiness thinking.
McGuiness connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Makamori closes the distance and clinches.
McGuiness fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McGuiness is trying to stall.
Makamori tries to stall but McGuiness uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Makamori misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makamori trying to stall but McGuiness improves his position.
Makamori throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McGuinesss head.
McGuiness misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McGuiness tries for a takedown. No joy.
Makamori lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McGuiness backwards.
Makamori lands a nice uppercut.
Makamori is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McGuiness is keeping busy.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Makamori.
McGuiness tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Makamori breaks from the clinch.
McGuiness getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Makamori doesn't manage to clinch there - McGuiness circles away.
Makamori instigates a clinch.
Makamori can't find room to land a body shot as McGuiness controls the action.
McGuiness working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McGuiness tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Makamori's elbow.
Makamori lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuiness trying to land knees to the body.
McGuiness misses with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGuiness goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Makamori lands a nice shot to the body.
Makamori breaks from the clinch.
McGuiness looks to throw the jab but Makamori is out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Makamori.
Makamori Rushes McGuiness and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! McGuiness is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Makamori Piles on the pressure and McGuiness crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yoshiro Makamori!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bo Haize (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alphonse Gangitano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bo Haize could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Alphonse Gangitano's chin.
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206 lbs
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210 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Heavy handed |
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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
7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bo Haize!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alphonse Gangitano!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gangitano rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Haize moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gangitano tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Haize, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Haize misses with a head kick.
A jab from Haize finds it's way through Gangitano's defenses.
Haize is looking to clinch but Gangitano is avoiding it.
Bo Haize seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gangitano shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Haize defends it nicely.
Haize moves away from the strike by Gangitano.
Gangitano buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Haize checks a leg kick.
Gangitano misses with a leg kick
and Haize counters with a head kick.
Haize throws a head kick but Gangitano moves out of range.
Haize tries to clinch but Gangitano is having none of it.
Haize throws a sloppy head kick and Gangitano moves out of range easily.
Haize throws a head kick but Gangitano moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Haize trying to control the position but instead, Gangitano has worked for underhooks and has pushed Haize into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haize keeps control of Gangitano as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gangitano holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gangitano lands with a short shot to the head.
Haize prevents a body shot from Gangitano.
Haize lands a shoulder strike.
Gangitano leaning against his opponent.
Haize can't find room to land a body shot as Gangitano controls the action.
Haize misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gangitano.
Gangitano lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Haize backwards.
Haize lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gangitano wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Haize has him pressed against the cage.
Haize lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gangitano or not.
Haize's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gangitano working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Gangitano.
Gangitano swings wildly with an uppercut but Haize uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haize has Gangitano pressed against the cage.
Haize lands with a short shot to the head.
Haize looking to slow down the pace here.
Haize doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gangitano misses with a punch to the body.
Haize lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gangitano or not.
Gangitano swings wildly with an uppercut but Haize uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gangitano can't find room to land a body shot as Haize controls the action.
Gangitano lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Haize is trying to maintain the position but Gangitano is very close to passing his half guard.
Gangitano looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Haize avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gangitano.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gangitano is thwarting Haize's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haize wants to control the action here but instead Gangitano manages to pass to full mount!
Haize is wriggling around trying to escape.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haize wants to control but Gangitano is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bo Haize will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Haize looks to score with a jab to the body but Gangitano is just out of range.
Haize's corner calls for a 1-2. Haize obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gangitano throws a chopping leg kick but Haize manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Haize doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Haize tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gangitano manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gangitano misses with a low kick.
Haize fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gangitano.
Gangitano throws a leg kick but Haize moved away.
Gangitano tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Haize is able to avoid easily.
Gangitano is looking to clinch but Haize is avoiding it.
Haize lands a head kick. Gangitano smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Haize tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gangitano paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gangitano moves out of range of the strikes.
Haize wants to clinch up but Gangitano keeps it at a distance.
Haize keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gangitano throws a shot from downtown. Haize moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haize blocks a leg kick.
Gangitano scoring well with a low kick there.
Gangitano finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gangitano misses with a kick to the body
and Haize counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gangitano's knee momentarily.
Haize tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gangitano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gangitano takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Haize throws a hook to the side of Gangitano's head but Gangitano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haize scores with a jab to the body.
Haize takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Haize darts in trying to clinch
and Gangitano finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Haize.
Bo Haize is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gangitano throws a leg kick but Haize sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gangitano digs a good hook to Haize's body.
Gangitano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gangitano takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Haize moves in looking to clinch but Gangitano pushes him off.
Haize throws a right hand that Gangitano ducks under and follows up with a left that Gangitano also avoids with ease.
Gangitano misses the jab.
Gangitano tries to land a leg kick but Haize saw it coming and moves away.
Haize misses with a two punch combination.
Haize tries to clinch
and Gangitano makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A big right from Haize misses.
Gangitano misses with a straight right.
Haize tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good work by Haize as he checks the leg kick.
Gangitano misses with a low kick as Haize jumps back.
Haize misses with a low kick.
Haize tries to clinch but Gangitano is having none of it.
Gangitano lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haize uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gangitano.
A head kick misses from Gangitano.
Haize throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gangitano counters with an outside leg kick.
Haize paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gangitano with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gangitano blocks a head kick by Haize.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Haize throws a head kick but Gangitano moves out of range.
Haize throws a lazy head kick
and Gangitano makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gangitano thows a body shot but no joy.
Gangitano lands a front kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haize takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Haize is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Haize keeps the fight on the outside.
Bo Haize is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gangitano scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gangitano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haize.
Gangitano has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haize is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gangitano is keeping busy.
Haize is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gangitano wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gangitano takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gangitano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gangitano blocks a head kick by Haize.
Haize 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.
Gangitano throws a front kick aimed at Haize's knee but Haize avoids it well.
Haize misses with a few strikes there.
Gangitano scores with a jab to the body.
Gangitano avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Gangitano.
Gangitano avoids the body shot from Haize.
Haize just misses with a punch to the body.
Gangitano swats away the attempt to clinch by Haize.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alphonse Gangitano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Gangitano misses with a low kick as Haize jumps back.
Haize doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Haize throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gangitano sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Haize tries to close the distance and clinch but Gangitano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick misses from Haize.
Gangitano thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Haize if he has to take too many more of those.
A head kick misses from Gangitano.
Gangitano stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gangitano slips a straight right by Haize.
Haize scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gangitano is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Haize rather than just go for the knockout.
Gangitano closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short right from Gangitano on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gangitano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Haize tries to clinch there but Gangitano circles away.
Haize doesn't manage to clinch there - Gangitano circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gangitano throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A punch combination from Gangitano misses.
Haize dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gangitano. That did some damage!
Gangitano connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Haize clinches up with Gangitano and pushes him back against the cage.
Gangitano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gangitano throws a punch but it's blocked by Haize.
Haize is looking to control Gangitano's arms but Gangitano gets an underhook and turns him. Now Haize has his back to the cage.
Gangitano stalling the fight.
Haize prevents a body shot from Gangitano.
Gangitano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gangitano lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gangitano lands a right hand that snaps the head of Haize backwards.
Haize doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Haize lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gangitano will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Haize up against the cage.
Haize tries to stall but Gangitano uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Haize throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gangitano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Haize swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Haize blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Gangitano.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gangitano working aggressively here.
Haize blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gangitano.
Gangitano is trying to break the clinch but Haize is controlling him.
Gangitano lands a shoulder strike.
Gangitano just leaning against Haize, taking a breather.
Gangitano scores with a shot to the side of Haize's head.
Haize misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gangitano swings wildly with an uppercut but Haize uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gangitano lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Haize or not.
Haize letting Gangitano take a breather here.
Gangitano lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gangitano blocks the elbow strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Gangitano.
A left hand lands to the body for Gangitano.
Haize is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gangitano lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gangitano.
Gangitano presses Haize against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gangitano working aggressively here.
Gangitano lands a left hand.
A short right from Gangitano.
Haize is rocked!
Gangitano unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Haize! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Gangitano is unloading with more strikes now! Haize drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alphonse Gangitano!
Alphonse Gangitano decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marty McFly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zolt Hengan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McFly comes to the cage accompanied by Johnny B. Good. Marty McFly has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marty McFly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zolt Hengan!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hengan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McFly misses with a body shot.
Hengan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McFly fails with the takedown.
Hengan scores with a three punch combo!
Hengan moves into range and connects with a jab.
A left and a right from Hengan both land. Nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from McFly.
McFly looks for a takedown but Hengan sprawls well.
McFly shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marty McFly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hengan lunges at McFly with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McFly's hand.
McFly slips a jab and a cross from Hengan.
McFly feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
McFly slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
McFly trying to control the position but Hengan is working away.
McFly tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
McFly in side control lands a decent elbow.
McFly is looking to take a break and control but Hengan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hengan is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, McFly asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Hengan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McFly. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McFly wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hengan keeps working.
Hengan is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but McFly has just dragged him back down to the mat.
McFly cracks Hengan with a big right hand but Hengan just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
McFly tries to advance to mount but can't.
McFly cracks Hengan with an elbow. That is naaassty.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McFly working the body and head with strikes.
Hengan is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McFly is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hengan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
McFly postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
McFly is looking to take a break and control but Hengan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McFly is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Hengan looks calm but he's in trouble here. McFly gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Hengan is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! McFly lets go of the hold and Hengan can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marty McFly!
An out of breath Marty McFly 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hawk Gunner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tshering Wangchuck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wangchuck is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rapa - Rang Sem Kar Ga Mikar. Tshering Wangchuck told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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284 lbs
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294 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hawk Gunner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tshering Wangchuck!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunner keeps the fight on the outside.
Wangchuck is looking to clinch but Gunner is avoiding it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Wangchuck.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wangchuck looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tshering Wangchuck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gunner shoots in looking for a takedown but Wangchuck manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gunner's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gunner swats away the attempt to clinch by Wangchuck.
Wangchuck misses with a kick to the body.
Wangchuck wants to clinch up but Gunner keeps it at a distance.
Wangchuck wants to clinch.
Gunner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gunner connects with a right hand. Wangchuck shakes it off.
Wangchuck takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wangchuck tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wangchuck is looking to clinch but Gunner is avoiding it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wangchuck tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gunner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Gunner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wangchuck wants to clinch up but Gunner keeps it at a distance.
Wangchuck tries to clinch up but Gunner circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunner throws a series of punches but Wangchuck avoids them all with ease.
Wangchuck tries to close the distance and clinch but Gunner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wangchuck tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wangchuck lands with a kick to the temple. Gunner shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wangchuck ducks under a wild hook from Gunner.
Wangchuck moves in looking to clinch but Gunner pushes him off.
Wangchuck takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wangchuck tries to clinch there but Gunner circles away.
Gunner misses with the combination.
Wangchuck wants to clinch.
Tshering Wangchuck is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wangchuck defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gunner.
Gunner on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wangchuck. Wangchuck obviously looking to wear him down.
The fighters circling - Gunner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gunner throws a jab when Wangchuck was well out of range.
Wangchuck wants to clinch up but Gunner keeps it at a distance.
Wangchuck swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wangchuck drives through and clinches with Gunner against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wangchuck lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wangchuck working Gunner over with knees to the body.
Gunner is breathing heavily.
Wangchuck landing knees to the head.
It looks like Hawk Gunner has been cut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Wangchuck with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gunner takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gunner throws a punch but it's blocked by Wangchuck.
Wangchuck unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wangchuck lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wangchuck scores with a shot to the side of Gunner's head.
Wangchuck comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wangchuck landing knees to the head.
Wangchuck lands an elbow that stopped Gunner in his tracks for a moment.
Wangchuck creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gunner's defenses.
Gunner takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunner takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice elbow from Wangchuck.
Wangchuck lands an elbow just above Gunner 's eye.
Wangchuck is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wangchuck scores with a knee to the head.
Wangchuck cracks Gunner with a nice body shot.
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!
Wangchuck using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wangchuck lands a knee to the head.
Hawk Gunner's cut is getting worse.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gunner takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wangchuck drops Gunner with a big knee straight up the middle! Gunner is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Wangchuck tries to clinch but Gunner moves out of range.
Wangchuck is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wangchuck tries to clinch up but Gunner circles away and keeps his distance.
Wangchuck tries to clinch there but Gunner circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunner throws the left hand but Wangchuck avoids the punch easily.
Wangchuck fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wangchuck is looking to clinch but Gunner is avoiding it.
Wangchuck connects with an inside leg kick.
Wangchuck throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wangchuck lands a big head kick that sends Gunner tumbling to the mat! Wangchuck takes a step backwards and waves Gunner back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Gunner is rocked!
Wangchuck tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gunner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wangchuck ducks under a wild hook from Gunner.
Wangchuck throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wangchuck doesn't manage to clinch there - Gunner circles away.
Wangchuck moves into the clinch.
Wangchuck with a knee to the head.
Wangchuck lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wangchuck lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wangchuck lands an elbow inside that Gunner shrugs off.
Hawk Gunner's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A knee to the head by Wangchuck.
Wangchuck lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tshering Wangchuck dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hawk Gunner'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.
Wangchuck tries to clinch there but Gunner circles away.
Wangchuck doesn't manage to clinch there - Gunner circles away.
Wangchuck tries to clinch up.
Gunner chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wangchuck can pounce on him.
Gunner misses the jab.
Wangchuck takes the fight into the clinch.
Wangchuck has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wangchuck is fighting off a takedown attempt but Gunner is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Wangchuck to the mat. Wangchuck regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Gunner trying to control but Wangchuck is working from the bottom.
Gunner seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Wangchuck wants to sweep here but Gunner controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wangchuck pulls Gunner in to control the position.
Gunner slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hawk Gunner has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Gunner avoids the head kick by Wangchuck.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wangchuck looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gunner takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wangchuck wants to clinch.
Gunner keeps the fight on the outside.
Wangchuck fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wangchuck fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wangchuck wants to clinch.
Wangchuck tries to clinch there but Gunner circles away.
Wangchuck tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gunner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wangchuck moves in looking to clinch but Gunner pushes him off.
Gunner fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wangchuck moves in looking to clinch but Gunner pushes him off.
Wangchuck tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gunner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gunner.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wangchuck closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gunner is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wangchuck gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A knee to the head by Wangchuck.
Wangchuck landing knees to the head.
Wangchuck with a knee to the head.
Wangchuck with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wangchuck scores with a knee to the head.
Oh Gunner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunner takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wangchuck taking a breather.
Wangchuck with a knee to the head.
Wangchuck lands an elbow inside.
Wangchuck stalling.
Gunner seems to have got his legs back now.
Wangchuck connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gunner's face.
Wangchuck unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Gunner! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Wangchuck is unloading with more strikes now! Gunner drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tshering Wangchuck!
During a confident post fight interview, Tshering Wangchuck thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Naruto Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Yauch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Yauch's choice of entrance music: No Sleep Till Brooklyn. Adam Yauch has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Naruto Sakuraba's chin.
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21
155 lbs
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22
154 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Naruto Sakuraba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adam Yauch!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakuraba scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Yauch is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Sakuraba throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Yauch tries to improve position but can't.
Sakuraba lands a few punches from side control.
Sakuraba 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.
Yauch dodges the ground and pound from Sakuraba.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sakuraba wants to control but Yauch is keeping him busy.
Sakuraba moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Yauch wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
An elbow from Sakuraba crashes against the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yauch gets back to half guard.
Sakuraba throwing shots but Yauch is blocking nicely.
Sakuraba is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Yauch has managed to free his arm - good work.
Yauch really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sakuraba. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sakuraba throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sakuraba is controlling the pace.
Sakuraba thows a huge punch but Yauch dodges it nicely.
Sakuraba is working for a submission of some sort.
Yauch trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yauch regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba stops Yauch from standing up.
Yauch is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Yauch is looking to stand up but Sakuraba isn't so interested in that idea.
Sakuraba trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sakuraba throws an elbow that misses. Yauch uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sakuraba's guard. Nice move by Yauch!
Yauch would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Yauch defends it easily.
Sakuraba trying to keep a closed guard but Yauch is proving a slippery customer.
Sakuraba has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Yauch can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sakuraba controlling the position.
Yauch stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sakuraba swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yauch trying to control the position from guard on top but Sakuraba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sakuraba looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Yauch wants to control from the top but Sakuraba keeps moving.
Sakuraba looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Yauch has picked Sakuraba up and slammed him! Sakuraba can't keep hold of the triangle and Yauch manages to pass to side control!
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.
Yauch wants to stand but Sakuraba has his arm trapped.
Sakuraba tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Yauch wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Naruto Sakuraba dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sakuraba misses the jab.
Sakuraba shoots in looking for a takedown but Yauch manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sakuraba's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sakuraba throws a good cross that connects.
Yauch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sakuraba.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Sakuraba loads up on a big right hand but Yauch slips the punch.
Yauch lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sakuraba keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yauch.
Sakuraba takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yauch throws a right and a left that Sakuraba avoids nicely.
Adam Yauch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Sakuraba misses
enabling Yauch to counter with a crisp jab.
Yauch throws a lazy right hand but Sakuraba sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yauch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sakuraba throws out the jab.
Sakuraba avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sakuraba dives in and scores a takedown into Yauch's guard.
Sakuraba stopping the sweep attempt from Yauch.
Sakuraba looking to pass the guard.
Sakuraba trying to control but Yauch is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Yauch avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sakuraba lands a couple of digs.
Yauch wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yauch working a defensive guard here.
Sakuraba engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Naruto Sakuraba overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A slow jab from Yauch misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yauch punishes Sakuraba's body with a nice straight punch.
Sakuraba throws a hook but Yauch blocks it.
Yauch slips under a jab from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba misses with a straight left.
Sakuraba lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Yauch connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba misses with an uppercut.
Sakuraba shoots for a double leg takedown but Yauch sprawls well. He's pushed Sakuraba's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sakuraba moves out of range of the strikes.
Yauch thows a body shot but no joy.
Yauch misses with an uppercut. Sakuraba saw that one coming.
Yauch thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sakuraba misses with an uppercut. Yauch saw that one coming.
Sakuraba closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
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 Naruto Sakuraba will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Sakuraba throws a lazy right hand but Yauch sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sakuraba is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Yauch's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Yauch misses with a looping left.
Sakuraba displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yauch throws out the jab.
Sakuraba moves away from the strike by Yauch.
Yauch lands with a right hand.
Sakuraba lands with an uppercut that bounces Yauch off the cage and back into range.
Donk. Yauch catches Sakuraba right on the button with a cross.
Sakuraba defending well as Yauch loads up on a big left hand.
Sakuraba is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sakuraba thows a leg kick but Yauch checks it
and Yauch counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yauch scores with a jab to the body.
Sakuraba slips a jab from Yauch.
Sakuraba fails with a takedown attempt.
Yauch getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Naruto Sakuraba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sakuraba shoots in and drives through. Yauch sprawls well.
Sakuraba looks to land a right hand but Yauch moved out of range.
Sakuraba has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Yauch finds it's way round the side to connect with Sakuraba's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yauch 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.
Yauch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yauch throws a hook but Sakuraba blocks it.
Sakuraba misses with a looping right.
Yauch swings widly with a right hand
letting Sakuraba counter with a right hand.
Yauch connects with a jab.
Yauch staying out of range there.
Sakuraba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba tries for a takedown but Yauch sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Naruto Sakuraba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sakuraba misses with a straight left.
Sakuraba avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sakuraba on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A slow jab from Yauch misses its intended target.
Sakuraba shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yauch as he avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Yauch misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yauch moves out of range as Sakuraba strikes.
Adam Yauch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A telegraphed right hand from Yauch misses the target.
Yauch ducks under a wild hook from Sakuraba.
Naruto Sakuraba is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sakuraba ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sakuraba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sakuraba misses with a looping left.
Sakuraba misses with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Yauch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sakuraba 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Naruto Sakuraba!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Naruto Sakuraba made sure he mentioned Vitality, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lewis Ridgeon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James's entrance music is NWO Wolfpack. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Ridgeon's choice of entrance music: Skulls. Lewis Ridgeon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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26
275 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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24
308 lbs
7 - 4 - 1 |
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Excellent MT
Insanely flexible |
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Basic striking
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Lewis Ridgeon!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Ridgeon is predictable there
and James counters with a leg kick.
James slips under a jab from Ridgeon.
James looks to clinch
and Ridgeon counters with a three punch combo that has James backing up. James nods at Ridgeon to acknowledge the strikes.
James misses with a kick to the body.
Ridgeon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by James.
James clinches with his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from James.
Ridgeon looks winded!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. James obliges.
James unloads a knee to the mid-section.
James will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ridgeon up against the cage.
James seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James with a knee to the head.
James throws a knee to the head but misses.
James will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ridgeon up against the cage.
Ridgeon is trying to break free.
James stalling.
Ridgeon blocks an elbow strike.
James tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ridgeon avoids it.
James is pushing Ridgeon up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jimmy James.
James darts in trying to clinch
and Ridgeon counters with a shoot takedown. James fights it but they end up in guard.
Ridgeon controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ridgeon keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of James's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
James controls Ridgeon momentarily but Ridgeon frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James keeping full guard, as Ridgeon tries to pass.
Ridgeon working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
James tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ridgeon keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of James's head.
Ridgeon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
James has momentary wrist control but Ridgeon slips an elbow through the middle.
James is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ridgeon can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
James is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeon trying to control but James is working from the bottom.
James working a defensive guard here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jimmy James wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ridgeon looks to score with a jab to the body but James is just out of range.
James lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy James dominated that round.
That's time! James's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A slow jab from Ridgeon misses its intended target.
Ridgeon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ridgeon misses with an uppercut.
Jimmy James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James throws a nice inside leg kick.
James closes the distance and pushes Ridgeon back into the cage.
James leaning against his opponent.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting James here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
James misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ridgeon.
James tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ridgeon lands a takedown into guard.
James keeping moving, preventing Ridgeon from controlling successfully.
James is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
James looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James keeping moving, preventing Ridgeon from controlling successfully.
James trying to control the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jimmy James just wasn't active enough.
James slips under a jab.
Ridgeon missing with a left hand there. James was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ridgeon throws the left hand but James avoids the punch easily.
Ridgeon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts James as he jumps to the side.
Ridgeon blocks a low kick nicely.
Ridgeon misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ridgeon blocks the elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
James unloads a knee to the mid-section.
James tries to land a knee to the head but Ridgeon blocks with his arms.
James tries to land knees in the clinch but Ridgeon avoids the damage to the body.
James wants to stall.
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!
Ridgeon managing to block the knees to the body from James.
Knees in the clinch landing for James.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ridgeon avoids it.
James lands an elbow just above Ridgeon 's eye.
Ridgeon content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ridgeon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
James is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ridgeon is breathing heavily.
James scores with an uppercut up the middle.
James throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ridgeon blocks it with crossed arms.
James slows down the pace here.
Ridgeon manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ridgeon.
James lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James looking to slow down the pace here.
James lands an elbow that stopped Ridgeon in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Lewis Ridgeon has been cut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
James stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ridgeon controlling the action here for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy James dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lewis Ridgeon's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
James lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ridgeon takes a step back to recover.
James gets a clinch.
James stalls.
James lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
James putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ridgeon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ridgeon takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ridgeon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ridgeon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice elbow from James.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James crunches a lovely knee into Ridgeon's ribcage.
James has Ridgeon pressed against the cage.
Ridgeon is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but James is keeping busy.
Ridgeon takes a knee to the side of the body.
James tries to land knees in the clinch but Ridgeon avoids the damage to the body.
Ridgeon stalls.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
James scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
James lands a knee to the head.
James throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ridgeon blocks it with crossed arms.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, James just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ridgeon's brow.
James will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ridgeon up against the cage.
James trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for James.
James working Ridgeon over with knees to the body.
James tries to land a knee to the head but Ridgeon blocks with his arms.
James is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ridgeon is defending well for now.
James lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
James scores with a knee to the head.
James landing knees to the head.
James creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ridgeon's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
James is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ridgeon can do to turn this around?
James missing with knees to the body.
Lewis Ridgeon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jimmy James is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
James lands a knee to the head.
James connects with a knee to the head.
Ridgeon takes a knee right on the jaw!
James effectively controlling the action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ridgeon manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
James blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy James showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for James, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy James!
Our winner, Jimmy James, 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Luciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xiahou Dun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luciano comes to the cage accompanied by Still Ballin. Dun has chosen Otto Dix - Antichrist as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Xiahou Dun enters the cage!
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157 lbs
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Charlie Luciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xiahou Dun!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luciano fails to land with a series of punches.
Dun scores with a leg kick.
Luciano takes one to the side of the head.
Dun on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Luciano. Luciano obviously looking to wear him down.
Luciano ducks under a wild hook from Dun.
Luciano takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Luciano. Dun does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dun smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice body kick from Dun.
An inside leg kick lands from Dun.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luciano blocks a head kick by Dun.
Dun tries to land a front kick but Luciano steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Luciano scores with a three punch combo!
Some wild striking there from Luciano.
Luciano comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dun digs a good body shot into Luciano's ribs.
Dun thuds his shin into the meat of Luciano's side.
Luciano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Luciano misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dun connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A leg kick checked by Dun.
Luciano swings for the body but Dun moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dun tries a head kick but it misses.
Luciano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dun misses with a kick to the body.
Luciano throws a hook but Dun blocks it.
Dun lands a leg kick that knocks Luciano off balance momentarily.
Luciano will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Luciano throws a nice outside leg kick.
Luciano lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Dun scoring well with a low kick there.
Luciano is breathing heavily.
Dun lands with a kick to the ribs.
Luciano is looking to wear down Dun with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luciano looks to land a left hand but Dun moved out of range nicely.
Luciano fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dun is out of range.
Dun changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Luciano tries to avoid it but Dun manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Luciano to the ground. Luciano escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Luciano tries to clinch but Dun moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luciano misses with the combination.
Charlie Luciano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Luciano wants to land a leg kick but Dun is out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dun.
Dun keeps the fight on the outside.
Dun scores with a kick to the body.
Dun keeps Luciano at a distance using the push kick.
Dun lands a nice shot to the body.
Dun scores with a crisp jab that stopped Luciano in his tracks.
Dun scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dun scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dun throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Dun lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dun scores with a shot to the body.
Dun punishes Luciano's body with a nice straight punch.
Dun lands a nice looking body kick.
Dun lands a head kick!
Luciano is rocked!
Dun lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Oh Luciano is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dun drops Luciano with a big left hand! Luciano is injured, injured bad! Dun jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Xiahou Dun!
Xiahou Dun thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eli Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Batistuta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crowe comes into the arena with Angry Johnny & The Killbillies - Kill Again blaring out of the sound system. 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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eli Crowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carlos Batistuta!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batistuta throws a hook to the side of Crowe's head but Crowe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slapping body kick lands there for Crowe.
Crowe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crowe clinches up against the cage.
Crowe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Crowe misses with some punches.
Batistuta blocks an elbow strike from Crowe.
Batistuta tries to work over Crowe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Batistuta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Batistuta swings wildly with an uppercut but Crowe uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Crowe.
Crowe creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice left hand lands by Batistuta.
Batistuta dodges an elbow strike from Crowe.
Batistuta scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe throws a punch but it's blocked by Batistuta.
Batistuta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crowe throws a series of punches but Batistuta avoids them all with ease.
Crowe throws a leg kick that is checked
and Batistuta counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Batistuta slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Batistuta tries to free his leg and advance position but Crowe is retaining full guard.
Batistuta throws a big right hand that misses.
Crowe keeping moving, preventing Batistuta from controlling successfully.
Batistuta postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Batistuta accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe controlling the position.
Batistuta has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Batistuta in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Batistuta preventing the sweep.
Batistuta wants to control from the top but Crowe keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Crowe takes one to the chin there.
Batistuta looks to throw the jab but Crowe is out of range.
Batistuta throws a nice outside leg kick.
Batistuta misses with a hook. Crowe ducked under it nicely.
Batistuta looks to throw the jab but Crowe is out of range.
Crowe throws an overhand right that lands on Batistuta's shoulder, as Batistuta tries to avoid the shot.
Batistuta looks to throw the jab but Crowe is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe connects with a good right hand that stumbles Batistuta. Batistuta circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Crowe connects with a looping right hand.
No joy there for Batistuta, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Crowe shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Crowe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Batistuta throws a hook but Crowe blocks it.
Batistuta shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Crowe but Crowe pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Batistuta lands an overhand right.
Batistuta dips to his left and cracks Crowe with an uppercut!
Crowe has Batistuta up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crowe throws an elbow but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crowe can't find room to land a body shot as Batistuta controls the action.
Batistuta wants a takedown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Batistuta.
Batistuta lands a hook to the side of the head.
Batistuta managing to block the knees to the body from Crowe.
Crowe throws an elbow but it misses.
Batistuta tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Crowe just stands there and leans against the cage.
Eli Crowe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Batistuta.
Batistuta slowing the pace effectively.
Batistuta avoids the elbow strike from Crowe, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Batistuta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Batistuta lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Batistuta takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Batistuta gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Crowe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Carlos Batistuta will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Batistuta throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
It looks like Carlos Batistuta has been cut.
A leg kick checked by Crowe.
Crowe on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Crowe misses with a straight left.
Batistuta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crowe.
Crowe moves away from the strike by Batistuta.
Batistuta scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Batistuta dips to his left and cracks Crowe with an uppercut!
Crowe scores with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Crowe.
Crowe swings for the body but Batistuta moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Batistuta checks a leg kick.
Batistuta takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Crowe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batistuta stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Crowe.
Crowe defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Batistuta.
Carlos Batistuta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Batistuta throws out a powerful jab.
Batistuta works Crowe's body with a nice hook.
Batistuta checks a leg kick.
Batistuta throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Crowe's waist but Crowe gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Batistuta off to one side.
Crowe just misses with a punch to the body.
Batistuta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Batistuta walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A big left from Crowe misses.
Batistuta throws a hook but Crowe avoids it easily.
Crowe is looking to score with low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Crowe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Batistuta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Batistuta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crowe.
Crowe throws a looping overhand right but Batistuta ducks down to avoid it.
Batistuta swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Crowe.
Batistuta misses the jab.
Crowe throws a hook to the side of Batistuta's head but Batistuta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crowe stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Batistuta misses with a looping left.
Crowe doesn't manage to clinch there - Batistuta circles away.
Batistuta takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Batistuta is breathing heavily.
Crowe looks to throw the jab but Batistuta is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe connects with a solid leg kick.
Crowe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Batistuta was well out of range. Poor timing from Crowe.
Crowe misses with a body shot.
Crowe connects with a looping right hand.
Batistuta misses with a looping left.
Batistuta misses with a right hand
and Crowe counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A lazy left from Crowe finds it's target.
Crowe fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Batistuta.
Crowe comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Crowe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Crowe defending well as Batistuta loads up on a big left hand.
Batistuta keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe lands a nice looking body shot.
Crowe getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Crowe misses with a head kick.
Batistuta takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Batistuta throws a body punch but Crowe moves out of range.
Crowe staying out of range there.
Crowe fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Batistuta drops his hands momentarily and Crowe takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Eli Crowe is winning the standup battle so far.
Crowe lands a big right hand that sends Batistuta crashing to the mat! Crowe stays standing though and waves Batistuta back to his feet!
Batistuta is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crack! Crowe connects with the perfect overhand right and Batistuta falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Crowe!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eli Crowe!
Eli Crowe 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 Sebasti Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saul Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sebasti Alvarez comes to the cage accompanied by Foster The People - Pumped Up Kicks. Saul Alvarez has chosen Survivor - 'Burning Heart' as his entrance music. Sebasti Alvarez had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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168 lbs
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163 lbs
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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
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sebasti Alvarez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Saul Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saul Alvarez tries to land a front kick but Sebasti Alvarez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Saul Alvarez tries to clinch but Sebasti Alvarez moves out of range.
Sebasti Alvarez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sebasti Alvarez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sebasti Alvarez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sebasti Alvarez throws a leg kick but Saul Alvarez checks it.
Sebasti Alvarez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sebasti Alvarez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sebasti Alvarez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saul Alvarez checks a leg kick.
Saul Alvarez throws a good cross that connects.
Saul Alvarez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sebasti Alvarez throws a head kick that misses.
Saul Alvarez scores with a head kick. Sebasti Alvarez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sebasti Alvarez thows a leg kick but Saul Alvarez checks it
and Saul Alvarez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saul Alvarez.
Saul Alvarez blocking some punches.
Sebasti Alvarez manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sebasti Alvarez throws a jab but it's blocked by Saul Alvarez.
Saul Alvarez misses with a few strikes there.
Sebasti Alvarez throws a low kick but Saul Alvarez moves out of range easily.
A slow jab from Sebasti Alvarez misses its intended target.
Saul Alvarez misses with an uppercut
and Sebasti Alvarez counters with a nice leg kick.
Saul Alvarez misses the shot to the body.
Sebasti Alvarez closes the distance and clinches.
Sebasti Alvarez tries to work over Saul Alvarez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Saul Alvarez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Saul Alvarez blocks an elbow strike.
Saul Alvarez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sebasti Alvarez is keeping busy.
Saul Alvarez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sebasti Alvarez backwards.
Saul Alvarez pushes Sebasti Alvarez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sebasti Alvarez digs a right hand into Saul Alvarez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Saul Alvarez's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sebasti Alvarez scores with a shot to the side of Saul Alvarez's head.
Sebasti Alvarez is trying to break the clinch but Saul Alvarez has him pressed against the cage.
Saul Alvarez misses with the head strike.
Saul Alvarez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Saul Alvarez blocking some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sebasti Alvarez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Saul Alvarez's brow.
Sebasti Alvarez has a couple of punches blocked by Saul Alvarez.
Saul Alvarez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saul Alvarez prevents a body shot from Sebasti Alvarez.
Saul Alvarez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sebasti Alvarez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Saul Alvarez lands a nice uppercut.
Sebasti Alvarez tries to work over Saul Alvarez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Saul Alvarez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sebasti Alvarez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sebasti Alvarez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sebasti Alvarez is trying to break the clinch but Saul Alvarez is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saul Alvarez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sebasti Alvarez tries to throw a body punch but Saul Alvarez avoids it by throwing Sebasti Alvarez back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sebasti Alvarez as Saul Alvarez tries to tie him up.
Sebasti Alvarez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sebasti Alvarez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Saul Alvarez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Saul Alvarez lands a right hand.
Sebasti Alvarez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Saul Alvarez's efforts to push away.
Saul Alvarez tries to work over Sebasti Alvarez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Saul Alvarez misses with a punch to the body.
Sebasti Alvarez blocking some punches.
Sebasti Alvarez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Saul Alvarez is pushing Sebasti Alvarez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Saul Alvarez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sebasti Alvarez scores with a shoulder strike.
Saul Alvarez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Saul Alvarez is looking to slow Sebasti Alvarez down with leg kicks.
Saul Alvarez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sebasti Alvarez lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sebasti Alvarez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sebasti Alvarez ducks under a wild hook from Saul Alvarez.
Sebasti Alvarez blocks a jab.
Saul Alvarez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sebasti Alvarez's hands.
Sebasti Alvarez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sebasti Alvarez tries to clinch but Saul Alvarez is having none of it.
Saul Alvarez throws a head kick that Sebasti Alvarez semi-blocks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saul Alvarez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sebasti Alvarez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Saul Alvarez will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Saul Alvarez throws a front kick aimed at Sebasti Alvarez's knee but Sebasti Alvarez avoids it well.
Sebasti Alvarez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sebasti Alvarez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Saul Alvarez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sebasti Alvarez thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Saul Alvarez if he has to take too many more of those.
Saul Alvarez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sebasti Alvarez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sebasti Alvarez misses with a combination
and Saul Alvarez counters with a nice kick to the body.
Saul Alvarez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sebasti Alvarez. Saul Alvarez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sebasti Alvarez lands with an overhand left.
Saul Alvarez throws a lazy right hand but Sebasti Alvarez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Saul Alvarez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sebasti Alvarez.
Saul Alvarez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saul Alvarez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sebasti Alvarez is looking to wear down Saul Alvarez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saul Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sebasti Alvarez.
Sebasti Alvarez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sebasti Alvarez swats away the attempt to clinch by Saul Alvarez.
Sebasti Alvarez misses with a wild body shot.
Sebasti Alvarez misses with a body punch
and Saul Alvarez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sebasti Alvarez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Saul Alvarez. Saul Alvarez obviously looking to wear him down.
Saul Alvarez looks to throw the jab but Sebasti Alvarez is out of range.
Sebasti Alvarez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Saul Alvarez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Saul Alvarez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sebasti Alvarez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saul Alvarez misses with an uppercut. Sebasti Alvarez saw that one coming.
Sebasti Alvarez moves out of range as Saul Alvarez throws a body kick.
Sebasti Alvarez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Saul Alvarez steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sebasti Alvarez. That one must have hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saul Alvarez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sebasti Alvarez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Saul Alvarez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sebasti Alvarez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Saul Alvarez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sebasti Alvarez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Saul Alvarez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A clash of legs there as Saul Alvarez blocks the low kick.
Saul Alvarez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sebasti Alvarez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sebasti Alvarez has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Saul Alvarez.
A jab from Sebasti Alvarez finds it's way through Saul Alvarez's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saul Alvarez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sebasti Alvarez with a jab.
Saul Alvarez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sebasti Alvarez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd cheers as Sebasti Alvarez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Saul Alvarez doesn't seem phased though.
Sebasti Alvarez takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Saul Alvarez throws a sloppy head kick and Sebasti Alvarez moves out of range easily.
Saul Alvarez scores with a jab. Sebasti Alvarez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Saul Alvarez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Saul Alvarez lands with an overhand left.
Sebasti Alvarez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Saul Alvarez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sebasti Alvarez blocks a head kick by Saul Alvarez.
Saul Alvarez gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Sebasti Alvarez to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sebasti Alvarez throws a solid leg kick but Saul Alvarez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sebasti Alvarez.
Sebasti Alvarez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Saul Alvarez's hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sebasti Alvarez. Saul Alvarez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sebasti Alvarez misses with a hook. Saul Alvarez ducked under it nicely.
Sebasti Alvarez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sebasti Alvarez duly obliges.
Saul Alvarez is rocked!
Saul Alvarez blocks a head kick by Sebasti Alvarez.
Saul Alvarez is still on wobbly legs! Can Sebasti Alvarez finish him?
Sebasti Alvarez cracks Saul Alvarez with a hook to the temple - Saul Alvarez is on wobbly legs here! Sebasti Alvarez swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Saul Alvarez falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Sebasti Alvarez wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sebasti Alvarez!
Sebasti Alvarez retains his lightweight title!
A victorious Sebasti Alvarez thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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