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SPFT 118:Skywalker v Kawashima PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mahandry Andriamboavonjy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jafar Agrabah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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169 lbs
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164 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mahandry Andriamboavonjy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jafar Agrabah!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Agrabah throws a front kick that sends Andriamboavonjy stumbling back into the cage.
Andriamboavonjy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Agrabah's head backwards.
Andriamboavonjy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Agrabah ducks under a wild hook from Andriamboavonjy.
Agrabah is looking to clinch but Andriamboavonjy is avoiding it.
Andriamboavonjy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Andriamboavonjy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Good leg kick by Agrabah there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Andriamboavonjy cracks a nice hook into Agrabah's ribs.
Andriamboavonjy scores with a sloppy right hand. Agrabah should have avoided that one.
Agrabah throws a head kick but Andriamboavonjy moves out of range.
Agrabah lands a head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Agrabah throws a nice inside leg kick.
Agrabah throws a head kick but Andriamboavonjy moves out of range.
Agrabah connects with a high kick.
Andriamboavonjy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Agrabah can pounce on him.
Andriamboavonjy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andriamboavonjy 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.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Agrabah.
Agrabah doesn't manage to clinch there - Andriamboavonjy circles away.
Agrabah forces Andriamboavonjy back against the cage and clinches.
Agrabah is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Andriamboavonjy is keeping busy.
Agrabah pushes Andriamboavonjy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Andriamboavonjy swings wildly with an uppercut but Agrabah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andriamboavonjy breaks the clinch.
Jafar Agrabah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andriamboavonjy throws a body punch but Agrabah moves out of range.
Andriamboavonjy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Agrabah doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Andriamboavonjy connects with a crisp jab.
Agrabah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jafar Agrabah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Agrabah throws a sloppy head kick and Andriamboavonjy moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agrabah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Agrabah closes the distance and pushes Andriamboavonjy back into the cage.
Andriamboavonjy tries for a takedown but Agrabah manages to get underhooks.
Andriamboavonjy breaks the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andriamboavonjy misses with the combination.
Andriamboavonjy cracks a nice hook into Agrabah's ribs.
A left lands for Agrabah.
Andriamboavonjy is looking to wear down Agrabah with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Agrabah throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Andriamboavonjy looks to score with a jab to the body but Agrabah is just out of range.
Andriamboavonjy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Andriamboavonjy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Agrabah moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Andriamboavonjy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Agrabah moves into range and clinches up with Andriamboavonjy.
A short right from Andriamboavonjy.
Andriamboavonjy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Agrabah prevents it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andriamboavonjy misses with a punch to the body.
Agrabah wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Andriamboavonjy has him pressed against the cage.
Andriamboavonjy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Andriamboavonjy is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Agrabah gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mahandry Andriamboavonjy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Agrabah manages to break the clinch.
Andriamboavonjy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Agrabah darts in trying to clinch
and Agrabah takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Agrabah moves in looking to clinch but Andriamboavonjy pushes him off.
Agrabah uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Andriamboavonjy.
Andriamboavonjy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Andriamboavonjy misses with a straight left.
Andriamboavonjy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Agrabah. Agrabah obviously looking to wear him down.
Andriamboavonjy avoids the head kick by Agrabah.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andriamboavonjy swats away the attempt to clinch by Agrabah.
Agrabah takes one to the side of the head.
Agrabah fails in his attempt to clinch.
Agrabah slips under a jab from Andriamboavonjy.
Agrabah takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Agrabah looks to score with a jab to the body but Andriamboavonjy is just out of range.
Andriamboavonjy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Agrabah on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A jab from Andriamboavonjy finds it's way through Agrabah's defenses.
Andriamboavonjy drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Agrabah throws his legs up looking for a submission but Andriamboavonjy uses it to pass to side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Andriamboavonjy lands an elbow.
Andriamboavonjy working the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jafar Agrabah will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Agrabah misses with an uppercut.
Andriamboavonjy closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Agrabah's guard.
Agrabah working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Andriamboavonjy.
Agrabah pulls Andriamboavonjy in to control the position.
Agrabah uses the cage to get back to his feet.
A leg kick checked by Andriamboavonjy.
Jafar Agrabah seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Andriamboavonjy throws out a powerful jab.
Agrabah wants to clinch.
Agrabah fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Andriamboavonjy misses with a looping right.
Agrabah is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Andriamboavonjy.
Andriamboavonjy scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agrabah plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Agrabah gets caught napping as Andriamboavonjy dives in and scores a takedown. Agrabah manages to retain guard.
Andriamboavonjy is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Agrabah is looking to stand up but Andriamboavonjy isn't so interested in that idea.
Agrabah has momentary wrist control but Andriamboavonjy slips an elbow through the middle.
Andriamboavonjy landing some decent shots from guard.
Andriamboavonjy 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.
Andriamboavonjy slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Agrabah keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Andriamboavonjy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Andriamboavonjy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Agrabah defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agrabah wants to get back to his feet.
Andriamboavonjy thows a huge punch but Agrabah dodges it nicely.
Agrabah looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Andriamboavonjy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Andriamboavonjy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Andriamboavonjy is trying to work for a kimura but Agrabah is defending well.
Agrabah has hold of Andriamboavonjy's hands but Andriamboavonjy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Andriamboavonjy is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Andriamboavonjy slips a nice elbow through Agrabah's hands, connecting with Agrabah's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andriamboavonjy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Andriamboavonjy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Andriamboavonjy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Andriamboavonjy working over Agrabah with some ground and pound. Agrabah looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Andriamboavonjy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Agrabah is trying is best to control the position here.
Andriamboavonjy throwing shots but Agrabah is blocking nicely.
Andriamboavonjy is looking for a kimura here.
Agrabah pushes Andriamboavonjy off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agrabah tries to close the distance and clinch up but Andriamboavonjy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Andriamboavonjy throws a big shot that misses.
Andriamboavonjy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Agrabah.
Agrabah avoids the body shot from Andriamboavonjy.
Andriamboavonjy swats away the attempt to clinch by Agrabah.
Agrabah throws a sloppy head kick and Andriamboavonjy moves out of range easily.
Agrabah moves forwards but Andriamboavonjy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Andriamboavonjy misses with a series of wild punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Agrabah lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Agrabah tries to bum rush Andriamboavonjy with a series of wild strikes but Andriamboavonjy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Agrabah lands a nice looking kick to the body. Andriamboavonjy takes a step back to recover.
No luck for Andriamboavonjy with that takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mahandry Andriamboavonjy dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Andriamboavonjy lands a slapping body shot.
Andriamboavonjy thows a body shot but no joy.
Agrabah lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Agrabah blocks a jab.
Andriamboavonjy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Agrabah. Agrabah obviously looking to wear him down.
Andriamboavonjy throws out a loose jab but Agrabah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andriamboavonjy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Agrabah chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Andriamboavonjy misses with a wild body shot.
Andriamboavonjy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Agrabah.
Andriamboavonjy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Agrabah moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Andriamboavonjy scores with a decent looking hook.
Agrabah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Andriamboavonjy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Andriamboavonjy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andriamboavonjy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Agrabah wants to clinch up but Andriamboavonjy keeps it at a distance.
Agrabah lands a right hook to the body.
Andriamboavonjy throws a lazy right hand but Agrabah sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Agrabah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Agrabah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andriamboavonjy.
Agrabah lunges at Andriamboavonjy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Andriamboavonjy's hand.
Andriamboavonjy darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Agrabah is trying to stand.
Agrabah blocking the ground and pound attempt from Andriamboavonjy.
Agrabah on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andriamboavonjy is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Agrabah has managed to free his arm - good work.
Andriamboavonjy wants to pass to mount but Agrabah is defending the position.
Agrabah wants to control but Andriamboavonjy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andriamboavonjy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Andriamboavonjy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Agrabah wants to control but Andriamboavonjy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Andriamboavonjy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Andriamboavonjy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Agrabah's head.
Agrabah keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Andriamboavonjy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Agrabah wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agrabah avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Andriamboavonjy.
Agrabah avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Andriamboavonjy.
Agrabah tries to kick Andriamboavonjy off but Andriamboavonjy keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Andriamboavonjy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Agrabah trying to control but Andriamboavonjy postures up.
Agrabah keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Andriamboavonjy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Agrabah's head.
Andriamboavonjy seems to be working for a kimura but Agrabah defends the submission attempt.
Agrabah holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Andriamboavonjy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andriamboavonjy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Andriamboavonjy throws a strike but Agrabah avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Andriamboavonjy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Agrabah is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mahandry Andriamboavonjy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Andriamboavonjy landing some decent shots from guard.
Agrabah is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Andriamboavonjy is controlling him.
Andriamboavonjy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andriamboavonjy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Agrabah works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Andriamboavonjy is looking to work some ground and pound but Agrabah has wrist control.
Andriamboavonjy throws a big elbow that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mahandry Andriamboavonjy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Andriamboavonjy 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mahandry Andriamboavonjy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lester Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalash Nikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. ILL BILL & VINNIE PAZ (HEAVY METAL KINGS) - "OATH OF THE GOAT" kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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30
153 lbs
15 - 11 - 1 |
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158 lbs
15 - 9 - 2 |
BJJ Red Belt
Lethal high kicks
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lester Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Kalash Nikov!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nikov moves to clinch but Green breaks away
and Green counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Green prevents Nikov from standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nikov is looking to control Green's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nikov avoid being mounted?
Nikov might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Green haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Green is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Nikov doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Green.
Green tries to pass the half guard into mount. Nikov knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Nikov is trying to stand back up but Green is controlling him
Nikov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Green is working away from the top position though.
Green thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nikov's head.
Green throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green is nestled in close to Nikov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Green is keen to just control but Nikov is a slippery customer.
Green throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Nikov trying to hold on to Green's head to control him but Green postures up.
Green throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nikov wants to get back to full guard but Green has passed into side control.
Green is chipping away with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Green trying to control the position but Nikov is working away.
Green throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Nikov manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Green wants to control but Nikov is keeping him busy.
Green missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nikov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Green.
Nikov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Green scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nikov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Green thows a huge punch but Nikov dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green wants to take a breather but Nikov is having none of it.
Nikov trying to hold on to Green's head to control him but Green postures up.
Green missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nikov wants to get back to full guard.
Green is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Nikov is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nikov takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Nikov tries to hold on but Green pushes him away.
Green is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Green raining down shots from the mount!
Green raining down shots from the mount!
Nikov is rocked!
Green landing punches.
Nikov is still in real trouble! Can Green finish him?
Green postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Nikov out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Green goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Lester Green!
A relieved looking Lester Green thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Piru Parka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parka comes to the cage accompanied by . Piru Parka is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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310 lbs
25 - 16 - 0 |
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275 lbs
16 - 9 - 0 |
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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
25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Piru Parka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Stone!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parka misses with a double jab
and Stone counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Parka is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Parka misses with a few strikes there.
Parka throws a combination that misses
and Stone counters with a leg kick.
Stone takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Sean Stone has been cut.
Stone throws a nice looking combination but Parka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
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!
Parka throws a nice looking combination but Stone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Parka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stone moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stone throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Parka counters with a nice uppercut.
Parka throws a leg kick
and Stone counters with an inside leg kick.
Parka misses with a body shot.
Stone uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Parka scores with a leg kick.
Piru Parka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parka walks forward, straight into a front kick from Stone.
Parka is breathing heavily.
Stone looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stone.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stone.
Parka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stone is looking to slow Parka down with leg kicks.
The fighters circle momentarily. Stone darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stone looks to throw the jab but Parka is out of range.
Parka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stone.
Parka blocks the body kick.
Parka misses with a head kick.
No luck for Stone with that takedown attempt.
Parka slips a jab and a cross from Stone.
Stone fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Parka sprawls well initially but Stone persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Stone thows a huge punch but Parka dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone wants to pass to mount but Parka is defending the position.
Stone looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Stone is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Parka wants to get back to full guard but Stone has mounted him!
Parka is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Stone.
Stone is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Parka has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Parka!
Parka is looking to stand up but Stone won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Parka doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Parka manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stone working for submissions but it's allowed Parka to get to half guard.
Stone looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Stone wants to get back to full guard but Parka has mounted him!
Parka is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Stone tries to hold on but Parka postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Parka wants to control the pace but Stone is squirming around nicely.
Parka is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Stone tries to reverse the position but Parka maintains control.
Stone tries to lock up and control but Parka gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Parka tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stone is looking to improve his position but Parka isn't that keen on the idea.
Stone slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Stone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sean Stone's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Stone connects with the punch.
Good exchange - Stone coming out on top.
Stone feints and then cracks Parka's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Parka down.
Stone changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Parka tries to avoid it but Stone manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Parka to the ground. Parka escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Stone throws a low kick, looking for Parka's leg but Parka calmly moves out of range.
Parka throws a head kick that misses
and Stone counters with a low kick, right behind Parka 's knee.
Stone throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Parka throws a head kick that misses.
Stone 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.
Stone looks for the body kick but Parka saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Stone.
Parka throws a series of punches but Stone moves out of range.
Parka misses with a wild body shot.
Stone takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Parka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Parka throws a right and a left that Stone avoids nicely.
Stone misses with a looping right.
Stone lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stone is looking to land body kicks.
Stone fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stone avoids the head kick by Parka.
Stone throws a head kick that half lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stone scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That kick from Stone tenderised Parka's leg. Parka is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone lands a head shot.
Piru Parka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A swing and a miss from Stone.
Parka is looking to wear down Stone with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Stone fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Parka.
Stone has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stone fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Parka is out of range.
Parka gets caught napping as Stone dives in and scores a takedown. Parka manages to retain guard.
Stone content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Stone stands and throws Parka's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Stone is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Parka knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Parka wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone lands an elbow.
Parka takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Stone in side control, throwing shots but Parka defends.
Parka is pushing Stone's head away, looking to escape. Stone manages to hold on to the position though.
Stone has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Parka regains half guard, as Stone was trying to land strikes.
Stone missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stone lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stone is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Parka!
Stone is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Parka to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Parka shrugs it off.
Parka is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Stone pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Stone working the ground and pound effectively.
Stone landing strikes from the mount and Parka is in trouble!
Parka is rocked!
Stone cracks Parka with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sean Stone!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Sean Stone made sure he mentioned Kobra Clothing Inc., along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcel Cerdan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marty Laguna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cerdan comes to the cage accompanied by French National Anthem. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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145 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
23 - 12 - 2, fighting out of New York, Marcel Cerdan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marty Laguna!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laguna looks to land a combination but Cerdan avoids it well.
Cerdan has closed the distance and engaged Laguna in a clinch.
Laguna misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cerdan misses with a punch to the body.
Cerdan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cerdan throws a head punch that misses.
Cerdan tries a body shot but Laguna blocks it.
Laguna blocks an uppercut.
Laguna lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Laguna blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cerdan misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laguna.
Cerdan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laguna blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Cerdan fails to land.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short right from Cerdan.
Cerdan misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerdan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cerdan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cerdan misses with a short punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cerdan misses with the head strike.
Cerdan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Laguna blocks an uppercut.
Laguna blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cerdan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laguna breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cerdan looks to land a left hand but Laguna moved out of range nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Cerdan there.
Cerdan swings for the body but Laguna moves out of range.
Cerdan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Laguna lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cerdan at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laguna moves away from the strike by Cerdan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cerdan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cerdan moves out of range as Laguna strikes.
Laguna tries to bum rush Cerdan with a series of wild strikes but Cerdan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Laguna lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A punch combination from Cerdan misses.
Laguna misses with a right hand
and Cerdan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Laguna connects with a body shot.
Cerdan tries to clinch but Laguna is having none of it.
Cerdan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Laguna.
Laguna avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Laguna takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cerdan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cerdan tries to clinch but Laguna moves out of range.
Cerdan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Cerdan.
Laguna swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laguna uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cerdan.
Laguna moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Laguna's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cerdan under the eye.
Cerdan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Laguna counters with a nice body shot.
Cerdan moves into the clinch successfully.
Cerdan lands a left hand.
A shot in the inside from Cerdan.
Cerdan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cerdan pushes Laguna back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cerdan misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Cerdan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cerdan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cerdan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Laguna is rocked!
Cerdan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cerdan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Laguna backwards.
Laguna is still on wobbly legs! Can Cerdan finish him?
Cerdan throws a punch but it's blocked by Laguna.
Cerdan swings wildly with an uppercut but Laguna uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laguna seems to have recovered his senses.
Cerdan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cerdan takes a shot to the head.
Laguna blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cerdan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cerdan can't find room to land a body shot as Laguna controls the action.
Cerdan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cerdan misses with the head strike.
Cerdan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cerdan lands a right hand.
Cerdan throws a punch but it's blocked by Laguna.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcel Cerdan dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cerdan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Laguna uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cerdan.
Marcel Cerdan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laguna misses the body punch
and Cerdan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cerdan lands a shoulder strike.
Cerdan misses with a punch on the inside.
Cerdan struggles to land a body shot inside as Laguna controls his hands.
Cerdan swings wildly with an uppercut but Laguna uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cerdan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laguna's elbow.
Laguna blocks a body shot from Cerdan.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cerdan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cerdan has a couple of punches blocked by Laguna.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cerdan.
Cerdan swings wildly with an uppercut but Laguna uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laguna struggles to land a body shot inside as Cerdan controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerdan works on Laguna's body with a couple of short punches.
Cerdan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laguna breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cerdan swings widly with a right hand
and Laguna counters with a straight right hand.
Laguna rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cerdan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cerdan throws a right hand that misses
and Laguna counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Laguna is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cerdan rather than just go for the knockout.
Laguna swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cerdan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marcel Cerdan is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Laguna misses its intended target.
Cerdan 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.
Laguna misses with a looping left.
Laguna is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cerdan.
Laguna moves away from the strike by Cerdan.
Cerdan moves in looking to clinch but Laguna pushes him off.
Laguna lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cerdan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cerdan misses with a lunging right hand
and Laguna counters with a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laguna keeps the fight on the outside.
Cerdan avoids the body shot from Laguna.
Laguna throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cerdan counters with a right hand to the body.
Laguna 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.
Cerdan is rocked!
Laguna uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cerdan.
Oh Cerdan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cerdan swings widly with a right hand
and Laguna counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marty Laguna is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Laguna ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Laguna fails to land with a series of punches.
Laguna rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cerdan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Laguna steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cerdan.
Laguna circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Cerdan to the canvas! Cerdan doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Laguna keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marty Laguna!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Marty Laguna waved his t-shirt featuring CEC Nutrition Q160's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bigfoot Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Leshley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Lil Wayne Feat. Mike Tyson - American Dream. The crowd seem to be enjoying Leshley's choice of entrance music: Step into a World. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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28
264 lbs
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265 lbs
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bigfoot Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobby Leshley!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Leshley misses with a wild body shot.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leshley.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
A shot to the body from Leshley misses
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Bobby Leshley has been cut.
Silva throws a lazy uppercut
and Leshley counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Leshley looks at the referee who does nothing so Leshley lands a crushing right that sends Silva to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Leshley!
Bobby Leshley decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cristiano Nascimento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bang McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGee has chosen Metallica - All Nightmare Long as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Cristiano Nascimento has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Cristiano Nascimento seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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29
214 lbs
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212 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cristiano Nascimento!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bang McGee!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGee moves out of range as Nascimento throws a body kick.
McGee misses with a wild combination.
Nascimento changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cristiano Nascimento seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGee throws out a loose jab but Nascimento uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nascimento scores with a jab to the head.
McGee staying out of range there.
McGee throws out a loose jab but Nascimento uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nascimento scores with a jab. McGee acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like Bang McGee has been cut.
Nascimento throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Good shot there by Nascimento.
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!
Nascimento connects with an inside leg kick.
Nascimento slips under a jab from McGee.
McGee swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nascimento.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nascimento uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nascimento throws a jab but it's blocked by McGee.
McGee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slapping body kick lands there for Nascimento.
Nascimento scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGee misses with a hook
and Nascimento counters with a nice right hand that sends McGee toppling to the canvas! McGee scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Nascimento finish him?!
McGee is rocked!
McGee checks a leg kick nicely.
McGee throws a body punch but Nascimento moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Nascimento.
McGee misses with a right hand
and Nascimento counters with a nice kick to the body.
McGee looks winded!
Nascimento lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That has opened up Bang McGee's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McGee on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd cheers as Nascimento lands an impressive looking overhand right. McGee doesn't seem phased though.
Good leg kick by Nascimento there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McGee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nascimento misses with a kick to the body.
Nascimento scores with a punch to the head.
Nascimento fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops McGee to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! McGee looks to clinch but Nascimento throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! McGee taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Cristiano Nascimento!
Our winner, Cristiano Nascimento, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nisse Lind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jensen Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saint has chosen Bad Company - Holy Water as his entrance music. Nisse Lind has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nisse Lind!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jensen Saint!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saint dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lind. That did some damage!
Saint pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lind is out of range and Saint settles back down.
Saint connects with a leg kick. Lind looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lind throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lind clobbers Saint with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lind. Saint does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lind swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saint is looking to score with low kicks.
A big left from Saint misses.
Saint shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Saint throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lind really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lind is looking to improve his position.
Saint missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lind makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lind.
Lind will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint throwing strikes from guard but Lind blocks nicely.
Lind seems keen to control Saint's posture.
Saint throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Saint stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lind swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Saint in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Saint won't allow Lind to sweep him here.
Saint postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Saint has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Saint wants to pass the guard but Lind is keeping the position.
Saint trying to control the position from guard on top but Lind is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Saint accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lind keeping moving, preventing Saint from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saint with a flurry of punches that miss.
Saint wants to control from the top but Lind keeps moving.
Saint pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lind is keeping the position for now.
Saint with a flurry of punches that miss.
Saint in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Saint pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lind is keeping the position for now.
Saint throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lind trying to strike off his back.
Lind working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Saint.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saint wants to pass the guard but Lind is keeping the position.
Saint postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Saint works over Lind with some ground and pound from guard.
Saint being controlled here momentarily.
Lind pushes Saint off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Lind tries to clinch there but Saint circles away.
Saint 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.
Saint passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lind avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Saint.
Saint works his foot free and advances to mount.
Saint goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Lind is on top in guard.
Saint working a defensive guard but Lind manages to pass into side control anyway.
Saint is looking for a sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lind is looking to take a break and control but Saint is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Saint's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jensen Saint dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Saint tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lind was well out of range. Poor timing from Saint.
Lind 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.
Lind blocks the body kick.
Saint displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lind throws out the jab.
Jensen Saint seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the body from Saint misses
and Lind connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lind fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lind lands a high kick!
Saint fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lind looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lind misses with a hook. Saint ducked under it nicely.
Lind moves into the clinch.
Saint wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lind has Saint pressed against the cage, preventing Saint from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Saint wants to break free but Lind has control.
Lind fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lind has Saint pressed against the cage, preventing Saint from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
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!
Lind tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Lind fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lind throws a head kick that misses.
Lind throws a sloppy head kick and Saint moves out of range easily.
Saint fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lind on the side of the head.
Saint gets the takedown into side control.
Saint scoring with punches from side control.
Saint tries to advance to mount but can't.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saint cracks Lind with a big right hand but Lind just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Saint scores with a couple of short elbows.
Saint working the ground and pound but Lind is defending the strikes.
Saint cracks Lind with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Lind taking punishment in the form of punches.
Saint lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lind down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Lind is avoiding damage well.
Lind managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Saint.
Saint is working Lind over with some ground and pound from side control.
Saint creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Lind is rocked!
Saint lands a strong strike to the head of Lind. That's dazed him! Saint looking to finish here. Lind is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Saint lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jensen Saint!
Jensen Saint bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ansgar Axelsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dantavious McJuckett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Axelsson's entrance music is one bourbon one scotch one beer. A fine choice. McJuckett is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: "Sinister Kid" The Black Keys. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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219 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ansgar Axelsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dantavious McJuckett!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McJuckett slips a jab and a cross from Axelsson.
McJuckett looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Axelsson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McJuckett lands with a cross.
McJuckett throws a leg kick but Axelsson moved away.
McJuckett lands with a straight right. Axelsson didn't see that one coming.
Axelsson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McJuckett has a takedown stuffed.
Axelsson tries a low kick but McJuckett avoids it.
McJuckett throws a push kick but Axelsson slaps the foot to one side.
McJuckett tries a head kick but it misses.
Axelsson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Axelsson is looking to clinch.
McJuckett takes a swing at Axelsson's ribcage but misses.
Axelsson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McJuckett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McJuckett looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McJuckett stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Axelsson.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from McJuckett. Axelsson shrugs it off though.
A leg kick checked by McJuckett.
Axelsson swings for the body but McJuckett moves out of range.
Axelsson checks the leg kick nicely there.
McJuckett takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Axelsson blocks the body kick.
A head kick misses from Axelsson.
McJuckett throws a leg kick which misses Axelsson's front leg but catches the back leg as Axelsson tries to avoid it.
Axelsson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
McJuckett lunges at Axelsson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Axelsson's hand.
McJuckett fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Axelsson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McJuckett shoots in but no luck this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McJuckett fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Axelsson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McJuckett swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Axelsson.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Axelsson, right into the meat.
Axelsson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Axelsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McJuckett moves away.
Axelsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Axelsson misses its intended target.
McJuckett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McJuckett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Axelsson moves away.
Axelsson looks to score with a jab to the body but McJuckett is just out of range.
Axelsson throws a quick inside leg kick.
McJuckett misses with a looping left.
Axelsson misses with a shot to the body
and McJuckett counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson ducks under a wild hook from McJuckett.
McJuckett throws the kick towards the body but Axelsson avoids it.
Axelsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McJuckett.
McJuckett takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Axelsson throws a chopping leg kick but McJuckett manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Axelsson throws a body punch but McJuckett moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Axelsson. McJuckett does a little dance to reset his feet.
McJuckett will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McJuckett throws a low kick but Axelsson moves out of range easily.
McJuckett misses with an uppercut.
McJuckett scores with a jab. Axelsson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Axelsson is looking to clinch.
Ansgar Axelsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Axelsson moves out of range of the leg kick from McJuckett.
McJuckett fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Axelsson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
McJuckett tried to score with a low kick but Axelsson checks it.
McJuckett looks to land a body kick but Axelsson moved away.
Axelsson throws a sloppy head kick
letting McJuckett counter with a right hand.
Both fighters circling a little - McJuckett finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Axelsson checks a leg kick.
McJuckett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Axelsson.
McJuckett finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Axelsson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McJuckett's calf.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McJuckett throws a push kick but Axelsson slaps the foot to one side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McJuckett throws a leg kick but Axelsson sees it coming and moves out of range.
McJuckett lands with a hook. Axelsson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Axelsson moves out of range of the body kick from McJuckett.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dantavious McJuckett will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
McJuckett throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Axelsson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Axelsson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from McJuckett - the referee stops the clock and Axelsson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says McJuckett. Axelsson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
McJuckett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McJuckett fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Axelsson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McJuckett fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Axelsson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McJuckett scores with a leg kick.
McJuckett blocks the body kick.
McJuckett just misses with a punch to the body.
McJuckett connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McJuckett changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Axelsson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
McJuckett controls the position from side control.
Axelsson is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McJuckett working away.
Axelsson tries to bench press McJuckett off him but McJuckett keeps the position.
Axelsson prevents McJuckett from improving position.
Axelsson struggling a bit here.
McJuckett wants to lay and pray for a moment but Axelsson keeps working.
Axelsson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on McJuckett's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
McJuckett is trying to control the action in half guard but Axelsson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
McJuckett throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Axelsson wants to control but McJuckett is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McJuckett missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
McJuckett missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
McJuckett tries to pass to full mount but Axelsson defends it.
Axelsson is not content to let McJuckett control the position.
Axelsson is positioning himself well to prevent McJuckett advancing to mount.
McJuckett trying to control from half guard but Axelsson is working away.
McJuckett is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
McJuckett has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
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!
McJuckett wants to control but Axelsson is keeping him busy.
McJuckett trying to pass the guard but Axelsson defending well.
Axelsson tries to get to full guard but McJuckett has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McJuckett seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Axelsson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ground and pound from McJuckett.
Axelsson is trying to maintain the position but McJuckett is very close to passing his half guard.
McJuckett winds up and cracks Axelsson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
McJuckett thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McJuckett is looking to advance position but Axelsson won't allow it.
McJuckett not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ground and pound from McJuckett.
McJuckett trying to control from half guard but Axelsson is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
McJuckett is looking to work some ground and pound but Axelsson has wrist control.
Axelsson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McJuckett works over Axelsson with some ground and pound from guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Axelsson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Axelsson being controlled here, momentarily.
Axelsson seems keen to control McJuckett's posture.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Axelsson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dantavious McJuckett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Axelsson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Axelsson checks a leg kick.
McJuckett looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Axelsson throws a sloppy head kick and McJuckett moves out of range easily.
Axelsson throws a leg kick that misses.
Axelsson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Axelsson walks into a stiff left hand from McJuckett.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McJuckett.
A big right from Axelsson misses.
Axelsson blocks a head kick by McJuckett.
Axelsson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dantavious McJuckett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McJuckett looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Axelsson avoids the head kick by McJuckett.
Danga de danga de dang - Axelsson scores with a four punch combination!
McJuckett throws a chopping leg kick but Axelsson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McJuckett lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McJuckett fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Axelsson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Axelsson. McJuckett does a little dance to reset his feet.
McJuckett looks to land a right hand but Axelsson moved out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Axelsson blocks the leg kick.
Axelsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McJuckett on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Axelsson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McJuckett has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dantavious McJuckett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McJuckett 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.
McJuckett cracks the inside of Axelsson's front leg.
Axelsson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A head kick from McJuckett lands but Axelsson takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McJuckett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McJuckett does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
McJuckett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jab from Axelsson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Axelsson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Axelsson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McJuckett throws a leg kick but Axelsson moved away.
Axelsson is looking to wear down McJuckett with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Axelsson staying out of range there.
McJuckett throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Axelsson thows a body shot but no joy.
Axelsson moves out of range of the body kick.
McJuckett on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Axelsson. Axelsson obviously looking to wear him down.
McJuckett motions for Axelsson to come forward. McJuckett throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McJuckett staying out of range there.
Axelsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McJuckett was well out of range. Poor timing from Axelsson.
Axelsson misses with a double jab.
McJuckett attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Axelsson avoids the body shot from McJuckett.
Axelsson connects with a right hand. McJuckett shakes it off.
Ansgar Axelsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McJuckett wants to land a leg kick but Axelsson is out of range.
McJuckett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Axelsson.
McJuckett connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A left and a right from Axelsson both land. Nice combination.
McJuckett is rocked!
McJuckett walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles McJuckett limp body while Axelsson jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ansgar Axelsson!
Ansgar Axelsson very nearly forgot to thank Brute amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Washington comes to the cage accompanied by Queen - I Want It All. Frank Martin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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223 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leonard Washington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Martin!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Martin.
Martin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Washington pinned against the cage. Washington gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Leonard Washington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Washington misses with an uppercut.
Martin tries to bum rush Washington with a series of wild strikes but Washington uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Washington fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Martin throws out a loose jab but Washington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Washington lands a nice shot that snaps Martin's head back.
Martin pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Washington back to the cage. Martin follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Leonard Washington has been cut.
Jab, jab by Washington - just one landing.
It looks like Frank Martin has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martin slips a jab from Washington.
A looping hook to the body misses from Washington. Martin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Washington swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Martin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Washington as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin scores with a hook to the body. Washington takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Donk. Martin catches Washington right on the button with a cross.
Washington walks into a left hand.
Martin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Martin thuds a left hand into Washington's body.
Washington pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Martin throws a big shot that misses.
Washington tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab lands there for Washington.
Washington staying out of range there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Martin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Washington.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin misses with a looping left.
Martin connects with a looping right hand.
Washington swings for the body but Martin moves out of range.
Washington defending well as Martin loads up on a big left hand.
Washington throws a sloppy head kick and Martin moves out of range easily.
Washington throws a sloppy head kick and Martin moves out of range easily.
Martin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The fighters circling - Martin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Washington. Martin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Washington defending well as Martin loads up on a big left hand.
Washington swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martin avoids the head kick by Washington.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin misses with a looping left.
Washington is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Martin.
Washington connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Martin throws a hook but Washington avoids it easily.
Martin is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Washington's half guard.
Washington tries to roll over but Martin keeps him under control.
Martin tries to pass to full mount but Washington defends it.
Martin working the head and body with strikes.
Martin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Martin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington is pressing down on Martin's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Washington looking to hit a scissor sweep but Martin is one step ahead there.
Martin throwing strikes from guard but Washington blocks nicely.
Washington working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Martin.
Martin throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Washington is trying to keep Martin in close.
Washington is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Martin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Washington wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Frank Martin will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Washington slips under a jab.
Leonard Washington is winning the standup battle so far.
Martin thuds his right hand into Washington's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Washington moves out of range of the strikes.
Martin scores with a jab. Washington acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Martin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Washington throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martin takes a swing at Washington's ribcage but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Washington looks to throw the jab but Martin is out of range.
Washington misses with a body shot.
Martin lands the left hand.
Washington avoids the body shot from Martin.
Washington lands a leg kick that knocks Martin off balance momentarily.
Washington throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Martin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Martin throws an overhand right that lands on Washington's shoulder, as Washington tries to avoid the shot.
Martin slaps away a takedown attempt from Washington, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Martin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Washington is fending him off so far but Martin persists. Nope, Washington circles away and we're back to standing.
A big left from Washington misses.
Martin moves out of range of the strikes.
Washington connects with a good right hand that stumbles Martin. Martin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Martin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Washington.
Martin drops his hands momentarily and Washington takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Washington looks to score with a jab to the body but Martin is just out of range.
Washington misses with a leg kick.
Washington connects with a single shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Martin slips under a jab from Washington.
Martin lands a nice shot that snaps Washington's head back.
Martin scores with a hook.
Washington ducks under a wild hook from Martin.
Martin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Washington fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martin manages to avoid it.
Martin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Martin lands the left hand.
Washington scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A combination from Martin does no damage.
Washington drops Martin with a naaaaasty hook - Martin is in real trouble here! Washington dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leonard Washington!
Leonard Washington bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luke Skywalker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eiji Kawashima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skywalker comes to the cage accompanied by Raised on Rock. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Skywalker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eiji Kawashima!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skywalker tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kawashima is able to avoid easily.
Skywalker misses with a looping right.
Skywalker takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Luke Skywalker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skywalker walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kawashima.
Kawashima tries to close the distance and clinch but Skywalker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kawashima avoids the body shot from Skywalker.
A big right from Skywalker misses.
Kawashima gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kawashima fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kawashima lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Skywalker fails to land.
A short body shot lands from Kawashima as the two fighters clinch.
Skywalker blocking some punches.
Kawashima can't break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kawashima lands with a short shot to the head.
Skywalker throws an elbow but it misses.
Kawashima tries to throw a body punch but Skywalker avoids it by throwing Kawashima back against the cage.
Kawashima wants to get back to striking at distance but Skywalker won't allow it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kawashima stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawashima tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kawashima throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Skywalkers head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kawashima.
Skywalker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kawashima lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kawashima works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kawashima tries a body shot but Skywalker blocks it.
Kawashima looking to slow down the pace here.
Kawashima is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kawashima lands a hook to the side of the head.
Skywalker is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kawashima is keeping busy.
Kawashima lands a nice uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kawashima misses with a hook from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kawashima has a couple of punches blocked by Skywalker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker is struggling to control the position.
Kawashima lands with a short shot to the head.
Skywalker takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Kawashima.
Skywalker dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Skywalker prevents Kawashima from breaking the clinch.
Skywalker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kawashima cracks Skywalker with a nice body shot.
Skywalker has Kawashima pressed against the cage.
Skywalker is looking to control Kawashima's arms but Kawashima gets an underhook and turns him. Now Skywalker has his back to the cage.
Skywalker displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kawashima up against the cage.
Skywalker pushes off an throws an elbow but Kawashima leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kawashima lands with a right to the head.
Kawashima tries to throw a body punch but Skywalker avoids it by throwing Kawashima back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawashima throws a head punch that misses.
Skywalker pushes Kawashima back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kawashima avoids the elbow strike from Skywalker, against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Skywalker.
Skywalker wants to stall.
Skywalker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kawashima tries a knee to the head but Skywalker blocks it.
Kawashima escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Skywalker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Skywalker drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Skywalker misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kawashima tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Skywalker is able to avoid easily.
A jab from Skywalker finds it's way through Kawashima's defenses.
Kawashima thows a left - swing and a miss!
Skywalker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kawashima lunges at Skywalker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Skywalker's hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker defending well as Kawashima loads up on a big left hand.
Kawashima throws a push kick but Skywalker slaps the foot to one side.
Kawashima lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kawashima lands a nice hook to Skywalker's body. Skywalker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Skywalker avoids a kick to the body.
Skywalker misses with a left hand
and Kawashima counters with a three punch combo that has Skywalker backing up. Skywalker nods at Kawashima to acknowledge the strikes.
Skywalker takes a swing at Kawashima's ribcage but misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kawashima!
Kawashima doesn't manage to clinch there - Skywalker circles away.
Kawashima fails with an attempt to clinch.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kawashima.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Skywalker misses with a left hand
and Kawashima counters with a left to the body.
Kawashima throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kawashima connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Skywalker takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eiji Kawashima dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kawashima lands an overhand right.
Skywalker shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kawashima pinned against the cage. Kawashima gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Skywalker throws a nice outside leg kick.
Skywalker misses the shot to the body.
Kawashima thows a body shot but no joy.
Kawashima smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kawashima lands a really nice looking cross but Skywalker seems unphased.
Kawashima connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Skywalker.
Skywalker takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kawashima looks to land a right hand but Skywalker moved out of range.
Skywalker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kawashima manages to avoid it.
Kawashima fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kawashima lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Skywalker at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawashima lands a leg kick that knocks Skywalker off balance momentarily.
Skywalker looks to score with a jab to the body but Kawashima is just out of range.
Kawashima comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Skywalker misses the shot to the body.
Skywalker misses with a body shot.
Crunch! Kawashima slams his shin into Skywalker's torso.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kawashima!
Eiji Kawashima is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab by Kawashima.
A left lands for Kawashima.
Kawashima stalks Skywalker and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Skywalker's face. Skywalker staggers backwards, shaken.
Kawashima is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kawashima connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kawashima misses with a body kick.
Kawashima wants to clinch up but Skywalker keeps it at a distance.
Skywalker looks to land a right hand but Kawashima moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kawashima!
Skywalker is looking to wear down Kawashima with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Skywalker avoids a kick to the body.
Skywalker looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kawashima fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Skywalker, pushing him back against the cage.
Kawashima lands with a right to the head.
Skywalker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Skywalker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kawashima scores with a one two! Skywalker had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kawashima has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kawashima connects with a leg kick. Skywalker looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice straight punches there by Kawashima. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kawashima.
Kawashima misses with a kick to the body.
Kawashima walks into a stiff left hand from Skywalker.
Kawashima throws a front kick that sends Skywalker stumbling back into the cage.
Nice body kick there by Kawashima.
A head kick by Skywalker misses
and Kawashima cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawashima fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kawashima lands a jab to Skywalker's midsection.
Skywalker avoids a kick to the body.
Skywalker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kawashima.
Kawashima cracks Skywalker with a good jab.
Kawashima scores with a hook.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kawashima.
Skywalker walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Skywalker drops his hands momentarily and Kawashima takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Skywalker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice body kick from Kawashima.
Kawashima loads up on a big right hand but Skywalker slips the punch.
Skywalker misses the shot to the body.
Kawashima scores with a spinning back kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kawashima bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawashima punishes Skywalker's body with a nice straight punch.
Kawashima fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kawashima buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Kawashima.
Eiji Kawashima seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kawashima takes the fight into the clinch.
Skywalker misses with an elbow strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Skywalker will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kawashima'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.
Eiji Kawashima seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Skywalker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kawashima's elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Skywalker throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kawashima can't find room to land a body shot as Skywalker controls the action.
Skywalker misses with a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Skywalker as Kawashima tries to tie him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eiji Kawashima 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!
Kawashima blocks a jab.
Skywalker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Skywalker misses with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Kawashima.
Kawashima uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Skywalker.
Skywalker walks into a straight right hand from Kawashima.
Kawashima lands a two punch combo.
Skywalker thuds a left hand into Kawashima's body.
Skywalker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Skywalker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kawashima scores with a jab to the body.
Kawashima fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kawashima lands with a nice body kick.
Skywalker misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawashima with a hook.
Skywalker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kawashima wants to clinch up but Skywalker keeps it at a distance.
Kawashima uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Skywalker.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kawashima darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Skywalker moves out of range of the body kick from Kawashima.
Nice straight punches there by Kawashima. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kawashima.
Skywalker takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kawashima listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kawashima lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Skywalker at a distance.
Crunch! Kawashima slams his shin into Skywalker's torso.
Kawashima avoids the body shot from Skywalker.
Kawashima connects with the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kawashima throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawashima throws a sloppy head kick and Skywalker moves out of range easily.
Skywalker swings widly with a right hand
and Kawashima counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Skywalker takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kawashima.
A looping hook to the body misses from Skywalker. Kawashima does a little dance to reset his feet.
Skywalker 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.
Kawashima misses with a kick to the body.
Skywalker misses with a hook.
Skywalker steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kawashima. That one must have hurt.
Kawashima throws a shot from downtown. Skywalker moves away and avoids it.
Skywalker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kawashima.
Skywalker looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kawashima misses with a looping left.
Skywalker throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kawashima's waist but Kawashima gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Skywalker off to one side.
Kawashima connects with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker moves out of range of the body kick.
A jab from Kawashima finds it's way through Skywalker's defenses.
Skywalker is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Skywalker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Skywalker shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kawashima sprawls well. Kawashima wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Skywalker gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Skywalker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kawashima uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Skywalker on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kawashima throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Skywalker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Skywalker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Skywalker is looking to clinch.
Kawashima is looking to slow Skywalker down with leg kicks.
Kawashima scores with a leg kick.
Skywalker misses the body punch
and Kawashima counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kawashima manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kawashima scores with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skywalker throws a sloppy body shot
and Kawashima counters with a nice leg kick.
A jab lands there for Kawashima.
Skywalker shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kawashima but Kawashima pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kawashima lands with a shot to the body.
Kawashima forces Skywalker back against the cage and clinches.
Kawashima lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Skywalker.
Kawashima pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kawashima with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kawashima pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Skywalker back to the cage. Kawashima follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Skywalker is rocked!
Skywalker takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Oh Skywalker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kawashima clinches up against the cage.
Kawashima scores with a hook to the body.
Skywalker throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eiji Kawashima really dominated that round.
That's time! Skywalker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kawashima moves into the clinch.
Skywalker seems to have got his legs back now.
Kawashima stalling in the clinch but Skywalker improves position.
Skywalker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Skywalker throws a leg kick but Kawashima moved away.
Kawashima takes a swing at Skywalker's ribcage but misses.
Skywalker misses with a low kick.
Kawashima scores with the left hand. Skywalker knows he should have avoided that one.
Skywalker misses with a leg kick
and Kawashima counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Skywalker on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kawashima uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Skywalker.
Skywalker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kawashima.
Kawashima tries to sprawl but Skywalker drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kawashima is trying is best to control the position here.
Kawashima is looking for a sweep. Skywalker is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawashima wants to get back to his feet.
Kawashima is looking to control Skywalker's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kawashima avoid being mounted?
Skywalker throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Skywalker is looking to stall here but Kawashima recovers full guard.
Kawashima bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Skywalker's guard.
Kawashima 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Eiji Kawashima was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Skywalker throws a right hand that Kawashima ducks under and follows up with a left that Kawashima also avoids with ease.
Skywalker tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Skywalker misses with a combination
and Kawashima counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Still in the clinch, Skywalker scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kawashima will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Skywalker up against the cage.
Skywalker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kawashima is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kawashima avoids it.
Skywalker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kawashima tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Skywalker's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Skywalker.
A short uppercut from Kawashima.
Skywalker misses with the head strike.
Kawashima lands with a light punch inside.
Kawashima lands with a light punch inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Kawashima.
Kawashima breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kawashima looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kawashima pushes Skywalker up against the cage in a clinch.
Skywalker trying to control the position but instead, Kawashima has worked for underhooks and has pushed Skywalker into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kawashima tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kawashima tries to stall but Skywalker uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kawashima as Skywalker tries to tie him up.
Skywalker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Skywalker tries to throw a body punch but Kawashima avoids it by throwing Skywalker back against the cage.
Skywalker wants to stall.
Kawashima stalling in the clinch but Skywalker improves position.
Kawashima lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kawashima lands a left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short right from Kawashima.
Kawashima tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Skywalker's elbow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kawashima as Skywalker tries to tie him up.
Skywalker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eiji Kawashima dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Kawashima pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kawashima throws the kick towards the body but Skywalker avoids it.
Kawashima misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Skywalker.
Skywalker scores with a hook to the body. Kawashima takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Skywalker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kawashima misses with a looping left.
Kawashima shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kawashima pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kawashima lands with an overhand left.
Kawashima throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kawashima checks a low kick from Skywalker.
Kawashima uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Skywalker.
Skywalker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kawashima.
Kawashima takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawashima misses with a kick to the body.
Skywalker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kawashima fails to land with a series of punches.
Kawashima walks into a stiff left hand from Skywalker.
A nice combination there by Kawashima.
Skywalker will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Skywalker takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Skywalker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kawashima stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Skywalker.
Skywalker tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kawashima is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Skywalker.
Skywalker throws a series of punches but Kawashima avoids them all with ease.
A low kick from Kawashima is predictable there
and Skywalker counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kawashima tries to clinch but Skywalker moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Kawashima lands but Skywalker takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kawashima misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kawashima is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Kawashima pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Skywalker misses with a looping right.
Kawashima fails with an attempt to clinch.
Skywalker lands a nice looking body shot.
Skywalker takes a swing at Kawashima's ribcage but misses.
Kawashima has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kawashima there as he acknowledges the shot.
Skywalker steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kawashima. That one must have hurt.
Skywalker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kawashima darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kawashima lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kawashima. Skywalker does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker misses with a low kick.
Kawashima throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kawashima throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Skywalker wants to clinch up but Kawashima keeps it at a distance.
Skywalker swings for the body but Kawashima moves out of range.
A slow jab from Skywalker misses its intended target.
Kawashima fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Skywalker takes a kick to the side of the head.
Skywalker ducks under a wild hook from Kawashima.
Kawashima rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Skywalker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kawashima throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Skywalker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kawashima tries to close the distance and clinch but Skywalker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Skywalker throws a lazy head kick
and Kawashima counters with a nice uppercut.
Skywalker misses with a takedown attempt - Kawashima sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawashima misses with a hook.
Skywalker lands with a good body shot.
Luke Skywalker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Skywalker swings for the body but Kawashima moves out of range.
Kawashima thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Skywalker if he has to take too many more of those.
Skywalker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kawashima lands an overhand right.
Eiji Kawashima is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Skywalker misses with a right hand
and Kawashima counters with a body kick that stops Skywalker in his tracks momentarily.
Kawashima tries to close the distance and clinch but Skywalker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kawashima forces Skywalker back against the cage and clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Skywalker works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kawashima escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kawashima throws a one two combo.
Skywalker cracks Kawashima with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eiji Kawashima comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kawashima has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 45:50
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 45:50
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eiji Kawashima!
Our winner, Eiji Kawashima, 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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