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IS - Fight Night 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cedric Chippleworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Faria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faria is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Stevie B - Spring Love. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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163 lbs
4 - 8 - 0 |
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25
154 lbs
8 - 14 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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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
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cedric Chippleworth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Faria!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faria moves out of range of the body kick.
Lucas Faria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chippleworth lands a two punch combo.
Faria throws a wild body kick that Chippleworth sees coming a mile off.
Chippleworth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chippleworth throws a hook to the side of Faria's head but Faria sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chippleworth attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Faria lands a high kick!
Chippleworth throws a combination. Faria tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Chippleworth takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chippleworth moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
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!
Chippleworth throws a leg kick but Faria sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A head kick misses from Faria.
A nice leg kick lands there from Faria.
Faria takes the fight into the clinch.
Chippleworth misses with a knee strike.
Faria wants to get back to striking at distance but Chippleworth won't allow it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Chippleworth just misses with a elbow thrown towards Faria's brow.
Faria blocks the elbow strike.
Chippleworth breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chippleworth avoids the head kick by Faria.
Chippleworth tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faria lands a leg kick that knocks Chippleworth off balance momentarily.
Chippleworth throws a head kick that misses.
Faria on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Chippleworth connects with a single shot there.
Chippleworth dips to his left and cracks Faria with an uppercut!
Chippleworth lands with an overhand left.
Faria throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chippleworth lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Faria slips a jab from Chippleworth.
Chippleworth throws a leg kick but Faria moved away.
Faria fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chippleworth.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Faria bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Faria fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Chippleworth is out of range.
Chippleworth misses with the combination.
Faria lands with a nice combination. Chippleworth backs away looking to recover.
Chippleworth wants to clinch.
Chippleworth pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cedric Chippleworth is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faria throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Chippleworth misses with an attempted mid kick.
Faria connects with a high kick.
Chippleworth 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.
Chippleworth scores with a jab. Faria acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Faria has closed the distance and engaged Chippleworth in a clinch.
Faria tries for a takedown but Chippleworth manages to get underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Chippleworth just misses with a elbow thrown towards Faria's brow.
Chippleworth comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Faria breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Faria throws a half hearted mid kick.
Chippleworth pivots, looking for a leg kick but Faria is out of range and Chippleworth settles back down.
Faria moves into the clinch.
Faria wants to get back to striking at distance but Chippleworth won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Chippleworth fails to land.
Faria avoiding damage as Chippleworth throws knees to the body.
Chippleworth creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Faria's defenses.
Chippleworth tries a knee to the head but Faria blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chippleworth throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Faria blocks it with crossed arms.
Faria manages to break the clinch.
Chippleworth misses with a combination
and Faria counters with a thumping low kick.
Faria throws a head kick that misses.
Faria tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Faria dodges the punch combination from Chippleworth.
Chippleworth connects with the punch.
Faria moves into range and clinches up with Chippleworth.
Faria wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chippleworth has him pressed against the cage.
Chippleworth lands a left hand.
Faria breaks from the clinch.
Chippleworth scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Chippleworth scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Faria doesn't seem bothered though.
Chippleworth misses with a body shot.
Faria needs to keep his hands up - Chippleworth had a free shot at his head there.
Chippleworth throws a series of punches but Faria avoids them all with ease.
Chippleworth is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chippleworth lands a really nice looking cross but Faria seems unphased.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Faria misses with a head kick.
Chippleworth chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chippleworth closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Faria.
Chippleworth cracks Faria with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Chippleworth works the jab nicely.
Faria throws a right and a left that both miss.
Faria chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chippleworth cracks a nice hook into Faria's ribs.
Chippleworth misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chippleworth is breathing heavily.
Faria throws a head kick that misses.
Chippleworth lands with a good body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chippleworth cracks Faria with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Chippleworth checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Chippleworth fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Chippleworth 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Cedric Chippleworth will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nice shot by Chippleworth.
Chippleworth lands a really nice looking cross but Faria seems unphased.
Faria uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chippleworth.
Chippleworth lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Chippleworth avoids the head kick by Faria.
Faria has managed to clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chippleworth throws an elbow but misses.
Chippleworth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chippleworth scores with a hook.
Faria needs to keep his hands up - Chippleworth had a free shot at his head there.
Faria changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Chippleworth tries to avoid it but Faria manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Chippleworth to the ground. Chippleworth escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Chippleworth tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Faria manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chippleworth lands a body shot.
Faria closes the distance and clinches.
Faria avoids a wild elbow strike from Chippleworth.
Chippleworth creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chippleworth has Faria pressed against the cage, preventing Faria from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chippleworth with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chippleworth lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Chippleworth looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chippleworth throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Faria blocks it with crossed arms.
Chippleworth throws an elbow that misses.
Chippleworth throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Faria blocks it with crossed arms.
Faria breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Faria needs to keep his hands up - Chippleworth had a free shot at his head there.
Chippleworth moves out of range of the body kick from Faria.
Faria throws a half hearted mid kick.
Chippleworth with a jab.
Faria throws a half hearted mid kick.
Faria pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Faria has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Faria scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Chippleworth misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chippleworth misses with a few strikes there.
Chippleworth feints a jab promting Faria to slip. Chippleworth then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Faria slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head kick from Faria lands but Chippleworth takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chippleworth swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faria's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chippleworth connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Faria scrambles back to his feet.
Faria throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Faria, right into the meat.
Chippleworth's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Chippleworth duly obliges.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Faria lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Chippleworth has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Chippleworth and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Chippleworth tries a head kick but it misses.
Faria tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Faria tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Faria drives through and clinches with Chippleworth against the cage.
Faria blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chippleworth keeps control of Faria as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chippleworth is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Faria looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Faria fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Faria is trying to break the clinch but Chippleworth has him pressed against the cage.
Faria breaks the clinch.
Chippleworth stalks Faria and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Faria's face. Faria staggers backwards, shaken.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chippleworth lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Faria takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Chippleworth rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Faria moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Faria throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Faria tries a head kick but it misses.
Faria misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chippleworth throws a right and a left that Faria avoids nicely.
Faria walks into a stiff left hand from Chippleworth.
Chippleworth throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick misses from Faria.
Chippleworth uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Chippleworth thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chippleworth connects with a nice looking jab.
Chippleworth throws a half hearted mid kick.
Chippleworth misses with the combination.
Cedric Chippleworth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chippleworth misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faria chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Faria buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Faria moves into the clinch.
Faria lands an elbow inside.
Chippleworth throws an elbow but it misses.
Faria breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chippleworth throws a sloppy head kick and Faria moves out of range easily.
Chippleworth throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chippleworth will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chippleworth looks for the body kick but Faria saw that one coming.
Faria checks a leg kick.
Faria takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Faria pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chippleworth fails to land with a series of punches.
Faria throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Cedric Chippleworth will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Chippleworth will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chippleworth tests Faria's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chippleworth thows a body shot but no joy.
Faria wants to slow Chippleworth down by chopping away at his legs.
Faria slips a jab and a cross from Chippleworth.
Chippleworth misses with a head kick.
Faria tries a head kick but it misses.
Chippleworth slaps away a takedown attempt from Faria, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cedric Chippleworth is winning the standup battle so far.
Chippleworth blocks a head kick by Faria.
Chippleworth misses the jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A clash of legs there as Chippleworth blocks the low kick.
A head kick misses from Faria.
Chippleworth moves out of range of the body kick from Faria.
A telegraphed right hand from Chippleworth misses the target.
Chippleworth takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chippleworth has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Faria can't break the clinch.
Faria breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Faria blocks the body kick.
Chippleworth displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Faria dodges the punch combination from Chippleworth.
Chippleworth works the jab nicely.
Faria gets a clinch.
Faria wants to get back to striking at distance but Chippleworth won't allow it.
Chippleworth throws an elbow but it misses.
Lucas Faria seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Faria tries to break free but Chippleworth pushes him back against the cage.
Faria tries to break the clinch but Chippleworth is controlling the position.
Chippleworth has Faria pressed against the cage, preventing Faria from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chippleworth throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Faria pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Faria throws the kick towards the body but Chippleworth avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faria throws a nice head kick!
Faria lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chippleworth's sensitive parts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chippleworth takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Faria takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A head kick misses from Faria.
Chippleworth fails to land with a series of punches.
Faria pushes Chippleworth up against the cage in a clinch.
Chippleworth throws a knee to the head but misses.
Faria blocks the elbow strike.
Faria is trying to break free.
Faria jumps into guard, dragging Chippleworth to the mat.
Chippleworth wants to stand but Faria has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chippleworth stands and steps away. Faria gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Faria walks into a straight right hand from Chippleworth.
Chippleworth misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chippleworth cracks Faria with a right hand to the side of the head.
Chippleworth checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Faria rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chippleworth moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Faria throws the kick towards the body but Chippleworth avoids it.
Chippleworth scores with a nice strike.
Faria scores with a head kick. Chippleworth tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Chippleworth tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Faria paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chippleworth throws a right and a left that Faria avoids nicely.
Faria wants to land a leg kick but Chippleworth is out of range.
Chippleworth connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chippleworth throws a head kick but Faria moves out of range.
Chippleworth misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice body kick there by Faria.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Faria throws a head kick but Chippleworth moves out of range.
Chippleworth fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chippleworth tries to bum rush Faria with a series of wild strikes but Faria uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lucas Faria has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cedric Chippleworth is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chippleworth looks to land a combination but Faria avoids it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Cedric Chippleworth.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chippleworth, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Cedric Chippleworth!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tito Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shorty Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shorty Gonzalez acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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18
169 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
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26
177 lbs
2 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tito Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Shorty Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Gonzalez.
Ortiz tries for a takedown but Gonzalez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ortiz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ortiz gets tackled into the cage by Gonzalez. Gonzalez maintains the clinch.
Gonzalez holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gonzalez scores a nice knee to the body.
Gonzalez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Tito Ortiz has been cut.
Gonzalez landing knees to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ortiz tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tito Ortiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonzalez landing knees to the head.
Ortiz is rocked!
Gonzalez pressing his opponent against the cage.
Oh Ortiz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gonzalez lands an elbow that stopped Ortiz in his tracks for a moment.
Gonzalez throws a big uppercut that drops Ortiz! More strikes from Gonzalez and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Ortiz lies dazed against the cage as Gonzalez celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shorty Gonzalez!
Shorty Gonzalez decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josip Horvat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Howard comes to the cage accompanied by My Block. Horvat has chosen Dubioza kolektiv - Kažu as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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163 lbs
10 - 19 - 0 |
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170 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Howard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Josip Horvat!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horvat looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Horvat loads up on a big right hand but Howard slips the punch.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Howard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Howard scores with punches from side control.
Howard in side control lands a decent elbow.
Horvat takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Horvat wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Horvat tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Howard wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Howard landing strikes.
Horvat is trying to get back to half guard.
Howard could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horvat takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Howard is chipping away with strikes.
Howard works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Howard scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Horvat to see if he's OK.
Howard working the head and body with strikes.
Horvat is trying to buck Howard off.
Horvat on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horvat takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Howard creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Horvat takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Howard landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Howard wants to control but Horvat is keeping him busy.
Horvat tries to bench press Howard off him but Howard keeps the position.
Howard working the head with strikes.
Horvat takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Howard working the ground and pound from side control.
Horvat is looking to reverse the position.
Horvat takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Howard works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Horvat is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Howard has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Horvat taking punishment in the form of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Howard grinds an elbow into Horvat's temple.
Howard working the head and body with strikes.
Howard cracks Horvat with a big right hand but Horvat just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Howard in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Horvat takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Horvat tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Howard scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Horvat to see if he's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Horvat is trying to buck Howard off.
Howard landing strikes.
Horvat regains half guard.
Horvat is trying to stand back up but Howard is controlling him
Horvat looks winded!
Ground and pound from Howard.
Howard is keen to just control but Horvat is a slippery customer.
Horvat looking for submissions off his back.
Howard lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horvat taking some punishment here, with Howard in his half guard.
Howard drops an elbow to the side of Horvat's head.
Howard controlling the pace.
Howard lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Howard passes to full mount!
Horvat is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Howard pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Horvat is trying to escape the mount.
Howard landing strikes from the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Howard is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Horvat can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Howard unloading with bombs!
Horvat is working to get back to half guard.
Horvat is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Howard putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Howard raining down hammerfists from mount.
Horvat is trying to stand up.
Howard is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Horvat can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee warns Horvat that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Howard lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Horvat is bucking up trying to escape but Howard cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Howard dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Horvat gets caught napping as Howard dives in and scores a takedown. Horvat manages to retain guard.
Horvat looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Howard decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Horvat, up you get!
A jab from Horvat misses.
Howard shoots in and gets a takedown into Horvat's guard.
Howard is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Howard trying to control but Horvat is working from the bottom.
Horvat is looking for a triangle here but Howard uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Howard working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Horvat is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Howard has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Horvat is breathing heavily.
Howard cracks Horvat with a big right hand but Horvat just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Howard is chipping away with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horvat tries to escape but Howard is in control.
Horvat is not content to let Howard control the position.
Howard grinds an elbow into Horvat's temple.
Howard cracks Horvat with a big elbow.
Mike Howard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Howard lands some shots froms side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Horvat on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Horvat is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Howard has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Howard working the body and head with strikes.
Horvat is looking for a sweep.
Howard cracks Horvat with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Howard passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Horvat!
Horvat is in all sorts of trouble here.
Howard is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Horvat is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Howard with good strikes from the mount here!
Howard lands a couple of good shots and Horvat has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Horvat covers up after that shot from Howard.
Howard has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Horvat.
Howard softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Horvat has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Howard lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Horvat holding both Howard 's hands and preventing any damage.
Howard punches Horvat on the ear.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard punishes Horvat with strikes from the back mount.
Horvat holding both Howard 's hands and preventing any damage.
Howard lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Horvat hold on?!
Howard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Horvat can do to turn this around?
Horvat looking very determined here, making life difficult for Howard.
Horvat is trying to break free.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Howard.
Howard lands a shot to the body.
Horvat trying to get back to his feet but Howard is in full control for now.
Howard has Horvat flattened out and is raining down punches.
Howard struggling to land strikes to the head as Horvat covers up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horvat trying to get back to his feet but Howard is in full control for now.
Howard lands shots from the back.
Howard softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Howard thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Horvat is trying to stand back up.
Howard scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Horvat looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Howard lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Horvat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Horvat holding both Howard 's hands and preventing any damage.
Horvat is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Howard dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Howard shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Howard lands a couple of elbows.
Howard connects with a couple of short punches.
Howard with a nice head shot there.
Howard wants to control from the top but Horvat keeps moving.
Howard works over Horvat with some ground and pound from guard.
Horvat looking for a guillotine here but Howard defends easily.
Howard scoring with punches to the head and body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Howard distracts Horvat with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Howard chips away with some ground and pound.
Horvat working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Howard has passed into half guard!
Howard is nestled in close to Horvat, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Howard is nestled in close to Horvat, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Horvat looking for submissions off his back.
Howard works his way into full mount!
Howard lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Howard scoring with strikes but Horvat is staying in there.
Howard landing strikes from the mount.
Howard raining down hammerfists from mount.
Howard trying to control but Horvat is having none of it.
Horvat is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Mike Howard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Howard scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Horvat taking shots to the head.
Horvat wants to try and get back to his feet.
Howard tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Horvat really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Howard sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Howard prevents Horvat from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard lands a big shot there that rocks Horvat but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Howard controlling his opponent.
Horvat is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Howard controlling the position easily from mount.
Howard fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Howard 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.
Howard looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horvat is bucking up trying to escape but Howard cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Howard controlling the position easily from mount.
Horvat takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Horvat sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Howard slips a nice elbow through Horvat's hands, connecting with Horvat's forehead.
Howard controlling the action here.
Horvat is staying active underneath Howard, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
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.
Horvat looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Josip Horvat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Howard sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Howard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Howard has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Howard!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Dover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mamed Chalidow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Mamed Chalidow was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Dover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mamed Chalidow!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dover closes the distance and clinches.
Dover unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chalidow lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Chalidow wants to stall.
Chalidow drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chalidow takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Mamed Chalidow has been cut.
Dover lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dover unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chalidow looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chalidow tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dover smiles and moves away.
Chalidow gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dover.
Dover with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dover stalling.
Dover gets underhooks to prevent Chalidow's takedown attempt.
Ben Dover has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mamed Chalidow.
Dover lands a damaging elbow.
Chalidow is rocked!
That has opened up Mamed Chalidow's cut even more.
Dover pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Chalidow! Dover unloads with more strikes and Chalidow sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Dover!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sub Zero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Trout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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291 lbs
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300 lbs
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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
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sub Zero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Trout!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trout misses with an attempted mid kick.
Trout gets tackled into the cage by Zero. Zero maintains the clinch.
Zero breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zero stuffs the takedown.
Zero has closed the distance and engaged Trout in a clinch.
Zero lands with a right to the head.
Trout is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Zero is defending well.
Trout takes a shot to the head.
Trout wants a takedown.
Sub Zero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Trout.
Trout wants to take the fight to the mat but Zero manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Zero lands a good knee to the midsection. Trout won't want to take too many of those.
Trout looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zero breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zero lands a jab to Trout's midsection.
Zero closes the distance and clinches.
Zero landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Zero pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zero fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Trout checks it well.
Zero lands a nice shot to the body.
Trout tries to keep at a distance but Zero has taken the fight into the clinch.
Zero lands a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zero breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zero moves into range and clinches up with Trout.
Zero working Trout over with knees to the body.
Zero putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Trout in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zero softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zero lands a nice knee to the body.
Zero breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Trout gets tackled into the cage by Zero. Zero maintains the clinch.
Zero escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Trout needs to keep his hands up - Zero had a free shot at his head there.
Trout checks a leg kick nicely.
Zero clinches with his opponent.
Zero's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zero moves into the clinch successfully.
Zero's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zero connects with a solid leg kick.
Zero moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zero lands an elbow inside that Trout shrugs off.
Zero pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Trout avoids a kick to the body.
Zero throws a head kick that misses.
Zero jabs Trout to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kevin Trout seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Left hook, right uppercut from Zero.
Zero wobbles Trout with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Zero dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Trout to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sub Zero!
Sub Zero got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Alonso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Cadmea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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216 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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207 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jose Alonso!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Victor Cadmea!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alonso looking to score a takedown here. Cadmea is defending well but Alonso drives through and ends up in Cadmea's guard.
Alonso trying to control the position from guard on top but Cadmea is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cadmea is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alonso looks like he's trying to stand up.
Cadmea is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Alonso preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Cadmea tries to stand and escape but Alonso is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alonso slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Alonso is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Alonso wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Cadmea is now in half guard.
Alonso wants to get back to his feet.
Cadmea really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Alonso. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cadmea wants to control but Alonso is keeping him busy.
Alonso trying to control but Cadmea postures up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Alonso manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cadmea engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Alonso has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cadmea can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Alonso working a defensive guard but Cadmea manages to pass into side control anyway.
Cadmea working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cadmea wants to stand but Alonso is controlling his arm.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Cadmea wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alonso keeps working.
Alonso pushes Cadmea away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Cadmea gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Alonso throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Cadmea controlling the position.
Cadmea tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alonso is trying to control Cadmea's posture but Cadmea avoids it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cadmea blocks a head kick by Alonso.
Alonso drives through with a takedown into guard.
Alonso advances position into side control!
Cadmea wants to get back to his feet but Alonso drags him back down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cadmea is looking to reverse the position.
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!
You can see the frustration on Cadmea's face as Alonso controls the position.
Alonso wants to control but Cadmea is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Alonso dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Alonso gets a clinch.
Cadmea manages to break the clinch.
Alonso takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cadmea breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jose Alonso is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cadmea scores with a three punch combo!
Cadmea misses with the combination.
Cadmea throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cadmea throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alonso throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Cadmea tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Alonso is in Cadmea's guard.
Alonso trying to control but Cadmea is working from the bottom.
Cadmea tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cadmea preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Alonso postures up in Cadmea's guard and throws a big left but Cadmea blocks it.
Cadmea wants to control but Alonso passes easily into half guard.
Alonso tries to stand and escape but Cadmea is controlling the position.
Alonso has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
You get the feeling that Cadmea really doesn't like being in this position too much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cadmea tries to improve his position but instead Alonso has taken his back!
Cadmea tries to break free.
Cadmea is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Alonso off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Alonso is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alonso is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Cadmea defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Cadmea trying to control the action but Alonso just sinks the hooks in.
Cadmea has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Alonso controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cadmea holding both Alonso 's hands and preventing any damage.
Alonso controls the action.
Cadmea just trying to survive but Alonso is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Alonso tries to get the hooks in deep but Cadmea pushed the leg off.
Alonso really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Cadmea.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Alonso missing with punches from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alonso softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Alonso looking for the choke but no joy.
Alonso is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Cadmea taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Alonso.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jose Alonso!
Jose Alonso is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yodthanong Photirat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazushi Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
159 lbs
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183 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yodthanong Photirat!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazushi Sakuraba!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakuraba throws a head kick but Photirat moves out of range.
Sakuraba scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Photirat looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sakuraba scores with a sloppy right hand. Photirat should have avoided that one.
Sakuraba drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sakuraba postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Photirat can't keep his opponent in guard - Sakuraba advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sakuraba is looking for a kimura here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sakuraba seems to be looking for submissions.
Sakuraba thows a huge punch but Photirat dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba seems to be looking for submissions.
Sakuraba trying to pass the guard but Photirat defending well.
Sakuraba is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Photirat defends it well.
Sakuraba is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sakuraba uses his free foot to push down on Photirat's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Photirat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Photirat turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Sakuraba off and cradles Photirat's limp body as Sakuraba celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Kazushi Sakuraba!
Kazushi Sakuraba is the new welterweight champion!
After the big win, Kazushi Sakuraba made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Ultra Fight Gear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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