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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas LaVey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). LaVey's entrance music is Deicide - Scars Of The Crucifix. A fine choice. Santos has chosen Hate Me Now as his entrance music. 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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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
25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucas LaVey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Santos!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LaVey pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Santos checks the leg kick nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from LaVey. Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Santos is looking to clinch.
LaVey gets tackled into the cage by Santos. Santos maintains the clinch.
Santos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Santos tries a knee to the head but LaVey blocks it.
Santos told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
LaVey is trying to maintain a safe position but Santos gets an underhook and turns LaVey into the cage.
Santos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
LaVey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Santos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Santos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Santos swings wildly with an uppercut but LaVey uses good head movement to avoid it.
LaVey lands a body shot in the clinch.
LaVey has Santos pressed against the cage.
LaVey can't break the clinch.
Santos tries to land a knee to the head but LaVey blocks with his arms.
LaVey taking a breather.
Come on LaVey - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Santos misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
LaVey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Santos moves to clinch but LaVey breaks away
and LaVey counters with a right hand to the body.
LaVey looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Santos tries to land a leg kick but LaVey saw it coming and moves away.
LaVey swats away the attempt to clinch by Santos.
Santos moves out of range of the strikes.
Santos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. LaVey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Santos throws a leg kick but LaVey sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lucas LaVey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santos shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Matt Santos has been cut.
LaVey sends Santos crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! LaVey is motioning to the referee to let Santos up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Santos is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from LaVey.
Santos is still on wobbly legs! Can LaVey finish him?
LaVey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Santos seems to have recovered his senses.
Santos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
LaVey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santos manages to avoid it.
Santos tries to clinch up.
Santos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and LaVey counters with a nice right hand that sends Santos toppling to the canvas! Santos scrambles and gets back to his feet - can LaVey finish him?!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LaVey throws a head kick but Santos moves out of range.
Santos is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. LaVey Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Santos is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Lucas LaVey!
Lucas LaVey gave a mention to Conquer in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francois Duvalier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Bautin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duvalier comes to the cage accompanied by Haitian National Anthem. Bautin has chosen Lobotomy by The Ramones as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Francois Duvalier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sergei Bautin!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bautin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Francois Duvalier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duvalier lands a jab-cross combination.
A punch combination from Duvalier misses.
Duvalier has taken the fight to the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bautin as Duvalier tries to tie him up.
Bautin misses with the head strike.
Duvalier is trying to push Bautin away but Bautin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bautin has a couple of punches blocked by Duvalier.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duvalier prevents a body shot from Bautin.
Bautin misses with a punch to the body.
Bautin can't find room to land a body shot as Duvalier controls the action.
Bautin digs a right hand underneath Duvalier's ribcage. Duvalier let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A bit of stalling here from Duvalier.
Bautin throws a punch but it's blocked by Duvalier.
Bautin lands with a right to the head.
Bautin tries to circle away but Duvalier has him pinned against the cage.
Bautin prevents Duvalier from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bautin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Duvalier scores with a jab. Bautin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like Sergei Bautin has been cut.
Bautin throws the left hand but Duvalier avoids the punch easily.
Duvalier connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bautin. Bautin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
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!
Duvalier sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Duvalier takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The fight stays on the outside here - Duvalier looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bautin throws the left hand but Duvalier avoids the punch easily.
Bautin looks to land a right hand but Duvalier moved out of range.
Duvalier throws a body punch but Bautin moves out of range.
Duvalier misses the jab.
Nice cross by Duvalier.
Duvalier punishes Bautin's body with a nice straight punch.
Duvalier throws a hook but Bautin blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duvalier tries to bum rush Bautin with a series of wild strikes but Bautin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Duvalier throws an off balance right hand
and Bautin counters with a nice leg kick.
Bautin missing with a left hand there. Duvalier was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bautin misses with a hook. Duvalier ducked under it nicely.
Duvalier lunges at Bautin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bautin's hand.
Duvalier tries to close the distance and clinch but Bautin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Duvalier thuds a left hand into Bautin's body.
Duvalier lands a big uppercut and Bautin crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Bautin looks OK. Duvalier waves Bautin back to his feet!
Duvalier lands a nice shot to the body.
Bautin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Duvalier.
Duvalier ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Duvalier misses with a wild body shot.
Duvalier definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A good leg kick by Bautin.
Duvalier takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duvalier throws a hook to the side of Bautin's head but Bautin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Duvalier jabs at Bautin's body.
Duvalier tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bautin was well out of range. Poor timing from Duvalier.
Duvalier keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Duvalier takes a swing at Bautin's ribcage but misses.
Duvalier lands a lovely overhand right.
Duvalier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bautin manages to avoid it.
Duvalier throws an off balance right hand
letting Bautin counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duvalier misses with a body shot.
Bautin digs a good body shot into Duvalier's ribs.
Bautin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bautin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Duvalier.
Duvalier tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duvalier changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Bautin. Those never looked like landing.
Jab from Duvalier.
Duvalier throws a sloppy body shot
and Bautin counters with a nice leg kick.
Duvalier misses with a looping left.
Bautin ducks under a wild hook from Duvalier.
Duvalier feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Bautin sprawling to the canvas! Bautin rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Duvalier finish him?!
Bautin is rocked!
Bautin fails to land with a series of punches.
Duvalier cracks Bautin with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Bautin falls to his knees and Duvalier doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Francois Duvalier!
Francois Duvalier very nearly forgot to thank Charlie Wang's Tattered Rags & 95% Laundry 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Lefleaur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Dooalot (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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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
26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gordon Lefleaur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Dooalot!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dooalot tries a head kick but it misses.
Dooalot misses with a kick to the body
and Lefleaur counters with a nice uppercut.
Lefleaur walks into a left hand.
Lefleaur misses with a double jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Lefleaur.
Dooalot connects with a leg kick. Lefleaur looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lefleaur tries to clinch but Dooalot is having none of it.
Lefleaur fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dooalot connects with an inside leg kick.
Lefleaur misses with a wild body shot.
Dooalot throws a low kick but Lefleaur moves out of range easily.
Lefleaur avoids the body shot from Dooalot.
Lefleaur misses with a hook to the body
and Dooalot counters with a good, hard body kick but Lefleaur shrugs it off.
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!
Lefleaur tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dooalot is able to avoid easily.
Dooalot throws a leg kick which misses Lefleaur's front leg but catches the back leg as Lefleaur tries to avoid it.
Dooalot finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dooalot pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lefleaur is out of range and Dooalot settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dooalot throws a looping overhand right but Lefleaur ducks down to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dooalot, right into the meat.
Donk. Lefleaur catches Dooalot right on the button with a cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lefleaur. Dooalot does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dooalot connects with a looping right hand.
Lefleaur checks a low kick from Dooalot.
Lefleaur swings for the body but Dooalot moves out of range.
Dooalot scores with a jab to the body.
Dooalot cracks the inside of Lefleaur's front leg.
Dooalot lands a jab to the head.
Dooalot throws a sloppy head kick and Lefleaur moves out of range easily.
Lefleaur moves out of range of the leg kick from Dooalot.
Dooalot blocks a low kick nicely.
Lefleaur throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lefleaur throws a shot from downtown. Dooalot moves away and avoids it.
Lefleaur throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dooalot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lefleaur throws a front kick aimed at Dooalot's knee but Dooalot avoids it well.
Dooalot tries to land a leg kick but Lefleaur saw it coming and moves away.
Lefleaur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dooalot manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Lefleaur.
Lefleaur misses with a wild body shot.
Lefleaur uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dooalot.
Dooalot blocks a leg kick.
Dooalot throws a series of punches but Lefleaur moves out of range.
Lefleaur blocks a head kick by Dooalot.
Dooalot takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lefleaur takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lefleaur is looking to wear down Dooalot with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lefleaur on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lefleaur lands a jab to Dooalot's midsection.
Dooalot throws the kick towards the body but Lefleaur avoids it.
Lefleaur misses with a body shot
enabling Dooalot to counter with a crisp jab.
Lefleaur thumps Dooalot with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lefleaur looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lefleaur stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dooalot.
Lefleaur checks a low kick from Dooalot.
Lefleaur shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dooalot 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 Lefleaur has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lefleaur and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dooalot throws a big shot that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lefleaur.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dooalot tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dooalot's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lefleaur under the eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dooalot connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dooalot misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dooalot misses with a hook. Lefleaur ducked under it nicely.
Dooalot lands an overhand right.
Both fighters circling a little - Lefleaur finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Dooalot cracks the inside of Lefleaur's front leg.
Dooalot keeps the fight on the outside.
Dooalot thows a leg kick but Lefleaur checks it
and Lefleaur counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lefleaur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dooalot manages to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jab, jab by Lefleaur - just one landing.
Lefleaur moves out of range as Dooalot strikes.
A low kick from Dooalot is predictable there
and Lefleaur counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Dooalot dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Lefleaur. Dooalot does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lefleaur moves out of range as Dooalot strikes.
Dooalot ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lefleaur scores with a body shot.
Lefleaur misses with a double jab
and Dooalot counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dooalot ducks under a wild hook from Lefleaur.
A slow jab from Dooalot misses its intended target.
Dooalot lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lefleaur throws a hook but Dooalot avoids it easily.
Dooalot throws a head kick that misses.
Lefleaur is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dooalot throws a solid leg kick but Lefleaur takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dooalot.
Dooalot throws a sloppy head kick and Lefleaur moves out of range easily.
Lefleaur looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dooalot rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lefleaur counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lefleaur.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dooalot is looking to break free of the clinch but Lefleaur has double underhooks.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dooalot misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lefleaur working aggressively here.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Dooalot in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Dooalot blocks a body shot from Lefleaur.
Dooalot lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lefleaur backwards.
Dooalot blocks an uppercut.
Lefleaur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lefleaur goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lefleaur.
Dooalot is looking to break free of the clinch but Lefleaur has double underhooks.
Dooalot lands a hook that snaps the head of Lefleaur backwards.
Dooalot blocking some punches.
Lefleaur swings wildly with an uppercut but Dooalot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dooalot breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Lefleaur.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dooalot swats away the attempt to clinch by Lefleaur.
Dooalot lands with a kick to the temple. Lefleaur shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Gordon Lefleaur has been cut.
Lefleaur scores with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dooalot lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lefleaur's sensitive parts.
Lefleaur misses with an uppercut.
A punch combination from Lefleaur misses.
Lefleaur uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dooalot.
Dooalot throws a body kick that misses.
Lefleaur swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dooalot avoids the body shot from Lefleaur.
Dooalot scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dooalot moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dooalot takes one to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lefleaur is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lefleaur fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dooalot scores with a jab. Lefleaur acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lefleaur misses with a hook. Dooalot ducked under it nicely.
Dooalot scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A good leg kick by Lefleaur.
Dooalot explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Dooalot misses with a low kick.
Lefleaur throws out a leg kick but Dooalot moves out of range and Lefleaur only half commits.
Dooalot dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dooalot throws a big shot that misses.
Dooalot is looking to land body kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dooalot throws a leg kick but Lefleaur sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dooalot throws a body punch but Lefleaur moves out of range.
Lefleaur on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lefleaur takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dooalot displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lefleaur throws out the jab.
Lefleaur looks for the body kick but Dooalot saw that one coming.
Lefleaur checks a low kick from Dooalot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lefleaur misses with a straight left.
Lefleaur's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dooalot under the eye.
Lefleaur uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dooalot has time to react.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lefleaur misses with an uppercut.
Lefleaur throws a low kick, looking for Dooalot's leg but Dooalot calmly moves out of range.
Dooalot misses with a looping left.
Dooalot throws an overhand right that lands on Lefleaur's shoulder, as Lefleaur tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but James Dooalot will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Gordon Lefleaur's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Lefleaur misses the shot to the body.
Dooalot goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dooalot takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dooalot lands a body shot.
Lefleaur with a jab.
Lefleaur slips a jab and a cross from Dooalot.
Lefleaur takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lefleaur misses with a wild body shot.
Lefleaur scores with a one two! Dooalot had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Dooalot connects with a leg kick. Lefleaur looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
James Dooalot seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lefleaur lands a nice looking body kick.
Dooalot misses with a hook.
Some bone on bone action there as Lefleaur checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dooalot looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lefleaur tries to land a body kick
and Dooalot counters with a series of strikes. Lefleaur will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lefleaur thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dooalot slips a straight right by Lefleaur.
A jab from Lefleaur does it's job there.
Dooalot throws a one two combo.
Dooalot tried to score with a low kick but Lefleaur checks it.
Lefleaur comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dooalot misses with the combination.
Lefleaur just misses with a punch to the body.
Good work by Lefleaur as he checks the leg kick.
Dooalot fakes the leg kick and cracks Lefleaur in the body.
Lefleaur misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lefleaur buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lefleaur lands a front kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lefleaur moves out of range of the body kick.
Dooalot with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice jab there from Lefleaur.
Lefleaur chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dooalot can pounce on him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lefleaur looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gordon Lefleaur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dooalot takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A leg kick checked by Lefleaur.
Lefleaur looks to score with a jab to the body but Dooalot is just out of range.
Dooalot throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lefleaur throws a nice looking combination but Dooalot bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
James Dooalot is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lefleaur misses with an uppercut. Dooalot saw that one coming.
Lefleaur tries to move into range but Dooalot moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dooalot fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lefleaur lands with an uppercut that bounces Dooalot off the cage and back into range.
Lefleaur avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lefleaur throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dooalot's head.
Dooalot misses with an uppercut.
Dooalot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lefleaur throws a leg kick
and Dooalot counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lefleaur's knee momentarily.
Dooalot cracks Lefleaur with a good jab.
Lefleaur tries to clinch but Dooalot moves out of range.
Good work by Dooalot as he checks the leg kick.
Lefleaur takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dooalot delivers a nice body kick.
Lefleaur walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dooalot checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dooalot cracks Lefleaur with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dooalot uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lefleaur has time to react.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body kick there by Lefleaur.
Lefleaur misses the shot to the body.
Dooalot throws a head kick but Lefleaur moves out of range.
Lefleaur misses with a wild body shot.
Lefleaur avoids a kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lefleaur tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dooalot swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lefleaur misses with a looping right.
Lefleaur throws out a loose jab but Dooalot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dooalot turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to James Dooalot.
I've got Dooalot winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Dooalot!
Our winner, James Dooalot, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carlton Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Cid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cid comes into a darkened arena with his song building. There's No Home for You Here 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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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
26 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Carlton Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Xavier Cid!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson misses with a looping right.
Carlton Robinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robinson lands with a straight right. Cid didn't see that one coming.
Cid tries to close the distance and clinch up but Robinson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Robinson lands a jab to the head.
Cid misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Robinson.
Robinson misses with a straight left.
Robinson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cid tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Robinson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cid throws a solid leg kick but Robinson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cid.
Robinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cid moves away.
Cid comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Robinson throws a lazy uppercut
and Cid makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That kick from Cid tenderised Robinson's leg. Robinson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cid buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cid looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cid fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Robinson manages to avoid it.
Cid moves out of range as Robinson strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson lands a nice hook to Cid's body. Cid takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cid - that will leave a mark!
Robinson blocks the body kick.
Cid wants to clinch
and Robinson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cid rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Robinson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cid staying out of range there.
Robinson thows a body shot but no joy.
Cid smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Robinson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Bricktop's House of Hard Knocks in the buildup to the fight.
Cid lands a jab to the nose.
Robinson throws a hook but Cid avoids it easily.
Cid connects with a body shot that sends Robinson's belly button to the back.
Cid avoids the body shot from Robinson.
Robinson moves out of range as Cid strikes.
Cid throws a hook but Robinson avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cid defending well as Robinson loads up on a big left hand.
Cid lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cid.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cid misses with a kick to the body.
Robinson blocks a jab.
A jab from Cid misses.
Nice defenses there by Cid.
Cid throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cid misses with a body shot.
Cid's jab looks to have found its range, popping Robinson under the eye.
Cid drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cid avoids the body shot from Robinson.
Robinson looks to score with a jab to the body but Cid is just out of range.
Cid misses with a hook
and Robinson counters with a stiff right hand.
Cid misses with a hook.
Cid misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Robinson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Cid.
Cid scoring well with a low kick there.
Cid looks for the body kick but Robinson saw that one coming.
Cid slips a jab from Robinson.
Robinson looks to score with a jab to the body but Cid is just out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cid.
Cid lands with a thumping leg kick.
Robinson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cid's head backwards.
Robinson lands a really nice looking cross but Cid seems unphased.
Cid throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Robinson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Robinson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cid.
Robinson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Robinson cracks Cid with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cid is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Robinson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cid connects with a right hand. Robinson shakes it off.
A punch lands to the side of Robinson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Robinson looks to score with a jab to the body but Cid is just out of range.
Robinson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Robinson misses with a body shot.
Cid throws a half hearted mid kick.
Robinson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cid avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Robinson looks to score with a jab to the body but Cid is just out of range.
Cid misses the shot to the body.
Cid misses with a body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cid.
Nice uppercut lands for Cid. That snapped Robinson's head back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cid fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cid tries to land a front kick but Robinson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Robinson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Cid 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.
Robinson misses with a body shot.
Robinson lands a jab to Cid's midsection.
Robinson throws a low kick but Cid moves out of range easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Cid as he connects with a hook.
Cid slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Robinson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cid - the referee stops the clock and Robinson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cid. Robinson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Robinson catches Cid with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cid throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Robinson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cid throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cid turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cid tries a head kick but it misses.
Robinson with a nice cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot by Robinson.
Robinson throws a jab when Cid was well out of range.
Robinson swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson moves forwards but Cid connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cid tries to close the distance and clinch up but Robinson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cid has Robinson up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Robinson.
Cid digs a right hand into Robinson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Robinson's gas tank.
Robinson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cid presses Robinson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cid landing knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Robinson.
Robinson tries to circle away but Cid has him pinned against the cage.
Cid lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cid wants to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cid leaning against his opponent.
Cid misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cid using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Robinson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Robinson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Robinson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cid can't find room to land a body shot as Robinson controls the action.
Cid letting Robinson take a breather here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Robinson.
Robinson is trying to force a seperation but Cid has the dominant position.
Robinson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Robinson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cid throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cid swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cid misses with a punch on the inside.
Robinson is trying to stall.
Cid misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cid looking to throw knees to the head but Robinson is blocking nicely.
Cid lands a body punch in the clinch.
Robinson cracks Cid with a nice body shot.
Cid tries to work over Robinson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Robinson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Robinson. Cid does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cid throws a body punch but Robinson moves out of range.
Robinson looks to score with a jab to the body but Cid is just out of range.
Robinson scores with the left hand. Cid knows he should have avoided that one.
Robinson 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.
Robinson throws a series of strikes that have Cid backpedaling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cid misses with a straight right.
Cid takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cid chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Robinson misses with a straight right.
Robinson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cid connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Robinson scrambles back to his feet.
The fighters circling - Robinson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cid swings for the body but Robinson moves out of range.
Cid closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
An inside leg kick from Cid misses.
Cid lands a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Cid.
Cid tries to land a leg kick but Robinson saw it coming and moves away.
Robinson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cid. Robinson does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Xavier Cid will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Cid will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cid rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Robinson counters by clinching up.
Cid throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cid misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Robinson.
Cid misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cid pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Robinson.
Cid landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cid utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Robinson slowing the pace effectively.
Robinson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Robinson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cid backwards.
Robinson effectively controlling the action here.
Robinson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cid tries a body shot but Robinson blocks it.
Robinson is trying to push Cid away but Cid has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cid utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cid is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Robinson is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cid.
Cid makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cid prevents Robinson from breaking the clinch.
Cid blocking some punches.
Robinson wants to get back to striking at distance but Cid won't allow it.
Robinson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cid works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Robinson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cid tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Robinson's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Cid scores with a nice short uppercut.
Carlton Robinson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson has a couple of punches blocked by Cid.
Robinson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Robinson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cid misses with a body punch.
Cid misses with a hook to the ribs.
Robinson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cid wants to land a leg kick but Robinson is out of range.
Robinson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cid in his tracks.
Robinson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cid throws out the jab.
Robinson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cid lands a glancing blow to the side of Robinson's head.
Robinson throws a hook but Cid blocks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Robinson misses the target.
Cid misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cid takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Robinson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cid.
Cid lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Robinson throws a hook but Cid avoids it easily.
Cid throws a leg kick which misses Robinson's front leg but catches the back leg as Robinson tries to avoid it.
Cid tries to clinch up.
Robinson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cid counters with a leg kick.
Robinson swings for the body but Cid moves out of range.
Cid lunges at Robinson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Robinson's hand.
Robinson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cid manages to avoid it.
Robinson thows a body shot but no joy.
Robinson throws a jab when Cid was well out of range.
Cid throws a shot to the body.
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!
Cid dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cid shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cid.
Cid throws a sloppy head kick and Robinson moves out of range easily.
Robinson scores with a body shot.
Cid bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cid cracks Robinson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Robinson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cid tries to clinch but Robinson moves out of range.
Robinson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cid counters with a big head kick but Robinson shrugs it off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Robinson lands a jab.
Cid dips to his left and cracks Robinson with an uppercut!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Xavier Cid.
Well Cid has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Xavier Cid!
After the fight, Xavier Cid was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Master Chuin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustav Graves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chuin's entrance music is Remo WIlliams Theme. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
22 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Master Chuin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gustav Graves!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chuin goes for a double leg but Graves avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Graves continues to drive forward.
A short right from Graves on the inside.
Graves scores with a shot to the side of Chuin's head.
Chuin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Graves pulls his leg out and moves away.
Chuin with a poor takedown
and Graves counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Master Chuin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Graves explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Graves misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've been hearing reports that Chuin has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Graves swings for the body but Chuin moves out of range.
Graves throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chuin shoots in for a double leg but Graves sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Chuin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chuin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Graves moves into the clinch.
Graves works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chuin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Graves just stands there and leans against the cage.
Chuin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Graves forces Chuin back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves misses with the head strike.
Graves gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Chuin.
Chuin successfully pulls guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Chuin looking for a guillotine here but Graves defends easily.
Graves is looking to pass into half guard but Chuin pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Chuin is in guard.
Chuin trying to control but Graves is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chuin is one step ahead there.
Graves keeping moving, preventing Chuin from controlling successfully.
Chuin tries to free his leg and advance position but Graves is retaining full guard.
Graves keeping moving, preventing Chuin from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Master Chuin wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Chuin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Graves avoids it really well and circles away.
Graves has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Graves fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chuin, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Graves creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chuin fails to pull guard.
Graves can't find room to land a body shot as Chuin controls the action.
Graves misses with a body punch.
Graves lands a hook that snaps the head of Chuin backwards.
Chuin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Graves misses with a body punch.
Chuin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chuin tries to pull guard but Graves holds him up against the cage and eventually Chuin drops back down to his feet.
Graves misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chuin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Graves is pressed up against the cage. Chuin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Graves down to the mat. Graves avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gustav Graves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chuin blocks a head kick by Graves.
Graves clinches with his opponent.
Chuin tries to score a body lock takedown but Graves shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Chuin tries to pull guard but Graves won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves lands with a light punch inside.
Chuin jumps guard but Graves stands there with Chuin around his waist. Chuin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Graves is pressed up against the cage. Chuin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Graves down to the mat. Graves avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Chuin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chuin is breathing heavily.
Graves bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Graves connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chuin momentarily.
Graves clinches up against the cage.
Chuin takes a shot to the head.
Graves lands a body punch.
Chuin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Graves walks away with a smile on his face. Chuin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Graves misses with a head kick.
Horrible takedown by Chuin or perhaps it was just good defense by Graves which made him look bad.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Graves scores with a hook.
Chuin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustav Graves dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Chuin shoots in and drives through. Graves sprawls well.
Graves cracks Chuin's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Chuin slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Graves can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gustav Graves!
After the big win, Gustav Graves made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Merciless Gladiators and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simeon Malaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Wilson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Last Dragon. Simeon Malaya acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Great elbows
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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
17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Don Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Simeon Malaya!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wilson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wilson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wilson misses with an uppercut. Malaya saw that one coming.
Malaya lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wilson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wilson doesn't manage to clinch there - Malaya circles away.
Malaya stuns Wilson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Malaya misses with a straight right.
Malaya lands a nice looking kick to the body. Wilson takes a step back to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson lands with an uppercut that bounces Malaya off the cage and back into range.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Malaya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wilson was well out of range. Poor timing from Malaya.
Wilson blocks a head kick by Malaya.
Nice straight punches there by Wilson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wilson.
Wilson cracks Malaya with an open hand slap.
Simeon Malaya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malaya digs a good body shot into Wilson's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malaya throws a body kick that misses.
Malaya slips a jab from Wilson.
Malaya connects with a looping right hand.
Wilson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wilson fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Wilson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Malaya tests Wilson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Malaya wants to land a leg kick but Wilson is out of range.
Malaya digs a good hook to Wilson's body.
Wilson drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Malaya has his hands on Wilson's head, controlling the position.
Wilson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson works over Malaya with some ground and pound from guard.
Wilson is looking to work some ground and pound but Malaya has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wilson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wilson postures up in Malaya's guard and throws a big left but Malaya blocks it.
Wilson postures up in Malaya's guard and throws a big left but Malaya blocks it.
Malaya working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wilson.
Malaya pulls Wilson in to control the position.
Wilson postures up in Malaya's guard and throws a big left but Malaya blocks it.
Malaya trying to control the position.
Wilson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Malaya utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Malaya is pulling down on Wilson's head to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malaya looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Simeon Malaya was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Malaya misses with a body shot
and Wilson counters with a nice uppercut.
Malaya scores with a jab to the jaw.
Malaya looks to land a body kick but Wilson moved away.
Malaya looks to score with a jab to the body but Wilson is just out of range.
Wilson throws out a powerful jab.
A slow jab from Wilson misses its intended target.
Malaya lands a body shot.
Malaya cracks Wilson with a right hand to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilson misses with an uppercut.
Wilson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Malaya throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Malaya is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Wilson rather than just go for the knockout.
Malaya lands with a straight right. Wilson didn't see that one coming.
Malaya tries to land a leg kick but Wilson saw it coming and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson swinging wildly here.
An inside leg kick lands from Malaya.
Malaya ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wilson catches Malaya with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Malaya throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Malaya looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Malaya takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Malaya throws a low kick, looking for Wilson's leg but Wilson calmly moves out of range.
Malaya leaves Wilson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A swing and a miss from Wilson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilson throws an overhand right that lands on Malaya's shoulder, as Malaya tries to avoid the shot.
Malaya throws a sloppy head kick and Wilson moves out of range easily.
Wilson instigates a clinch.
Wilson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Simeon Malaya will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Malaya misses with a hook.
Malaya uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wilson has time to react.
Malaya connects with a high kick.
Malaya takes one on the button.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Malaya.
Wilson throws out a loose jab but Malaya uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Wilson misses the target.
Wilson throws a big shot that misses.
Wilson needs to keep his hands up - Malaya had a free shot at his head there.
Wilson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wilson cracks a nice hook into Malaya's ribs.
A big left from Wilson misses.
Wilson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Malaya misses with an uppercut
and Wilson counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Simeon Malaya has been cut.
Wilson throws a body punch but Malaya moves out of range.
Malaya throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malaya takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Malaya throws a hook but Wilson blocks it.
Simeon Malaya is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Malaya throws a shot from downtown. Wilson moves away and avoids it.
Malaya jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wilson misses with an uppercut. Malaya saw that one coming.
A jab from Wilson misses.
Nice sprawl there from Malaya as Wilson shoots in.
Wilson throws a looping overhand right but Malaya ducks down to avoid it.
Wilson moves out of range of the body kick.
Wilson throws an overhand right that lands on Malaya's shoulder, as Malaya tries to avoid the shot.
Wilson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Malaya moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wilson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Malaya lands a nice looking body shot.
Wilson misses with a lunging right hand
and Malaya counters with a nice uppercut.
Wilson missing with a left hand there. Malaya was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wilson misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Malaya. Malaya circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Simeon Malaya seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wilson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wilson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malaya thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Wilson if he has to take too many more of those.
Malaya connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Malaya jabs at Wilson's body.
Jab by Wilson.
Wilson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Malaya. Malaya obviously looking to wear him down.
Malaya slips under a jab from Wilson.
Malaya slips under a jab from Wilson.
Wilson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Malaya connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wilson scrambles back to his feet.
Malaya misses with a jab, cross combination.
Malaya scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wilson is rocked!
Wilson throws a hook but Malaya avoids it easily.
Oh Wilson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Malaya connects with an inside leg kick.
Wilson walks straight into a right hand from Malaya - that's dropped him! Malaya jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Wilson from any more punishment! Wilson complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Simeon Malaya!
Simeon Malaya 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenji Okabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Volkov comes into the arena with The Trooper by Iron Maiden blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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182 lbs
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35
181 lbs
31 - 16 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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World class boxer
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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
34 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Vincent Volkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenji Okabe!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volkov tries to score with a low kick but Okabe moves his leg out of the way.
Volkov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Volkov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Okabe scores with a sloppy right hand. Volkov should have avoided that one.
Volkov throws a push kick but Okabe slaps the foot to one side.
Volkov works Okabe's body with a nice hook.
Volkov throws a hook but Okabe blocks it.
Good leg kick by Volkov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Okabe connects with a looping right hand.
Okabe lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Volkov shoots in but Okabe avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice shot lands for Volkov.
Volkov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Okabe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A decent looking cross lands there for Okabe.
A slapping leg kick lands for Volkov.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Volkov, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov throws a leg kick which misses Okabe's front leg but catches the back leg as Okabe tries to avoid it.
Volkov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A nice inside leg kick there by Volkov. That's going to slow Okabe down.
Volkov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Okabe's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Okabe duly obliges.
Okabe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Volkov.
Volkov throws a head kick but Okabe moves out of range.
Okabe dips to his left and cracks Volkov with an uppercut!
Volkov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Okabe sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Volkov somewhat.
Vincent Volkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okabe throws a body punch but Volkov moves out of range.
Okabe scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Okabe shoots in for a takedown but Volkov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Okabe goes for a double leg but Volkov avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Volkov continues to drive forward.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okabe gets underhooks to prevent Volkov's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vincent Volkov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Volkov jumps guard but Okabe stands there with Volkov around his waist. Volkov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Okabe prevents a takedown attempt there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Volkov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Okabe lands a nice hook to Volkov's body. Volkov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Good leg kick by Volkov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Volkov takes a swing at Okabe's ribcage but misses.
Volkov needs to keep his hands up - Okabe had a free shot at his head there.
Volkov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Okabe's jab looks to have found its range, popping Volkov under the eye.
Volkov dodges the punch combination from Okabe.
Okabe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Volkov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov throws a hook but Okabe avoids it easily.
Okabe connects with a body shot.
Volkov misses with a wild body shot.
Okabe takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Volkov misses the shot to the body.
Okabe just misses with a punch to the body.
Volkov takes a swing at Okabe's ribcage but misses.
Okabe connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Volkov misses with a takedown
and Okabe decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Volkov's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Okabe slips nicely into half guard.
Okabe trying to control from half guard but Volkov is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Volkov is controlling Okabe's posture.
Volkov keeping moving, preventing Okabe from controlling successfully.
Volkov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Volkov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Okabe's guard.
Okabe is pulling down on Volkov's head to control his posture.
Volkov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Volkov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Okabe is pulling down on Volkov's head to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Volkov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Volkov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Okabe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Volkov.
Okabe lands a jab to the nose.
Okabe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Volkov misses with a looping left.
Volkov misses with a jab to the body
and Okabe counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Okabe throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Volkov is looking to control Okabe's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Volkov avoid being mounted?
Okabe is controlling the pace.
Okabe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Volkov keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov trying to control here.
Okabe perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Volkov throws the kick towards the body but Okabe avoids it.
Volkov shoots in for a takedown but Okabe shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Okabe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Okabe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A jab from Okabe does it's job there.
Okabe digs a good hook to Volkov's body.
Volkov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Okabe connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Volkov scrambles back to his feet.
Okabe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Volkov manages to avoid it.
Volkov tries to sprawl but Okabe drives through with a takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Okabe throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Volkov won't allow Okabe to pass to mount.
Kenji Okabe has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okabe is keen to just control but Volkov is a slippery customer.
Volkov wants to improve his position but Okabe is controlling well.
Okabe looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Okabe is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Volkov tries to roll over but Okabe keeps him under control.
Okabe is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Volkov!
Okabe pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Okabe sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Okabe can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Volkov is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov wants to control but Okabe is having none of it.
Okabe landing strikes from the mount and Volkov is in trouble!
Okabe has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Volkov's face.
Okabe cracks Volkov with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Okabe connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Volkov is squirming around, avoiding Okabe's attempts to control the action.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Okabe cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Okabe breaks from Volkov's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Volkov is squirming around, avoiding Okabe's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okabe pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Okabe putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Volkov is rocked!
Volkov tries to hold on but Okabe pushes him away.
Oh Volkov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Okabe lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Okabe looking to control but Volkov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Okabe loads up with a big shot that hurts Volkov! He's pulled Okabe in close but Okabe has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Volkov survive? More strikes from Okabe and Volkov is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kenji Okabe!
Kenji Okabe 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Zenin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Davidson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zenin comes to the cage accompanied by Helloween - Power. Davidson has chosen Dr. Dre - The Watcher as his entrance music. Aaron Davidson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Vladimir Zenin's chin.
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186 lbs
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175 lbs
27 - 12 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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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
25 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Vladimir Zenin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Aaron Davidson!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davidson leaves Zenin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Vladimir Zenin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zenin misses with a hook.
Zenin closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Zenin lands in his opponent's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Zenin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zenin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Zenin throws a big elbow that misses.
Davidson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zenin 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.
Davidson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Zenin is controlling him.
Zenin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Davidson keeping moving, preventing Zenin from controlling successfully.
Davidson looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zenin is one step ahead there.
Zenin trying to control but Davidson is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Davidson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zenin shoots in but no luck this time.
Zenin avoids the head kick by Davidson.
Zenin thows a body shot but no joy.
Zenin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Davidson.
Zenin misses with a right hand
and Davidson moves into the clinch.
Zenin misses with the head strike.
Davidson throws a punch but it's blocked by Zenin.
Zenin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zenin misses with a punch to the body.
Davidson tries to throw a body punch but Zenin avoids it by throwing Davidson back against the cage.
Zenin tries a body shot but Davidson blocks it.
Zenin is working Davidson over against the cage.
Davidson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zenin's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Davidson.
Zenin misses with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zenin has Davidson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Davidson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladimir Zenin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davidson lands with a left to the head.
Zenin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Davidson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Davidson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zenin backwards.
Davidson blocks a body shot from Zenin.
Davidson throws a head punch that misses.
Davidson struggles to land a body shot inside as Zenin controls his hands.
Davidson'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.
A hook to the body from Zenin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davidson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Davidson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Zenin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Davidson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Davidson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zenin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Davidson pushes Zenin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Zenin blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zenin.
Davidson cracks Zenin with a nice body shot.
Davidson can't find room to land a body shot as Zenin controls the action.
Davidson tries to throw a body punch but Zenin avoids it by throwing Davidson back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Davidson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with 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!
Zenin can't find room to land a body shot as Davidson controls the action.
Zenin prevents a body shot from Davidson.
Nice body punch from Zenin - that landed with a thud.
A short uppercut from Zenin.
Davidson misses with a punch to the body.
Zenin is working Davidson over against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zenin looking for a takedown.
Zenin wants a takedown.
Zenin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zenin lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Zenin.
Davidson prevents a body shot from Zenin.
Davidson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zenin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Davidson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Zenin misses with a punch to the body.
Davidson pushes Zenin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Davidson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zenin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Davidson.
Davidson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zenin backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Davidson throws a punch but it's blocked by Zenin.
Zenin misses with a punch to the body.
Zenin misses with a body punch.
Zenin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zenin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
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 Vladimir Zenin will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Zenin jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The fighters circle momentarily. Davidson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Zenin tries to close the distance and clinch but Davidson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Davidson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Davidson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Davidson lands a head kick. Zenin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Zenin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Davidson was well out of range. Poor timing from Zenin.
Davidson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Vladimir Zenin has been cut.
Zenin takes a swing at Davidson's ribcage but misses.
Davidson lands with an overhand left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davidson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Davidson throws a hook but Zenin avoids it easily.
Davidson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Davidson wants it to stay on the feet.
Davidson tests Zenin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zenin is rocked!
Davidson and Zenin are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Davidson throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Zenin into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Davidson knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Aaron Davidson!
A victorious Aaron Davidson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tad Ghostal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ahiga Otaktay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ghostal comes to the cage accompanied by Good King Wenceslas. The crowd seem to be enjoying Otaktay's choice of entrance music: ISIS - THE TOWER. 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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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
30 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tad Ghostal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ahiga Otaktay!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Otaktay thumps Ghostal with a low kick.
Ahiga Otaktay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Otaktay throws a low kick, looking for Ghostal's leg but Ghostal calmly moves out of range.
Otaktay takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A low kick from Otaktay is predictable there
and Ghostal counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Otaktay tried to score with a low kick but Ghostal checks it.
Ghostal lunges at Otaktay with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Otaktay's hand.
Otaktay swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ghostal goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Otaktay throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Otaktay blocks a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Otaktay throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Otaktay throws a lazy uppercut
and Ghostal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Otaktay throws a head kick that half lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ghostal lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Otaktay looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghostal scores with a shot to the body.
Ghostal lands with a hook. Otaktay tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've been hearing reports that Ghostal has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Otaktay is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ghostal moves out of range of the body kick from Otaktay.
Ghostal tries to land a front kick but Otaktay steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ghostal misses the jab.
Ghostal is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That kick from Ghostal tenderised Otaktay's leg. Otaktay is trying to keep his angry face on.
Otaktay lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Otaktay throws a leg kick but Ghostal moved away.
Ghostal really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ghostal shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Otaktay.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ghostal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otaktay bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Otaktay tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Otaktay being controlled against the cage.
Ghostal misses with some punches.
Ghostal scores with a shot to the side of Otaktay's head.
Otaktay lands with a left to the head.
Ghostal has a couple of punches blocked by Otaktay.
Ghostal is leaning against Otaktay and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ghostal takes a knee right on the jaw!
Otaktay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Otaktay can't find room to land a body shot as Ghostal controls the action.
Ghostal lands a right hand.
Ghostal has a couple of punches blocked by Otaktay.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otaktay tries to land a knee to the head but Ghostal blocks with his arms.
Otaktay looking to throw knees to the head but Ghostal is blocking nicely.
Otaktay throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ghostal blocks it with crossed arms.
Ghostal swings wildly with an uppercut but Otaktay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ghostal lands a left hand that snaps the head of Otaktay backwards.
Otaktay is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ghostal is defending well for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Otaktay.
Ghostal working aggressively here.
Ghostal on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Otaktay lands with a short shot to the head.
Otaktay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Otaktay misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Otaktay misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ghostal misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ghostal.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Otaktay.
Ghostal is looking to control Otaktay's arms but Otaktay gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ghostal has his back to the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otaktay is trying to drag Ghostal to the mat but Ghostal just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Otaktay throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Ghostal.
Ghostal lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Otaktay tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Otaktay goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Ghostal on the inside.
Otaktay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Otaktay.
Ghostal working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Otaktay misses with some punches.
Otaktay missing with knees to the body.
Ghostal is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ghostal misses with some punches.
Otaktay lands with a short shot to the head.
Otaktay misses with a knee strike.
Otaktay tries a body shot but Ghostal blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ahiga Otaktay will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice straight punches there by Otaktay. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Otaktay.
Otaktay 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.
Otaktay ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ghostal circles away from the clinch attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ghostal connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Otaktay lands a jab to Ghostal's midsection.
Ghostal throws a leg kick
and Otaktay counters with a head kick.
Otaktay misses with a low kick.
Ghostal catches Otaktay with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ghostal takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Otaktay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ghostal moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Otaktay fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ghostal is out of range.
Otaktay keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ghostal.
Otaktay throws a right and a left that both miss.
Otaktay takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Otaktay pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice combination there by Ghostal.
It looks like Ahiga Otaktay has been cut.
Ghostal 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.
Otaktay takes a shot right to the bread basket.
An inside leg kick lands from Otaktay.
Otaktay tries a low kick but Ghostal avoids it.
Otaktay tries to clinch but Ghostal moves away
and Ghostal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Otaktay looks to throw a body kick
and Otaktay takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Otaktay tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Ghostal.
Otaktay throws an off balance right hand
and Ghostal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Otaktay misses with a hook. Ghostal ducked under it nicely.
Otaktay tries to clinch but Ghostal moves away
and Ghostal counters with a nice uppercut.
Ghostal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Otaktay moves away.
Ghostal misses with the combination.
Otaktay gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ghostal.
Ghostal throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Otaktay tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ghostal manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Otaktay throws a head kick that misses.
Ghostal misses with a shot to the body
and Otaktay connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ghostal takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otaktay avoids the body shot from Ghostal.
Ghostal misses the jab.
Ghostal thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Otaktay if he has to take too many more of those.
Ghostal lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ghostal.
Ghostal looks to land a right hand but Otaktay moved out of range.
Good exchange - Ghostal coming out on top.
Otaktay throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ghostal moves out of range of the strikes.
Ghostal fakes the leg kick and cracks Otaktay in the body.
Ghostal has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Otaktay.
Ghostal fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Otaktay has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Otaktay.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Otaktay walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Otaktay stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ghostal.
A big right from Ghostal misses.
Otaktay is looking to land body kicks.
Otaktay looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ghostal avoids the body shot from Otaktay.
Otaktay bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Otaktay is looking to clinch but Ghostal is avoiding it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Otaktay ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Otaktay stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tad Ghostal is winning the standup battle so far.
Otaktay closes the distance but Ghostal moves to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
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 Tad Ghostal will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ahiga Otaktay's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Otaktay connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ghostal swings for the body but Otaktay moves out of range.
Ghostal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Otaktay cracks the inside of Ghostal's front leg.
Otaktay tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ghostal throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Otaktay misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Otaktay clinches up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Otaktay - that landed with a thud.
Otaktay lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ghostal scores with a shot to the side of Otaktay's head.
Otaktay throws a head punch that misses.
Otaktay's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Otaktay throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ghostal lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghostal scores with a shoulder strike.
Ghostal throws a punch but it's blocked by Otaktay.
Otaktay lands a knee to the body.
Ahiga Otaktay seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Otaktay putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ghostal in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Otaktay.
Otaktay leaning his opponent against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Otaktay presses Ghostal against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Knees in the clinch landing for Otaktay.
Otaktay tries to throw a body punch but Ghostal avoids it by throwing Otaktay back against the cage.
Otaktay lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ghostal throws a head punch that misses.
Otaktay working aggressively here.
Ghostal lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghostal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Otaktay throws out a loose jab but Ghostal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ghostal fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Otaktay.
Ghostal connects with a solid leg kick.
Otaktay tries to clinch there but Ghostal circles away.
Otaktay tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ghostal tries to clinch up.
Ghostal bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Otaktay misses with a jab to the body
and Ghostal counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Otaktay tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ghostal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Otaktay throws a series of punches but Ghostal avoids them all with ease.
Ghostal throws a lazy uppercut
and Otaktay counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ghostal throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghostal wants to land a leg kick but Otaktay is out of range.
Otaktay moves away from the strike by Ghostal.
Ghostal throws a front kick that sends Otaktay stumbling back into the cage.
Otaktay slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ghostal swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Otaktay throws a solid leg kick but Ghostal takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Otaktay.
Otaktay lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ghostal scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Otaktay has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Otaktay there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ghostal fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Otaktay has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Otaktay moves to clinch but Ghostal breaks away
and Ghostal makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ghostal.
Otaktay defending well as Ghostal loads up on a big left hand.
Otaktay with a nice cross.
Otaktay takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ghostal just misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Otaktay's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Otaktay duly obliges.
Ghostal misses with a looping left.
Ghostal tries to clinch there but Otaktay circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Otaktay keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ghostal.
Otaktay is looking to clinch.
Otaktay moves out of range of the body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ahiga Otaktay.
I think Otaktay has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tad Ghostal!
An out of breath and clearly excited Tad Ghostal thanked Australian Xtreme Elite Supplements 160Q for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
Ahiga Otaktay spoke after the fight, saying 'Paul Simon was pretty tough it turns out, I really wanted to get this win for my team, and my alliance! I thought I could take him, it turns out Im getting old haha. I don't know how much more top competition I can face... It may be time to change my career haha...'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mateus Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adam Gracie acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mateus Allen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Adam Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Allen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gracie avoids it really well and circles away.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Allen enables Gracie to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Allen manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Gracie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Allen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gracie landing some decent shots from guard.
Allen managing to control the position.
Allen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gracie can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Allen is looking for a triangle but Gracie pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Allen is retaining full guard.
Gracie keeps trying to improve his position.
Gracie throwing strikes but missing.
Allen wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.
Gracie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gracie is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Allen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gracie.
Gracie won't allow Allen to sweep him here.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Allen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gracie content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Gracie working his ground and pound in the gym.
Gracie preventing the sweep.
Gracie stands up over Allen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Allen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Allen working a defensive guard here.
Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gracie looking to sit in guard and control but Allen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie wants to sweep here but Allen controlling him for the moment.
Allen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gracie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Allen has managed to get both his arms back between Gracie's legs - danger averted.
Gracie lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Allen!
Allen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gracie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Allen is looking to escape.
Gracie is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Allen can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Allen is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Allen is in a horrible position here. Gracie smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Gracie is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Gracie landing strikes, looking to finish!
Gracie jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Allen manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Allen can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie fails to land a wild elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Gracie dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Allen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Allen loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
Allen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gracie fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Allen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gracie scores with a nice head shot.
Allen jabs at Gracie's body.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gracie passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Allen!
Gracie scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Gracie pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie with shots to the head and body - Allen looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gracie cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Allen in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gracie landing shots from mount.
Allen working to try and regain half guard.
BOOM! Gracie connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Allen is looking to get to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Allen is squirming around, avoiding Gracie's attempts to control the action.
Allen is bucking up trying to escape but Gracie cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Allen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gracie scoring with strikes but Allen is staying in there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gracie cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Allen is rocked!
Allen can't escape the position.
Allen sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Gracie thows a huge punch but Allen dodges it nicely.
Allen is refusing to be controlled, as Gracie sits in half guard.
Gracie missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gracie looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Allen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gracie is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Gracie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Allen is looking to escape.
Gracie with a couple of short strikes.
Gracie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control the pace but Allen is squirming around nicely.
Gracie looking to secure an arm triangle but Allen defends it well.
Allen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Allen holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Gracie tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Gracie looking to control but Allen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Adam Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gracie goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Allen is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen forces his way into half guard.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gracie is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Allen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Allen's back!
Allen prevents Gracie from getting a body triangle.
Gracie has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Allen has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Gracie looking for the choke but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Allen rolls, trying to escape but Gracie keeps control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Allen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Allen misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Allen's corner calls for a 1-2. Allen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Allen misses.
Gracie scores with a hook to the body. Allen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gracie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Allen lands a jab to the nose.
Gracie scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Gracie lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Gracie landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control the action but Allen is working from the bottom.
Gracie advances nicely into full mount.
Allen can't escape the position.
Gracie punishing his opponent with strikes.
Gracie jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Allen is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Allen and Gracie has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Gracie tries for a kimura but Allen is defending well.
Gracie working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen regains half guard, as Gracie was trying to land strikes.
Gracie is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gracie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Allen wants to get back to full guard.
Allen holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Allen wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands with a punch from half guard.
Gracie is thwarting Allen's attempts to control the position.
Allen is not content to let Gracie control the position.
Gracie is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Allen doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gracie.
Allen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gracie is working for a submission of some sort.
Allen trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Allen is desperately trying to improve his position but Gracie has a good base and remains in mount.
Gracie lands a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Gracie really 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.
Allen cracks Gracie with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Allen.
Allen moves away from the strike by Gracie.
Mateus Allen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Allen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Allen shoots in and gets a takedown into Gracie's guard.
Allen wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Gracie 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.
Allen passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gracie dodges the ground and pound from Allen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Allen working the ground and pound but Gracie is defending the strikes.
Gracie manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Allen pulls his head out easily.
Gracie is staying active underneath Allen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gracie moves into full guard.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Allen from controlling successfully.
Gracie working a defensive guard here.
Gracie 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Allen is aware though and is defending well.
Allen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Allen won't allow Gracie to sweep him here.
Allen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie working for a triangle but Allen defends it easily.
Gracie is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Allen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Allen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen won't allow Gracie to sweep him here.
Gracie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Allen defends it easily.
Allen wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gracie wants to sweep here but Allen controlling him for the moment.
Allen landing with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie has his foot on Allen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Allen works his way back into a safe position though.
Allen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Allen looking to pass the guard.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Allen from controlling successfully.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Allen is really struggling to control Gracie but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Allen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie works his way to full guard. Good work.
Allen is pushing down on Gracie's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gracie is fighting to maintain full guard but Allen has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Mateus Allen will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Allen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Allen leaves Gracie with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Allen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Allen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Allen thows a body shot but no joy.
Allen throws a looping overhand right but Gracie ducks down to avoid it.
Allen wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
Gracie throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Gracie misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen misses the jab.
Allen throws a hook to the side of Gracie's head but Gracie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Allen takes one on the button.
Allen misses with a looping left.
Allen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Allen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Allen throws a combination that misses
and Gracie counters with a takedown into side control.
Allen managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Gracie.
Allen is not content to let Gracie control the position.
Mateus Allen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie in side control lands a decent elbow.
Allen is trying to improve his position.
Gracie is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Allen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie is trying to get an arm triangle but Allen is defending well.
Allen is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Allen is trying to improve his position.
Gracie throws a strike aimed at the side of Allen's head but Allen avoids it well.
Allen tries to buck Gracie off but Gracie is having none of it.
Allen looking for a sweep but Gracie has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Allen is trying to escape the mount.
Gracie trying to control but Allen is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking to finish Allen with some ground and pound. This is bad for Allen!
Gracie with good strikes from the mount here!
Gracie landing shots from mount.
Gracie sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Adam Gracie is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Allen is looking to improve his position but Gracie isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie controlling from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Allen can't escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Gracie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gracie has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 46:50
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 46:49
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Gracie!
Adam Gracie is the new featherweight champion!
Adam Gracie seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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