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UNFC MW#7 Lynch vs Jitsu PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Crushman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Vovchanchyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel Crushman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Crushman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Vovchanchyn!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crushman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Vovchanchyn checks a leg kick.
Crushman looks to score with a jab to the body but Vovchanchyn is just out of range.
Crushman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good standup being displayed there by Vovchanchyn as he connects with a hook.
It looks like Daniel Crushman has been cut.
Vovchanchyn moves out of range of the leg kick from Crushman.
Vovchanchyn's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Crushman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vovchanchyn scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Jose Vovchanchyn has been cut.
Nice shot lands for Vovchanchyn.
Crushman thumps Vovchanchyn with a low kick.
Crushman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vovchanchyn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Crushman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vovchanchyn.
Crushman tries a head kick but it misses.
Vovchanchyn avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
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!
Crushman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Crushman misses with a low kick.
Crushman connects with a solid leg kick.
Vovchanchyn misses with a few strikes there.
Vovchanchyn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Crushman shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Vovchanchyn misses.
Jab, jab by Vovchanchyn - just one landing.
Crushman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vovchanchyn.
An inside leg kick from Crushman misses.
Vovchanchyn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Crushman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vovchanchyn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Crushman circles away quickly and effectively.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vovchanchyn. Crushman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crushman thuds a left hand into Vovchanchyn's body.
A combination from Vovchanchyn does no damage.
Crushman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vovchanchyn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crushman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crushman misses with a low kick.
Crushman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vovchanchyn moves out of range of the leg kick from Crushman.
Crushman scores with a leg kick.
Vovchanchyn's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
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!
Crushman scores with a spinning back kick!
Vovchanchyn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crushman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vovchanchyn misses with an uppercut.
Crushman misses with a double jab.
Crushman finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Vovchanchyn misses with an uppercut. Crushman saw that one coming.
Vovchanchyn misses with a two punch combination.
Daniel Crushman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crushman throws out a leg kick but Vovchanchyn moves out of range and Crushman only half commits.
Crushman throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Vovchanchyn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Crushman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Crushman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Crushman lands with a nice body punch.
Crushman feints and then cracks Vovchanchyn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vovchanchyn down.
Crushman connects with a high kick.
Vovchanchyn blocks a head kick by Crushman.
An inside leg kick lands from Crushman.
A solid leg kick lands there for Crushman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crushman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No joy there for Vovchanchyn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick misses from Crushman.
Crushman cracks the inside of Vovchanchyn's front leg.
Crushman tries to land a leg kick but Vovchanchyn saw it coming and moves away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Crushman, right into the meat.
Crushman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Crushman thumps Vovchanchyn with a low kick.
Vovchanchyn moves out of range of the leg kick from Crushman.
Vovchanchyn lands a nice hook to Crushman's body. Crushman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
You can see that Vovchanchyn has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Crushman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vovchanchyn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Crushman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Crushman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vovchanchyn.
Crushman moves out of range of the strikes.
Crushman swings for the body but Vovchanchyn moves out of range.
Crushman throws a leg kick which misses Vovchanchyn's front leg but catches the back leg as Vovchanchyn tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crushman ducks right into an uppercut from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Vovchanchyn duly obliges.
Crushman lands a big head kick that sends Vovchanchyn tumbling to the mat! Crushman takes a step backwards and waves Vovchanchyn back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Vovchanchyn is rocked!
Crushman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vovchanchyn is still on wobbly legs! Can Crushman finish him?
Crushman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vovchanchyn drops his hands for a split second and Crushman immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Vovchanchyn face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Crushman follows up with a right hand that knocks Vovchanchyn into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Daniel Crushman!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shaq ONeil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Jeremy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 lbs
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212 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter fighter
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shaq ONeil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ron Jeremy!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jeremy closes this distance looking for a takedown but ONeil circles away.
Jeremy walks into a left hand.
It looks like Ron Jeremy has been cut.
A punch lands to the side of Jeremy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
ONeil lands the left hand.
Jeremy misses with a looping right.
A jab from ONeil finds it's way through Jeremy's defenses.
Jeremy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jeremy has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
ONeil lands with a right hand.
ONeil lands a head shot.
ONeil lands with a right hand.
That has opened up Ron Jeremy's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jeremy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. ONeil tries to avoid it but Jeremy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag ONeil to the ground. ONeil escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jeremy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from ONeil finds it's way round the side to connect with Jeremy's head.
Jeremy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
ONeil closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Jeremy! ONeil dives in looking to finish! Jeremy is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shaq ONeil!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mateusz Wiaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Malloy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malloy is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hallo Wereld. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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169 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mateusz Wiaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thomas Malloy!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiaz throws a body punch but Malloy moves out of range.
Malloy gets tackled into the cage by Wiaz. Wiaz maintains the clinch.
Malloy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wiaz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Malloy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wiaz. Wiaz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wiaz moves in looking to clinch but Malloy pushes him off.
Wiaz closes the distance and clinches.
Wiaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wiaz is pushing Malloy up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Wiaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wiaz is working Malloy over against the cage.
Wiaz tries to throw a body punch but Malloy avoids it by throwing Wiaz back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good body shot from Wiaz.
Wiaz lands a body shot.
Wiaz misses with a body punch.
Wiaz slows down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiaz seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mateusz Wiaz.
Wiaz wants to clinch.
Wiaz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wiaz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Malloy's efforts to push away.
Wiaz misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Wiaz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Malloy's elbow.
Wiaz tries to work over Malloy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wiaz dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Wiaz prevents a takedown attempt there.
Wiaz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Malloy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wiaz holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Wiaz tries to throw a body punch but Malloy avoids it by throwing Wiaz back against the cage.
Wiaz digs a right hand underneath Malloy's ribcage. Malloy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wiaz will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Malloy up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malloy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wiaz misses with a punch to the body.
Wiaz tries a body shot but Malloy blocks it.
Wiaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wiaz lands a body shot.
Wiaz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Malloy's elbow.
Wiaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Malloy controls his hands.
Malloy tries to pull guard but Wiaz won't allow it.
Wiaz stalling in the clinch.
Wiaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wiaz tries to throw a body punch but Malloy avoids it by throwing Wiaz back against the cage.
Wiaz cracks Malloy with a nice body shot.
Wiaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malloy blocks a body shot from Wiaz.
Wiaz tries a body shot but Malloy blocks it.
Malloy blocks a body shot from Wiaz.
Wiaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wiaz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Malloy's elbow.
Wiaz leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Wiaz for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Wiaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wiaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Malloy being controlled against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mateusz Wiaz 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.
Wiaz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wiaz tries to close the distance and clinch but Malloy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wiaz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Malloy finds it's way round the side to connect with Wiaz's head.
Wiaz tries to clinch but Malloy moves out of range.
Thomas Malloy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wiaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malloy moves away.
Malloy scores with the left hand. Wiaz knows he should have avoided that one.
Malloy keeps the fight on the outside.
Wiaz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Malloy can do to turn this around?
Wiaz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Malloy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Malloy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wiaz sprawls well. Wiaz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Malloy gets slowly back to his feet.
Malloy is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Malloy's corner calls for a 1-2. Malloy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wiaz swings for the body but Malloy moves out of range.
Wiaz swings for the body but Malloy moves out of range.
Wiaz tries to clinch there but Malloy circles away.
Malloy throws a head kick but Wiaz moves out of range.
Wiaz moves in looking to clinch but Malloy pushes him off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wiaz is looking to clinch but Malloy is avoiding it.
Malloy swats away the attempt to clinch by Wiaz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Malloy.
Wiaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malloy moves away.
Wiaz clinches with his opponent.
Wiaz can't find room to land a body shot as Malloy controls the action.
Wiaz tries to throw a body punch but Malloy avoids it by throwing Wiaz back against the cage.
Wiaz leaning against his opponent.
Malloy jumps guard but Wiaz turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Wiaz can't find room to land a body shot as Malloy controls the action.
Wiaz misses with a body punch.
Wiaz leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malloy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mateusz Wiaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Malloy.
Wiaz can't find room to land a body shot as Malloy controls the action.
Wiaz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Malloy's elbow.
Wiaz gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Malloy.
Wiaz tries to work over Malloy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wiaz tries a body shot but Malloy blocks it.
Wiaz stalling against the cage.
Malloy pulls guard.
Wiaz tries to stand but Malloy is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malloy has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Wiaz is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Malloy.
Malloy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Malloy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wiaz decides to stand back up. Wiaz steps back and let's Malloy get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Malloy connects with a crisp jab.
Mateusz Wiaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wiaz is looking to clinch.
Wiaz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Malloy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Malloy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Malloy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wiaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Malloy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Malloy throws out a leg kick but Wiaz moves out of range and Malloy only half commits.
Malloy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wiaz darts in trying to clinch
and Malloy counters with a right hand to the body.
Wiaz is looking to clinch but Malloy is avoiding it.
Wiaz lands a body shot.
Wiaz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wiaz is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Wiaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Malloy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Malloy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wiaz circles away quickly and effectively.
Wiaz has closed the distance and engaged Malloy in a clinch.
Wiaz misses with a body punch.
Malloy prevents a body shot from Wiaz.
Wiaz tries a body shot but Malloy blocks it.
Malloy tries to pull guard but Wiaz won't allow it.
Wiaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wiaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wiaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Malloy wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malloy can't get the takedown.
Wiaz misses with a body punch.
Wiaz tries a body shot but Malloy blocks it.
Wiaz tries to work over Malloy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wiaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wiaz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Malloy's elbow.
The referee is keeping an eye on Wiaz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Wiaz gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Wiaz misses with a body punch.
Wiaz leaning against his opponent.
Mateusz Wiaz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wiaz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wiaz controlling the action here for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mateusz Wiaz.
Malloy throws a head kick that Wiaz semi-blocks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiaz doesn't manage to clinch there - Malloy circles away.
Wiaz misses with a body punch
and Malloy counters with a straight right hand.
Wiaz tries to clinch up but Malloy circles away and keeps his distance.
Thomas Malloy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wiaz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Malloy shoots in but Wiaz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mateusz Wiaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Malloy.
Wiaz steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Malloy. That one must have hurt.
Wiaz darts in and clinches Malloy up against the cage.
Wiaz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Malloy prevents a body shot from Wiaz.
Wiaz tries to work over Malloy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wiaz digs a right hand into Malloy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Malloy's gas tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wiaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wiaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wiaz is stalling here.
Malloy wants a takedown but no success here.
Wiaz stalling the fight.
Wiaz can't find room to land a body shot as Malloy controls the action.
Wiaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Malloy drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wiaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wiaz can't find room to land a body shot as Malloy controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Wiaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Malloy jumps guard but Wiaz turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Malloy blocks a body shot from Wiaz.
Wiaz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Malloy lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Malloy stalling.
Wiaz is looking to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Malloy wants to take a breather but Wiaz is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mateusz Wiaz.
I think Wiaz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mateusz Wiaz!
After winning the bout, Mateusz Wiaz thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jedrzej Kowalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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265 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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255 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
Very quick |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevin Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jedrzej Kowalski!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall jabs Kowalski to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kowalski takes one on the button.
Jedrzej Kowalski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice straight punches there by Hall. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hall.
It looks like Jedrzej Kowalski has been cut.
Hall lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kowalski throws a hook but Hall blocks it.
Hall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kowalski.
Hall digs a good body shot into Kowalski's ribs.
Kowalski looks winded!
Hall gets the takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hall happy to just control the position for now.
Hall throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Kowalski takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
You can see the frustration on Kowalski's face as Hall controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Hall looks up at the clock and then as Kowalski takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hall smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Hall works to advance to full mount. Kowalski defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Hall postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Kowalski bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Hall and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Hall!
Kevin Hall very nearly forgot to thank Hellbent 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Sun Tzu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xu Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halo has chosen Pharrell Williams - Hunter as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
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244 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruce Sun Tzu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Xu Halo!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Halo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Good work by Halo as he checks the leg kick.
Sun Tzu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Halo lands with a nice combination. Sun Tzu backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Bruce Sun Tzu has been cut.
Sun Tzu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sun Tzu.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Halo!
Sun Tzu is looking to chop away at Halo's legs.
Sun Tzu connects with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch combination from Halo misses.
Sun Tzu throws a solid leg kick but Halo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sun Tzu.
Halo throws a body shot but no joy.
Halo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sun Tzu is rocked!
Halo batters Sun Tzu with a massive right followed by a huge left! Sun Tzu is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Halo lands a final crushing right hand to drop Sun Tzu to the mat with a gruesome thud! Halo is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Xu Halo!
During a confident post fight interview, Xu Halo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Karlo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Nilsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simon Nilsson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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212 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mario Karlo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Simon Nilsson!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karlo closes the distance and pushes Nilsson back into the cage.
Nilsson prevents a body shot from Karlo.
Karlo pushes Nilsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Karlo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nilsson.
Karlo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nilsson blocking some punches.
Karlo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nilsson backwards.
Karlo misses with the head strike.
Karlo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nilsson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Karlo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Karlo is working Nilsson over against the cage.
Karlo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nilsson's efforts to push away.
A short right from Karlo on the inside.
Nilsson tries to circle away but Karlo has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlo tries to throw a body punch but Nilsson avoids it by throwing Karlo back against the cage.
Nilsson is looking to break free of the clinch but Karlo has double underhooks.
Karlo can't find room to land a body shot as Nilsson controls the action.
Karlo lands a shoulder strike.
Karlo tries to throw a body punch but Nilsson avoids it by throwing Karlo back against the cage.
Karlo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nilsson's elbow.
Karlo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Karlo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nilsson is rocked!
Karlo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nilsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Karlo finish him?
Karlo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Karlo pushes Nilsson against the cage. Karlo is working some dirty boxing. Karlo pushes off with a quick right hook! Nilsson goes down! Nilsson tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Karlo moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mario Karlo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Byrne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carrera Villamora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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240 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Byrne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carrera Villamora!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Byrne lands a nice looking kick to the body. Villamora takes a step back to recover.
Villamora throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Byrne blocks a jab.
Byrne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Villamora.
Byrne avoids a kick to the body.
Byrne wants to land a leg kick but Villamora is out of range.
Byrne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Villamora.
Byrne throws a body punch but Villamora moves out of range.
Villamora tries to bum rush Byrne with a series of wild strikes but Byrne uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Villamora tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Byrne lands a front kick.
Villamora swings widly with a right hand
and Byrne counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Villamora is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Byrne jumps into side control!
Villamora is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villamora manages to work his way to half guard, despite Byrne's best efforts.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Byrne is taking a breather. Villamora says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Byrne trying to mount his opponent but Villamora defends it.
Byrne frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Villamora wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Byrne.
Byrne looking for a guillotine from mount but Villamora is having none of it.
Byrne is landing with some decent strikes but Villamora is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Villamora is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Byrne locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Villamora is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jack Byrne!
Jack Byrne took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
In defeat, Carrera Villamora stepped up to the mic, saying 'I will have break and come back and give a great fight for you guys! Thanks again to all who support me.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolay Burdyalov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lefteris Papaioanou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burdyalov comes into the arena with To The Metal blaring out of the sound system. 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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220 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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212 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolay Burdyalov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lefteris Papaioanou!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Papaioanou throws a left and a right that both miss
and Burdyalov counters with a left and a right that stings Papaioanou.
Burdyalov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Papaioanou moves away.
Papaioanou dips to his left and cracks Burdyalov with an uppercut!
Burdyalov ducks under a wild hook from Papaioanou.
Papaioanou defending well as Burdyalov loads up on a big left hand.
Papaioanou throws a body punch but Burdyalov moves out of range.
Papaioanou missing with a left hand there. Burdyalov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Papaioanou throws a right and a left that Burdyalov avoids nicely.
Burdyalov staying out of range there.
Nice combo by Burdyalov! Oh, that's hurt him - Papaioanou falls to the canvas and Burdyalov follows him into side control.
It looks like Lefteris Papaioanou has been cut.
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!
Burdyalov trying to control the action but Papaioanou is working from the bottom.
The ground and pound from Burdyalov seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Burdyalov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Burdyalov trying to control the position but Papaioanou is working away.
Papaioanou felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burdyalov tries for a kimura but Papaioanou is defending well.
Burdyalov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Burdyalov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Burdyalov scores with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Burdyalov is trying to get an arm triangle but Papaioanou is defending well.
Burdyalov goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Papaioanou rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Burdyalov's guard! Nice work there by Papaioanou!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burdyalov working a defensive guard here.
Burdyalov is looking for a triangle but Papaioanou pushes his legs off easily.
Papaioanou is fighting to break Burdyalov's control of his arms but Burdyalov is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papaioanou trying to control but Burdyalov is working from the bottom.
Burdyalov is looking for a triangle but Papaioanou pushes his legs off easily.
Papaioanou has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Burdyalov is proving hard to escape from.
Burdyalov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Papaioanou defends it easily.
Papaioanou is pushing down on Burdyalov's leg trying to pass to half guard. Burdyalov is fighting to maintain full guard but Papaioanou has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Burdyalov is trying to maintain the position but Papaioanou is very close to passing his half guard.
Burdyalov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Burdyalov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Papaioanou pulls his head out easily.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Burdyalov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Papaioanou was well out of range. Poor timing from Burdyalov.
Burdyalov misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Papaioanou darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Papaioanou tries to bum rush Burdyalov with a series of wild strikes but Burdyalov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Burdyalov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Papaioanou lands a jab.
Papaioanou takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolay Burdyalov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lefteris Papaioanou's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Burdyalov misses with a wild combination.
Nikolay Burdyalov is winning the standup battle so far.
Papaioanou fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Burdyalov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Donk. Papaioanou catches Burdyalov right on the button with a cross.
Papaioanou throws a poor cross that misses
and Burdyalov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Burdyalov throws a jab but it's blocked by Papaioanou.
Burdyalov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burdyalov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Papaioanou in his tracks.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Papaioanou bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Burdyalov lands with an overhand left.
Papaioanou throws a right and a left that Burdyalov avoids nicely.
Burdyalov tries to bum rush Papaioanou with a series of wild strikes but Papaioanou uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burdyalov takes one to the chin there.
Burdyalov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Papaioanou was well out of range. Poor timing from Burdyalov.
Papaioanou misses with a looping left.
Papaioanou might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nice uppercut there from Papaioanou.
Burdyalov moves out of range as Papaioanou strikes.
Burdyalov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burdyalov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Papaioanou is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burdyalov.
Papaioanou takes a swing at Burdyalov's ribcage but misses.
Burdyalov misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Papaioanou to counter with a crisp jab.
Burdyalov misses with a few strikes there.
Burdyalov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nikolay Burdyalov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Burdyalov loads up on a big right hand but Papaioanou slips the punch.
Papaioanou throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Burdyalov on the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Papaioanou misses the target.
Papaioanou throws a hook but Burdyalov blocks it.
Burdyalov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Burdyalov slips under a jab from Papaioanou.
Papaioanou slips under a jab.
Burdyalov misses with an uppercut. Papaioanou saw that one coming.
Burdyalov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Papaioanou was well out of range. Poor timing from Burdyalov.
Burdyalov slips a straight right by Papaioanou.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes from Burdyalov. Those never looked like landing.
Papaioanou slips a jab from Burdyalov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burdyalov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Burdyalov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Papaioanou throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burdyalov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Papaioanou connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Burdyalov's hands.
Burdyalov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Papaioanou.
Papaioanou looks to land a left hand but Burdyalov moved out of range nicely.
Burdyalov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Papaioanou stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Papaioanou lands a slapping body shot.
Papaioanou uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burdyalov.
Burdyalov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Papaioanou fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Burdyalov has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Burdyalov throws a combination that misses
and Papaioanou connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Burdyalov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
No joy there for Papaioanou, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Papaioanou throws a body punch but Burdyalov moves out of range.
Burdyalov misses the jab.
Papaioanou connects with a good right hand that stumbles Burdyalov. Burdyalov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papaioanou bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Burdyalov drops Papaioanou with a nice combination! Burdyalov dives into Papaioanou's guard, looking to finish!
Papaioanou is rocked!
Papaioanou utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Burdyalov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Papaioanou is keeping the position for now.
Burdyalov trying to control but Papaioanou is working from the bottom.
Papaioanou controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burdyalov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Burdyalov is looking to work some ground and pound but Papaioanou has wrist control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Burdyalov misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab from Burdyalov misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Papaioanou swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Burdyalov misses with a double jab.
Burdyalov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Papaioanou sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Burdyalov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Papaioanou can do to turn this around?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Papaioanou throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Burdyalov counter with a right hand.
Burdyalov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Burdyalov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Papaioanou has time to react.
Papaioanou moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolay Burdyalov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lefteris Papaioanou'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!
Papaioanou lands a jab to Burdyalov's midsection.
Burdyalov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Papaioanou avoids a punch combination nicely.
Burdyalov misses with a two punch combination.
Papaioanou looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Burdyalov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Burdyalov looks to throw the jab but Papaioanou is out of range.
Papaioanou misses with a looping left.
Papaioanou scores with a nice head shot.
Nice defenses there by Papaioanou.
Burdyalov takes one to the chin there.
Burdyalov fails to land with a series of punches.
Papaioanou swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Papaioanou throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Papaioanou throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Burdyalov.
Papaioanou lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Burdyalov ducks under a wild hook from Papaioanou.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papaioanou stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Burdyalov is rocked!
Nice straight punches there by Papaioanou. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Papaioanou.
Oh Burdyalov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Papaioanou ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burdyalov moves away.
Papaioanou scores with a hook to the body. Burdyalov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Papaioanou lands a jab to the nose.
Papaioanou throws the left hand but Burdyalov avoids the punch easily.
Burdyalov throws a series of punches but Papaioanou moves out of range.
Papaioanou throws the left hand but Burdyalov avoids the punch easily.
Papaioanou lands a really nice looking cross but Burdyalov seems unphased.
Burdyalov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Papaioanou jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Burdyalov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Burdyalov slips under a jab.
Papaioanou misses with a series of wild punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Burdyalov misses the target.
Burdyalov fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Burdyalov throws a lazy right hand but Papaioanou sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
No joy there for Papaioanou, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Burdyalov seems to have got his legs back now.
Papaioanou throws a shot from downtown. Burdyalov moves away and avoids it.
Lefteris Papaioanou has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burdyalov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Papaioanou.
Papaioanou misses with a series of wild punches.
Papaioanou throws a left that rocks Burdyalov and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Papaioanou dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Burdyalov regain composure!
Papaioanou trying to control the action but Burdyalov is working from the bottom.
Papaioanou tries to stand but Burdyalov is controlling his head.
Burdyalov wants to control but Papaioanou postures up.
Nikolay Burdyalov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burdyalov is looking for a sweep.
Nikolay Burdyalov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Papaioanou slips a jab and a cross from Burdyalov.
Burdyalov throws a lazy right hand but Papaioanou sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Papaioanou bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Burdyalov as he connects with a hook.
Oooh a lovely combination from Papaioanou sends Burdyalov down but not out. Papaioanou dives into side control looking to finish.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burdyalov is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papaioanou tries to stand but Burdyalov is controlling his head.
Papaioanou wants to control but Burdyalov is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burdyalov struggling a bit here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lefteris Papaioanou comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Burdyalov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikolay Burdyalov!
Nikolay Burdyalov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Delphino Atlantis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orange Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Delphino Atlantis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Delphino Atlantis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Orange Joe!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Joe misses
and Atlantis counters with a single leg into guard. Joe didn't expect that.
Joe keeping moving, preventing Atlantis from controlling successfully.
Joe working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Atlantis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Atlantis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Joe escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Atlantis gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Joe keeping moving, preventing Atlantis from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe controls Atlantis momentarily but Atlantis frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Joe holds on and takes a little breather.
Joe wants to sweep here but Atlantis controlling him for the moment.
Atlantis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Joe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Atlantis is working hard here to advance position.
Joe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Atlantis is one step ahead there.
Joe is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Joe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Atlantis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Joe throws a low kick but Atlantis avoids it.
Atlantis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Atlantis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Joe as he jumps to the side.
Atlantis walks forward, straight into a front kick from Joe.
Joe tries a head kick but it misses.
Atlantis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Joe throws a solid leg kick but Atlantis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Joe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe throws a hook to the side of Atlantis's head but Atlantis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Joe lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Joe throws a leg kick
and Atlantis counters with a takedown into side control.
Atlantis tries to move to full mount but Joe actually manages to regain half guard.
Atlantis is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Joe is just riding it out for now. Atlantis eventually gives up the hold.
Joe wants to improve his position but Atlantis is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe gets back to full guard.
Joe is controlling Atlantis's posture.
Joe is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Atlantis trying to control but Joe is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Joe 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.
Atlantis wants to pass the guard but Joe is keeping the position.
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 Delphino Atlantis will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Joe throws a low kick, looking for Atlantis's leg but Atlantis calmly moves out of range.
Atlantis gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Joe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Joe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Joe throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Atlantis counters with a shoot takedown. Joe fights it but they end up in guard.
Atlantis stopping the sweep attempt from Joe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atlantis drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Joe manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Atlantis has Joe in his guard.
Joe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Atlantis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Joe doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Joe manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Delphino Atlantis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Atlantis looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Joe lands a couple of digs.
Joe is working Atlantis over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Joe makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Atlantis is trying to keep Joe in close.
Joe lands a couple of digs.
Joe throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Joe throwing strikes from guard but Atlantis blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joe connects with a couple of short punches.
Atlantis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Joe not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Atlantis isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Joe stacks Atlantis on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Joe!
Atlantis is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atlantis sneaks back into half guard.
Joe scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Atlantis moves into full guard.
Joe stands up over Atlantis, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Joe showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Atlantis is trying to keep Joe in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Joe makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Joe stopping the sweep attempt from Atlantis.
Joe advances position into side control!
Atlantis tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Joe wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
A lull in the action here as Joe stalls from top position.
Atlantis tries to improve position but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Joe in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Atlantis is trying to get back to half guard.
Atlantis takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orange Joe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Atlantis is looking to slow Joe down with leg kicks.
Atlantis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Joe makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Atlantis really felt that one!
Joe fakes the leg kick and cracks Atlantis in the body.
Joe avoids a kick to the body.
A jab from Joe misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atlantis changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Joe looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Atlantis is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Joe is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Atlantis looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Atlantis passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Joe!
Joe is desperately trying to improve his position but Atlantis has a good base and remains in mount.
Atlantis looking to control but Joe is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Atlantis working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe wants to control but Atlantis is having none of it.
Joe is looking to improve his position but Atlantis isn't that keen on the idea.
Joe is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Atlantis moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Joe has worked his arm free - good work by Joe!
Joe tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Joe has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe struggling a bit here.
Joe is trying to get back to half guard.
Atlantis working away.
Atlantis goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Joe rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Atlantis's guard! Nice work there by Joe!
Joe cracks Atlantis with a solid left hand.
Atlantis keeping moving, preventing Joe from controlling successfully.
Joe postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Joe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Atlantis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Joe lying in Atlantis's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Atlantis decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Joe taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Delphino Atlantis!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akeel Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jiu Jitsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Akeel Lynch!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jiu Jitsu!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jitsu tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lynch decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jitsu's guard.
Jitsu has his foot on Lynch's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lynch works his way back into a safe position though.
Lynch connects with a couple of short punches.
Lynch is looking to work some ground and pound but Jitsu has wrist control.
Lynch passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Jitsu is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Lynch's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Lynch takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Jitsu felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Jitsu looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jitsu is pressing down on Lynch's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jitsu had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lynch defends it easily.
Lynch working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jitsu's head.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jitsu had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lynch defends it easily.
Jitsu wants to sweep here but Lynch controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jitsu is looking for a triangle but Lynch pushes his legs off easily.
Lynch forces his way into half guard.
Lynch wants to pass to mount but Jitsu is defending the position.
Jitsu actively working from the bottom here.
Jitsu taking some punishment here, with Lynch in his half guard.
Nice strikes from Lynch there.
Lynch looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lynch.
Lynch scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jitsu is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lynch pulls his head out easily.
Lynch works his way into full mount!
Jitsu is looking to improve his position but Lynch isn't that keen on the idea.
Lynch can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jitsu is looking to escape.
Lynch working the ground and pound effectively.
We've been hearing that Lynch has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Lynch with shots to the head and body - Jitsu looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynch working Jitsu over with strikes here.
Jitsu is bucking up trying to escape but Lynch cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jitsu manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Jitsu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lynch is looking to take a break and control but Jitsu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lynch is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lynch blocks the strikes from Jitsu.
Lynch tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jitsu knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jitsu looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lynch drops an elbow to the side of Jitsu's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lynch wants to take a breather but Jitsu is having none of it.
Jitsu is trying to get back to full guard.
Lynch is pressing down on Jitsu's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jitsu is holding on for now.
Jitsu taking some punishment here, with Lynch in his half guard.
Lynch blocks the strikes from Jitsu.
Lynch seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jitsu does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jitsu looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jitsu is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lynch pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jitsu wants to improve his position but Lynch is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akeel Lynch dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jitsu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jitsu scores with a takedown into Lynch's guard.
Lynch has his hands on Jitsu's head, controlling the position.
Jitsu wants to pass the guard but Lynch is keeping the position.
Jitsu throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jitsu won't allow Lynch to sweep him here.
Lynch manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jitsu manages to get himself to full guard.
Lynch wants to control from the top but Jitsu keeps moving.
Lynch avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jitsu throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Lynch sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jitsu's guard.
Jitsu actively working from the bottom here.
Jitsu looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lynch passes to side control.
Jitsu prevents Lynch from moving into mount.
Lynch advances nicely into full mount.
Lynch landing strikes from the mount and Jitsu is in trouble!
Jitsu tries to reverse the position but Lynch maintains control.
Lynch lands a couple of good shots and Jitsu has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynch has the hooks in. Jitsu is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Lynch scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Lynch is landing with strikes. Jitsu can't take much more of this.
Jitsu grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lynch trying to control.
Jitsu turns into Lynch and is now in his guard.
Lynch bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jitsu's guard.
Lynch pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jitsu is keeping the position for now.
Jitsu working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lynch doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lynch manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jitsu keeping full guard, as Lynch tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynch preventing the sweep.
Lynch trying to control the position from guard on top but Jitsu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lynch pushes down on Jitsu's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lynch seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jitsu does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jitsu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lynch.
Lynch trying to control from half guard but Jitsu is working away.
Lynch is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lynch wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jitsu keeps working.
Lynch works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lynch working the ground and pound effectively.
Lynch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jitsu can do to turn this around?
Jitsu tries to reverse the position but Lynch maintains control.
Lynch fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lynch trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lynch unloading with bombs!
Lynch tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jitsu really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
BOOM! Lynch connects with a massive shot to the dome!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lynch lands a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akeel Lynch dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lynch looks to throw the jab but Jitsu is out of range.
Lynch drives through with a takedown into Jitsu's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Jitsu has an active guard here but Lynch has managed to pass into half guard.
Jitsu manages to get to full guard.
Lynch passes Jitsu's left leg - he's now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jitsu punching from the bottom.
Jitsu is pressing down on Lynch's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lynch scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jitsu keeping moving, preventing Lynch from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jitsu throws his legs up looking for a submission but Lynch uses it to pass to side control.
Lynch lands a decent elbow from side control.
Jitsu is not content to let Lynch control the position.
Jitsu is trying to improve his position.
Jitsu tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Lynch lands some shots froms side control.
Lynch working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Lynch grinds an elbow into Jitsu's temple.
Jitsu taking a bit of punishment here - Lynch scoring with strikes.
Jitsu is not content to let Lynch control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu is looking to regain half guard here but Lynch keeps moving and retains side control.
Check out the look on Lynch's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Jitsu gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Lynch wants to control the pace but Jitsu is squirming around nicely.
Lynch controlling from the full mount.
Jitsu is bucking up trying to escape but Lynch cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu is bucking up trying to escape but Lynch cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jitsu can't escape the position.
Lynch unloading with bombs!
Jitsu is trying to escape the mount.
Lynch raining down shots from the mount!
Jitsu really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jitsu takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lynch trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lynch landing punches.
Jitsu is rocked!
Jitsu is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Jitsu is still in real trouble! Can Lynch finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lynch drops a big elbow. That's hurt Jitsu! More shots from Lynch and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akeel Lynch!
Akeel Lynch retains his light heavyweight title!
Akeel Lynch 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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