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Umbrella 92 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Gotti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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163 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Gotti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricardo Mendes!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gotti blocks a jab.
Gotti on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gotti takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mendes tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gotti shoots for a takedown but Mendes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mendes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mendes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mendes misses with a kick to the body.
Gotti shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mendes but Mendes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mendes loads up on a big right hand but Gotti slips the punch.
Mendes gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gotti postures up.
Gotti controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mendes is trying to control the position but Gotti postures up.
Gotti scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gotti trying to control but Mendes is working from the bottom.
Gotti wants to pass the guard but Mendes is keeping the position.
Gotti avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gotti wants to control from the top but Mendes keeps moving.
Gotti is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gotti looking to sit in guard and control but Mendes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gotti is trying to keep Mendes in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gotti controls Mendes momentarily but Mendes frees himself.
Mendes trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gotti's guard.
Mendes is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gotti trying to control the position here.
Gotti not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gotti is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Mendes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mendes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gotti looking for a sweep. Not yet Gotti, not yet.
Gotti is adopting a defensive guard.
Gotti keeping moving, preventing Mendes from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mendes misses with a left hand
and Gotti counters with a nice body kick.
Gotti misses with a hook. Mendes ducked under it nicely.
Mendes misses with a hook.
Gotti connects with a leg kick. Mendes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mendes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mendes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gotti.
Gotti closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gotti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mendes moves away.
Mendes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gotti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mendes.
Gotti changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mendes tries to avoid it but Gotti manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mendes to the ground. Mendes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Gotti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gotti moves out of range of the strikes.
Jab, jab by Mendes - just one landing.
Mendes throws a hook but Gotti avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gotti.
Gotti dives in and scores a takedown into Mendes's guard.
Gotti stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mendes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gotti is working hard here to advance position.
Mendes wants to sweep here but Gotti controlling him for the moment.
Gotti is stalling in the full guard.
Mendes wants to sweep but no luck.
Gotti slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Mendes dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mendes tries to bum rush Gotti with a series of wild strikes but Gotti uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mendes missing with a left hand there. Gotti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gotti digs a good body shot into Mendes's ribs.
Nice uppercut there from Gotti.
Mendes wants to land a leg kick but Gotti is out of range.
Gotti just misses with a punch to the body.
Gotti throws a looping overhand right but Mendes ducks down to avoid it.
Mendes avoids the body shot from Gotti.
Ricardo Mendes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gotti misses with a body shot
and Mendes counters with a shoot takedown. Gotti fights it but they end up in guard.
Mendes tries to free his leg and advance position but Gotti is retaining full guard.
Gotti wants to sweep here but Mendes controlling him for the moment.
Mendes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Mendes stopping the sweep attempt from Gotti.
Mendes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gotti is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Gotti trying to control the position.
Ricardo Mendes has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gotti utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mendes drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mendes jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gotti pulls Mendes in close to his closed guard and prevents Mendes from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Mendes drops back looking for a leg! Gotti is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gotti manages to kick Mendes off! Mendes jumps back into Gotti's guard.
Gotti working a defensive guard here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
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.
Mendes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gotti. Gotti circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mendes throws a poor cross that misses
and Gotti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mendes misses with a kick to the body.
Gotti fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gotti avoids the body shot from Mendes.
Ricardo Mendes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gotti throws a body punch but Mendes moves out of range.
Mendes misses with a hook.
Mendes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mendes misses with a series of wild punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mendes. Gotti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mendes is looking to score with low kicks.
Mendes scores with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gotti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mendes.
Mendes throws a body shot but no joy.
Mendes misses with a straight left.
Mendes misses with an uppercut. Gotti saw that one coming.
Mendes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gotti momentarily.
Mendes misses with an uppercut
and Gotti counters with a right hand to the body.
Mendes walks into a straight right hand from Gotti.
A jab from Mendes does it's job there.
Gotti fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mendes.
No luck for Gotti with that takedown attempt.
Mendes misses with a body kick.
Mendes cracks Gotti with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gotti misses with the combination.
Gotti scoring well with a low kick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mendes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gotti.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Gotti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mendes slips a jab and a cross from Gotti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gotti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mendes.
Gotti feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Gotti stopping the sweep attempt from Mendes.
Gotti wants to control from the top but Mendes keeps moving.
Mendes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mendes is on top in guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gotti holds on and takes a little breather.
Gotti not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gotti strikes from his own guard.
Mendes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gotti is trying to keep Mendes in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Mendes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A jab from Mendes misses.
Gotti misses with a body kick.
Mendes has his takedown stuffed
and Gotti counters with a series of strikes. Mendes will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gotti lands a head shot.
Mendes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gotti.
Nice shot lands for Gotti.
Gotti moves out of range of the strikes.
Mendes throws the left hand but Gotti avoids the punch easily.
Mendes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gotti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mendes.
Mendes's corner calls for a 1-2. Mendes obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A punch combination from Mendes misses.
Mendes tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendes blocks a jab.
Mendes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mendes lands a two punch combo.
It looks like John Gotti has been cut.
Mendes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gotti with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mendes misses with a looping left.
Mendes swings widly with a right hand
and Gotti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mendes takes one to the chin there.
Mendes takes a swing at Gotti's ribcage but misses.
Mendes throws a series of punches but Gotti avoids them all with ease.
Gotti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gotti dodges the punch combination from Mendes.
It looks like Gotti has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Mendes misses the jab.
Good shot there by Mendes.
Gotti moves away from the strike by Mendes.
Gotti fails with a takedown attempt.
Gotti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mendes throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Gotti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mendes closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gotti did well to prevent Mendes getting side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendes wants to free his trapped foot but Gotti is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gotti is defending against the submission attempts here by Mendes.
Mendes seems to be looking for submissions.
Gotti wants to control but Mendes is keeping busy.
John Gotti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gotti is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gotti manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Mendes thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes wants to pass the guard but Gotti is keeping the position.
Mendes postures up.
Mendes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gotti has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Gotti tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mendes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gotti is keeping the position for now.
Gotti keeping moving, preventing Mendes from controlling successfully.
Mendes passes Gotti's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ricardo Mendes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mendes trying to mount his opponent but Gotti defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mendes is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gotti sees it coming and defends easily.
Gotti gets full guard.
Gotti manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mendes manages to get himself to full guard.
Mendes keeping moving, preventing Gotti from controlling successfully.
Mendes doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Gotti slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mendes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gotti lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Mendes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mendes 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Mendes!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dow Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colin St John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St John has chosen Uilleann Pipes as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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255 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
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250 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dow Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Colin St John!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jones avoids the body shot from St John.
St John avoids a punch combination nicely.
St John swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones walks into a straight right hand from St John.
St John jabs at Jones's body.
St John uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
St John fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St John manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Colin St John has been cut.
St John avoids the body shot from Jones.
Jones misses with a telegraphed body shot
and St John counters with a shoot takedown. Jones fights it but they end up in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jones looking to control.
St John passes Jones's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
St John throwing shots but Jones is blocking nicely.
St John stalling away here and it's allowed Jones to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
St John stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
St John is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
St John showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones is pulling down on St John's head. It's preventing any offense from St John, at least for the moment.
Jones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for St John on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
St John showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
St John looking to sit in guard and control but Jones gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
St John working a defensive guard here.
Jones wants to stand but St John is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones being controlled here momentarily.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
St John is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
St John working the head and body with strikes.
Jones wants to control but St John is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St John takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Jones keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jones gets back to full guard.
Jones wants to sweep but no luck.
St John working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
St John stays in close to Jones's body and controls the position.
St John's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Let's hope that St John has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colin St John dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Colin St John's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A cross from Jones lands.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Jones swings widly with a right hand
so St John counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jones trying to control the position.
Colin St John has got the better of the ground game so far.
St John passes Jones's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
St John prevents Jones from standing back up.
Jones on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jones tries to get out of the position.
St John trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
St John lands with a punch from half guard.
Jones blocking the ground and pound attempt from St John.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones wants to control but St John is keeping busy and won't allow it.
St John slows the pace down in half guard.
St John is continuing to stall.
Jones trying to control from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jones takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but St John ducks down to avoid it.
Jones looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
St John throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Jones throws a left and a right that both miss
and St John counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones scores with a hook.
Dow Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
St John throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from St John misses.
Jones swings away with a body shot that misses
and St John counters with a shoot takedown. Jones fights it but they end up in guard.
St John not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
St John wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St John looking to sit in guard and control but Jones gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but St John is retaining full guard.
Jones has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
St John tries to land a sweep but no joy.
St John is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Jones wants to get up but he can't break St John's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jones is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
St John is pulling down on Jones's head. It's preventing any offense from Jones, at least for the moment.
St John wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Jones trying to control but St John is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
St John is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colin St John showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Colin St John'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!
Jones throws the left hand but St John avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by St John.
St John tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jones cracks St John with a good jab.
A lazy left from Jones finds it's target.
Jones walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
St John throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jones counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St John digs a good body shot into Jones's ribs.
Jones lands with a hook. St John tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dow Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circling - St John throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
St John avoids the body shot from Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a hook to the body
and St John counters with a nice double leg into guard.
St John postures up in Jones's guard and throws a big left but Jones blocks it.
St John is working Jones over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
St John trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones controls St John momentarily but St John frees himself.
Jones is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. St John is aware though and is defending well.
St John scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
St John has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
St John controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
St John scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Dow Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St John is trying to control. Jones wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
St John is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
St John lands with some strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St John tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
St John lands a couple of good shots and Jones has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
St John is punishing Jones with strikes - can he finish him?!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St John tightening his grip on Jones, looking for the choke.
St John biding his time, controlling Jones.
St John missing with strikes.
St John loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Jones hold on?
Jones is rocked!
St John is raining down hard shots and and Jones has had enough - he's tapped out due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Colin St John!
A very excited looking Colin St John made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giuseppe Vitale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bishop's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Mama said knock you out. 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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145 lbs
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155 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bobby Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Giuseppe Vitale!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vitale tries to move into range but Bishop moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Vitale has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Bishop misses with a straight right.
Bishop with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vitale misses with a takedown
and Bishop counters with an outside leg kick.
Giuseppe Vitale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vitale tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bishop paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vitale keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bishop.
Vitale tries to clinch there but Bishop circles away.
Vitale misses the jab.
Nice shot lands for Vitale.
Vitale closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vitale breaks from the clinch.
Vitale is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bishop.
Bishop looks to land a left hand but Vitale moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Bishop throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab from Bishop.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop lands with a straight right. Vitale didn't see that one coming.
Vitale fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vitale misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bishop counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vitale staying out of range there.
Vitale swings widly with a right hand
and Bishop counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bishop avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vitale pushes Bishop up against the cage in a clinch.
Vitale is trying to break free.
Bishop keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vitale's efforts to push away.
Vitale's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bishop looks to score with a jab to the body but Vitale is just out of range.
Bobby Bishop is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bishop lands with an overhand left.
Vitale tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bishop swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vitale tries to clinch there but Bishop circles away.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Vitale crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bishop - the referee stops the clock and Vitale gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bishop. Vitale manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bishop dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bishop connects with a looping right hand.
Bishop throws the kick towards the body but Vitale avoids it.
Vitale with a jab.
Bishop on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bishop keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bishop avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bishop scores with a jab.
Bishop fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vitale looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bishop. Vitale does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vitale throws a body punch but Bishop moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vitale looks to score with a jab to the body but Bishop is just out of range.
Bishop slips under a jab.
Bishop lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vitale circles away quickly and effectively.
Vitale throws a shot from downtown. Bishop moves away and avoids it.
Vitale takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bishop gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bishop lands a leg kick that knocks Vitale off balance momentarily.
Bishop wants to land a leg kick but Vitale is out of range.
Vitale misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jab, jab by Bishop - just one landing.
Vitale swings for the body but Bishop moves out of range.
Vitale gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bishop counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vitale's head.
Bishop dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vitale misses with a few strikes there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bishop.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bishop.
Vitale is looking to clinch but Bishop is avoiding it.
Bishop misses with a low kick as Vitale jumps back.
Bishop avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vitale moves away from the strike by Bishop.
Bishop fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bishop lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Vitale swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Bishop dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Vitale misses with a lunging right hand
and Bishop counters with a nice uppercut.
Bishop looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vitale misses with a takedown attempt - Bishop sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bishop avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bishop throws a body shot but no joy.
Vitale misses with a series of wild punches.
Vitale closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Bishop.
Bishop lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vitale breaks the clinch.
Vitale misses with an uppercut.
Good exchange - Bishop coming out on top.
Vitale is rocked!
Vitale looks to score with a jab to the body but Bishop is just out of range.
Vitale is still on wobbly legs! Can Bishop finish him?
We've been told by Bishop's head coaches at Humboldt Park Elite Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bishop moves away from the strike by Vitale.
Bishop slips a jab from Vitale.
Bishop works Vitale's body with a nice hook.
Vitale throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bishop makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bishop moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vitale rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bishop finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Vitale is breathing heavily.
Vitale fails with a takedown attempt.
Vitale seems to have recovered his senses.
Vitale throws a nice looking combination but Bishop bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bishop keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vitale.
Jab, jab by Bishop - just one landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop swings for the body but Vitale moves out of range.
Bishop ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice body punch from Bishop.
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!
Bishop shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bobby Bishop is winning the standup battle so far.
Vitale throws a hook to the side of Bishop's head but Bishop sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bishop misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vitale missing with a left hand there. Bishop was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vitale slips a straight right by Bishop.
Vitale throws a lazy uppercut
and Bishop counters with a nice leg kick.
Vitale tries for a takedown but Bishop sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bobby Bishop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Giuseppe Vitale.
Vitale shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Vitale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bishop is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vitale can do to turn this around?
Bishop throws a push kick but Vitale slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop jabs at Vitale's body.
Bishop feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Vitale sprawling to the canvas! Vitale rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Bishop finish him?!
Vitale throws a body punch but Bishop moves out of range.
Bishop works Vitale's body with a nice hook.
Bishop tries a head kick but it misses.
A combination from Vitale does no damage.
Bishop displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vitale throws out the jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bishop keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bishop moves out of range as Vitale strikes.
Vitale throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bishop counters with a huge left! Vitale is in big trouble! He's backing up but Bishop isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Vitale from any more damage. A dominating finish by Bishop!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Bishop!
A victorious Bobby Bishop 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Diego (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tenchi Fuchigami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Don Diego 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Don Diego!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tenchi Fuchigami!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diego throws out a loose jab but Fuchigami uses good head movement to avoid it.
A punch combination from Diego misses.
Nice body punch from Fuchigami.
Diego tries to close the distance and clinch but Fuchigami swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fuchigami throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fuchigami tries to clinch but Diego moves out of range.
Diego tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fuchigami was well out of range. Poor timing from Diego.
Diego throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fuchigami lands the left hand.
Diego fakes the leg kick and cracks Fuchigami in the body.
Fuchigami goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A jab from Fuchigami misses.
Diego misses with a body kick.
Diego misses with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diego lands a jab to Fuchigami's midsection.
Fuchigami on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Tenchi Fuchigami has been cut.
Fuchigami bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diego tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fuchigami swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Diego - that will leave a mark!
Fuchigami looks to land a combination but Diego avoids it well.
Don Diego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Diego will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Diego misses with a leg kick.
A combination from Fuchigami does no damage.
Fuchigami punishes Diego's body with a nice straight punch.
A big right from Diego misses.
Diego throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A big left from Diego misses.
Diego scores with a jab to the head.
Diego throws a leg kick but Fuchigami sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Diego sizes up Fuchigami with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Diego plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fuchigami is rocked!
Diego finds Fuchigami's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Fuchigami flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Diego lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Fuchigami will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Don Diego!
Don Diego decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Diego Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chinchin Chin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chin has chosen Guts! Guts! - Akira Kushida as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Brandao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chinchin Chin!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandao tries to close the distance and clinch but Chin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've been informed that Chin has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Brandao throws a head kick that misses.
Chin shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Brandao manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Chin postures up in Brandao's guard and throws a big left but Brandao blocks it.
Chin preventing the sweep.
Chin drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Brandao manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Chin has Brandao in his guard.
Chin being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Brandao defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chin is trying to keep Brandao in close.
Brandao's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Chin keeping full guard, as Brandao tries to pass.
Brandao avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Brandao sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Chin throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Chin wants to sweep but no luck.
Brandao avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Brandao engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Brandao preventing the sweep.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Brandao pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chin is keeping the position for now.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Brandao seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Brandao throws a sloppy head kick and Chin moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Brandao.
Chin goes for a double leg but Brandao avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Brandao continues to drive forward.
Chin is working for takedown but Brandao is calmly controlling the position for now.
Brandao misses with a punch on the inside.
Chin wants a takedown.
Diego Brandao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chinchin Chin.
Chin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A shot in the inside from Brandao.
Chin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Brandao walks away with a smile on his face. Chin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Chin just misses with a punch to the body.
That kick from Brandao tenderised Chin's leg. Chin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Diego Brandao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slow jab from Chin misses its intended target.
Diego Brandao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brandao scores with a jab.
Chin misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Chin sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Brandao's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brandao trying to control here.
Brandao regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Chin.
Brandao looking to control.
Chin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brandao is keeping the position for now.
Chin is looking to advance position but Brandao has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brandao tries to control but Chin wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Brandao dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Brandao lets loose with a powerful body kick. Chin will feel that in the morning.
Brandao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brandao rushes Chin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Brandao misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chin fails to pull guard.
Chin wants a takedown.
Brandao lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chin backwards.
Chin jumps guard but Brandao stands there with Chin around his waist. Chin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Diego Brandao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chinchin Chin.
Brandao tries to work over Chin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandao lands a shoulder strike.
Chin goes for a takedown attempt but Brandao pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Brandao clobbers Chin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandao throws a leg kick
and Chin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Chin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Chin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Brandao works his way to full guard. Good work.
Chin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Chin stands and throws Brandao's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Chin is working Brandao over with some ground and pound from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brandao defending against the ground and pound.
An elbow from Chin crashes against the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chin 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.
Chin wants to take a breather but Brandao manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Chin.
Brandao lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brandao avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Chin wants to sweep here but Brandao controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chin keeping moving, preventing Brandao from controlling successfully.
Brandao content to stall in guard here.
Chin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Chin wants to sweep here but Brandao controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Chin throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Chin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Brandao controls the pace.
Chin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brandao doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Brandao manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Chinchin Chin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brandao tries to stand but Chin is controlling from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Brandao fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Chin is out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A low kick from Brandao misses
and Chin counters with a shoot takedown. Brandao fights it but they end up in guard.
Brandao utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Chinchin Chin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Chin defending well as Brandao loads up on a big left hand.
Chin throws a lazy uppercut
and Brandao counters with a good low kick that Chin was not able to check.
Brandao motions for Chin to come forward. Brandao throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brandao attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Brandao tries a low kick but Chin avoids it.
Brandao scoring well with a low kick there.
Chin circles away from the clinch attempt.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Brandao enables Chin to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Brandao manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Brandao working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brandao is keeping the position for now.
Brandao utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandao looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chin is one step ahead there.
Chin trying to control the position from guard on top but Brandao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chin pushes down on Brandao's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Chin wants to take a breather but Brandao is having none of it.
Chin looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Brandao is not content to let Chin control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A nice combination there by Brandao.
Brandao does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Diego Brandao is winning the standup battle so far.
Chin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Brandao avoids the body shot from Chin.
Brandao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Brandao as Chin shoots in.
Chin motions for Brandao to come forward. Chin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brandao wants to slow Chin down by chopping away at his legs.
Brandao avoids a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandao lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brandao looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Brandao thuds a left hand into Chin's body.
Chin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Brandao fails with an attempt to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brandao.
Brandao thuds a left hand into Chin's body.
Brandao tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Chin is able to avoid easily.
Brandao swinging wildly here.
Brandao throws a push kick but Chin slaps the foot to one side.
Brandao lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chin, right into the meat.
Brandao lands a leg kick that knocks Chin off balance momentarily.
Brandao misses with a body kick.
No luck for Chin with that takedown attempt.
Diego Brandao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chinchin Chin.
Brandao connects with a body shot that sends Chin's belly button to the back.
Brandao is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chin can do to turn this around?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brandao does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Brandao misses with a body kick.
Brandao avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A clash of legs there as Chin blocks the low kick.
Brandao looks to land a right hand but Chin moved out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Brandao showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Brandao 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Brandao!
After winning the bout, Diego Brandao 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Dr John Zoidberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dahl Haas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haas is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ten Typ Mes - Trze'a było. Dr John Zoidberg could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dahl Haas's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Dr John Zoidberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dahl Haas!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zoidberg is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Haas.
It looks like Dr John Zoidberg has been cut.
Haas is looking to score with low kicks.
Haas scores with a leg kick.
Haas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zoidberg stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Haas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Haas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zoidberg takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Zoidberg slips a straight right by Haas.
Haas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Haas throws a low kick but Zoidberg moves out of range easily.
Zoidberg gets tackled into the cage by Haas. Haas maintains the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zoidberg wants a takedown but no success here.
Haas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hand to the body from Haas.
Haas misses with a punch to the body.
Zoidberg working aggressively here.
Haas misses with a punch to the body.
Zoidberg jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Haas walks away with a smile on his face. Zoidberg gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haas lands a big head kick that sends Zoidberg tumbling to the mat! Haas takes a step backwards and waves Zoidberg back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Zoidberg takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Zoidberg throws a jab but it's blocked by Haas.
Haas feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Zoidberg sprawling to the canvas! Zoidberg rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Haas finish him?!
Zoidberg is rocked!
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!
Zoidberg 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.
Oh Zoidberg is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zoidberg looks to land a right hand but Haas moved out of range.
Zoidberg connects with a jab.
Haas darts in and clinches Zoidberg up against the cage.
Zoidberg seems to have got his legs back now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Haas.
A hook to the body from Haas.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Zoidberg fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dr John Zoidberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zoidberg.
Haas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zoidbergs head.
Haas scores with a shot to the side of Zoidberg's head.
Zoidberg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Haas's elbow.
Haas throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zoidberg swings wildly with an uppercut but Haas uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Haas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zoidbergs head.
Zoidberg's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zoidberg breaks the clinch.
Nice body kick there by Haas.
Zoidberg is breathing heavily.
Haas drops Zoidberg with a straight right hand, right on the button! Haas follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dahl Haas!
Dahl Haas bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yuya Shimizu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Gerrard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Shimizu might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Negative - Still Alive. 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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145 lbs
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28
158 lbs
18 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yuya Shimizu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Mick Gerrard!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shimizu shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Shimizu throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gerrard tries to land a front kick but Shimizu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Shimizu checks a leg kick.
Gerrard checks a low kick from Shimizu.
Shimizu blocks a head kick by Gerrard.
Shimizu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Shimizu has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gangsterdamage in the buildup to the fight.
Gerrard throws a jab but it's blocked by Shimizu.
Shimizu misses with a double jab.
Gerrard misses with a straight left.
Gerrard getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Shimizu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gerrard misses with a low kick as Shimizu jumps back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shimizu slips a straight right by Gerrard.
Gerrard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shimizu lands a jab.
Gerrard tries to move into range but Shimizu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gerrard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shimizu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gerrard lands a high kick!
Gerrard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shimizu gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Shimizu breaks the clinch.
Shimizu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gerrard's calf.
Gerrard sizes up Shimizu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mick Gerrard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shimizu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gerrard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shimizu.
Shimizu connects with a leg kick. Gerrard looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Shimizu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gerrard.
Some bone on bone action there as Gerrard checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gerrard scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Shimizu slips under a jab from Gerrard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gerrard has closed the distance and engaged Shimizu in a clinch.
Shimizu pulls guard successfully.
Gerrard advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gerrard trying to control the action but Shimizu is working from the bottom.
Shimizu is trying to control Gerrard's posture but Gerrard avoids it.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Gerrard working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Sloppy strikes there by Gerrard.
Shimizu is looking to reverse the position.
Gerrard grinds an elbow into Shimizu's temple.
Gerrard throws an elbow but Shimizu slips to the side and avoids it well.
Gerrard controls the position from side control.
Shimizu tries to buck Gerrard off but Gerrard is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shimizu is being controlled here.
Shimizu is looking for a sweep.
Shimizu is working hard here to advance position.
Shimizu is trying to control Gerrard's posture but Gerrard avoids it.
Shimizu is not content to let Gerrard control the position.
Gerrard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gerrard looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Shimizu is avoiding damage well.
Shimizu being controlled for a moment.
Shimizu is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Shimizu wants to control but Gerrard postures up.
Shimizu is not content to let Gerrard control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Shimizu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gerrard uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Shimizu has time to react.
Shimizu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gerrard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A slow jab from Shimizu misses its intended target.
Gerrard throws a hook but Shimizu blocks it.
Shimizu moves away from the strike by Gerrard.
Shimizu throws a low kick but Gerrard avoids it.
Shimizu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gerrard feints a jab promting Shimizu to slip. Gerrard then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Shimizu slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Gerrard dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Shimizu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gerrard is out of range and Shimizu settles back down.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Shimizu, as that shot connected.
Shimizu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gerrard throws out the jab.
Gerrard misses with a wild body shot.
Gerrard has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Shimizu.
Gerrard takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gerrard misses the jab.
Gerrard works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gerrard blocks a head kick by Shimizu.
Shimizu blocks a jab.
Gerrard misses with a right hand
and Shimizu decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gerrard's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gerrard looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shimizu is one step ahead there.
Gerrard keeping moving, preventing Shimizu from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shimizu with a nice head shot there.
Shimizu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gerrard is keeping the position for now.
Gerrard wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Shimizu is now in half guard.
Shimizu wants to free his trapped foot but Gerrard is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gerrard is trying to get back to full guard.
Shimizu controlling the pace.
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.
Gerrard trying to hold on to Shimizu's head to control him but Shimizu postures up.
Shimizu wants to pass the guard but Gerrard is defending well.
Shimizu thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Shimizu trying to control from Gerrard's half guard. Gerrard has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Gerrard trying to keep a closed guard but Shimizu is proving a slippery customer.
Gerrard is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerrard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gerrard throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shimizu.
Shimizu lands a left hand.
Gerrard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shimizu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shimizu manages to break the clinch.
Shimizu swats away the attempt to clinch by Gerrard.
Gerrard misses with a head kick.
Gerrard darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Shimizu thumps Gerrard with a low kick.
Gerrard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gerrard tries to close the distance and clinch but Shimizu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A leg kick checked by Gerrard.
Shimizu throws a sloppy head kick and Gerrard moves out of range easily.
Shimizu connects with a high kick.
It looks like Mick Gerrard has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gerrard missing with a left hand there. Shimizu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shimizu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gerrard tries to close the distance and clinch but Shimizu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gerrard tries to clinch but Shimizu is having none of it.
Mick Gerrard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheers as Gerrard lands an impressive looking overhand right. Shimizu doesn't seem phased though.
Gerrard does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A jab from Shimizu does it's job there.
A telegraphed right hand from Gerrard misses the target.
Gerrard lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Shimizu throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gerrard's head.
Gerrard checks a leg kick nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Gerrard blocks the leg kick.
Gerrard lands a nice shot to the body.
Gerrard swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Shimizu.
Shimizu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gerrard fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuya Shimizu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mick Gerrard'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.
A leg kick checked by Shimizu.
Shimizu thuds his right hand into Gerrard's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Shimizu with a hook.
Gerrard scores with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gerrard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jab by Gerrard.
Jab by Gerrard.
Shimizu throws a low kick, looking for Gerrard's leg but Gerrard calmly moves out of range.
Shimizu has managed to clinch.
Shimizu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shimizu tries to work over Gerrard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for Gerrard.
Shimizu blocking some punches.
A right hand to the body from Shimizu.
Shimizu lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Shimizu.
Gerrard misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shimizu gets through Gerrard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gerrard misses with a punch on the inside.
Gerrard misses with a punch on the inside.
Shimizu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gerrard backwards.
Gerrard can't find room to land a body shot as Shimizu controls the action.
Shimizu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shimizu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gerrard takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gerrard loads up on a big right hand but Shimizu slips the punch.
Gerrard throws a body shot but no joy.
Shimizu lands a nice shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Gerrard.
Shimizu checks the leg kick.
Gerrard lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gerrard.
Shimizu lands a head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gerrard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shimizu circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shimizu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shimizu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gerrard misses with a looping right.
Gerrard tries to clinch there but Shimizu circles away.
Gerrard misses the shot to the body.
Gerrard scores with a hook.
Shimizu slips under a jab.
Shimizu throws a head kick but Gerrard moves out of range.
Shimizu lands with a nice body punch.
A leg kick checked by Gerrard.
Gerrard 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.
Gerrard misses with a body shot.
Gerrard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shimizu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gerrard misses with a wild body shot.
Gerrard attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Shimizu checks a leg kick nicely.
Gerrard lands a jab to Shimizu's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerrard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gerrard wants to clinch.
Gerrard digs a good hook to Shimizu's body.
Gerrard tries to clinch but Shimizu is having none of it.
Shimizu slips a jab from Gerrard.
Gerrard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gerrard misses with the combination.
Shimizu tries to work over Gerrard's front leg with a kick but Gerrard checks it.
Shimizu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gerrard's sensitive parts.
Shimizu is looking to slow Gerrard down with leg kicks.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gerrard darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Shimizu looks to score with a jab to the body but Gerrard is just out of range.
A punch combination from Gerrard misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shimizu throws a solid leg kick but Gerrard takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Shimizu.
Shimizu misses with a low kick.
Shimizu catches Gerrard with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A big left from Gerrard misses.
Shimizu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gerrard's sensitive parts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gerrard thuds his right hand into Shimizu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gerrard misses with a two punch combination.
Gerrard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shimizu. Shimizu obviously looking to wear him down.
Gerrard blocks a head kick by Shimizu.
Gerrard pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Shimizu back to the cage. Gerrard follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Shimizu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shimizu rushes Gerrard and presses him up against the cage.
Yuya Shimizu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gerrard misses with a punch on the inside.
Shimizu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Gerrard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gerrard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Yuya Shimizu did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Mick Gerrard's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gerrard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shimizu can pounce on him.
Gerrard tests Shimizu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gerrard throws a hook but Shimizu avoids it easily.
Gerrard throws a body punch but Shimizu moves out of range.
Shimizu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gerrard lands a jab-cross combination.
Gerrard's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gerrard throws a nice outside leg kick.
Shimizu keeps the fight on the outside.
Shimizu missing with a left hand there. Gerrard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gerrard lands with a thumping leg kick.
Shimizu scores with a kick to the midsection.
A head kick misses from Shimizu.
Shimizu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gerrard walks into a stiff left hand from Shimizu.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gerrard lands with a shot to the body.
Gerrard moves out of range of the leg kick from Shimizu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shimizu. That's going to slow Gerrard down.
Gerrard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Donk. Gerrard catches Shimizu right on the button with a cross.
Shimizu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Shimizu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gerrard smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gerrard misses with a straight right.
Shimizu throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Shimizu staying out of range there.
A combination from Gerrard does no damage.
Shimizu blocks a leg kick.
Shimizu swats away the attempt to clinch by Gerrard.
Shimizu defending well as Gerrard loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Gerrard.
Gerrard tests Shimizu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shimizu scores with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shimizu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Shimizu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gerrard.
Shimizu tries to score with a low kick but Gerrard moves his leg out of the way.
Shimizu throws a head kick but Gerrard moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Shimizu.
Gerrard clinches up with Shimizu and pushes him back against the cage.
Shimizu tries to pull guard but Gerrard holds him up against the cage and eventually Shimizu drops back down to his feet.
Gerrard misses with a punch on the inside.
Shimizu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shimizu pushes Gerrard back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gerrard tries to throw a body punch but Shimizu avoids it by throwing Gerrard back against the cage.
Gerrard blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shimizu jumps guard but Gerrard stands there with Shimizu around his waist. Shimizu gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gerrard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shimizu.
Shimizu blocks an uppercut.
Gerrard working hard to break the clinch.
Shimizu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shimizu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gerrard lands with a short shot to the head.
Shimizu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shimizu jumps guard but Gerrard turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuya Shimizu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shimizu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gerrard throws a punch but it's blocked by Shimizu.
Gerrard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gerrard has had enough of the clinch but Shimizu keeps him there for the moment.
Gerrard throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shimizu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gerrard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shimizu tries to pull guard but Gerrard forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Shimizu has Gerrard pressed against the cage, preventing Gerrard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gerrard.
Gerrard pushes Shimizu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Gerrard fails to land.
Shimizu blocks an uppercut.
Gerrard misses with the head strike.
Gerrard misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gerrard.
Shimizu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gerrard.
Gerrard looking to throw knees to the head but Shimizu is blocking nicely.
Shimizu ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Shimizu no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Shimizu trying to keep a closed guard but Gerrard is proving a slippery customer.
Gerrard sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Mick Gerrard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mick Gerrard's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A nice combination there by Gerrard.
Gerrard swinging wildly here.
Shimizu shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gerrard throws a nice looking combination but Shimizu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shimizu checks a low kick from Gerrard.
Shimizu scores with a jab to the head.
Gerrard lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Shimizu throws a sloppy head kick and Gerrard moves out of range easily.
Shimizu throws a wild body kick that Gerrard sees coming a mile off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gerrard tries to grapple but his opponent circles
so Shimizu counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gerrard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gerrard escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Shimizu gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerrard preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Shimizu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Shimizu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Shimizu lands a couple of digs.
Shimizu is in close to Gerrard's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Shimizu preventing the sweep.
Shimizu is looking to work some ground and pound but Gerrard has wrist control.
Shimizu trying to control the position from guard on top but Gerrard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
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.
Shimizu is looking to work some ground and pound but Gerrard has wrist control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gerrard blocks a jab.
A jab from Gerrard misses.
Gerrard throws a head kick that misses.
Gerrard takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gerrard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shimizu thumps Gerrard with a low kick.
Gerrard with a nice cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Gerrard misses the target.
Shimizu scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gerrard in his tracks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gerrard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shimizu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gerrard to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shimizu misses with a head kick.
Shimizu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shimizu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shimizu tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gerrard is able to avoid easily.
Gerrard pushes Shimizu up against the cage in a clinch.
Gerrard lands a right hand.
Gerrard can't find room to land a body shot as Shimizu controls the action.
Shimizu looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gerrard lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gerrard blocks an elbow strike from Shimizu.
Shimizu misses with some punches.
Gerrard misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Gerrard fails to land.
Shimizu misses with some punches.
Gerrard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shimizu throws an elbow that misses.
Shimizu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shimizu has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Gerrard uses from the top position.
Shimizu is working an open guard so Gerrard takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Shimizu avoids the body shot from Gerrard.
Gerrard connects with a right hand. Shimizu shakes it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shimizu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Shimizu connects with a leg kick. Gerrard looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gerrard misses with a looping right.
Gerrard slips under a jab from Shimizu.
Gerrard cracks Shimizu with an open hand slap.
Shimizu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gerrard scores with the left hand. Shimizu knows he should have avoided that one.
Gerrard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Shimizu.
Gerrard shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gerrard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gerrard throws a hook but Shimizu blocks 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 Yuya Shimizu.
I think Shimizu 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 48:48
Judge James Glass scores the fight 48:48
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 48:48
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Guy Georges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justice Naruhodo (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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Guy Georges!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Justice Naruhodo!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naruhodo shoots in for a takedown but Georges shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Naruhodo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Guy Georges has been cut.
Georges moves out of range as Naruhodo strikes.
Georges uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Naruhodo.
Naruhodo moves out of range as Georges strikes.
Naruhodo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Georges manages to avoid it.
Naruhodo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Naruhodo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Georges scores with a hook to the body. Naruhodo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Naruhodo. Georges does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Georges tests Naruhodo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Georges enables Naruhodo to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Georges manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Naruhodo preventing the sweep.
Naruhodo passes into half guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Georges actively working from the bottom here.
Naruhodo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Georges looking for submissions off his back.
Naruhodo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Georges's head.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Naruhodo working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Georges makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Georges.
Naruhodo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Naruhodo wants to control from the top but Georges keeps moving.
Naruhodo controls from within his opponent's guard.
Georges is looking for a triangle but Naruhodo pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Georges looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Georges is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Naruhodo throwing strikes from guard but Georges blocks nicely.
Georges looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Georges is looking for a triangle but Naruhodo pushes his legs off easily.
Naruhodo postures up in Georges's guard and throws a big left but Georges blocks it.
Naruhodo scoring with some ground and pound.
Georges has momentary wrist control but Naruhodo slips an elbow through the middle.
Georges has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Naruhodo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Georges working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Naruhodo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Georges is tightening it up a little... Naruhodo has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Naruhodo reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Naruhodo taps out! Nice BJJ there by Georges!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Guy Georges!
Guy Georges gave a mention to FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matti Meikalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vaan Tseng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tseng has chosen Anathema - Deep as his entrance music. Matti Meikalainen has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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255 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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Matti Meikalainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vaan Tseng!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meikalainen looks to land a right hand but Tseng moved out of range.
That kick from Meikalainen tenderised Tseng's leg. Tseng is trying to keep his angry face on.
Meikalainen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tseng misses with a body kick.
Tseng throws a nice outside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tseng. Meikalainen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Meikalainen lands with a shot to the body.
Tseng buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tseng needs to keep his hands up - Meikalainen had a free shot at his head there.
Tseng swings for the body but Meikalainen moves out of range.
Meikalainen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tseng. That did some damage!
Meikalainen tries to bum rush Tseng with a series of wild strikes but Tseng uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Meikalainen throws a solid leg kick but Tseng takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Meikalainen.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tseng drops down and drives through with a powerful 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!
Meikalainen trying to control the position here.
My spies in Ninjin no Tamanegi inform me that Tseng has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Tseng prevents Meikalainen from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meikalainen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tseng throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Meikalainen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tseng lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Meikalainen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Meikalainen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tseng manages to get himself to full guard.
Tseng 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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tseng is on top in guard.
Meikalainen wants to stand and escape but Tseng is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meikalainen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Meikalainen keeping moving, preventing Tseng from controlling successfully.
Meikalainen controlling the position.
Meikalainen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tseng working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Meikalainen looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Tseng puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Tseng not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tseng is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Meikalainen tries to lock up and control but Tseng gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meikalainen regains half guard.
Tseng is keen to just control but Meikalainen is a slippery customer.
Ground and pound from Tseng.
Meikalainen tries to kick Tseng off but Tseng keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Tseng throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tseng has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tseng missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tseng seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Meikalainen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Meikalainen wants to get back to full guard.
Tseng missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tseng wants to control but Meikalainen is keeping him busy.
Tseng perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Meikalainen is staying active underneath Tseng, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Matti Meikalainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meikalainen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tseng was well out of range. Poor timing from Meikalainen.
Tseng throws a head kick that misses.
Tseng fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Meikalainen sprawls well initially but Tseng persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Meikalainen holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Meikalainen wants to get back to full guard.
Meikalainen is working hard here to advance position.
Meikalainen is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at McGarrys plant works, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Well, if Tseng is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Meikalainen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tseng.
Meikalainen is in trouble now - Tseng has advanced to mount!
Meikalainen working to try and regain half guard.
Tseng trying to control but Meikalainen is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vaan Tseng dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Meikalainen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Meikalainen lands a body shot.
Tseng throws a low kick, looking for Meikalainen's leg but Meikalainen calmly moves out of range.
Meikalainen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Meikalainen thows a leg kick but Tseng checks it
and Tseng counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Tseng trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tseng stopping the sweep attempt from Meikalainen.
Tseng working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tseng in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Meikalainen is trying to keep Tseng in close.
Tseng has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tseng's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Tseng trying to control the position from guard on top but Meikalainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meikalainen throws a body shot but no joy.
Tseng looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Matti Meikalainen is winning the standup battle so far.
A good leg kick by Tseng.
Tseng fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Meikalainen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Meikalainen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tseng.
Tseng moves away from the strike by Meikalainen.
Tseng takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tseng checks the leg kick nicely there.
Matti Meikalainen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tseng takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tseng shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Meikalainen as he avoids it easily.
Tseng shoots in looking for a takedown but Meikalainen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tseng's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Meikalainen misses with a looping right.
Tseng lands with a nice body punch.
Meikalainen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tseng connects with an inside leg kick.
Meikalainen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tseng drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tseng trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tseng being controlled here momentarily.
Tseng tries to free his leg and advance position but Meikalainen is retaining full guard.
Meikalainen working a defensive guard here.
Tseng throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tseng chips away with some ground and pound.
Meikalainen keeping full guard, as Tseng tries to pass.
Tseng trying to control but Meikalainen is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meikalainen throws a hook to the side of Tseng's head but Tseng sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Meikalainen is looking to chop away at Tseng's legs.
Meikalainen throws a lazy right hand but Tseng sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Meikalainen tries to score with a low kick but Tseng moves his leg out of the way.
Tseng dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tseng moves out of range of the body kick from Meikalainen.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tseng.
Tseng throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Meikalainen blocks a head kick by Tseng.
Some wild striking there from Meikalainen.
Meikalainen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tseng misses with a two punch combination.
Meikalainen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tseng throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tseng. Meikalainen shrugs it off though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tseng lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meikalainen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Meikalainen scores with a leg kick.
Meikalainen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Meikalainen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Meikalainen swings for the body but Tseng moves out of range.
Tseng throws a push kick but Meikalainen slaps the foot to one side.
Tseng fails with a takedown attempt.
Matti Meikalainen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vaan Tseng.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tseng.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Meikalainen.
It looks like Vaan Tseng has been cut.
Tseng moves out of range as Meikalainen throws a body kick.
Tseng throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A head kick misses from Tseng.
Tseng fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Meikalainen sprawls well initially but Tseng persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Meikalainen trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vaan Tseng showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vaan Tseng'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Tseng shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Meikalainen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Donk. Meikalainen catches Tseng right on the button with a cross.
Tseng motions for Meikalainen to come forward. Tseng throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tseng lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Meikalainen swinging wildly here.
Meikalainen misses with a wild body shot.
Tseng has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Meikalainen.
Tseng listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tseng fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Meikalainen.
Meikalainen tries to clinch but Tseng moves out of range.
Meikalainen throws out a leg kick but Tseng moves out of range and Meikalainen only half commits.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tseng shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tseng is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tseng scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Meikalainen is trying to control but can't.
Meikalainen keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Tseng thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tseng works his way into full mount!
Meikalainen blocking the ground and pound.
Tseng looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Meikalainen takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Vaan Tseng is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meikalainen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tseng content just to control the position here.
Let's hope that Tseng has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Meikalainen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Tseng controlling from mount.
Vaan Tseng has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meikalainen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tseng takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Tseng wants to control the pace but Meikalainen is squirming around nicely.
Meikalainen tries to lock up and control but Tseng gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Tseng content just to control the position here.
Tseng's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Matti Meikalainen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Meikalainen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Tseng controlling his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vaan Tseng comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tseng 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vaan Tseng!
Our winner, Vaan Tseng, 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Esquiva Falcao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Eisenhardt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eisenhardt has chosen Magneto's Theme as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Esquiva Falcao!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Max Eisenhardt!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falcao thows a left - swing and a miss!
Falcao takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Falcao swings for the body but Eisenhardt moves out of range.
Eisenhardt throws a wild body kick that Falcao sees coming a mile off.
Falcao avoids a kick to the body.
Falcao tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Eisenhardt is able to avoid easily.
Falcao throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Eisenhardt counters with a body kick that stops Falcao in his tracks momentarily.
Crunch! Falcao slams his shin into Eisenhardt's torso.
Eisenhardt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Falcao 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.
Eisenhardt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Falcao throws a leg kick that misses.
Falcao works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcao buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Eisenhardt checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Eisenhardt misses with a kick to the body.
Falcao takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Eisenhardt avoids the head kick by Falcao.
Falcao will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Falcao just misses with a punch to the body.
Eisenhardt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Falcao throws a body kick that misses.
Eisenhardt misses with a hook. Falcao ducked under it nicely.
Eisenhardt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Eisenhardt misses with a hook.
Eisenhardt 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcao looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The fighters circle momentarily. Eisenhardt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Falcao lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Eisenhardt works the jab nicely.
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!
Falcao fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Falcao connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Falcao lands with a thumping leg kick.
Eisenhardt works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Falcao connects with a solid leg kick.
Falcao ducks under a wild hook from Eisenhardt.
A left lands for Falcao.
It looks like Max Eisenhardt has been cut.
Eisenhardt checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcao takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Falcao blocks the body kick.
Eisenhardt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Falcao.
Falcao throws a nice outside leg kick.
Eisenhardt walks into a left hand.
Eisenhardt misses with a leg kick
and Falcao counters with a thumping low kick.
Falcao looks to land a body kick but Eisenhardt moved away.
Eisenhardt throws a poor cross that misses
and Falcao counters with a stiff right hand.
Eisenhardt is rocked!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Eisenhardt 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 Falcao has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Falcao and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Eisenhardt is still on wobbly legs! Can Falcao finish him?
Eisenhardt walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Falcao! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Esquiva Falcao!
Esquiva Falcao retains his middleweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Esquiva Falcao thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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