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UNFC #25 Lansky vs Curry PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sebastian Kasprzyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jedrzej Kowalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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255 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sebastian Kasprzyk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jedrzej Kowalski!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kasprzyk lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kasprzyk scores with a jab. Kowalski acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like Jedrzej Kowalski has been cut.
Kowalski lands the left hand.
Kasprzyk doesn't manage to clinch there - Kowalski circles away.
Kowalski fails with a takedown attempt.
Kasprzyk stuffs the takedown.
Kasprzyk scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kowalski doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice sprawl there from Kasprzyk as Kowalski shoots in.
Sebastian Kasprzyk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jedrzej Kowalski.
Kowalski looks winded!
Kasprzyk throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kowalski walks into a left hand.
Kasprzyk scores with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kowalski swats away the attempt to clinch by Kasprzyk.
Jedrzej Kowalski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kasprzyk moves into the clinch successfully.
Kasprzyk holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kasprzyk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski is trying to drag Kasprzyk to the mat but Kasprzyk just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kasprzyk is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kowalski drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kasprzyk gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kowalski wants a takedown but no success here.
Kowalski is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kowalski can't get the takedown.
Kasprzyk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kasprzyk bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Kowalski! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski is working an open guard so Kasprzyk takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick lands from Kasprzyk.
Kasprzyk fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Kowalski out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Sebastian Kasprzyk!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hulk Bashman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zhang Fei (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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270 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hulk Bashman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zhang Fei!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fei misses with a series of wild punches.
Bashman throws a head kick that Fei semi-blocks.
It looks like Zhang Fei has been cut.
Fei takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bashman misses with a low kick.
Bashman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bashman throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bashman tries a head kick but it misses.
Bashman tries to clinch up.
Fei avoids the head kick by Bashman.
Bashman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bashman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bashman bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bashman throws a head kick but Fei moves out of range.
Bashman takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hulk Bashman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bashman.
Bashman throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Fei stumbling backwards into the cage! Fei bounces back off the cage towards Bashman, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Bashman lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Bashman celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Hulk Bashman!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Byrne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Sun Tzu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Byrne has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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250 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Byrne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruce Sun Tzu!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sun Tzu 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 Byrne has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Byrne and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Byrne fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Sun Tzu to the ground. Byrne is now in Sun Tzu's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Byrne looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Byrne seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Sun Tzu for as long as he can get away with.
Sun Tzu escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Byrne gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Byrne would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sun Tzu keeping moving, preventing Byrne from controlling successfully.
Byrne has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrne looking to pass the guard.
Byrne controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Byrne throwing strikes but missing.
Sun Tzu looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Byrne passes into half guard.
Byrne is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sun Tzu is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Byrne is working for a kimura but Sun Tzu is defending it quite comfortably.
Byrne frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Byrne trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sun Tzu is desperately trying to improve his position but Byrne has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrne looking to control but Sun Tzu is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sun Tzu is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sun Tzu is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Byrne controlling from the full mount.
Sun Tzu defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Byrne.
Byrne manages to capitalize on a mistake by Sun Tzu to take his back!
Sun Tzu tries to roll but Byrne sticks to his back.
Byrne is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Sun Tzu has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Sun Tzu can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byrne looking for the choke from the back.
Sun Tzu looking very determined here, making life difficult for Byrne.
Byrne is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Sun Tzu is defending well though. Byrne let's go of the attempt for now.
Byrne doesn't have the hooks in and Sun Tzu manages to turn into his guard.
Sun Tzu trying to control the position from guard on top but Byrne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sun Tzu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Byrne swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Byrne looking for a guillotine here but Sun Tzu defends easily.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Byrne dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sun Tzu misses with a body kick.
Sun Tzu keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sun Tzu tries to land a leg kick but Byrne saw it coming and moves away.
Sun Tzu throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sun Tzu misses the shot to the body.
Sun Tzu throws a head kick but Byrne moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sun Tzu gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Byrne to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Byrne pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sun Tzu is keeping the position for now.
Byrne is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Byrne accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sun Tzu looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Byrne puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Sun Tzu is looking to improve his position.
Sun Tzu tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Byrne has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Sun Tzu bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Sun Tzu trying to control but Byrne is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrne is pulling down on Sun Tzu's head. It's preventing any offense from Sun Tzu, at least for the moment.
Byrne manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sun Tzu manages to get himself to full guard.
Byrne is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sun Tzu can do to turn this around?
Sun Tzu has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Byrne is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Sun Tzu.
Byrne looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sun Tzu takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrne wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sun Tzu keeps working.
Byrne sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Sun Tzu is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Byrne tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Sun Tzu tries to improve position but can't.
Sun Tzu is still trying to improve position.
Byrne cracks Sun Tzu with a big right hand but Sun Tzu just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Sun Tzu is trying to improve his position.
Byrne remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Sun Tzu's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sun Tzu trying to remain calm as Byrne controls from the top position.
Byrne throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Byrne working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sun Tzu tries to bench press Byrne off him but Byrne keeps the position.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Byrne dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Byrne closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sun Tzu to the mat! Sun Tzu manages to get full guard.
Byrne pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sun Tzu is keeping the position for now.
Byrne wants to control from the top but Sun Tzu keeps moving.
Byrne content to stall in guard here.
Sun Tzu is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Byrne rolls with it to try and escape but Sun Tzu cranks on the arm and Byrne is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bruce Sun Tzu!
In his post fight interview, Bruce Sun Tzu started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Katuro Tisoaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tisoaka comes to the cage accompanied by Festivo. Brown has chosen Rob Zombie - Dragula as his entrance music. Katuro Tisoaka could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Matt Brown's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Katuro Tisoaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Brown!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown gets caught flat footed, as Tisoaka shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Tisoaka wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown wants to stand up but Tisoaka is controlling him.
Tisoaka keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Brown's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tisoaka sitting in guard here, content to control.
Brown throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tisoaka advances position into side control!
Brown really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tisoaka. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tisoaka is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Brown looks calm but he's in trouble here. Tisoaka gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Brown is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Tisoaka lets go of the hold and Brown can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Katuro Tisoaka!
During a confident post fight interview, Katuro Tisoaka thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zerachiel Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Li-Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zerachiel Halo had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zerachiel Halo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roy Li-Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Li-Taylor. That did some damage!
Halo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Li-Taylor throws a front kick that sends Halo stumbling back into the cage.
Halo looks to score with a jab to the body but Li-Taylor is just out of range.
Halo throws an overhand right that lands on Li-Taylor's shoulder, as Li-Taylor tries to avoid the shot.
Halo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Halo swats away the attempt to clinch by Li-Taylor.
Li-Taylor looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Li-Taylor fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zerachiel Halo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Halo.
Halo throws a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Li-Taylor.
Li-Taylor scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Halo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Li-Taylor moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Li-Taylor blocking some punches.
Li-Taylor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li-Taylor connects with a knee to the head.
Li-Taylor lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Halo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A thudding body kick lands there by Li-Taylor!
Nice uppercut there from Halo.
Halo clobbers Li-Taylor with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Li-Taylor throws a body shot but no joy.
Li-Taylor lands a body shot.
Halo tests Li-Taylor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Halo lands a leg kick that knocks Li-Taylor off balance momentarily.
Li-Taylor cracks Halo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Li-Taylor. Halo shrugs it off though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Li-Taylor.
Li-Taylor looks to land a left hand but Halo moved out of range nicely.
Li-Taylor throws a wild body kick that Halo sees coming a mile off.
Halo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Halo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Li-Taylor holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Li-Taylor scores with a shoulder strike.
The referee calls for Li-Taylor to work.
A frustrated look appears on Halo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Halo.
Li-Taylor misses with an elbow over the top.
Halo throws a punch but it's blocked by Li-Taylor.
Halo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Halo misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li-Taylor stalling against the cage.
Halo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Li-Taylors head.
Halo blocks an elbow strike from Li-Taylor.
Li-Taylor letting Halo take a breather here.
Li-Taylor lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Halo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Halo can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li-Taylor tries to land a knee to the head but Halo blocks with his arms.
Li-Taylor blocks an elbow strike from Halo.
Halo lands with a left to the head.
Halo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Halo throws a punch but it's blocked by Li-Taylor.
Li-Taylor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Li-Taylor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Halo gets through Li-Taylor's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Halo takes an elbow to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters up against the cage, Li-Taylor throws an elbow but misses.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Li-Taylor dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Halo avoids the body shot from Li-Taylor.
Halo takes a swing at Li-Taylor's ribcage but misses.
Li-Taylor tries to clinch but Halo is having none of it.
Li-Taylor throws a lazy right hand but Halo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Li-Taylor wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Halo throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Li-Taylor misses.
Halo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Li-Taylor just misses with a punch to the body.
Li-Taylor just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Li-Taylor's calf.
Halo cracks Li-Taylor with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Halo lands with a straight right. Li-Taylor didn't see that one coming.
Li-Taylor on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo lands an overhand right.
Halo throws a body kick that misses
and Li-Taylor moves into the clinch.
Li-Taylor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Halo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Halo has a couple of punches blocked by Li-Taylor.
Li-Taylor scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Zerachiel Halo has been cut.
Li-Taylor misses with a punch on the inside.
Halo stalling in the clinch.
Li-Taylor lands an elbow that stopped Halo in his tracks for a moment.
Halo blocking some punches.
Li-Taylor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Li-Taylor tries a knee to the head but Halo blocks it.
Roy Li-Taylor seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Li-Taylor.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Li-Taylor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Halo controlling the action here for a moment.
Halo misses with a hook from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Halo.
Halo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
I was talking to Halo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Halo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Halo lands a shoulder strike.
Li-Taylor blocks the elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Li-Taylor.
Li-Taylor displaying some good clinch control by pressing Halo up against the cage.
Li-Taylor swings wildly with an uppercut but Halo uses good head movement to avoid it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Halo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Li-Taylor lands a right hand.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Halo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Halo swings wildly with an uppercut but Li-Taylor uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Li-Taylor throws an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Li-Taylor blocks an uppercut.
Halo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Li-Taylor leaning against his opponent.
Li-Taylor receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Halo taking a breather.
Li-Taylor tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Halo avoids it.
Halo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Roy Li-Taylor will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Zerachiel Halo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Halo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Li-Taylor.
Li-Taylor throws the kick towards the body but Halo avoids it.
Li-Taylor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Li-Taylor scores with a jab.
Halo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Li-Taylor doesn't seem bothered though.
Halo tries to keep at a distance but Li-Taylor has taken the fight into the clinch.
Li-Taylor stalling against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in the clinch, Halo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Li-Taylor is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Halo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Halo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Li-Taylor comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Li-Taylor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Halo misses with some punches.
Li-Taylor blocks an uppercut.
Halo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li-Taylor missing with knees to the body.
Halo breaks from the clinch.
Li-Taylor lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Halo fakes the leg kick and cracks Li-Taylor in the body.
Halo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Li-Taylor walks into a straight right hand from Halo.
Halo connects with a right hand. Li-Taylor shakes it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Li-Taylor tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Li-Taylor throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Li-Taylor connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Halo throws a leg kick which misses Li-Taylor's front leg but catches the back leg as Li-Taylor tries to avoid it.
Li-Taylor lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Li-Taylor checks a leg kick.
Halo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A looping hook to the body misses from Li-Taylor. Halo does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Halo.
Halo loads up on a big right hand but Li-Taylor slips the punch.
Li-Taylor will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Halo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Li-Taylor manages to avoid it.
Zerachiel Halo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fight stays on the outside here - Li-Taylor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Halo misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li-Taylor dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Halo. That did some damage!
Li-Taylor tries to clinch there but Halo circles away.
Roy Li-Taylor is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Both fighters circling a little - Li-Taylor finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Li-Taylor lands an overhand right.
Halo moves out of range as Li-Taylor throws a body kick.
Li-Taylor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Halo misses with an uppercut. Li-Taylor saw that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Li-Taylor chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Halo lands a jab to Li-Taylor's midsection.
Li-Taylor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Li-Taylor smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Li-Taylor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Halo manages to avoid it.
Halo lands with an uppercut that bounces Li-Taylor off the cage and back into range.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Roy Li-Taylor.
I've got Li-Taylor 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Li-Taylor!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Roy Li-Taylor made sure he mentioned VICIOUS FIGHT GEAR, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xu Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carrera Villamora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halo comes to the cage accompanied by Pharrell Williams - Hunter. Xu Halo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Xu Halo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carrera Villamora!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Villamora fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Halo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Carrera Villamora seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halo slips a straight right by Villamora.
Halo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Carrera Villamora has been cut.
Halo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ninjin no Tamanegi in the buildup to the fight.
Villamora throws a hook but Halo avoids it easily.
Halo lands with a cross.
Halo moves to clinch but Villamora breaks away
and Halo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Villamora lands a head kick. Halo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Halo connects with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Villamora under the eye.
Villamora displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Halo throws out the jab.
A head kick misses from Villamora.
Villamora will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Halo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Halo ducks under a wild hook from Villamora.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villamora tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Halo was well out of range. Poor timing from Villamora.
Villamora misses with a wild combination.
Villamora avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Villamora. Halo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Halo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Villamora back to the cage. Halo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Villamora throws a jab when Halo was well out of range.
Villamora misses with a right hand
and Halo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Halo instigates a clinch.
Villamora swings wildly with an uppercut but Halo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Villamora misses with a body punch.
Halo prevents a body shot from Villamora.
Villamora doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Villamora fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Villamora breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Villamora misses
and Halo counters with a one-two to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Villamora misses with a hook. Halo ducked under it nicely.
A punch combination from Halo misses.
Villamora takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Villamora ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Villamora misses the shot to the body.
Halo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Villamora throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Halo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Villamora takes one to the chin there.
Halo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Villamora circles away quickly and effectively.
Villamora scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Halo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Halo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villamora misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Villamora connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Halo scores with a punch to the head.
Halo lands a nice shot that snaps Villamora's head back.
Villamora looks to throw the jab but Halo is out of range.
Halo tries to clinch but Villamora moves out of range.
Villamora throws a hook but Halo blocks it.
Villamora tries to land a front kick but Halo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Halo throws a jab but it's blocked by Villamora.
Halo throws the left hand but Villamora avoids the punch easily.
Halo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Villamora.
Villamora throws a right and a left that both miss.
Villamora takes a swing at Halo's ribcage but misses.
Villamora waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Halo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo misses with a jab to the body
and Villamora counters with a straight right hand.
Villamora misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Good standup being displayed there by Halo as he connects with a hook.
Halo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Halo throws a hook to the side of Villamora's head but Villamora sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Villamora throws a hook but Halo avoids it easily.
Villamora throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Villamora! Halo is out on his feet! Villamora rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Halo is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Halo is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carrera Villamora!
An out of breath and clearly excited Carrera Villamora thanked VICIOUS FIGHT GEAR for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malcolm Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitchell is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Joe Jackson- I'm a Man. Malcolm Mitchell 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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jordan Belfort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Malcolm Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Mitchell misses.
Malcolm Mitchell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mitchell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Belfort avoids the body shot from Mitchell.
Mitchell tries a head kick but it misses.
Mitchell missing with a left hand there. Belfort was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Mitchell 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.
Mitchell scores with a nice strike.
Belfort walks into a left hand.
Mitchell throws a body shot but no joy.
Mitchell throws a sloppy head kick and Belfort moves out of range easily.
Mitchell looks to land a right hand but Belfort moved out of range.
Belfort slips a jab and a cross from Mitchell.
Belfort uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mitchell.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belfort jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mitchell takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Belfort blocks a jab.
Belfort lands a glancing blow to the side of Mitchell's head.
Mitchell misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort misses with a wild body shot.
Mitchell connects with a crisp jab.
Mitchell throws a nice looking combination but Belfort bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mitchell misses with a head kick.
Mitchell throws out a loose jab but Belfort uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mitchell throws a sloppy head kick and Belfort moves out of range easily.
Mitchell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Belfort throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mitchell thuds a left hand into Belfort's body.
Some wild striking there from Belfort.
Belfort throws a shot from downtown. Mitchell moves away and avoids it.
Mitchell feints and as Belfort raises his hands in defense, Mitchell changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mitchell trying to control but Belfort is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mitchell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Belfort is keeping the position for now.
Belfort 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.
Mitchell connects with a couple of short punches.
Belfort wants to sweep but no luck.
Belfort is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Belfort keeping moving, preventing Mitchell from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
We've been told by Belfort's head coaches at Ballas Only that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The fighters circling - Mitchell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort lands a nice shot that snaps Mitchell's head back.
Mitchell misses with a lunging right hand
and Belfort holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Belfort misses with some punches.
Mitchell misses with the head strike.
Belfort misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mitchell is looking for a takedown.
Belfort swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mitchell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mitchell misses with a hook.
Belfort looks to clinch
and Mitchell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Belfort is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mitchell.
A telegraphed right hand from Belfort misses the target.
Belfort has managed to clinch.
Mitchell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell throws a head punch that misses.
Mitchell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Belfort misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mitchell breaks the clinch.
Belfort uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mitchell.
Mitchell wants to slow Belfort down by chopping away at his legs.
Mitchell misses with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mitchell darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mitchell blocks a jab.
Mitchell sizes up Belfort with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Some bone on bone action there as Belfort checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Belfort looks to score with a jab to the body but Mitchell is just out of range.
Mitchell gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Belfort.
Mitchell blocks a jab.
Mitchell throws a right hand that Belfort ducks under and follows up with a left that Belfort also avoids with ease.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Malcolm Mitchell dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mitchell has a takedown stuffed.
Mitchell throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Belfort misses the jab.
Mitchell looks to land a left hand but Belfort moved out of range nicely.
Mitchell connects with a body shot that sends Belfort's belly button to the back.
Belfort moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mitchell scores with a sloppy right hand. Belfort should have avoided that one.
Belfort tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mitchell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A punch combination from Mitchell misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell throws a hook but Belfort blocks it.
A shot to the liver by Belfort. Beautiful body shot.
Mitchell keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Belfort's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mitchell connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Belfort scrambles back to his feet.
Mitchell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fighters circling - Mitchell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort is looking to clinch.
Belfort just misses with a punch to the body.
Belfort lands with a straight right. Mitchell didn't see that one coming.
Belfort stuffs the takedown.
Belfort checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mitchell lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mitchell ducks under a wild hook from Belfort.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mitchell needs to keep his hands up - Belfort had a free shot at his head there.
Belfort lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Belfort dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mitchell misses with an uppercut. Belfort saw that one coming.
Mitchell throws an off balance right hand
and Belfort counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Belfort throws a punch but it's blocked by Mitchell.
Mitchell is trying to break free.
Belfort misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belfort takes a shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mitchell misses with the head strike.
Mitchell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mitchell tries to score a body lock takedown but Belfort shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jordan Belfort has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Malcolm Mitchell.
Mitchell is trying to break free.
Belfort misses with the head strike.
Mitchell drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Belfort gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mitchell working aggressively here.
Mitchell jumps guard but Belfort turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A nice left hand lands by Belfort.
Mitchell goes for a takedown attempt but Belfort pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Belfort bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mitchell.
Belfort lands a body shot.
Mitchell on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A jab from Belfort misses.
Mitchell connects with a solid leg kick.
Belfort avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Belfort tries to clinch up but Mitchell circles away and keeps his distance.
Belfort fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mitchell manages to avoid it.
Belfort slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mitchell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Belfort sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mitchell throws out a leg kick but Belfort moves out of range and Mitchell only half commits.
Belfort ducks under a wild hook from Mitchell.
A head kick misses from Mitchell.
Belfort scores with a decent looking hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mitchell looks to land a combination but Belfort avoids it well.
Belfort takes the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hand to the body from Belfort.
Mitchell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Belfort avoids it.
Mitchell is trying to push Belfort away but Belfort has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Belfort lands a body punch.
Jordan Belfort has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Belfort lands with a short shot to the head.
Belfort gets through Mitchell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Belfort lands a body shot.
Belfort misses with the head strike.
Mitchell breaks from the clinch.
Mitchell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mitchell throws a jab but it's blocked by Belfort.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan Belfort dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Belfort ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mitchell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Belfort.
Mitchell takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mitchell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Belfort avoids the head kick by Mitchell.
Mitchell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Belfort sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Belfort scores with a decent looking hook.
Belfort lands a lovely overhand right.
Mitchell walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Belfort checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Belfort connects with the punch.
Mitchell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mitchell has a takedown stuffed.
Belfort ducks under a wild hook from Mitchell.
Belfort swings for the body but Mitchell moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort tries to clinch up but Mitchell circles away and keeps his distance.
Belfort loads up on a big right hand but Mitchell slips the punch.
Mitchell works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Belfort throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mitchell misses with a looping left.
Belfort connects with a crisp jab.
Mitchell motions for Belfort to come forward. Mitchell throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Belfort scores with a sloppy right hand. Mitchell should have avoided that one.
Belfort wants to clinch but Mitchell slips to the side
and Mitchell counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nice defenses there by Belfort.
Mitchell misses with a hook.
Belfort misses with a looping left.
Belfort on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Belfort throws a right and a left that Mitchell avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Belfort.
Mitchell walks into a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belfort avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Belfort staying out of range there.
Belfort shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mitchell eats them both and turns towards Belfort to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Mitchell is rocked!
Belfort displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mitchell throws out the jab.
Mitchell is still on wobbly legs! Can Belfort finish him?
Belfort misses with a wild body shot.
Mitchell misses with a hook. Belfort ducked under it nicely.
Mitchell seems to have recovered his senses.
Mitchell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Belfort tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mitchell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mitchell loads up on a big right hand but Belfort slips the punch.
Belfort 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.
Belfort moves into range and connects with a jab.
A combination from Mitchell does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort throws a hook but Mitchell avoids it easily.
Mitchell missing with a left hand there. Belfort was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mitchell throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Belfort's head.
Malcolm Mitchell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mitchell dives in and grabs Belfort's left leg, looking for a takedown. Belfort pushes down on Mitchell's head and hops out.
Belfort swings for the body but Mitchell moves out of range.
Mitchell misses with a few strikes there.
Mitchell fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Belfort slips under a jab.
Mitchell throws a jab but it's blocked by Belfort.
Belfort throws a shot from downtown. Mitchell moves away and avoids it.
Mitchell throws a right hand that misses
and Belfort holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mitchell looking to slow down the pace here.
Mitchell wants a takedown.
Jordan Belfort has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Malcolm Mitchell.
Mitchell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belfort throws a head punch that misses.
Belfort lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Belfort fails to land.
Mitchell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mitchell tries for a takedown but Belfort manages to get underhooks.
A short right from Belfort.
Mitchell misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belfort scores with a shoulder strike.
Mitchell tries to pull guard but Belfort forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Belfort misses with a punch to the body.
Belfort misses with the head strike.
Belfort working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mitchell has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Belfort avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Belfort throws a punch but it's blocked by Mitchell.
Belfort struggles to land a body shot inside as Mitchell controls his hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jordan Belfort showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Belfort 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jordan Belfort!
An out of breath Jordan Belfort thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Malcolm Mitchell had this to say: 'This is really messed up, my gameplanner is garbage. I am still the greatest 170 pounder around and I'm gonna prove it soon.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Delphino Atlantis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orange Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Atlantis comes to the cage accompanied by cream - those were the days. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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159 lbs
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165 lbs
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Good kicks
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Delphino Atlantis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Orange Joe!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe tries to land a leg kick but Atlantis saw it coming and moves away.
We've been informed that Joe 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.
Orange Joe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Atlantis moves away from the strike by Joe.
Joe loads up on a big right hand but Atlantis slips the punch.
Atlantis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A clash of legs there as Atlantis blocks the low kick.
Joe attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Joe pivots, looking for a leg kick but Atlantis is out of range and Joe settles back down.
Atlantis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe looks for a takedown but Atlantis sprawls well.
Joe throws a lazy right hand but Atlantis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Joe.
Joe misses with a head kick.
Joe misses with a body kick.
Atlantis misses with a takedown attempt - Joe sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A shot to the body from Joe misses
and Atlantis counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Joe trying to hold on to Atlantis's head to control him but Atlantis postures up.
Atlantis is looking for a kimura here.
Joe is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe wants to get back to full guard.
Joe is controlling Atlantis's trapped leg to prevent Atlantis from advancing to side control.
Atlantis is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Atlantis trying to mount his opponent but Joe defends it.
Joe is looking for a sweep. Atlantis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Atlantis wants to free his trapped foot but Joe is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Atlantis pulls his head out easily.
Atlantis wants to take a breather but Joe is having none of it.
Joe wants to control but Atlantis is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Joe might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Atlantis haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Atlantis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Joe punishes Atlantis's body with a nice straight punch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Joe, right into the meat.
Joe throws a low kick but Atlantis moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe is looking to score with low kicks.
Atlantis takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Joe missing with a left hand there. Atlantis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Joe misses with a few strikes there.
Joe feints and as Atlantis raises his hands in defense, Joe changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Joe 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.
Joe throwing strikes from guard but Atlantis blocks nicely.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Orange Joe dominated that round.
That's time! Atlantis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Joe throws a hook to the side of Atlantis's head but Atlantis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joe. Atlantis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Atlantis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Joe scores with a sloppy right hand. Atlantis should have avoided that one.
Atlantis blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Joe throws a head kick but Atlantis moves out of range.
Atlantis moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe throws a leg kick that is checked
and Atlantis counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Atlantis wants to pass the guard but Joe is keeping the position.
Joe wants to sweep here but Atlantis controlling him for the moment.
Atlantis lands a couple of digs.
Atlantis thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Joe keeping full guard, as Atlantis tries to pass.
Atlantis is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Joe is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Joe has escaped and now he's on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe stands up over Atlantis, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Joe is stalling in the full guard.
Atlantis escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Joe gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Joe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Atlantis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Joe with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Joe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe is working Atlantis over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Joe passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Atlantis takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Joe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Atlantis tries to improve position but can't.
Atlantis sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Joe stalling away here and it's allowed Atlantis to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Joe postures up.
Atlantis wants to control but Joe passes easily into half guard.
Joe sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Atlantis defending well though.
Atlantis is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Joe scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atlantis is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Joe jumps into side control!
Orange Joe has got the better of the ground game so far.
Joe is chipping away with strikes.
Atlantis manages to get back to half guard.
Atlantis manages to get to full guard.
Atlantis looking for a guillotine here but Joe defends easily.
Joe works over Atlantis with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Joe got a little sloppy there for a moment and Atlantis has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Joe has managed to get both his arms back between Atlantis's legs - danger averted.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Orange Joe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Joe fails to land the takedown.
Joe attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Joe pushes Atlantis away with a front kick.
Joe shoots in looking for a takedown but Atlantis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Joe's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Atlantis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe throws a shot from downtown. Atlantis moves away and avoids it.
Atlantis moves out of range of the leg kick from Joe.
Joe throws a leg kick but Atlantis sees it coming and moves out of range.
Joe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Atlantis. That did some damage!
Joe misses with a low kick.
Joe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Atlantis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Joe. Joe obviously looking to wear him down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joe. Atlantis does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe looks to score with a jab to the body but Atlantis is just out of range.
Atlantis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Joe.
Delphino Atlantis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joe wants to land a leg kick but Atlantis is out of range.
Atlantis moves out of range of the strikes.
Joe misses with a leg kick
and Atlantis counters with a single leg into guard. Joe didn't expect that.
Atlantis pushes down on Joe's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Atlantis lands a nice short elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Atlantis is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atlantis is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Joe defends it well.
Joe trying to control but Atlantis postures up.
Atlantis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Joe keeps working.
Joe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Joe manages to get to full guard.
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.
Joe has momentary wrist control but Atlantis slips an elbow through the middle.
Atlantis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Joe has his hands on Atlantis's head, controlling the position.
Joe looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Atlantis puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Orange Joe is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Joe is looking to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Atlantis working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Atlantis throwing shots but Joe is blocking nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Orange Joe.
I've got Joe 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Orange Joe!
A relieved looking Orange Joe thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Delphino Atlantis spoke after the fight, saying 'He slippery dolphinned me me, I need to see a doctor and a therapist in no particular order.'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolay Burdyalov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ragnar Danneskj�ld (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burdyalov kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is To The Metal. Ragnar Danneskj�ld is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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220 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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200 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolay Burdyalov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ragnar Danneskj�ld!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burdyalov misses with a body shot.
Danneskj�ld tests Burdyalov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Burdyalov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Danneskj�ld throws a shot from downtown. Burdyalov moves away and avoids it.
Burdyalov stalks Danneskj�ld and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Danneskj�ld's face. Danneskj�ld staggers backwards, shaken.
Danneskj�ld fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice jab there from Burdyalov.
Burdyalov throws a monster overhand right that drops Danneskj�ld! Burdyalov follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nikolay Burdyalov!
Nikolay Burdyalov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Ragnar Danneskj�ld was interviewed post fight and said 'Who is John Galt?'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Meyer Lansky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Curry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lansky comes to the cage accompanied by Płomień 81 - Powiedz na osiedlu. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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8 - 0 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Meyer Lansky!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arthur Curry!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curry swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Curry throws a leg kick but Lansky sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lansky misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Curry.
Curry has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Lansky is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Curry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lansky moves away.
Lansky slips a straight right by Curry.
Lansky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Curry.
Curry slips under a jab.
Lansky wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lansky checks a leg kick nicely.
Curry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lansky moves away.
Curry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lansky.
Curry fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice shot by Lansky.
It looks like Arthur Curry has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lansky has taken the fight to the clinch.
Curry has a couple of punches blocked by Lansky.
Lansky swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Curry.
Lansky lands an uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A right hook to the body lands for Lansky.
I was talking to Lansky's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Curry trying to control the position but instead, Lansky has worked for underhooks and has pushed Curry into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Lansky.
Nice body punch from Lansky.
A shot in the inside from Curry.
Curry lands a left hand.
Lansky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Curry tries to work over Lansky's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lansky misses with a body punch.
Lansky cracks Curry with a nice body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lansky.
Lansky lands a body shot in the clinch.
Curry looks winded!
A nice left hand lands by Lansky.
Lansky makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lansky lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lansky throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Currys head.
Lansky misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lansky lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lansky scores with a hook to the body.
Lansky tries a body shot but Curry blocks it.
Lansky misses with the head strike.
Lansky lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curry misses with the head strike.
Curry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good body shot from Curry.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lansky.
Curry blocks an uppercut.
Lansky misses with some punches.
Curry swings wildly with an uppercut but Lansky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lansky keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Curry's efforts to push away.
Curry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lansky misses with the head strike.
Curry lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lansky swings wildly with an uppercut but Curry uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lansky.
Lansky slowing the pace effectively.
Curry lands an uppercut.
Lansky working aggressively here.
Lansky lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Curry misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lansky tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Curry.
Curry misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lansky.
Curry breaks the clinch.
Curry looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Arthur Curry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lansky tries a low kick but Curry avoids it.
Curry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Curry moves out of range of the leg kick from Lansky.
Nice defenses there by Lansky.
Curry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lansky.
Lansky fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Curry.
Curry has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Curry there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lansky swings for the body but Curry moves out of range.
Lansky lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lansky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Curry moves away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Curry.
It looks like Meyer Lansky has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curry lands with a good body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lansky throws a leg kick but Curry sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Curry misses with a wild body shot.
Lansky takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Curry tries a head kick but it misses.
Curry feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lansky's calf.
Curry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lansky waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Curry.
Lansky scores with a spinning back kick!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Curry.
Some wild striking there from Lansky.
Curry slips under a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Curry scores with a jab.
Curry throws a hook to the side of Lansky's head but Lansky sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice shot by Lansky.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Meyer Lansky dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Curry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lansky throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Curry throws a head kick but Lansky moves out of range.
Curry throws a leg kick that misses.
Curry dodges the punch combination from Lansky.
Curry throws an off balance right hand
and Lansky counters with a nice body shot.
Lansky scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lansky misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lansky connects with an inside leg kick.
Lansky throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lansky missing with a left hand there. Curry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Curry.
Lansky misses with a low kick.
Curry's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lansky connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Curry scrambles back to his feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Curry.
Lansky fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Curry is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lansky tries to clinch but Curry is having none of it.
Lansky takes a swing at Curry's ribcage but misses.
Curry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Curry looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lansky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A solid body kick from Lansky.
Curry thows a leg kick but Lansky checks it
and Lansky counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lansky.
Lansky tries to throw a body punch but Curry avoids it by throwing Lansky back against the cage.
Lansky throws a head punch that misses.
Curry swings wildly with an uppercut but Lansky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lansky tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Curry tries a body shot but Lansky blocks it.
Lansky lands a hook that snaps the head of Curry backwards.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Lansky here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
A nice left hand lands by Lansky.
Curry struggles to land a body shot inside as Lansky controls his hands.
Lansky scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short uppercut from Lansky.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Curry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Curry.
Curry misses with a punch to the body.
Curry stalling against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Curry fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lansky.
Curry lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lansky or not.
Curry looking to stall.
Lansky lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lansky has a couple of punches blocked by Curry.
Lansky working aggressively here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lansky.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Lansky.
Lansky misses with some punches.
Lansky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lansky.
Curry can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lansky works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Curry blocks an uppercut.
Lansky prevents a body shot from Curry.
Curry scores with a shot to the side of Lansky's head.
Lansky stalling in the clinch but Curry improves position.
Lansky working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lansky.
Lansky misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lansky.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lansky.
Lansky lands a left hand that snaps the head of Curry backwards.
Meyer Lansky has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice body punch from Lansky.
Curry is breathing heavily.
Lansky tries to work over Curry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Curry blocking some punches.
Lansky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Curry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lansky is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Curry can do to turn this around?
Curry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lansky working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Curry swings wildly with an uppercut but Lansky uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lansky blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lansky tries a body shot but Curry blocks it.
Lansky lands a right hand that snaps the head of Curry backwards.
Curry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Curry lands with a light punch inside.
Lansky working aggressively here.
Curry working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lansky lands with a light punch inside.
Lansky misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lansky.
Curry lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lansky backwards.
A short right from Lansky.
Lansky misses with some punches.
Lansky misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lansky lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lansky tries to stall but Curry uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Curry misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Curry creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Curry.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Meyer Lansky dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Curry misses with a body kick.
Lansky just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab by Curry.
Lansky takes a swing at Curry's ribcage but misses.
Curry moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Meyer Lansky is winning the standup battle so far.
Curry throws a body punch but Lansky moves out of range.
Lansky's jab looks to have found its range, popping Curry under the eye.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lansky.
Lansky throws a one two combo.
Lansky throws a leg kick but Curry moved away.
Curry throws the left hand but Lansky avoids the punch easily.
Lansky throws a low kick but it's checked well by Curry.
Lansky misses with a straight left.
Lansky misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Curry.
Lansky attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Curry! Lansky is backing up but he can't get away as Curry lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Lansky and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Arthur Curry!
Arthur Curry is the new heavyweight champion!
An intense looking Arthur Curry took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: '6 AND 0 and im only getting started!'.
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