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Dominance 61 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Felix Cena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derka Derka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cena might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Champ is Here. Felix Cena 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Felix Cena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Derka Derka!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Chad Campbell and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Derka looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A leg kick checked by Cena.
Cena throws a leg kick that misses.
Derka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Derka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice defenses there by Derka.
Derka connects with a leg kick. Cena looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Decent striking displayed by Cena there.
It looks like Derka Derka has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Cena misses the target.
Derka digs a good body shot into Cena's ribs.
Derka keeps Cena at a distance using the push kick.
Cena bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Derka! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Derka 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!
Cena is looking to work some ground and pound but Derka has wrist control.
Cena throwing strikes but missing.
Cena is looking to work some ground and pound but Derka has wrist control.
Cena throws an elbow that misses. Derka uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cena's guard. Nice move by Derka!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Derka stops Cena from standing up.
Derka wants to stand but Cena is controlling his posture from full guard.
Derka stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Derka goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cena takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cena throws a jab when Derka was well out of range.
Derka swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Derka throws a jab when Cena was well out of range.
Cena throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Derka throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cena misses with a hook.
Cena waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Derka.
Cena takes one on the button.
An inside leg kick from Cena misses.
Cena throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A jab from Cena misses.
Cena fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Derka looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Derka lunges at Cena with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cena's hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Derka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A punch combination from Derka misses.
Cena throws a hook but Derka blocks it.
Cena lands a nice shot that snaps Derka's head back.
Cena looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Derka checks a leg kick.
Derka ducks under a wild hook from Cena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derka misses with an uppercut.
Derka scoring well with a low kick there.
Cena keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Derka.
Cena slips a straight right by Derka.
Cena misses with a hook. Derka ducked under it nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Derka, right into the meat.
Cena throws out a loose jab but Derka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Derka lands with a shot to the body.
Derka connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cena. Cena circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A bone on bone clash there as Derka blocks the leg kick.
Cena comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Derka lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cena's sensitive parts.
Derka misses with a straight right.
Some wild striking there from Cena.
Cena moves out of range of the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Derka walks into a straight right hand from Cena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cena throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cena lands a right hook to the body.
Derka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cena.
Derka's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cena connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Derka scrambles back to his feet.
Derka scores with a kick to the body.
Cena fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Derka ducks under a wild hook from Cena.
Derka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cena throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Derka counters with a left to the body.
Derka throws out a powerful jab.
Cena throws a hook but Derka avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Derka takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Derka lands a lovely overhand right.
Cena throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Derka counters with an outside leg kick.
Cena throws out a loose jab but Derka uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Felix Cena will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Derka Derka's cut.
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.
Derka throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cena looks to land a right hand but Derka moved out of range.
Cena throws a solid leg kick but Derka takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cena.
Cena wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Some bone on bone action there as Derka checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cena throws a lazy right hand but Derka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cena tests Derka's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Donk. Derka catches Cena right on the button with a cross.
Felix Cena is winning the standup battle so far.
Cena works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cena takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Derka backs away from a small jab... but Cena lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Derka crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Cena with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Felix Cena!
An out of breath Felix Cena thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladislav Maslow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Petrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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257 lbs
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260 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class 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
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Vladislav Maslow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vladimir Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, David Schapiro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Petrov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Petrov throws a head punch that misses.
Maslow stalling the fight.
Maslow lands with a right to the head.
Maslow lands a left hand that snaps the head of Petrov backwards.
Petrov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Petrov misses with some punches.
Petrov tries to work over Maslow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maslow pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Maslow.
Petrov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Maslow breaks from the clinch.
Petrov tries to keep at a distance but Maslow has taken the fight into the clinch.
Petrov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Petrov 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.
Maslow lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maslow blocks an uppercut.
Maslow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maslow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vladislav Maslow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maslow scores with a push kick.
Petrov moves into range and clinches up with Maslow.
Petrov is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Maslow to keep the fight standing.
Petrov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maslow's elbow.
A short right from Maslow.
Petrov lands with a right to the head.
Petrov takes an elbow to the temple.
Petrov tries to work over Maslow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
I was talking to Maslow's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Petrov tries to work over Maslow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Petrov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Petrov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Maslow walks away with a smile on his face. Petrov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Petrov blocks a leg kick.
Maslow throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Petrov takes one to the side of the head.
Maslow getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maslow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big right from Maslow misses.
Maslow bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Petrov's head.
Petrov missing with a left hand there. Maslow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Petrov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Maslow missing with a left hand there. Petrov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Petrov throws a head kick that misses.
Maslow takes the fight into the clinch.
Petrov misses with a body punch.
Petrov tries a body shot but Maslow blocks it.
Petrov swings wildly with an uppercut but Maslow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petrov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Maslow's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov throws a punch but it's blocked by Maslow.
Petrov swings wildly with an uppercut but Maslow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maslow pushes Petrov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petrov.
Maslow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maslow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maslow has Petrov pushed against the cage.
Petrov throws a punch but it's blocked by Maslow.
Petrov throws a punch but it's blocked by Maslow.
Maslow lands with a right to the head.
Petrov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Maslow is defending well.
Vladislav Maslow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Petrov.
Maslow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Maslow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Maslow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Petrov misses with a punch to the body.
Petrov lands a body punch.
Maslow is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Maslow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maslow effectively controlling the action here.
Petrov throws a head punch that misses.
Petrov lands an uppercut.
Petrov prevents Maslow from breaking the clinch.
Petrov lands with a light punch inside.
Petrov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maslow lands with a right to the head.
Maslow lands with a right to the head.
Petrov tries a body shot but Maslow blocks it.
Maslow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Petrov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Maslow pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Maslow pushes Petrov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladislav Maslow dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Petrov blocks the body kick.
Petrov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Maslow to score with a decent uppercut.
Petrov dodges the punch combination from Maslow.
Petrov slips a jab from Maslow.
Maslow lands a nice shot that snaps Petrov's head back.
Maslow throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Petrov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Petrov clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maslow lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Maslow wants to break free but Petrov has control.
Petrov misses with some punches.
Petrov has picked Maslow up - he's going for a ride! Petrov dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maslow keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Petrov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Maslow defending well though.
Maslow wants to improve his position but Petrov is controlling well.
Petrov is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Maslow is just riding it out for now. Petrov eventually gives up the hold.
Petrov is trying to control the action in half guard but Maslow is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Petrov throws a strike but Maslow avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Maslow working a defensive guard here.
Petrov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
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.
Petrov is in close to Maslow's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Petrov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Maslow looking to hit a scissor sweep but Petrov is one step ahead there.
Petrov lands a couple of elbows.
Petrov is pushing down on Maslow's leg trying to pass to half guard. Maslow is fighting to maintain full guard but Petrov has managed to sneak the leg through.
Maslow avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Petrov.
Petrov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Petrov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Petrov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Maslow is trying to get back to full guard.
Petrov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Petrov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Petrov misses with a head shot. Maslow uses the momentum to regain guard.
Maslow controls Petrov momentarily but Petrov frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Petrov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Petrov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Maslow has momentary wrist control but Petrov slips an elbow through the middle.
Petrov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Maslow pulls Petrov in close to prevent any damage.
Maslow is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Petrov wants to control from the top but Maslow keeps moving.
Petrov stands up over Maslow, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Petrov distracts Maslow with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Maslow is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Petrov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Petrov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Petrov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Petrov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Maslow lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Maslow missing with a left hand there. Petrov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Petrov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Petrov needs to keep his hands up - Maslow had a free shot at his head there.
Maslow throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A slow jab from Maslow misses its intended target.
Maslow moves into the clinch.
Petrov misses with a body punch.
Maslow prevents a body shot from Petrov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maslow lands an elbow inside.
Petrov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Petrov wants a takedown.
Petrov scores with a shot to the side of Maslow's head.
Nice body punch from Petrov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov lands with a light punch inside.
Maslow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Petrov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maslow struggles to land a body shot inside as Petrov controls his hands.
Petrov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Petrov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maslow backwards.
Maslow trying to stall but Petrov improves his position.
Petrov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maslow gets underhooks to prevent Petrov's takedown attempt.
Petrov can't find room to land a body shot as Maslow controls the action.
Petrov fails to pull guard.
Vladislav Maslow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Petrov.
A bit of stalling here from Maslow.
Maslow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maslow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Petrovs head.
Petrov throws a punch but it's blocked by Maslow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maslow tries a body shot but Petrov blocks it.
Petrov digs a right hand underneath Maslow's ribcage. Maslow let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Maslow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Petrov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Maslow blocks a body shot from Petrov.
Petrov has hold of one of Maslow's legs. Maslow is fighting the takedown attempt but Petrov gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maslow working a defensive guard here.
Petrov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Petrov throws an elbow that misses. Maslow uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Petrov's guard. Nice move by Maslow!
Petrov working a defensive guard here.
Petrov wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maslow postures up.
Maslow advances position into side control!
Petrov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Maslow is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Petrov is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Maslow tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Maslow has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Maslow has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Petrov!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov is looking to improve his position but Maslow isn't that keen on the idea.
Maslow looking to control and managing it successfully.
Maslow tries to control but Petrov wriggling away.
Petrov tries to lock up and control but Maslow gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Vladimir Petrov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Petrov is squirming around, avoiding Maslow's attempts to control the action.
Petrov is working to get back to half guard.
Maslow is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Petrov is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Petrov flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Maslow anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Petrov and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Maslow slips an arm under Petrov chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Maslow has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Maslow is squeezing on Petrov like an anaconda would it's prey. Petrov fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Vladislav Maslow!
A relieved looking Vladislav Maslow thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mr Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinobu Tsukasa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mr Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shinobu Tsukasa!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Anderson.
Tsukasa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anderson scores with a decent looking hook.
Anderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Anderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tsukasa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tsukasa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tsukasa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tsukasa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've been informed that Tsukasa 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.
Tsukasa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Anderson. Anderson obviously looking to wear him down.
Tsukasa wants to clinch up but Anderson keeps it at a distance.
Anderson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tsukasa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tsukasa moves in looking to clinch but Anderson pushes him off.
Tsukasa moves in looking to clinch but Anderson pushes him off.
Tsukasa clinches.
Nice body punch from Anderson - that landed with a thud.
Anderson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Anderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tsukasa blocking some punches.
Tsukasa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson tries to work over Tsukasa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tsukasa throws a head punch that misses.
Anderson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tsukasa swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsukasa throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
A left hand lands to the body for Anderson.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tsukasa as Anderson tries to tie him up.
Tsukasa misses with the head strike.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Tsukasa misses with the head strike.
Anderson breaks the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Anderson.
Tsukasa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Anderson.
Tsukasa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tsukasa wants to clinch up but Anderson keeps it at a distance.
Tsukasa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Anderson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Anderson throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tsukasa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tsukasa closes the distance and pushes Anderson back into the cage.
Anderson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tsukasas head.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
Tsukasa throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tsukasa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tsukasa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tsukasa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tsukasa misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
Anderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anderson tries to land a leg kick but Tsukasa saw it coming and moves away.
Tsukasa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tsukasa wants to clinch up but Anderson keeps it at a distance.
Anderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tsukasa wants to clinch.
Tsukasa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tsukasa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Anderson, right into the meat.
Tsukasa on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Tsukasa tries to clinch but Anderson is having none of it.
Anderson lands with a nice body kick.
Anderson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Anderson lands a leg kick that knocks Tsukasa off balance momentarily.
Tsukasa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Anderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Anderson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A nice inside leg kick there by Anderson. That's going to slow Tsukasa down.
Tsukasa tries to clinch up but Anderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Anderson - that will leave a mark!
Tsukasa moves out of range of the leg kick from Anderson.
Tsukasa has closed the distance and engaged Anderson in a clinch.
Tsukasa misses with some punches.
A short right from Anderson.
Tsukasa misses with some punches.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tsukasa.
Tsukasa misses with a punch on the inside.
Tsukasa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tsukasa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tsukasa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Anderson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tsukasa misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson breaks the clinch.
Tsukasa tries to clinch but Anderson is having none of it.
Tsukasa doesn't manage to clinch there - Anderson circles away.
Anderson lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsukasa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Anderson.
Tsukasa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tsukasa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tsukasa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Anderson can pounce on him.
Tsukasa moves in looking to clinch but Anderson pushes him off.
Good leg kick by Anderson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Anderson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tsukasa eats them both and turns towards Anderson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Tsukasa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tsukasa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anderson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tsukasa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tsukasa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A chopping leg kick lands by Anderson.
Tsukasa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Anderson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tsukasa fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson lands a leg kick that knocks Tsukasa off balance momentarily.
Anderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Tsukasa.
Anderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Tsukasa is looking to clinch.
Anderson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Anderson dominated that round.
That's time! Anderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Anderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tsukasa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tsukasa walks into a straight right hand from Anderson.
Anderson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Shinobu Tsukasa has been cut.
Tsukasa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Anderson can pounce on him.
Anderson throws a low kick but Tsukasa avoids it.
Mr Anderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Anderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Tsukasa forces Anderson back against the cage and clinches.
Tsukasa working aggressively here.
Tsukasa lands a left hand.
Tsukasa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tsukasa misses with a punch on the inside.
Anderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Anderson.
Tsukasa is rocked!
A nice left hand lands by Anderson.
Tsukasa is still on wobbly legs! Can Anderson finish him?
Anderson unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Tsukasa! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Anderson is unloading with more strikes now! Tsukasa drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mr Anderson!
A very excited looking Mr Anderson 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yrjoe Velmu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esteban Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Scotty Doesn't Know. 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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195 lbs
6 - 1 - 1 |
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World class MT
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yrjoe Velmu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Esteban Scott!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Roberts and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velmu fails to land with a series of punches.
We've been informed that Scott 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.
Velmu connects with a leg kick. Scott looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Velmu takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Velmu tries to clinch there but Scott circles away.
Velmu gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Scott to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Scott looking to pass the guard.
Scott scoring with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Velmu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Scott throwing strikes but missing.
Scott throws an elbow that misses. Velmu uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Scott's guard. Nice move by Velmu!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Scott tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Scott throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Velmu escapes and throws Scott's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Velmu 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.
Scott is looking to regain half guard here but Velmu keeps moving and retains side control.
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.
Scott keeps trying to improve his position.
Scott gets back to half guard.
Scott slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Velmu got a little sloppy there for a moment and Scott has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Velmu has managed to get both his arms back between Scott's legs - danger averted.
Velmu got a little sloppy there for a moment and Scott has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Velmu has managed to get both his arms back between Scott's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Velmu passes into side control.
Scott is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Scott is still trying to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Velmu taking a breather here.
Scott is looking to reverse the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Yrjoe Velmu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Scott throws a body kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esteban Scott dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Velmu misses with a series of wild punches.
Velmu stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Velmu wants it to stay on the feet.
Scott tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Velmu throws a right and a left that Scott avoids nicely.
Velmu connects with a solid leg kick.
Scott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scott avoids the body shot from Velmu.
Scott throws a push kick but Velmu slaps the foot to one side.
Velmu misses with a head kick.
Velmu is looking to clinch but Scott is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Velmu avoids a kick to the body.
Scott is looking to land body kicks.
Velmu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Scott throws a shot to the body.
Scott walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Velmu checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Velmu. No joy for Scott on that attempt.
Velmu misses with an uppercut. Scott saw that one coming.
Velmu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Scott slips under a jab.
Yrjoe Velmu is winning the standup battle so far.
Velmu is looking to chop away at Scott's legs.
Velmu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Velmu misses with a looping right.
Scott misses with a double jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Scott.
Velmu throws a right hand that Scott ducks under and follows up with a left that Scott also avoids with ease.
Scott looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Scott closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Velmu's guard.
Scott throws an elbow that misses. Velmu uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Scott's guard. Nice move by Velmu!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scott has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Velmu can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Scott is looking to sweep but instead, Velmu has passed into half guard.
Scott tries to get to full guard but Velmu has control of the leg.
Scott tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Velmu has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Scott regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Scott works his way to full guard. Good work.
Scott is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Scott sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Velmu defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velmu controlling the position for now.
Scott looks to land a strike but Velmu avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Scott postures up in Velmu's guard and throws a big left but Velmu blocks it.
Scott wants to pass the guard but Velmu is keeping the position.
Scott in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Esteban Scott will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Scott connects with a high kick.
It looks like Yrjoe Velmu has been cut.
We've been told by Velmu's head coaches at The Jungle Elite MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Velmu has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Scott.
Scott moves out of range of the body kick.
Scott throws a head kick that misses.
Scott throws a lazy head kick
and Velmu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Scott misses.
Velmu lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Scott takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Scott is looking to land body kicks.
Yrjoe Velmu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scott throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Scott feints and as Velmu raises his hands in defense, Scott changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scott throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Velmu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Scott throwing strikes from guard but Velmu blocks nicely.
Scott throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott preventing the sweep.
Scott trying to move into half guard but instead Velmu has managed to sweep!
Scott bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Velmu's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Scott accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Scott missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Scott working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott throwing strikes from guard but Velmu blocks nicely.
Velmu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Velmu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Scott.
Yrjoe Velmu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Velmu keeping full guard, as Scott tries to pass.
Scott lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Scott is working Velmu over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Scott throws a big elbow that misses.
Scott throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Scott throws a lazy head kick
and Velmu finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Velmu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Scott fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Velmu.
Velmu tries to land a leg kick but Scott saw it coming and moves away.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Velmu crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Scott - the referee stops the clock and Velmu gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Scott. Velmu manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Scott uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Velmu.
Scott misses with a head kick.
Velmu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Scott. That did some damage!
Scott throws a head kick that misses
and Velmu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Scott throws out a leg kick but Velmu moves out of range and Scott only half commits.
Velmu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott defending well as Velmu loads up on a big left hand.
Velmu ducks under a wild hook from Scott.
Velmu connects with a right hand. Scott shakes it off.
Scott moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Scott steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Velmu.
Esteban Scott is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scott shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Velmu 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 Scott has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Scott and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Scott.
Scott throws a right hand that misses
and Velmu counters with a nice low kick that buckles Scott's knee momentarily.
Velmu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Scott scores with a decent looking hook.
Velmu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Scott throws a head kick but Velmu moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Esteban Scott.
I've got Scott 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 28:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Esteban Scott!
A victorious Esteban Scott thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dyllz Tahere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nopparat Somchaimy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Tahere might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bob Marley - One Love. Nopparat Somchaimy acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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216 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Dangerous knees
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dyllz Tahere!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Nopparat Somchaimy!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Bruno Lombardi and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tahere throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Somchaimy misses with a hook
and Tahere connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tahere throws a hook but Somchaimy blocks it.
Tahere has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hunter's hideout in the buildup to the fight.
Tahere moves out of range as Somchaimy strikes.
Somchaimy misses with a hook.
Tahere is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Somchaimy.
Somchaimy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Somchaimy throws an off balance right hand
and Tahere counters with a stiff right hand.
Tahere misses the shot to the body.
Somchaimy ducks right into an uppercut from Tahere.
Tahere misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Somchaimy pushes Tahere up against the cage in a clinch.
Somchaimy can't get the takedown.
Somchaimy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tahere blocks it with crossed arms.
Tahere breaks the clinch.
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!
Somchaimy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tahere doesn't seem bothered though.
Somchaimy shoots in and bounces Tahere off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Somchaimy stopping the sweep attempt from Tahere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tahere is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Somchaimy content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Somchaimy is looking to work some ground and pound but Tahere has wrist control.
Tahere utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Somchaimy trying to control the position from guard on top but Tahere is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Somchaimy controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Tahere is trying to keep Somchaimy in close.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Somchaimy throws a lazy right hand but Tahere sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
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.
Tahere throws a head kick that Somchaimy semi-blocks.
Tahere throws a nice outside leg kick.
Somchaimy wants to land a leg kick but Tahere is out of range.
Tahere fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Somchaimy is out of range.
Tahere on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Somchaimy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tahere displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Somchaimy throws out the jab.
Somchaimy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tahere paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Somchaimy misses with an uppercut.
Somchaimy tries to clinch but Tahere is having none of it.
Somchaimy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Somchaimy 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.
Tahere fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Somchaimy is out of range.
Tahere slips under a jab.
Somchaimy shoots for a takedown but Tahere saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tahere. Somchaimy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tahere throws a head kick that half lands.
Somchaimy misses with a right hand
and Tahere counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Tahere sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Somchaimy defending well though.
Somchaimy trying to control but Tahere postures up.
Tahere trying to mount his opponent but Somchaimy defends it.
Somchaimy is looking to improve his position.
Tahere wants to take a breather but Somchaimy is having none of it.
Tahere throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Somchaimy is not content to let Tahere control the position.
Somchaimy wants to improve his position but Tahere is controlling well.
Somchaimy wants to control but Tahere is keeping busy.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tahere misses with a wild body shot.
Tahere throws a body shot but no joy.
Somchaimy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tahere ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Somchaimy moves away.
Tahere lands the left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Somchaimy looks to land a left hand but Tahere moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dyllz Tahere dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Somchaimy looks to land a right hand but Tahere moved out of range.
Dyllz Tahere is winning the standup battle so far.
Somchaimy slips under a jab.
Tahere is looking to chop away at Somchaimy's legs.
Somchaimy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tahere counters with a takedown into side control.
Tahere postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Dyllz Tahere overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Somchaimy tries to bench press Tahere off him but Tahere keeps the position.
Tahere sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Somchaimy is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Somchaimy is not content to let Tahere control the position.
Somchaimy is trying to control Tahere's posture but Tahere avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Somchaimy is not content to let Tahere control the position.
Somchaimy tries to bench press Tahere off him but Tahere keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Somchaimy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tahere is looking to take a break and control but Somchaimy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Somchaimy is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
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.
Tahere slips a jab from Somchaimy.
Tahere takes a swing at Somchaimy's ribcage but misses.
Somchaimy throws a big shot that misses.
Somchaimy misses with a hook.
Somchaimy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Somchaimy bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Tahere regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tahere is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Somchaimy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Somchaimy throws a strike but Tahere avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Somchaimy throwing strikes from guard but Tahere blocks nicely.
Somchaimy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Somchaimy postures up in Tahere's guard and throws a big left but Tahere blocks it.
Tahere lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Tahere trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tahere throws an elbow that misses. Somchaimy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tahere's guard. Nice move by Somchaimy!
Somchaimy controlling from the top position.
Tahere keeping moving, preventing Somchaimy from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Somchaimy postures up and lands a big shot to Tahere's brow.
Tahere working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Somchaimy.
Somchaimy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Somchaimy trying to control but Tahere is working from the bottom.
Somchaimy throwing strikes but missing.
Tahere looking to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Somchaimy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dyllz Tahere will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Tahere connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Somchaimy blocks a head kick by Tahere.
Somchaimy throws out a powerful jab.
Tahere scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tahere fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Somchaimy scoring well with a low kick there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Somchaimy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Somchaimy scores with a jab to the body.
Somchaimy blocks a head kick by Tahere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tahere scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tahere connects with a solid leg kick.
Somchaimy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Somchaimy throws a hook to the side of Tahere's head but Tahere sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tahere thows a leg kick but Somchaimy checks it
and Somchaimy counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Tahere!
That's one minute gone in the round.
What's Tahere going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Tahere manages to get back to half guard.
Somchaimy trying to control from half guard but Tahere is working away.
Tahere is trying to control but Somchaimy passes into side control!
Somchaimy trying to control the position but Tahere is working away.
Tahere tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tahere is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tahere is not content to let Somchaimy control the position.
Tahere is looking for a sweep.
Somchaimy tries to move to mount but Tahere blocks the move with his legs.
Somchaimy lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Tahere down.
Sloppy strikes there by Somchaimy.
Nopparat Somchaimy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dyllz Tahere is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Somchaimy scoring with punches from side control.
Tahere gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Somchaimy is nestled in close to Tahere, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Somchaimy is trying to work for a kimura but Tahere is defending well.
Somchaimy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tahere's head.
Somchaimy throws a strike but Tahere manages to get a kimura sweep and he's found himself on top with the kimura half locked in! This would be a real turnaround! He's torquing it... Will Somchaimy tap??? YES! He's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dyllz Tahere!
A very excited looking Dyllz Tahere 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kenta Kobashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Villa Lobos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kobashi comes to the cage accompanied by DJ Krush - Kemuri. Villa Lobos has chosen Plug In Baby - Muse as his entrance music. Kenta Kobashi has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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198 lbs
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186 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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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
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kenta Kobashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carlos Villa Lobos!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Joseph Jones and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Villa Lobos fails to land with a series of punches.
Kobashi throws a poor cross that misses
and Villa Lobos counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kobashi is pressing down on Villa Lobos's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kobashi looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Villa Lobos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kobashi wants to sweep but no luck.
Villa Lobos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kobashi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Villa Lobos throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Villa Lobos is fighting to break Kobashi's control of his arms but Kobashi is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Villa Lobos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobashi keeping moving, preventing Villa Lobos from controlling successfully.
Kobashi looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kobashi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Villa Lobos is one step ahead there.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Villa Lobos working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Villa Lobos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kobashi lands a front kick.
Villa Lobos checks the leg kick.
Kobashi throws a low kick, looking for Villa Lobos's leg but Villa Lobos calmly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villa Lobos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kobashi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hunter's hideout in the buildup to the fight.
Villa Lobos checks a low kick from Kobashi.
Kobashi moves out of range of the strikes.
Kobashi throws a looping overhand right but Villa Lobos ducks down to avoid it.
That kick from Kobashi tenderised Villa Lobos's leg. Villa Lobos is trying to keep his angry face on.
Villa Lobos scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Villa Lobos shoots in but Kobashi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Villa Lobos wants to clinch up but Kobashi keeps it at a distance.
Kobashi scores with a nice body kick.
Kobashi lands a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Villa Lobos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kenta Kobashi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villa Lobos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kobashi throws out the jab.
A big left from Kobashi misses.
Kobashi throws a leg kick which misses Villa Lobos's front leg but catches the back leg as Villa Lobos tries to avoid it.
Kobashi closes the distance and clinches.
Kobashi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Villa Lobos or not.
Villa Lobos can't break the clinch.
Kobashi has a couple of punches blocked by Villa Lobos.
Kobashi lands a left hand.
Kobashi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Villa Lobos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kobashi.
Villa Lobos blocks a head kick by Kobashi.
Villa Lobos throws a shot from downtown. Kobashi moves away and avoids it.
Villa Lobos looks to land a left hand but Kobashi moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villa Lobos has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kobashi.
Kobashi throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Carlos Villa Lobos has been cut.
Villa Lobos throws the left hand but Kobashi avoids the punch easily.
Kobashi lands with a thumping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Villa Lobos throws a jab but it's blocked by Kobashi.
Kobashi scores with a head kick.
Villa Lobos is rocked!
Kobashi jabs Villa Lobos to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Villa Lobos swats away the attempt to clinch by Kobashi.
Kobashi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Villa Lobos takes a step back to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenta Kobashi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Villa Lobos's cut.
That's time! Kobashi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kobashi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Villa Lobos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kobashi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Villa Lobos was well out of range. Poor timing from Kobashi.
Kobashi throws a head kick but Villa Lobos moves out of range.
Kobashi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Villa Lobos darts in trying to clinch
and Kobashi counters with a thumping low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kobashi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Villa Lobos 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.
Villa Lobos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kobashi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Villa Lobos or perhaps it was just good defense by Kobashi, which made it look bad.
Kobashi ducks right into an uppercut from Villa Lobos.
Kenta Kobashi is winning the standup battle so far.
Kobashi misses with a body kick.
Kobashi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kobashi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Villa Lobos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kobashi manages to avoid it.
Kobashi misses with a head kick.
Villa Lobos drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kobashi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Villa Lobos trying to control the position from guard on top but Kobashi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kobashi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Villa Lobos's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Villa Lobos is on top in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kobashi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kobashi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Villa Lobos is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villa Lobos is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Villa Lobos stopping the sweep attempt from Kobashi.
Villa Lobos 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.
Kobashi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Villa Lobos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kobashi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kobashi thows a huge punch but Villa Lobos dodges it nicely.
Villa Lobos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kobashi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Villa Lobos keeps working.
Villa Lobos won't allow Kobashi to pass to mount.
Villa Lobos is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kobashi pulls his head out easily.
Kobashi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Villa Lobos tries to roll over but Kobashi keeps him under control.
Kobashi throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Villa Lobos to regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Carlos Villa Lobos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Carlos Villa Lobos's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kobashi tries to clinch but Villa Lobos is having none of it.
Kobashi scores with a jab.
Villa Lobos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kobashi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Villa Lobos misses with a body shot.
Kobashi misses with a low kick.
Nice cross by Kobashi.
Kobashi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Villa Lobos swings for the body but Kobashi moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Villa Lobos has a takedown stuffed.
Villa Lobos walks into a stiff left hand from Kobashi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobashi lands with a right hand.
Kobashi throws a leg kick that misses.
Kobashi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Villa Lobos checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kobashi is looking to score with low kicks.
Kobashi throws a leg kick
and Villa Lobos counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kobashi won't be happy with that.
Kobashi sneaks back into half guard.
Kobashi manages to get to full guard.
Kobashi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Villa Lobos is one step ahead there.
Kobashi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villa Lobos looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Villa Lobos drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kobashi dives on top into guard.
Kobashi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Villa Lobos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Villa Lobos keeping moving, preventing Kobashi from controlling successfully.
Kobashi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Villa Lobos can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villa Lobos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Villa Lobos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Villa Lobos has his foot on Kobashi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kobashi works his way back into a safe position though.
Kobashi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Villa Lobos escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kobashi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Villa Lobos keeping moving, preventing Kobashi from controlling successfully.
Kobashi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four 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.
Kobashi wants to control from the top but Villa Lobos keeps moving.
Kobashi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Villa Lobos has his foot on Kobashi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kobashi works his way back into a safe position though.
Kobashi wants to pass the guard but Villa Lobos is keeping the position.
Villa Lobos looking for subs off his back but Kobashi has passed one foot through into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Villa Lobos is staying active underneath Kobashi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenta Kobashi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kobashi 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenta Kobashi!
Kenta Kobashi bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Carlos Villa Lobos was interviewed post fight and said 'I shouldn't perform like this. It's insane.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nai Khanom Tom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Brett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tired and clearly flustered, he entered the arena late and after a little discussion it was decided that the bout should take place.
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nai Khanom Tom and Benny Brett. 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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29
245 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
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268 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nai Khanom Tom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Benny Brett!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Bruno Lombardi and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brett slips under a jab.
Brett ducks under a wild hook from Khanom Tom.
Khanom Tom lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Benny Brett has been cut.
Brett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brett needs to keep his hands up - Khanom Tom had a free shot at his head there.
Brett goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Brett slips under a jab.
Brett misses the shot to the body.
Khanom Tom connects with a high kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Brett.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khanom Tom tries to buck Brett off but Brett is having none of it.
Brett swings around for an armbar but Khanom Tom sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Brett's guard.
Brett has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Khanom Tom 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 Brett.
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.
You can see the frustration on Brett's face as Khanom Tom controls the position.
Brett is looking to reverse the position.
Brett trying to remain calm as Khanom Tom controls from the top position.
Khanom Tom working away.
Brett might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Khanom Tom haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Brett tries to bench press Khanom Tom off him but Khanom Tom keeps the position.
Khanom Tom slows the pace down.
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.
Brett gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Brett wants to improve his position but Khanom Tom is controlling well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Khanom Tom has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Brett is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom is thwarting Brett's attempts to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Brett checks the leg kick.
Brett chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Khanom Tom can pounce on him.
Khanom Tom looks to land a left hand but Brett moved out of range nicely.
Khanom Tom throws a push kick but Brett slaps the foot to one side.
Khanom Tom attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Brett wants to land a leg kick but Khanom Tom is out of range.
Khanom Tom throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Brett just misses with a punch to the body.
Khanom Tom misses with a low kick.
Khanom Tom throws a low kick but Brett moves out of range easily.
We've been told by Khanom Tom's head coaches at Brazilian Elite Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Khanom Tom misses
and Brett counters with a nice uppercut.
Brett avoids a punch combination nicely.
Khanom Tom tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brett needs to keep his hands up - Khanom Tom had a free shot at his head there.
Both fighters circling a little - Brett finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nai Khanom Tom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khanom Tom throws a leg kick but Brett sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Brett.
A jab from Khanom Tom misses.
Khanom Tom tries a head kick but it misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khanom Tom attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Brett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khanom Tom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nai Khanom Tom dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Benny Brett's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Khanom Tom cracks Brett with a good jab.
Brett shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Brett showed some decent athleticism there.
Khanom Tom moves into full guard.
Brett prevents Khanom Tom from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khanom Tom looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Khanom Tom is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brett can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brett stands and throws Khanom Tom's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Brett working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanom Tom manages to get back to half guard.
Brett trying to pass the guard but Khanom Tom defending well.
Brett wants to control but Khanom Tom is keeping him busy.
Brett wants to free his trapped foot but Khanom Tom is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Khanom Tom is trying to get back to full guard.
Brett wants to take a breather but Khanom Tom is having none of it.
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.
Brett tries to pass to full mount but Khanom Tom defends it.
Khanom Tom is trying to control but can't.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Khanom Tom wants to get back to full guard but Brett has passed into side control.
Khanom Tom is not content to let Brett control the position.
Khanom Tom is trying to control Brett's posture but Brett avoids it.
Brett gets to mount! Khanom Tom was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Brett tries to control but Khanom Tom wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Benny Brett has got the better of the ground game so far.
Khanom Tom trying to control but Brett postures up.
Khanom Tom is trying to get back to full guard.
Brett throwing shots but Khanom Tom is blocking nicely.
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.
Brett wants to free his trapped foot but Khanom Tom is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Khanom Tom desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Khanom Tom trying to control here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Brett ducks under a wild hook from Khanom Tom.
Brett moves out of range as Khanom Tom strikes.
Brett moves out of range of the strikes.
Nai Khanom Tom is winning the standup battle so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Khanom Tom throws a leg kick which misses Brett's front leg but catches the back leg as Brett tries to avoid it.
Nice cross by Khanom Tom.
Khanom Tom misses with a leg kick
and Brett counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benny Brett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Benny Brett's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A big right from Khanom Tom misses.
Khanom Tom connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Brett jabs Khanom Tom to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Khanom Tom lands a right hook to the body.
Khanom Tom thows a leg kick but Brett checks it
and Brett counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Brett content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Khanom Tom is not content to let Brett control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brett is taking a breather. Khanom Tom says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Brett is looking to take a break and control but Khanom Tom is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brett is pressing down on Khanom Tom's thigh, looking to free his foot. Khanom Tom is holding on for now.
Brett is keen to just control but Khanom Tom is a slippery customer.
Brett thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Khanom Tom's head.
Brett tries to pass to full mount but Khanom Tom defends it.
Brett is keen to just control but Khanom Tom is a slippery customer.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Brett slips under a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Khanom Tom.
Horrible takedown attempt by Brett or perhaps it was just good defense by Khanom Tom, which made it look bad.
Khanom Tom slips a jab from Brett.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brett keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Khanom Tom throws a push kick but Brett slaps the foot to one side.
Khanom Tom lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brett looks to score with a jab to the body but Khanom Tom is just out of range.
Brett takes one to the side of the head.
Khanom Tom misses with a straight right.
Khanom Tom is looking to score with low kicks.
Khanom Tom lands with a slapping head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Khanom Tom misses the target.
Brett shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Brett was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brett tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Brett has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom is trying to control Brett's posture but Brett avoids it.
Khanom Tom pushes Brett away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Brett gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Brett wants to control but Khanom Tom is keeping him busy.
Brett sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Khanom Tom is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Khanom Tom looking for a sweep but Brett has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Brett looking to control but Khanom Tom is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Brett is trying to take his opponent's back.
Brett looking to control but Khanom Tom is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Brett looking to ground and pound but Khanom Tom is blocking nicely.
Khanom Tom tries to lock up and control but Brett gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Khanom Tom is trying to stand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brett trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Brett connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benny Brett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Brett has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benny Brett!
Benny Brett was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Henkka Seppala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Kersikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seppala comes to the cage accompanied by Children of Bodom - Smile pretty for the devil. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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187 lbs
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192 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Henkka Seppala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 2, fighting out of New York, Vlad Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Dean Styles and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Seppala does no damage.
Kersikov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kersikov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Seppala throws a hook but Kersikov avoids it easily.
Seppala tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kersikov throws a low kick but Seppala moves out of range easily.
A punch lands to the side of Kersikov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kersikov digs a good hook to Seppala's body.
Kersikov lands with a kick to the temple. Seppala shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kersikov throws a leg kick but Seppala checks it.
Seppala misses the jab.
Seppala motions for Kersikov to come forward. Seppala throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kersikov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Seppala throws a leg kick which misses Kersikov's front leg but catches the back leg as Kersikov tries to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kersikov swinging wildly here.
Kersikov keeps Seppala at a distance using the push kick.
Nice uppercut there from Seppala.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Seppala manages to avoid it.
Kersikov slips under a jab from Seppala.
Kersikov looks to land a left hand but Seppala moved out of range nicely.
Kersikov 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.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Seppala.
Kersikov looks to land a left hand but Seppala moved out of range nicely.
Kersikov misses with a hook. Seppala ducked under it nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kersikov.
Kersikov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Seppala connects with an inside leg kick.
Seppala throws a hook but Kersikov blocks it.
Kersikov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kersikov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kersikov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Seppala.
Kersikov throws a jab but it's blocked by Seppala.
Kersikov scores with a body shot.
Kersikov throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kersikov cracks Seppala with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kersikov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kersikov misses the shot to the body.
Seppala lands a nice hook to Kersikov's body. Kersikov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Seppala looks to throw the jab but Kersikov is out of range.
Kersikov swings for the body but Seppala moves out of range.
Kersikov lands a nice shot that snaps Seppala's head back.
Kersikov is looking to clinch.
Kersikov throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Seppala counters with a shoot takedown. Kersikov fights it but they end up in guard.
Seppala postures up in Kersikov's guard and throws a big left but Kersikov blocks it.
Kersikov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Seppala wants to pass the guard but Kersikov is keeping the position.
Kersikov trying to control the position.
Kersikov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Seppala.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seppala sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kersikov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Seppala bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kersikov's head backwards.
Seppala blocks a jab.
Seppala chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kersikov can pounce on him.
Kersikov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Seppala has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Seppala moves out of range of the body kick from Kersikov.
Kersikov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Seppala momentarily.
Seppala checks a low kick from Kersikov.
Seppala throws a right and a left that both miss.
Seppala lands a glancing blow to the side of Kersikov's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seppala scores with a nice head shot.
Kersikov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Seppala.
Kersikov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Seppala decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kersikov's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kersikov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Seppala trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Seppala missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Seppala with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kersikov keeping moving, preventing Seppala from controlling successfully.
Seppala throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kersikov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Seppala missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kersikov working a defensive guard here.
Seppala works a leg free and moves into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Henkka Seppala will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Seppala walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kersikov.
Kersikov throws a left and a right that both miss
so Seppala counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Seppala throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kersikov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Seppala distracts Kersikov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kersikov managing to control the position.
Kersikov has his foot on Seppala's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Seppala works his way back into a safe position though.
Kersikov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Seppala working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seppala tries to free his leg and advance position but Kersikov is retaining full guard.
Seppala in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Seppala wants to control from the top but Kersikov keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov is pulling down on Seppala's head. It's preventing any offense from Seppala, at least for the moment.
Kersikov trying to control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Seppala trying to control the position from guard on top but Kersikov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kersikov lands a left and a right that send Seppala crashing to the mat, dazed. Kersikov thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Seppala is rocked!
It looks like Henkka Seppala has been cut.
Kersikov drops Seppala with a naaaaasty hook - Seppala is in real trouble here! Kersikov dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vlad Kersikov!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tonton Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doctor Doolittle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hong kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hong Entrance Song. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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26
206 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
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26
218 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class MT
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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
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tonton Hong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Doctor Doolittle!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Franklyn Lucas and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hong misses with a jab, cross combination.
Doolittle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hong.
Hong lands with a good body shot.
Hong 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.
Hong looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hong turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hong 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 Doolittle has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Doolittle and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tonton Hong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hong throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hong misses with a kick to the body.
Doolittle wants to slow Hong down by chopping away at his legs.
Hong misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hong takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hong attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hong fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hong misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doolittle takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Doolittle moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hong tries to work over Doolittle's front leg with a kick but Doolittle checks it.
Hong checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hong swings for the body but Doolittle moves out of range.
Hong thows a leg kick but Doolittle checks it
and Doolittle counters with a nice body shot.
Doolittle slaps away a takedown attempt from Hong, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doolittle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hong swings widly with a right hand
and Doolittle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Tonton Hong has been cut.
Hong thows a leg kick but Doolittle checks it
and Hong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doolittle swings widly with a right hand
and Hong counters by moving into the clinch.
Hong tries a body shot but Doolittle blocks it.
Hong tries a body shot but Doolittle blocks it.
Hong misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Hong.
Doolittle with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Doolittle takes a shot to the head.
Hong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hong pushes Doolittle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hong stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doolittle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hong tries to work over Doolittle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Doolittle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Doolittle fails to land.
Hong has a couple of punches blocked by Doolittle.
Hong lands a body punch in the clinch.
Doolittle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Doolittle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Doolittle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Hong.
Hong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Doolittle has a couple of punches blocked by Hong.
Hong tries to work over Doolittle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Doolittle.
A shot in the inside from Doolittle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hong tries to throw a body punch but Doolittle avoids it by throwing Hong back against the cage.
Hong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hong working aggressively here.
Doolittle avoiding damage.
Hong misses with a body punch.
Doolittle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Doolittle.
Doolittle blocks an uppercut.
Doolittle misses with a body punch.
Hong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hong throws a punch but it's blocked by Doolittle.
Doolittle gets through Hong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Doolittle struggles to land a body shot inside as Hong controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tonton Hong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tonton Hong's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hong throws a leg kick
and Doolittle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Doolittle lands a jab.
Doolittle 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.
Doolittle 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.
Doolittle gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hong.
Hong fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hong throws a low kick but it's checked well by Doolittle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doolittle checks a leg kick.
Hong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Doolittle can do to turn this around?
A nice leg kick lands there from Hong.
Hong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doolittle.
Doolittle blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong lands a slapping body shot.
Hong changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Doolittle tries to avoid it but Hong manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Doolittle to the ground. Doolittle escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Doolittle tries to land a front kick but Hong steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Doolittle throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hong throws a leg kick
and Doolittle makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Doctor Doolittle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hong throws a jab but it's blocked by Doolittle.
Doolittle throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice uppercut lands for Hong. That snapped Doolittle's head back.
Tonton Hong is winning the standup battle so far.
Doolittle has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hong finds it's way round the side to connect with Doolittle's head.
Hong throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hong. Doolittle does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doolittle goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hong swings for the body but Doolittle moves out of range.
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!
Hong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Doolittle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the liver by Doolittle. Beautiful body shot.
Hong cracks Doolittle with a good jab.
Hong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Doolittle motions for Hong to come forward. Doolittle throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hong throws a body kick that misses.
Hong throws a body shot but no joy.
Hong tried to score with a low kick but Doolittle checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong connects with a leg kick. Doolittle looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hong fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hong, as that shot connected.
Doolittle takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Doolittle swings for the body but Hong moves out of range.
Hong throws a front kick that sends Doolittle stumbling back into the cage.
Hong shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Doolittle but Doolittle pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Doolittle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hong.
Hong connects with the punch.
Hong moves out of range as Doolittle strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hong connects with a solid leg kick.
Hong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hong looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Doolittle!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hong sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Doolittle is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Doolittle is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doolittle wants to get back to his feet but Hong drags him back down.
Doolittle struggling a bit here.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tonton Hong dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tonton Hong's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Doolittle on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hong lands a jab to the nose.
Hong tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hong lands a left and a right that send Doolittle crashing to the mat, dazed. Hong thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Doolittle is rocked!
It looks like Doctor Doolittle has been cut.
Doolittle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hong. Hong obviously looking to wear him down.
Doolittle is still on wobbly legs! Can Hong finish him?
Nice shot lands for Doolittle.
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!
Hong throws a monster overhand right that drops Doolittle! Hong follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tonton Hong!
Tonton Hong was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tim Poutsi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sheng Chung Lin (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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27
200 lbs
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27
182 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tim Poutsi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sheng Chung Lin!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Joseph Jones and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The fight stays on the outside here - Poutsi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Poutsi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Poutsi looks to land a right hand but Lin moved out of range.
Poutsi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lin is out of range.
Lin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Poutsi has Lin up against the cage in a clinch.
Lin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lin misses with some punches.
Lin stalling in the clinch.
Poutsi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lin lands a left hand.
Lin blocks a body shot from Poutsi.
Lin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Poutsi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Poutsi as Lin tries to tie him up.
Still in the clinch, Poutsi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lin manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are getting on Lin's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poutsi misses with the head strike.
Poutsi prevents a body shot from Lin.
Lin blocking some punches.
Lin lands an uppercut.
Lin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Poutsi misses with the head strike.
Lin lands a nice uppercut.
Poutsi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lin with a knee to the head.
Poutsi lands with a right to the head.
Poutsi working aggressively here.
Lin lands a nice shot to the body.
Poutsi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Poutsi is looking to control Lin's arms but Lin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Poutsi has his back to the cage.
Lin gets underhooks to prevent Poutsi's takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Poutsi backwards.
Lin is looking to control Poutsi's arms but Poutsi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lin has his back to the cage.
Poutsi swings wildly with an uppercut but Lin uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lin prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Poutsi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lin misses with the head strike.
Poutsi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lin gets through Poutsi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Poutsi wants a takedown but no success here.
Poutsi blocks a body shot from Lin.
Lin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Poutsi.
Poutsi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lin tries to work over Poutsi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Poutsi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Poutsi is defending well for now.
Poutsi misses with a punch on the inside.
Lin is trying to force a seperation but Poutsi has the dominant position.
Knees to the body from Lin.
Lin lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Poutsi backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Poutsi fails to land.
Lin misses with some punches.
Lin throws a punch but it's blocked by Poutsi.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short right from Lin.
Lin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lin crunches a lovely knee into Poutsi's ribcage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lin throws a head punch that misses.
Lin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Poutsi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Poutsi.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lin.
Lin lands a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Poutsi backwards.
Poutsi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Poutsi working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Lin fails to land.
Poutsi tries to land a knee to the head but Lin blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poutsi blocking some punches.
Lin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lin.
Lin trying to stall but Poutsi improves his position.
Poutsi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lin landing knees to the head.
A short right from Poutsi on the inside.
Lin misses with the head strike.
Poutsi is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Lin can't fight it off and eventually Poutsi manages to take the fight to the floor. Lin looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lin has control of Poutsi's left arm, preventing Poutsi from doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poutsi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Poutsi's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sheng Chung Lin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Poutsi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lin's head backwards.
Poutsi needs to keep his hands up - Lin had a free shot at his head there.
Lin misses the shot to the body.
Lin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lin lands a nice looking body shot.
Lin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Poutsi throws out the jab.
Poutsi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Poutsi misses with a wild body shot.
Poutsi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice body punch from Poutsi.
Jab from Lin.
Lin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Poutsi pinned against the cage. Poutsi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lin connects with a solid leg kick.
Poutsi misses with the combination.
Poutsi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lin closes the distance and clinches up with Poutsi, looking for a takedown. Lin pushes Poutsi against the cage but Poutsi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lin throws a shot to the body.
Poutsi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Poutsi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Some bone on bone action there as Lin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lin!
Poutsi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lin manages to avoid it.
Poutsi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Poutsi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lin takes a swing at Poutsi's ribcage but misses.
Poutsi lands a lovely overhand right.
Lin throws a front kick aimed at Poutsi's knee but Poutsi avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poutsi gets a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lin has Poutsi pushed against the cage.
Poutsi blocking some punches.
Poutsi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lin or not.
Poutsi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Poutsi prevents a body shot from Lin.
Lin misses with a punch to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Poutsi.
Lin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Poutsi is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Poutsi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lin backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Poutsi.
Poutsi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lin avoids it.
Poutsi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Poutsi misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lin misses with a body punch.
Lin tries a body shot but Poutsi blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Poutsi prevents a body shot from Lin.
Poutsi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Poutsi throws a head punch that misses.
Lin is leaning against Poutsi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lin lands with a right to the head.
Poutsi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Poutsi misses with some punches.
Lin looking to throw knees to the head but Poutsi is blocking nicely.
Poutsi looking to throw knees to the head but Lin is blocking nicely.
Poutsi swings wildly with an uppercut but Lin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Poutsi.
Lin lands an uppercut.
Lin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poutsi looking for a takedown.
Poutsi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Poutsi lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Poutsi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lin trying to control the position but instead, Poutsi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lin into the cage.
Sheng Chung Lin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Poutsi lands with a left to the head.
Lin missing with knees to the body.
Poutsi misses with the head strike.
Poutsi is stalling here.
Poutsi lands with a light punch inside.
Lin is rocked!
Lin lands a hook that snaps the head of Poutsi backwards.
Lin misses with the head strike.
Lin scores with a hook to the body.
Poutsi wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Poutsi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short body shot lands from Poutsi as the two fighters clinch.
Lin misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tim Poutsi will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Poutsi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lin.
A head kick misses from Lin.
The fighters circling - Lin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lin is still on wobbly legs! Can Poutsi finish him?
Lin slips a straight right by Poutsi.
Poutsi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lin seems to have recovered his senses.
Poutsi needs to keep his hands up - Lin had a free shot at his head there.
Poutsi slips under a jab.
Lin missing with a left hand there. Poutsi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Poutsi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poutsi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lin staying out of range there.
Poutsi tries to work over Lin's front leg with a kick but Lin checks it.
Lin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Poutsi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lin digs a good hook to Poutsi's body.
A big left from Poutsi misses.
The fighters circling - Poutsi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lin avoids a kick to the body.
Lin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Poutsi.
Poutsi checks a leg kick.
Lin throws a head kick that Poutsi semi-blocks.
Poutsi is looking to clinch.
Lin leaves Poutsi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Poutsi tries to clinch there but Lin circles away.
Poutsi throws a leg kick that misses.
Lin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Poutsi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice straight punches there by Lin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Poutsi tries to clinch
and Lin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lin won't allow Poutsi to sweep him here.
Lin with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Poutsi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Poutsi looking for a sweep. Not yet Poutsi, not yet.
Poutsi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lin manages to get himself to full guard.
Lin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lin is pulling down on Poutsi's head. It's preventing any offense from Poutsi, at least for the moment.
Poutsi lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Poutsi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Poutsi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Poutsi scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lin wants to sweep here but Poutsi controlling him for the moment.
Poutsi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four 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.
Lin is adopting a defensive guard.
Poutsi engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Poutsi postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Poutsi.
Lin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Poutsi moves away.
Lin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice uppercut there from Lin.
Lin works Poutsi's body with a nice hook.
Poutsi connects with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Sheng Chung Lin just about did enough to take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Poutsi blocks a head kick by Lin.
Poutsi throws an overhand right that lands on Lin's shoulder, as Lin tries to avoid the shot.
Poutsi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Poutsi misses with a hook
and Lin counters with a shoot takedown. Poutsi fights it but they end up in guard.
Lin preventing the sweep.
Lin throws a big elbow that misses.
Lin wants to control from the top but Poutsi keeps moving.
Poutsi looking to control.
Sheng Chung Lin has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lin trying to control the position from guard on top but Poutsi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Poutsi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lin is looking for a sweep. Poutsi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lin is refusing to be controlled, as Poutsi sits in half guard.
Poutsi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Poutsi passes to side control.
Poutsi is looking to take a break and control but Lin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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.
Poutsi cracks Lin with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Poutsi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lin keeps working.
Poutsi tries to score with some ground and pound. Lin controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Lin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Poutsi happy to just control the position for now.
Poutsi working the ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lin tries to buck Poutsi off but Poutsi is having none of it.
Poutsi tries to score with some ground and pound. Lin controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Poutsi misses with the ground and pound.
Poutsi lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lin down.
Lin sneaks back into half guard.
Lin wants to improve his position but Poutsi is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poutsi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lin's head.
Poutsi trying to mount his opponent but Lin defends it.
Lin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Poutsi is working away from the top position though.
Poutsi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lin's head.
Lin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Poutsi postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lin can't keep his opponent in guard - Poutsi advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lin is staying active underneath Poutsi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Poutsi had his way with Sheng Chung Lin in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lin shoots in looking for a takedown but Poutsi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Poutsi shoots in for a takedown but Lin shows good takedown defense.
Lin with a jab.
Lin throws a lazy right hand but Poutsi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Poutsi throws out the jab.
Lin misses with the combination.
A nice combination there by Lin.
A jab from Poutsi misses.
Poutsi misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lin ducks under a wild hook from Poutsi.
Poutsi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lin is fending him off so far but Poutsi persists. Nope, Lin circles away and we're back to standing.
Lin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Poutsi.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Poutsi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Poutsi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Lin keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lin - that will leave a mark!
Lin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Poutsi is looking to clinch.
Lin throws the left hand but Poutsi avoids the punch easily.
Poutsi misses with a body kick.
Poutsi misses with a series of wild punches.
Lin throws a leg kick which misses Poutsi's front leg but catches the back leg as Poutsi tries to avoid it.
Poutsi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lin closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Poutsi wants to improve his position but Lin is controlling well.
Poutsi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The fighters are battling for position here. Poutsi manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poutsi has control of Lin's left arm, preventing Lin from doing any damage.
Lin trying to control but Poutsi is working from the bottom.
Lin throwing strikes from guard but Poutsi blocks nicely.
Lin postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lin misses with an uppercut. Poutsi saw that one coming.
Lin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Poutsi moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poutsi looks to throw the jab but Lin is out of range.
A big left from Poutsi misses.
Poutsi misses with a looping right.
Lin misses with a right hand
and Poutsi counters with a nice leg kick.
Lin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Poutsi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Poutsi tries to clinch but Lin is having none of it.
Poutsi misses with a hook.
Lin throws a shot to the body.
Poutsi tries to clinch but Lin moves out of range.
Poutsi throws a looping overhand right but Lin ducks down to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Poutsi. Those never looked like landing.
Lin misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poutsi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Poutsi loads up on a big right hand but Lin slips the punch.
Sheng Chung Lin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Poutsi was well out of range. Poor timing from Lin.
Poutsi blocks the body kick.
Poutsi takes one on the button.
Lin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Poutsi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lin somewhat.
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!
Poutsi tries to close the distance and clinch but Lin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lin scores with a nice right hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lin 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 Poutsi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Poutsi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Poutsi throws a body punch but Lin moves out of range.
Poutsi defending well as Lin loads up on a big left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sheng Chung Lin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 46:49
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 47:49
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sheng Chung Lin!
Sheng Chung Lin is the new middleweight champion!
An out of breath and clearly excited Sheng Chung Lin thanked Conquer for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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