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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Dunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Dunn's choice of entrance music: Diary of a Madman. Mark Dunn is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bruce Banner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Dunn!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunn misses with a body shot.
Banner drops Dunn with a beautiful combination! Dunn stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Banner is looking for the KO!
Dunn is rocked!
Dunn moves out of range as Banner throws a body kick.
Dunn is still on wobbly legs! Can Banner finish him?
Banner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dunn.
Banner lands with a straight right. Dunn didn't see that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banner misses with a body kick.
Dunn slips a jab from Banner.
Banner looks to land a combination but Dunn avoids it well.
Dunn paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A head kick misses from Dunn.
Dunn seems to have recovered his senses.
Dunn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Banner.
Dunn throws a push kick but Banner slaps the foot to one side.
Banner tries to counter with a takedown but Dunn is quick to defend against it.
Dunn fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Banner is out of range.
Dunn is looking to clinch but Banner is avoiding it.
A head kick misses from Banner.
Banner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dunn.
Banner scores with a shot to the body.
Dunn is looking to clinch but Banner is avoiding it.
Banner misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner throws a right and a left that Dunn avoids nicely.
Dunn fails to land with a series of punches.
Dunn cracks the inside of Banner's front leg.
Dunn moves out of range of the body kick from Banner.
Dunn throws out a counter right but Banner avoids it with no problem.
Banner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dunn circles away quickly and effectively.
Dunn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Banner circles away quickly and effectively.
Banner swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dunn throws a body shot but no joy.
Dunn misses with a looping left.
Banner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Banner lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Banner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Banner lands with a nice body kick.
A jab from Banner finds it's way through Dunn's defenses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dunn misses the shot to the body.
Dunn throws a jab when Banner was well out of range.
Dunn misses the shot to the body.
Bruce Banner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Banner lands a big uppercut and Dunn crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Dunn looks OK. Banner waves Dunn back to his feet!
Dunn takes a swing at Banner's ribcage but misses.
Banner half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Dunn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Banner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dunn.
A punch combination from Banner misses.
Dunn fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A head kick by Banner - that's a beauty! Dunn is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Banner can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bruce Banner!
After the big win, Bruce Banner made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Big Bear Nutrition 160Q and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zophiel Furfur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harald Hillgrund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zophiel Furfur is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zophiel Furfur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harald Hillgrund!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hillgrund moves to clinch but Furfur breaks away
and Hillgrund takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hillgrund swats away the attempt to clinch by Furfur.
Hillgrund pushes Furfur up against the cage in a clinch.
A short left from Furfur.
Furfur misses with the head strike.
Hillgrund is trying to break the clinch but Furfur is controlling him.
A body shot lands from Furfur.
Furfur scores with a shot to the side of Hillgrund's head.
Furfur has a couple of punches blocked by Hillgrund.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hillgrund fails to pull guard.
Hillgrund wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Furfur is pressed up against the cage. Hillgrund has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Furfur down to the mat. Furfur avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hillgrund throws a series of punches but Furfur avoids them all with ease.
Hillgrund takes the fight into the clinch.
Furfur working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furfur prevents a takedown attempt there.
Zophiel Furfur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harald Hillgrund.
A short right from Furfur.
Hillgrund jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Furfur walks away with a smile on his face. Hillgrund gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hillgrund closes the distance looking to clinch
and Furfur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Donk. Furfur catches Hillgrund right on the button with a cross.
Furfur fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hillgrund has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Furfur gets a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Furfur fails to land.
Furfur scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hillgrund wants a takedown.
Hillgrund fails to pull guard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Furfur.
A short body shot lands from Furfur as the two fighters clinch.
Furfur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hillgrund wants a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furfur lands a body shot.
Furfur misses with the head strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hillgrund fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Furfur lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hillgrund drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Furfur gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hillgrund blocks a body shot from Furfur.
Furfur tries a body shot but Hillgrund blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Furfur.
Furfur misses with a punch on the inside.
Hillgrund is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Furfur gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
I was talking to Furfur's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hillgrund blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Furfur pushes Hillgrund back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Furfur fails to land.
A short right from Furfur on the inside.
Hillgrund changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Furfur fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hillgrund shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furfur connects with an inside leg kick.
Hillgrund gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Furfur uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hillgrund.
Furfur swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Furfur dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hillgrund. That did some damage!
Furfur lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Furfur avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Furfur scores with a punch to the head.
Hillgrund is rocked!
It looks like Harald Hillgrund has been cut.
Hillgrund tries to clinch but Furfur moves out of range.
Hillgrund is still on wobbly legs! Can Furfur finish him?
Hillgrund slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hillgrund seems to have recovered his senses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Furfur.
Hillgrund looks to land a left hand but Furfur moved out of range nicely.
Hillgrund is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hillgrund forces Furfur back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice left hand lands by Furfur.
Hillgrund looking for a takedown.
Furfur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hillgrund works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Hillgrund throws an elbow that misses. Furfur uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hillgrund's guard. Nice move by Furfur!
Hillgrund is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hillgrund is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zophiel Furfur dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harald Hillgrund's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hillgrund doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Furfur connects with an inside leg kick.
Hillgrund fails with an attempt to clinch.
As Hillgrund backs away, Furfur returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hillgrund is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Furfur is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hillgrund can do to turn this around?
Hillgrund takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hillgrund throws a solid leg kick but Furfur takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hillgrund.
Harald Hillgrund seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hillgrund thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hillgrund throws a hook but Furfur avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hillgrund misses with a lunging right hand
letting Furfur counter with a right hand.
Furfur connects with a body shot that sends Hillgrund's belly button to the back.
Zophiel Furfur is winning the standup battle so far.
Hillgrund fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Furfur, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hillgrund.
Hillgrund blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furfur doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hillgrund tries to score a body lock takedown but Furfur shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hillgrund has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Furfur is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Furfur misses with a short punch on the inside.
Furfur gets through Hillgrund's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hillgrund is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Hillgrund goes for a takedown attempt but Furfur pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Zophiel Furfur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harald Hillgrund.
Furfur tests Hillgrund's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Furfur fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Furfur cracks Hillgrund with a good jab.
Furfur scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hillgrund takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hillgrund tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Furfur paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As Hillgrund backs away, Furfur returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hillgrund throws a poor cross that misses
and Furfur connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hillgrund looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Furfur is fending him off so far but Hillgrund persists. Nope, Furfur circles away and we're back to standing.
Hillgrund is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Hillgrund throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Furfur scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Furfur.
Hillgrund throws a poor cross that misses
and Furfur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hillgrund throws a lazy body kick
and Furfur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hillgrund misses with a hook. Furfur ducked under it nicely.
Furfur feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Furfur clinches.
Furfur lands with a light punch inside.
Zophiel Furfur has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hillgrund has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Furfur is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Furfur misses with some punches.
Hillgrund has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Furfur avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Furfur is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Furfur misses with the head strike.
Furfur digs a right hand underneath Hillgrund's ribcage. Hillgrund let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Furfur lands a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Furfur as the two fighters clinch.
A short left from Furfur.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furfur lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Furfur.
Furfur scores with a shoulder strike.
Furfur lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hillgrund.
Furfur misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hillgrund.
Furfur lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Hillgrund to his knees! Furfur keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zophiel Furfur!
Zophiel Furfur decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Harald Hillgrund spoke after the fight, saying 'This is a setback, but I will bounce back from it. my eyes are still set on that title, I'll get there, you'll see!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zander McGuire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bach Schtrappe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGuire comes to the cage accompanied by Hall of Fame ft. will.i.am. Schtrappe has chosen Phobia by Kreator as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zander McGuire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bach Schtrappe!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuire bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A solid body kick from McGuire.
McGuire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schtrappe.
Schtrappe tries a quick counter leg kick but McGuire is wise to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Schtrappe misses the target.
Schtrappe slips under a jab from McGuire.
McGuire scoring well with a low kick there.
Schtrappe blocks a jab.
McGuire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schtrappe manages to avoid it.
Schtrappe looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McGuire misses with a kick to the body
and Schtrappe counters with a good, hard body kick but McGuire shrugs it off.
McGuire throws a low kick but Schtrappe avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schtrappe lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
McGuire lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Schtrappe misses with a hook. McGuire ducked under it nicely.
McGuire ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schtrappe throws a shot from downtown. McGuire moves away and avoids it.
A head kick misses from McGuire.
McGuire scores with a sloppy right hand. Schtrappe should have avoided that one.
McGuire cracks Schtrappe with a right hand to the side of the head.
McGuire looks to throw the jab but Schtrappe is out of range.
McGuire throws a hook but Schtrappe blocks it.
Schtrappe looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McGuire misses the shot to the body.
Schtrappe slips a jab and a cross from McGuire.
McGuire misses with a wild body shot.
Schtrappe flicks out a counter leg kick but McGuire steps away.
McGuire instigates a clinch.
Schtrappe tries to work over McGuire's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McGuire tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schtrappe's elbow.
A short uppercut from Schtrappe.
Schtrappe letting McGuire take a breather here.
McGuire tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McGuire obliges.
McGuire using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schtrappe scores with a shoulder strike.
Schtrappe managing to block the knees to the body from McGuire.
McGuire tries to work over Schtrappe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Schtrappe misses with the head strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McGuire.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Schtrappe.
McGuire trying to land knees to the body.
Schtrappe takes a knee to the side of the body.
Schtrappe avoiding damage as McGuire throws knees to the body.
Schtrappe swings wildly with an uppercut but McGuire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schtrappe misses with a punch on the inside.
McGuire trying to control the position but instead, Schtrappe has worked for underhooks and has pushed McGuire into the cage.
Schtrappe misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Schtrappe.
Schtrappe tries to work over McGuire's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Schtrappe lands a shoulder strike.
Schtrappe presses McGuire against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Schtrappe blocks an uppercut.
McGuire lands a hook to the side of the head.
Schtrappe has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. McGuire seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Schtrappe can turn it around.
Schtrappe misses with a hook from the clinch.
McGuire lands a shoulder strike.
Schtrappe misses with a punch to the body.
Schtrappe can't find room to land a body shot as McGuire controls the action.
McGuire has a couple of punches blocked by Schtrappe.
Schtrappe misses with a body punch.
McGuire tries to land knees in the clinch but Schtrappe avoids the damage to the body.
McGuire with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McGuire blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGuire blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McGuire has a couple of punches blocked by Schtrappe.
McGuire dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Schtrappe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Schtrappe lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGuire lands a shoulder strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on McGuire - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
McGuire missing with knees to the body.
McGuire misses with the head strike.
Schtrappe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Schtrappe has a couple of punches blocked by McGuire.
McGuire lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McGuire misses with a hook to the ribs.
McGuire misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Schtrappe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zander McGuire dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Schtrappe misses with a low kick.
McGuire on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Zander McGuire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGuire scores with a shot to the body.
McGuire throws a big shot that misses.
McGuire tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Schtrappe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McGuire misses with a body shot.
Jab, jab by McGuire - just one landing.
Schtrappe ducks under a wild hook from McGuire.
McGuire loads up on a big right hand but Schtrappe slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire is looking to land body kicks.
Schtrappe throws out a counter right but McGuire avoids it with no problem.
Schtrappe on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Schtrappe throws a push kick but McGuire slaps the foot to one side.
McGuire misses the body punch
and Schtrappe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from McGuire misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schtrappe slips a straight right by McGuire.
McGuire thows a left - swing and a miss!
McGuire wants to land a leg kick but Schtrappe is out of range.
Schtrappe throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McGuire lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Schtrappe scores with a jab. McGuire acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Schtrappe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schtrappe takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A big right from McGuire misses.
Schtrappe pivots, looking for a leg kick but McGuire is out of range and Schtrappe settles back down.
McGuire throws a lazy body kick
and Schtrappe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McGuire thows a leg kick but Schtrappe checks it
and Schtrappe counters with a nice low kick that buckles McGuire's knee momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from McGuire misses the target.
Schtrappe only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Zander McGuire is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGuire throws a head kick that misses.
Schtrappe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McGuire tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Schtrappe moves out of range as McGuire throws a body kick.
Schtrappe throws out a counter right but McGuire avoids it with no problem.
A head kick misses from McGuire.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schtrappe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McGuire.
Schtrappe is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A swing and a miss from McGuire.
A left and a right from McGuire both land. Nice combination.
McGuire scores with a leg kick.
McGuire lands a nice hook to Schtrappe's body. Schtrappe takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McGuire lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
McGuire misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire forces Schtrappe back against the cage and clinches.
Schtrappe blocks an uppercut.
McGuire tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Schtrappe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGuire goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McGuire misses with a punch on the inside.
Schtrappe misses with a hook from the clinch.
McGuire blocks a body shot from Schtrappe.
McGuire manages to break the clinch.
Schtrappe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McGuire can pounce on him.
McGuire swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Schtrappe takes a kick to the side of the head.
Schtrappe checks a leg kick nicely.
Schtrappe avoids the head kick by McGuire.
Schtrappe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McGuire. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
McGuire is looking to land body kicks.
Schtrappe feints a counter leg kick.
McGuire scores with a nice body kick.
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!
McGuire tried to score with a low kick but Schtrappe checks it.
McGuire swinging wildly here.
As McGuire backs off Schtrappe throws a huge counter combo but McGuire manages to avoid it all.
McGuire is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schtrappe can do to turn this around?
McGuire avoids a kick to the body.
McGuire appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
McGuire lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
McGuire ducks under a wild hook from Schtrappe.
Schtrappe thows a leg kick but McGuire checks it
and McGuire counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Schtrappe avoids the body shot from McGuire.
McGuire doesn't manage to clinch there - Schtrappe circles away.
McGuire misses with a hook
and Schtrappe counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zander McGuire dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Schtrappe scores with a punch to the head.
McGuire takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
McGuire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGuire throws a nice inside leg kick.
McGuire throws a left and a right that both miss
and Schtrappe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A cross from McGuire lands.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McGuire.
Schtrappe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McGuire throws a leg kick but Schtrappe sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire fakes the leg kick and cracks Schtrappe in the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by McGuire!
McGuire throws a leg kick
and Schtrappe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGuire misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire throws a combination that misses
and McGuire takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McGuire throws a leg kick but Schtrappe checks it.
McGuire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Schtrappe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McGuire closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Schtrappe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Schtrappe blocks an uppercut.
McGuire is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Schtrappe is defending well for now.
McGuire is trying to break the clinch but Schtrappe is controlling him.
Schtrappe working aggressively here.
McGuire tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Schtrappe misses with a punch on the inside.
Schtrappe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Schtrappe lands a left hand.
Schtrappe throws a head punch that misses.
McGuire blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Schtrappe is defending well for now.
McGuire lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Schtrappe.
Schtrappe managing to block the knees to the body from McGuire.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGuire trying to land knees to the body.
Schtrappe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McGuire crunches a lovely knee into Schtrappe's ribcage.
McGuire tries to work over Schtrappe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Schtrappe lands a left hand.
Schtrappe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McGuire misses with a hook from the clinch.
McGuire throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Schtrappes head.
McGuire swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGuire takes a shot to the head.
McGuire misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Schtrappe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Schtrappe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Schtrappe has a couple of punches blocked by McGuire.
McGuire doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zander McGuire has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Schtrappe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McGuire swings wildly with an uppercut but Schtrappe uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGuire tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A knee to the head by McGuire.
It looks like Bach Schtrappe has been cut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McGuire creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Schtrappe throws a punch but it's blocked by McGuire.
A short right from McGuire.
McGuire blocks a body shot from Schtrappe.
Schtrappe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Schtrappe lands a left hand.
Schtrappe throws a head punch that misses.
Zander McGuire is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe prevents a body shot from McGuire.
Schtrappe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schtrappe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McGuire gets through Schtrappe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schtrappe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schtrappe pushes McGuire back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McGuire missing with knees to the body.
Schtrappe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McGuire lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McGuire tries to land knees in the clinch but Schtrappe avoids the damage to the body.
McGuire throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Schtrappes head.
Schtrappe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Schtrappe takes a knee right on the jaw!
Schtrappe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bach Schtrappe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McGuire landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Zander McGuire.
Well McGuire has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zander McGuire!
Zander McGuire managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Instinct , into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Holden Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salosen Mara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica Enter Sandman. Salosen Mara has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Holden Gracie's chin.
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37
179 lbs
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176 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
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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
36 - 15 - 4, fighting out of St Petersburg, Holden Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Salosen Mara!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mara misses with a hook
and Gracie counters with a big head kick but Mara shrugs it off.
Gracie throws a good cross that connects.
Mara lands a nice shot that snaps Gracie's head back.
A big right from Gracie misses.
Gracie misses with the combination.
Gracie lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gracie misses with a lunging right hand
and Mara counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mara.
Gracie walks into a left hand.
It looks like Holden Gracie has been cut.
A lazy left from Mara finds it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie moves forwards but Mara connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mara avoids the head kick by Gracie.
Gracie swings for the body but Mara moves out of range.
Mara feints a counter leg kick.
Mara avoids the head kick by Gracie.
Good shot there by Gracie.
Mara throws a hook to the side of Gracie's head but Gracie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mara throws a nice outside leg kick.
Donk. Gracie catches Mara right on the button with a cross.
Mara avoids a kick to the body.
Mara takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mara misses with a kick to the body.
Mara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gracie.
Gracie throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mara throws out a powerful jab.
Mara looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
Gracie has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Mara.
Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mara.
Mara misses with a left hand
and Gracie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Holden Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mara takes one to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mara blocks a head kick by Gracie.
Mara tries a quick counter leg kick but Gracie is wise to it.
Gracie throws a sloppy head kick and Mara moves out of range easily.
Gracie lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gracie darts in trying to clinch
and Mara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses
letting Mara counter with a right hand.
Mara thuds his right hand into Gracie's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The fighters circling - Gracie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mara cracks Gracie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice uppercut there from Gracie.
Mara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mara scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gracie doesn't seem bothered though.
Mara avoids the head kick by Gracie.
Gracie thuds his shin into the meat of Mara's side.
Mara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gracie drives through and clinches with Mara against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Gracie as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gracie misses with a punch to the body.
Mara lands with a right to the head.
Gracie is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gracie blocks a body shot from Mara.
Gracie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mara misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gracie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gracie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gracie scores with a shoulder strike.
Mara lands a left hand.
Gracie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gracie trying to stall but Mara improves his position.
Mara can't break the clinch.
Gracie struggles to land a body shot inside as Mara controls his hands.
Mara has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mara lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Gracie is leaning against Mara and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mara as Gracie tries to tie him up.
Mara struggles to land a body shot inside as Gracie controls his hands.
Gracie blocks an uppercut.
Gracie blocks a body shot from Mara.
Gracie misses with some punches.
Gracie lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mara lands a nice uppercut.
Gracie being controlled against the cage.
Gracie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice left hand lands by Mara.
Gracie has Mara pressed against the cage.
Mara misses with the head strike.
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 Holden Gracie will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Holden Gracie'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.
Mara misses the jab.
Gracie is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mara.
Mara takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gracie slips a jab from Mara.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mara. That's going to slow Gracie down.
Gracie needs to keep his hands up - Mara had a free shot at his head there.
Mara misses with a low kick.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Gracie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie lands with a right hand.
Gracie needs to keep his hands up - Mara had a free shot at his head there.
Gracie connects with a single shot there.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Mara is just 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!
Mara connects with a nice looking jab.
Gracie is rocked!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mara.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mara swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gracie misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie takes one on the button.
A head kick by Gracie misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mara walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mara is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Holden Gracie is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice body kick from Mara.
Gracie slips under a jab from Mara.
Nice shot by Gracie.
Mara misses with a body kick.
Gracie lands a jab.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gracie tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mara 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 Gracie has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gracie and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
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!
Gracie lands with a cross.
Mara throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mara throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a looping left.
Mara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gracie.
Gracie looks to land a left hand but Mara moved out of range nicely.
Mara fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gracie.
Gracie misses with an uppercut
and Mara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gracie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mara.
Mara misses with a wild body shot.
Mara attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gracie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gracie gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Holden Gracie's cut is getting worse.
Gracie looks to throw the jab but Mara is out of range.
Mara feints a counter leg kick.
Gracie jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A slow jab from Mara misses its intended target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mara, right into the meat.
Mara fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gracie is out of range.
Mara cracks Gracie with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gracie is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mara lands a leg kick that knocks Gracie off balance momentarily.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mara was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
A countering left hand to the body from Mara misses.
A left and a right from Gracie both land. Nice combination.
Mara falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gracie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gracie moves out of range as Mara throws a body kick.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Mara.
Mara cracks Gracie with a good jab.
Gracie slips under a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Gracie as he connects with a hook.
Mara fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gracie checks it well.
Gracie throws a quick inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mara. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie cracks Mara with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mara motions for Gracie to come forward. Mara throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mara misses with a looping right.
Gracie throws a lazy uppercut
and Mara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie is looking to counter punch.
Gracie lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gracie moves into the clinch.
Mara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gracie takes a shot to the head.
Gracie controlling the action here for a moment.
Mara lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gracie lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie blocking some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mara pushes Gracie 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.
A close second round but Salosen Mara will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Holden Gracie's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mara misses with a low kick.
Mara throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gracie lands a slapping body shot.
Mara throws out a powerful jab.
Oh Gracie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Mara.
Gracie throws a lazy right hand but Mara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gracie tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie seems to have got his legs back now.
Gracie lands with a kick to the temple. Mara shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mara tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gracie is able to avoid easily.
Gracie lands with an uppercut that bounces Mara off the cage and back into range.
Mara connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses
and Mara counters with a nice body kick.
Mara drops Gracie with a beautiful combination! Gracie stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Mara is looking for the KO!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Mara gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Gracie is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Salosen Mara!
After the fight, Salosen Mara was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Thor Berserk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Volga Overstreet (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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147 lbs
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34
156 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thor Berserk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Volga Overstreet!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berserk throws the kick towards the body but Overstreet avoids it.
Berserk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Overstreet paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Overstreet feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Berserk's calf.
Berserk 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.
Berserk throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Overstreet throws a good cross that connects.
Overstreet loads up on a big right hand but Berserk slips the punch.
Berserk blocks the body kick.
As Overstreet tries to get set, Berserk tries to push him back and clinch up but Overstreet manages to avoid the attempt.
Berserk has closed the distance and engaged Overstreet in a clinch.
Berserk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Overstreet lands a nice uppercut.
Overstreet misses with a hook from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Berserk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Overstreet lands a body shot in the clinch.
Berserk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Overstreet lands a right hand that snaps the head of Berserk backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berserk slows down the pace here.
Berserk taking a breather.
Berserk gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Berserk lands with a right to the head.
Berserk tries to throw a body punch but Overstreet avoids it by throwing Berserk back against the cage.
Berserk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Overstreet misses with a punch to the body.
Berserk pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short right from Berserk.
Berserk misses with the head strike.
Overstreet tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Berserk's elbow.
Berserk is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Berserk fails to land.
Berserk lands an uppercut.
Berserk is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overstreet lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Berserk backwards.
Berserk lands a shoulder strike.
Berserk lands a nice uppercut.
Overstreet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Overstreet throws a punch but it's blocked by Berserk.
Berserk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Overstreet blocks a body shot from Berserk.
Berserk is leaning against Overstreet and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Berserk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Overstreet lands a hook to the side of the head.
Berserk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Overstreet tries a body shot but Berserk blocks it.
Berserk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Overstreet's elbow.
Overstreet working aggressively here.
Overstreet swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Berserk holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Berserk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Berserk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Overstreet's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berserk is trying to stall.
Berserk cracks Overstreet with a nice body shot.
Overstreet prevents a body shot from Berserk.
Overstreet blocks an uppercut.
Berserk's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Overstreet misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Overstreet tries to break free but Berserk pushes him back against the cage.
Overstreet lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Berserk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Overstreet stalling against the cage.
Berserk is trying to stall.
Berserk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hand to the body from Overstreet.
Overstreet misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Overstreet misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overstreet misses with the head strike.
Overstreet lands a right hand.
Berserk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Berserk fails to land.
Overstreet's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Berserk has a couple of punches blocked by Overstreet.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Overstreet lands with a light punch inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Berserk.
Overstreet is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Overstreet lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Overstreet.
A short left from Overstreet.
A shot in the inside from Berserk.
Berserk looking to stall.
Berserk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Overstreet blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Volga Overstreet will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice shot by Overstreet.
Berserk looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Overstreet throws out a powerful jab.
Overstreet checks the leg kick nicely there.
Berserk takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Berserk scores with a push kick.
Berserk connects with a body shot that sends Overstreet's belly button to the back.
Overstreet fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Berserk lands with a nice body kick.
Overstreet throws a front kick that sends Berserk stumbling back into the cage.
Overstreet connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Berserk momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Overstreet throws a shot from downtown. Berserk moves away and avoids it.
Overstreet checks the leg kick.
Berserk tries a low kick but Overstreet avoids it.
A punch combination from Overstreet misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berserk blocks a low kick nicely.
Berserk digs a good hook to Overstreet's body.
Overstreet throws a body punch but Berserk moves out of range.
Overstreet pivots, looking for a leg kick but Berserk is out of range and Overstreet settles back down.
Berserk was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Berserk tries to land a body kick
and Overstreet counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Berserk throws a head kick but Overstreet moves out of range.
Overstreet pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Berserk is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Overstreet.
Volga Overstreet seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Berserk lands a front kick.
Berserk throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Overstreet moves out of range as Berserk throws a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Overstreet! But no joy.
Berserk keeps Overstreet at a distance using the push kick.
Overstreet has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Berserk.
Overstreet pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Berserk misses with a shot to the body
and Overstreet counters with a leg kick.
Berserk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overstreet connects with a jab.
Overstreet has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Berserk ducks under a wild hook from Overstreet.
Berserk throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Berserk misses with a body kick.
Overstreet takes a swing at Berserk's ribcage but misses.
Overstreet takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Overstreet looks to land a body kick but Berserk moved away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Berserk.
Overstreet looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Overstreet throws a body shot but no joy.
Overstreet misses with a head kick.
Berserk scores with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overstreet throws out a loose jab but Berserk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Berserk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Berserk thumps Overstreet with a low kick.
Berserk throws a head kick but Overstreet moves out of range.
Berserk closes the distance and pushes Overstreet back into the cage.
Berserk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Berserk has a couple of punches blocked by Overstreet.
Overstreet lands a nice uppercut.
Berserk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thor Berserk has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Overstreet is stalling here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A body shot lands from Berserk.
Berserk misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Overstreet.
Overstreet misses with a punch to the body.
Berserk working aggressively here.
Overstreet lands a body shot.
Overstreet lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Berserk wants to stall.
Berserk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Berserk misses with a body punch.
Overstreet is struggling to control the position.
Overstreet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Overstreet struggles to land a body shot inside as Berserk controls his hands.
Berserk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Berserk keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Overstreet's efforts to push away.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Overstreet.
Overstreet tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Berserk's elbow.
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 Thor Berserk will probably get the nod.
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.
A nice leg kick lands there from Berserk.
Overstreet stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Berserk.
Overstreet avoids the body shot from Berserk.
Overstreet throws out a loose jab but Berserk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Berserk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Overstreet.
Overstreet swings widly with a right hand
and Berserk counters with a nice body kick.
Berserk tries to land a body kick
and Overstreet counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Overstreet takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Volga Overstreet has been cut.
Overstreet swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Berserk is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Overstreet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Overstreet takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A shot to the body from Berserk misses
and Overstreet counters with a stiff right hand.
Berserk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Overstreet doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Berserk is looking to wear down Overstreet with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Berserk uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Overstreet lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Berserk backs up against the cage.
Berserk is rocked!
It looks like Thor Berserk has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berserk tries to clinch up but Overstreet circles away and keeps his distance.
Oh Berserk is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A lazy body kick from Berserk
and Overstreet counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Overstreet looks to land a left hand but Berserk moved out of range nicely.
Overstreet fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Berserk to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Berserk looks to clinch but Overstreet throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Berserk taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Volga Overstreet!
An intense looking Volga Overstreet took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'It's good to win again and go up in the rankings. '.
Thor Berserk spoke after the fight, saying 'I am better then this.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kisuke Urahara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joeli Babitu (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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180 lbs
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33
180 lbs
27 - 10 - 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Kisuke Urahara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joeli Babitu!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babitu bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Babitu swings for the body but Urahara moves out of range.
Babitu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Urahara tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Babitu counters with a series of strikes. Urahara will be more careful next time no doubt.
Babitu connects with a high kick.
An inside leg kick from Babitu misses.
We've been hearing reports that Urahara has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Babitu tries a head kick but it misses.
Babitu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Urahara checks it well.
Nice shot by Babitu.
Babitu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Urahara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Babitu.
Decent striking displayed by Babitu there.
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!
Babitu misses with a double jab.
Urahara throws a nice head kick!
Babitu misses with a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Babitu.
Urahara pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Babitu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urahara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Babitu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Urahara.
Babitu connects with a right hand. Urahara shakes it off.
Babitu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Urahara.
Babitu's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Babitu duly obliges.
Babitu throws a leg kick
and Urahara counters with a one-two to the body.
That kick from Babitu tenderised Urahara's leg. Urahara is trying to keep his angry face on.
Urahara lands a head kick!
A nice inside leg kick there by Babitu. That's going to slow Urahara down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Urahara takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Babitu gets tackled into the cage by Urahara. Urahara maintains the clinch.
Urahara wants to stall.
Urahara tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Babitu avoids it.
Urahara tries a body shot but Babitu blocks it.
Babitu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Urahara working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urahara misses with a body punch.
Babitu tries a body shot but Urahara blocks it.
Babitu blocks an uppercut.
Urahara has a couple of punches blocked by Babitu.
Babitu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Urahara.
Urahara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Urahara blocks a body shot from Babitu.
A left hand lands to the body for Babitu.
Babitu cracks Urahara with a nice body shot.
Urahara works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Babitu working aggressively here.
Urahara swings wildly with an uppercut but Babitu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Babitu misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Urahara.
Urahara blocks the elbow strike.
Urahara tries a body shot but Babitu blocks it.
Babitu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Urahara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Urahara lands a right hand.
Urahara prevents a body shot from Babitu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urahara can't find room to land a body shot as Babitu controls the action.
Urahara misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Babitu.
Urahara digs a right hand into Babitu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Babitu's gas tank.
Babitu looks winded!
Babitu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Urahara avoids it.
Babitu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Babitu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Urahara blocks it with crossed arms.
Babitu tries to work over Urahara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Urahara stalling.
Urahara throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Babitus head.
Urahara is working Babitu over against the cage.
Urahara lands a shot to the body.
Urahara gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Babitu regains guard.
Urahara slips nicely into half guard.
Urahara seems to be looking for submissions.
Urahara is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babitu trying to hold on to Urahara's head to control him but Urahara postures up.
Urahara controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Urahara missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Babitu is trying to control but can't.
Urahara throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
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 Kisuke Urahara will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Urahara throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Babitu on the side of the head.
Urahara swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Babitu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Urahara was well out of range. Poor timing from Babitu.
Urahara misses with an attempted mid kick.
Babitu follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Babitu dodges the punch combination from Urahara.
Babitu tried to score with a low kick but Urahara checks it.
Babitu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Urahara misses with an attempted mid kick.
Urahara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Babitu moves away.
Urahara is looking to wear down Babitu with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice takedown defense from Babitu. No joy for Urahara on that attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A clash of legs there as Urahara blocks the low kick.
Babitu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Urahara.
Urahara scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Urahara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Babitu manages to avoid it.
Babitu flicks out a counter leg kick but Urahara steps away.
Urahara throws a right hand that misses
and Babitu counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babitu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Babitu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Urahara tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Babitu manages to circle out of the way.
Babitu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Urahara keeps the fight on the outside.
Babitu feints and then cracks Urahara's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Urahara down.
Urahara walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Urahara fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Babitu checks it well.
Urahara has his takedown stuffed
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Urahara tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Babitu is able to avoid easily.
Urahara digs a good hook to Babitu's body.
Urahara lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Urahara stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Babitu.
Babitu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Babitu connects with a leg kick. Urahara looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Joeli Babitu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Urahara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babitu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Urahara's calf.
Urahara 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.
Babitu has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Urahara.
Urahara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Urahara moves into the clinch.
Babitu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Babitu lands with a left to the head.
Still in the clinch, Babitu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Urahara on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Urahara can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kisuke Urahara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Urahara blocks a body shot from Babitu.
Urahara stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Urahara is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Babitu gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Urahara misses with a punch on the inside.
Babitu struggles to land a body shot inside as Urahara controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Babitu.
A right hook to the body lands for Urahara.
Babitu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Urahara is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babitu lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Urahara.
Babitu is breathing heavily.
Urahara lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Urahara.
Urahara blocks an elbow strike from Babitu.
Urahara throws a punch but it's blocked by Babitu.
Babitu is working Urahara over against the cage.
Urahara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Babitu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Babitu prevents a body shot from Urahara.
Babitu blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Babitu - that landed with a thud.
Urahara managing to block the knees to the body from Babitu.
Babitu looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Urahara avoiding damage as Babitu throws knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Urahara.
A short body shot lands from Babitu as the two fighters clinch.
Urahara avoids the elbow strike from Babitu, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Babitu fails to land.
Urahara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urahara lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Urahara thows a huge punch but Babitu dodges it nicely.
Babitu wants to control but Urahara is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Babitu makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Babitu.
Urahara is stalling in the full guard.
Urahara has gone for a leg lock! Babitu slips out almost immediately though and dives into Urahara's guard.
Babitu wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Urahara's closed guard. He's half up but Urahara has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Urahara pivots and extends the arm, Babitu falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Urahara! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kisuke Urahara!
Kisuke Urahara made sure to mention his sponsor, Museum of Monsters & Madmen in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Virgil Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emmett Brown (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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32
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32
147 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Virgil Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Emmett Brown!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan misses with a body kick.
Brown lands a nice leg kick that just misses Morgan's sensitive parts.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Morgan moves out of range easily.
Morgan tries to work over Brown's front leg with a kick but Brown checks it.
Morgan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Morgan.
Brown replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Morgan blocks it well.
Morgan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Brown checks it well.
Morgan tries to clinch but Brown is having none of it.
Morgan with a hook.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Morgan misses with a hook
and Brown counters with an outside leg kick.
Brown lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A bone on bone clash there as Brown blocks the leg kick.
Brown tries a quick counter leg kick but Morgan is wise to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Morgan counters with a straight right hand.
A low kick from Brown misses
letting Morgan counter with a right hand.
Brown tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brown throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brown, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown thuds a left hand into Morgan's body.
Morgan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Morgan.
Brown with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Morgan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Brown looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Brown takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brown throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Morgan's head.
Morgan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Morgan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A good leg kick by Morgan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morgan.
Brown takes one to the chin there.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Morgan is looking to counter the offense by Brown and move into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Morgan moves out of range as Brown throws a body kick.
Morgan seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Brown throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morgan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morgan connects with a solid leg kick.
Morgan throws a nice head kick!
Brown misses with a low kick.
Morgan throws a leg kick but Brown sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Brown throws a quick inside leg kick.
Morgan needs to keep his hands up - Brown had a free shot at his head there.
Brown throws a body punch but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan with a jab.
Brown is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Morgan rather than just go for the knockout.
Morgan misses with a head kick.
Brown steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Brown throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Morgan checks a leg kick nicely.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morgan.
Morgan moves out of range of the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Emmett Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brown scores with a jab to the jaw.
Morgan just misses with a punch to the body.
Morgan checks a leg kick.
Morgan fires out a quick counter leg kick but Brown just manages to avoid it.
Morgan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Morgan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Morgan.
Brown takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Brown changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Morgan misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
Morgan shoots for a takedown but Brown saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown takes a swing at Morgan's ribcage but misses.
Morgan throws a low kick but Brown moves out of range easily.
Brown throws a push kick but Morgan slaps the foot to one side.
Brown is looking to land body kicks.
Brown takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Morgan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Morgan is looking to slow Brown down with leg kicks.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Morgan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brown.
Morgan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Brown is looking for the big counter here.
Good leg kick by Brown there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Morgan connects with a body shot.
Brown looks to land a combination but Morgan avoids it well.
Morgan is looking to counter the offense by Brown and move into the clinch.
Brown lands a glancing blow to the side of Morgan's head.
Morgan connects with the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morgan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Brown throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Brown's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Brown duly obliges.
Brown needs to keep his hands up - Morgan had a free shot at his head there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emmett Brown dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Morgan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brown's sensitive parts.
Brown throws a chopping leg kick but Morgan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Morgan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Morgan throws a leg kick but Brown moved away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brown 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 Morgan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Morgan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Brown throws a head kick but Morgan moves out of range.
That kick from Brown tenderised Morgan's leg. Morgan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Morgan misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Morgan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Brown to score with a decent uppercut.
Morgan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It seemed like Brown was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Morgan throws a series of strikes that have Brown backpedaling.
Brown stuns Morgan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morgan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan wants to slow Brown down by chopping away at his legs.
Morgan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown connects with a jab.
Brown avoids a punch combination nicely.
Morgan is looking to slow Brown down with leg kicks.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brown throws a chopping leg kick but Morgan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Morgan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
It looked like Morgan was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Brown is looking to slow Morgan down with leg kicks.
Morgan is looking to land body kicks.
Morgan lands a jab to the nose.
Brown digs a good body shot into Morgan's ribs.
Morgan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Morgan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brown.
Brown scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Morgan on the side of the head.
Morgan misses with a low kick.
A shot to the liver by Morgan. Beautiful body shot.
Morgan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Morgan takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
Brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Morgan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morgan throws out a powerful jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brown.
Morgan throws a right hand that misses
enabling Brown to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morgan throws a low kick, looking for Brown's leg but Brown calmly moves out of range.
Brown rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Morgan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brown's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Morgan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Brown scrambles back to his feet.
Morgan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jab by Morgan.
Brown scores with a nice body kick.
Brown feints and then cracks Morgan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Morgan down.
Morgan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Morgan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brown misses with a low kick.
Morgan appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Brown throws the left hand but Morgan avoids the punch easily.
Morgan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morgan.
Brown feints and then cracks Morgan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Morgan down.
Brown scores with a jab. Morgan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Morgan.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brown, right into the meat.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick
and Morgan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Morgan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brown throws the kick towards the body but Morgan avoids it.
Morgan throws a chopping leg kick but Brown manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Brown's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Morgan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Brown moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Brown throws a leg kick but Morgan moved away.
Morgan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brown, pushing him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Emmett Brown will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Brown throws a jab but it's blocked by Morgan.
A bone on bone clash there as Brown blocks the leg kick.
Brown looks for the body kick but Morgan saw that one coming.
Morgan tried to score with a low kick but Brown checks it.
Brown throws out a counter right but Morgan avoids it with no problem.
A slow jab from Morgan misses its intended target.
Morgan lands the left hand.
Morgan just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Brown checks a low kick from Morgan.
Brown blocks a leg kick.
Brown misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Morgan is out of range.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brown defending well as Morgan loads up on a big left hand.
Morgan blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brown throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morgan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brown uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morgan.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Morgan changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Morgan checks a leg kick nicely.
The fighters circling - Morgan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Morgan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Morgan looks to land a right hand but Brown moved out of range.
Morgan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Brown.
Morgan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brown sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brown avoids the body shot from Morgan.
Morgan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brown.
Morgan checks a leg kick.
Brown pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brown attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brown pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morgan throws a low kick, looking for Brown's leg but Brown calmly moves out of range.
Morgan defending well as Brown loads up on a big left hand.
Morgan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brown appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Morgan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Morgan ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Morgan tried to counter with a leg kick but Brown avoided it.
Brown cracks the inside of Morgan's front leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morgan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Morgan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Brown misses the jab.
Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brown scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Morgan looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Brown misses with an uppercut.
Emmett Brown seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan cracks Brown with an open hand slap.
Morgan doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
Brown tried to score with a low kick but Morgan checks it.
As Brown tries to get set, Morgan tries to push him back and clinch up but Brown manages to avoid the attempt.
Morgan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Morgan feinted with a counter takedown.
Morgan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Morgan lands the left hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Morgan.
Brown lands a front kick.
Morgan throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brown now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Morgan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brown throws the left hand but Morgan avoids the punch easily.
Brown 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.
A low kick from Brown misses
and Morgan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morgan misses with a low kick as Brown jumps back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown throws out a loose jab but Morgan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morgan is looking to score with low kicks.
Brown walks into a straight right hand from Morgan.
Brown looks to land a body kick but Morgan moved away.
A counter left hand to the body from Morgan misses its target.
Morgan moves out of range of the body kick from Brown.
Morgan throws a wild body kick that Brown sees coming a mile off.
Morgan thows a body kick. Brown tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Brown has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Brown showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morgan.
Morgan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Morgan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brown. Brown obviously looking to wear him down.
Brown connects with a solid leg kick.
Morgan will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Morgan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Brown is able to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Virgil Morgan did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brown.
Morgan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brown manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Morgan avoids the body shot from Brown.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morgan was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Morgan.
Brown scores with a leg kick.
Brown tries a low kick but Morgan avoids it.
A jab from Brown finds it's way through Morgan's defenses.
Brown scores with a leg kick.
Morgan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Morgan.
Brown now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan walks forward, straight into a front kick from Brown.
Morgan ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Morgan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Brown getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Morgan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a leg kick
and Morgan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morgan lands a leg kick that knocks Brown off balance momentarily.
Morgan checks a leg kick.
A solid body kick from Morgan.
A big left from Brown misses.
Brown buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Morgan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brown throws a push kick but Morgan slaps the foot to one side.
It looked like Morgan was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Brown.
Brown cracks the inside of Morgan's front leg.
Morgan walks into a straight right hand from Brown.
Morgan lunges at Brown with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Brown's hand.
Brown lands a leg kick that knocks Morgan off balance momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Brown misses the target.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a looping overhand right but Morgan ducks down to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Brown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morgan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
Morgan looks to land a right hand but Brown moved out of range.
It seemed like Brown was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Morgan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Morgan delivers a nice body kick.
Morgan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Morgan moves out of range of the strikes.
Brown swings for the body but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan avoids the body shot from Brown.
Morgan misses with a takedown
enabling Brown to counter with a crisp jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Morgan.
Morgan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Morgan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brown swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Morgan misses with a looping left.
Brown replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Morgan blocks it well.
Morgan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brown circles away quickly and effectively.
Brown staying out of range there.
Morgan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Brown if he has to take too many more of those.
Brown connects with a single shot there.
Brown throws a half hearted mid kick.
Morgan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Morgan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brown, right into the meat.
Morgan throws a low kick but Brown avoids it.
Morgan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Brown connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown staying out of range there.
Morgan's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Brown wants to slow Morgan down by chopping away at his legs.
Morgan lands with a right hand.
Brown throws a looping overhand right but Morgan ducks down to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown throws a solid leg kick but Morgan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brown.
Morgan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Morgan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A nice side step and Brown releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Brown avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A jab from Brown does it's job there.
Brown scores with a nice head shot.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morgan throws out the jab.
Brown misses with a body kick.
Morgan throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emmett Brown dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Brown throws a push kick but Morgan slaps the foot to one side.
Brown digs a good body shot into Morgan's ribs.
Morgan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A lazy left from Brown finds it's target.
Morgan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Morgan lands a body shot.
Brown throws a leg kick but Morgan checks it.
Brown scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Morgan doesn't seem bothered though.
Morgan looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Morgan closes the distance and clinches up with Brown, looking for a takedown. Morgan pushes Brown against the cage but Brown circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brown 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 Morgan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Morgan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Morgan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Morgan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice shot lands for Brown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown looks to throw the jab but Morgan is out of range.
Morgan misses with a left hand
and Brown counters with an outside leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Brown crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Morgan - the referee stops the clock and Brown gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Morgan. Brown manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Brown throws a chopping leg kick but Morgan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Morgan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Brown scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A slow jab from Brown misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Brown throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Morgan misses with a hook to the body
letting Brown counter with a right hand.
Morgan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Morgan misses with an uppercut. Brown saw that one coming.
Morgan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brown's sensitive parts.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morgan was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
An inside leg kick lands from Morgan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morgan avoids the head kick by Brown.
Brown feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Morgan's calf.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brown.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brown.
Morgan lunges at Brown with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Brown's hand.
Morgan ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Brown pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Morgan misses with a straight right.
A head kick misses from Morgan.
Brown throws a quick inside leg kick.
Morgan throws a hook but Brown avoids it easily.
Brown checks a leg kick.
Morgan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Brown scoring well with a low kick there.
Brown misses with an uppercut.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morgan moves away.
Morgan tries to bum rush Brown with a series of wild strikes but Brown uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brown stalks Morgan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Morgan's face. Morgan staggers backwards, shaken.
Brown scores with a head kick. Morgan tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Brown walks into a jab.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Morgan might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Morgan scores with a kick to the body.
Brown scores with a decent looking hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown cracks the inside of Morgan's front leg.
Brown lands with a nice body kick.
Brown throws a leg kick but Morgan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Morgan throws a hook but Brown blocks it.
Emmett Brown is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan fails with the takedown.
Virgil Morgan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morgan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brown.
Good work by Morgan as he checks the leg kick.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Brown.
Morgan thuds his right hand into Brown's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Morgan throws a push kick but Brown slaps the foot to one side.
A little jabbing left from Brown on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Brown rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morgan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brown's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Morgan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Brown scrambles back to his feet.
Morgan looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Brown looks to land a body kick but Morgan moved away.
It looked like Morgan was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Brown.
Morgan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Emmett Brown comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Brown 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 46:49
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 46:49
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emmett Brown!
After winning the bout, Emmett Brown thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Virgil Morgan had this to say: 'Abuse!! Abuse!!! I didn't lose that fight. The referees and judges are all blind as fuck and were hired by Louie himself!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ice Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aiden Preston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Preston has chosen Fuckin Problem as his entrance music. Aiden Preston has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ice Drago!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aiden Preston!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Preston throws a sloppy head kick and Drago moves out of range easily.
Preston moves out of range of the body kick.
Preston throws the left hand but Drago avoids the punch easily.
Preston 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.
A lazy left from Preston finds it's target.
Preston tries a head kick but it misses.
Drago throws a jab but it's blocked by Preston.
Preston looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Drago is looking to slow Preston down with leg kicks.
Drago throws a leg kick which misses Preston's front leg but catches the back leg as Preston tries to avoid it.
Preston throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Drago sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Preston pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It looked like Drago wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Drago fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Preston has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Preston misses with a low kick as Drago jumps back.
Drago has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Furia Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
Preston tests Drago's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Preston ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Preston throws a leg kick
letting Drago counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drago takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Preston fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Preston ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Preston takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A slow jab from Preston misses its intended target.
Preston throws the kick towards the body but Drago avoids it.
As Preston backs away, Drago returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Drago throws a head kick that half lands.
Preston tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Preston connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Preston throws a nice looking combination but Drago bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Preston lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Drago circles away quickly and effectively.
Preston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drago manages to avoid it.
Drago swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Preston throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Preston swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Preston.
Drago lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left and a right from Drago both land. Nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Preston lands with a cross.
Preston checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Drago missing with a left hand there. Preston was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Drago lands a left and a right that send Preston crashing to the mat, dazed. Drago thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Preston is rocked!
Aiden Preston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Preston swings widly with a right hand
and Drago counters with a nice right hand that sends Preston toppling to the canvas! Preston scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Drago finish him?!
Preston is still on wobbly legs! Can Drago finish him?
Drago lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Preston head around and knocks him out cold! Drago hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ice Drago!
Ice Drago retains his bantamweight title!
A very excited looking Ice Drago 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Whales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Blyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whales comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - Shoot To Thrill. Blyer comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Eye Of The Tiger kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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207 lbs
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210 lbs
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Patrick Whales!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 38 - 1, fighting out of New York, Rocky Blyer!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blyer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A left lands for Blyer.
Whales will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Blyer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blyer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Blyer throws a hook but Whales blocks it.
We've been hearing reports that Whales has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Whales throws a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Blyer.
Whales bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blyer loads up on a big right hand but Whales slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blyer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Whales.
Whales closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whales scores with a couple of short elbows.
Blyer is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Whales lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Blyer down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whales throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Whales in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Blyer wants to get back to his feet.
Whales misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Blyer is pushing Whales's head away, looking to escape. Whales manages to hold on to the position though.
Whales lands a decent elbow from side control.
Blyer is pushing Whales's head away, looking to escape. Whales manages to hold on to the position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Whales tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Blyer parries the strikes from Whales easily there. Whales is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Blyer to escape.
Blyer avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Whales.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blyer is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Whales postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Blyer is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Whales has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Whales misses with the ground and pound.
Whales working the ground and pound.
Whales prevents Blyer from escaping the position.
Whales scores with a couple of short elbows.
Whales working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whales landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Whales scores with punches from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whales creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blyer sneaks out the side door and pushes Whales away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Blyer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Whales moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Whales thows a leg kick but Blyer checks it
letting Blyer counter with a right hand.
Blyer looks to land a right hand but Whales moved out of range.
Patrick Whales seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blyer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Whales is looking to chop away at Blyer's legs.
As Whales backs off Blyer throws a huge counter combo but Whales manages to avoid it all.
A telegraphed right hand from Blyer misses the target.
Blyer throws a lazy right hand but Whales sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Whales throws an off balance right hand
and Blyer counters with a stiff right hand.
Whales moves out of range as Blyer strikes.
Whales changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Whales blocks a jab.
Blyer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Whales.
Blyer unleashes a big counter combination but Whales bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whales jabs at Blyer's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blyer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice defenses there by Blyer.
Blyer looks to land a left hand but Whales moved out of range nicely.
Good shot there by Whales.
Blyer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Whales changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Blyer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Whales paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Whales cracks the inside of Blyer's front leg.
Whales throws a leg kick but Blyer moved away.
Whales pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Blyer doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Blyer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Whales shoots in for a double leg but Blyer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Whales. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blyer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Whales.
Whales half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Whales dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A combination from Blyer does no damage.
Left hook, right uppercut from Blyer.
Whales sizes up Blyer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whales. Blyer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blyer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Whales tried to score with a low kick but Blyer checks it.
Whales keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blyer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Whales sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rocky Blyer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Whales connects with a leg kick. Blyer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Blyer throws a right and a left that Whales avoids nicely.
Blyer loads up on a big right hand but Whales slips the punch.
Whales lands with a good body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Blyer misses the target.
Blyer has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whales misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blyer.
Rocky Blyer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blyer lunges at Whales with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Whales's hand.
A jab from Whales misses.
Blyer cracks Whales with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Blyer lands a nice hook to Whales's body. Whales takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Whales shoots in looking for a takedown but Blyer manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Whales's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Blyer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Whales avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Whales wants to land a leg kick but Blyer is out of range.
Blyer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Whales throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blyer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Whales shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Blyer but Blyer pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Whales connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whales scores with a takedown into Blyer's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whales lands a couple of elbows.
Whales stops Blyer from standing up.
Whales throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Whales postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Whales pushing down on Blyer's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Blyer is trying to stand up here but Whales is controlling him well.
Whales misses with a head shot. Blyer uses the momentum to regain guard.
Whales tries to free his leg and advance position but Blyer is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blyer is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Patrick Whales overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Whales throwing strikes but missing.
Whales throwing strikes from guard but Blyer blocks nicely.
Blyer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Blyer is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
A short left from Blyer.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Blyer lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whales has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Blyer is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Whales. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blyer is leaning against Whales and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Whales tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blyer lands a left hand.
A short uppercut from Blyer.
Whales's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Whales lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blyer lands a nice shot to the body.
Whales blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Blyer.
Blyer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blyer.
Whales blocks an uppercut.
Whales working aggressively here.
Blyer blocks a body shot from Whales.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Blyer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Whales's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Blyer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blyer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blyer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Blyer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Whales throws an off balance right hand
and Blyer counters with a straight right hand.
Blyer pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Whales back to the cage. Blyer follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Whales shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Whales was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The ground and pound from Whales seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Whales working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blyer is trying to buck Whales off.
Whales scoring with punches and elbows.
Whales in side control, throwing shots but Blyer defends.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blyer is trying to buck Whales off.
Blyer taking punishment in the form of punches.
Whales working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Whales throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Blyer managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Whales.
Blyer tries to escape but Whales is in control.
Whales working the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whales prevents Blyer from escaping the position.
Whales landing strikes.
Blyer is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Whales throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Whales scores with a couple of short elbows.
Whales working the ground and pound but Blyer is defending the strikes.
Whales working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blyer sneaks out the side door and pushes Whales away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Jab from Whales.
Blyer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Whales counters with a shoot takedown. Blyer fights it but they end up in guard.
Whales throwing strikes but missing.
Blyer scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Whales dodges the punch combination from Blyer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blyer misses with an uppercut. Whales saw that one coming.
Whales just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch combination from Blyer misses.
Blyer throws a right hand that Whales ducks under and follows up with a left that Whales also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blyer connects with a looping right hand.
Whales tried to score with a low kick but Blyer checks it.
Blyer throws a right and a left that Whales avoids nicely.
Whales half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Whales throws a hook but Blyer avoids it easily.
Whales closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Blyer did well to prevent Whales getting side control.
Blyer tries to kick Whales off but Whales keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Whales is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Blyer looks like he's trying to stand up.
Whales looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Blyer with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Whales clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Whales slips a straight right by Blyer.
Whales keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whales lands with a shot to the body.
Whales tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blyer was well out of range. Poor timing from Whales.
Blyer scores with the left hand. Whales knows he should have avoided that one.
Whales throws a leg kick but Blyer moved away.
Blyer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Whales lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Blyer at a distance.
Blyer misses with a body shot.
Whales drops down looking for a counter takedown but Blyer sprawls and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blyer gets caught napping as Whales dives in and scores a takedown. Blyer manages to retain guard.
Whales 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.
Whales passes Blyer's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Whales scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whales looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Blyer with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whales throws a strike but Blyer avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Blyer is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Blyer wriggles free and stands up.
Blyer throws a sloppy body shot
and Whales counters with a single leg into guard. Blyer didn't expect that.
Whales throwing strikes from guard but Blyer blocks nicely.
Whales won't allow Blyer to get back to his feet.
Whales loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Whales in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whales trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Blyer wants to stand but Whales is controlling the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Whales postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Blyer can't keep his opponent in guard - Whales advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Whales is looking to advance position but Blyer won't allow it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Whales lands a nice short elbow.
Blyer is trying to stand up here but Whales is controlling him well.
Whales is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blyer is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Whales scores with a couple of nice shots.
Whales seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Blyer is rocked!
Whales looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Blyer with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Blyer is still in real trouble! Can Whales finish him?
Blyer wants to get back to his feet.
Whales throwing shots but Blyer is blocking nicely.
Whales throwing shots but Blyer is blocking nicely.
Blyer tries to kick Whales off but Whales keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Whales not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Blyer seems to have recovered his senses.
Whales throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Blyer won't allow Whales to pass to mount.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Whales connects with the punch.
Rocky Blyer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whales shoots and misses
and Blyer counters with a series of strikes. Whales will be more careful next time no doubt.
A shot to the liver by Whales. Beautiful body shot.
Whales lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Blyer at a distance.
Blyer looks to throw the jab but Whales is out of range.
Whales shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Blyer counters with a nice body shot.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Blyer misses with a straight left.
Whales feinted with a counter takedown.
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!
Whales on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Whales moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Whales throws a leg kick that is checked
and Blyer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Whales showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blyer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Patrick Whales will probably get the nod.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Blyer throws a right and a left that Whales avoids nicely.
Blyer takes a swing at Whales's ribcage but misses.
Blyer checks the leg kick nicely there.
Blyer swinging wildly here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Whales 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 Blyer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Blyer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Blyer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Whales tries to land a front kick but Blyer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Blyer defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Whales.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whales tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blyer was well out of range. Poor timing from Whales.
Whales shoots for a takedown but Blyer saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Blyer unleashes a big counter combination but Whales bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Blyer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Blyer wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Whales. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whales pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whales throws a leg kick but Blyer checks it.
Blyer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Whales tries to land a front kick but Blyer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Blyer lands a jab to the nose.
Blyer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Whales shoots in for a takedown but Blyer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
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.
Whales lands a body shot.
Blyer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blyer misses with a wild combination.
Whales attempts a counter takedown but Blyer avoids it well and moves away.
Blyer misses with a double jab.
Whales takes a swing at Blyer's ribcage but misses.
Blyer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whales manages to avoid it.
Whales tries to counter with a takedown but Blyer is quick to defend against it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Whales.
Whales missing with a left hand there. Blyer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Whales misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blyer.
Whales moves away from the strike by Blyer.
Blyer lands with a nice body punch.
Blyer misses with a straight left.
Blyer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Whales counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Blyer!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blyer pushes Whales away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Whales gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Blyer avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Whales.
Whales looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Blyer is avoiding damage well.
Patrick Whales is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Whales's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Whales working the head with strikes.
Blyer throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Rocky Blyer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blyer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Whales feints and then cracks Blyer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blyer down.
Blyer throws a series of punches but Whales avoids them all with ease.
Blyer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Whales gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Whales feints and as Blyer raises his hands in defense, Whales changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whales trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blyer looking for a guillotine here but Whales defends easily.
Whales lands a couple of elbows.
Whales lands a couple of elbows.
Blyer is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Blyer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Blyer is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Whales is aware though and is defending well.
Blyer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rocky Blyer.
I think Whales has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 48:47
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 48:47
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Whales!
Patrick Whales retains his light heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Patrick Whales 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raijin Kage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kage might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ride the Lightning. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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162 lbs
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28
157 lbs
18 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Raijin Kage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dennis Page!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Page thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kage if he has to take too many more of those.
Page slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kage tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Page paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Page swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kage darts in and clinches Page up against the cage.
Page breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Page throws a push kick but Kage slaps the foot to one side.
Kage is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Page steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kage looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kage misses with a takedown
and Page cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kage is looking to clinch but Page is avoiding it.
Page wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Page throws a chopping leg kick but Kage manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kage shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kage darts in and clinches Page up against the cage.
Kage wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raijin Kage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Page.
Page tries to work over Kage's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Page breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kage tries to clinch up.
Kage tries to clinch
and Page counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kage gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Page pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Page's corner calls for a 1-2. Page obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Page there.
Kage tries to close the distance and clinch but Page swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kage clinches up with Page and pushes him back against the cage.
Kage lands with a light punch inside.
Page tries to break free but Kage pushes him back against the cage.
Kage is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Page is trying to force a seperation but Kage has the dominant position.
Page breaks the clinch.
Kage misses with an attempted mid 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!
Page throws a shot from downtown. Kage moves away and avoids it.
Kage moves to clinch but Page breaks away
and Page counters with a stiff right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Page.
A swing and a miss from Kage.
Kage has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kage is trying to pull guard but Page has him pressed against the cage.
Page blocks an uppercut.
Kage is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Page gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right from Page.
Page breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kage closes the distance looking to clinch
and Page counters with a huge head kick that drops Kage! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dennis Page!
As Dennis Page got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: George Kelly the pikey is coming for you'.
Raijin Kage spoke after the fight, saying 'The storm only gets stronger...'.
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