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UNFC70:DanneskjöldVsSamusiovas PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seppo Silvennoinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hubert De La Bath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seppo Silvennoinen has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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212 lbs
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215 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Seppo Silvennoinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hubert De La Bath!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De La Bath throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A little feinted left hand from Silvennoinen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Silvennoinen moves out of range of the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Silvennoinen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
De La Bath moves into range and clinches up with Silvennoinen.
The referee is keeping an eye on Silvennoinen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
De La Bath fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silvennoinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silvennoinen stalling the fight.
Silvennoinen managing to block the knees to the body from De La Bath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silvennoinen pressing his opponent against the cage.
De La Bath lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Bath swings wildly with an uppercut but Silvennoinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
De La Bath jumps guard but Silvennoinen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
De La Bath manages to break the clinch.
Silvennoinen thuds his right hand into De La Bath's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice cross by De La Bath.
De La Bath lands a lovely overhand right.
Silvennoinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De La Bath uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silvennoinen.
De La Bath doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Silvennoinen throws a leg kick that is checked
and De La Bath counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by De La Bath.
Silvennoinen stalling in the clinch.
Silvennoinen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvennoinen stalling the fight.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, De La Bath just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silvennoinen's brow.
Silvennoinen has hold of one of De La Bath's legs. De La Bath is fighting the takedown attempt but Silvennoinen gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Silvennoinen won't allow De La Bath to get back to his feet.
Silvennoinen trying to control but De La Bath is working from the bottom.
Silvennoinen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silvennoinen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
De La Bath 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.
De La Bath avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvennoinen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
De La Bath looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
De La Bath keeping full guard, as Silvennoinen tries to pass.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silvennoinen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Silvennoinen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A clash of legs there as De La Bath blocks the low kick.
Silvennoinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De La Bath.
Silvennoinen is looking to counter punch.
Silvennoinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De La Bath tries to counter with a clinch but Silvennoinen shakes him off and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvennoinen looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for De La Bath!
Silvennoinen is looking to take a break and control but De La Bath is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De La Bath is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
De La Bath is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Silvennoinen is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Silvennoinen is pressing down on De La Bath's thigh, looking to free his foot. De La Bath is holding on for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hubert De La Bath will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
De La Bath blocks a jab.
De La Bath slips under a jab from Silvennoinen.
De La Bath punishes Silvennoinen's body with a nice straight punch.
Silvennoinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silvennoinen scores with a hook.
De La Bath takes a jab right on the kisser.
Silvennoinen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Silvennoinen throws a low kick but De La Bath avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silvennoinen connects with a body shot that sends De La Bath's belly button to the back.
De La Bath stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
De La Bath throws a hook but Silvennoinen blocks it.
Silvennoinen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Silvennoinen sizes up De La Bath with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvennoinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silvennoinen appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Silvennoinen throws a hook to the side of De La Bath's head but De La Bath sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De La Bath misses the jab.
De La Bath swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silvennoinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De La Bath.
The fighters circling - De La Bath throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De La Bath misses the body punch
and Silvennoinen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
De La Bath steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silvennoinen.
Silvennoinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Silvennoinen throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvennoinen defending well as De La Bath loads up on a big left hand.
De La Bath throws the left hand but Silvennoinen avoids the punch easily.
Nice sprawl there from De La Bath as Silvennoinen shoots in.
Silvennoinen throws a low kick, looking for De La Bath's leg but De La Bath calmly moves out of range.
De La Bath slips a jab and a cross from Silvennoinen.
Seppo Silvennoinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Silvennoinen throws a body shot but no joy.
De La Bath rushes Silvennoinen and presses him up against the cage.
Silvennoinen breaks the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silvennoinen wants to land a leg kick but De La Bath is out of range.
Silvennoinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De La Bath is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Silvennoinen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Bath scores with a jab. Silvennoinen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Silvennoinen fails with a takedown attempt.
De La Bath falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silvennoinen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Silvennoinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De La Bath manages to avoid it.
De La Bath unleashes a big counter combination but Silvennoinen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Silvennoinen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De La Bath.
Silvennoinen changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Silvennoinen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silvennoinen slips under a jab.
Silvennoinen looks to score with a jab to the body but De La Bath is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Bath misses with a looping right.
Silvennoinen half committed to a counter leg kick.
De La Bath missing with a left hand there. Silvennoinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De La Bath misses with a hook.
Silvennoinen throws the left hand but De La Bath avoids the punch easily.
De La Bath slips a jab from Silvennoinen.
Silvennoinen lands with a nice body punch.
Silvennoinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silvennoinen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silvennoinen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Silvennoinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De La Bath sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De La Bath walks into a left hand.
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 Seppo Silvennoinen will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
De La Bath cracks Silvennoinen with an open hand slap.
De La Bath loads up on a big right hand but Silvennoinen slips the punch.
De La Bath fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
De La Bath throws a big shot that misses.
Silvennoinen connects with a high kick.
Silvennoinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De La Bath might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A head kick misses from Silvennoinen.
Silvennoinen ducks under a wild hook from De La Bath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silvennoinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De La Bath lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silvennoinen circles away quickly and effectively.
De La Bath misses with a right hand
and Silvennoinen counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Bath takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Silvennoinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De La Bath scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Silvennoinen wants to slow De La Bath down by chopping away at his legs.
Silvennoinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De La Bath misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silvennoinen.
Silvennoinen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Silvennoinen scores with a shot to the body.
De La Bath tries to close the distance and clinch but Silvennoinen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
De La Bath with a nice cross.
It looks like Seppo Silvennoinen has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Bath takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
De La Bath rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Silvennoinen counter with a right hand.
De La Bath jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silvennoinen appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Silvennoinen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De La Bath moves into the clinch.
De La Bath being controlled against the cage.
Silvennoinen is pushing De La Bath up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Silvennoinen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Silvennoinen taking a breather.
De La Bath lands a left hand.
Silvennoinen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Seppo Silvennoinen.
De La Bath takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Silvennoinen lands a nice shot to the body.
Silvennoinen jabs De La Bath right on the nose. De La Bath blinks but takes it well.
De La Bath avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from De La Bath misses.
Silvennoinen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvennoinen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Silvennoinen looks to score with a jab to the body but De La Bath is just out of range.
De La Bath missing with a left hand there. Silvennoinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De La Bath throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Silvennoinen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
De La Bath throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Silvennoinen counters with a straight right hand.
De La Bath just misses with a punch to the body.
Silvennoinen misses with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De La Bath closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Silvennoinen gets back to half guard.
Silvennoinen wants to control but De La Bath is keeping busy.
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 Seppo Silvennoinen.
I think Silvennoinen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seppo Silvennoinen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josh Massey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernand Mondego (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Massey comes to the cage accompanied by 5 minutes Alone. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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187 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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193 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Basic striking
Fast |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Josh Massey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fernand Mondego!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mondego misses with a straight right.
Massey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Massey feinted there with a counter leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mondego checks a leg kick.
Mondego lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mondego misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Massey.
Massey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mondego.
Mondego shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mondego showed some decent athleticism there.
Mondego thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mondego content to control rather than advance.
Mondego is looking to advance position but Massey won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Massey is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mondego wants to free his trapped foot but Massey is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Mondego keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Mondego throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mondego trying to control the pace.
Mondego throwing shots but Massey is blocking nicely.
Massey is looking to control Mondego's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Massey avoid being mounted?
Mondego content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mondego works his way into side control.
Massey is trying to get back to half guard.
Massey is working hard here to advance position.
Massey on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Massey dodges the ground and pound from Mondego.
Mondego trying to control the action but Massey is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mondego lands a nice forearm strike.
Massey tries to bench press Mondego off him but Mondego keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Massey is holding Mondego down, trying to stall.
Massey wants to control but Mondego postures up.
Mondego misses with the ground and pound.
Mondego trying to control the position but Massey is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Massey taking punishment in the form of punches.
Mondego tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mondego has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Mondego is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Massey knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Massey on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Massey is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at River's Edge Gym, DOW that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Massey is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernand Mondego dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Massey bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Massey is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mondego.
Mondego tries to close the distance and clinch but Massey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mondego uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Massey.
Mondego just misses with a punch to the body.
Mondego misses with a looping left.
It looked like Massey wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mondego has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mondego throws a poor cross that misses
and Massey counters with a left to the body.
Mondego shoots in for a double leg but Massey sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Massey misses the shot to the body.
Massey stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Massey wants it to stay on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mondego moves out of range of the body kick.
Mondego comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mondego misses with a body punch
and Massey counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Massey slips under a jab from Mondego.
Massey throwing a counter right hand but Mondego manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Massey.
Mondego throws a big shot that misses.
Josh Massey is winning the standup battle so far.
Massey lands the left hand.
Massey punishes Mondego's body with a nice straight punch.
Mondego displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Massey throws out the jab.
Massey slips under a jab.
Massey has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mondego uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Josh Massey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big right from Mondego misses.
Jab from Massey.
Massey scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mondego fails with an attempt to clinch.
Massey appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mondego swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Massey counters with a nice uppercut.
Mondego clobbers Massey with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mondego fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Massey on the side of the head.
Massey avoids the body shot from Mondego.
Mondego throws a hook but Massey blocks it.
Mondego fails to land with a series of punches.
Massey takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Massey moves out of range of the strikes.
Mondego takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mondego looks to throw the jab but Massey is out of range.
Massey misses the jab.
Mondego keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mondego throws a hook to the side of Massey's head but Massey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mondego ducks under a wild hook from Massey.
Mondego has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Massey.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Mondego - just one landing.
Massey ducks under a wild hook from Mondego.
Mondego swings widly with a right hand
and Massey counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mondego misses with a takedown attempt - Massey sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Massey feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Josh Massey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fernand Mondego.
Mondego pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mondego throws a right hand that misses
and Massey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Massey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mondego keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Massey misses with an uppercut
and Mondego counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Massey misses with a lunging right hand
and Mondego counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Massey looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Massey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mondego.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Mondego.
Mondego scores with the left hand. Massey knows he should have avoided that one.
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!
Mondego throws a poor cross that misses
and Massey counters with an inside leg kick.
Mondego throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A shot to the liver by Mondego. Beautiful body shot.
Mondego swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mondego throws the left hand but Massey avoids the punch easily.
Massey seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Mondego misses with an uppercut.
Mondego ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Mondego throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mondego connects with the punch.
Mondego loads up on a big right hand but Massey slips the punch.
Massey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Fernand Mondego 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! This is the final round!
Mondego darts in looking for a takedown but Massey gets double underhooks and turns Mondego into the cage.
Massey throwing a counter right hand but Mondego manages to avoid it.
Mondego keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mondego throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mondego takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mondego throws a series of punches but Massey moves out of range.
Mondego takes one to the chin there.
A jab from Mondego does it's job there.
Massey throws a leg kick that misses.
Fernand Mondego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Massey looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Massey misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mondego swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Massey counters with a nice body shot.
Massey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mondego.
Mondego throws a big shot that misses.
Massey is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Massey lands with a hook. Mondego tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Massey scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mondego has closed the distance and engaged Massey in a clinch.
Massey softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Massey is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Massey.
Massey avoids a wild elbow strike from Mondego.
Mondego blocks an uppercut.
Massey blocks an uppercut.
Massey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mondego's elbow.
Massey throws a head punch that misses.
Mondego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mondego with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Massey creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mondego tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mondego goes for a takedown in the clinch but Massey prevents it.
Massey misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mondego tries to score a body lock takedown but Massey shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Josh Massey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fernand Mondego.
Massey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mondego throws a nice looking combination but Massey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mondego misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Massey counters with a nice right hand that sends Mondego toppling to the canvas! Mondego scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Massey finish him?!
Mondego is rocked!
Mondego takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mondego looks to score with a jab to the body but Massey is just out of range.
Mondego is still on wobbly legs! Can Massey finish him?
Mondego takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mondego circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Massey. Mondego falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Massey!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Josh Massey!
A very excited looking Josh Massey 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Dusty Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dusty Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Chuck Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Martin.
Martin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Martin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nogueira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martin lands a leg kick that knocks Nogueira off balance momentarily.
Nogueira throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nogueira turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nogueira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martin fires out a quick counter leg kick but Nogueira just manages to avoid it.
Nogueira ducks right into an uppercut from Martin.
Nogueira takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Martin darts in and clinches Nogueira up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martin misses with a punch on the inside.
Martin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Martin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nogueira's elbow.
Martin 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.
Nogueira blocking some punches.
Nogueira blocking some punches.
Nogueira misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Martin.
Martin misses with a body punch.
Martin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nogueira struggles to land a body shot inside as Martin controls his hands.
Nogueira lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Martin backwards.
Nogueira throws a knee to the head but misses.
Martin has a couple of punches blocked by Nogueira.
Nogueira throws a knee to the head but misses.
Martin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Martin managing to block the knees to the body from Nogueira.
Nogueira's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Martin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nogueira with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A body shot lands from Martin.
Martin gets through Nogueira's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira looking to throw knees to the head but Martin is blocking nicely.
Martin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nogueira prevents a body shot from Martin.
Nogueira with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Martin has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Nogueira after a bit of a struggle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Martin on the inside.
Nogueira is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nogueira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Martin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nogueira tries to land a knee to the head but Martin blocks with his arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nogueira.
Nogueira tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short body shot lands from Martin as the two fighters clinch.
Nogueira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Martin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nogueira tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Martin avoids it.
Nogueira lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nogueira lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Martin backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martin.
Nogueira tries to land knees in the clinch but Martin avoids the damage to the body.
Nogueira blocks an uppercut.
Martin misses with some punches.
Nogueira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Martin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Martin has a couple of punches blocked by Nogueira.
Martin gets through Nogueira's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Martin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nogueira misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martin.
Martin throws a head punch that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nogueira.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nogueira lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nogueira tries a knee to the head but Martin blocks it.
Nogueira swings wildly with an uppercut but Martin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martin tries a body shot but Nogueira blocks it.
Martin misses with a body punch.
Martin works on Nogueira's body with a couple of short punches.
Martin misses with a body punch.
Martin misses with a punch to the body.
Martin misses with a body punch.
Martin lands with a light punch inside.
Martin misses with a punch to the body.
Nogueira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Martin blocks it with crossed arms.
Nogueira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Martin is defending well for now.
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 Dusty Martin will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Martin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Martin thows a leg kick but Nogueira checks it
and Nogueira counters with a three punch combo that has Martin backing up. Martin nods at Nogueira to acknowledge the strikes.
Nogueira throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nogueira tries a head kick but it misses.
Nogueira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nogueira dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Martin. That did some damage!
Chuck Nogueira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nogueira looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nogueira throws a lazy head kick
and Martin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Martin thuds his shin into the meat of Nogueira's side.
Martin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nogueira misses with a series of wild punches.
Chuck Nogueira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nogueira throws a head kick but Martin moves out of range.
Martin slips under a jab from Nogueira.
Martin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin lands with an overhand left.
Nogueira darts in trying to clinch
and Martin counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Martin looks at the referee who does nothing so Martin lands a crushing right that sends Nogueira to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dusty Martin!
A victorious Dusty Martin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Boyd McGuire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Datsik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGuire comes to the cage accompanied by Five Finger Death Punch - The Way Of The Fist. Datsik has chosen Anger as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 2, fighting out of New York, Boyd McGuire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Datsik!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuire misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McGuire steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Datsik.
Good work by Datsik as he checks the leg kick.
Datsik scores with a jab.
Datsik takes a swing at McGuire's ribcage but misses.
Datsik has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
McGuire cracks the inside of Datsik's front leg.
McGuire scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Datsik goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Datsik scores with a head kick. McGuire tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
McGuire throws a sloppy head kick and Datsik moves out of range easily.
Datsik bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McGuire's head backwards.
McGuire shoots in for a double leg but Datsik sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Datsik chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Datsik.
McGuire moves out of range of the strikes.
McGuire shoots for a double leg takedown but Datsik sprawls well. He's pushed McGuire's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Datsik misses with a body kick.
McGuire scores with a jab. Datsik acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Datsik fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. McGuire sprawls well initially but Datsik persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire is looking to improve his position.
Datsik trying to control the action but McGuire is working from the bottom.
Datsik working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Datsik wants to take a breather but McGuire is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Datsik moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from McGuire.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ground and pound from Datsik seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
McGuire regains half guard.
Datsik missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
McGuire moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Datsik trying to control the position from guard on top but McGuire is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Datsik landing with the ground and pound.
McGuire keeping moving, preventing Datsik from controlling successfully.
Datsik throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Datsik wants to control from the top but McGuire keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire is trying to control the position from the bottom.
McGuire keeping moving, preventing Datsik from controlling successfully.
Datsik works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. McGuire manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
McGuire controls Datsik momentarily but Datsik frees himself.
Datsik missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Datsik avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
McGuire looking for a guillotine here but Datsik defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire working for submissions but it's allowed Datsik to get to half guard.
McGuire has hold of Datsik's hands but Datsik slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McGuire manages to get to full guard.
Datsik controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Datsik dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Datsik throws a leg kick but McGuire checks it.
Datsik lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McGuire throws a big shot that misses.
Datsik throws a looping overhand right but McGuire ducks down to avoid it.
Datsik paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
McGuire pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McGuire on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Datsik tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McGuire paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McGuire will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
It seemed like Datsik was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McGuire keeps Datsik at a distance using the push kick.
Datsik scores with a kick to the body.
McGuire throws the kick towards the body but Datsik avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Datsik is defended easily by McGuire.
McGuire with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire misses with a looping left.
Datsik lands a head kick!
Datsik scores with a kick to the midsection.
Datsik fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Datsik tries to work over McGuire's front leg with a kick but McGuire checks it.
Datsik throws a solid leg kick but McGuire takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Datsik.
A jab from McGuire does it's job there.
Datsik tries to clinch but McGuire moves out of range.
McGuire comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McGuire checks a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by McGuire.
A swing and a miss from McGuire.
Datsik shapes to counter with a head kick.
McGuire scores with a takedown into Datsik's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGuire trying to control the position from guard on top but Datsik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Datsik has his foot on McGuire's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. McGuire works his way back into a safe position though.
McGuire chips away with some ground and pound.
McGuire throws a big elbow that misses.
McGuire trying to control the position from guard on top but Datsik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Datsik 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.
McGuire postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Datsik is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Daniel Datsik has got the better of the ground game so far.
McGuire connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire trying to control the position from guard on top but Datsik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Datsik controls McGuire momentarily but McGuire frees himself.
Datsik keeping full guard, as McGuire tries to pass.
Datsik is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Datsik is looking for a triangle but McGuire pushes his legs off easily.
McGuire wants to control from the top but Datsik keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Datsik slips a straight right by McGuire.
Datsik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Datsik fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McGuire looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Datsik turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Datsik.
McGuire throws a body shot but no joy.
McGuire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGuire misses the jab.
Datsik misses with a head kick.
Datsik wants to clinch up but McGuire keeps it at a distance.
McGuire uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Datsik.
McGuire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGuire ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McGuire scores with a kick to the body.
Datsik on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McGuire. McGuire obviously looking to wear him down.
Datsik connects with an inside leg kick.
Datsik stuffs the takedown.
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 Boyd McGuire will probably get the nod.
That's time! McGuire's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
McGuire throws a looping overhand right but Datsik ducks down to avoid it.
McGuire swings away with a leg kick that misses.
McGuire uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Datsik.
Datsik throws a nice head kick!
Datsik moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Datsik misses with a hook.
As Datsik backs away, McGuire returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
McGuire tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McGuire lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Datsik closes the distance and clinches.
McGuire changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Datsik fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Datsik takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Datsik waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGuire.
Datsik misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McGuire gets caught napping as Datsik dives in and scores a takedown. McGuire manages to retain guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGuire manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Datsik manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Datsik is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and McGuire defends well.
We've been hearing that McGuire has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
McGuire trying to control the position from guard on top but Datsik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McGuire looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
McGuire working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
McGuire wants to control from the top but Datsik keeps moving.
Datsik is looking to cinch up a triangle. McGuire throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Datsik's body to avoid the submission. Datsik has instead reached around McGuire's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Datsik arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Daniel Datsik!
A victorious Daniel Datsik thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Big J Smiles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aznar Thrul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smiles's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Smile Like You Mean It. Aznar Thrul has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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197 lbs
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194 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big J Smiles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aznar Thrul!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smiles doesn't manage to clinch there - Thrul circles away.
Smiles clinches up against the cage.
Smiles stalling the fight.
Smiles gets underhooks to prevent Thrul's takedown attempt.
Thrul misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smiles working aggressively here.
Smiles with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smiles is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Thrul lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Smiles.
Smiles tries to stall but Thrul uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Smiles prevents a body shot from Thrul.
Smiles missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smiles with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smiles lands a knee to the body.
Smiles misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thrul misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Thrul as the two fighters clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Thrul.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smiles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thrul has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thrul.
Thrul lands a nice uppercut.
Smiles taking a breather.
Thrul pushes Smiles back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smiles prevents a body shot from Thrul.
Smiles blocking some punches.
Smiles taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smiles.
Smiles prevents a body shot from Thrul.
Thrul presses Smiles against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Smiles misses with a knee strike.
Smiles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thrul.
Thrul presses Smiles against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Smiles tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smiles connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Aznar Thrul has been cut.
We've been informed that Thrul has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Thrul lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smiles backwards.
Smiles trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smiles unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smiles connects with a knee to the head.
Smiles landing knees to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Smiles.
Smiles misses with a knee to the head.
Thrul working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Thrul on the inside.
Smiles is rocked!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thrul.
Oh Smiles is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smiles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thrul misses with some punches.
Thrul swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smiles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thrul working aggressively here.
Smiles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thrul fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Thrul fails to land.
Thrul fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thrul misses with the head strike.
Thrul tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thrul swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smiles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thrul.
Thrul has a couple of punches blocked by Smiles.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smiles.
Thrul misses with some punches.
Thrul has Smiles pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Thrul pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Smiles tumbling to the mat - Thrul dives into Smiles's guard.
Smiles is wriggling around but Thrul manages to pass to half guard.
Smiles knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Thrul on the ground.
Thrul lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Smiles! More strikes land and this one is all over! Thrul jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aznar Thrul!
Aznar Thrul spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Julio Cesar Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Douglas has chosen Go For a Soda by Kim Mitchell as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Julio Cesar Chavez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Douglas!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Douglas throws a head kick that Chavez semi-blocks.
Chavez is looking to slow Douglas down with leg kicks.
Chavez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Douglas takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Chavez catches Douglas with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Chavez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Chavez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chavez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Douglas momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot by Chavez.
Douglas gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Douglas staying out of range there.
Chavez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Douglas moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Douglas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jab by Douglas.
Chavez works the jab nicely.
Chavez moves out of range of the strikes.
Chavez jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Chavez swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez jabs Douglas right on the nose. Douglas blinks but takes it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Chavez misses the target.
Chavez throws a poor cross that misses
and Chavez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A bone on bone clash there as Chavez blocks the leg kick.
Chavez misses with a hook. Douglas ducked under it nicely.
Chavez is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Douglas slips under a jab.
Julio Cesar Chavez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut there from Chavez.
Chavez throws a right hand that Douglas ducks under and follows up with a left that Douglas also avoids with ease.
Douglas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Douglas lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Douglas looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Chavez misses with a straight left.
Chavez backing away here, and Douglas unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Chavez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Douglas.
Chavez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chavez throws a body shot but no joy.
Douglas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Douglas throws a right and a left that Chavez avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez throws a looping overhand right but Douglas ducks down to avoid it.
Douglas tries to land a front kick but Chavez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Douglas lunges at Chavez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chavez's hand.
Chavez avoids the head kick by Douglas.
Chavez tests Douglas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chavez looks to score with a jab to the body but Douglas is just out of range.
Chavez misses with a low kick.
Douglas looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Douglas throws a head kick that misses.
Chavez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Jack Douglas has been cut.
Chavez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Chavez looks to land a right hand but Douglas moved out of range.
Chavez throws a lazy uppercut
and Douglas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Douglas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chavez.
Douglas looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
A jab from Chavez misses.
Douglas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chavez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Douglas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Chavez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chavez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Douglas in his tracks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez punishes Douglas's body with a nice straight punch.
Douglas slips under a jab from Chavez.
Chavez throws an overhand right that lands on Douglas's shoulder, as Douglas tries to avoid the shot.
Douglas throws a nice outside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Douglas. That's going to slow Chavez down.
Chavez blocks a jab.
Chavez jabs Douglas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Chavez misses with a straight right.
Douglas lands a high kick!
Chavez connects with a right hand. Douglas shakes it off.
Douglas misses with a leg kick
and Chavez counters with a straight right hand.
Chavez scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Chavez lands a jab.
Douglas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chavez throws out the jab.
Douglas bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
An inside leg kick from Douglas misses.
A big left from Chavez misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas lands a head kick. Chavez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Chavez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chavez lands a nice hook to Douglas's body. Douglas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chavez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Douglas.
Chavez's corner calls for a 1-2. Chavez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Douglas scores with a head kick.
Chavez is rocked!
Douglas throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Oh Chavez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Douglas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Douglas finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Chavez seems to have got his legs back now.
Chavez is breathing heavily.
Douglas looks to land a body kick but Chavez moved away.
Chavez loads up on a big right hand but Douglas slips the punch.
Douglas tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Chavez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Douglas throws out the jab.
Chavez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Douglas throws the left hand but Chavez avoids the punch easily.
Chavez blocks a head kick by Douglas.
Douglas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chavez.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Douglas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Douglas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chavez misses with a straight left.
Douglas looks to land a right hand but Chavez moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Cesar Chavez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Douglas's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Douglas takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Douglas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Douglas throws a sloppy head kick and Chavez moves out of range easily.
Nice body punch from Chavez.
Chavez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Chavez lands a nice shot to the body.
Chavez lands with a cross.
Chavez throws a big shot that misses.
Douglas shapes to counter with a head kick.
Douglas throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Douglas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chavez.
Douglas throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Douglas might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Chavez has got the better of the exchanges.
Chavez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Douglas on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chavez tries to land a front kick but Douglas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Douglas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chavez scores with a jab.
Douglas's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chavez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Douglas scrambles back to his feet.
Chavez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chavez is looking to counter punch.
Chavez loads up on a big right hand but Douglas slips the punch.
That kick from Douglas tenderised Chavez's leg. Chavez is trying to keep his angry face on.
A swing and a miss from Chavez.
Julio Cesar Chavez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice cross by Chavez.
Chavez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Chavez throws a hook to the side of Douglas's head but Douglas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chavez slips under a jab from Douglas.
No joy there for Douglas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Douglas clobbers Chavez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Chavez moves out of range of the body kick.
Chavez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Chavez swings for the body but Douglas moves out of range.
Douglas goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Douglas has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Douglas throws a push kick but Chavez slaps the foot to one side.
Chavez misses with a right hand
and Douglas counters with a thumping low kick.
Chavez looks to throw the jab but Douglas is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Douglas.
Chavez throws a hook to the side of Douglas's head but Douglas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chavez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Chavez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice defenses there by Douglas.
Julio Cesar Chavez is winning the standup battle so far.
Chavez misses with a straight left.
Douglas looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Chavez gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Douglas gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Chavez 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 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Douglas!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jack Douglas waved his t-shirt featuring BeastMode's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Batraz Farniev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Domingo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Batraz Farniev has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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222 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Batraz Farniev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jorge Domingo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farniev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Domingo.
Farniev lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Farniev misses with a lunging right hand
and Domingo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Farniev lands a right hook to the body.
Domingo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Farniev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Farniev misses with a low kick.
Farniev misses with a low kick.
Farniev throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Domingo counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farniev lands a body shot.
Farniev takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Farniev misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Domingo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Domingo throws a body shot but no joy.
Farniev swings widly with a right hand
and Domingo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Farniev fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Farniev connects with a nice looking jab.
Farniev looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Farniev. Domingo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Domingo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Farniev looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Domingo unleashes a big counter combination but Farniev bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A shot to the body from Farniev misses
and Domingo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Domingo stuffs the takedown attempt from Farniev. Farniev gets slowly back to his feet.
A little jabbing left from Domingo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Batraz Farniev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A shot to the liver by Domingo. Beautiful body shot.
Farniev fails with the takedown
and Domingo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Farniev throws a lazy head kick
and Domingo counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farniev finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Domingo throws out a counter right but Farniev avoids it with no problem.
Domingo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Farniev tries to score with a low kick but Domingo moves his leg out of the way.
Domingo lands with a right hand.
Farniev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Domingo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farniev changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Domingo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Domingo throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
A combination from Farniev does no damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Domingo! But no joy.
Farniev throws a head kick but Domingo moves out of range.
A slow jab from Domingo misses its intended target.
Farniev takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Farniev throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Domingo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Farniev shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Domingo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Domingo throws a shot from downtown. Farniev moves away and avoids it.
Domingo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Farniev on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Farniev feints and then cracks Domingo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Domingo down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Domingo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Farniev.
Farniev tries to score with a low kick but Domingo moves his leg out of the way.
Domingo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Farniev had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Domingo looks to land a left hand but Farniev moved out of range nicely.
Farniev has his takedown stuffed
and Domingo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Farniev slips a straight right by Domingo.
Farniev is looking to counter punch.
Farniev motions for Domingo to come forward. Farniev throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Farniev connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Domingo momentarily.
Farniev thows a leg kick but Domingo checks it
and Domingo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Farniev looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Farniev feints and then cracks Domingo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Domingo down.
Domingo lands a jab to the nose.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Domingo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Domingo scores with a jab to the head.
Farniev cracks a nice hook into Domingo's ribs.
Farniev throws a lazy uppercut
and Domingo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Domingo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
No luck for Farniev with that takedown attempt.
Batraz Farniev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farniev takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Farniev thumps Domingo with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farniev throws out a leg kick but Domingo moves out of range and Farniev only half commits.
A big right from Farniev misses.
Domingo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Farniev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Domingo.
Domingo looks to land a right hand but Farniev moved out of range.
Jorge Domingo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Domingo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Farniev.
Farniev misses with a jab to the body
letting Domingo counter with a right hand.
Farniev throws a jab but it's blocked by Domingo.
Farniev ducks under a wild hook from Domingo.
Farniev throws a series of strikes that have Domingo backpedaling.
Farniev misses with a takedown attempt
and Domingo counters with a nice uppercut.
Jorge Domingo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Farniev on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A big right from Farniev misses.
Farniev misses with a looping left.
Domingo missing with a left hand there. Farniev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Farniev throws a right hand that Domingo ducks under and follows up with a left that Domingo also avoids with ease.
Farniev lunges at Domingo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Domingo's hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farniev darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice jab there from Farniev.
Farniev fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Batraz Farniev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Farniev throws a combination that misses
and Domingo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Farniev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Farniev throws a leg kick which misses Domingo's front leg but catches the back leg as Domingo tries to avoid it.
A lazy body kick from Farniev
and Domingo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Farniev avoids a punch combination nicely.
Farniev misses with a hook. Domingo ducked under it nicely.
Domingo tries to sprawl but Farniev drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Domingo manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Farniev keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Domingo.
Domingo breaks the clinch.
Domingo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Farniev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice takedown defense from Domingo. No joy for Farniev on that attempt.
Some wild striking there from Farniev.
Domingo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Farniev misses with a looping right.
Farniev feints and then cracks Domingo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Domingo down.
Domingo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Farniev tries to counter with a takedown but Domingo is quick to defend against it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Domingo slaps away a takedown attempt from Farniev, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Farniev closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farniev throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Farniev throwing shots but Domingo is blocking nicely.
Domingo has one foot on Farniev's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Farniev throws a leg kick that is checked
and Domingo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Domingo avoids the body shot from Farniev.
Farniev looks to land a left hand but Domingo moved out of range nicely.
Farniev looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Farniev misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jorge Domingo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Farniev tries to land a leg kick but Domingo saw it coming and moves away.
Domingo throws out a counter right but Farniev avoids it with no problem.
Farniev stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Farniev tries to score with a low kick but Domingo moves his leg out of the way.
Domingo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Farniev.
A shot to the liver by Farniev. Beautiful body shot.
Domingo looks to land a right hand but Farniev moved out of range.
Domingo thuds a left hand into Farniev's body.
Farniev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Domingo lands with an uppercut that bounces Farniev off the cage and back into range.
An inside leg kick from Farniev misses.
As Farniev backs off Domingo throws a huge counter combo but Farniev manages to avoid it all.
Farniev throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Domingo to counter with a crisp jab.
Farniev slips a jab from Domingo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Domingo avoids the body shot from Farniev.
A nice side step and Domingo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A telegraphed right hand from Domingo misses the target.
Farniev throws a leg kick
and Domingo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Farniev fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Domingo to the ground. Farniev is now in Domingo's guard.
Domingo has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Farniev is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Domingo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Domingo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Farniev moves away from the strike by Domingo.
A low kick from Farniev misses
and Domingo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Domingo ducks under a wild hook from Farniev.
Domingo looks to score with a jab to the body but Farniev is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Domingo moves out of range of the leg kick from Farniev.
Domingo throws out a counter right but Farniev avoids it with no problem.
Farniev scores with a leg kick.
Farniev misses with a hook
and Domingo counters with a straight right hand.
Farniev throws a body punch but Domingo moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Farniev 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Farniev clobbers Domingo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Domingo throws a hook but Farniev blocks it.
Farniev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Domingo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Farniev throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Domingo counter with a right hand.
Domingo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Domingo slips under a jab from Farniev.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farniev walks into a jab.
Domingo looks to throw the jab but Farniev is out of range.
Domingo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Farniev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Farniev looks to score with a jab to the body but Domingo is just out of range.
A clash of legs there as Domingo blocks the low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Domingo! But no joy.
Domingo throws a lazy right hand but Farniev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Domingo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Farniev throws a leg kick which misses Domingo's front leg but catches the back leg as Domingo tries to avoid it.
Domingo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Farniev misses with an uppercut.
Domingo throws out a counter right but Farniev avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farniev ducks under a wild hook from Domingo.
Domingo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Farniev in his tracks.
Farniev shoots in and drives through. Domingo sprawls well.
Domingo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Farniev thows a leg kick but Domingo checks it
and Domingo counters with a stiff right hand.
Domingo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Farniev shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Domingo defends it nicely.
Domingo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Domingo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Domingo throws a lazy right hand but Farniev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Farniev misses with a lunging right hand
and Domingo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Batraz Farniev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Farniev shoots and misses
letting Domingo counter with a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jorge Domingo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Domingo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jorge Domingo!
A relieved looking Jorge Domingo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Orange Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominik Kokoszka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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165 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Orange Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dominik Kokoszka!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe throws a sloppy head kick and Kokoszka moves out of range easily.
Joe tries a head kick but it misses.
Kokoszka was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kokoszka throws a leg kick that misses.
Joe 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.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kokoszka. Joe shrugs it off though.
Kokoszka feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Joe's calf.
Joe looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kokoszka on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Orange Joe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joe misses with an uppercut.
Joe throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kokoszka throws a low kick but it's checked well by Joe.
Kokoszka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kokoszka throws a leg kick which misses Joe's front leg but catches the back leg as Joe tries to avoid it.
Kokoszka wants to land a leg kick but Joe is out of range.
Joe lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kokoszka takes a step back to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kokoszka pushes Joe away with a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe tries to clinch up.
We've been hearing reports that Joe has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Kokoszka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An inside leg kick from Joe misses.
Joe keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kokoszka misses with a straight left.
Joe drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kokoszka sprawls and moves away.
Joe connects with a single shot there.
Kokoszka fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Joe is out of range.
Joe throws a wild body kick that Kokoszka sees coming a mile off.
Kokoszka keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Joe tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Joe scores with a leg kick.
Joe misses with a looping right.
Joe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Joe's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kokoszka under the eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kokoszka was well out of range. Poor timing from Joe.
Joe cracks the inside of Kokoszka's front leg.
Kokoszka lands with a slapping head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A decent looking cross lands there for Joe.
Kokoszka takes one on the button.
A low kick from Joe misses
and Kokoszka counters with an outside leg kick.
Kokoszka tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Joe pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A solid leg kick lands there for Joe.
Joe swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kokoszka staying out of range there.
Joe misses with a body shot.
Kokoszka appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Joe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kokoszka missing with a left hand there. Joe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Joe thinks about countering with a body kick.
Kokoszka lands a leg kick that knocks Joe off balance momentarily.
Kokoszka cracks Joe with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe moves out of range of the strikes.
Joe keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Joe looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kokoszka throws a leg kick but Joe sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Joe lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kokoszka throws out a powerful jab.
Joe is rocked!
Dominik Kokoszka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kokoszka throws a wild body kick that Joe sees coming a mile off.
Oh Joe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Kokoszka! Joe is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dominik Kokoszka!
A relieved looking Dominik Kokoszka 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Shogun Iron Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Kraken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Iron Tyson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Tupac - West Side. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shogun Iron Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Kraken!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iron Tyson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Iron Tyson throws a hook to the side of Kraken's head but Kraken sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Iron Tyson throws a combination that misses
enabling Kraken to counter with a crisp jab.
Iron Tyson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kraken tries to work over Iron Tyson's front leg with a kick but Iron Tyson checks it.
Iron Tyson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kraken.
Kraken dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Iron Tyson. That did some damage!
Shogun Iron Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Iron Tyson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kraken pinned against the cage. Kraken gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Iron Tyson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kraken smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Iron Tyson throws a looping overhand right but Kraken ducks down to avoid it.
Kraken wants to slow Iron Tyson down by chopping away at his legs.
A cross from Iron Tyson lands.
A low kick from Kraken misses
and Iron Tyson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kraken throws a punch but it's blocked by Iron Tyson.
Kraken can't find room to land a body shot as Iron Tyson controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iron Tyson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Iron Tyson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kraken backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kraken.
Kraken breaks from the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kraken.
Iron Tyson tries to clinch up but Kraken circles away and keeps his distance.
Kraken lunges at Iron Tyson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Iron Tyson's hand.
Iron Tyson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kraken dodges the punch combination from Iron Tyson.
Kraken only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Iron Tyson throws out a loose jab but Kraken uses good head movement to avoid it.
Iron Tyson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kraken counters with an inside leg kick.
Kraken uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Iron Tyson.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kraken.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Kraken.
Iron Tyson connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kraken lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Iron Tyson staying out of range there.
Iron Tyson throws a hook but Kraken avoids it easily.
No joy there for Iron Tyson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kraken swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kraken scores with a sloppy right hand. Iron Tyson should have avoided that one.
Iron Tyson misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Kraken misses.
Iron Tyson works the jab nicely.
Iron Tyson scores with a body shot.
Kraken avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kraken fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Iron Tyson checks it well.
Iron Tyson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kraken.
Shogun Iron Tyson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Iron Tyson misses.
Iron Tyson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Iron Tyson just misses with a punch to the body.
Kraken let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kraken misses with a hook.
Iron Tyson checks the leg kick.
Kraken steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Iron Tyson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iron Tyson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kraken dodges the punch combination from Iron Tyson.
Kraken lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Iron Tyson backs up against the cage.
Iron Tyson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kraken lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kraken on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Iron Tyson swings widly with a right hand
and Kraken counters with a nice low kick that buckles Iron Tyson's knee momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Iron Tyson misses the target.
Kraken moves away from the strike by Iron Tyson.
Kraken avoids the body shot from Iron Tyson.
Kraken looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kraken misses the jab.
Iron Tyson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kraken finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kraken slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iron Tyson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kraken lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Iron Tyson checks a leg kick nicely.
Iron Tyson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kraken.
A looping hook to the body misses from Iron Tyson. Kraken does a little dance to reset his feet.
Iron Tyson throws an overhand right that lands on Kraken's shoulder, as Kraken tries to avoid the shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kraken.
Iron Tyson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kraken.
Kraken connects with an inside leg kick.
Iron Tyson throws a hook but Kraken blocks it.
Iron Tyson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kraken.
Iron Tyson moves out of range as Kraken throws a body kick.
Iron Tyson thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Iron Tyson throws the left hand but Kraken avoids the punch easily.
Iron Tyson moves away from the strike by Kraken.
Iron Tyson misses with a wild body shot.
Kraken fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Iron Tyson is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jack Kraken will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Iron Tyson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Iron Tyson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Iron Tyson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kraken sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kraken staying out of range there.
Kraken throws a low kick but Iron Tyson moves out of range easily.
Iron Tyson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Iron Tyson throws a hook but Kraken blocks it.
Kraken looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Iron Tyson works the jab nicely.
Iron Tyson loads up on a big right hand but Kraken slips the punch.
Kraken tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Iron Tyson is able to avoid easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kraken with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Iron Tyson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kraken can pounce on him.
Iron Tyson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kraken swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A slow jab from Iron Tyson misses its intended target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kraken. Iron Tyson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kraken uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Iron Tyson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iron Tyson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kraken.
Nice uppercut there from Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kraken.
Iron Tyson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fighters circling - Iron Tyson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Iron Tyson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kraken was well out of range. Poor timing from Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Iron Tyson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kraken.
An attempted straight right counter from Iron Tyson misses the target.
Kraken scores with a leg kick.
Kraken fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Iron Tyson.
Kraken feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Iron Tyson's calf.
Kraken misses with a low kick.
Jack Kraken seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Iron Tyson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kraken misses with a hook.
Iron Tyson misses with a jab, cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Iron Tyson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kraken circles away quickly and effectively.
Shogun Iron Tyson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kraken walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Iron Tyson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Iron Tyson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kraken tries to land a leg kick but Iron Tyson saw it coming and moves away.
Kraken scores with a body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Iron Tyson there.
Kraken lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Iron Tyson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Iron Tyson throws a lazy uppercut
and Kraken counters with a one-two to the body.
Iron Tyson just misses with a punch to the body.
Iron Tyson misses with a hook. Kraken ducked under it nicely.
Kraken ducks under a wild hook from Iron Tyson.
Kraken throws a body punch but Iron Tyson moves out of range.
Kraken is looking to chop away at Iron Tyson's legs.
A telegraphed right hand from Iron Tyson misses the target.
Kraken appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Iron Tyson moves away from the strike by Kraken.
Iron Tyson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kraken misses with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kraken scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A jab lands there for Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson blocks a jab.
Kraken throws a leg kick which misses Iron Tyson's front leg but catches the back leg as Iron Tyson tries to avoid it.
Iron Tyson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice takedown defense from Iron Tyson. No joy for Kraken on that attempt.
Kraken lands with a thumping leg kick.
Iron Tyson misses with a wild combination.
Iron Tyson swinging wildly here.
Iron Tyson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kraken slips under a jab from Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson checks a leg kick.
Iron Tyson connects with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kraken fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Iron Tyson slips under a jab from Kraken.
Kraken lands with a cross.
Kraken misses with a low kick as Iron Tyson jumps back.
Kraken slips under a jab from Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson misses with a few strikes there.
Iron Tyson looks to land a right hand but Kraken moved out of range.
Iron Tyson fails to land the takedown.
Iron Tyson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kraken.
Kraken throws a nice inside leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Kraken 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Iron Tyson lands a really nice looking cross but Kraken seems unphased.
Kraken throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Iron Tyson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Iron Tyson.
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 Shogun Iron Tyson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kraken uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Iron Tyson digs a good body shot into Kraken's ribs.
Kraken motions for Iron Tyson to come forward. Kraken throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kraken misses with a leg kick
and Iron Tyson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Iron Tyson throws a looping overhand right but Kraken ducks down to avoid it.
Kraken changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Danga de danga de dang - Iron Tyson scores with a four punch combination!
Kraken fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Iron Tyson checks it well.
Iron Tyson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kraken tries to land a front kick but Iron Tyson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kraken bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Iron Tyson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kraken.
Iron Tyson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kraken manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Kraken was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Iron Tyson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Iron Tyson misses.
Iron Tyson takes one to the side of the head.
Kraken staying out of range there.
Iron Tyson connects with a single shot there.
Iron Tyson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kraken sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kraken throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kraken tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Iron Tyson swivels and escapes.
Iron Tyson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kraken tries to score with a low kick but Iron Tyson moves his leg out of the way.
Iron Tyson checks a leg kick.
Kraken throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kraken fakes the leg kick and cracks Iron Tyson in the body.
Iron Tyson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Iron Tyson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kraken is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Iron Tyson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Iron Tyson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Kraken misses.
Kraken is looking to slow Iron Tyson down with leg kicks.
Kraken fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Iron Tyson tries to bum rush Kraken with a series of wild strikes but Kraken uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Iron Tyson misses with a hook. Kraken ducked under it nicely.
Kraken tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Iron Tyson throws a right hand that Kraken ducks under and follows up with a left that Kraken also avoids with ease.
Kraken misses with a low kick.
Iron Tyson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kraken moves out of range as Iron Tyson strikes.
Kraken moves away from the strike by Iron Tyson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kraken! But no joy.
Kraken throws a shot from downtown. Iron Tyson moves away and avoids it.
Kraken feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Iron Tyson's calf.
Good work by Iron Tyson as he checks the leg kick.
Iron Tyson is looking for a counter combo.
Kraken misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iron Tyson misses with a wild body shot.
Iron Tyson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kraken connects with a solid leg kick.
Kraken throws a hook but Iron Tyson blocks it.
Kraken ducks under a wild hook from Iron Tyson.
Kraken lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Iron Tyson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kraken takes a swing at Iron Tyson's ribcage but misses.
Kraken keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kraken doesn't seem bothered though.
Kraken throws a leg kick but Iron Tyson checks it.
Iron Tyson throwing a counter right hand but Kraken manages to avoid it.
Kraken throws a low kick but Iron Tyson avoids it.
Iron Tyson missing with a left hand there. Kraken was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iron Tyson scores with a nice head shot.
No joy there for Iron Tyson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Iron Tyson throws a looping overhand right but Kraken ducks down to avoid it.
Iron Tyson looks to throw the jab but Kraken is out of range.
Kraken moves away from the strike by Iron Tyson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kraken lands a leg kick that knocks Iron Tyson off balance momentarily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kraken.
A jab from Iron Tyson misses.
A head kick misses from Kraken.
Kraken shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kraken uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Iron Tyson.
Kraken looks to throw the jab but Iron Tyson is out of range.
Iron Tyson misses with a hook. Kraken ducked under it nicely.
Iron Tyson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Iron Tyson tries to clinch up but Kraken circles away and keeps his distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shogun Iron Tyson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Iron Tyson 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shogun Iron Tyson!
Shogun Iron Tyson took some time post fight to say the following; 'Peace out Jack The Duck Kraken. You just got your ass beat boy.'.
Jack Kraken spoke after the fight, saying 'Shit, this sucks! I want a rematch to settle the score! '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ragnar Danneskjöld (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arunas Samusiovas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ragnar Danneskjöld!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arunas Samusiovas!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danneskjöld fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Samusiovas swings wildly with an uppercut but Danneskjöld uses good head movement to avoid it.
Samusiovas displaying some good clinch control by pressing Danneskjöld up against the cage.
Samusiovas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Samusiovas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Danneskjöld backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Samusiovas.
Samusiovas misses with a punch on the inside.
Samusiovas lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samusiovas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Danneskjöld blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Samusiovas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Danneskjöld backwards.
Samusiovas has a couple of punches blocked by Danneskjöld.
Danneskjöld tries to pull guard but Samusiovas holds him up against the cage and eventually Danneskjöld drops back down to his feet.
Samusiovas manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Samusiovas controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd are getting on Samusiovas's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Danneskjöld tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Samusiovas smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ragnar Danneskjöld. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Danneskjöld tries to clinch up.
Samusiovas's coach down at Gym Beam was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Samusiovas's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Danneskjöld.
Samusiovas now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Samusiovas.
Danneskjöld tries to score a power double leg takedown but Samusiovas sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Danneskjöld somewhat.
Samusiovas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Danneskjöld fails with the takedown
and Samusiovas counters with a left and a right that stings Danneskjöld.
Danneskjöld looks to clinch
enabling Samusiovas to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Samusiovas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Danneskjöld tries to clinch but Samusiovas moves away
enabling Samusiovas to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danneskjöld misses with a takedown attempt - Samusiovas sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Samusiovas. That's going to slow Danneskjöld down.
Danneskjöld clinches up against the cage.
Danneskjöld goes for a takedown attempt but Samusiovas pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Danneskjöld shoots in but no luck this time.
Danneskjöld scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Samusiovas throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Danneskjöld takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Samusiovas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Danneskjöld's sensitive parts.
Danneskjöld fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
It seemed like Samusiovas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samusiovas listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Danneskjöld shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Samusiovas as he jumps to the side.
Danneskjöld gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Samusiovas counters with a good low kick that Danneskjöld was not able to check.
Danneskjöld misses with a takedown attempt - Samusiovas sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Danneskjöld tries for a takedown but Samusiovas circles away easily
and Samusiovas makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Danneskjöld is breathing heavily.
Samusiovas leaves Danneskjöld with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Danneskjöld takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arunas Samusiovas dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Danneskjöld fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Samusiovas, pushing him back against the cage.
Samusiovas tries to work over Danneskjöld's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Samusiovas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Samusiovas.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Samusiovas.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Samusiovas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Samusiovas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short left from Samusiovas.
Samusiovas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Samusiovas lands a body punch in the clinch.
Samusiovas is defending well against a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danneskjöld blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Danneskjöld fails to pull guard.
A short right from Samusiovas.
Danneskjöld jumps guard.
Samusiovas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Danneskjöld. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Samusiovas seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samusiovas's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Samusiovas trying to control but Danneskjöld is working from the bottom.
Danneskjöld looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Samusiovas slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Danneskjöld has his foot on Samusiovas's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Samusiovas works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Danneskjöld looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Samusiovas passes into side control.
Danneskjöld tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Samusiovas presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Danneskjöld manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Samusiovas prevents Danneskjöld from improving his position.
Danneskjöld wants to sweep but Samusiovas has passed to side control!
Danneskjöld tries to bench press Samusiovas off him but Samusiovas keeps the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Danneskjöld's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danneskjöld tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Samusiovas wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Danneskjöld gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Danneskjöld looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Samusiovas controlling the pace.
Danneskjöld slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Arunas Samusiovas has got the better of the ground game so far.
Samusiovas trying to control the position from guard on top but Danneskjöld is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Samusiovas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Danneskjöld is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Samusiovas trying to control but Danneskjöld is working from the bottom.
Samusiovas showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Danneskjöld is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Samusiovas is aware though and is defending well.
Danneskjöld is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Samusiovas must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Danneskjöld keeping full guard, as Samusiovas tries to pass.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Danneskjöld keeping moving, preventing Samusiovas from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arunas Samusiovas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Danneskjöld goes for a double leg but Samusiovas avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Samusiovas continues to drive forward.
Danneskjöld misses with a head kick.
Danneskjöld with a lazy takedown attempt
and Samusiovas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Arunas Samusiovas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Danneskjöld tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Samusiovas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Samusiovas scores with a spinning back kick!
Samusiovas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Danneskjöld misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Danneskjöld moves forwards but Samusiovas connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Danneskjöld is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Danneskjöld sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Danneskjöld takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Samusiovas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Danneskjöld gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Samusiovas is looking to slow Danneskjöld down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samusiovas throws a series of strikes that have Danneskjöld backpedaling.
Nice shot by Samusiovas.
Danneskjöld is rocked!
Samusiovas drops Danneskjöld with a straight right hand, right on the button! Samusiovas follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arunas Samusiovas!
Ragnar Danneskjöld spoke after the fight, saying 'Who is John Galt?'.
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