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Destiny 114: Resurrection PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Seymour Ellenbogen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jermain Leaseau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jermain Leaseau has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Seymour Ellenbogen's chin.
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seymour Ellenbogen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jermain Leaseau!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leaseau tries to sprawl but Ellenbogen drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Leaseau trying to control from the bottom.
Leaseau wants to improve his position but Ellenbogen is controlling well.
Ellenbogen has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ellenbogen is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Leaseau has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Leaseau tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ellenbogen goes for an armbar but Leaseau turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Leaseau.
Leaseau landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leaseau wants to control from the top but Ellenbogen keeps moving.
We've been hearing good reports from Ellenbogen's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Ellenbogen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leaseau tries to free his leg and advance position but Ellenbogen is retaining full guard.
Ellenbogen controlling Leaseau's posture.
Ellenbogen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Leaseau is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
Leaseau wants to control from the top but Ellenbogen keeps moving.
Ellenbogen looking for a sweep. Not yet Ellenbogen, not yet.
Ellenbogen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Leaseau's guard.
Leaseau is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Leaseau missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ellenbogen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Leaseau pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellenbogen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Leaseau moves nicely into side control.
Leaseau lands a few punches from side control.
Ellenbogen takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Leaseau wants to control but Ellenbogen is keeping him busy.
Ellenbogen is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Leaseau is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellenbogen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ellenbogen sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Ellenbogen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ellenbogen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ellenbogen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ellenbogen is on top in guard.
Ellenbogen passes Leaseau's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Seymour Ellenbogen will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Leaseau moves in looking to clinch but Ellenbogen pushes him off.
Leaseau fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ellenbogen changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Jermain Leaseau is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Leaseau misses with a series of wild punches.
Leaseau tries to clinch up but Ellenbogen circles away and keeps his distance.
Ellenbogen moves into the clinch.
Leaseau lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ellenbogen backwards.
Ellenbogen is trying to drag Leaseau to the mat but Leaseau just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Leaseau can't find room to land a body shot as Ellenbogen controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leaseau lands with a short shot to the head.
Leaseau misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leaseau is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ellenbogen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Leaseau gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ellenbogen.
Leaseau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Leaseau drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ellenbogen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ellenbogen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ellenbogen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leaseau.
Jermain Leaseau is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leaseau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ellenbogen.
Ellenbogen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leaseau throws a nice looking combination but Ellenbogen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Leaseau throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ellenbogen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Leaseau uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ellenbogen.
Leaseau throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ellenbogen attempts a counter takedown but Leaseau avoids it well and moves away.
Leaseau misses with a few strikes there.
Leaseau is looking to clinch but Ellenbogen is avoiding it.
Ellenbogen gets tackled into the cage by Leaseau. Leaseau maintains the clinch.
Ellenbogen manages to break the clinch.
Leaseau tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ellenbogen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Leaseau sizes up Ellenbogen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leaseau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leaseau avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellenbogen shoots in and drives through. Leaseau sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seymour Ellenbogen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ellenbogen takes a swing at Leaseau's ribcage but misses.
Leaseau throws a series of punches but Ellenbogen moves out of range.
Ellenbogen throws a body shot but no joy.
Leaseau tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ellenbogen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Leaseau misses with a straight left.
Leaseau is looking to clinch.
Ellenbogen changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ellenbogen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Leaseau felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Leaseau is looking to improve his position.
Nice strikes from Ellenbogen there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leaseau wants to control but Ellenbogen is keeping busy.
Ellenbogen seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Leaseau is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Seymour Ellenbogen!
Seymour Ellenbogen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shia LaBeouf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Machado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). LaBeouf's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Riptide. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 lbs
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164 lbs
15 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
22 - 19 - 4, fighting out of Montreal, Shia LaBeouf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Machado!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LaBeouf is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Machado.
LaBeouf throws a series of punches but Machado moves out of range.
Machado uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from LaBeouf.
LaBeouf scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
LaBeouf throws a half hearted mid kick.
Machado looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
LaBeouf looks to throw the jab but Machado is out of range.
Machado let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
LaBeouf throws out a loose jab but Machado uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
LaBeouf misses with a head kick.
Machado is clearly trying to counter these attacks from LaBeouf with a body shot.
Machado uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from LaBeouf.
Machado looks to score with a jab to the body but LaBeouf is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Machado tenderised LaBeouf's leg. LaBeouf is trying to keep his angry face on.
Machado lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but LaBeouf circles away quickly and effectively.
LaBeouf is looking to counter punch.
LaBeouf swings and misses with a hook to the body.
LaBeouf misses with a takedown
and Machado counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Machado misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from LaBeouf.
LaBeouf went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Machado lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and LaBeouf has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from LaBeouf and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
As Machado looks to move away, LaBeouf throws a big counter combo bu Machado just gets out of the way.
LaBeouf darts in looking for a takedown but Machado gets double underhooks and turns LaBeouf into the cage.
Machado steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from LaBeouf.
Shia LaBeouf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
LaBeouf connects with a right hand. Machado shakes it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LaBeouf connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
LaBeouf looks to land a combination but Machado avoids it well.
LaBeouf tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from LaBeouf is predictable there
enabling Machado to counter with a crisp jab.
LaBeouf fakes the leg kick and cracks Machado in the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
LaBeouf rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Machado moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Machado doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Machado is looking to chop away at LaBeouf's legs.
Machado tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Machado misses with a low kick as LaBeouf jumps back.
LaBeouf changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
LaBeouf lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LaBeouf keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Machado takes a swing at LaBeouf's ribcage but misses.
LaBeouf swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Machado.
LaBeouf misses with a hook
letting Machado counter with a right hand.
LaBeouf uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Machado.
LaBeouf tries to bum rush Machado with a series of wild strikes but Machado uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Machado now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
LaBeouf throws a sloppy head kick
and Machado counters with a straight right hand.
Machado throws an overhand right that lands on LaBeouf's shoulder, as LaBeouf tries to avoid the shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Machado.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LaBeouf misses with a takedown attempt - Machado sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shia LaBeouf. That's going to take a lot out of him.
LaBeouf fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A little jabbing left from Machado on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
LaBeouf takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
LaBeouf throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Machado counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
LaBeouf chopping away at his opponent's legs.
LaBeouf misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from Machado on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
LaBeouf slips a jab and a cross from Machado.
LaBeouf misses with a double jab
and Machado counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Manny Machado will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A shot to the body from LaBeouf misses
and Machado counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Manny Machado seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Machado throws a big shot that misses.
LaBeouf drops down looking for a counter takedown but Machado sprawls and moves away.
Machado uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from LaBeouf.
LaBeouf throws a shot from downtown. Machado moves away and avoids it.
LaBeouf misses with a body shot.
Machado throws a combination but it was largely blocked by LaBeouf.
LaBeouf appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for LaBeouf.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
LaBeouf throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Machado lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Machado throws a leg kick that is checked
and LaBeouf decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Machado's guard.
LaBeouf is looking to work some ground and pound but Machado has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. LaBeouf manages to get himself to full guard.
LaBeouf can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Machado controls the pace.
LaBeouf looking to hit a scissor sweep but Machado is one step ahead there.
LaBeouf has his foot on Machado's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Machado works his way back into a safe position though.
LaBeouf working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Machado doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but LaBeouf is tightening it up a little... Machado has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Machado reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Machado taps out! Nice BJJ there by LaBeouf!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Shia LaBeouf!
Shia LaBeouf opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ramin Laulu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slim Thug (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slim Thug has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ramin Laulu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Slim Thug!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thug takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Thug lands with a good body shot.
Thug throws a hook to the side of Laulu's head but Laulu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A quick step to the side and Laulu tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laulu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Laulu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Laulu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thug dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thug's jab looks to have found its range, popping Laulu under the eye.
Thug misses with a wild combination.
Laulu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thug's calf.
Thug punishes Laulu's body with a nice straight punch.
Thug lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Thug swats away the attempt to clinch by Laulu.
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!
Thug scores with a hook to the body. Laulu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Thug goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Thug fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Laulu looks for the body kick but Thug saw that one coming.
Thug misses the jab.
It looked like Laulu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laulu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Slim Thug seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laulu darts in and clinches Thug up against the cage.
Laulu tries to pull guard but Thug won't allow it.
Laulu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Laulu tries to throw a body punch but Thug avoids it by throwing Laulu back against the cage.
Laulu has been working on his balance at Kombat MMA, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Thug.
Thug misses with a punch on the inside.
Thug lands with a light punch inside.
Thug fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thug tries to throw a body punch but Laulu avoids it by throwing Thug back against the cage.
A short right from Thug on the inside.
Laulu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laulu lands a body punch in the clinch.
Thug misses with some punches.
Laulu is trying to pull guard but Thug has him pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Thug.
Thug tries to work over Laulu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thug can't break the clinch.
Thug lands a right hand.
Thug looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Laulu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thug escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thug has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thug throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Laulu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thug's calf.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thug. Laulu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laulu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Laulu working aggressively here.
Laulu is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ramin Laulu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thug misses with a punch to the body.
Laulu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thug's efforts to push away.
Thug misses with some punches.
Laulu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Laulu - that landed with a thud.
Thug gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Laulu.
Laulu lands with a left to the head.
Laulu misses with a punch to the body.
Laulu lands a left hand.
Thug misses with a body punch.
Thug digs a right hand underneath Laulu's ribcage. Laulu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Laulu tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laulu manages to pull guard.
Laulu had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Thug defends it easily.
Laulu is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Laulu wants to sweep but no luck.
Laulu is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Laulu looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laulu working for a triangle but Thug defends it easily.
Laulu has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Thug is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Laulu.
Laulu manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slim Thug dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Laulu walks into a left hand.
Laulu lands a big head kick that sends Thug tumbling to the mat! Laulu takes a step backwards and waves Thug back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Slim Thug has been cut.
Laulu moves into range and clinches up with Thug.
Laulu jumps into guard, dragging Thug to the mat.
Thug passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thug blocks the strikes from Laulu.
Laulu looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Laulu looking for submissions off his back.
Thug blocks the strikes from Laulu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laulu wants to sweep but Thug has passed to side control!
Laulu is looking for a sweep.
Laulu regains half guard.
Thug blocks the strikes from Laulu.
Thug is thwarting Laulu's attempts to control the position.
Laulu landing small, sideways elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Thug keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Laulu gets full guard.
Thug got a little sloppy there for a moment and Laulu has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Thug has managed to get both his arms back between Laulu's legs - danger averted.
Laulu is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Laulu striking off his back but it's not causing Thug any problems.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Laulu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Laulu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Laulu tries to clinch there but Thug circles away.
Laulu clinches.
Laulu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thug blocks a body shot from Laulu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laulu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thug's efforts to push away.
Laulu has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Thug after a bit of a struggle.
Thug lands a nice shot to the body.
Laulu lands with a short shot to the head.
Thug lands a left hand that snaps the head of Laulu backwards.
Laulu pulls guard successfully.
Laulu is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thug controls from within his opponent's guard.
Laulu working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Thug doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Thug manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laulu keeping moving, preventing Thug from controlling successfully.
Thug avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Laulu throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Thug really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Laulu. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Laulu is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Laulu is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Thug defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramin Laulu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Slim Thug's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Thug looks to score with a jab to the body but Laulu is just out of range.
Thug looks to score with a jab to the body but Laulu is just out of range.
Laulu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thug fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thug digs a good hook to Laulu's body.
Thug lands a body shot.
Laulu has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Laulu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Laulu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thug.
Laulu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thug.
Thug misses with a wild body shot.
Thug scores with a body shot.
Thug ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laulu moves away.
Thug looks to score with a jab to the body but Laulu is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thug scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Laulu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thug looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Laulu fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fighters circling - Laulu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thug misses with a hook. Laulu ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laulu swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Laulu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Thug throws a body punch but Laulu moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Laulu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Laulu swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Laulu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thug.
Thug throws out a loose jab but Laulu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Thug. Those never looked like landing.
Thug looks to throw the jab but Laulu is out of range.
Laulu throws a head kick that misses.
Thug misses with a double jab.
Thug misses with a wild body shot.
Laulu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thug appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Thug connects with a body shot that sends Laulu's belly button to the back.
Laulu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laulu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Laulu avoids the body shot from Thug.
Slim Thug seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Laulu avoids the body shot from Thug.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laulu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thug.
Thug ducks under a wild hook from Laulu.
Laulu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thug is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Laulu rather than just go for the knockout.
A punch combination from Thug misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thug throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thug takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Laulu clinches with his opponent.
A short left from Laulu.
Laulu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thug wants to break the clinch but can't.
Laulu tries to pull guard but Thug won't allow it.
Thug takes a shot to the head.
Thug lands a body shot in the clinch.
Thug is trying to push Laulu away but Laulu has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Laulu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thug throws a punch but it's blocked by Laulu.
Laulu misses with some punches.
Thug goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laulu misses with a punch on the inside.
Laulu is trying to pull guard but Thug turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Thug tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thug goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thug works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Laulu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thug blocks a body shot from Laulu.
Laulu has a couple of punches blocked by Thug.
Thug tries to circle away but Laulu has him pinned against the cage.
Laulu jumps guard but Thug stands there with Laulu around his waist. Laulu gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ramin Laulu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right handed body shot lands from Thug.
Thug breaks from the clinch.
Thug fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thug swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thug wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A punch combination from Thug misses.
Thug scores with a jab. Laulu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Laulu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thug.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thug lands with a shot to the body.
A jab from Thug does it's job there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thug dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thug misses with the combination.
Laulu looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Thug uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Laulu.
Thug is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Laulu with a body shot.
Laulu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thug just misses with a punch to the body.
Laulu is looking to clinch.
Laulu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thug digs a good body shot into Laulu's ribs.
Thug swings for the body but Laulu moves out of range.
Laulu walks into a jab.
Laulu cracks a nice hook into Thug's ribs.
Thug throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laulu tries to counter by clinching up but Thug breaks away and moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Laulu - just one landing.
Laulu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thug moves away.
Thug let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Slim Thug comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Thug has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slim Thug!
Slim Thug decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dakker Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Faldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faldo has chosen Paparazzi Pone - Man Down as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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28
203 lbs
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199 lbs
15 - 5 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dakker Kane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nick Faldo!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Faldo. No joy for Kane on that attempt.
Faldo unleashes a big counter combination but Kane bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kane shoots in but Faldo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kane shoots in and bounces Faldo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Faldo keeping moving, preventing Kane from controlling successfully.
Kane wants to pass the guard but Faldo is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kane works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane is working for a submission of some sort.
Kane is trying to work for a kimura but Faldo is defending well.
Faldo has his hands clasped together around Kane's back. He's all about the action.
Faldo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kane stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Faldo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Faldo keeping moving, preventing Kane from controlling successfully.
Faldo trying to control the position here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Faldo misses.
Kane cracks Faldo with an open hand slap.
It looks like Nick Faldo has been cut.
Faldo looks to land a left hand but Kane moved out of range nicely.
Kane attempts a counter takedown but Faldo avoids it well and moves away.
Kane throws a half hearted mid kick.
Faldo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Faldo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kane closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Faldo quickly recovers to half guard.
Kane is looking for a kimura but Faldo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kane to get the leverage.
Kane definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kane is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kane content to control rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faldo is positioning himself well to prevent Kane advancing to mount.
Faldo is looking for a sweep. Kane is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Faldo is refusing to be controlled, as Kane sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dakker Kane dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Faldo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Faldo.
Kane tries to clinch up
and Faldo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Faldo scores with the left hand. Kane knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Dakker Kane has been cut.
Faldo misses with a low kick.
Kane gets a clinch.
Kane misses with an elbow over the top.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Faldo managing to block the knees to the body from Kane.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kane throws an elbow but it misses.
Kane is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Faldo can do to turn this around?
Faldo managing to block the knees to the body from Kane.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kane just misses with a elbow thrown towards Faldo's brow.
Kane blocking some punches.
Kane turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faldo is looking to regain half guard here but Kane keeps moving and retains side control.
Kane tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kane is looking to take a break and control but Faldo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kane tries for a kimura but Faldo is defending well.
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.
Kane tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kane has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Faldo is looking for a sweep.
Faldo is not content to let Kane control the position.
Kane swings around for an armbar but Faldo sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Kane's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faldo preventing the sweep.
Kane is trying to control the position but Faldo postures up.
Kane is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kane has his foot on Faldo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Faldo works his way back into a safe position though.
Kane has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Faldo has passed into side control.
Kane trying to remain calm as Faldo controls from the top position.
Kane is trying to control Faldo's posture but Faldo avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Faldo remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Kane is looking for a sweep.
Faldo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kane keeps working.
Kane tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Faldo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kane wants to control but Faldo postures up.
Faldo wants to control but Kane is keeping him busy.
Kane tries to get back to half guard but can't.
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 Dakker Kane will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Faldo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kane sizes up Faldo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Faldo blocks a head kick by Kane.
Faldo's corner calls for a 1-2. Faldo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Faldo cracks Kane with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kane throws a jab when Faldo was well out of range.
Faldo throws a combination. Kane tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kane is rocked!
Faldo lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Kane head around and knocks him out cold! Faldo hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nick Faldo!
Nick Faldo was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jim Jabber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Juan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Jim Jabber has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jim Jabber seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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165 lbs
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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
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jim Jabber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sean Juan!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jabber changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jabber wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've been told by Jabber's head coaches at Lock and Roll Grappling Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jabber throws a body punch but Juan moves out of range.
Juan pushes Jabber up against the cage in a clinch.
Jabber prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jabber wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jabber tries to circle away but Juan has him pinned against the cage.
Jabber breaks the clinch.
Jabber dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Juan. That did some damage!
Juan is looking to clinch.
Jabber throws a nice looking combination but Juan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jabber lands a nice hook to Juan's body. Juan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Juan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jabber connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Juan scrambles back to his feet.
Juan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Juan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jabber.
Juan looks for the body kick but Jabber saw that one coming.
Jabber scores with a shot to the body.
Jabber throws out a loose jab but Juan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jabber plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Juan is rocked!
Jabber is looking to wear down Juan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabber takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Juan is still on wobbly legs! Can Jabber finish him?
Jabber throws a head kick that misses.
Juan seems to have recovered his senses.
Juan just misses with a punch to the body.
Jabber misses with a looping right.
A countering left hand to the body from Juan misses.
Jabber takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Juan clinches up against the cage.
Jabber scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jabber wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Juan has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Jabber's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Juan tries to land a knee to the head but Jabber blocks with his arms.
Jabber is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Juan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jabber is defending well for now.
Juan breaks the clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jabber.
Jim Jabber is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Juan shoots in for a takedown but Jabber shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Juan slips a jab from Jabber.
Jabber tries a head kick but it misses.
Jabber is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Juan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jabber is looking to land body kicks.
Jabber keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A clash of legs there as Jabber blocks the low kick.
Juan jabs at Jabber's body.
Juan tries to clinch there but Jabber circles away.
Jabber throws a head kick that misses.
Jabber misses with a double jab
and Juan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Juan throws a body punch but Jabber moves out of range.
Jabber lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Juan circles away quickly and effectively.
Juan looks to score with a jab to the body but Jabber is just out of range.
Jab, jab by Jabber - just one landing.
Juan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jabber throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jabber misses with a hook. Juan ducked under it nicely.
Jim Jabber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jabber with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Juan to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Juan looks to score with a jab to the body but Jabber is just out of range.
Juan moves forwards but Jabber connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jabber throws a jab but it's blocked by Juan.
Juan has managed to clinch.
A short right from Juan on the inside.
Juan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Juan throws a leg kick but Jabber checks it.
Juan gets tackled into the cage by Jabber. Jabber maintains the clinch.
Juan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jabber blocks it with crossed arms.
Juan pushes Jabber back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jabber wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jabber has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Juan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jabber lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jabber manages to break the clinch.
Juan moves forwards but Jabber connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Juan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Juan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jabber. That one must have hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juan lands a big head kick that sends Jabber tumbling to the mat! Juan takes a step backwards and waves Jabber back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Jabber is rocked!
It looks like Jim Jabber has been cut.
Jabber keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oh Jabber is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Juan cracks Jabber with a hook to the temple - Jabber is on wobbly legs here! Juan swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Jabber falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Juan wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sean Juan!
After the big win, Sean Juan made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Sun-Tzu and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rimhak Wonha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Mclovin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Mclovin will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rimhak Wonha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Mclovin!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wonha throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mclovin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wonha avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mclovin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
John Mclovin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wonha blocks a head kick by Mclovin.
Wonha throws a quick counter head kick but Mclovin was just out of range.
Mclovin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mclovin misses with a hook. Wonha ducked under it nicely.
Mclovin tries for a takedown but Wonha circles away easily
and Wonha moves into the clinch.
Wonha blocks an elbow strike from Mclovin.
Wonha lands a nice elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wonha makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wonha throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mclovin blocks it with crossed arms.
Mclovin is trying to break the clinch but Wonha is controlling him.
Mclovin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonha is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Wonha.
Mclovin throws a head punch that misses.
Wonha lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mclovin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wonha has him pressed against the cage.
Wonha keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mclovin's efforts to push away.
Wonha lands an elbow inside.
Wonha landing knees to the body.
Mclovin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wonha prevents Mclovin from breaking the clinch.
Mclovin wants to get back to striking at distance but Wonha won't allow it.
Mclovin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wonha tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mclovin is able to avoid easily.
Wonha has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Stray Dogs in the buildup to the fight.
Mclovin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wonha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mclovin just misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mclovin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wonha manages to avoid it.
Mclovin misses with a hook.
Mclovin checks a low kick from Wonha.
Wonha gets caught napping as Mclovin dives in and scores a takedown. Wonha manages to retain guard.
Wonha wants to sweep here but Mclovin controlling him for the moment.
Wonha is pulling down on Mclovin's head to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mclovin throwing strikes but missing.
Wonha is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wonha prevents Mclovin from improving his position.
Mclovin trying to get back to full guard but Wonha takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Mclovin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mclovin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Wonha controlling from mount.
Mclovin is wriggling around trying to escape.
Wonha controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rimhak Wonha dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mclovin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wonha counters with a leg kick.
Wonha is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mclovin can do to turn this around?
Mclovin connects with a crisp jab.
A leg kick checked by Wonha.
Wonha looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mclovin keeps the fight on the outside.
Mclovin lunges at Wonha with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wonha's hand.
Mclovin lands a glancing blow to the side of Wonha's head.
Wonha moves out of range of the strikes.
Mclovin looks for the body kick but Wonha saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wonha lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wonha throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wonha looks to land a right hand but Mclovin moved out of range.
Mclovin misses with a right hand
and Wonha counters with a solid body kick.
Mclovin blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Mclovin misses.
Mclovin swings widly with a right hand
and Wonha counters with a good low kick that Mclovin was not able to check.
John Mclovin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mclovin is breathing heavily.
Mclovin misses with a hook
and Wonha counters with a thumping low kick.
Mclovin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Mclovin 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.
An inside leg kick lands from Wonha.
Wonha throws a head kick that misses.
Mclovin stuns Wonha with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wonha throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wonha has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mclovin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mclovin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wonha lands a nice knee to the body.
Wonha lands an elbow inside.
It looks like John Mclovin has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mclovin wants to get back to striking at distance but Wonha won't allow it.
Wonha keeps control of Mclovin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wonha.
Mclovin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wonha has him pressed against the cage.
Good body shot from Wonha.
Wonha lands a nice shot to the body.
Mclovin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wonha lands a damaging elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mclovin can't break the clinch.
Wonha lands a good knee to the midsection. Mclovin won't want to take too many of those.
Wonha tries to land a knee to the head but Mclovin blocks with his arms.
Mclovin is trying to break free.
Wonha lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mclovin.
Wonha lands a nice knee to the body.
Mclovin wants to break free but Wonha has control.
Wonha gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mclovin scores with a shoulder strike.
Mclovin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wonha lands a nice uppercut.
Wonha lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wonha is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Rimhak Wonha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Mclovin.
Mclovin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wonha lands a damaging elbow.
Rimhak Wonha has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wonha landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wonha lands a shot to the body.
Mclovin tries to break free but Wonha pushes him back against the cage.
Wonha lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mclovin is rocked!
Wonha with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mclovin is still on wobbly legs! Can Wonha finish him?
Mclovin is trying to break the clinch but Wonha is controlling him.
Mclovin seems to have recovered his senses.
Wonha using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wonha lands a left hand.
Wonha throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rimhak Wonha dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Mclovin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A clash of legs there as Mclovin blocks the low kick.
Wonha rushes Mclovin and presses him up against the cage.
Wonha gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wonha.
Mclovin is trying to break the clinch but Wonha has him pressed against the cage.
Wonha lands an elbow that stopped Mclovin in his tracks for a moment.
Mclovin turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Mclovin manages to end up in side control.
Wonha is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Wonha is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mclovin lands an elbow.
Wonha struggling a bit here.
John Mclovin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wonha tries to buck Mclovin off but Mclovin is having none of it.
Mclovin trying to control the action but Wonha is working from the bottom.
Wonha isn't going anywhere.
Rimhak Wonha is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Mclovin goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Wonha has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Mclovin but great work by Wonha.
Mclovin trying to remain calm as Wonha controls from the top position.
Wonha continues to stall.
Wonha trying to control the action but Mclovin is working from the bottom.
Mclovin being controlled for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wonha trying to control the action but Mclovin is working from the bottom.
Mclovin prevents Wonha from moving into mount.
John Mclovin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A lull in the action here.
Wonha is looking to take a break and control but Mclovin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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.
Wonha working away.
Wonha taking a breather here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Wonha slips a straight right by Mclovin.
Wonha misses with an uppercut
and Mclovin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wonha connects with an inside leg kick.
Wonha lands with a thumping leg kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mclovin misses with a hook
and Wonha counters with a body kick.
Wonha connects with a solid leg kick.
Mclovin misses with a lunging right hand
and Wonha counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Mclovin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mclovin misses with a straight right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rimhak Wonha showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wonha 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rimhak Wonha!
Post fight, Rimhak Wonha took to the microphone: 'Thats What you get for subbing me the last time, bitch!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kelvin Pouncey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krug Barishkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barishkov has chosen Angel of Death - Slayer as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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31
255 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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280 lbs
14 - 11 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kelvin Pouncey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Krug Barishkov!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pouncey is defended easily by Barishkov.
Barishkov is looking to clinch.
Pouncey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Krug Barishkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barishkov moves into range and clinches up with Pouncey.
Pouncey is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Barishkov to keep the fight standing.
Nice elbow from Barishkov.
It looks like Kelvin Pouncey has been cut.
Barishkov working Pouncey over with knees to the body.
Pouncey is breathing heavily.
Pouncey goes for a takedown attempt but Barishkov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kelvin Pouncey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pouncey has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Barishkov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pouncey takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Barishkov shoots in for a takedown but Pouncey shows good takedown defense.
Horrible takedown attempt by Barishkov or perhaps it was just good defense by Pouncey, which made it look bad.
We've been hearing reports that Pouncey has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barishkov looks for a takedown but Pouncey sprawls well.
Barishkov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pouncey. That did some damage!
Pouncey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barishkov.
Barishkov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Barishkov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barishkov connects with a single shot there.
Barishkov blocks a low kick nicely.
Pouncey throws a body shot but no joy.
Pouncey shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Barishkov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pouncey manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barishkov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Barishkov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Barishkov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pouncey swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Barishkov 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Barishkov wants to stand but Pouncey has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Pouncey has control of Barishkov's left arm, preventing Barishkov from doing any damage.
Pouncey tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Barishkov wants to control from the top but Pouncey keeps moving.
Barishkov wanted to stand there but Pouncey had control of the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Barishkov closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Barishkov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pouncey backwards.
Pouncey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pouncey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barishkov manages to avoid it.
Barishkov throws a solid leg kick but Pouncey takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barishkov.
Pouncey chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Barishkov shoots in and drives through. Pouncey sprawls well.
Barishkov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pouncey tries to counter with a takedown but Barishkov is quick to defend against it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Barishkov is defended easily by Pouncey.
Pouncey throws the left hand but Barishkov avoids the punch easily.
Barishkov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Barishkov lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krug Barishkov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kelvin Pouncey's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Barishkov throws a leg kick but Pouncey sees it coming and moves out of range.
Barishkov throws a hook but Pouncey blocks it.
Barishkov takes one to the chin there.
Barishkov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Pouncey misses the target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barishkov.
Barishkov throws a body punch but Pouncey moves out of range.
Barishkov lands a lovely overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pouncey swats away the attempt to clinch by Barishkov.
Pouncey swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pouncey lands with an uppercut that bounces Barishkov off the cage and back into range.
Pouncey looks to land a right hand but Barishkov moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barishkov lands a leg kick that knocks Pouncey off balance momentarily.
Pouncey throws a body punch but Barishkov moves out of range.
Pouncey throws a series of punches but Barishkov avoids them all with ease.
Barishkov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Barishkov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pouncey appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Barishkov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Barishkov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Barishkov cracks Pouncey with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Barishkov has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Pouncey to stand back up!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barishkov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Barishkov slips under a jab.
Barishkov wants to counter the offense by Pouncey and move into the clinch position.
The fighters circle momentarily. Barishkov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Barishkov walks into a left hand.
Pouncey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barishkov was well out of range. Poor timing from Pouncey.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pouncey swings widly with a right hand
and Barishkov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nice body punch from Barishkov - that landed with a thud.
Barishkov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Barishkov.
Barishkov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Barishkov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Barishkov.
Barishkov is leaning against Pouncey and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Barishkov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Krug Barishkov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Barishkov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pouncey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barishkov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Barishkov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Barishkov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Barishkov lands a good knee to the midsection. Pouncey won't want to take too many of those.
A short uppercut from Barishkov.
Barishkov scores with a shot to the side of Pouncey's head.
Pouncey is rocked!
Barishkov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Oh Pouncey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barishkov pushes Pouncey against the cage. Barishkov is working some dirty boxing. Barishkov pushes off with a quick right hook! Pouncey goes down! Pouncey tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Barishkov moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Krug Barishkov!
After winning the bout, Krug Barishkov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Murat Orgun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pelle Hermano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hermano has chosen Driving Blind as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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44
155 lbs
30 - 24 - 1 |
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144 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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Dangerous knees
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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
30 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Murat Orgun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pelle Hermano!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orgun fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A countering left hand to the body from Hermano misses.
Orgun definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Orgun uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hermano.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Hermano has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A swing and a miss from Hermano.
Orgun is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hermano.
Orgun takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Orgun listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Orgun misses with a hook. Hermano ducked under it nicely.
Orgun ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hermano moves away.
Hermano lands with an overhand left.
Orgun tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hermano manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hermano swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hermano lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hermano with a hook.
Hermano misses with the combination.
Hermano swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Orgun.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orgun paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hermano misses with a body kick.
Hermano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Orgun.
Orgun ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hermano moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orgun takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Orgun keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Orgun fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hermano manages to avoid it.
Hermano bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Orgun's head backwards.
Murat Orgun is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circling - Orgun throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Orgun.
A left lands for Hermano.
Orgun rushes Hermano and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hermano can't find room to land a body shot as Orgun controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Hermano.
Hermano working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hermano misses with a body punch.
Hermano breaks the clinch.
Murat Orgun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hermano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Orgun slips a straight right by Hermano.
Hermano lands a front kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hermano shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Orgun slips under a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Orgun, as that shot connected.
Hermano slips a straight right by Orgun.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orgun misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hermano.
Orgun moves away from the strike by Hermano.
Hermano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Orgun throws out the jab.
Orgun walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hermano checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hermano shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Orgun manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hermano preventing the sweep.
Hermano trying to control but Orgun is working from the bottom.
Hermano thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hermano scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hermano working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Orgun looking for a sweep. Not yet Orgun, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hermano controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hermano connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermano looking to pass the guard.
Hermano with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hermano lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Orgun wants to sweep here but Hermano controlling him for the moment.
Hermano throwing strikes but missing.
Orgun 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.
Orgun is working hard here to advance position.
Orgun will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hermano trying to control the position from guard on top but Orgun is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Orgun trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hermano stopping the sweep attempt from Orgun.
Orgun keeping full guard, as Hermano tries to pass.
Orgun not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hermano is stalling in the full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hermano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Orgun.
Hermano fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Orgun avoids it really well and circles away.
Hermano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Orgun.
A slow jab from Orgun misses its intended target.
Hermano looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Orgun dips to his left and cracks Hermano with an uppercut!
Orgun connects with the punch.
Hermano throws a wild body kick that Orgun sees coming a mile off.
Hermano slips a straight right by Orgun.
Orgun fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pelle Hermano dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Orgun tries to close the distance and clinch but Hermano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Orgun tries to clinch there but Hermano circles away.
Hermano swats away the attempt to clinch by Orgun.
Orgun moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Orgun misses with a wild body shot.
Orgun misses with an uppercut. Hermano saw that one coming.
Hermano tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hermano has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Orgun finds it's way round the side to connect with Hermano's head.
A swing and a miss from Orgun.
Orgun throws a big shot that misses.
Orgun gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hermano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hermano scores with a jab to the body.
Hermano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hermano jabs Orgun to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Orgun misses with a looping right.
Orgun wants to clinch up but Hermano keeps it at a distance.
Hermano connects with a leg kick. Orgun looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hermano.
Hermano throws a jab when Orgun was well out of range.
Hermano looks to land a right hand but Orgun moved out of range.
Hermano rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Orgun moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A shot to the body from Orgun misses
and Hermano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Orgun connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Good standup being displayed there by Hermano as he connects with a hook.
Orgun thows a left - swing and a miss!
Orgun drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hermano is looking to land body kicks.
Orgun fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hermano lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hermano looks for the body kick but Orgun saw that one coming.
Orgun tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hermano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pelle Hermano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Orgun takes one to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hermano fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Orgun.
Orgun throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orgun fails with an attempt to clinch.
Orgun tries to clinch up.
Hermano connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Orgun swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Orgun throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Orgun misses the jab.
Hermano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Orgun uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hermano has time to react.
Orgun is looking to chop away at Hermano's legs.
Orgun is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A big left from Hermano misses.
Orgun throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hermano sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Orgun wants to clinch up but Hermano keeps it at a distance.
Orgun lands with a right hand.
Hermano connects with an inside leg kick.
Orgun on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Orgun scores with a jab to the jaw.
Orgun connects with a jab.
Orgun tries to clinch but Hermano moves out of range.
Hermano feints the counter takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermano staying out of range there.
Orgun throws a body shot but no joy.
Hermano jabs Orgun to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Orgun throws a series of punches but Hermano moves out of range.
Hermano lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hermano misses with a straight right.
Hermano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Orgun.
Hermano looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Orgun is looking to clinch.
Orgun swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hermano looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hermano connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Orgun wants to clinch but Hermano slips to the side
enabling Hermano to counter with a crisp jab.
Orgun fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hermano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Orgun.
A little jabbing left from Hermano on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hermano throws the left hand but Orgun avoids the punch easily.
Orgun throws a body shot but no joy.
Hermano fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Orgun has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hermano keeps Orgun at a distance using the push kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hermano!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orgun slips a jab from Hermano.
Orgun walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hermano.
Hermano tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hermano scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Orgun lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hermano at a distance.
Hermano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Orgun manages to avoid it.
Orgun clinches up against the cage.
Hermano lands a body shot in the clinch.
Orgun using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hermano has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hermano pushes Orgun back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hermano on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hermano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Orgun misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hermano lands a nice shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hermano.
Orgun misses with a kick to the body.
Orgun tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pelle Hermano 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! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Hermano.
Hermano takes one to the chin there.
Hermano shoots in for a takedown but Orgun shows good takedown defense.
Orgun tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hermano was well out of range. Poor timing from Orgun.
Hermano swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Orgun throws a chopping leg kick but Hermano manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Orgun stuffs the takedown attempt from Hermano. Hermano gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters circling a little - Orgun finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hermano changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Orgun looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Orgun tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hermano wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Orgun gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Orgun is looking to improve his position.
Hermano wants to work for an arm triangle but Orgun is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Orgun tries to get to full guard but Hermano has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermano is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Orgun is trying to maintain the position but Hermano is very close to passing his half guard.
Hermano trying to control from half guard but Orgun is working away.
Orgun wants to improve his position but Hermano is controlling well.
Hermano content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Orgun is staying active underneath Hermano, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hermano winds up and cracks Orgun with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Orgun is refusing to be controlled, as Hermano sits in half guard.
Hermano has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Orgun trying to control here.
Orgun is looking to improve his position.
Hermano content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hermano seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Orgun does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Orgun moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hermano trying to control but Orgun is working from the bottom.
Orgun is looking to sweep but instead, Hermano has passed into half guard.
Hermano is looking to advance position but Orgun won't allow it.
Hermano looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Orgun gets back to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Orgun is on top in guard.
Orgun landing with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hermano is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Orgun avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Murat Orgun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hermano wants to sweep here but Orgun controlling him for the moment.
Hermano utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Orgun throwing strikes from guard but Hermano blocks nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hermano looking for a guillotine here but Orgun defends easily.
Orgun stopping the sweep attempt from Hermano.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pelle Hermano.
I've got Hermano winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pelle Hermano!
Pelle Hermano decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nakki Fakiiri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Poulter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fakiiri's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sinä ansaitset kultaa. Paul Poulter has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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26
175 lbs
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39
171 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nakki Fakiiri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Paul Poulter!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Fakiiri misses
and Poulter counters by clinching up.
I was talking to Fakiiri's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Poulter missing with knees to the body.
Poulter blocking some punches.
Fakiiri on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Poulter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fakiiri is defending well for now.
Fakiiri pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fakiiri paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice shot by Fakiiri.
Fakiiri scores with a hook to the body. Poulter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fakiiri throws a quick inside leg kick.
A low kick from Fakiiri misses
and Poulter counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Poulter.
Poulter utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fakiiri tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fakiiri.
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!
Fakiiri avoiding damage as Poulter throws knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Fakiiri.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fakiiri has a couple of punches blocked by Poulter.
Fakiiri misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fakiiri blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Poulter missing with knees to the body.
Fakiiri fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fakiiri lands with a light punch inside.
Fakiiri is trying to push Poulter away but Poulter has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fakiiri pulls Poulter into guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Fakiiri holds on and takes a little breather.
Fakiiri looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Poulter postures up.
Fakiiri looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Poulter has picked Fakiiri up and slammed him! Fakiiri can't keep hold of the triangle and Poulter manages to pass to side control!
Fakiiri is trying to get back to half guard.
Fakiiri is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri manages to work his way to half guard, despite Poulter's best efforts.
Fakiiri is trying to get back to full guard.
Fakiiri makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Fakiiri.
Fakiiri looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Poulter has picked Fakiiri up and slammed him! Fakiiri can't keep hold of the triangle and Poulter manages to pass to side control!
Fakiiri can't do much from the bottom here.
Fakiiri tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Poulter presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Poulter controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri wants to hold on but Poulter pushes him away.
Poulter controlling his opponent.
Fakiiri keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Fakiiri tries to hold on but Poulter postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Fakiiri sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Poulter trying to control the pace.
Fakiiri wants to improve his position but Poulter is controlling well.
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 Nakki Fakiiri will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Poulter checks a leg kick.
Poulter is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Fakiiri lands with a nice body kick.
Fakiiri misses with a body shot.
Fakiiri jabs Poulter right on the nose. Poulter blinks but takes it well.
Fakiiri misses with a straight left.
Poulter steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Fakiiri.
Fakiiri misses with a series of wild punches.
Poulter steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Fakiiri.
Fakiiri tries to land a leg kick but Poulter saw it coming and moves away.
Poulter tries to counter with a clinch but Fakiiri shakes him off and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fakiiri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Poulter steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Fakiiri.
Fakiiri scores with a push kick.
Fakiiri misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Fakiiri lands an impressive looking overhand right. Poulter doesn't seem phased though.
Poulter moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fakiiri moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Poulter checks a low kick from Fakiiri.
Poulter tries to counter with a clinch but Fakiiri shakes him off and moves away.
Fakiiri throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Poulter wants to counter the offense by Fakiiri and move into the clinch position.
Poulter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fakiiri.
Poulter tries to counter by closing the distance.
Poulter defending well as Fakiiri loads up on a big left hand.
Poulter is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Fakiiri throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Poulter on the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Fakiiri.
Poulter wants to counter the offense by Fakiiri and move into the clinch position.
Fakiiri is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Poulter can do to turn this around?
A kick lands to the mid section there for Fakiiri.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri looks to land a right hand but Poulter moved out of range.
Fakiiri connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nakki Fakiiri is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fakiiri throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fakiiri connects with a single shot there.
Fakiiri throws a leg kick but Poulter moved away.
A head kick misses from Fakiiri.
Poulter tries to counter with a clinch but Fakiiri shakes him off and moves away.
Fakiiri throws a wild body kick that Poulter sees coming a mile off.
Poulter is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Poulter blocks a low kick nicely.
Poulter has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Fakiiri lands with a thumping leg kick.
Poulter blocks a head kick by Fakiiri.
Nakki Fakiiri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poulter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fakiiri.
Fakiiri moves into range and connects with a jab.
Good shot there by Fakiiri.
Fakiiri scoring well with a low kick there.
Poulter ducks under a wild hook from Fakiiri.
Poulter steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Fakiiri.
Fakiiri fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Poulter has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fakiiri lands with a good body shot.
A jab lands there for Fakiiri.
Fakiiri throws a big shot that misses.
Fakiiri throws a head kick that misses.
Poulter steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Fakiiri.
Fakiiri looks to land a left hand but Poulter moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Poulter tries to counter with a clinch but Fakiiri shakes him off and moves away.
Fakiiri lands a nice looking body kick.
Poulter defending well as Fakiiri loads up on a big left hand.
Fakiiri sets himself, and Poulter steps forward looking for the clinch! Fakiiri avoids it this time.
The fighters circling - Fakiiri throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Poulter is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fakiiri tries to clinch up.
Poulter wants to counter with a clinch but Fakiiri pushes him away.
Fakiiri lands a front kick.
Fakiiri pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fakiiri finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nakki Fakiiri dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Fakiiri throws a hook but Poulter blocks it.
Poulter tries to counter with a clinch but Fakiiri shakes him off and moves away.
Poulter moves forwards but Fakiiri connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fakiiri throws a big shot that misses.
Poulter tries to counter with a clinch but Fakiiri shakes him off and moves away.
Fakiiri swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Poulter tries to counter with a clinch but Fakiiri shakes him off and moves away.
Fakiiri misses with a hook. Poulter ducked under it nicely.
Poulter steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Fakiiri.
Fakiiri throws a right and a left that both miss.
Poulter tries to counter by closing the distance.
Fakiiri swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Poulter counters by clinching up.
Fakiiri stalls.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fakiiri lands a right hand that snaps the head of Poulter backwards.
Fakiiri is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Poulter to keep the fight standing.
Fakiiri tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fakiiri on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fakiiri scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fakiiri manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fakiiri looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fakiiri has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Poulter can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fakiiri working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Poulter doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Poulter manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fakiiri escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Poulter gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Poulter must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Poulter tries to free his leg and advance position but Fakiiri is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fakiiri escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Poulter gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Poulter passes Fakiiri's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Poulter prevents Fakiiri from improving his position.
Fakiiri has a hand on Poulter's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Poulter takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Fakiiri wants to control but Poulter is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Poulter controlling the position easily from mount.
Fakiiri is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Fakiiri tries to hold on but Poulter pushes him away.
Fakiiri tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fakiiri manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Fakiiri wants to control the action here but instead Poulter manages to pass to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri tries to lock up and control but Poulter gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Poulter prevents Fakiiri from getting the reversal.
Poulter looking to control but Fakiiri is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Poulter content just to control the position here.
Fakiiri is wriggling around trying to escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Poulter controlling the position easily from mount.
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 Nakki Fakiiri.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fakiiri, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nakki Fakiiri!
Nakki Fakiiri was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tatti Tasapaksu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rex Tyrannosaurus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Tasapaksu might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Motorhead - Smiling Like A Killer . Tyrannosaurus comes into a darkened arena with his song building. MacArthurPark kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rex Tyrannosaurus is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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44
275 lbs
32 - 13 - 0 |
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283 lbs
20 - 7 - 0 |
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Great elbows
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tatti Tasapaksu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rex Tyrannosaurus!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tasapaksu throws a jab when Tyrannosaurus was well out of range.
Tatti Tasapaksu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tasapaksu misses with a lunging right hand
and Tyrannosaurus counters with a left to the body.
Tasapaksu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tyrannosaurus can pounce on him.
Tyrannosaurus dodges the punch combination from Tasapaksu.
Tyrannosaurus misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tasapaksu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tyrannosaurus connects with a solid leg kick.
Tasapaksu thumps Tyrannosaurus with a low kick.
Tasapaksu moves out of range of the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyrannosaurus attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tyrannosaurus has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Tasapaksu connects with a single shot there.
Tasapaksu attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And Tyrannosaurus responds with a good body kick, but Tasapaksu manages to step out the way in time.
Tasapaksu moves out of range of the body kick from Tyrannosaurus.
Tasapaksu misses with a hook to the body
and Tyrannosaurus counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tasapaksu lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tyrannosaurus has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tyrannosaurus and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tyrannosaurus takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tasapaksu misses with a right hand
and Tyrannosaurus counters with a body kick.
Tasapaksu throws a sloppy head kick and Tyrannosaurus moves out of range easily.
Tasapaksu has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tyrannosaurus.
Tasapaksu is breathing heavily.
Tyrannosaurus circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tyrannosaurus counters with a thumping low kick.
Tyrannosaurus lands with an uppercut that bounces Tasapaksu off the cage and back into range.
It looks like Tatti Tasapaksu has been cut.
Tyrannosaurus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tasapaksu.
Tasapaksu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tyrannosaurus. Tyrannosaurus obviously looking to wear him down.
Tyrannosaurus lands a leg kick that knocks Tasapaksu off balance momentarily.
Tasapaksu looks to land a right hand but Tyrannosaurus moved out of range.
Tyrannosaurus lands a leg kick that knocks Tasapaksu off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tyrannosaurus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tasapaksu.
Tasapaksu missing with a left hand there. Tyrannosaurus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tyrannosaurus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tasapaksu misses with a double jab.
A low kick from Tyrannosaurus misses
and Tasapaksu counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tyrannosaurus's knee momentarily.
Tasapaksu checks a low kick from Tyrannosaurus.
Tyrannosaurus thuds his shin into the meat of Tasapaksu's side.
Tasapaksu throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tyrannosaurus counters with a head kick.
Tasapaksu misses with a body shot
and Tyrannosaurus counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tasapaksu thinking.
Nice body kick from Tyrannosaurus.
Tyrannosaurus misses with a head kick.
Tyrannosaurus lands a big right hand that sends Tasapaksu crashing to the mat! Tyrannosaurus stays standing though and waves Tasapaksu back to his feet!
Tasapaksu is rocked!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Tyrannosaurus engages and cracks Tasapaksu with a massive lead left hook - Tasapaksu tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Tyrannosaurus is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rex Tyrannosaurus!
Rex Tyrannosaurus is the new heavyweight champion!
Rex Tyrannosaurus seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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