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SP-ICON Fight Night 14 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joonas Mustonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Mayo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mayo's choice of entrance music: Super Furry Animals - Golden Retriever. Chris Mayo 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joonas Mustonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 35 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Mayo!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mustonen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mayo counters with a straight right hand.
A cross from Mustonen lands.
Mayo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mayo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mustonen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mustonen wants to get back to full guard.
Mayo working over Mustonen with some ground and pound. Mustonen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Well, if Mayo is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Nice strikes from Mayo there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayo thows a huge punch but Mustonen dodges it nicely.
Mustonen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mayo connects with a nice short shot to Mustonen's temple.
Mayo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mustonen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mustonen taking some punishment here, with Mayo in his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayo wants to take a breather but Mustonen is having none of it.
Mustonen is looking to improve his position.
Mayo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mustonen defending well though.
Mayo working over Mustonen with some ground and pound. Mustonen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mustonen keeping hold of Mayo's head, controlling as best he can.
Mustonen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mayo.
Mayo is nestled in close to Mustonen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mustonen wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mustonen is staying active underneath Mayo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mayo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mayo winds up and cracks Mustonen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mustonen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mayo scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustonen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mayo.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mayo wants to take a breather but Mustonen is having none of it.
Mustonen actively working from the bottom here.
Mayo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mustonen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mustonen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mayo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mustonen wants to get back to his feet.
Mayo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mustonen is not content to let Mayo control the position.
Mayo tries to pass to full mount but Mustonen defends it.
Mayo lands with a punch from half guard.
Mustonen is rocked!
Mustonen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Oh Mustonen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mayo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ground and pound from Mayo.
Mustonen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mustonen has hold of Mayo's hands but Mayo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mustonen is looking for a sweep. Mayo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mayo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayo lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Mustonen! More strikes land and this one is all over! Mayo jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Mayo!
Chris Mayo gave a mention to Crushed Designs (90% return on laundry service) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Feilo Meloy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nycky Downtime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meloy comes to the cage accompanied by Hypocrisy - Apocalypse. Downtime has chosen Bring It as his entrance music. Nycky Downtime has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Feilo Meloy's chin.
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159 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
26 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Feilo Meloy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 34 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Nycky Downtime!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meloy shoots in for a takedown but Downtime shows good takedown defense.
Downtime swats away the attempt to clinch by Meloy.
Feilo Meloy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Downtime looks to land a combination but Meloy avoids it well.
Downtime throws a right and a left that both miss.
Downtime misses with a right hand
and Downtime takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Downtime throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Meloy was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Downtime.
Meloy misses with a takedown attempt - Downtime sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
No luck for Meloy with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Feilo Meloy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meloy misses with a takedown attempt
and Meloy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Downtime swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Downtime misses with a right hand
and Meloy counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Downtime 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 Meloy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Meloy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Meloy throws a predictable looking body shot
and Downtime counters with a low kick, right behind Meloy 's knee.
Meloy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Downtime throws a poor cross that misses
and Meloy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Downtime defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Meloy.
Downtime wants to counter the offense by Meloy and move into the clinch position.
Downtime smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Downtime displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Meloy.
Meloy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Meloy misses with a takedown attempt - Downtime sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Meloy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Downtime swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Meloy counters with a good low kick that Downtime was not able to check.
Meloy tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Downtime defends well and Meloy ends up having to push Downtime into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meloy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Meloy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Downtime's waist but Downtime gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Meloy off to one side.
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!
Downtime throws a looping overhand right but Meloy ducks down to avoid it.
Meloy shoots in but Downtime avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Meloy fails to land the takedown.
Meloy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Meloy moves out of range as Downtime strikes.
Meloy looks for a takedown but Downtime sprawls well.
Downtime fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Meloy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meloy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Downtime tries to counter by closing the distance.
Downtime waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Meloy.
Meloy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Downtime as he avoids it easily.
Downtime misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Meloy fails with a takedown attempt.
Meloy lands a jab to the head.
Meloy fails with the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Downtime throws a shot to the body.
Meloy shoots in but Downtime avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A little jabbing left from Downtime on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Meloy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Downtime lands a glancing blow to the side of Meloy's head.
Downtime takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Meloy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meloy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Downtime stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Downtime throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Meloy lands a front kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nycky Downtime dominated that round.
That's time! Meloy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Meloy clinches with his opponent.
Meloy wants to take the fight to the mat but Downtime manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Downtime gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Meloy.
Meloy tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Feilo Meloy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Meloy avoiding damage.
Meloy is looking for a takedown.
Downtime misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Meloy.
A right handed body shot lands from Meloy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meloy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Downtime as Meloy shoots in.
Meloy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Downtime stuffs the takedown attempt from Meloy. Meloy gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Downtime connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Meloy's hands.
Downtime has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Meloy.
Downtime rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Meloy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Downtime thinking.
Meloy shoots in and drives through. Downtime sprawls well.
Some wild striking there from Meloy.
Downtime throws out a counter right but Meloy avoids it with no problem.
Downtime stuffs the takedown attempt from Meloy. Meloy gets slowly back to his feet.
Meloy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Downtime.
Downtime tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Downtime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Downtime throws a right hand that Meloy ducks under and follows up with a left that Meloy also avoids with ease.
Downtime cracks Meloy on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Meloy falls backwards against the cage. Downtime follows up with more strikes that drop Meloy to his knees. Downtime keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Meloy! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nycky Downtime!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hakeem Berzevaco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and German Shephard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Berzevaco comes into the arena with Kaksi vanhaa hinttaria blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Shephard's choice of entrance music: K9 Justice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hakeem Berzevaco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, German Shephard!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berzevaco looks to score with a jab to the body but Shephard is just out of range.
Berzevaco backing away here, and Shephard unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Berzevaco with a jab.
Berzevaco just misses with a punch to the body.
Shephard feints and then cracks Berzevaco's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Berzevaco down.
Berzevaco swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Shephard.
Shephard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Berzevaco.
Shephard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Berzevaco tries a head kick but it misses.
Berzevaco tries to score with a low kick but Shephard moves his leg out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shephard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Berzevaco moves away.
Berzevaco has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hilo Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Shephard moves out of range of the body kick from Berzevaco.
Berzevaco pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Berzevaco plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Shephard misses
and Berzevaco counters with a straight right hand.
Berzevaco throws a head kick but Shephard moves out of range.
Shephard does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Berzevaco fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shephard has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Berzevaco throws a poor cross that misses
and Shephard counters with a straight right hand.
Berzevaco throws a hook to the side of Shephard's head but Shephard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Berzevaco misses with a combination
and Shephard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shephard finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Berzevaco lands a jab to the nose.
Berzevaco misses with a shot to the body
and Shephard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shephard lands with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shephard misses with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berzevaco misses with a left hand
and Shephard counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Berzevaco just misses with a punch to the body.
Berzevaco moves out of range of the leg kick from Shephard.
Shephard connects with a body shot that sends Berzevaco's belly button to the back.
Shephard misses with a low kick.
Berzevaco scores with the left hand. Shephard knows he should have avoided that one.
Berzevaco swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shephard takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Berzevaco avoids a punch combination nicely.
Berzevaco jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Berzevaco takes a swing at Shephard's ribcage but misses.
Shephard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Berzevaco manages to avoid it.
Berzevaco is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Berzevaco throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A shot to the body from Shephard misses
and Berzevaco counters with a straight right hand.
Berzevaco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Berzevaco misses the target.
Berzevaco takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Berzevaco cracks Shephard with an open hand slap.
Berzevaco lands an overhand right.
Shephard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Berzevaco scores with a spinning back kick!
Berzevaco is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Shephard misses with a body shot
and Berzevaco counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Berzevaco goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Good shot there by Shephard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Berzevaco misses the shot to the body.
Shephard appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Shephard throws a lazy right hand but Berzevaco sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Berzevaco throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Shephard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
An inside leg kick lands from Shephard.
Berzevaco jabs Shephard to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Shephard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shephard punishes Berzevaco's body with a nice straight punch.
Shephard bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Berzevaco - that will leave a mark!
Berzevaco looks to land a left hand but Shephard moved out of range nicely.
Shephard lands a nice looking kick to the body. Berzevaco takes a step back to recover.
Shephard throws a wild body kick that Berzevaco sees coming a mile off.
It appears Berzevaco was looking to counter with a kick there.
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 Hakeem Berzevaco will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice shot lands for Berzevaco.
Shephard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shephard throws a right hand that misses
and Berzevaco counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Berzevaco checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Shephard keeps Berzevaco at a distance using the push kick.
Shephard digs a good body shot into Berzevaco's ribs.
Shephard lands a body shot.
Berzevaco throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shephard on the side of the head.
Shephard checks the leg kick nicely there.
Berzevaco misses with a body kick.
Shephard flicks out a counter leg kick but Berzevaco steps away.
A solid body kick from Berzevaco.
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!
Berzevaco checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berzevaco takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Shephard takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Shephard takes a swing at Berzevaco's ribcage but misses.
Berzevaco lands a nice shot to the body.
Berzevaco throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice shot by Berzevaco.
Shephard connects with an inside leg kick.
Shephard's coach down at Black Hand Vegas was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Shephard's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Shephard misses with a looping left.
Berzevaco misses with a body shot.
Shephard looks for the body kick but Berzevaco saw that one coming.
A decent looking cross lands there for Berzevaco.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shephard tries to land a leg kick but Berzevaco saw it coming and moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shephard moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Shephard throws a solid leg kick but Berzevaco takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Shephard.
Berzevaco misses with a hook. Shephard ducked under it nicely.
Shephard throws out a counter right but Berzevaco avoids it with no problem.
Berzevaco keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Shephard lands a nice looking body shot.
Berzevaco has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Shephard.
Shephard is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Berzevaco rather than just go for the knockout.
Berzevaco blocks a low kick nicely.
Berzevaco looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Berzevaco is looking to land body kicks.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shephard! But no joy.
Berzevaco misses with a straight right.
Shephard misses with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shephard throws a looping overhand right but Berzevaco ducks down to avoid it.
A head kick by Berzevaco misses
and Shephard makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Berzevaco really felt that one!
Berzevaco lands with an uppercut that bounces Shephard off the cage and back into range.
Shephard misses with a leg kick.
Berzevaco cracks Shephard with a right hand to the side of the head.
Shephard misses with a looping right.
Shephard throws the kick towards the body but Berzevaco avoids it.
Shephard looks to land a left hand but Berzevaco moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Berzevaco misses.
Berzevaco lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shephard at a distance.
Berzevaco takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berzevaco throws a front kick aimed at Shephard's knee but Shephard avoids it well.
Shephard lands a nice looking body kick.
Berzevaco throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hakeem Berzevaco is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shephard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Berzevaco throws a body punch but Shephard moves out of range.
Shephard jabs at Berzevaco's body.
Shephard tries to land a body kick
and Berzevaco counters with a stiff right hand.
Shephard misses with a right hand
and Berzevaco counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Berzevaco fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shephard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shephard takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
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 Hakeem Berzevaco will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Berzevaco connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Berzevaco buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Shephard defending well as Berzevaco loads up on a big left hand.
Shephard scores with a nice body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Berzevaco.
Berzevaco uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Shephard has time to react.
Shephard blocks a low kick nicely.
Berzevaco throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Berzevaco will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berzevaco on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Berzevaco misses with a left hand
and Shephard counters with a slapping leg kick.
Berzevaco moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Berzevaco is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Shephard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Berzevaco wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shephard avoids the head kick by Berzevaco.
Shephard throws a body punch but Berzevaco moves out of range.
Shephard avoids the head kick by Berzevaco.
Shephard throws a shot from downtown. Berzevaco moves away and avoids it.
Berzevaco swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shephard chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Shephard throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Shephard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Berzevaco manages to avoid it.
Shephard throws a hook but Berzevaco blocks it.
Berzevaco takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Shephard misses with a lunging right hand
and Berzevaco counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Berzevaco.
Berzevaco tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shephard was well out of range. Poor timing from Berzevaco.
Shephard counters with a body kick.
Berzevaco throws a good cross that connects.
Berzevaco closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Shephard throws a body shot but no joy.
Berzevaco misses with a right hand
and Shephard counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Shephard has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shephard shoots in and drives through. Berzevaco sprawls well.
A little feinted left hand from Berzevaco on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Berzevaco tries to land a front kick but Shephard steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Shephard throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Berzevaco lands a really nice looking cross but Shephard seems unphased.
Shephard tries to land a front kick but Berzevaco steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
German Shephard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shephard throws a leg kick that misses.
Shephard throws a body kick that misses.
Berzevaco throws a lazy right hand but Shephard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Shephard fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Berzevaco is out of range.
Berzevaco lands a front kick.
Shephard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Berzevaco.
Shephard jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Berzevaco dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shephard misses with a jab to the body
and Berzevaco counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Berzevaco drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Berzevaco pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berzevaco swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Berzevaco on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Berzevaco lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Berzevaco with a jab.
Berzevaco checks a low kick from Shephard.
Berzevaco is looking to counter punch.
Decent striking displayed by Berzevaco there.
Berzevaco uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shephard.
Berzevaco swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Shephard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Berzevaco lands a nice looking body shot.
A low kick from Shephard is predictable there
and Berzevaco counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Shephard is lucky that one didn't land flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hakeem Berzevaco showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Berzevaco 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Hakeem Berzevaco!
Hakeem Berzevaco managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Cyclone Nutrition Company, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dominick Napolitano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimroy Hoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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33
196 lbs
21 - 12 - 0 |
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190 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dominick Napolitano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kimroy Hoo!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Napolitano throws a head kick but Hoo moves out of range.
Hoo misses the jab.
Napolitano throws a lazy head kick
and Hoo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Napolitano moves out of range of the body kick from Hoo.
Napolitano thinks about countering with a head kick.
Hoo throws a low kick but Napolitano avoids it.
Hoo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Napolitano sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hoo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Napolitano's head backwards.
Hoo lands with a straight right. Napolitano didn't see that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Hoo.
Hoo's coach down at THC playhouse was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hoo's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Napolitano cracks Hoo with a good jab.
Hoo doesn't manage to clinch there - Napolitano circles away.
Napolitano with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hoo to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Napolitano blocks the low kick.
Hoo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Napolitano ducks under a wild hook from Hoo.
Hoo throws a sloppy body shot
and Napolitano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hoo throws a leg kick but Napolitano sees it coming and moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Napolitano on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hoo lands with a hook. Napolitano tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kimroy Hoo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hoo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Napolitano.
Napolitano scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hoo misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Napolitano throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Napolitano's head.
Napolitano takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Napolitano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Napolitano throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Napolitano tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hoo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hoo closes the distance and clinches.
Napolitano breaks from the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hoo, right into the meat.
Hoo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Napolitano throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hoo.
Hoo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Decent striking displayed by Hoo there.
Napolitano scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hoo in his tracks.
Napolitano shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Napolitano throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hoo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Napolitano will feel that in the morning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoo forces Napolitano back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Napolitano is looking to break free of the clinch but Hoo has double underhooks.
Napolitano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hoo thows a left - swing and a miss!
An attempted straight right counter from Napolitano misses the target.
Napolitano's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Napolitano duly obliges.
Hoo looks to score with a jab to the body but Napolitano is just out of range.
Napolitano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hoo shapes to counter with a head kick.
Napolitano checks the leg kick.
Napolitano was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hoo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Napolitano scores with a hook.
Hoo sizes up Napolitano with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kimroy Hoo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hoo throws a head kick but Napolitano moves out of range.
Dominick Napolitano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hoo misses with a kick to the body.
Hoo just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromNapolitano.
Hoo darts in and clinches Napolitano up against the cage.
Napolitano is trying to break the clinch but Hoo has him pressed against the cage.
Hoo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hoo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hoo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hoo tries to work over Napolitano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hoo trying to land knees to the body.
Hoo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Napolitano up against the cage.
Hoo tries to work over Napolitano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoo lands an elbow just above Napolitano 's eye.
Napolitano breaks from the clinch.
Kimroy Hoo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hoo moves into range and clinches up with Napolitano.
Hoo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Napolitano has had enough of the clinch but Hoo keeps him there for the moment.
Napolitano is trying to break the clinch but Hoo has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Napolitano.
Napolitano is trying to break the clinch but Hoo has him pressed against the cage.
Napolitano wants to break free but Hoo has control.
Hoo misses with a punch to the body.
Hoo gets control of Napolitano's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hoo will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Napolitano avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Napolitano throwing strikes from guard but Hoo blocks nicely.
Hoo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Napolitano throwing strikes from guard but Hoo blocks nicely.
Napolitano missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoo working a defensive guard here.
Hoo looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Napolitano passes into side control.
Hoo gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Hoo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Napolitano connects with a jab.
Hoo throws a leg kick but Napolitano moved away.
A bone on bone clash there as Napolitano blocks the leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Hoo.
Hoo has Napolitano up against the cage in a clinch.
Hoo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Napolitano backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Napolitano breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Napolitano throws a push kick but Hoo slaps the foot to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hoo is looking to land body kicks.
Napolitano scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Kimroy Hoo has been cut.
Hoo avoids the head kick by Napolitano.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Napolitano checks a leg kick.
As Hoo looks to move away, Napolitano throws a big counter combo bu Hoo just gets out of the way.
Hoo slips under a jab.
Napolitano takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Napolitano chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hoo can pounce on him.
Napolitano throws a head kick that misses.
Napolitano misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kimroy Hoo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kimroy Hoo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Napolitano swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hoo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hoo connects with a high kick.
Napolitano takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hoo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Napolitano if he has to take too many more of those.
Hoo scores with a jab. Napolitano acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Napolitano tries a head kick but it misses.
Napolitano throws a head kick but Hoo moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Napolitano moves out of range as Hoo strikes.
As Hoo looks to move away, Napolitano throws a big counter combo bu Hoo just gets out of the way.
Hoo connects with an inside leg kick.
Napolitano defending well as Hoo loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoo tries to score with a low kick but Napolitano moves his leg out of the way.
Napolitano throws a right hand that Hoo ducks under and follows up with a left that Hoo also avoids with ease.
Napolitano takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hoo clinches up against the cage.
Hoo throws a head punch that misses.
Hoo successfully pulls guard.
Hoo throws his legs up looking for a submission but Napolitano uses it to pass to side control.
Hoo gets back to half guard.
Napolitano prevents Hoo from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoo wants to get back to full guard but Napolitano has mounted him!
Hoo tries to hold on but Napolitano postures up.
Hoo bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Napolitano has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hoo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hoo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoo pushing down on Napolitano's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hoo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hoo is trying to control the action in half guard but Napolitano is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hoo throws a solid leg kick but Napolitano takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hoo.
It looked like Napolitano was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Napolitano looks to land a combination but Hoo avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hoo avoids the head kick by Napolitano.
Hoo tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hoo throws a leg kick which misses Napolitano's front leg but catches the back leg as Napolitano tries to avoid it.
Hoo misses with a head kick.
Napolitano misses with a kick to the body.
Hoo throws a sloppy head kick and Napolitano moves out of range easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Napolitano manages to break the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hoo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Napolitano has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Napolitano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hoo tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Dominick Napolitano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hoo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Napolitano if he has to take too many more of those.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kimroy Hoo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hoo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kimroy Hoo!
Kimroy Hoo gave a mention to Affordable Quality + Reliable Laundry in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Albert Fish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moses Ohchooto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moses Ohchooto acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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115 lbs
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28
145 lbs
19 - 10 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Albert Fish!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Moses Ohchooto!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ohchooto tries to work over Fish's front leg with a kick but Fish checks it.
Ohchooto connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fish's hands.
Fish pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ohchooto is out of range and Fish settles back down.
Ohchooto throws a lazy head kick
enabling Fish to counter with a crisp jab.
Ohchooto swings for the body but Fish moves out of range.
It looked like Fish wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fish fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ohchooto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fish jabs Ohchooto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fish chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ohchooto throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fish drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ohchooto sprawls and moves away.
Ohchooto misses with a wild body shot.
Ohchooto fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fish on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fish misses with a looping right.
Ohchooto doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ohchooto.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ohchooto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ohchooto wants to clinch up but Fish keeps it at a distance.
Fish really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fish uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ohchooto.
Fish changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ohchooto tries to clinch but Fish is having none of it.
Moses Ohchooto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slow jab from Ohchooto misses its intended target.
A big left from Ohchooto misses.
Fish has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ohchooto throws the left hand but Fish avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Fish was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Fish lands a glancing blow to the side of Ohchooto's head.
Fish swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fish throws the left hand but Ohchooto avoids the punch easily.
Ohchooto scores with a hook.
Donk. Ohchooto catches Fish right on the button with a cross.
Ohchooto motions for Fish to come forward. Ohchooto throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fish feinted with a counter takedown.
Ohchooto throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ohchooto throws a looping overhand right but Fish ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fish tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A telegraphed right hand from Ohchooto misses the target.
Fish shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ohchooto as he avoids it easily.
Ohchooto looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fish scores with a hook to the body. Ohchooto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ohchooto tries to clinch but Fish is having none of it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fish, as that shot connected.
Ohchooto dodges the punch combination from Fish.
A cross from Fish lands.
Ohchooto lands a jab to the head.
Fish misses with a low kick.
Ohchooto fails with an attempt to clinch.
An inside leg kick from Ohchooto misses.
Nice defenses there by Fish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fish takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fish is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ohchooto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like Fish wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fish circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Fish counter with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Fish.
Fish swings for the body but Ohchooto moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Ohchooto misses the target.
Ohchooto misses with an uppercut. Fish saw that one coming.
Ohchooto slips under a jab.
A jab from Ohchooto misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ohchooto checks a leg kick.
Ohchooto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ohchooto lands a leg kick that knocks Fish off balance momentarily.
Ohchooto drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ohchooto wants to clinch.
Fish is looking to clinch but Ohchooto is avoiding it.
Fish cracks Ohchooto with an open hand slap.
Ohchooto slaps away a takedown attempt from Fish, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fish lunges at Ohchooto with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ohchooto's hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ohchooto scores with a body shot.
Ohchooto connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Moses Ohchooto will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ohchooto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ohchooto looks to score with a jab to the body but Fish is just out of range.
Fish half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nice shot lands for Ohchooto.
Ohchooto throws a leg kick but Fish sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ohchooto lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Albert Fish has been cut.
Fish misses with a hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fish darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ohchooto lands a nice looking body shot.
Ohchooto moves into the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Fish blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fish trying to land knees to the body.
Fish tries to land knees in the clinch but Ohchooto avoids the damage to the body.
Ohchooto misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohchooto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fish.
Fish misses with an elbow over the top.
Fish doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ohchooto avoids the elbow strike from Fish, against the cage.
Fish tries to work over Ohchooto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fish stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Ohchooto.
Fish tries to land knees in the clinch but Ohchooto avoids the damage to the body.
Fish blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ohchooto throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ohchooto.
A head punch on the inside from Ohchooto fails to land.
Fish is looking to control Ohchooto's arms but Ohchooto gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fish has his back to the cage.
Fish takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ohchooto lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Fish.
Fish escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ohchooto misses with a hook. Fish ducked under it nicely.
Fish drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ohchooto sprawls and moves away.
Moses Ohchooto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab by Ohchooto.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ohchooto throws a hook to the side of Fish's head but Fish sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fish throws the left hand but Ohchooto avoids the punch easily.
Ohchooto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fish bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fish closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fish throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ohchooto does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ohchooto has closed the distance and engaged Fish in a clinch.
Fish is trying to push Ohchooto away but Ohchooto has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ohchooto has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Fish seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ohchooto can turn it around.
Ohchooto is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fish is keeping busy.
Fish tries to land knees in the clinch but Ohchooto avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fish misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ohchooto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fish's elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ohchooto obliges.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fish as Ohchooto tries to tie him up.
Nice body punch from Fish - that landed with a thud.
A hook to the body from Ohchooto.
Ohchooto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fish is defending well for now.
Fish blocking some punches.
Ohchooto crunches a lovely knee into Fish's ribcage.
Fish tries to throw a body punch but Ohchooto avoids it by throwing Fish back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Fish.
Ohchooto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fish avoids it.
Ohchooto throws a punch but it's blocked by Fish.
Fish throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short body shot lands from Fish as the two fighters clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ohchooto throws a punch but it's blocked by Fish.
Fish stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Fish misses with some punches.
Fish digs a right hand underneath Ohchooto's ribcage. Ohchooto let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ohchooto prevents Fish from breaking the clinch.
Ohchooto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fishs head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ohchooto just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fish's brow.
Fish is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ohchooto is defending well for now.
Ohchooto throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fish presses Ohchooto against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ohchooto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fish has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ohchooto.
Fish swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ohchooto swings wildly with an uppercut but Fish uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ohchooto lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moses Ohchooto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Albert Fish's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ohchooto misses with a body shot
letting Fish counter with a right hand.
Ohchooto throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ohchooto tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ohchooto forces Fish back against the cage and clinches.
A left hand lands to the body for Ohchooto.
Ohchooto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fish tries to work over Ohchooto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ohchooto swings wildly with an uppercut but Fish uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fish lands a shot to the body.
Ohchooto throws an elbow but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fish breaks from the clinch.
Ohchooto misses the shot to the body.
Ohchooto ducks under a wild hook from Fish.
Ohchooto throws a low kick but Fish moves out of range easily.
Fish throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fish staying out of range there.
Ohchooto moves in looking to clinch but Fish pushes him off.
Fish throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ohchooto throws out a loose jab but Fish uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ohchooto blocks the body kick.
Ohchooto throws a head kick that misses.
Ohchooto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fish moves away.
Fish tries to counter with a takedown but Ohchooto is quick to defend against it.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Ohchooto enables Fish to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Ohchooto manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Ohchooto has his feet on Fish's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Ohchooto takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Moses Ohchooto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fish lands a nice shot to the body.
Ohchooto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ohchooto lands a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ohchooto stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fish slips under a jab.
Ohchooto looks for the body kick but Fish saw that one coming.
Ohchooto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fish manages to avoid it.
Ohchooto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fish counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ohchooto has managed to clinch.
Ohchooto misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Fish.
Ohchooto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fish.
Fish displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ohchooto up against the cage.
Ohchooto misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Ohchooto.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Fish can't find room to land a body shot as Ohchooto controls the action.
Ohchooto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fish.
Ohchooto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fish is defending well for now.
Good body shot from Ohchooto.
Moses Ohchooto seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fish working Ohchooto over with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fish creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ohchooto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ohchooto lands an elbow inside that Fish shrugs off.
Ohchooto trying to land knees to the body.
Ohchooto with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fish has a couple of punches blocked by Ohchooto.
Ohchooto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fish is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ohchooto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ohchooto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ohchooto avoiding damage as Fish throws knees to the body.
Ohchooto working aggressively here.
Ohchooto throws a head punch that misses.
Fish misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ohchooto.
Ohchooto pushes off an throws an elbow but Fish leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A body shot lands from Fish.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fish blocks an uppercut.
Ohchooto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fish.
Ohchooto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fishs head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ohchooto throws an elbow but misses.
Ohchooto misses with the head strike.
Fish doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fish tries to land knees in the clinch but Ohchooto avoids the damage to the body.
Fish landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ohchooto blocks a body shot from Fish.
Fish blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moses Ohchooto really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Albert Fish's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Fish thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ohchooto is looking for the big counter here.
Fish takes one to the side of the head.
Ohchooto forces Fish back against the cage and clinches.
Ohchooto working aggressively here.
Ohchooto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fish is defending well for now.
Ohchooto is struggling to control the position.
Fish misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fish content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Fish tries to work over Ohchooto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fish misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fish lands an elbow inside that Ohchooto shrugs off.
Ohchooto scores with a shoulder strike.
Fish tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fish misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ohchooto.
Ohchooto misses with an elbow over the top.
Fish tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fish avoids the elbow strike from Ohchooto, against the cage.
Ohchooto throws a head punch that misses.
Ohchooto scores with a hook to the body.
Ohchooto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ohchooto has a couple of punches blocked by Fish.
Fish misses with a punch to the body.
Ohchooto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ohchooto misses with a knee strike.
Fish fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ohchooto pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fish managing to block the knees to the body from Ohchooto.
Ohchooto managing to block the knees to the body from Fish.
Fish breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ohchooto moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fish looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fish.
Ohchooto looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ohchooto obliges.
Fish tries to land knees in the clinch but Ohchooto avoids the damage to the body.
Ohchooto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ohchooto lands with a light punch inside.
Ohchooto creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fish blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fish avoiding damage as Ohchooto throws knees to the body.
Ohchooto prevents a body shot from Fish.
Fish tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ohchooto's elbow.
Fish on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ohchooto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ohchooto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ohchooto keeps control of Fish as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fish's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fish doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ohchooto with a nice cross.
Ohchooto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fish. That did some damage!
Ohchooto fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fish looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ohchooto.
Fish ducks under a wild hook from Ohchooto.
Fish connects with a high kick.
Ohchooto swings for the body but Fish moves out of range.
Fish scores with a jab.
Fish keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Fish wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fish misses with a takedown attempt - Ohchooto sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ohchooto takes a swing at Fish's ribcage but misses.
Ohchooto throws a low kick, looking for Fish's leg but Fish calmly moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ohchooto takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ohchooto lands a jab to the head.
Fish lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
No joy there for Ohchooto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fish attempts a counter takedown but Ohchooto avoids it well and moves away.
Ohchooto looks to land a body kick but Fish moved away.
Ohchooto tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Ohchooto misses its intended target.
Fish takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ohchooto misses with a lunging right hand
and Fish counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ohchooto throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fish on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moses Ohchooto dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Albert Fish's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Fish will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ohchooto feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fish's calf.
Fish ducks under a wild hook from Ohchooto.
Ohchooto misses with a hook. Fish ducked under it nicely.
Fish uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ohchooto.
Fish tries to clinch up.
Fish is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fish moves away from the strike by Ohchooto.
Fish changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Fish connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ohchooto's hands.
Ohchooto throws a hook to the side of Fish's head but Fish sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from Fish on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ohchooto lands a head shot.
Ohchooto is looking to clinch.
Ohchooto uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fish uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ohchooto.
Fish swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohchooto misses with a low kick.
Ohchooto misses with a body shot.
Fish is looking to counter punch.
Ohchooto throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fish throws the left hand but Ohchooto avoids the punch easily.
Ohchooto misses with a right hand
and Fish counters with a left and a right that stings Ohchooto.
Ohchooto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ohchooto misses with a looping left.
Ohchooto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ohchooto let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ohchooto lands with a good body shot.
Ohchooto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fish.
Ohchooto throws a counter combo.
Ohchooto is looking to slow Fish down with leg kicks.
Fish lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ohchooto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ohchooto has Fish up against the cage in a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Ohchooto as the two fighters clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fish takes a shot to the head.
Fish tries to work over Ohchooto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fish tries to land knees in the clinch but Ohchooto avoids the damage to the body.
Ohchooto blocks an uppercut.
Ohchooto scores a nice knee to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fish as Ohchooto tries to tie him up.
Ohchooto is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ohchooto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fish backwards.
Ohchooto cracks Fish with a nice body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ohchooto as Fish tries to tie him up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ohchooto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fish with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ohchooto lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ohchooto lands an elbow inside that Fish shrugs off.
Fish goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ohchooto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ohchooto.
Fish is rocked!
Ohchooto tries a body shot but Fish blocks it.
Oh Fish is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Fish tries to work over Ohchooto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fish blocks a body shot from Ohchooto.
Fish can't find room to land a body shot as Ohchooto controls the action.
Fish misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ohchooto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fish backwards.
Ohchooto scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fish breaks the clinch.
Ohchooto misses with a hook. Fish ducked under it nicely.
Fish circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Fish to counter with a crisp jab.
Fish tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fish fails with the takedown.
Albert Fish has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fish swinging wildly here.
Ohchooto swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fish.
Ohchooto throws a jab but it's blocked by Fish.
And that's the end of the fight!
Moses Ohchooto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ohchooto has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 45:50
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 45:50
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moses Ohchooto!
Moses Ohchooto is the new bantamweight champion!
After winning the bout, Moses Ohchooto 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jose Cronos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cronos's entrance music is Sandstorm. A fine choice. This should be fireworks!
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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
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Cronos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Bob!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cronos looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bob lands a jab to the head.
Bob is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cronos.
Cronos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bob circles away quickly and effectively.
Cronos takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bob has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Cronos is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Bob throws a right hand that misses
and Cronos counters with a nice uppercut.
Bob lands a nice shot to the body.
Bob misses with a left hand
and Cronos counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Cronos. That snapped Bob's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bob throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cronos fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bob just manages to avoid it.
Bob missing with a left hand there. Cronos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bob throws a jab when Cronos was well out of range.
Bob throws a jab but it's blocked by Cronos.
Nice body punch from Bob.
Bob throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cronos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bob misses with a lunging right hand
and Cronos counters with a straight right hand.
Cronos misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cronos slips under a jab from Bob.
Cronos appears to be looking for a big counter.
Cronos lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bob takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cronos is looking to land body kicks.
Cronos throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bob throws a lazy uppercut
and Cronos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bob fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bob misses with an uppercut
enabling Cronos to counter with a crisp jab.
Billy Bob is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Bob throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A low kick from Cronos is predictable there
and Bob connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bob looks to land a left hand but Cronos moved out of range nicely.
Bob throws a lazy right hand but Cronos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cronos throws a body shot but no joy.
Bob swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cronos cracks Bob with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bob throws an overhand right that lands on Cronos's shoulder, as Cronos tries to avoid the shot.
Cronos takes a swing at Bob's ribcage but misses.
Bob missing with a left hand there. Cronos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cronos appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bob takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bob scores with a nice head shot.
Billy Bob seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bob throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cronos counters with a stiff right hand.
Cronos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Bob there.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Cronos.
Bob throws Cronos to one side and escapes!
Cronos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bob. That did some damage!
Bob throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob misses with a left hand
and Cronos counters with a thumping low kick.
Bob connects with a looping right hand.
Bob misses with a left hand
and Bob takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bob throws a lazy right hand but Cronos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bob throws an off balance right hand
letting Cronos counter with a right hand.
Bob's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cronos connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bob scrambles back to his feet.
Bob misses with a looping left.
Bob swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cronos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bob takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cronos dodges the punch combination from Bob.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bob lands with an uppercut that bounces Cronos off the cage and back into range.
Bob shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cronos eats them both and turns towards Bob to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob misses with a lunging right hand
and Cronos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A lazy left from Bob finds it's target.
Bob throws an overhand right that lands on Cronos's shoulder, as Cronos tries to avoid the shot.
Bob misses with an uppercut.
Bob looks to score with a jab to the body but Cronos is just out of range.
Bob scores with a hook.
Bob 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.
Bob takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bob throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bob waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cronos.
Cronos changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Cronos moves forwards but Bob connects with a nice, crisp jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bob misses with a jab to the body
and Cronos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bob misses with an uppercut. Cronos saw that one coming.
Bob throws a jab when Cronos was well out of range.
Cronos went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Cronos avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Billy Bob will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cronos scores with a takedown into Bob's guard.
Cronos stands up and waves to Bob to follow him.
Good standup being displayed there by Bob as he connects with a hook.
Bob throws a shot from downtown. Cronos moves away and avoids it.
Cronos attempts a counter takedown but Bob avoids it well and moves away.
Bob misses with a looping left.
As Bob backs away, Cronos returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Cronos with a nice cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cronos fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bob checks it well.
Bob throws a jab when Cronos was well out of range.
Cronos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bob finds it's way round the side to connect with Cronos's head.
Bob thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bob misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cronos connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jose Cronos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bob throws a lazy uppercut
and Cronos counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Cronos.
Bob has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cronos finds it's way round the side to connect with Bob's head.
Cronos takes one on the button.
Bob jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bob throws a lazy uppercut
and Bob takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A right-left combo lands from Cronos.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bob misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cronos.
Cronos throws a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Bob misses.
Cronos went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A telegraphed right hand from Bob misses the target.
Cronos ducks under a wild hook from Bob.
Bob misses with the combination.
Cronos went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cronos connects with a leg kick. Bob looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bob swings widly with a right hand
enabling Cronos to counter with a crisp jab.
Bob misses with a hook.
Bob swings for the body but Cronos moves out of range.
Cronos drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Cronos tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Cronos decides to stand back up.
Bob connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cronos misses with a takedown
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Bob counters with a right hand to the body.
Cronos lands a nice shot that snaps Bob's head back.
Bob misses with a straight right.
Billy Bob seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bob throws a poor cross that misses
and Cronos counters with a low kick, right behind Bob 's knee.
Cronos walks into a stiff left hand from Bob.
Nice body punch from Cronos.
Cronos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bob takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bob misses the jab.
Cronos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cronos looks to land a left hand but Bob moved out of range nicely.
Cronos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bob.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob lands a right hook to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bob throws an off balance right hand
and Cronos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cronos throws a lazy right hand but Bob sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cronos moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bob stuffs the takedown attempt from Cronos. Cronos gets slowly back to his feet.
Cronos with a nice cross.
Bob misses the jab.
Cronos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bob finds it's way round the side to connect with Cronos's head.
Bob takes one to the side of the head.
Cronos gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bob lands a jab to the head.
Cronos is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bob drops Cronos with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Cronos looks back up at him and smiles so Bob waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
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 Jose Cronos will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Bob fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Oh Cronos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bob misses with a lunging right hand
and Cronos counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A telegraphed right hand from Bob misses the target.
Bob scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bob throws a big shot that misses.
Cronos is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bob lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Cronos falls backwards - clearly groggy! Bob dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Bob!
Billy Bob took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Big Bear Nutrition 160Q for their support in the buildup to the fight.
Jose Cronos was interviewed post fight and said 'Sorry everyone, the better man won tonight. I'll be back.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Taiki Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ingemar Anders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anders has chosen Gods Son 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Taiki Aoki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Ingemar Anders!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aoki closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Anders did well to prevent Aoki getting side control.
Anders manages to get to full guard.
Aoki trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Aoki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Anders avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Aoki with a flurry of punches that miss.
Aoki landing some decent shots from guard.
Aoki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aoki slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Anders's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Aoki working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anders avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Aoki.
Aoki lands a decent elbow from side control.
Aoki working the body and head with strikes.
Aoki postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Anders is looking to regain half guard here but Aoki keeps moving and retains side control.
Aoki with the ground and pound but Anders regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Aoki wants to pass the guard but Anders is defending well.
Aoki not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Aoki thows a huge punch but Anders dodges it nicely.
Anders wants to control but Aoki is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ground and pound from Aoki.
Anders regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Aoki.
Anders looking to hit a scissor sweep but Aoki is one step ahead there.
Anders utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Aoki throwing strikes from guard but Anders blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anders keeping moving, preventing Aoki from controlling successfully.
Aoki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Anders works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Aoki keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Anders's head.
Aoki throws a big right hand that misses.
Aoki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Aoki is looking to work some ground and pound but Anders has wrist control.
Anders pulls Aoki in to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Aoki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Aoki loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Anders working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Aoki.
Anders avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Aoki with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Aoki has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Anders is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Aoki is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anders working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Aoki.
Aoki slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Anders feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Aoki's calf.
Anders tries to score with a low kick but Aoki moves his leg out of the way.
Aoki appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Aoki misses with a takedown attempt - Anders sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A punch combination from Anders misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taiki Aoki dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Anders throws a leg kick but Aoki checks it.
Aoki attempts a counter takedown but Anders avoids it well and moves away.
Anders keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Anders throws a leg kick but Aoki sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Anders throws a low kick, looking for Aoki's leg but Aoki calmly moves out of range.
Anders misses with a straight left.
Anders wants to clinch up but Aoki keeps it at a distance.
Anders misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aoki moves out of range as Anders throws a body kick.
Aoki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anders.
Aoki tries to counter with a takedown but Anders is quick to defend against it.
Anders has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Anders lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anders throws a solid leg kick but Aoki takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Anders.
Anders lands a slapping body shot.
Anders throws a shot to the body.
Aoki has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Anders.
Anders throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nice cross by Anders.
Anders is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aoki.
Anders connects with a nice looking jab.
Anders throws a solid leg kick but Aoki takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Anders.
Anders misses the jab.
A combination from Anders does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anders will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aoki has a takedown stuffed.
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!
That kick from Anders tenderised Aoki's leg. Aoki is trying to keep his angry face on.
Aoki walks forward, straight into a front kick from Anders.
Aoki shoots in looking for a takedown. Anders tries to sprawl out of it but Aoki keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Anders manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taiki Aoki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aoki moves out of range as Anders throws a body kick.
Aoki attempts a counter takedown but Anders avoids it well and moves away.
Anders connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Anders closes the distance and clinches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Anders stops a takedown attempt from Aoki.
Aoki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aoki misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anders.
Aoki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Anders backwards.
Anders working aggressively here.
Aoki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anders lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anders is trying to push Aoki away but Aoki has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Aoki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Anders backwards.
Aoki has a couple of punches blocked by Anders.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anders blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aoki.
A head punch on the inside from Anders fails to land.
Anders scores with a shot to the side of Aoki's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anders tries to work over Aoki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aoki tries for a takedown but Anders manages to get underhooks.
Anders lands a body shot.
Aoki blocks an uppercut.
Anders scores with a shot to the side of Aoki's head.
Aoki tries to work over Anders's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aoki can't find room to land a body shot as Anders controls the action.
Anders cracks Aoki with a nice body shot.
Anders prevents a body shot from Aoki.
Anders has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Aoki misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Anders.
Anders throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Aokis head.
Aoki has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Anders is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aoki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ingemar Anders showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Aoki slips under a jab.
Nice sprawl there from Anders as Aoki shoots in.
Aoki shoots in but Anders avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Anders throws a hook to the side of Aoki's head but Aoki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ingemar Anders seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anders misses with a straight right.
Ingemar Anders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anders will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aoki changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anders lands with a thumping leg kick.
Anders clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anders goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anders blocks a body shot from Aoki.
Aoki struggles to land a body shot inside as Anders controls his hands.
Aoki wants to take the fight to the mat but Anders manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taiki Aoki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anders tries to work over Aoki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aoki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Aoki blocks a body shot from Anders.
Aoki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anders's elbow.
Anders goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anders lands a left hand that snaps the head of Aoki backwards.
A shot in the inside from Aoki.
Anders goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anders throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Aoki fails to land.
Anders's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anders displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aoki throws out the jab.
Anders tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aoki was well out of range. Poor timing from Anders.
Aoki drops down looking for a counter takedown but Anders sprawls and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anders moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Aoki with a lazy takedown attempt
and Anders connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aoki just misses with a punch to the body.
A clash of legs there as Aoki blocks the low kick.
Aoki appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Anders scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aoki takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Anders lands a head shot.
Aoki shoots in looking for a takedown but Anders manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Aoki's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Aoki fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anders throws a quick inside leg kick.
Aoki closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Aoki shoots in for a takedown but Anders shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Anders misses the shot to the body.
Ingemar Anders is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anders scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Anders swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anders fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Aoki on the side of the head.
Anders cracks Aoki with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Anders motions for Aoki to come forward. Anders throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Aoki drops down looking for a counter takedown but Anders sprawls and moves away.
Anders moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki slips a jab and a cross from Anders.
Anders lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Anders throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anders misses with a double jab
and Aoki counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Anders has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Aoki is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anders prevents a takedown attempt there.
Anders tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aoki's elbow.
Aoki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anders lands with a right to the head.
Aoki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aoki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ingemar Anders really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Anders misses the shot to the body.
Aoki feinted with a counter takedown.
Anders throws a nice outside leg kick.
Anders scoring well with a low kick there.
Anders swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No luck for Aoki with that takedown attempt.
Aoki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anders throws a nice outside leg kick.
Anders throws the left hand but Aoki avoids the punch easily.
Aoki appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Anders lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Aoki has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Anders finds it's way round the side to connect with Aoki's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki looks for a takedown but Anders sprawls well.
Aoki is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Aoki takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Anders throws a looping overhand right but Aoki ducks down to avoid it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Anders.
Anders lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Aoki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Anders. Anders obviously looking to wear him down.
Some bone on bone action there as Aoki checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Anders misses with a straight left.
Aoki appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Anders counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taiki Aoki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anders motions for Aoki to come forward. Anders throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Anders stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Anders wants it to stay on the feet.
Anders steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Aoki.
Anders connects with a single shot there.
Anders throws a push kick but Aoki slaps the foot to one side.
Aoki looking to score a takedown here. Anders is defending well but Aoki drives through and ends up in Anders's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Anders is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Aoki distracts Anders with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Aoki throwing strikes from guard but Anders blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Anders keeping moving, preventing Aoki from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Anders is on top in guard.
Aoki working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Anders has passed into half guard!
Aoki wants to get back to full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Aoki blocks a leg kick.
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.
Anders tries to clinch but Aoki moves out of range.
Anders fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anders motions for Aoki to come forward. Anders throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Aoki goes for a double leg but Anders avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Anders continues to drive forward.
Anders misses with a body kick.
A good leg kick by Anders.
Aoki misses the shot to the body.
Anders throws a series of punches but Aoki moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anders scores with a nice right hand.
Anders does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ingemar Anders dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Anders chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Decent striking displayed by Anders there.
Anders swinging wildly here.
Aoki attempts a counter takedown but Anders avoids it well and moves away.
Anders scoring well with a low kick there.
Anders tries to clinch but Aoki is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aoki slips under a jab.
Aoki half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Anders throws a shot to the body.
A left and a right from Anders both land. Nice combination.
Aoki shoots in for a takedown but Anders shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Anders misses its intended target.
Anders clinches with his opponent.
Aoki misses with a punch on the inside.
Aoki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Aoki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Anders swings wildly with an uppercut but Aoki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aoki drops down looking for an ankle pick but Anders pulls his leg out and moves away.
Aoki closes the distance and clinches up with Anders, looking for a takedown. Aoki pushes Anders against the cage but Anders circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taiki Aoki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anders rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aoki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Aoki changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Anders misses with an uppercut.
Aoki appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Aoki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Anders feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Aoki's calf.
A nice leg kick lands there from Anders.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Anders 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 Aoki has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Aoki and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Aoki crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Anders - the referee stops the clock and Aoki gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Anders. Aoki manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Anders scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anders lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Taiki Aoki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aoki looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Anders motions for Aoki to come forward. Anders throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Anders swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Anders fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aoki manages to avoid it.
Ingemar Anders is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anders scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Anders tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Aoki just misses with a punch to the body.
Aoki's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Anders connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Aoki scrambles back to his feet.
Anders lands a jab to the nose.
Anders fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Anders works Aoki's body with a nice hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Anders.
Anders thuds a left hand into Aoki's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anders connects with a single shot there.
Aoki shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Anders as he avoids it easily.
Anders's jab looks to have found its range, popping Aoki under the eye.
Nice uppercut lands for Anders. That snapped Aoki's head back.
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!
Anders scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Aoki just misses with a punch to the body.
Anders lands a nice looking kick to the body. Aoki takes a step back to recover.
A cross from Anders lands.
Aoki sizes up Anders with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ingemar Anders comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Anders has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 46:49
Judge Josh West scores the fight 46:49
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ingemar Anders!
Ingemar Anders is the new featherweight champion!
After the fight, Ingemar Anders was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jannis Arvanitidis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andr De Fran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Fran has chosen No Worries as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jannis Arvanitidis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 2, fighting out of New York, Andr De Fran!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Arvanitidis lands an impressive looking overhand right. De Fran doesn't seem phased though.
Nice uppercut lands for De Fran. That snapped Arvanitidis's head back.
De Fran throws a leg kick which misses Arvanitidis's front leg but catches the back leg as Arvanitidis tries to avoid it.
Arvanitidis shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in De Fran's guard.
De Fran had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Arvanitidis defends it easily.
Arvanitidis tries to free his leg and advance position but De Fran is retaining full guard.
Arvanitidis lands a couple of digs.
Arvanitidis wants to control from the top but De Fran keeps moving.
Arvanitidis landing with the ground and pound.
De Fran trying to keep a closed guard but Arvanitidis is proving a slippery customer.
De Fran preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
De Fran is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arvanitidis throwing strikes but missing.
De Fran preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Arvanitidis stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and De Fran has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Arvanitidis manages to get his head free but now De Fran has transitioned to an armbar! Arvanitidis grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from De Fran! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Andr De Fran!
A victorious Andr De Fran thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Dragunov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladislav Maslow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dragunov kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is 2Pac-Under Pressure. Maslow has chosen Werewolves Of London as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergei Dragunov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vladislav Maslow!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick from Maslow.
Maslow cracks the inside of Dragunov's front leg.
Dragunov cracks the inside of Maslow's front leg.
Dragunov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed right hand from Maslow misses the target.
Maslow wants to land a leg kick but Dragunov is out of range.
Dragunov throws a low kick but Maslow avoids it.
Dragunov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Maslow fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dragunov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dragunov throws a leg kick
and Maslow counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maslow throws a hook but Dragunov blocks it.
Dragunov looks to land a body kick but Maslow moved away.
Dragunov walks into a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maslow lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dragunov's sensitive parts.
Dragunov scoring well with a low kick there.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Maslow 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.
Dragunov walks forward, straight into a front kick from Maslow.
Maslow rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dragunov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dragunov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Maslow checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dragunov lands a nice hook to Maslow's body. Maslow takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dragunov 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 Maslow has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Maslow and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Maslow stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dragunov throws a lazy right hand but Maslow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dragunov misses with a right hand
and Maslow counters with a right hand to the body.
Dragunov lands a jab to the head.
Maslow ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maslow connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The fighters circling - Maslow throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dragunov cracks Maslow with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dragunov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maslow.
Maslow bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dragunov's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maslow avoids the body shot from Dragunov.
Dragunov misses with a two punch combination.
Maslow bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dragunov's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maslow bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dragunov's head backwards.
Sergei Dragunov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maslow misses with a double jab.
Maslow scores with a jab.
Dragunov is rocked!
Maslow lands with a nice body kick.
Dragunov is breathing heavily.
Maslow fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Dragunov to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Dragunov looks to clinch but Maslow throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Dragunov taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Vladislav Maslow!
Vladislav Maslow decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Sergei Dragunov spoke after the fight, saying 'i am gonna put a bullet through your head tonight.'.
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