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MFN 272: Tear It Down PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jon Irenicus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Pickton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Irenicus comes to the cage accompanied by Shadows of Amn. Robert Pickton is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jon Irenicus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 3, fighting out of Tokyo, Robert Pickton!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pickton checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jab from Irenicus.
Irenicus jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pickton walks into a stiff left hand from Irenicus.
Irenicus lands an overhand right.
Pickton is rocked!
Irenicus keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Irenicus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
No luck for Pickton with that takedown attempt.
Pickton throws an off balance right hand
and Pickton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Irenicus checks a leg kick.
Pickton shoots in and drives through. Irenicus sprawls well.
Jon Irenicus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Pickton.
Pickton throws a hook to the side of Irenicus's head but Irenicus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Irenicus tries a head kick but it misses.
Irenicus scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pickton is still on wobbly legs! Can Irenicus finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pickton throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pickton seems to have recovered his senses.
Pickton cracks the inside of Irenicus's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pickton blocks a leg kick.
Irenicus throws a nice outside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Irenicus there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Irenicus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pickton.
Irenicus needs to keep his hands up - Pickton had a free shot at his head there.
Irenicus defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pickton.
Irenicus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Some bone on bone action there as Pickton checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pickton dives in for a single leg takedown but Irenicus sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Pickton loads up on a big right hand but Irenicus slips the punch.
Pickton moves forwards but Irenicus connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Irenicus checks a leg kick nicely.
Irenicus scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pickton checks a leg kick.
Pickton shoots in for a takedown but Irenicus shows good takedown defense.
Pickton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Irenicus lands a jab.
Pickton gets a double leg takedown into Irenicus's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irenicus keeping moving, preventing Pickton from controlling successfully.
Irenicus has Pickton pulled in close to control his posture.
Pickton trying to control the position from guard on top but Irenicus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Irenicus trying to control the position here.
Pickton wants to control from the top but Irenicus keeps moving.
Pickton postures up in Irenicus's guard and throws a big left but Irenicus blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pickton wants to control from the top but Irenicus keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pickton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Irenicus as he avoids it easily.
Pickton throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Irenicus's waist but Irenicus gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pickton off to one side.
Pickton connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jon Irenicus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pickton darts in looking for a takedown but Irenicus gets double underhooks and turns Pickton into the cage.
Pickton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Irenicus.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pickton is defended easily by Irenicus.
Irenicus scores with a hook to the body. Pickton takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Irenicus throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Irenicus.
Pickton fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pickton darts in looking for a takedown but Irenicus gets double underhooks and turns Pickton into the cage.
Irenicus swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pickton.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Irenicus with a hook.
Pickton looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice shot by Irenicus.
Pickton gets a double leg takedown into Irenicus's guard.
Pickton throwing strikes from guard but Irenicus blocks nicely.
Irenicus keeping moving, preventing Pickton from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Irenicus is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Pickton postures up and lands a big shot to Irenicus's brow.
Irenicus pulls Pickton in close to prevent any damage.
Pickton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Irenicus dominated that round.
That's time! Irenicus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Irenicus has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Irenicus there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pickton shoots in and gets a takedown into Irenicus's guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Pickton working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Pickton wants to control from the top but Irenicus keeps moving.
Irenicus keeping full guard, as Pickton tries to pass.
Irenicus has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Pickton looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irenicus is controlling Pickton's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pickton throwing strikes from guard but Irenicus blocks nicely.
Pickton wants to control from the top but Irenicus keeps moving.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Irenicus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pickton can do to turn this around?
Irenicus has control of Pickton's left arm, preventing Pickton from doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Irenicus scores with a kick to the midsection.
Irenicus connects with a right hand. Pickton shakes it off.
Irenicus with a nice cross.
Pickton lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pickton closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Irenicus did well to prevent Pickton getting side control.
Irenicus slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Pickton postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pickton looking to pass the guard.
Irenicus keeping moving, preventing Pickton from controlling successfully.
Pickton pushes down on Irenicus's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Pickton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pickton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Irenicus keeps working.
Irenicus is controlling Pickton's trapped leg to prevent Pickton from advancing to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irenicus tries to roll over but Pickton keeps him under control.
Irenicus is not content to let Pickton control the position.
Irenicus is trying to maintain the position but Pickton is very close to passing his half guard.
Irenicus is pressing down on Pickton's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Pickton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pickton wants to control from the top but Irenicus keeps moving.
Pickton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Pickton scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pickton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Irenicus works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pickton won't allow Irenicus to sweep him here.
Pickton wants to pass the guard but Irenicus is keeping the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Irenicus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pickton goes for a double leg but Irenicus avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Irenicus continues to drive forward.
Irenicus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Irenicus as Pickton shoots in.
Pickton tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Irenicus swivels and escapes.
Jon Irenicus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Pickton.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pickton.
Pickton is breathing heavily.
Pickton misses with a low kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pickton shoots in but Irenicus avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Irenicus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pickton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Robert Pickton will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Pickton dives in for a single leg takedown but Irenicus sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Pickton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Irenicus was well out of range. Poor timing from Pickton.
Pickton doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Irenicus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pickton tries for a takedown but Irenicus sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jon Irenicus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Pickton.
Pickton throws a leg kick that is checked
and Irenicus counters with a thumping low kick.
Pickton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Irenicus pinned against the cage. Irenicus gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Irenicus appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Irenicus there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pickton moves in looking to clinch but Irenicus pushes him off.
Irenicus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pickton checks a leg kick nicely.
Irenicus cracks Pickton with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Irenicus with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irenicus sends Pickton crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Irenicus is motioning to the referee to let Pickton up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Irenicus wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pickton is aggressively charging in as Irenicus backs up avoiding any damage. Irenicus tosses out a jab and Pickton runs right into it face first! Pickton is out cold! Irenicus dropped down on all fours and is barking in Pickton's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jon Irenicus!
Jon Irenicus seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Vasilyevich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conor McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDonald is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hamburger. Conor McDonald told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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196 lbs
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195 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Vasilyevich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conor McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasilyevich scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Conor McDonald has been cut.
Vasilyevich with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vasilyevich misses with a leg kick
and McDonald finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Vasilyevich ducks right into an uppercut from McDonald.
Vasilyevich fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McDonald on the side of the head.
Vasilyevich connects with a leg kick. McDonald looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A low kick from Vasilyevich is predictable there
and McDonald counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McDonald throws a jab but it's blocked by Vasilyevich.
McDonald misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vasilyevich is looking to slow McDonald down with leg kicks.
McDonald throws a looping overhand right but Vasilyevich ducks down to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Vasilyevich.
Vasilyevich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McDonald.
Vasilyevich misses with a hook
and McDonald counters with an outside leg kick.
Vasilyevich moves out of range of the body kick.
Good work by Vasilyevich as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald lands a nice shot to the body.
McDonald takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McDonald scores with a jab to the jaw.
McDonald lands with a right hand.
McDonald blocks a head kick by Vasilyevich.
Vasilyevich misses with a hook.
Vasilyevich throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ivan Vasilyevich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vasilyevich on the wrong end of a nice hook.
McDonald uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vasilyevich.
Vasilyevich has McDonald up against the cage in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vasilyevich just misses with a elbow thrown towards McDonald's brow.
McDonald stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
McDonald tries to pull guard but Vasilyevich won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasilyevich throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Vasilyevich.
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!
Vasilyevich tries to land knees in the clinch but McDonald avoids the damage to the body.
Vasilyevich lands with a left to the head.
Vasilyevich throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vasilyevich tries a body shot but McDonald blocks it.
Vasilyevich trying to land knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Vasilyevich as the two fighters clinch.
Vasilyevich landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vasilyevich's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vasilyevich walks into a straight right hand from McDonald.
Vasilyevich throws a good cross that connects.
McDonald has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Vasilyevich throws a low kick, looking for McDonald's leg but McDonald calmly moves out of range.
Vasilyevich throws out a loose jab but McDonald uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDonald scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vasilyevich throws a lazy right hand but McDonald sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McDonald scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vasilyevich manages to avoid it.
McDonald swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Vasilyevich connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vasilyevich goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Vasilyevich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDonald moves away.
McDonald looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McDonald rushes Vasilyevich and presses him up against the cage.
McDonald lands a shoulder strike.
McDonald misses with the head strike.
McDonald working aggressively here.
McDonald throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vasilyevichs head.
Vasilyevich blocks a body shot from McDonald.
Vasilyevich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vasilyevich wants to clinch up but McDonald keeps it at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from McDonald. Vasilyevich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vasilyevich thumps McDonald with a low kick.
McDonald keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vasilyevich can pounce on him.
No luck for McDonald with that takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vasilyevich connects with a body shot.
McDonald avoids a kick to the body.
Vasilyevich throws out a leg kick but McDonald moves out of range and Vasilyevich only half commits.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vasilyevich.
McDonald throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Vasilyevich.
A head kick by McDonald misses
and Vasilyevich counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Vasilyevich.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vasilyevich.
Vasilyevich makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vasilyevich scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Vasilyevich dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Conor McDonald's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Vasilyevich closes the distance and clinches.
McDonald tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McDonald misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vasilyevich lands an elbow just above McDonald 's eye.
Vasilyevich scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McDonald working aggressively here.
Vasilyevich misses with a hook from the clinch.
McDonald working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McDonald fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vasilyevich lands a right hand that snaps the head of McDonald backwards.
McDonald working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vasilyevich missing with knees to the body.
Ivan Vasilyevich has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vasilyevich's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vasilyevich throws a lazy right hand but McDonald sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McDonald feints the counter takedown.
Vasilyevich throws a low kick, looking for McDonald's leg but McDonald calmly moves out of range.
McDonald connects with a right hand. Vasilyevich shakes it off.
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!
Vasilyevich throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasilyevich misses with a leg kick
and McDonald counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Good work by McDonald as he checks the leg kick.
McDonald throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vasilyevich sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McDonald misses the jab.
McDonald lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Vasilyevich wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vasilyevich lands with a kick to the temple. McDonald shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Vasilyevich looks for the body kick but McDonald saw that one coming.
Vasilyevich throws a body punch but McDonald moves out of range.
McDonald throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McDonald misses with a looping right.
McDonald lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vasilyevich at a distance.
McDonald swats away the attempt to clinch by Vasilyevich.
McDonald swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald tests Vasilyevich's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McDonald connects with a jab.
Vasilyevich is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McDonald tries a head kick but it misses.
Vasilyevich throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ivan Vasilyevich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vasilyevich finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Vasilyevich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDonald moves away.
McDonald looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vasilyevich throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vasilyevich misses with a head kick.
McDonald feints and as Vasilyevich raises his hands in defense, McDonald changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
McDonald tries to free his leg and advance position but Vasilyevich is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McDonald accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McDonald scoring with punches to the head and body.
Oh Vasilyevich is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
McDonald is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
McDonald scoring with some ground and pound.
McDonald stands up over Vasilyevich, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
McDonald arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Vasilyevich's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Conor McDonald!
Conor McDonald decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Ivan Vasilyevich spoke after the fight, saying 'I only did Half Pretzel!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pookie Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson's entrance music is Ride The Train. A fine choice. Silva has chosen LL CoolJ - Headsprung as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pookie Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Silva!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jackson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jackson counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Daniel Silva has been cut.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jackson.
Silva feints a counter leg kick.
A good leg kick by Silva.
Silva misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jackson counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jackson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jackson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silva! But no joy.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva lands the left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Jackson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jackson rushes Silva and presses him up against the cage.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Jackson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Jackson lands a right hook to the body.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva thuds a left hand into Jackson's body.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Jackson's front leg but catches the back leg as Jackson tries to avoid it.
Jackson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
Silva connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pookie Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson misses with a body kick.
Jackson walks into a straight right hand from Silva.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jackson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Silva looks winded!
Jackson throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jackson.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Silva let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jackson misses with the body kick
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses the jab.
Jackson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Condor Training in the buildup to the fight.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva jabs Jackson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jackson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silva scores with a spinning back kick!
Silva lands with a hook. Jackson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jackson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jackson takes one to the side of the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jackson.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a front kick.
Silva explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nice cross by Silva.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Silva misses with a head kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Silva.
Jackson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jackson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jackson pinned against the cage. Jackson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Jackson throwing a counter right hand but Silva manages to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A leg kick checked by Jackson.
A lazy body kick from Jackson
and Silva counters with an outside leg kick.
Good work by Jackson as he checks the leg kick.
Pookie Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson lands with a cross.
Jackson scores with the left hand. Silva knows he should have avoided that one.
Silva thuds a left hand into Jackson's body.
Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jackson throwing a counter right hand but Silva manages to avoid it.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva throws out a leg kick but Jackson moves out of range and Silva only half commits.
Silva throws a jab when Jackson was well out of range.
An inside leg kick from Jackson misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Daniel Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Daniel Silva's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Silva moves into range and connects with a jab.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Jackson off balance momentarily.
Jackson moves out of range as Silva strikes.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Jackson's head but Jackson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Daniel Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jackson tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jackson throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva with a nice cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva with a nice cross.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jackson.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva throws a leg kick
and Jackson counters with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jackson looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick.
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Jackson off balance momentarily.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jackson. That's going to slow Silva down.
Jackson moves into the clinch successfully.
Silva leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jackson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jackson looking to slow down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to push Jackson away but Jackson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jackson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That has opened up Daniel Silva's cut even more.
Jackson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
Jackson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Silva up against the cage.
Jackson looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Jackson prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Jackson lands a left hand.
Silva slows down the pace here.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jackson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jackson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Jackson keeps him there for the moment.
Silva wants a takedown.
Jackson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jackson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Silva up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva throws a big counter head kick but Jackson avoids it with no problem.
Pookie Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva looks for the body kick but Jackson saw that one coming.
An inside leg kick from Jackson misses.
Silva was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jackson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jackson throws a push kick but Silva slaps the foot to one side.
Silva avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Silva throws the left hand but Jackson avoids the punch easily.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jackson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jackson's calf.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pookie Jackson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Silva's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jackson throws out a leg kick but Silva moves out of range and Jackson only half commits.
A jab from Silva does it's job there.
Jackson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jackson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jackson thinking.
Nice uppercut lands for Silva. That snapped Jackson's head back.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target.
Jackson lands a big head kick that sends Silva tumbling to the mat! Jackson takes a step backwards and waves Silva back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson connects with a nice cross there... Silva is looking wobbly and Jackson recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Silva to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Jackson jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Pookie Jackson!
Pookie Jackson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karim Bashorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Hickock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bashorov comes to the cage accompanied by Hangar 18. Hickock comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Why can't we be friends kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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194 lbs
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193 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karim Bashorov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 21 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Richard Hickock!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bashorov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bashorov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bashorov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hickock's head.
Hickock cracks Bashorov with a good jab.
Hickock takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bashorov lands with a hook. Hickock tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hickock misses with a double jab
and Bashorov counters with a nice uppercut.
Hickock just misses with a punch to the body.
Hickock tries to clinch up but Bashorov circles away and keeps his distance.
Hickock misses with a series of wild punches.
Bashorov appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bashorov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hickock.
Hickock lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bashorov at a distance.
Hickock's coach down at Bruize Brothaz was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hickock's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hickock throws a leg kick that misses.
Bashorov looks to land a left hand but Hickock moved out of range nicely.
Bashorov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hickock.
Hickock misses with a straight right.
Bashorov works Hickock's body with a nice hook.
Hickock misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hickock wants to clinch
letting Bashorov counter with a right hand.
Hickock misses with a straight left.
Hickock darts in trying to clinch
and Bashorov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bashorov moves out of range as Hickock throws a body kick.
Bashorov throws a body shot but no joy.
Bashorov lands a jab to Hickock's midsection.
Hickock swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hickock staying out of range there.
And Hickock responds with a good body kick, but Bashorov manages to step out the way in time.
Bashorov keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd cheers as Bashorov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hickock doesn't seem phased though.
Hickock has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hickock misses with a lunging right hand
and Bashorov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bashorov misses with a looping right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hickock fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bashorov on the side of the head.
Bashorov shoots in for a double leg but Hickock sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hickock missing with a left hand there. Bashorov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bashorov throws a series of punches but Hickock moves out of range.
Hickock lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Richard Hickock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bashorov throws a shot from downtown. Hickock moves away and avoids it.
Bashorov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hickock throws a right hand that misses
and Bashorov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hickock's guard.
Bashorov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hickock working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bashorov.
Bashorov postures up.
Bashorov is looking to work some ground and pound but Hickock has wrist control.
Bashorov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bashorov looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hickock preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bashorov looking to sit in guard and control but Hickock gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hickock passes into half guard.
Hickock prevents Bashorov from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bashorov moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bashorov looking for a guillotine here but Hickock defends easily.
Hickock stands and steps away. Bashorov gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Hickock looks to land a left hand but Bashorov moved out of range nicely.
Bashorov lands with an overhand left.
Bashorov moves out of range as Hickock strikes.
Bashorov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hickock throws the left hand but Bashorov avoids the punch easily.
Bashorov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hickock takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karim Bashorov dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
An inside leg kick from Hickock misses.
Hickock throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bashorov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bashorov throws an overhand right that lands on Hickock's shoulder, as Hickock tries to avoid the shot.
Bashorov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hickock misses with a left hand
letting Bashorov counter with a right hand.
Bashorov slips a jab from Hickock.
It looks like Bashorov has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Hickock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bashorov.
Bashorov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hickock.
Hickock will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bashorov shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hickock trying to control here.
Hickock is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hickock is looking for a sweep. Bashorov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hickock trying to control here.
Hickock is trying to get back to full guard.
Bashorov throwing shots but Hickock is blocking nicely.
Bashorov seems to be looking for submissions.
Bashorov 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.
Bashorov trying to control from Hickock's half guard. Hickock has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Bashorov preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bashorov cracks Hickock with a solid left hand.
Hickock trying to control the position.
Bashorov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bashorov stays in close to Hickock's body and controls the position.
Bashorov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hickock not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hickock avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Karim Bashorov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bashorov landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashorov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hickock is pulling down on Bashorov's head to control his posture.
Bashorov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hickock can do to turn this around?
Bashorov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hickock works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bashorov throws a hook but Hickock blocks it.
Bashorov decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bashorov working Hickock over with strikes.
Hickock blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bashorov.
Hickock regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bashorov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bashorov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bashorov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hickock works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bashorov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bashorov throws a big elbow that misses.
Bashorov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bashorov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bashorov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hickock's guard.
Bashorov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hickock trying to hold on to Bashorov's head to control him but Bashorov postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hickock wants to improve his position but Bashorov is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karim Bashorov dominated that second round.
That's time! Bashorov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bashorov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hickock. Bashorov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bashorov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hickock looks to throw the jab but Bashorov is out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Hickock as Bashorov shoots in.
Bashorov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hickock on the side of the head.
Bashorov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hickock.
Hickock throws a lazy right hand but Bashorov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Bashorov misses the target.
Bashorov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hickock.
Hickock waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bashorov.
Hickock takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hickock misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bashorov slips under a jab from Hickock.
Hickock digs a good hook to Bashorov's body.
The crowd cheers as Bashorov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hickock doesn't seem phased though.
Hickock shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hickock scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashorov shoots for a double leg takedown but Hickock sprawls well. He's pushed Bashorov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hickock drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bashorov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bashorov backing away here, and Hickock unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karim Bashorov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hickock misses with a two punch combination.
The fighters circling - Hickock throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sloppy strikes from Hickock. Those never looked like landing.
Hickock takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bashorov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hickock's head.
Nice uppercut there from Bashorov.
Bashorov moves away from the strike by Hickock.
Bashorov avoids the body shot from Hickock.
The fighters circling - Hickock throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hickock takes a swing at Bashorov's ribcage but misses.
Hickock on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hickock throws a jab when Bashorov was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bashorov tries for a takedown but Hickock sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bashorov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hickock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bashorov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hickock circles away quickly and effectively.
Hickock throws the left hand but Bashorov avoids the punch easily.
Bashorov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hickock moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bashorov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bashorov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hickock sprawls well. Hickock wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bashorov gets slowly back to his feet.
Hickock misses with a kick to the body.
Hickock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bashorov throws out the jab.
Bashorov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hickock sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bashorov somewhat.
Hickock tries to bum rush Bashorov with a series of wild strikes but Bashorov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hickock moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hickock lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hickock gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hickock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bashorov has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hickock uses from the top position.
Bashorov controls Hickock momentarily but Hickock frees himself.
Richard Hickock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bashorov wants to sweep but no luck.
Bashorov working for submissions but it's allowed Hickock to get to half guard.
Hickock sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bashorov defending well though.
Bashorov manages to get to full guard.
Karim Bashorov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hickock stands up over Bashorov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hickock throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bashorov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bashorov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bashorov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bashorov seems keen to control Hickock's posture.
Bashorov controls Hickock momentarily but Hickock frees himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Hickock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bashorov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karim Bashorov!
A very excited looking Karim Bashorov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Azusa Moribe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyon Gaultier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moribe kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Krayzie Bone - Drama. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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147 lbs
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155 lbs
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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
20 - 12 - 2, fighting out of New York, Azusa Moribe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lyon Gaultier!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Moribe checks a leg kick.
Gaultier staying out of range there.
Moribe lands a nice looking body kick.
Moribe wants to slow Gaultier down by chopping away at his legs.
A punch lands to the side of Moribe 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Moribe misses with an uppercut. Gaultier saw that one coming.
Gaultier with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gaultier uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moribe.
Gaultier works Moribe's body with a nice hook.
Lyon Gaultier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A thudding body kick lands there by Moribe!
Gaultier slips a straight right by Moribe.
Gaultier scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Moribe misses with a straight right.
Gaultier throws a leg kick but Moribe checks it.
Gaultier throws a body punch but Moribe moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moribe tries to clinch up.
Gaultier throws out a leg kick but Moribe moves out of range and Gaultier only half commits.
Moribe takes one to the side of the head.
Moribe takes a swing at Gaultier's ribcage but misses.
Gaultier lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gaultier 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 Moribe has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Moribe and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Moribe throws a body punch but Gaultier moves out of range.
Moribe checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gaultier throws a poor cross that misses
and Moribe counters with an inside leg kick.
Moribe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gaultier throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Moribe moves into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Moribe misses with the head strike.
Moribe struggles to land a body shot inside as Gaultier controls his hands.
Moribe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gaultier backwards.
Gaultier goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaultier lands an uppercut.
Moribe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moribe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gaultier backwards.
Moribe tries to throw a body punch but Gaultier avoids it by throwing Moribe back against the cage.
Moribe lands a left hand.
Gaultier tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gaultier lands a right hand.
Gaultier misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Gaultier.
Moribe lands with a short shot to the head.
Gaultier is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short body shot lands from Gaultier as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Gaultier fails to land.
Gaultier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gaultier misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moribe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gaultier or not.
Still in the clinch, Gaultier scores with a nice short uppercut.
Moribe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gaultier has him pressed against the cage.
Moribe misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaultier has a couple of punches blocked by Moribe.
Moribe blocks a body shot from Gaultier.
Gaultier working aggressively here.
Gaultier lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Moribe or not.
Moribe swings wildly with an uppercut but Gaultier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moribe blocking some punches.
A bit of stalling here from Gaultier.
A short left from Moribe.
Moribe breaks the clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Moribe blocks the leg kick.
Gaultier lands with a straight right. Moribe didn't see that one coming.
Moribe connects with a body shot that sends Gaultier's belly button to the back.
Gaultier missing with a left hand there. Moribe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Moribe looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Moribe scores with a head kick. Gaultier tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Gaultier connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gaultier wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gaultier has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gaultier throws a chopping leg kick but Moribe manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gaultier takes a swing at Moribe's ribcage but misses.
A good leg kick by Moribe.
Moribe throws a leg kick which misses Gaultier's front leg but catches the back leg as Gaultier tries to avoid it.
Moribe ducks under a wild hook from Gaultier.
Gaultier takes a swing at Moribe's ribcage but misses.
Moribe lands a lovely overhand right.
Gaultier tries to land a body kick
and Moribe finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Gaultier ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Moribe connects with an inside leg kick.
Gaultier moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Moribe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gaultier fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lyon Gaultier will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gaultier tries a low kick but Moribe avoids it.
Gaultier moves out of range of the leg kick from Moribe.
Moribe avoids the body shot from Gaultier.
Moribe just misses with a punch to the body.
Gaultier lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A big left from Moribe misses.
Moribe is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Gaultier's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Gaultier avoids the body shot from Moribe.
Gaultier scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gaultier connects with a single shot there.
Nice defenses there by Moribe.
Moribe throwing a counter right hand but Gaultier manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaultier dodges the punch combination from Moribe.
Gaultier swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Moribe misses with a hook. Gaultier ducked under it nicely.
Gaultier moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moribe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gaultier with a jab.
Gaultier with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice body punch from Moribe.
Gaultier fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Moribe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gaultier takes a swing at Moribe's ribcage but misses.
Moribe lands with a right hand.
Gaultier takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gaultier 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 Moribe has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Moribe and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gaultier lands a leg kick that knocks Moribe off balance momentarily.
Moribe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gaultier.
Gaultier scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moribe cracks Gaultier with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moribe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gaultier throws a low kick but it's checked well by Moribe.
Moribe misses with a two punch combination.
Gaultier looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gaultier misses with a hook. Moribe ducked under it nicely.
Moribe is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Gaultier uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Moribe.
Good exchange - Moribe coming out on top.
Moribe misses with a straight right.
Gaultier slips a jab from Moribe.
Moribe connects with a jab.
Gaultier throws a shot from downtown. Moribe moves away and avoids it.
Moribe appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Moribe misses with an uppercut. Gaultier saw that one coming.
Gaultier is trying to counter with his kicks.
Moribe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Moribe is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Moribe scores with a jab to the body.
An inside leg kick from Moribe misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaultier tries to land a leg kick but Moribe saw it coming and moves away.
Gaultier scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gaultier, right into the meat.
Moribe scores with a sloppy right hand. Gaultier should have avoided that one.
Gaultier throws the kick towards the body but Moribe avoids it.
An inside leg kick lands from Moribe.
Moribe closes the distance and pushes Gaultier back into the cage.
Gaultier is trying to maintain a safe position but Moribe gets an underhook and turns Gaultier into the cage.
Moribe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Moribe can't find room to land a body shot as Gaultier controls the action.
Moribe misses with some punches.
Gaultier tries a body shot but Moribe blocks it.
Gaultier manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Moribe lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moribe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moribe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gaultier lands with a light punch inside.
Moribe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gaultier connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moribe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A big right from Moribe misses.
Gaultier misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gaultier lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Moribe finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Gaultier misses with a looping right.
Moribe thinks about countering with a body kick.
Gaultier cracks Moribe with an open hand slap.
Gaultier has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Gaultier looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gaultier takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gaultier thuds a left hand into Moribe's body.
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 Azusa Moribe will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Moribe misses with a body kick.
Moribe lands a body shot.
Gaultier keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moribe throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gaultier throws a big shot that misses.
Moribe connects with the punch.
Gaultier moves forwards but Moribe connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Moribe.
Moribe moves out of range as Gaultier strikes.
Moribe throws a sloppy head kick and Gaultier moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moribe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gaultier.
Moribe just misses with a punch to the body.
Azusa Moribe is winning the standup battle so far.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Moribe checks a leg kick.
Gaultier takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moribe fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gaultier checks it well.
Gaultier replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Moribe blocks it well.
Moribe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gaultier.
A good leg kick by Moribe.
Gaultier works Moribe's body with a nice hook.
Moribe misses the shot to the body.
Moribe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gaultier with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Moribe has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Gaultier misses with an attempted mid kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Moribe blocks the leg kick.
Gaultier blocks a low kick nicely.
Moribe connects with a solid leg kick.
A head kick from Moribe lands but Gaultier takes it in his stride.
Moribe takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaultier lands with a kick to the temple. Moribe shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gaultier keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gaultier appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gaultier misses with a few strikes there.
Gaultier lands a nice leg kick that just misses Moribe's sensitive parts.
Gaultier misses with a jab, cross combination.
It looked like Moribe wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gaultier keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moribe is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Moribe throws a hook to the side of Gaultier's head but Gaultier sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Moribe blocks a low kick nicely.
Gaultier feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Moribe's calf.
Moribe throws the kick towards the body but Gaultier avoids it.
Gaultier throws a low kick but Moribe avoids it.
Moribe is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moribe closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Moribe lands with a kick to the temple. Gaultier shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gaultier is rocked!
Moribe throws a right hand that Gaultier ducks under and follows up with a left that Gaultier also avoids with ease.
Gaultier is still on wobbly legs! Can Moribe finish him?
Moribe moves into the clinch.
Gaultier throws a head punch that misses.
Moribe creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Gaultier with a big uppercut! Gaultier tries to clinch up but Moribe pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Gaultier to the mat! Gaultier covers up and Moribe unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Azusa Moribe!
Azusa Moribe gave a mention to Héritage! in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dax Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dont Know (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dax Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dont Know!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller is looking to land body kicks.
Miller lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Know throws a jab but it's blocked by Miller.
Know throws a body punch but Miller moves out of range.
A head kick from Miller lands but Know takes it in his stride.
It looks like Dont Know has been cut.
Know 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.
Miller goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Know steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Miller.
Miller ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Miller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Know manages to avoid it.
Miller scores with a jab to the jaw.
Know has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Miller finds it's way round the side to connect with Know's head.
Miller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Know.
Know has closed the distance and engaged Miller in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Know misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Know.
Know tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Miller's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller lands with a light punch inside.
Know is working Miller over against the cage.
Miller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Know.
Know tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Miller looking to throw knees to the head but Know is blocking nicely.
Know lands a hook that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
Know struggles to land a body shot inside as Miller controls his hands.
Miller lands an uppercut.
Know avoiding damage as Miller throws knees to the body.
Know misses with the head strike.
Miller has Know pushed against the cage.
Miller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Know is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Miller can't find room to land a body shot as Know controls the action.
Know lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Know or not.
Miller lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice left hand lands by Miller.
Miller tries to land knees in the clinch but Know avoids the damage to the body.
Miller tries a body shot but Know blocks it.
A short left from Know.
Miller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Know tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Miller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Know's elbow.
Know blocks a body shot from Miller.
A shot in the inside from Miller.
Know manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Know lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Know has a couple of punches blocked by Miller.
Miller can't find room to land a body shot as Know controls the action.
Miller tries to land knees in the clinch but Know avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Miller being controlled against the cage.
Miller putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Know in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Know misses with a knee strike.
Miller lands an elbow just above Know 's eye.
Miller is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Know is defending well for now.
Know throws a head punch that misses.
Know tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Miller landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Miller has a couple of punches blocked by Know.
Know lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Miller misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Know.
Know holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Know lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Know blocking some punches.
Know on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miller swings wildly with an uppercut but Know uses good head movement to avoid it.
Know scores with a shoulder strike.
Know stalling the fight.
Know will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Miller up against the cage.
Miller avoiding damage as Know throws knees to the body.
Miller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Miller lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Know struggles to land a body shot inside as Miller controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Know.
Miller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Miller lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Know is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Know gets through Miller's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
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 Dax Miller will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dont Know's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Miller, right into the meat.
Miller feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Knows jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Know looks to score with a jab to the body but Miller is just out of range.
Know lands a nice shot that snaps Miller's head back.
Know connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Miller's hands.
Know throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Know throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Know jabs Miller right on the nose. Miller blinks but takes it well.
Miller misses with a hook. Know ducked under it nicely.
Miller misses with a hook. Know ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller moves forwards but Know connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Miller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Know sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Know looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miller looks to score with a jab to the body but Know is just out of range.
Know steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Miller.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Know misses its intended target.
Know with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Know is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Miller moves out of range as Know throws a body kick.
Miller takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Miller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Know was well out of range. Poor timing from Miller.
Miller takes one to the chin there.
Know circles away from the clinch attempt.
Good leg kick by Miller there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch but Know swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Miller throws a right hand that misses
and Know counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Know lands an elbow inside that Miller shrugs off.
Good body shot from Miller.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Know throws an elbow that misses.
Know is trying to maintain a safe position but Miller gets an underhook and turns Know into the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Miller takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Miller putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Know in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller blocks a body shot from Know.
Know swings wildly with an uppercut but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Know content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Miller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Know tries to work over Miller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Know swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Miller tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Miller scores with a hook to the body.
Know misses with some punches.
Miller can't find room to land a body shot as Know controls the action.
Dont Know seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Know misses with some punches.
Miller scores with a shot to the side of Know's head.
Miller lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Miller lands a nice uppercut.
Miller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Know tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Miller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Know takes an elbow to the temple.
Know misses with the head strike.
Know misses with an elbow strike.
Know misses with a hook to the ribs.
Miller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Miller letting Know take a breather here.
Know throws a punch but it's blocked by Miller.
Know misses with a knee to the head.
Know lands an uppercut.
Miller tries a knee to the head but Know blocks it.
Miller lands an uppercut.
Know is rocked!
Miller lands a big right hand that drops Know! The killer instinct kicks in and Miller finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Miller!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dax Miller!
Dax Miller gave a mention to HGH Nutrients Q160 Tycoons Best Quality supps in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cletus Landry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timmey The Gangster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Landry comes to the cage accompanied by country boy. The Gangster has chosen Ace Hood - Changed On Me as his entrance music. Cletus Landry has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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144 lbs
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31
140 lbs
31 - 13 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Cletus Landry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Timmey The Gangster!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Landry tries to clinch up.
Landry staying out of range there.
A combination from Landry does no damage.
The Gangster looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Landry lands with a nice body punch.
Landry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Gangster manages to avoid it.
Landry has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from The Gangster.
The Gangster missing with a left hand there. Landry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Landry lands a glancing blow to the side of The Gangster's head.
Nice body punch from Landry.
The Gangster scores with a nice right hand.
Landry connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Landry misses with a leg kick.
The Gangster is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Landry lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as The Gangster backs up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Landry throws a head kick that misses.
Landry scores with the left hand. The Gangster knows he should have avoided that one.
Landry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Gangster paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The Gangster 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.
Landry throws a poor cross that misses
and The Gangster makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Landry misses.
The Gangster moves out of range of the body kick from Landry.
The Gangster cracks the inside of Landry's front leg.
Landry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Landry misses with an uppercut. The Gangster saw that one coming.
The Gangster swinging wildly here.
Landry pivots, looking for a leg kick but The Gangster is out of range and Landry settles back down.
Landry moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromThe Gangster.
Nice defenses there by Landry.
Landry dips to his left and cracks The Gangster with an uppercut!
Landry misses with a wild body shot.
The Gangster follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Landry closes the distance looking to clinch
and The Gangster decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Landry's guard.
The Gangster controlling from the top position.
Landry working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Gangster advances position into side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Gangster misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
You can see the frustration on Landry's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The Gangster advances nicely into full mount.
Landry tries to hold on but The Gangster postures up.
Landry is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because The Gangster is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Gangster with a couple of short strikes.
Landry is trying to escape the mount.
The Gangster scoring with strikes but Landry is staying in there.
Landry is desperately trying to improve his position but The Gangster has a good base and remains in mount.
The Gangster scoring with strikes but Landry is staying in there.
The Gangster with the ground and pound from mount.
Landry is trying to escape the mount.
The Gangster wants to control the pace but Landry is squirming around nicely.
The Gangster has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landry working to try and regain half guard.
Landry is working hard here to advance position.
The Gangster raining down hammerfists from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Landry is desperately trying to improve his position but The Gangster has a good base and remains in mount.
Landry in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The Gangster pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Gangster trying to control but Landry is having none of it.
Landry gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Timmey The Gangster will probably get the nod.
That's time! Landry's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Landry misses the jab.
Landry slaps away a takedown attempt from The Gangster, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The Gangster tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Landry defends well and The Gangster ends up having to push Landry into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Landry blocks a low kick nicely.
Landry was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A punch combination from Landry misses.
Good standup being displayed there by The Gangster as he connects with a hook.
Cletus Landry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Landry throws a nice inside leg kick.
The Gangster throws out a powerful jab.
Landry lands a really nice looking cross but The Gangster seems unphased.
Sloppy strikes from Landry. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Landry. The Gangster does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Gangster uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Landry.
Landry misses with a two punch combination.
The Gangster fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Landry misses the shot 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!
The Gangster lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Landry has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from The Gangster finds it's way round the side to connect with Landry's head.
Landry moves in looking to clinch but The Gangster pushes him off.
Cletus Landry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Landry tries to close the distance and clinch but The Gangster swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Landry swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by The Gangster.
Landry lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The Gangster lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A swing and a miss from Landry.
The Gangster staying out of range there.
Cletus Landry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from The Gangster.
The Gangster throws a hook but Landry blocks it.
The Gangster blocks a leg kick.
The Gangster takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cletus Landry is winning the standup battle so far.
Landry thuds his right hand into The Gangster's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Gangster jabs at Landry's body.
Landry fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Gangster drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Gangster misses with a straight left.
Landry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Gangster manages to avoid it.
The Gangster looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Good exchange - Landry coming out on top.
Landry throws a quick inside leg kick.
Landry defending well as The Gangster loads up on a big left hand.
The Gangster misses the jab.
Landry takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The Gangster dodges the punch combination from Landry.
Landry is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The Gangster throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Gangster slips a jab and a cross from Landry.
The Gangster turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for The Gangster. That snapped Landry's head back.
Landry moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The Gangster stuns Landry with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The Gangster misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Gangster scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The Gangster pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Gangster moves out of range as Landry strikes.
Landry misses the jab.
Landry shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The Gangster follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Landry keeps The Gangster at a distance using the push kick.
The Gangster lands with a hook. Landry tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The Gangster uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Landry.
The Gangster looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Landry misses with a looping left.
The Gangster slips under a jab.
Landry throws a nice looking combination but The Gangster bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Landry fails with an attempt to clinch.
Landry looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The Gangster slips under a jab.
The Gangster with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landry stuffs the takedown.
Cletus Landry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Timmey The Gangster.
The Gangster lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Gangster avoids a punch combination nicely.
The Gangster scores with a nice right hand.
The Gangster scores with a kick to the midsection.
Decent striking displayed by The Gangster there.
Landry throws a hook but The Gangster avoids it easily.
The Gangster lands a high kick!
The Gangster throws a wild body kick that Landry sees coming a mile off.
A head kick misses from The Gangster.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Landry takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A jab from The Gangster does it's job there.
Landry looks to land a combination but The Gangster avoids it well.
Landry throws a leg kick
and The Gangster cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Timmey The Gangster will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
The Gangster connects with an inside leg kick.
Landry throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Landry cracks The Gangster with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Good work by The Gangster as he checks the leg kick.
Landry throws a lazy right hand but The Gangster sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The Gangster misses with a straight right.
Landry throws a hook to the side of The Gangster's head but The Gangster sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Landry just misses with a punch to the body.
The Gangster slips a jab from Landry.
The Gangster is trying to counter with his kicks.
The Gangster throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Landry walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Landry pivots, looking for a leg kick but The Gangster is out of range and Landry settles back down.
The Gangster slips a jab from Landry.
Landry tries to clinch but The Gangster is having none of it.
The Gangster is trying to counter with his kicks.
Landry tried to score with a low kick but The Gangster checks it.
The Gangster moves out of range as Landry strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Gangster slips under a jab from Landry.
Landry lands a body shot.
The Gangster lands a slapping body shot.
Landry misses with a leg kick
and The Gangster counters with a nice uppercut.
Landry takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The Gangster misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Landry wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The Gangster lands a nice leg kick that just misses Landry's sensitive parts.
The Gangster circles away from the clinch attempt
letting The Gangster counter with a right hand.
The Gangster ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Landry is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
The Gangster scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The Gangster throws out a powerful jab.
Landry misses with a body shot.
A punch combination from Landry misses.
The Gangster thinks about the counter body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Landry looks to land a combination but The Gangster avoids it well.
Landry is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No joy there for Landry, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And The Gangster tries to counter it with a takedown but Landry pushes his down on his head and steps out.
The Gangster gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Landry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Landry breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Landry wants to clinch
and The Gangster counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The Gangster throws a half hearted mid kick.
The Gangster's jab looks to have found its range, popping Landry under the eye.
The Gangster changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Landry takes one to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Landry misses the target.
Landry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Gangster circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cletus Landry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landry throws a leg kick but The Gangster sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Landry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The Gangster throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Landry tries to clinch but The Gangster moves out of range.
Landry rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and The Gangster counters with a good low kick that Landry was not able to check.
Landry swinging wildly here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Gangster misses with a looping left.
The Gangster takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Landry takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Landry bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The Gangster listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Landry swings and misses with a shot to the body
and The Gangster counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Landry misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for The Gangster.
Landry swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The Gangster is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The Gangster tests Landry's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Landry needs to keep his hands up - The Gangster had a free shot at his head there.
Landry is rocked!
The Gangster cracks Landry with a hook to the temple - Landry is on wobbly legs here! The Gangster swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Landry falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! The Gangster wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Timmey The Gangster!
An out of breath Timmey The Gangster thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luke Rockstar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurtis Couturier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rockstar comes to the cage accompanied by Defend With Violence - Throwdown. Couturier has chosen Forever Angel as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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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
16 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Rockstar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 3, fighting out of New York, Kurtis Couturier!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couturier misses with a lunging right hand
and Rockstar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Couturier avoids the body shot from Rockstar.
Couturier gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Couturier takes a swing at Rockstar's ribcage but misses.
Rockstar on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Couturier throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rockstar counters with a nice body kick.
Rockstar blocks a jab.
Couturier darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Good leg kick by Couturier there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rockstar throws a looping overhand right but Couturier ducks down to avoid it.
Couturier feints a counter leg kick.
Couturier lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Couturier throws a leg kick but Rockstar moved away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rockstar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Couturiers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rockstar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Couturiers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rockstar moves out of range as Couturier strikes.
And Rockstar counters with a quick kick to the body but Couturier blocks it.
Rockstar has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Guerrilla MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Couturier is looking to slow Rockstar down with leg kicks.
Couturier connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rockstar's hands.
We've been informed that Couturier has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couturier takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Couturier lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Couturier throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rockstar.
Rockstar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Couturier. That did some damage!
Rockstar throws a leg kick but Couturier moved away.
Rockstar throws a low kick but Couturier avoids it.
Rockstar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rockstar misses with a hook.
Couturier tries to clinch but Rockstar moves away
and Rockstar counters with a nice body kick.
Couturier swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Couturier will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rockstar feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Rockstar is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Couturier throws a lazy right hand but Rockstar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Couturier ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rockstar's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Couturier connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rockstar scrambles back to his feet.
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!
Couturier pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couturier bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rockstar's head backwards.
Rockstar is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rockstar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Couturier.
Rockstar needs to keep his hands up - Couturier had a free shot at his head there.
A leg kick checked by Couturier.
Rockstar works over Couturier's head and body with a nice combination.
Decent striking displayed by Rockstar there.
Couturier lands a jab to the head.
Kurtis Couturier is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rockstar misses with a head kick.
Couturier lands a lovely overhand right.
Couturier moves out of range as Rockstar throws a body kick.
Couturier lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Luke Rockstar has been cut.
Rockstar lands a nice shot that snaps Couturier's head back.
Rockstar throws a right hand that Couturier ducks under and follows up with a left that Couturier also avoids with ease.
Couturier throws a front kick that sends Rockstar stumbling back into the cage.
Couturier cracks Rockstar with an open hand slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockstar misses with a kick to the body
and Couturier counters with a good low kick that Rockstar was not able to check.
Couturier throws a chopping leg kick but Rockstar manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rockstar thinks about countering with a body kick.
Couturier misses with a jab, cross combination.
A quick step to the side and Rockstar tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Couturier swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rockstar avoids the head kick by Couturier.
Couturier loads up on a big right hand but Rockstar slips the punch.
Rockstar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rockstar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Couturier.
Couturier connects with a body shot that sends Rockstar's belly button to the back.
Couturier avoids the body shot from Rockstar.
Couturier changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rockstar lands a nice hook to Couturier's body. Couturier takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A left and a right from Couturier both land. Nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rockstar misses with a head kick.
Couturier avoids a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Couturier. That snapped Rockstar's head back.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Couturier, right into the meat.
Couturier tries a low kick but Rockstar avoids it.
Couturier throws a series of punches but Rockstar avoids them all with ease.
Couturier lands with an uppercut that bounces Rockstar off the cage and back into range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rockstar.
Sloppy strikes from Couturier. Those never looked like landing.
Rockstar is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Rockstar swinging wildly here.
Couturier thuds his right hand into Rockstar's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Couturier tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rockstar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rockstar tried to score with a low kick but Couturier checks it.
Couturier stalks Rockstar and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rockstar's face. Rockstar staggers backwards, shaken.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurtis Couturier dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luke Rockstar's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rockstar throws a leg kick
and Couturier counters with a leg kick.
Rockstar checks a low kick from Couturier.
Couturier connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Couturier.
Rockstar misses with an uppercut. Couturier saw that one coming.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Rockstar might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Couturier misses its intended target.
Couturier scores with a nice right hand.
Rockstar takes one to the side of the head.
Couturier closes the distance but Rockstar moves to the side
and Rockstar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Couturier takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Couturier tries to clinch but Rockstar moves out of range.
Rockstar misses with an uppercut. Couturier saw that one coming.
Rockstar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Couturier's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Couturier duly obliges.
Kurtis Couturier seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice body punch from Couturier.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couturier swings for the body but Rockstar moves out of range.
Rockstar misses with a body shot.
Couturier misses with a lunging right hand
and Rockstar counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Couturier throws a shot from downtown. Rockstar moves away and avoids it.
Rockstar throws a solid leg kick but Couturier takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rockstar.
A nice side step and Couturier releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Couturier moves out of range of the body kick.
Rockstar scores with a decent looking hook.
Kurtis Couturier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Couturier misses with a hook.
Rockstar is looking to counter punch.
A head kick misses from Couturier.
Rockstar drops his hands momentarily and Couturier takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Couturier dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rockstar will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kurtis Couturier is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Couturier cracks Rockstar with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rockstar goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couturier cracks Rockstar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rockstar throws a looping overhand right but Couturier ducks down to avoid it.
Couturier steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rockstar.
Couturier thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rockstar connects with a looping right hand.
Couturier throws a hook but Rockstar avoids it easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rockstar 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 Couturier has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Couturier and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Couturier misses with a series of wild punches.
And Rockstar counters with a quick kick to the body but Couturier blocks it.
Couturier lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rockstar keeps the fight on the outside.
Rockstar feints and then cracks Couturier's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Couturier down.
Couturier cracks Rockstar with a good jab.
Rockstar lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rockstar.
A telegraphed right hand from Rockstar misses the target.
Rockstar blocks a low kick nicely.
Couturier throws a right and a left that Rockstar avoids nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Rockstar 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Couturier blocks a jab.
A swing and a miss from Couturier.
Rockstar throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rockstar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rockstar on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Couturier tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rockstar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rockstar throws a shot from downtown. Couturier moves away and avoids it.
Rockstar throws a body punch but Couturier moves out of range.
Rockstar tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Couturier, right into the meat.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rockstar.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Couturier is trying to control Rockstar's posture but Rockstar avoids it.
Rockstar in side control, throwing shots but Couturier defends.
Couturier tries to bench press Rockstar off him but Rockstar keeps the position.
Couturier avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Rockstar.
Couturier has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rockstar tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Rockstar will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Couturier is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rockstar working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurtis Couturier showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Luke Rockstar's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rockstar misses with a body shot.
Couturier jabs at Rockstar's body.
Couturier pushes Rockstar away with a front kick.
Rockstar swings for the body but Couturier moves out of range.
Rockstar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Couturier lands a jab to the head.
Couturier connects with a body shot.
Couturier misses with the combination.
Couturier lands a head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Couturier motions for Rockstar to come forward. Couturier throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rockstar. Couturier shrugs it off though.
Rockstar lands with a right hand.
Couturier throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Rockstar.
Rockstar swings widly with a right hand
and Couturier counters with a straight right hand.
Couturier swings widly with a right hand
and Rockstar counters with a right hand to the body.
Rockstar is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rockstar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Couturier has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Couturier there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rockstar shoots in for a double leg but Couturier sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rockstar is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rockstar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Couturier.
Couturier waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rockstar.
A jab lands there for Couturier.
Couturier misses with a wild body shot.
Couturier on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Couturier lands with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Couturier throws a jab when Rockstar was well out of range.
Luke Rockstar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couturier slips under a jab.
Couturier tries to counter by closing the distance.
Couturier throws a right and a left that Rockstar avoids nicely.
Couturier lands a front kick.
A swing and a miss from Couturier.
Rockstar misses with a straight right.
Couturier will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rockstar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rockstar misses with a body shot.
Rockstar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rockstar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Couturier digs a good body shot into Rockstar's ribs.
Rockstar slips a jab from Couturier.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockstar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Couturier scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rockstar.
Couturier lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rockstar circles away quickly and effectively.
Rockstar attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Couturier looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rockstar looks to score with a jab to the body but Couturier is just out of range.
Rockstar looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rockstar misses with a straight left.
Rockstar 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.
Couturier throws a low kick, looking for Rockstar's leg but Rockstar calmly moves out of range.
Couturier lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Couturier lands a nice hook to Rockstar's body. Rockstar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rockstar scores with a jab.
Couturier ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Couturier paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rockstar goes for a double leg but Couturier avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Couturier continues to drive forward.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rockstar walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Good exchange - Couturier coming out on top.
Rockstar looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rockstar throws a jab when Couturier was well out of range.
Couturier swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rockstar.
Couturier connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Some wild striking there from Couturier.
Couturier scores with a jab.
Couturier cracks Rockstar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rockstar connects with a high kick.
Couturier throws a nice looking combination but Rockstar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kurtis Couturier comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Couturier winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kurtis Couturier!
A victorious Kurtis Couturier thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Dzhumagaliev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Roofer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roofer has chosen Jonesmann Feat. Azad - Der Soldat James Rhyme as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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World class boxer
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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
26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nikolai Dzhumagaliev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Roofer!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick from Dzhumagaliev lands but Roofer takes it in his stride.
It looks like Ben Roofer has been cut.
Dzhumagaliev connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dzhumagaliev has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Zero Tolerance in the buildup to the fight.
Dzhumagaliev throws a head kick that misses.
Dzhumagaliev takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Roofer avoids the head kick by Dzhumagaliev.
Dzhumagaliev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Roofer.
Roofer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dzhumagaliev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Roofer is trying to counter with his kicks.
Good work by Dzhumagaliev as he checks the leg kick.
Dzhumagaliev has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Roofer.
Dzhumagaliev takes one to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dzhumagaliev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Roofer throws a low kick, looking for Dzhumagaliev's leg but Dzhumagaliev calmly moves out of range.
Roofer tries to keep at a distance but Dzhumagaliev has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dzhumagaliev tries a body shot but Roofer blocks it.
Roofer swings wildly with an uppercut but Dzhumagaliev uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dzhumagaliev.
Dzhumagaliev wants to stall.
Dzhumagaliev working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roofer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dzhumagaliev throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Roofers head.
Roofer misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dzhumagaliev.
Dzhumagaliev lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Roofer or not.
Roofer tries to work over Dzhumagaliev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dzhumagaliev takes a shot to the head.
Roofer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dzhumagaliev backwards.
Roofer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Roofer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dzhumagaliev struggles to land a body shot inside as Roofer controls his hands.
Roofer misses with a punch to the body.
Roofer blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Roofer.
Dzhumagaliev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dzhumagaliev is working Roofer over against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Roofer - that landed with a thud.
Dzhumagaliev tries to throw a body punch but Roofer avoids it by throwing Dzhumagaliev back against the cage.
Roofer has a couple of punches blocked by Dzhumagaliev.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roofer working aggressively here.
Roofer misses with some punches.
Dzhumagaliev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roofer tries to throw a body punch but Dzhumagaliev avoids it by throwing Roofer back against the cage.
Dzhumagaliev tries a body shot but Roofer blocks it.
Dzhumagaliev throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Roofers head.
Roofer blocks a body shot from Dzhumagaliev.
Roofer lands a nice uppercut.
Roofer blocks a body shot from Dzhumagaliev.
Roofer can't find room to land a body shot as Dzhumagaliev controls the action.
Roofer avoids the elbow strike from Dzhumagaliev, against the cage.
Dzhumagaliev misses with a body punch.
Dzhumagaliev creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Roofer's defenses.
Dzhumagaliev lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Roofer backwards.
Roofer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dzhumagaliev backwards.
Roofer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A telegraphed right hand from Dzhumagaliev misses the target.
Dzhumagaliev blocks a head kick by Roofer.
Roofer ducks right into an uppercut from Dzhumagaliev.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dzhumagaliev lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Roofer avoids the head kick by Dzhumagaliev.
Roofer slips under a jab from Dzhumagaliev.
Roofer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Roofer lands a big head kick that sends Dzhumagaliev tumbling to the mat! Roofer takes a step backwards and waves Dzhumagaliev back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Nikolai Dzhumagaliev has been cut.
Roofer throws a nice looking combination but Dzhumagaliev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Roofer avoids the head kick by Dzhumagaliev.
Dzhumagaliev moves in looking to clinch but Roofer pushes him off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No joy there for Roofer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dzhumagaliev bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Roofer slips under a jab.
Roofer throws a leg kick but Dzhumagaliev checks it.
Dzhumagaliev throwing a counter right hand but Roofer manages to avoid it.
Dzhumagaliev tries to bum rush Roofer with a series of wild strikes but Roofer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dzhumagaliev looks to land a combination but Roofer avoids it well.
Dzhumagaliev connects with a crisp jab.
Roofer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dzhumagaliev misses with a looping left.
Dzhumagaliev is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roofer checks a low kick from Dzhumagaliev.
An inside leg kick lands from Roofer.
Roofer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Roofer misses with an attempted mid kick.
A head kick misses from Dzhumagaliev.
Dzhumagaliev throws a lazy right hand but Roofer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Roofer was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Dzhumagaliev tries to clinch there but Roofer circles away.
Dzhumagaliev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roofer was well out of range. Poor timing from Dzhumagaliev.
Dzhumagaliev moves out of range of the body kick from Roofer.
Dzhumagaliev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Roofer only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Roofer throws a front kick aimed at Dzhumagaliev's knee but Dzhumagaliev avoids it well.
Dzhumagaliev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dzhumagaliev moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dzhumagaliev throws a body kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dzhumagaliev darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That has opened up Ben Roofer's cut even more.
Dzhumagaliev is looking to slow Roofer down with leg kicks.
Roofer lands the left hand.
Dzhumagaliev comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Roofer throws out a leg kick but Dzhumagaliev moves out of range and Roofer only half commits.
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 Nikolai Dzhumagaliev will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Roofer misses with a low kick.
Dzhumagaliev throws a quick counter head kick but Roofer was just out of range.
Nikolai Dzhumagaliev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dzhumagaliev misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Dzhumagaliev.
Roofer throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Dzhumagaliev wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Roofer dodges the punch combination from Dzhumagaliev.
Roofer jabs at Dzhumagaliev's body.
Roofer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Roofer thuds his right hand into Dzhumagaliev's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Roofer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from Dzhumagaliev misses.
Dzhumagaliev swings for the body but Roofer moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roofer avoids the head kick by Dzhumagaliev.
Roofer throws a hook to the side of Dzhumagaliev's head but Dzhumagaliev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dzhumagaliev is looking to counter punch.
Dzhumagaliev scores with a jab to the head.
Roofer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Roofer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Roofer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dzhumagaliev checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jab from Dzhumagaliev.
Roofer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dzhumagaliev connects with a single shot there.
Roofer cracks a nice hook into Dzhumagaliev's ribs.
Dzhumagaliev blocks a jab.
Dzhumagaliev tries to close the distance and clinch but Roofer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Roofer throws a big counter head kick but Dzhumagaliev avoids it with no problem.
Nice straight punches there by Dzhumagaliev. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dzhumagaliev.
Dzhumagaliev throws a head kick that misses.
Dzhumagaliev moves in looking to clinch but Roofer pushes him off.
Dzhumagaliev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Roofer.
Dzhumagaliev backing away here, and Roofer unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Dzhumagaliev throws an overhand right that lands on Roofer's shoulder, as Roofer tries to avoid the shot.
Dzhumagaliev scores with the left hand. Roofer knows he should have avoided that one.
Dzhumagaliev throws a head kick that misses.
Despite the aggression on Roofer's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Roofer blocks a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roofer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Roofer flicks out a counter leg kick but Dzhumagaliev steps away.
Roofer moves out of range as Dzhumagaliev throws a body kick.
Nikolai Dzhumagaliev is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roofer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dzhumagaliev appears to be looking for a big counter.
Dzhumagaliev loads up on a big right hand but Roofer slips the punch.
Roofer doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Roofer throws a low kick, looking for Dzhumagaliev's leg but Dzhumagaliev calmly moves out of range.
Dzhumagaliev swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dzhumagaliev throws the left hand but Roofer avoids the punch easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dzhumagaliev.
Dzhumagaliev throws a head kick but Roofer moves out of range.
Roofer slips under a jab from Dzhumagaliev.
Roofer scores with a spinning back kick!
Dzhumagaliev tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Roofer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Roofer there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dzhumagaliev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dzhumagaliev throws a jab but it's blocked by Roofer.
The crowd cheers as Dzhumagaliev lands an impressive looking overhand right. Roofer doesn't seem phased though.
Roofer avoids a kick to the body.
Nice body kick from Roofer.
Dzhumagaliev throws out a loose jab but Roofer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roofer throws a leg kick but Dzhumagaliev sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roofer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Roofer throws a hook to the side of Dzhumagaliev's head but Dzhumagaliev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dzhumagaliev dips to his left and cracks Roofer with an uppercut!
Dzhumagaliev throws a jab when Roofer was well out of range.
Roofer throws a body punch but Dzhumagaliev moves out of range.
Dzhumagaliev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dzhumagaliev misses with a looping right.
Roofer throws out a counter right but Dzhumagaliev avoids it with no problem.
Dzhumagaliev keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dzhumagaliev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dzhumagaliev connects with a good right hand that stumbles Roofer. Roofer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice defenses there by Roofer.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Roofer.
Roofer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice uppercut there from Dzhumagaliev.
Roofer misses the shot to the body.
Roofer throws a lazy right hand but Dzhumagaliev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dzhumagaliev connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roofer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roofer scores with a nice body kick.
Dzhumagaliev throws a body kick that misses.
Roofer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dzhumagaliev misses with a head kick.
Dzhumagaliev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slow jab from Dzhumagaliev misses its intended target.
Roofer follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Dzhumagaliev misses with a hook
and Roofer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Roofer throws a wild body kick that Dzhumagaliev sees coming a mile off.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dzhumagaliev darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Roofer throws a leg kick that misses.
Roofer throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A big left from Dzhumagaliev misses.
Roofer swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dzhumagaliev just misses with a punch to the body.
Dzhumagaliev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dzhumagaliev lands a jab to the nose.
Roofer thumps Dzhumagaliev with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Dzhumagaliev dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
A big left from Dzhumagaliev misses.
Roofer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Roofer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dzhumagaliev was well out of range. Poor timing from Roofer.
Dzhumagaliev throws a push kick but Roofer slaps the foot to one side.
Roofer is looking to score with low kicks.
Nice defenses there by Roofer.
Dzhumagaliev scores with a jab to the head.
Roofer throws a hook but Dzhumagaliev blocks it.
Dzhumagaliev slips a straight right by Roofer.
Roofer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dzhumagaliev.
Dzhumagaliev throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dzhumagaliev misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping body kick lands there for Roofer.
Roofer moves out of range as Dzhumagaliev strikes.
Roofer tries a quick counter leg kick but Dzhumagaliev is wise to it.
Roofer punishes Dzhumagaliev's body with a nice straight punch.
Roofer scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dzhumagaliev throws a head kick that Roofer semi-blocks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roofer is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dzhumagaliev displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dzhumagaliev throws an overhand right that lands on Roofer's shoulder, as Roofer tries to avoid the shot.
Dzhumagaliev lands a two punch combo.
Roofer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dzhumagaliev looks to land a right hand but Roofer moved out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Dzhumagaliev.
The fighters circling - Roofer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dzhumagaliev with a jab.
Roofer connects with an inside leg kick.
Roofer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Roofer explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dzhumagaliev misses with a looping left.
Dzhumagaliev misses with a straight left.
It seemed like Roofer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Roofer checks a leg kick nicely.
Roofer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Roofer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dzhumagaliev misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Roofer finds it's way through Dzhumagaliev's defenses.
Ben Roofer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roofer scores with a push kick.
A head kick misses from Dzhumagaliev.
Roofer misses the shot to the body.
Dzhumagaliev pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Roofer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Roofer scores with a kick to the body.
Roofer throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Dzhumagaliev misses the target.
Dzhumagaliev throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Roofer counters with an inside leg kick.
Dzhumagaliev checks a leg kick.
Roofer tries to land a front kick but Dzhumagaliev steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Roofer scoring well with a low kick there.
Roofer misses with a head kick.
Roofer thumps Dzhumagaliev with a low kick.
Roofer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Roofer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Roofer misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roofer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A clash of legs there as Roofer blocks the low kick.
Dzhumagaliev connects with a good right hand that stumbles Roofer. Roofer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Roofer looks to land a left hand but Dzhumagaliev moved out of range nicely.
Dzhumagaliev is looking for a counter combo.
Dzhumagaliev will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Roofer blocks a head kick by Dzhumagaliev.
Roofer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Roofer tries to score with a low kick but Dzhumagaliev moves his leg out of the way.
Dzhumagaliev was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dzhumagaliev is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Roofer looks for the body kick but Dzhumagaliev saw that one coming.
Dzhumagaliev throws a looping overhand right but Roofer ducks down to avoid it.
Roofer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Roofer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Roofer connects with the punch.
Roofer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dzhumagaliev throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Roofer on the side of the head.
Dzhumagaliev fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Roofer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dzhumagalievs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dzhumagaliev scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dzhumagaliev ducks under a wild hook from Roofer.
Roofer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Roofer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dzhumagaliev getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A punch combination from Dzhumagaliev misses.
Roofer ducks under a wild hook from Dzhumagaliev.
Roofer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dzhumagaliev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Roofer.
Roofer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dzhumagaliev throws a hook but Roofer blocks it.
Dzhumagaliev keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jab by Roofer.
Dzhumagaliev misses the jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ben Roofer.
Well Dzhumagaliev 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikolai Dzhumagaliev!
A less than humble Nikolai Dzhumagaliev misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
86% |
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