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MFN 277: End of the Year PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abraham Safforn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ole Solseng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Solseng comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Mama Said Knock You Out kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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283 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abraham Safforn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ole Solseng!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Safforn shoots for a takedown but Solseng saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Safforn pushes Solseng up against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Safforn.
Solseng manages to break the clinch.
Safforn walks into a stiff left hand from Solseng.
A slapping body kick lands there for Solseng.
Safforn takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Safforn blocks the body kick.
Safforn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Solseng ducks right into an uppercut from Safforn.
Safforn moves out of range as Solseng throws a body kick.
Safforn throws a quick counter kick to the body but Solseng avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Safforn keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Solseng leaves Safforn with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Solseng checks a low kick from Safforn.
A jab from Safforn finds it's way through Solseng's defenses.
Safforn tries to clinch up.
Safforn will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Solseng throws out a counter right but Safforn avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abraham Safforn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solseng connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Solseng.
Solseng loads up on a big right hand but Safforn slips the punch.
Safforn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Safforn checks a leg kick.
Solseng rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Safforn counter with a right hand.
Safforn has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Solseng finds it's way round the side to connect with Safforn's head.
Safforn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Solseng as he avoids it easily.
Safforn tries to clinch up but Solseng circles away and keeps his distance.
Solseng clobbers Safforn with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Abraham Safforn has been cut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Safforn.
Solseng uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Safforn has time to react.
Solseng throws a wild body kick that Safforn sees coming a mile off.
A jab from Solseng finds it's way through Safforn's defenses.
Solseng takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Safforn takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Solseng dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solseng slips a jab and a cross from Safforn.
Safforn gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Solseng counters with a head kick. That will keep Safforn thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Safforn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Solseng.
Solseng is looking to land body kicks.
It looked like Safforn was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Solseng.
Solseng missing with a left hand there. Safforn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Safforn throws a quick counter head kick but Solseng was just out of range.
Solseng throws a body punch but Safforn moves out of range.
Solseng throws a head kick that misses.
Safforn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ole Solseng seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Solseng gets tackled into the cage by Safforn. Safforn maintains the clinch.
Solseng makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Solseng breaks from the clinch.
Solseng misses with a right hand
and Safforn counters with a leg kick.
Safforn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Solseng.
Ole Solseng is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Solseng looks to land a right hand but Safforn moved out of range.
Safforn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solseng rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Safforn counters with a nice uppercut.
Safforn misses the body punch
letting Solseng counter with a right hand.
Safforn cracks the inside of Solseng's front leg.
Safforn looks to land a left hand but Solseng moved out of range nicely.
Safforn backing away here, and Solseng unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Safforn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Solseng.
Solseng goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Solseng checks a leg kick.
Solseng lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Solseng misses with a straight left.
Safforn throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Solseng on the side of the head.
Solseng smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Safforn is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Safforn is looking to clinch but Solseng is avoiding it.
Safforn swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Solseng.
A telegraphed right hand from Solseng misses the target.
Solseng throws a big shot that misses.
Safforn is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Solseng.
Solseng tries to land a leg kick but Safforn saw it coming and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solseng throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Safforn on the side of the head.
Safforn throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Solseng on the side of the head.
Safforn throws a leg kick which misses Solseng's front leg but catches the back leg as Solseng tries to avoid it.
Solseng digs a good body shot into Safforn's ribs.
Safforn is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Safforn tries to move into range but Solseng moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Solseng swings widly with a right hand
and Safforn counters with a series of strikes. Solseng will be more careful next time no doubt.
Solseng pivots, looking for a leg kick but Safforn is out of range and Solseng settles back down.
Safforn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Solseng's waist but Solseng gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Safforn off to one side.
Solseng throws out a loose jab but Safforn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Solseng scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Safforn throws a shot to the body.
Solseng shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Safforn eats them both and turns towards Solseng to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Abraham Safforn's cut is getting worse.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Solseng fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Safforn blocks a jab.
Safforn throwing a counter right hand but Solseng manages to avoid it.
Safforn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Safforn. That's going to slow Solseng down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ole Solseng dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abraham Safforn's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Solseng lands with a nice body punch.
Solseng circles away from the clinch attempt.
Safforn swinging wildly here.
Solseng scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Safforn doesn't seem bothered though.
Solseng tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Safforn was well out of range. Poor timing from Solseng.
Solseng misses with a straight left.
Safforn feints and then cracks Solseng's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Solseng down.
Safforn scores with a body shot.
Solseng misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Solseng misses.
Safforn tries to score a power double leg takedown but Solseng sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Safforn somewhat.
Safforn gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solseng pushes Safforn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Solseng manages to break the clinch.
Safforn shoots in but no luck this time.
Solseng steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Solseng misses with a straight right.
Safforn takes a swing at Solseng's ribcage but misses.
Solseng counters with a body kick.
Safforn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Solseng.
Safforn slips a jab from Solseng.
Safforn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abraham Safforn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Solseng misses with a body kick.
Safforn throws out a leg kick but Solseng moves out of range and Safforn only half commits.
Safforn tries to close the distance and clinch but Solseng swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Solseng throws a jab when Safforn was well out of range.
Solseng looks to throw the jab but Safforn is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Safforn misses with a combination
and Solseng counters with a nice leg kick.
Safforn darts in and clinches Solseng up against the cage.
Safforn tries for a takedown. No joy.
Solseng looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Solseng escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Safforn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Safforn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Solseng scores with a nice head shot.
Safforn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Safforn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Solseng manages to avoid it.
Solseng misses with a straight right.
Safforn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Solseng. Solseng obviously looking to wear him down.
Safforn checks a low kick from Solseng.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solseng fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Safforn manages to avoid it.
Solseng uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Safforn has time to react.
Safforn misses with a telegraphed body shot
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Solseng counters with a good low kick that Safforn was not able to check.
Solseng has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Solseng keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Solseng throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Safforn gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Safforn tries to bum rush Solseng with a series of wild strikes but Solseng uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fighters circling - Solseng throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Solseng throws a lazy head kick
and Safforn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Solseng misses with a shot to the body
and Safforn counters with a head kick. That will keep Solseng thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Safforn tries to clinch but Solseng is having none of it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Solseng.
Safforn wants to clinch up but Solseng keeps it at a distance.
Safforn clinches with his opponent.
Solseng is trying to break the clinch but Safforn has him pressed against the cage.
Safforn looking for a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Solseng pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Safforn throws a head kick that misses.
Solseng displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Safforn throws out the jab.
Safforn takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Solseng throws the left hand but Safforn avoids the punch easily.
Solseng throws a shot from downtown. Safforn moves away and avoids it.
Solseng throws a body punch but Safforn moves out of range.
Safforn drops his hands momentarily and Solseng takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Solseng pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Abraham Safforn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Solseng swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Safforn takes a jab right on the kisser.
Safforn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Solseng.
Safforn throws a quick counter head kick but Solseng was just out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Solseng. Safforn shrugs it off though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Safforn with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Solseng to score with a decent uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ole Solseng showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Abraham Safforn's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Safforn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick by Safforn misses
and Safforn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Safforn misses with a body kick.
Safforn slips a straight right by Solseng.
Safforn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Solseng.
Safforn needs to keep his hands up - Solseng had a free shot at his head there.
Safforn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Solseng.
Safforn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Safforn tried to score with a low kick but Solseng checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A clash of legs there as Solseng blocks the low kick.
Safforn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Safforn throws a body kick that misses.
Safforn shoots in looking for a takedown but Solseng manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Safforn's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Safforn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Solseng throws out a counter right but Safforn avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solseng scores with a push kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Safforn looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Solseng takes a swing at Safforn's ribcage but misses.
Solseng misses with an uppercut.
Safforn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Safforn defending well as Solseng loads up on a big left hand.
Safforn throws out a powerful jab.
Safforn checks the leg kick nicely there.
Safforn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Solseng is looking to slow Safforn down with leg kicks.
Solseng takes one to the chin there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Safforn.
Ole Solseng seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solseng chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Safforn doesn't manage to clinch there - Solseng circles away.
Solseng lands with a good body shot.
Safforn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Solseng ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Solseng swats away the attempt to clinch by Safforn.
Safforn takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Solseng fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Safforn is out of range.
Solseng ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Solseng misses with a right hand
and Safforn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Solseng takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Solseng connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Safforn tries to clinch there but Solseng circles away.
Solseng's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Solseng misses with a kick to the body.
Safforn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Safforn misses with a straight right.
Safforn looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Safforn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Solseng sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Solseng with a nice cross.
Safforn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Safforn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Good leg kick by Solseng there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A jab from Solseng does it's job there.
Solseng swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Safforn throws a low kick but Solseng avoids it.
Safforn tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Safforn takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Abraham Safforn's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Safforn tries to clinch there but Solseng circles away.
Solseng feints a counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Solseng. No joy for Safforn on that attempt.
Abraham Safforn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abraham Safforn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Solseng tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Safforn appears to be looking for a big counter.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Solseng lands a really nice looking cross but Safforn seems unphased.
Safforn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A slapping leg kick lands for Solseng.
Safforn lands a lovely overhand right.
Solseng lands a jab.
Solseng misses with a straight right.
Safforn getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A punch lands to the side of Safforn 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Solseng takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Decent striking displayed by Solseng there.
Safforn walks into a straight right hand from Solseng.
Solseng connects with a jab.
Solseng looks to land a left hand but Safforn moved out of range nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ole Solseng comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Solseng 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ole Solseng!
After the fight, Ole Solseng was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jon Irenicus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buzz Lightbeer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Irenicus comes into the arena with Shadows of Amn blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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165 lbs
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Buzz Lightbeer!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Irenicus. Those never looked like landing.
A big left from Irenicus misses.
Lightbeer throws a head kick that misses.
Irenicus takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Irenicus misses the jab.
Irenicus looks to land a combination but Lightbeer avoids it well.
Lightbeer misses with a straight right.
Irenicus half committed to a counter leg kick.
Lightbeer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Irenicus's head.
Lightbeer slips a jab from Irenicus.
Lightbeer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Jon Irenicus has been cut.
Lightbeer throws an overhand right that lands on Irenicus's shoulder, as Irenicus tries to avoid the shot.
Irenicus takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lightbeer lands with a straight right. Irenicus didn't see that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lightbeer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lightbeer lands a big head kick that sends Irenicus to the canvas! Lightbeer follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Buzz Lightbeer!
Buzz Lightbeer decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Conor McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sylvester Malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDonald comes to the cage accompanied by Hamburger. Conor McDonald has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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192 lbs
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Excellent 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
14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conor McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Sylvester Malone!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald scores with a nice head shot.
We've been informed that Malone 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.
McDonald feints and then cracks Malone's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Malone down.
Malone jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McDonald throws a head kick but Malone moves out of range.
McDonald throws out a loose jab but Malone uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDonald throws the left hand but Malone avoids the punch easily.
Malone misses with a right hand
letting McDonald counter with a right hand.
Malone keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Conor McDonald has been cut.
Malone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McDonald bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
McDonald throws a hook but Malone blocks it.
McDonald just misses with a punch to the body.
Malone shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McDonald tries to get to full guard but Malone has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Malone.
McDonald wants to improve his position but Malone is controlling well.
Malone wants to control but McDonald is keeping him busy.
McDonald won't allow Malone to pass to mount.
McDonald wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. McDonald manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Malone trying to control the position from guard on top but McDonald is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Malone scoring with punches to the head and body.
Malone lands a couple of digs.
Malone won't allow McDonald to sweep him here.
Malone passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald is not content to let Malone control the position.
McDonald tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Malone wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Malone wants to control but McDonald is keeping him busy.
Malone might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control McDonald haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
McDonald avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Malone.
McDonald is looking to regain half guard here but Malone keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McDonald gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malone sitting and controlling from the half guard.
McDonald trying to hold on to Malone's head to control him but Malone postures up.
Malone seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
McDonald is looking to improve his position.
McDonald moves into full guard.
Malone chips away with some ground and pound.
Malone stands up over McDonald, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
McDonald keeping moving, preventing Malone from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malone stopping the sweep attempt from McDonald.
McDonald keeping moving, preventing Malone from controlling successfully.
McDonald is looking for a triangle but Malone pushes his legs off easily.
McDonald looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
McDonald tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Malone wants to control from the top but McDonald keeps moving.
McDonald looking to hit a scissor sweep but Malone is one step ahead there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McDonald keeping moving, preventing Malone from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sylvester Malone will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Conor McDonald's cut.
That's time! McDonald's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
McDonald uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malone.
Good work by McDonald as he checks the leg kick.
A solid body kick from McDonald.
Malone tries to clinch up.
McDonald connects with a leg kick. Malone looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
McDonald misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Malone swings away with a body shot that misses
and McDonald counters with a thumping low kick.
McDonald lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McDonald closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Malone to the mat! Malone manages to get full guard.
McDonald loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Malone is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
McDonald lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
McDonald distracts Malone with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in McDonald's guard.
McDonald escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Malone gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Malone is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
McDonald wants to sweep but no luck.
Malone stays in close to McDonald's body and controls the position.
Malone chips away with some ground and pound.
McDonald keeping moving, preventing Malone from controlling successfully.
Malone slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Malone trying to control the action but McDonald is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald tries to bench press Malone off him but Malone keeps the position.
Malone trying to control the position but McDonald is working away.
McDonald is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Malone tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Malone has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald looking for a sweep but Malone has passed into full mount! Oh no!
McDonald regains half guard.
McDonald tries to roll over but Malone keeps him under control.
Malone throwing shots but McDonald is blocking nicely.
McDonald keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Malone wants to take a breather but McDonald is having none of it.
Malone slips a nice elbow through McDonald's hands, connecting with McDonald's forehead.
McDonald is looking to improve his position.
McDonald is not content to let Malone control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
McDonald throws his legs up looking for a submission but Malone uses it to pass to side control.
Malone working the ground and pound from side control.
McDonald is not content to let Malone control the position.
Malone lands some shots froms side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McDonald seems a little lost for a moment, as Malone dominates the positioning.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Malone is looking to take a break and control but McDonald is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McDonald tries to bench press Malone off him but Malone keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sylvester Malone will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Conor McDonald's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
McDonald scores with a shot to the body.
McDonald looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice sprawl there from McDonald as Malone shoots in.
McDonald clinches up against the cage.
McDonald digs a right hand into Malone's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Malone's gas tank.
Malone trying to control the position but instead, McDonald has worked for underhooks and has pushed Malone into the cage.
Malone blocking some punches.
McDonald struggles to land a body shot inside as Malone controls his hands.
Malone misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malone is looking for a takedown up against the cage. McDonald gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
McDonald lands a body punch in the clinch.
Malone wants a takedown.
Conor McDonald has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sylvester Malone.
McDonald misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Malone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, McDonald regains guard.
Malone looking to sit in guard and control but McDonald gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
McDonald lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Malone looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
McDonald throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Malone works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McDonald working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Malone's head.
McDonald stands up over Malone, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
McDonald postures up in Malone's guard and throws a big left but Malone blocks it.
McDonald lands a couple of elbows.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Malone is on top in guard.
McDonald is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Malone defends well.
McDonald has momentary wrist control but Malone slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Malone lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
McDonald is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Malone pushing down on McDonald's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Malone has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Malone stops McDonald from getting back to his feet.
Malone lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
McDonald trying to hold on to Malone's head to control him but Malone postures up.
The fighters are battling for position here. McDonald manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald keeping moving, preventing Malone from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Malone's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Conor McDonald has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McDonald has momentary wrist control but Malone slips an elbow through the middle.
Malone stays in close to McDonald's body and controls the position.
Malone working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Malone trying to control the position from guard on top but McDonald is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sylvester Malone has got the better of the ground game so far.
McDonald trying to control the position.
McDonald wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
McDonald has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Malone trying to control but McDonald is working from the bottom.
Malone's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sylvester Malone is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
McDonald throws a hook to the side of Malone's head but Malone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A countering left hand to the body from Malone misses.
Nice cross by Malone.
McDonald takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McDonald uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Malone.
McDonald misses with a few strikes there.
Malone scores with a crisp jab that stopped McDonald in his tracks.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Conor McDonald.
I think Malone has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sylvester Malone!
Sylvester Malone spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
In defeat, Conor McDonald stepped up to the mic, saying 'I need a Big Mac... '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Keisuke Takasugi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Tickel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Will Tickel was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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28
179 lbs
15 - 7 - 1 |
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29
185 lbs
11 - 12 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Keisuke Takasugi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Will Tickel!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tickel is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Takasugi's half guard.
Tickel is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Takasugi is just riding it out for now. Tickel eventually gives up the hold.
Tickel wants to work for an arm triangle but Takasugi is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Tickel is looking for a kimura but Takasugi is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tickel to get the leverage.
Tickel is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tickel perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Tickel wants to take a breather but Takasugi is having none of it.
Tickel wants to pass the guard but Takasugi is defending well.
Tickel is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takasugi is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Tickel has latched onto it... Big trouble! Tickel pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Takasugi is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Tickel!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Will Tickel!
Will Tickel really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Milwaukee's Best 160 (80% laundry) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Haigh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gotard Krasnodebski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haigh comes to the cage accompanied by Prayer of the Refugee by Rise Against . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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32
158 lbs
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35
164 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 19 - 1, fighting out of New York, John Haigh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Gotard Krasnodebski!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krasnodebski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Haigh misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Krasnodebski scores with a kick to the midsection.
Krasnodebski staying out of range there.
Krasnodebski lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Krasnodebski connects with a crisp jab.
Krasnodebski lands with an overhand left.
Haigh throws a head kick but Krasnodebski moves out of range.
Haigh looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Krasnodebski uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Haigh has time to react.
Krasnodebski lands with a hook. Haigh tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Krasnodebski scores with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krasnodebski scores with a body shot.
Haigh misses with a wild body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Krasnodebski as he connects with a hook.
Krasnodebski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gotard Krasnodebski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Haigh misses.
Krasnodebski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A quick step to the side and Haigh tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krasnodebski connects with a high kick.
Krasnodebski fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Haigh looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Krasnodebski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Krasnodebski tries to move into range but Haigh moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Gotard Krasnodebski has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haigh throws an overhand right that lands on Krasnodebski's shoulder, as Krasnodebski tries to avoid the shot.
Haigh connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Krasnodebski's hands.
Krasnodebski moves out of range of the strikes.
Krasnodebski feints and then cracks Haigh's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Haigh down.
Krasnodebski lands a really nice looking cross but Haigh seems unphased.
Krasnodebski throws a quick inside leg kick.
Krasnodebski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Haigh takes a swing at Krasnodebski's ribcage but misses.
Haigh shoots for a takedown but Krasnodebski saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Krasnodebski staying out of range there.
Haigh throws a lazy right hand but Krasnodebski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Haigh throws a sloppy head kick and Krasnodebski moves out of range easily.
Krasnodebski is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Haigh had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Krasnodebski bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Haigh throws a right hand that misses
and Krasnodebski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Haigh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Krasnodebski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Krasnodebski listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Krasnodebski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haigh.
A little jabbing left from Krasnodebski on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Krasnodebski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Haigh 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A jab from Krasnodebski finds it's way through Haigh's defenses.
Krasnodebski takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Krasnodebski has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Krasnodebski tries to land a body kick
and Haigh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Haigh ducks right into an uppercut from Krasnodebski.
Haigh swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Krasnodebski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Krasnodebski lands a nice looking body shot.
Haigh gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Krasnodebski.
Haigh swings for the body but Krasnodebski moves out of range.
Haigh throws out a loose jab but Krasnodebski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krasnodebski only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Haigh misses with a looping right.
Haigh throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Krasnodebski looks to throw the jab but Haigh is out of range.
Haigh fails to land with a series of punches.
Haigh throws a head kick that misses.
Haigh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Krasnodebski has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Haigh thuds his right hand into Krasnodebski's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Haigh takes a jab right on the kisser.
Haigh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krasnodebski scores with a hook.
Krasnodebski connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Haigh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A cross from Krasnodebski lands.
Krasnodebski connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Haigh throws a poor cross that misses
and Krasnodebski counters with a left to the body.
Krasnodebski pivots, looking for a leg kick but Haigh is out of range and Krasnodebski settles back down.
Nice defenses there by Krasnodebski.
A little jabbing left from Krasnodebski on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Krasnodebski jabs Haigh right on the nose. Haigh blinks but takes it well.
Krasnodebski connects with a leg kick. Haigh looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gotard Krasnodebski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Haigh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krasnodebski was well out of range. Poor timing from Haigh.
Haigh tries to move into range but Krasnodebski moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haigh misses with a looping right.
Krasnodebski lands with a straight right. Haigh didn't see that one coming.
Krasnodebski tries to land a front kick but Haigh steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Haigh fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Haigh lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krasnodebski scores with a leg kick.
Krasnodebski slips under a jab from Haigh.
Krasnodebski looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Krasnodebski cracks Haigh with a good jab.
Haigh looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Krasnodebski connects with a nice looking jab.
Krasnodebski scoring well with a low kick there.
A shot to the liver by Krasnodebski. Beautiful body shot.
Haigh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Krasnodebski.
Krasnodebski scores with a nice right hand.
Haigh takes one on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haigh. Krasnodebski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haigh throws a hook to the side of Krasnodebski's head but Krasnodebski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haigh throws out a powerful jab.
Krasnodebski with a nice cross.
Haigh misses with an uppercut. Krasnodebski saw that one coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Krasnodebski lands with an overhand left.
Krasnodebski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Haigh throws a shot from downtown. Krasnodebski moves away and avoids it.
Krasnodebski throws a big counter head kick but Haigh avoids it with no problem.
Krasnodebski throws a head kick that misses.
Haigh is looking to land body kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gotard Krasnodebski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gotard Krasnodebski's cut.
That's time! Haigh's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Krasnodebski swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Krasnodebski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haigh.
Krasnodebski scores with a hook to the body. Haigh takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Krasnodebski scores with the left hand. Haigh knows he should have avoided that one.
Haigh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Krasnodebski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haigh. Krasnodebski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Krasnodebski lands a high kick!
Haigh takes one on the button.
Krasnodebski lands with a slapping head kick.
Haigh connects with a high kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krasnodebski staying out of range there.
Krasnodebski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haigh.
A shot to the liver by Krasnodebski. Beautiful body shot.
Krasnodebski scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Krasnodebski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Haigh looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Krasnodebski throws a sloppy body shot
and Haigh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Krasnodebski dips to his left and cracks Haigh with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krasnodebski with a hook.
Haigh is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Krasnodebski feints and then cracks Haigh's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Haigh down.
Krasnodebski looks for the body kick but Haigh saw that one coming.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Haigh might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Krasnodebski slips a jab from Haigh.
A slapping body kick lands there for Krasnodebski.
Krasnodebski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Haigh gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Krasnodebski scores with a decent looking hook.
Krasnodebski punishes Haigh's body with a nice straight punch.
Krasnodebski lands a nice shot that snaps Haigh's head back.
Haigh is rocked!
A chopping leg kick lands by Krasnodebski.
Oh Haigh is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Krasnodebski tests Haigh's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Krasnodebski lands a brutal head kick. Haigh looks out on his feet and Krasnodebski throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Gotard Krasnodebski!
An out of breath Gotard Krasnodebski thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated John Haigh had this to say: 'Maybe it is time for me to make the move to another weight class.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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34
195 lbs
23 - 14 - 0 |
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36
195 lbs
27 - 10 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roberto Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hector Williams!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams tries to bum rush Kim with a series of wild strikes but Kim uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Williams misses with a head kick.
Kim throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Williams.
Kim takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
Kim looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kim pivots, looking for a leg kick but Williams is out of range and Kim settles back down.
Williams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Williams comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kim throws a body kick that misses.
Williams misses with a head kick.
Kim throws a quick inside leg kick.
Williams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kim attempts a counter takedown but Williams avoids it well and moves away.
Kim thumps Williams with a low kick.
A slow jab from Kim misses its intended target.
Williams lands a head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams checks a low kick from Kim.
Kim throws a sloppy head kick and Williams moves out of range easily.
Williams flicks out a counter leg kick but Kim steps away.
Williams fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kim checks it well.
Kim throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Williams on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kim fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kim lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Danga de danga de dang - Williams scores with a four punch combination!
Kim throws a body kick that misses.
Kim looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Williams connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kim momentarily.
Kim is looking to land body kicks.
Kim keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
Kim tries to counter with a takedown but Williams is quick to defend against it.
Kim throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Kim.
Hector Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kim pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Williams comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Roberto Kim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kim ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kim connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Kim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams.
Williams looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kim is looking to chop away at Williams's legs.
Kim tries to work over Williams's front leg with a kick but Williams checks it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kim.
Kim slips a jab from Williams.
Williams looks for the body kick but Kim saw that one coming.
Kim drops down looking for a counter takedown but Williams sprawls and moves away.
Kim bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Williams's head backwards.
Kim with a lazy takedown attempt
and Williams counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kim closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Roberto Kim has been cut.
Kim dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim throws a leg kick but Williams sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Williams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Williams avoids the head kick by Kim.
Kim looks to land a right hand but Williams moved out of range.
Williams flicks out a counter leg kick but Kim steps away.
Kim's corner calls for a 1-2. Kim obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kim throws a leg kick
and Williams counters with a right hand to the body.
Kim looks to land a right hand but Williams moved out of range.
Kim turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kim!
Williams's corner calls for a 1-2. Williams obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Williams dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kim. That did some damage!
Kim listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Williams defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kim.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kim misses with a left hand
and Williams counters with a leg kick.
Williams with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim checks the leg kick.
Kim is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kim throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
It seemed like Williams was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kim looks to throw the jab but Williams is out of range.
Kim lands a head kick!
Williams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Williams cracks a nice hook into Kim's ribs.
Kim throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Williams buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Williams moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Williams swings for the body but Kim moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kim 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.
Williams moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kim is rocked!
Williams drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Kim right on the button. Kim goes down! Williams follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Williams gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hector Williams!
Our winner, Hector Williams, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Roberto Kim had this to say: 'HOOOODOOR!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dax Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karim Bashorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bashorov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hangar 18 kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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194 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dax Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karim Bashorov!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller misses with a straight left.
Bashorov lunges at Miller with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Miller's hand.
Bashorov lands with a hook. Miller tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bashorov just misses with a punch to the body.
Miller takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bashorov slips a straight right by Miller.
Bashorov blocks the body kick.
Bashorov misses with a body shot.
Bashorov lands a glancing blow to the side of Miller's head.
Bashorov swings for the body but Miller moves out of range.
Miller throws a body kick that misses.
Miller cracks a nice hook into Bashorov's ribs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Miller, right into the meat.
Miller takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miller fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bashorov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bashorov closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Miller did well to prevent Bashorov getting side control.
Bashorov is trying to work for a kimura but Miller is defending well.
Bashorov passes into side control, despite Miller's attempt to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller dodges the ground and pound from Bashorov.
The ground and pound from Bashorov seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Miller is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Miller is working hard here to advance position.
Bashorov tries for a kimura but Miller is defending well.
Miller tries to bench press Bashorov off him but Bashorov keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bashorov working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Bashorov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Miller is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bashorov looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Miller is avoiding damage well.
Bashorov trying to control the position but Miller is working away.
Bashorov takes a little break here. Miller wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Miller is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bashorov connects with a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Bashorov is looking to take a break and control but Miller is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Miller is trying to control but can't.
Bashorov trying to control the action but Miller is working from the bottom.
Bashorov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bashorov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Miller defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Miller won't allow Bashorov to pass to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miller wants to control but Bashorov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bashorov wants to pass to mount but Miller is defending the position.
Bashorov is still trying to improve position.
Bashorov working Miller over with strikes.
Bashorov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bashorov is working for a submission of some sort.
Bashorov throws a strike but Miller avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karim Bashorov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Miller shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Miller throws an overhand right that lands on Bashorov's shoulder, as Bashorov tries to avoid the shot.
Bashorov moves out of range of the body kick from Miller.
Miller on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bashorov lands with an uppercut that bounces Miller off the cage and back into range.
Miller wants to slow Bashorov down by chopping away at his legs.
Miller misses with a looping right.
Miller throws a lazy right hand but Bashorov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Miller connects with an inside leg kick.
Miller drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Miller throws the kick towards the body but Bashorov avoids it.
Miller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bashorov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bashorov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Miller defends well and Bashorov ends up having to push Miller into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bashorov has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Miller is looking to chop away at Bashorov's legs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Miller.
Miller will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bashorov shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bashorov showed some decent athleticism there.
Miller has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Bashorov is on him like a limpet, forcing Miller back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashorov successfully pulls guard.
Miller stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bashorov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bashorov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Miller doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Miller manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bashorov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Miller wants to control from the top but Bashorov keeps moving.
Bashorov wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bashorov is looking for a triangle but Miller pushes his legs off easily.
Bashorov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Miller doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Miller manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bashorov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bashorov wants to sweep but no luck.
Miller passes Bashorov's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashorov slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bashorov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Miller controls the pace.
Bashorov trying to keep a closed guard but Miller is proving a slippery customer.
Bashorov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bashorov is on top in guard.
Bashorov tries to free his leg and advance position but Miller is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bashorov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bashorov postures up and lands a big shot to Miller's brow.
Miller looking to control.
Bashorov looking to pass the guard.
Miller keeping moving, preventing Bashorov from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Miller keeping full guard, as Bashorov tries to pass.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bashorov trying to control but Miller is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Karim Bashorov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Miller thows a body kick. Bashorov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bashorov gets a takedown into half guard.
Miller kicks Bashorov off and gets back to his feet.
Miller just misses with a punch to the body.
And Bashorov tries to counter it with a takedown but Miller pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Miller is looking to slow Bashorov down with leg kicks.
Bashorov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Miller throws a solid leg kick but Bashorov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Miller.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bashorov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Miller swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Miller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dax Miller is winning the standup battle so far.
Bashorov shoots in for a takedown but Miller shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bashorov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashorov misses with a takedown attempt
and Miller counters with a straight right hand.
Miller throws a low kick, looking for Bashorov's leg but Bashorov calmly moves out of range.
Dax Miller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Miller avoids the body shot from Bashorov.
Miller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Miller throws a right hand that Bashorov ducks under and follows up with a left that Bashorov also avoids with ease.
Bashorov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bashorov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Miller.
Miller misses with a low kick.
Bashorov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Miller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Miller tries to work over Bashorov's front leg with a kick but Bashorov checks it.
Miller misses the jab.
Miller throws a lazy uppercut
and Bashorov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Miller thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bashorov if he has to take too many more of those.
A big right from Miller misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bashorov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller blocks a jab.
Bashorov throws a jab but it's blocked by Miller.
Miller appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A low kick from Miller is predictable there
and Bashorov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Miller misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bashorov throws a hook but Miller blocks it.
Miller lands with a good body shot.
Miller feints and then cracks Bashorov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bashorov down.
A thudding body kick lands there by Miller!
Bashorov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bashorov misses with a wild body shot.
Bashorov swings for the body but Miller moves out of range.
Bashorov misses the jab.
Bashorov throws a lazy right hand but Miller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bashorov misses with a body shot.
Miller misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashorov avoids the body shot from Miller.
Bashorov moves out of range as Miller strikes.
Miller tries a head kick but it misses.
Bashorov lands a glancing blow to the side of Miller's head.
Miller lands a leg kick that knocks Bashorov off balance momentarily.
Bashorov loads up on a big right hand but Miller slips the punch.
Bashorov misses with a wild body shot.
Bashorov throws a poor cross that misses
and Miller makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dax Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bashorov slips under a jab from Miller.
Miller misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Bashorov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bashorov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Miller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bashorov moves away.
Bashorov throws a body shot but no joy.
Bashorov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Miller is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Bashorov moves out of range of the body kick from Miller.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bashorov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Miller throws out the jab.
Bashorov misses with a hook.
Bashorov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bashorov.
Bashorov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bashorov misses with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Bashorov.
Jab from Bashorov.
Miller lands with a right hand.
Miller throws a nice looking combination but Bashorov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A low kick from Miller is predictable there
and Bashorov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Miller takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bashorov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Bashorov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bashorov throwing shots but missing, from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dax Miller.
I think Bashorov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karim Bashorov!
Our winner, Karim Bashorov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Dax Miller stepped up to the mic, saying 'This loss will only make me better. '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Dzhumagaliev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Ignatov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vladimir Ignatov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 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
22 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vladimir Ignatov!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dzhumagaliev throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ignatov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ignatov misses with a double jab.
Dzhumagaliev avoids the body shot from Ignatov.
Dzhumagaliev looks to score with a jab to the body but Ignatov is just out of range.
Ignatov avoids the head kick by Dzhumagaliev.
Ignatov tries to keep at a distance but Dzhumagaliev has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ignatov lands with a light punch inside.
Dzhumagaliev digs a right hand underneath Ignatov's ribcage. Ignatov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ignatov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dzhumagaliev backwards.
Ignatov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dzhumagaliev blocks an elbow strike from Ignatov.
Ignatov throws an elbow that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dzhumagaliev.
Dzhumagaliev misses with some punches.
Ignatov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dzhumagaliev's elbow.
Ignatov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, 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!
Dzhumagaliev lands an uppercut.
Ignatov digs a right hand into Dzhumagaliev's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dzhumagaliev's gas tank.
Ignatov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dzhumagaliev takes an elbow to the temple.
Dzhumagaliev misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ignatov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dzhumagaliev's brow.
Dzhumagaliev lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dzhumagaliev lands an elbow just above Ignatov 's eye.
Ignatov blocking some punches.
Dzhumagaliev misses with an elbow strike.
Dzhumagaliev takes a shot to the head.
Dzhumagaliev tries to stall but Ignatov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ignatov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dzhumagaliev tried to score with a low kick but Ignatov checks it.
Dzhumagaliev tries to bum rush Ignatov with a series of wild strikes but Ignatov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crunch! Ignatov slams his shin into Dzhumagaliev's torso.
Dzhumagaliev lands an overhand right.
Dzhumagaliev throws a body kick that misses.
Nikolai Dzhumagaliev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dzhumagaliev doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ignatov moves away from the strike by Dzhumagaliev.
Ignatov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ignatov steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Dzhumagaliev.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dzhumagaliev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov moves out of range of the strikes.
Ignatov moves out of range of the strikes.
Dzhumagaliev scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ignatov takes one to the side of the head.
Ignatov throws a hook but Dzhumagaliev avoids it easily.
Dzhumagaliev lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ignatov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ignatov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dzhumagaliev on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ignatov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A lazy left from Ignatov finds it's target.
Ignatov misses with a looping right.
Ignatov thuds his right hand into Dzhumagaliev's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ignatov avoids the head kick by Dzhumagaliev.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dzhumagaliev throws an elbow but it misses.
Dzhumagaliev scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dzhumagaliev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dzhumagaliev throws a head punch that misses.
Dzhumagaliev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ignatov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ignatov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ignatov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ignatov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dzhumagaliev checks a leg kick.
A jab lands there for Ignatov.
Dzhumagaliev bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ignatov's head backwards.
Dzhumagaliev lands with a nice combination. Ignatov backs away looking to recover.
Ignatov scores with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dzhumagaliev throws a wild body kick that Ignatov sees coming a mile off.
Ignatov tries to clinch up.
Good standup being displayed there by Dzhumagaliev as he connects with a hook.
Ignatov is rocked!
Ignatov throws a wild body kick that Dzhumagaliev sees coming a mile off.
Dzhumagaliev throws a low kick but Ignatov avoids it.
Ignatov tries a quick counter leg kick but Dzhumagaliev is wise to it.
Ignatov thuds his right hand into Dzhumagaliev's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dzhumagaliev avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ignatov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dzhumagaliev has time to react.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dzhumagaliev jabs Ignatov right on the nose. Ignatov blinks but takes it well.
Ignatov is still on wobbly legs! Can Dzhumagaliev finish him?
Dzhumagaliev shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Ignatov takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Dzhumagaliev sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Ignatov bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nikolai Dzhumagaliev!
Nikolai Dzhumagaliev was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ray Fayth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Galdra Kiddi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Galdra Kiddi has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ray Fayth's chin.
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172 lbs
31 - 8 - 0 |
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32
170 lbs
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ray Fayth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Galdra Kiddi!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Fayth there.
Kiddi throws the kick towards the body but Fayth avoids it.
Fayth cracks Kiddi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kiddi slips a jab and a cross from Fayth.
A big left from Fayth misses.
Fayth takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fayth lands a leg kick that knocks Kiddi off balance momentarily.
Fayth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kiddi misses with a hook to the body
and Fayth counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kiddi trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kiddi is looking for a sweep. Fayth is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fayth seems to be looking for submissions.
Fayth is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kiddi sees it coming and defends easily.
Kiddi controlling the position well.
We've been hearing that Fayth has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiddi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fayth seems to be looking for submissions.
Kiddi is trying to maintain the position but Fayth is very close to passing his half guard.
Kiddi is holding on to half guard well.
Kiddi is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fayth seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kiddi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Fayth is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kiddi fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Fayth to the ground. Kiddi is now in Fayth's guard.
Fayth trying to control the position here.
Fayth keeping moving, preventing Kiddi from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fayth tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kiddi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kiddi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kiddi misses with a hook to the body
and Fayth counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kiddi throws a body punch but Fayth moves out of range.
Kiddi takes a swing at Fayth's ribcage but misses.
Fayth throws a hook but Kiddi blocks it.
Fayth slips a jab and a cross from Kiddi.
A little feinted left hand from Fayth on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A jab from Kiddi misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiddi slips a straight right by Fayth.
Kiddi feints the counter takedown.
Kiddi just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Fayth on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kiddi lands a jab to the nose.
Fayth throws the left hand but Kiddi avoids the punch easily.
Kiddi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Ray Fayth has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Fayth.
Fayth has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kiddi.
Fayth connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fayth on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kiddi. Kiddi obviously looking to wear him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fayth misses with a hook. Kiddi ducked under it nicely.
Fayth ducks under a wild hook from Kiddi.
Fayth thinks about countering with a head kick.
Fayth throws a body shot but no joy.
Kiddi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fayth moves out of range as Kiddi strikes.
Kiddi misses with a straight left.
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 Ray Fayth will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ray Fayth's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Fayth moves away from the strike by Kiddi.
Kiddi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fayth blocks a head kick by Kiddi.
Kiddi misses with a body shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kiddi. Fayth shrugs it off though.
Kiddi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Fayth was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kiddi just misses with a punch to the body.
Fayth uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kiddi.
Kiddi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kiddi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fayth throws a hook but Kiddi avoids it easily.
Fayth throws a body shot but no joy.
Fayth tries for a takedown but Kiddi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fayth connects with an inside leg kick.
Kiddi scores with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fayth moves away from the strike by Kiddi.
Fayth feinted with a counter takedown.
Kiddi misses with a leg kick
and Fayth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fayth blocks a low kick nicely.
Kiddi lands a nice shot to the body.
Fayth scores with a hook.
Fayth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kiddi was well out of range. Poor timing from Fayth.
Fayth takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Galdra Kiddi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fayth lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kiddi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kiddi is looking to land body kicks.
Fayth waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kiddi.
Kiddi lands a nice looking body shot.
Kiddi throws a head kick but Fayth moves out of range.
Kiddi lands with a straight right. Fayth didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
That kick from Kiddi tenderised Fayth's leg. Fayth is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kiddi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fayth tests Kiddi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kiddi shoots in but no luck this time.
Fayth dives in and grabs Kiddi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kiddi pushes down on Fayth's head and hops out.
Fayth throws a hook but Kiddi avoids it easily.
Fayth doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fayth tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kiddi is able to avoid easily.
A swing and a miss from Fayth.
Kiddi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fayth tries to counter with a takedown but Kiddi is quick to defend against it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fayth checks a leg kick.
Jab from Kiddi.
Fayth ducks right into an uppercut from Kiddi.
Fayth moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fayth lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice body punch from Kiddi.
Kiddi cracks Fayth with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kiddi gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fayth stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kiddi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ray Fayth overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fayth postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Kiddi is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Fayth, into his guard.
Fayth is trying to keep Kiddi in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiddi wants to control from the top but Fayth keeps moving.
Kiddi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kiddi trying to control but Fayth is working from the bottom.
Kiddi preventing the sweep.
Fayth is controlling Kiddi's posture.
Kiddi won't allow Fayth to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Galdra Kiddi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ray Fayth's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kiddi lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fayth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kiddi.
Fayth tries to counter with a takedown but Kiddi is quick to defend against it.
A shot to the body from Kiddi misses
and Fayth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Galdra Kiddi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kiddi shoots in looking for a takedown but Fayth manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kiddi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Fayth with a jab.
Fayth misses with a right hand
and Kiddi counters with a single leg into guard. Fayth didn't expect that.
Fayth keeping moving, preventing Kiddi from controlling successfully.
Fayth looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kiddi is one step ahead there.
Kiddi trying to control the position from guard on top but Fayth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fayth bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kiddi's guard.
Kiddi is pulling down on Fayth's head to control his posture.
Kiddi keeping moving, preventing Fayth from controlling successfully.
Fayth loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kiddi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fayth is staying active underneath Kiddi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fayth wants to get back to full guard.
Kiddi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kiddi working Fayth over with strikes.
Fayth is looking for a sweep. Kiddi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fayth trying to hold on to Kiddi's head to control him but Kiddi postures up.
Kiddi throws a strike but Fayth avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Fayth seems keen to control Kiddi's posture.
Kiddi postures up in Fayth's guard and throws a big left but Fayth blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fayth preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kiddi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fayth's head.
Fayth managing to control the position.
Fayth looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kiddi is one step ahead there.
Fayth keeping moving, preventing Kiddi from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kiddi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fayth counters with a nice body kick.
Fayth tries a low kick but Kiddi avoids it.
A low kick from Kiddi is predictable there
enabling Fayth to counter with a crisp jab.
Kiddi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fayth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kiddi misses with a kick to the body.
Kiddi misses with a straight right.
A good leg kick by Fayth.
Kiddi looks to score with a jab to the body but Fayth is just out of range.
Fayth appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Fayth goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kiddi throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Fayth to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kiddi misses with a jab to the body
and Fayth counters with an inside leg kick.
Fayth throws a big shot that misses.
Fayth lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fayth throws an overhand right that lands on Kiddi's shoulder, as Kiddi tries to avoid the shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ray Fayth.
I think Fayth 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 Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Fayth!
Ray Fayth 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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