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Death Squad 270:Gordon v Shuya PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Krukowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marko Torturo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torturo has chosen Mogwai - Katrien as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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217 lbs
45 - 26 - 4 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Krukowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
45 - 26 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marko Torturo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torturo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Krukowski stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Krukowski wants it to stay on the feet.
Krukowski looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Krukowski closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Krukowski lands in his opponent's guard.
Krukowski definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Torturo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Krukowski is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krukowski seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Krukowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Torturo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Torturo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Krukowski is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Torturo is on top in guard.
Krukowski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torturo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Krukowski looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Torturo wants to control from the top but Krukowski keeps moving.
Torturo would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Krukowski is trying to keep Torturo in close.
Krukowski has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Torturo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Krukowski keeping moving, preventing Torturo from controlling successfully.
Torturo content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Krukowski working for a triangle but Torturo defends it easily.
Krukowski keeping moving, preventing Torturo from controlling successfully.
Krukowski throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Torturo slips nicely into half guard.
Torturo content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Torturo is keen to just control but Krukowski is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Torturo seems content to control.
Krukowski is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
Torturo controlling the pace.
Torturo passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Krukowski!
Torturo controlling from the full mount.
Krukowski is trying desperately to improve position.
Torturo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Krukowski wants to hold on but Torturo pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Krukowski is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krukowski is working hard here to advance position.
Krukowski slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Torturo prevents Krukowski from improving his position.
Torturo content to control rather than advance.
Torturo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Krukowski keeps working.
Krukowski won't allow Torturo to pass to mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Krukowski is looking to improve his position.
Krukowski is trying to control but can't.
Krukowski wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marko Torturo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Krukowski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Torturo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Torturo.
Krukowski seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Torturo misses with a takedown
and Krukowski counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Torturo thinking.
Kevin Krukowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marko Torturo.
Krukowski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Torturo's sensitive parts.
Torturo tries for a takedown but Krukowski circles away easily
and Krukowski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Krukowski displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Torturo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torturo tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Krukowski defends well and Torturo ends up having to push Krukowski into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Torturo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Krukowski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Krukowski wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Torturo is breathing heavily.
Torturo misses with a takedown
and Krukowski counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Torturo is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krukowski moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Torturo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Krukowski lands a right hook to the body.
Krukowski gets a clinch.
A short right from Krukowski.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Krukowski tries a body shot but Torturo blocks it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Krukowski - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Krukowski is struggling to control the position.
Krukowski works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Krukowski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Krukowski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Krukowski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Krukowski scores with a takedown into Torturo's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krukowski is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krukowski lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kevin Krukowski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Krukowski postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Krukowski slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Krukowski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Torturo can do to turn this around?
Krukowski's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Krukowski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Torturo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Krukowski sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krukowski working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Torturo's head.
Krukowski working some strikes from top position.
Krukowski throwing strikes from guard but Torturo blocks nicely.
Krukowski showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Torturo seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Krukowski wants to control from the top but Torturo keeps moving.
Krukowski is stalling in the full guard.
Torturo has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Krukowski trying to stand up but can't free himself from Torturo's guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Marko Torturo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krukowski paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Krukowski.
Krukowski is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Torturo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Torturo is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Krukowski is controlling him well.
Krukowski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Torturo keeps working.
Torturo tries to bench press Krukowski off him but Krukowski keeps the position.
Torturo is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Krukowski's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Torturo is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Krukowski dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Torturo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Torturo darts in looking for a takedown but Krukowski gets double underhooks and turns Torturo into the cage.
Torturo tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Krukowski defends well and Torturo ends up having to push Krukowski into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Krukowski leaves Torturo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kevin Krukowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marko Torturo.
Torturo misses with a takedown attempt - Krukowski sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Krukowski misses with a double jab.
Torturo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Krukowski is fending him off so far but Torturo persists. Nope, Krukowski circles away and we're back to standing.
Krukowski tries to counter by clinching up but Torturo breaks away and moves out of range.
Krukowski dives in and scores a takedown into Torturo's guard.
Krukowski postures up and lands a big shot to Torturo's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krukowski not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Torturo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krukowski pushing down on Torturo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Krukowski is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Krukowski looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Torturo trying to hold on to Krukowski's head to control him but Krukowski postures up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Torturo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Krukowski content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Krukowski is thwarting Torturo's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krukowski lands strikes from half guard.
Torturo has hold of Krukowski's hands but Krukowski slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Torturo is looking to improve his position.
Krukowski takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Krukowski seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ground and pound from Krukowski.
Torturo wants to control but Krukowski is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Krukowski with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Krukowski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Krukowski connects with a nice short shot to Torturo's temple.
Krukowski thows a huge punch but Torturo dodges it nicely.
Krukowski looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Krukowski lands a big elbow - Torturo is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Krukowski!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Krukowski!
A very excited looking Kevin Krukowski made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zlatko Zahovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dong Uk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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167 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zlatko Zahovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Dong Uk!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zahovic slips a jab from Uk.
Uk ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Uk looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Zahovic walks into a left hand.
Zahovic clinches.
Uk keeps control of Zahovic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Uk fails to land.
Zahovic has a couple of punches blocked by Uk.
Zahovic wants a takedown but no success here.
Uk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zahovic backwards.
Uk swings wildly with an uppercut but Zahovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Uk lands with a right to the head.
We've been hearing reports that Zahovic has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Zahovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zahovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Uk has a couple of punches blocked by Zahovic.
A frustrated look appears on Zahovic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zahovic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Uk lands with a left to the head.
Zahovic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uk misses with the head strike.
Zahovic is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Uk gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zahovic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Uk backwards.
Uk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Uk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Uk prevents a body shot from Zahovic.
Zahovic leaning his opponent against the cage.
Zahovic can't break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Uk fails to land.
Zahovic trying to control the position but instead, Uk has worked for underhooks and has pushed Zahovic into the cage.
Uk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Uk throws a punch but it's blocked by Zahovic.
Zahovic has a couple of punches blocked by Uk.
Zahovic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Uk backwards.
Uk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zahovic lands an uppercut.
Uk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zahovic tries to work over Uk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zahovic displaying some good clinch control by pressing Uk up against the cage.
Uk has a couple of punches blocked by Zahovic.
Uk lands with a light punch inside.
Zahovic is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Uk is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zlatko Zahovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zahovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Uk.
Uk misses with some punches.
Uk swings wildly with an uppercut but Zahovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Uk's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Uk looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zahovic taking a breather.
Uk misses with a punch on the inside.
Uk throws a head punch that misses.
Uk misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Uk.
Uk prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zahovic jumps guard but Uk stands there with Zahovic around his waist. Zahovic gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Uk swings wildly with an uppercut but Zahovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zahovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Uk throws a punch but it's blocked by Zahovic.
Uk lands a right hand.
Zahovic manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Uk working aggressively here.
Uk working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Uk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zahovic is trying to force a seperation but Uk has the dominant position.
Uk misses with the head strike.
Zahovic misses with a punch on the inside.
Zahovic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zahovic misses with the head strike.
Zahovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Uk moves into range and connects with a jab.
Zahovic fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Uk avoids it really well and circles away.
A jab from Uk misses.
Uk connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zahovic lands with an overhand left.
Dong Uk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Uk fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Zahovic on the side of the head.
Dong Uk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zahovic tries to close the distance and clinch but Uk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Uk looks to land a left hand but Zahovic moved out of range nicely.
Zahovic walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Uk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Uk connects with the punch.
Zahovic is rocked!
Uk punishes Zahovic's body with a nice straight punch.
Oh Zahovic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Uk lands with an overhand left.
Uk misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dong Uk dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Zahovic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zahovic seems to have got his legs back now.
Uk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Uk cracks Zahovic with a right hand to the side of the head.
Zahovic is looking to clinch but Uk is avoiding it.
Uk connects with a right hand. Zahovic shakes it off.
Uk catches Zahovic with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Uk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Uk looks to score with a jab to the body but Zahovic is just out of range.
Uk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Uk cracks Zahovic with a good jab.
Zahovic closes the distance and clinches.
Zahovic lands a nice uppercut.
Zahovic wants to take the fight to the mat but Uk manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Uk lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zahovic is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Uk to keep the fight standing.
Uk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Uk has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Uk misses with the head strike.
Uk misses with some punches.
Uk blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Uk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zahovic can't find room to land a body shot as Uk controls the action.
Zahovic trying to stall but Uk improves his position.
Uk gets underhooks to prevent Zahovic's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zlatko Zahovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zahovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zahovic scores with a shoulder strike.
Zahovic blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Uk fails to land.
Uk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zahovic backwards.
Uk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Uk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Uk working aggressively here.
Zahovic misses with some punches.
Uk swings wildly with an uppercut but Zahovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zahovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zahovic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zahovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Uk ducks under a wild hook from Zahovic.
Uk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zahovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Uk.
Zahovic is looking to counter punch.
Dong Uk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zahovic takes one to the chin there.
Zahovic shoots in but Uk avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Uk lands with an uppercut that bounces Zahovic off the cage and back into range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zahovic connects with the punch.
Uk lunges at Zahovic with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Zahovic's hand.
Zahovic clinches up with Uk and pushes him back against the cage.
Uk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zahovic is trying hard to land a takedown here. Uk sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Uk lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zahovic at a distance.
Zahovic looks to throw the jab but Uk is out of range.
Uk lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zahovic at a distance.
Zahovic lands a jab.
Zahovic walks into a left hand.
Zahovic throws an overhand right that lands on Uk's shoulder, as Uk tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uk misses with a body shot.
Zahovic swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Uk comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Uk fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Uk scores with a jab. Zahovic acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Zahovic needs to keep his hands up - Uk had a free shot at his head there.
Uk moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Zahovic shoots in and bounces Uk off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Uk looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Zahovic passes easily into side control. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Uk is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zahovic lands an elbow.
Uk tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Zahovic lands some shots froms side control.
Zahovic working the body and head with strikes.
Zahovic cracks Uk with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Uk gets back to half guard.
Uk is trying to get back to full guard.
Zahovic is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Zahovic looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Uk with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dong Uk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Zahovic throws a jab when Uk was well out of range.
Zahovic loads up on a big right hand but Uk slips the punch.
Uk misses with a body shot.
Zahovic needs to keep his hands up - Uk had a free shot at his head there.
Zahovic gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Zahovic looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Uk is looking to control Zahovic's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Uk avoid being mounted?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zahovic is trying to control the action in half guard but Uk is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Zahovic seems to be looking for submissions.
Uk trying to hold on to Zahovic's head to control him but Zahovic postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zahovic throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Uk preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Zahovic is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Uk doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Zahovic.
Uk controlling the position for now.
Zahovic scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Uk trying to control from the bottom.
Zahovic is stalling here. Uk is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Zahovic seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Uk has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Zahovic is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Uk off and has taken his back!
Uk trying to control the position but Zahovic manages to sink in the hooks.
Uk is trapped and Zahovic is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Uk is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Zahovic patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Zahovic is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Uk defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Zahovic's arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uk is in bad spot here.
Zahovic is not going to allow Uk to sit and survive in this position.
Uk breaks Zahovic's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Zlatko Zahovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zahovic is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Zahovic escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Uk gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Uk passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Uk staying calm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uk is looking to take a break and control but Zahovic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zahovic is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zahovic tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Uk wants to control but Zahovic is keeping him busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zlatko Zahovic showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Uk 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dong Uk!
After the fight, Dong Uk 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 Corey Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romeo Hernanes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis comes to the cage accompanied by Can't Be Touched. Hernanes has chosen Awolnation - Sail as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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161 lbs
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36
168 lbs
25 - 14 - 2 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Corey Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Romeo Hernanes!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernanes tried to score with a low kick but Davis checks it.
Davis blocks a head kick by Hernanes.
Hernanes closes the distance looking to clinch
and Davis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Romeo Hernanes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hernanes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hernanes moves away from the strike by Davis.
Davis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hernanes misses with a double jab.
Davis appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hernanes misses with a leg kick
and Davis counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hernanes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Davis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hernanes fails in his attempt to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Davis misses the target.
Davis misses the shot to the body.
Hernanes is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hernanes throws an off balance right hand
and Davis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Davis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis keeps the fight on the outside.
Davis is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A telegraphed right hand from Davis misses the target.
Hernanes throws a shot from downtown. Davis moves away and avoids it.
Hernanes throws a head kick that misses.
Hernanes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Davis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hernanes misses with a low kick.
A little feinted left hand from Davis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Davis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hernanes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Davis went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Davis throws a hook but Hernanes avoids it easily.
Davis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hernanes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Davis counters with a nice body shot.
Hernanes wants to clinch
and Davis counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hernanes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Davis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hernanes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernanes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Davis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hernanes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Davis throws a jab but it's blocked by Hernanes.
Hernanes avoids the body shot from Davis.
Hernanes throws out a leg kick but Davis moves out of range and Hernanes only half commits.
Davis appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Davis throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hernanes's head.
Davis is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hernanes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Davis.
No joy there for Hernanes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hernanes misses with a series of wild punches.
Hernanes misses with a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Davis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hernanes swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hernanes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Davis moves away from the strike by Hernanes.
Davis is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Davis drops his hands momentarily and Hernanes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis swats away the attempt to clinch by Hernanes.
Davis with a hook.
Hernanes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hernanes tries to work over Davis's front leg with a kick but Davis checks it.
Hernanes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hernanes throws a lazy head kick
and Davis counters with an outside leg kick.
Hernanes avoids a kick to the body.
A low kick from Hernanes misses
and Davis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hernanes ducks under a wild hook from Davis.
Davis tries to land a leg kick but Hernanes saw it coming and moves away.
Nice body punch from Davis.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hernanes tries to clinch but Davis is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernanes moves into range and clinches up with Davis.
Hernanes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Davis blocks it with crossed arms.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis is stalling here.
Hernanes blocks an elbow strike from Davis.
A nice left hand lands by Davis.
Hernanes trying to land knees to the body.
Davis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hernanes darts in and clinches Davis up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Davis.
Hernanes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Davis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hernanes tries to land a knee to the head but Davis blocks with his arms.
Davis tries to work over Hernanes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hernanes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hernanes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hernanes tries to clinch but Davis is having none of it.
Davis attempts a counter takedown but Hernanes avoids it well and moves away.
Hernanes throws a half hearted mid kick.
No joy there for Davis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corey Davis dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hernanes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hernanes closes the distance and clinches.
Hernanes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Davis is keeping busy.
Hernanes breaks the clinch.
Hernanes lands a head kick!
No joy there for Hernanes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Davis has been working on his balance at Lucky Liam's MMA Academy, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Hernanes.
Hernanes throws a body shot but no joy.
Oooooh!!! Davis has knocked Hernanes down with a huge combo! Davis steps away and waves a wobbly Hernanes back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Romeo Hernanes has been cut.
Corey Davis is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis looks to throw the jab but Hernanes is out of range.
Davis throws a jab when Hernanes was well out of range.
Hernanes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Davis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hernanes's hands.
An inside leg kick lands from Hernanes.
Hernanes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davis.
Davis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Davis misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Davis misses.
Hernanes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hernanes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Davis.
Hernanes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Davis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hernanes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Davis swats away the attempt to clinch by Hernanes.
Hernanes throws a shot from downtown. Davis moves away and avoids it.
Davis blocks a low kick nicely.
Davis appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hernanes throws out a leg kick but Davis moves out of range and Hernanes only half commits.
Hernanes looks for the body kick but Davis saw that one coming.
Hernanes ducks under a wild hook from Davis.
Hernanes tries to close the distance and clinch but Davis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hernanes closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Davis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hernanes on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernanes throws a sloppy head kick and Davis moves out of range easily.
Hernanes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Davis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Davis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hernanes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Davis throws an overhand right that lands on Hernanes's shoulder, as Hernanes tries to avoid the shot.
Davis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hernanes can do to turn this around?
Sloppy strikes from Hernanes. Those never looked like landing.
Davis half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hernanes fails to land with a series of punches.
Davis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Davis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hernanes rushes Davis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hernanes stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hernanes missing with knees to the body.
Hernanes stalling in the clinch but Davis improves position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis manages to break the clinch.
A leg kick checked by Davis.
Hernanes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Davis blocks a low kick nicely.
Hernanes tries a low kick but Davis avoids it.
Davis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Romeo Hernanes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hernanes misses with a low kick.
Hernanes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Davis misses with a right hand
and Hernanes counters with a one-two to the body.
Davis checks a leg kick nicely.
Hernanes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Davis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hernanes moves away from the strike by Davis.
Hernanes scores with a hook to the body. Davis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Davis tries to bum rush Hernanes with a series of wild strikes but Hernanes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hernanes throws a leg kick but Davis sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernanes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hernanes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Davis circles away quickly and effectively.
A big left from Davis misses.
Davis connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice defenses there by Hernanes.
Hernanes throws a right hand that Davis ducks under and follows up with a left that Davis also avoids with ease.
Hernanes walks into a left hand.
Hernanes wants to clinch up but Davis keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from Hernanes.
Davis circles away from the clinch attempt.
As Hernanes looks to move away, Davis throws a big counter combo but Hernanes just gets out of the way.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hernanes.
Davis keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Davis throws a hook but Hernanes blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hernanes tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Corey Davis will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Romeo Hernanes's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Davis slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hernanes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hernanes misses with a body kick.
Hernanes is looking to clinch.
Hernanes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hernanes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Davis.
Hernanes closes the distance looking to clinch
and Davis counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hernanes is trying to get back to full guard.
Davis takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hernanes has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Davis is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hernanes keeps working.
Hernanes has hold of Davis's hands but Davis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hernanes is trying to get back to full guard.
Hernanes wants to control but Davis is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Davis is keen to just control but Hernanes is a slippery customer.
Davis seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hernanes is trying to stand.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hernanes misses with a body kick.
Nice defenses there by Davis.
Hernanes misses with a double jab
and Davis counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Davis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Davis misses with an uppercut.
Hernanes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Good standup being displayed there by Davis as he connects with a hook.
Hernanes on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hernanes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Davis checks a low kick from Hernanes.
Hernanes just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDavis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernanes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Davis. That did some damage!
Hernanes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Davis.
Davis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hernanes's sensitive parts.
Hernanes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Davis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Davis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hernanes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Davis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Davis throws a lazy right hand but Hernanes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hernanes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Good work by Davis as he checks the leg kick.
Davis throws a right hand that Hernanes ducks under and follows up with a left that Hernanes also avoids with ease.
Hernanes throws a sloppy head kick and Davis moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hernanes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Davis punishes Hernanes's body with a nice straight punch.
Davis throws a hook but Hernanes avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Davis blocks a low kick nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hernanes.
Hernanes is looking to score with low kicks.
Romeo Hernanes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hernanes misses with a head kick.
No joy there for Hernanes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Davis cracks Hernanes with a good jab.
Davis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A bone on bone clash there as Davis blocks the leg kick.
Hernanes defending well as Davis loads up on a big left hand.
Corey Davis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Davis tests Hernanes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hernanes is rocked!
And that's the end of the fight!
Corey Davis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Davis, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corey Davis!
After the big win, Corey Davis made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Sin City Allstars and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harry Ballzonya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukacz Belmont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Belmont's choice of entrance music: N.W.A - Appetite For Destruction. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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38
183 lbs
23 - 22 - 0 |
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145 lbs
43 - 29 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
23 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harry Ballzonya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
43 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lukacz Belmont!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ballzonya throws a hook to the side of Belmont's head but Belmont sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Belmont moves out of range as Ballzonya strikes.
Belmont waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ballzonya.
Belmont misses the jab.
Belmont keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ballzonya.
Belmont looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Belmont throws a quick inside leg kick.
A jab from Belmont finds it's way through Ballzonya's defenses.
Belmont looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ballzonya swings widly with a right hand
and Belmont counters with an outside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Belmont misses the target.
Ballzonya thuds a left hand into Belmont's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ballzonya uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Belmont.
Ballzonya looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ballzonya throws a big shot that misses.
Ballzonya takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ballzonya misses with the body kick
and Belmont counters with a slapping leg kick.
Belmont swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballzonya misses with a wild body shot.
Ballzonya misses with an uppercut.
Belmont keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Belmont throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ballzonya slips under a jab from Belmont.
Belmont motions for Ballzonya to come forward. Belmont throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ballzonya drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Belmont misses with a body shot.
Ballzonya blocks a jab.
Ballzonya lands with an overhand left.
The fighters circling - Belmont throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab from Ballzonya.
Belmont keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ballzonya ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Belmont moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballzonya throws a leg kick which misses Belmont's front leg but catches the back leg as Belmont tries to avoid it.
Ballzonya misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belmont throws a body punch but Ballzonya moves out of range.
Lukacz Belmont seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ballzonya misses with a double jab.
Ballzonya scores with a jab. Belmont acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Belmont throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Belmont will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Belmont throws a solid leg kick but Ballzonya takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Belmont.
Belmont bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab lands there for Belmont.
Ballzonya jabs Belmont to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Belmont cracks Ballzonya with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Belmont just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Belmont lands but Ballzonya takes it in his stride.
Ballzonya tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ballzonya thuds his right hand into Belmont's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ballzonya misses with a two punch combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Belmont! But no joy.
Ballzonya's jab looks to have found its range, popping Belmont under the eye.
Belmont ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Belmont misses with a series of wild punches.
Ballzonya appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Belmont pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ballzonya staying out of range there.
Ballzonya throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Belmont lands with a hook. Ballzonya tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ballzonya pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Belmont throws out a counter right but Ballzonya avoids it with no problem.
Belmont throws a leg kick but Ballzonya sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ballzonya swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four 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!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Belmont, right into the meat.
Ballzonya misses with an uppercut
and Belmont counters with a stiff right hand.
Ballzonya misses the jab.
Ballzonya staying out of range there.
Ballzonya connects with a right hand. Belmont shakes it off.
Belmont tries a low kick but Ballzonya avoids it.
Belmont feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ballzonyas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Belmont is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ballzonya had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The fighters circling - Ballzonya throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ballzonya stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Belmont.
Belmont misses with an uppercut.
Ballzonya tries to move into range but Belmont moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ballzonya takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ballzonya is rocked!
Ballzonya stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Belmont.
A big left from Belmont misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lukacz Belmont dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ballzonya throws a lazy right hand but Belmont sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Belmont swings for the body but Ballzonya moves out of range.
Ballzonya moves forwards but Belmont connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Oh Ballzonya is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
BOOM! Belmont lands a beautiful left hook that drops Ballzonya. Ballzonya tries to recover but Belmont is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Ballzonya lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lukacz Belmont!
Our winner, Lukacz Belmont, 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.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tiny Mcfacepunch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mcfacepunch might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ooh La La. Foster has chosen Wrecking Ball as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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275 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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32
269 lbs
13 - 2 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tiny Mcfacepunch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Foster!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcfacepunch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mcfacepunch gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've been informed that Foster 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.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mcfacepunch.
Mcfacepunch throws a punch but it's blocked by Foster.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mcfacepunch lands a right hand.
Mcfacepunch swings wildly with an uppercut but Foster uses good head movement to avoid it.
Foster doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mcfacepunch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mcfacepunch can't find room to land a body shot as Foster controls the action.
Foster misses with a body punch.
Mcfacepunch lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foster tries to throw a body punch but Mcfacepunch avoids it by throwing Foster back against the cage.
Mcfacepunch lands a shot to the body.
Mcfacepunch misses with a punch on the inside.
Mcfacepunch throws a punch but it's blocked by Foster.
Mcfacepunch throws a head punch that misses.
Mcfacepunch misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcfacepunch softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mcfacepunch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mcfacepunch lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Foster throws a punch but it's blocked by Mcfacepunch.
Mcfacepunch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Foster goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Foster slowing the pace effectively.
Foster blocking some punches.
Come on Foster - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Foster lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Foster misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mcfacepunch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mcfacepunch lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Mcfacepunch.
A right handed body shot lands from Mcfacepunch.
Foster looks winded!
Good body shot from Mcfacepunch.
Mcfacepunch tries a body shot but Foster blocks it.
Mcfacepunch scores with a hook to the body.
Foster's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two 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!
Mcfacepunch tries to work over Foster's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mcfacepunch tries to throw a body punch but Foster avoids it by throwing Mcfacepunch back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Mcfacepunch.
Mcfacepunch lands with a light punch inside.
Mcfacepunch lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Foster or not.
Mcfacepunch stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mcfacepunch.
Mcfacepunch lands a nice shot to the body.
Mcfacepunch misses with a body punch.
A short right from Mcfacepunch.
Mcfacepunch gets through Foster's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mcfacepunch lands a body shot.
Mcfacepunch digs a right hand into Foster's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Foster's gas tank.
Mcfacepunch makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mcfacepunch is working Foster over against the cage.
Mcfacepunch lands a body shot in the clinch.
Foster tries to circle away but Mcfacepunch has him pinned against the cage.
Foster's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mcfacepunch throws a punch but it's blocked by Foster.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcfacepunch scores with a hook to the body.
Mcfacepunch softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Foster is rocked!
Mcfacepunch pushes Foster against the cage. Mcfacepunch is working some dirty boxing. Mcfacepunch pushes off with a quick right hook! Foster goes down! Foster tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Mcfacepunch moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tiny Mcfacepunch!
After the fight, Tiny Mcfacepunch was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Azar Qasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Qasi comes into the arena with For Whom The Bell Tolls blaring out of the sound system. Azar Qasi had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Azar Qasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frankie Drake!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Qasi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drake.
Qasi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Qasi throws an overhand right that lands on Drake's shoulder, as Drake tries to avoid the shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Drake.
Drake looks to score with a jab to the body but Qasi is just out of range.
Qasi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Qasi misses with a punch on the inside.
Qasi struggles to land a body shot inside as Drake controls his hands.
Qasi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Qasi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Qasi lands with a hook. Drake tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Qasi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Qasi counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake motions for Qasi to come forward. Drake throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Drake takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Qasi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Drakes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Azar Qasi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Qasi misses with a straight right.
Qasi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Qasi manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Drake on his heels. He'll look to pass Drake's guard now, I'm sure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Qasi tries to free his leg and advance position but Drake is retaining full guard.
Drake working a defensive guard here.
Qasi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Qasi trying to control but Drake is working from the bottom.
Drake trying to control the position here.
Qasi looking to pass the guard.
Drake has his foot on Qasi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Qasi works his way back into a safe position though.
Qasi tries to free his leg and advance position but Drake is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Drake pulls Qasi in close to his closed guard and prevents Qasi from doing any damage or advancing position.
Drake has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at UHK, Inc.. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Drake is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Qasi is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drake has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Qasi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Drake working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Qasi.
Qasi drops back looking for a leg! Drake is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Drake manages to kick Qasi off! Qasi jumps back into Drake's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Drake keeping moving, preventing Qasi from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake has Qasi pulled in close to control his posture.
Qasi is pushing down on Drake's leg trying to pass to half guard. Drake is fighting to maintain full guard but Qasi has managed to sneak the leg through.
Drake looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Qasi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Drake is just riding it out for now. Qasi eventually gives up the hold.
Qasi is trying to work for a kimura but Drake is defending well.
Drake wants to control but Qasi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
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.
Drake wants to get back to full guard.
Qasi wants to work for an arm triangle but Drake is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Drake trying to control here.
Qasi is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Drake keeping full guard, as Qasi tries to pass.
Drake can't keep his opponent in guard - Qasi advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Qasi is trying to work for a kimura but Drake is defending well.
Drake trying to control but Qasi postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Azar Qasi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch up but Qasi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Drake tries for a takedown but Qasi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Qasi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Qasi scores with a nice head shot.
Qasi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Drakes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Qasi is looking to clinch.
Drake tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Qasi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Qasi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Qasi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Qasi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Drake backwards.
Qasi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Drake.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drake.
Drake stops a takedown attempt from Qasi.
Drake doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Drake - that landed with a thud.
Drake jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Qasi walks away with a smile on his face. Drake gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Qasi swats away the attempt to clinch by Drake.
Qasi throws a hook to the side of Drake's head but Drake sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Qasi swats away the attempt to clinch by Drake.
Qasi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Drake gets caught flat footed, as Qasi shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Qasi postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Drake is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Qasi, into his guard.
Drake trying to control but Qasi is working from the bottom.
Drake pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Qasi is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qasi trying to keep a closed guard but Drake is proving a slippery customer.
Drake distracts Qasi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Drake tries to free his leg and advance position but Qasi is retaining full guard.
Qasi is looking for a triangle here but Drake uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Qasi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Drake working the body and head with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Drake thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Qasi is not content to let Drake control the position.
Qasi sneaks back into half guard.
Qasi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Qasi wants to improve his position but Drake is controlling well.
Drake is trying to work for a kimura but Qasi is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake lands strikes from half guard.
Qasi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Drake prevents Qasi from improving his position.
Qasi manages to get to full guard.
Drake with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Drake avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Azar Qasi dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Drake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drake misses with a straight right.
Qasi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Qasi cracks a nice hook into Drake's ribs.
Qasi is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Qasi tries to clinch there but Drake circles away.
Drake will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Azar Qasi is winning the standup battle so far.
Qasi lands with a nice body punch.
Drake scores with a takedown into Qasi's guard.
Drake forces his way into half guard.
Drake is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Qasi wants to control but Drake is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Qasi wants to control but Drake is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Qasi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Qasi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Drake.
Drake has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Qasi is in all sorts of trouble here.
Qasi tries to lock up and control but Drake gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Qasi can't escape the position.
Drake lands with some strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake prevents Qasi from getting the reversal.
Drake breaks from Qasi's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Drake is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Qasi can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Qasi is in all sorts of trouble here.
Qasi wants to control but Drake is having none of it.
Drake sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The referee warns Qasi that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Qasi tries to reverse the position but Drake maintains control.
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's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Drake is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Qasi can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Qasi is trying desperately to improve position.
Qasi regains half guard.
Qasi actively working from the bottom here.
Drake trying to control from half guard but Qasi is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Qasi tries to get to full guard but Drake has control of the leg.
Qasi trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Qasi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Drake pulls his head out easily.
Frankie Drake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Qasi tries to roll over but Drake keeps him under control.
Drake throwing shots but Qasi is blocking nicely.
Frankie Drake has got the better of the ground game so far.
Drake slips a nice elbow through Qasi's hands, connecting with Qasi's forehead.
Drake has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Qasi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Drake winds up and cracks Qasi with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Azar Qasi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Qasi is looking for a sweep. Drake is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Drake moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Qasi.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frankie Drake comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Qasi 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Azar Qasi!
Azar Qasi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryu Musashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fahad Al Qarni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Musashi comes to the cage accompanied by Sword of the Stranger - Mukoh Hadan. Al Qarni is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hells Bells. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
177 lbs
11 - 2 - 1 |
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187 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ryu Musashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Fahad Al Qarni!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Qarni will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Musashi works the jab nicely.
Al Qarni tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Musashi swivels and escapes.
Fahad Al Qarni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Musashi swings for the body but Al Qarni moves out of range.
Musashi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've been told by Musashi's head coaches at Bjorn's Elite Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Al Qarni swings away with a body shot that misses
and Musashi counters with a series of strikes. Al Qarni will be more careful next time no doubt.
Al Qarni moves to clinch but Musashi breaks away
and Musashi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Musashi connects with an inside leg kick.
Musashi dodges the punch combination from Al Qarni.
Al Qarni misses the body punch
and Musashi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Musashi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It seemed like Al Qarni was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Musashi slips under a jab.
Al Qarni connects with a good right hand that stumbles Musashi. Musashi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Musashi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Al Qarni darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Al Qarni lands with a hook. Musashi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Qarni jabs at Musashi's body.
Musashi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Musashi misses with a low kick as Al Qarni jumps back.
Musashi connects with a jab.
Ryu Musashi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Musashi moves out of range as Al Qarni strikes.
Musashi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Al Qarni pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Musashi back to the cage. Al Qarni follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Al Qarni waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Musashi.
Musashi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Musashi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Al Qarni unleashes a big counter combination but Musashi bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Al Qarni shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Musashi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ryu Musashi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fahad Al Qarni.
A swing and a miss from Al Qarni.
Al Qarni avoids the body shot from Musashi.
Al Qarni is looking for the big counter here.
Al Qarni lands a jab.
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!
Al Qarni throws a big shot that misses.
Al Qarni throws an off balance right hand
enabling Musashi to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Qarni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Musashi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Al Qarni.
Musashi scores with a body shot.
Musashi throws a leg kick but Al Qarni checks it.
Nice cross by Al Qarni.
Musashi scores with a decent looking hook.
Musashi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Musashi works the jab nicely.
Musashi lands a big head kick that sends Al Qarni tumbling to the mat! Musashi takes a step backwards and waves Al Qarni back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Al Qarni is rocked!
Al Qarni circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Musashi. Al Qarni falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Musashi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ryu Musashi!
Ryu Musashi bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sydney Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Sionis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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250 lbs
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sydney Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roman Sionis!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws the left hand but Sionis avoids the punch easily.
Jones throws the left hand but Sionis avoids the punch easily.
Sionis lunges at Jones with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jones's hand.
Jones cracks a nice hook into Sionis's ribs.
Sionis misses with a straight right.
It looked like Jones wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sionis's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jones under the eye.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Sionis moved out of range nicely.
Sionis appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sionis looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Jones throwing a counter right hand but Sionis manages to avoid it.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Sionis is just out of range.
Sionis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Jones misses the target.
Sionis delivers a nice body kick.
Sionis looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Sionis throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Sionis works the jab nicely.
Sionis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sionis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Sionis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sionis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sionis lands the left hand.
Jones takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Sydney Jones has been cut.
Jones misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Sionis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sionis works the jab nicely.
Sionis misses with the combination.
Sionis slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Sionis appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jones misses with a left hand
and Sionis counters with a nice uppercut.
Sionis drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Jones right on the button. Jones goes down! Sionis follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Sionis gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roman Sionis!
During a confident post fight interview, Roman Sionis thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karol Cropp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wei Pei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karol Cropp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Wei Pei!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pei misses with an uppercut. Cropp saw that one coming.
Pei lands with a straight right. Cropp didn't see that one coming.
Pei thuds a left hand into Cropp's body.
Cropp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pei moves away.
Cropp has a takedown stuffed.
Pei throws a head kick but Cropp moves out of range.
Cropp moves out of range of the body kick.
Pei has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Pei turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A lazy left from Cropp finds it's target.
Pei works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Karol Cropp has been cut.
Pei throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cropp shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Pei napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Pei bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cropp fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Karol Cropp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pei thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cropp if he has to take too many more of those.
Cropp is breathing heavily.
Pei throws a shot to the body.
OH! Cropp has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Pei smells blood and charges in for the finish! Pei unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Cropp sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Wei Pei!
A very excited looking Wei Pei made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darby Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shuya Nanahara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gordon kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is United Booty Foundation. Nanahara has chosen Sail as his entrance music. Darby Gordon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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217 lbs
24 - 12 - 0 |
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215 lbs
25 - 5 - 0 |
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darby Gordon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shuya Nanahara!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nanahara digs a good body shot into Gordon's ribs.
Gordon throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Nanahara.
Gordon moves out of range as Nanahara strikes.
Gordon looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Nanahara has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gordon.
Nanahara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gordon.
Nanahara lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nanahara throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gordon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Gordon finds it's way through Nanahara's defenses.
Nanahara throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gordon counters with a straight right hand.
Nanahara lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nanahara takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nanahara throws a right and a left that Gordon avoids nicely.
Gordon closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nanahara circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon throws a series of punches but Nanahara moves out of range.
Gordon slips a straight right by Nanahara.
Gordon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nanahara was well out of range. Poor timing from Gordon.
Nanahara throws a series of punches but Gordon avoids them all with ease.
Nanahara swings for the body but Gordon moves out of range.
Gordon throws a series of strikes that have Nanahara backpedaling.
Nanahara waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gordon.
Nanahara throws out a leg kick but Gordon moves out of range and Nanahara only half commits.
Gordon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nanahara is looking for the big counter here.
Gordon misses with an uppercut. Nanahara saw that one coming.
Gordon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nanahara looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Nanahara.
A swing and a miss from Gordon.
Nanahara now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nanahara lands a nice shot that snaps Gordon's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nanahara throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Donk. Gordon catches Nanahara right on the button with a cross.
Nanahara turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gordon throws a sloppy head kick and Nanahara moves out of range easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Nanahara misses.
Gordon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nanahara's hands.
Gordon throws a leg kick but Nanahara sees it coming and moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nanahara checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Nanahara is trying to defend but Gordon finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Gordon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gordon content to control rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gordon lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gordon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nanahara tries to kick Gordon off but Gordon keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Nanahara keeping control of the position.
Gordon tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nanahara is defending against the submission attempts here by Gordon.
Nanahara looks like he's trying to stand up.
Nanahara is not content to let Gordon control the position.
Gordon seems to be looking for submissions.
Nanahara wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darby Gordon dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nanahara slips a jab and a cross from Gordon.
Nanahara takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nanahara throws a wild body kick that Gordon sees coming a mile off.
Nanahara throws a series of punches but Gordon moves out of range.
Gordon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nanahara at a distance.
Gordon takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gordon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nanahara can do to turn this around?
Gordon throws a leg kick but Nanahara sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gordon looks to score with a jab to the body but Nanahara is just out of range.
Nanahara misses with a series of wild punches.
Nanahara lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Nanahara.
Gordon looks to score with a jab to the body but Nanahara is just out of range.
Darby Gordon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gordon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gordon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nanahara moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nanahara swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nanahara looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nanahara feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gordon's calf.
Gordon tries to bum rush Nanahara with a series of wild strikes but Nanahara uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nanahara moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gordon stalks Nanahara and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nanahara's face. Nanahara staggers backwards, shaken.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nanahara checks a low kick from Gordon.
Gordon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nanahara fails to land with a series of punches.
Gordon is looking to counter the offense by Nanahara and move into the clinch.
Gordon gets the takedown into side control.
Gordon working the ground and pound.
Gordon is looking to take a break and control but Nanahara is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nanahara is trying to control Gordon's posture but Gordon avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nanahara is looking for a sweep.
Nanahara is trying to get back to his feet.
Gordon working the ground and pound from side control.
Gordon wants to control but Nanahara is keeping him busy.
Gordon with the ground and pound but Nanahara regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Gordon controlling the action here.
That's four 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.
Nanahara is looking to escape.
Nanahara trying to control but Gordon postures up.
Gordon is working for a submission of some sort.
Gordon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nanahara keeps working.
Nanahara wants to get back to his feet.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Darby Gordon will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gordon takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gordon moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gordon misses with a lunging right hand
and Gordon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gordon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nanahara will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gordon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nanahara throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gordon.
Nanahara throws a series of punches but Gordon avoids them all with ease.
Gordon is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Nanahara.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon throws out a leg kick but Nanahara moves out of range and Gordon only half commits.
A nice side step and Nanahara releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gordon tries to bum rush Nanahara with a series of wild strikes but Nanahara uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch lands to the side of Nanahara 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gordon misses with a low kick.
Gordon misses with a hook
and Nanahara counters with a nice body shot.
Nice shot by Gordon.
Gordon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gordon misses with a straight left.
Nanahara scoring well with a low kick there.
Gordon tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Nanahara misses the target.
Nanahara misses with a wild body shot.
Nanahara throws a jab but it's blocked by Gordon.
Gordon is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Nanahara.
Nanahara connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Gordon.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Nanahara misses.
Gordon misses with a straight left.
Nanahara takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nanahara tries to land a leg kick but Gordon saw it coming and moves away.
Nanahara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Nanahara was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nanahara.
Gordon throwing a counter right hand but Nanahara manages to avoid it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Nanahara.
No joy there for Gordon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nanahara swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nanahara rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gordon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gordon wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Gordon throws a right and a left that Nanahara avoids nicely.
A little jabbing left from Nanahara on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nanahara lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gordon circles away quickly and effectively.
Gordon slips under a jab from Nanahara.
Gordon seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nanahara misses with a few strikes there.
Nanahara throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gordon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gordon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Shuya Nanahara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gordon missing with a left hand there. Nanahara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gordon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gordon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gordon checks a leg kick nicely.
Nanahara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gordon.
Nanahara misses with a two punch combination.
A swing and a miss from Nanahara.
Nanahara throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gordon on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nanahara throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shuya Nanahara really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A punch combination from Gordon misses.
Nanahara is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gordon with a body shot.
Gordon thuds his shin into the meat of Nanahara's side.
Gordon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gordon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nanahara missing with a left hand there. Gordon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gordon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nanahara's head backwards.
Gordon misses with a kick to the body
and Nanahara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nanahara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gordon.
Gordon is looking to score with low kicks.
A nice side step and Nanahara releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gordon's corner calls for a 1-2. Gordon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nanahara. Nanahara obviously looking to wear him down.
Gordon gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gordon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nanahara swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A low kick from Gordon is predictable there
and Nanahara counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Gordon.
Gordon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gordon seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Gordon feints and then cracks Nanahara's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nanahara down.
Nanahara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nanahara tries to bum rush Gordon with a series of wild strikes but Gordon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gordon throws a counter high kick but Nanahara was just alert enough to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Nanahara explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good exchange - Nanahara coming out on top.
Nanahara swings for the body but Gordon moves out of range.
Nanahara takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gordon shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Nanahara eats them both and turns towards Gordon to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Nanahara tries to bum rush Gordon with a series of wild strikes but Gordon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gordon tries a head kick but it misses.
Nanahara throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nanahara lands with a right hand.
Gordon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nanahara is looking to chop away at Gordon's legs.
Gordon throws a big counter combination but Nanahara scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Gordon changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nanahara tries to avoid it but Gordon manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nanahara to the ground. Nanahara escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A countering left hand to the body from Nanahara misses.
Gordon lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Gordon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nanahara throws a shot from downtown. Gordon moves away and avoids it.
Gordon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nanahara takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Darby Gordon is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nanahara lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gordon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nanahara slips under a jab.
Gordon avoids the head kick by Nanahara.
Gordon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That kick from Nanahara tenderised Gordon's leg. Gordon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gordon shoots for a takedown but Nanahara saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A good leg kick by Nanahara.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gordon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gordon misses with an uppercut. Nanahara saw that one coming.
Gordon throws a head kick but Nanahara moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Darby Gordon will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Gordon misses with a body shot
and Nanahara counters with a three punch combo that has Gordon backing up. Gordon nods at Nanahara to acknowledge the strikes.
A punch combination from Nanahara misses.
Gordon is looking to counter with head kicks.
Gordon misses with a leg kick.
Nanahara unleashes a big counter combination but Gordon bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nanahara blocks a head kick by Gordon.
Nanahara throws a counter combo.
Gordon clobbers Nanahara with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nanahara has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nanahara misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nanahara throws a shot from downtown. Gordon moves away and avoids it.
Gordon seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Gordon misses with a low kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nanahara.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Gordon misses its intended target.
Gordon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nanahara throws a low kick but Gordon moves out of range easily.
Gordon is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Nanahara.
Nanahara blocks a head kick by Gordon.
Nanahara misses with a two punch combination.
Gordon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nanahara in his tracks.
An inside leg kick lands from Nanahara.
Nanahara throws a right hand that Gordon ducks under and follows up with a left that Gordon also avoids with ease.
Gordon throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nanahara sprawls well. Nanahara wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gordon gets slowly back to his feet.
Gordon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nanahara in his tracks.
Gordon has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nanahara throws a series of punches but Gordon moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gordon takes a swing at Nanahara's ribcage but misses.
Nanahara now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Darby Gordon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nanahara.
Gordon works over Nanahara's head and body with a nice combination.
Nanahara tests Gordon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A low kick from Nanahara is predictable there
and Gordon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nanahara ducks under a wild hook from Gordon.
Gordon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nanahara's sensitive parts.
Gordon closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gordon lands in his opponent's guard.
Nanahara kicks Gordon off and gets to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nanahara misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gordon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slow jab from Nanahara misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Nanahara.
Gordon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Gordon blocks the leg kick.
Gordon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Shuya Nanahara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gordon with a nice cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shuya Nanahara comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gordon 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 48:47
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 48:47
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 48:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Darby Gordon!
Darby Gordon is the new light heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Darby Gordon thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Shuya Nanahara was interviewed post fight and said 'Sorry to disappoint everyone, Ill be back.'.
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