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Prestige FC 48: Faito PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konstantin Erokhin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva's entrance music is Roots Bloody Roots - Sepultura. A fine choice. Erokhin has chosen Michael Jackson Billie Jean as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rodrigo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Konstantin Erokhin!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Erokhin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Erokhin throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Silva tumbling to the canvas!
Silva is rocked!
It looks like Rodrigo Silva has been cut.
Erokhin preventing the sweep.
Oh Silva is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva wants to stand up but Erokhin is controlling him.
Erokhin tries to stand but Silva is controlling from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Erokhin decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Silva, up you get!
We've been hearing reports that Silva has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Silva leaves his chin hanging out and Erokhin seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Silva crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Konstantin Erokhin!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Konstantin Erokhin made sure he mentioned Mohito Fightwear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oleg Kravichenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johann Bismark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bismark's choice of entrance music: I Don't Care Anymore - Phil Collins. On his way into the ring it seems that Oleg Kravichenko has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Oleg Kravichenko seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Oleg Kravichenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johann Bismark!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bismark slaps away a takedown attempt from Kravichenko, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bismark with a nice cross.
Kravichenko shoots in looking for a takedown but Bismark manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kravichenko's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bismark throws a body punch but Kravichenko moves out of range.
Bismark throws a body shot but no joy.
Good shot there by Bismark.
Bismark smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bismark shoots in looking for a takedown but Kravichenko manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bismark's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bismark slips under a jab.
Kravichenko dives in and grabs Bismark's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bismark pushes down on Kravichenko's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oleg Kravichenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bismark throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kravichenko tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bismark is in Kravichenko's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bismark is looking to work some ground and pound but Kravichenko has wrist control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bismark is looking to work some ground and pound but Kravichenko has wrist control.
Bismark postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bismark is stalling in the full guard.
Kravichenko throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kravichenko looking for a sweep. Not yet Kravichenko, not yet.
Bismark trying to control but Kravichenko is working from the bottom.
Kravichenko is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bismark defends well.
Bismark 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.
Bismark landing with the ground and pound.
Bismark is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bismark looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bismark accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kravichenko is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bismark loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've been hearing good reports from Kravichenko's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Kravichenko is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bismark advances position into side control!
Bismark working the head with strikes.
Bismark lands a decent elbow from side control.
Bismark goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Kravichenko has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Bismark but great work by Kravichenko.
Kravichenko goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Bismark rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Kravichenko's guard! Nice work there by Bismark!
Bismark is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bismark trying to control the position from guard on top but Kravichenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kravichenko throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kravichenko working for a triangle but Bismark defends it easily.
Kravichenko looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bismark stands and throws Kravichenko's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kravichenko tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bismark wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bismark passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Kravichenko!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bismark has control of Kravichenko's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Kravichenko regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Kravichenko trying desperately to get to his feet.
Bismark looking to control but Kravichenko is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kravichenko working to try and regain half guard.
Bismark landing strikes from the mount.
Bismark connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kravichenko is bucking up trying to escape but Bismark cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kravichenko is rocked!
Kravichenko is looking to get to half guard.
Oh Kravichenko is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Kravichenko sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Bismark is working for a submission of some sort.
Kravichenko tries to get to full guard but Bismark has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johann Bismark dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kravichenko takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Some wild striking there from Kravichenko.
Kravichenko seems to have got his legs back now.
Kravichenko misses with a takedown attempt
and Bismark scores with a counter punch that sends Kravichenko to the canvas! Bismark smells blood - he's punishing Kravichenko with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Kravichenko has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johann Bismark!
An out of breath Johann Bismark thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalju Kulli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Couture comes to the ring accompanied by Mama said knock you out. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
51 - 27 - 2, fighting out of London, Brandon Couture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kalju Kulli!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kulli throws a sloppy head kick
and Couture connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Couture tries a head kick but it misses.
Couture avoids the head kick by Kulli.
Couture throwing a counter right hand but Kulli manages to avoid it.
Kulli throws a sloppy head kick and Couture moves out of range easily.
Kulli moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kulli comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Couture moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kulli keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kulli lands a glancing blow to the side of Couture's head.
Couture scores with a nice strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kulli misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kulli fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Couture.
Kulli throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kulli lands a head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulli dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kulli moves into the clinch successfully.
Kulli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Couture misses with some punches.
Kulli keeps control of Couture as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kulli misses with a punch on the inside.
Kulli has Couture pressed against the ropes, preventing Couture from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kulli lands a body punch.
Kulli breaks the clinch.
Kulli scores with a hook to the body. Couture takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kulli clinches up against the ropes.
Kulli breaks the clinch.
Kulli throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kulli rushes Couture and presses him up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulli escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Couture throws a jab when Kulli was well out of range.
Kalju Kulli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Couture connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kulli's hands.
Kulli throws a looping overhand right but Couture ducks down to avoid it.
Kulli tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kulli throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kulli misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kulli misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brandon Couture is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kulli looks to score with a jab to the body but Couture is just out of range.
Couture throws a sloppy head kick and Kulli moves out of range easily.
Kulli turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kulli. Couture does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kulli - that will leave a mark!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulli lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Couture blocks a head kick by Kulli.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kulli.
Kulli takes a shot to the head.
Kulli tries a body shot but Couture blocks it.
Kulli lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Couture stops a takedown attempt from Kulli.
Kulli tries to work over Couture's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kulli lands a shot to the body.
Kulli misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Couture fails to land.
Couture working hard to break the clinch.
Couture lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kulli backwards.
Kulli is trying to maintain a safe position but Couture gets an underhook and turns Kulli into the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kulli pulls guard effortlessly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couture stands up and waves to Kulli to follow him.
Couture stuffs the takedown attempt from Kulli. Kulli gets slowly back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Couture blocks a head kick by Kulli.
Couture throwing a counter right hand but Kulli manages to avoid it.
Kulli looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kulli does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kulli scores with a sloppy right hand. Couture should have avoided that one.
A jab from Kulli misses.
Kulli closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kulli jabs Couture right on the nose. Couture blinks but takes it well.
Kulli takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kulli misses with a body kick.
Kulli throws a hook to the side of Couture's head but Couture sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalju Kulli dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kulli lands a slapping body shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kulli.
Kulli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kulli plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kalju Kulli seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Couture keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Couture misses the target.
Couture throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kulli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Couture has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kulli.
Kulli scores with a spinning back kick!
Couture throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kulli closes the distance and pushes Couture back into the ropes.
Kulli wants to stall.
Kulli has Couture pressed against the ropes, preventing Couture from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kulli tries to throw a body punch but Couture avoids it by throwing Kulli back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulli is looking to control Couture's arms but Couture gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kulli has his back to the ropes.
Couture misses with a punch on the inside.
Kulli throws an elbow but it misses.
Couture misses with the head strike.
Kulli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kulli dives in for a single leg takedown but Couture sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Kulli lands a leg kick that knocks Couture off balance momentarily.
Jab by Kulli.
Couture misses with an uppercut. Kulli saw that one coming.
Couture throws a big shot that misses.
Kulli scores with the left hand. Couture knows he should have avoided that one.
Couture throws a head kick that Kulli semi-blocks.
Kulli throws a sloppy head kick
and Couture counters with a crisp right that sends Kulli to the canvas! Couture follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brandon Couture!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Boros Monet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bread Panterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monet comes to the ring accompanied by Downstait - Open Your Eyes. Panterson has chosen New Beginnings as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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141 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Boros Monet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bread Panterson!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monet throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Panterson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Monet pushes Panterson off and gets back to his feet.
Monet stuffs the takedown.
Panterson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Monet cracks Panterson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Monet moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Monet swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice sprawl there from Monet as Panterson shoots in.
Boros Monet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bread Panterson.
Monet moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Monet looks to score with a jab to the body but Panterson is just out of range.
Panterson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Panterson looks for a takedown but Monet sprawls well.
Monet connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Panterson momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monet defending well as Panterson loads up on a big left hand.
Panterson misses with a double jab.
Monet feints a jab promting Panterson to slip. Monet then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Panterson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Panterson shoots for a double leg takedown but Monet sprawls well. He's pushed Panterson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Boros Monet is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice sprawl there from Monet as Panterson shoots in.
Panterson shoots in for a double leg but Monet sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Panterson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Monet with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Monet sizes up Panterson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Monet lands a body shot.
Monet lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Monet lands a glancing blow to the side of Panterson's head.
No luck for Panterson with that takedown attempt.
Monet throws a leg kick which misses Panterson's front leg but catches the back leg as Panterson tries to avoid it.
Panterson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Panterson.
As Panterson looks to move away, Monet throws a big counter combo but Panterson just gets out of the way.
Panterson blocks a head kick by Monet.
Monet lands with a right hand.
Panterson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Monet counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Panterson fails to land the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panterson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Monet.
Panterson tries for a takedown but Monet circles away easily
and Monet connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Panterson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Panterson trying to pass the guard but Monet defending well.
Monet trying to control from the bottom.
Panterson is working for a submission of some sort.
Panterson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Monet is just riding it out for now. Panterson eventually gives up the hold.
Monet wants to control but Panterson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panterson is looking to take a break and control but Monet is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Monet is controlling Panterson's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Panterson tries to pass to full mount but Monet defends it.
Panterson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Monet gets back to half guard.
Panterson prevents Monet from standing back up.
Monet controlling the position well.
Panterson wants to pass to mount but Monet is defending the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boros Monet dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Panterson shoots in and gets a takedown into Monet's guard.
Panterson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Monet is keeping the position for now.
Panterson wants to control from the top but Monet keeps moving.
Monet lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Monet trying to control but Panterson is working from the bottom.
Panterson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Monet gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monet pushing down on Panterson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Monet in particular looking to stall.
Monet is looking to stall here but Panterson recovers full guard.
Monet has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Monet tries to free his leg and advance position but Panterson is retaining full guard.
Monet 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.
Panterson keeping moving, preventing Monet from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Panterson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Monet defends it easily.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Panterson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Monet works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Monet is trying to control the action in half guard but Panterson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Monet seems content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panterson is staying active underneath Monet, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
We've been told by Monet's head coaches at Hugs & Kisses that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A head kick misses from Monet.
Panterson throws a right and a left that Monet avoids nicely.
Panterson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Monet counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Panterson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Monet tries to avoid it but Panterson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Monet to the ground. Monet escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Monet lands a nice shot to the body.
Monet is looking to wear down Panterson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice body punch from Monet.
Boros Monet is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monet bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Panterson's head backwards.
Panterson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Monet scores with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Monet. Those never looked like landing.
Monet punishes Panterson's body with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Monet swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Monet ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Monet lands a nice looking kick to the body. Panterson takes a step back to recover.
Monet changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Panterson is breathing heavily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Panterson checks a leg kick.
Monet moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Panterson is rocked!
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Monet! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Boros Monet!
After the fight, Boros Monet 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.
Bread Panterson was interviewed post fight and said 'Sometimes, we win, and sometimes we lost, but in the end we, all both persevere in life!so in this defeat, i will not hinder, and i'll be back much stronger than before'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mason Graham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mason Graham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Phil Harris!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graham looks to land a right hand but Harris moved out of range.
Harris jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Graham scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Harris doesn't seem bothered though.
Graham dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harris attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Harris uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Graham.
Nice sprawl there from Graham as Harris shoots in.
Graham ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harris moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris slips under a jab.
Graham stuffs the takedown attempt from Harris. Harris gets slowly back to his feet.
Harris with a poor takedown
and Graham makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mason Graham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phil Harris.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham cracks Harris with a right hand to the side of the head.
Harris connects with a high kick.
Graham looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Harris lunges at Graham with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Graham's hand.
Harris connects with a high kick.
Harris feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Harris trying to control the position from guard on top but Graham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Graham working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harris.
Harris won't allow Graham to get back to his feet.
Harris wants to control from the top but Graham keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris stands up over Graham, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Harris looking to pass the guard.
Graham wants to sweep here but Harris controlling him for the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Graham is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Harris has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Harris trying to control but Graham is working from the bottom.
Harris wants to pass the guard but Graham is keeping the position.
Harris makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham working a defensive guard here.
Harris throws a strike but Graham rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Harris is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Graham defends well.
Graham trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.
Graham trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Harris working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Graham doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Graham manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Harris is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Graham frees his head nicely. Oh but Harris has switched to an armbar! Graham is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Phil Harris!
Phil Harris decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aslan Taisumov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brendan Duff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taisumov's entrance music is My World- Kid Cudi. A fine choice. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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159 lbs
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166 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aslan Taisumov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brendan Duff!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duff throws a poor cross that misses
and Taisumov counters with a nice uppercut.
Duff slips under a jab.
Brendan Duff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duff misses the jab.
We've been told by Taisumov's head coaches at Barbell Brigade - $700 that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Taisumov misses with a looping right.
A slapping leg kick lands for Duff.
Duff throws a low kick but Taisumov avoids it.
Duff connects with the punch.
Duff scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice straight punches there by Duff. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Duff.
Taisumov takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Taisumov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Duff.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duff swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Taisumov throws a jab when Duff was well out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Taisumov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Taisumov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Duff throws a leg kick which misses Taisumov's front leg but catches the back leg as Taisumov tries to avoid it.
Duff throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice body kick there by Duff.
Duff 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.
Duff throws a lazy uppercut
and Taisumov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Duff thinking.
Duff steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Taisumov.
Nice body kick from Duff.
Duff misses with a right hand
and Taisumov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Duff thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duff slips a jab and a cross from Taisumov.
Taisumov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taisumov blocks the body kick.
Aslan Taisumov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Duff throws a body punch but Taisumov moves out of range.
Taisumov throws a combination that misses
and Duff counters with a nice uppercut.
Duff swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Taisumov counters with a two punch combo.
Taisumov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Taisumov lands a two punch combo.
Taisumov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Taisumov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Taisumov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duff turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Taisumov throws a right and a left that Duff avoids nicely.
Taisumov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Duff counters with a nice uppercut.
Duff lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Taisumov circles away quickly and effectively.
Duff lands a head kick. Taisumov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Taisumov swinging wildly here.
Duff swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Taisumov throws a hook to the side of Duff's head but Duff sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taisumov takes a kick to the side of the head.
Duff moves into range and connects with a jab.
Taisumov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Duff counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taisumov misses with a few strikes there.
Duff throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Duff throws a sloppy head kick
and Taisumov counters with a left and a right that stings Duff.
Duff misses with an uppercut
enabling Taisumov to counter with a crisp jab.
Taisumov misses the jab.
Taisumov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Taisumov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brendan Duff will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Duff throws a leg kick which misses Taisumov's front leg but catches the back leg as Taisumov tries to avoid it.
Duff scores with a decent looking hook.
Taisumov blocks the body kick.
A combination from Duff does no damage.
Taisumov works over Duff's head and body with a nice combination.
Some wild striking there from Taisumov.
Brendan Duff seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taisumov tries to bum rush Duff with a series of wild strikes but Duff uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Danga de danga de dang - Taisumov scores with a four punch combination!
Taisumov misses with a double jab
and Taisumov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taisumov misses with a series of wild punches.
Duff feints the counter takedown.
Taisumov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Taisumov lands a two punch combo.
Duff lands with a good body shot.
Taisumov misses with a combination
and Duff counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Taisumov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Duff working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Duff's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duff lands a couple of elbows.
Duff throwing strikes from guard but Taisumov blocks nicely.
Taisumov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Duff wants to pass the guard but Taisumov is keeping the position.
Taisumov wants to stand and escape but Duff is having none of it.
Duff missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Taisumov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Duff on the ground.
Duff is working Taisumov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Duff pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Taisumov is keeping the position for now.
Duff with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taisumov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Duff throws a big right hand that misses.
Taisumov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Taisumov misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Taisumov misses.
Duff lands with a kick to the temple. Taisumov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Duff scoring well with a low kick there.
Duff slips a jab and a cross from Taisumov.
Duff drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Taisumov defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Duff.
Taisumov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Taisumov throws a big counter combination but Duff scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Taisumov throws a right hand that Duff ducks under and follows up with a left that Duff also avoids with ease.
Taisumov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Duff feints the counter takedown.
Duff lands a front kick.
Taisumov throws a series of punches but Duff avoids them all with ease.
Duff throws a big shot that misses.
Duff digs a good body shot into Taisumov's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taisumov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Duff finds it's way round the side to connect with Taisumov's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brendan Duff showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Taisumov throws a right and a left that Duff avoids nicely.
A big left from Taisumov misses.
Duff changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Taisumov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Duff can pounce on him.
Duff goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Duff buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Taisumov tries to bum rush Duff with a series of wild strikes but Duff uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Duff looks to land a body kick but Taisumov moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taisumov misses with a two punch combination.
Taisumov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Taisumov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Duff counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taisumov throws a combination. Duff tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Duff throws an overhand right that lands on Taisumov's shoulder, as Taisumov tries to avoid the shot.
Taisumov appears to be looking for a big counter.
Taisumov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Taisumov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Duff to score with a decent uppercut.
Taisumov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Duff tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Taisumov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Duff throws the left hand but Taisumov avoids the punch easily.
Duff connects with a leg kick. Taisumov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Duff takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Taisumov misses with a few strikes there.
Duff throws a hook but Taisumov blocks it.
It looked like Taisumov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Duff, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Duff throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taisumov misses with a straight right.
Aslan Taisumov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Duff thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Taisumov if he has to take too many more of those.
Duff throws a right hand that misses
and Taisumov counters with a series of strikes. Duff will be more careful next time no doubt.
Duff fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Taisumov throws a nice looking combination but Duff bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Duff misses with a head kick.
Taisumov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Duff turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duff lands a leg kick that knocks Taisumov off balance momentarily.
Taisumov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Duff lands with a thumping leg kick.
Duff throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Duff looks to move away, Taisumov throws a big counter combo but Duff just gets out of the way.
Duff misses with a hook.
Duff dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Taisumov. That did some damage!
Taisumov misses the jab.
Taisumov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Duff misses with a leg kick
and Taisumov counters with a two punch combo.
Duff throws a body punch but Taisumov moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taisumov misses with a combination
and Duff counters with a low kick, right behind Taisumov 's knee.
Taisumov misses with a combination
and Duff counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taisumov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Duff works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Duff thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Duff thows a huge punch but Taisumov dodges it nicely.
Duff is working for a submission of some sort.
Aslan Taisumov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Duff slips a nice elbow through Taisumov's hands, connecting with Taisumov's forehead.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brendan Duff comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Duff has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brendan Duff!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rab Rehab (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Hoover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rehab might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to saturday nights alright for fighting. The crowd seem to be enjoying Hoover's choice of entrance music: Godsmack - I Stand Alone. Rab Rehab has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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41
177 lbs
37 - 31 - 0 |
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25
170 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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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
37 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rab Rehab!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dominic Hoover!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoover throws a body punch but Rehab moves out of range.
Rehab walks into a jab.
Rehab ducks under a wild hook from Hoover.
Rehab avoids the head kick by Hoover.
As Hoover looks to move away, Rehab throws a big counter combo but Hoover just gets out of the way.
Hoover ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hoover thumps Rehab with a low kick.
Hoover throws a series of punches but Rehab avoids them all with ease.
Hoover swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hoover misses with a body kick.
Hoover misses with a head kick.
Hoover misses with an uppercut.
Rehab seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoover swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rehab appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rehab on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hoover scores with the left hand. Rehab knows he should have avoided that one.
Hoover misses with a double jab
and Rehab counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Hoover.
Hoover rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rehab counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hoover digs a good hook to Rehab's body.
Hoover scores with a three punch combo!
Hoover lands with a straight right. Rehab didn't see that one coming.
Rehab avoids the head kick by Hoover.
Rehab lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hoover waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rehab.
Hoover walks into a straight right hand from Rehab.
Rehab tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hoover was well out of range. Poor timing from Rehab.
Hoover paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, 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!
Hoover swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hoover throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rehab misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hoover throws a lazy right hand but Rehab sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rehab fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hoover manages to avoid it.
Rehab checks a leg kick.
Rehab tries to land a leg kick but Hoover saw it coming and moves away.
Hoover misses with a hook to the body
and Rehab counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hoover getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jab from Hoover.
Rehab is rocked!
Hoover finds Rehab's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Rehab flops back against the ropes, eyes gazing into the distance. Hoover lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Rehab will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dominic Hoover!
A less than humble Dominic Hoover misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tigran Sikhouasvili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Breneman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sikhouasvili's entrance music is Eye of the tiger. A fine choice. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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291 lbs
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280 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Tigran Sikhouasvili!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adam Breneman!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sikhouasvili wants to clinch up but Breneman keeps it at a distance.
Sikhouasvili misses with a low kick.
Sikhouasvili swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sikhouasvili throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Breneman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Breneman with the counter takedown but Sikhouasvili avoids it easily.
Breneman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sikhouasvili feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Breneman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sikhouasvili with a flurry of punches that miss.
Breneman controls Sikhouasvili momentarily but Sikhouasvili frees himself.
Breneman might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sikhouasvili haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Breneman wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Breneman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sikhouasvili's guard.
Sikhouasvili is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Breneman is controlling him.
Breneman slips nicely into half guard.
Sikhouasvili throws a strike from the bottom but Breneman passes into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sikhouasvili gets back to half guard.
Sikhouasvili pushes Breneman off looking to stand but Breneman dives back in and keeps control.
Breneman trying to control from half guard but Sikhouasvili is working away.
Breneman prevents Sikhouasvili from standing back up.
Breneman frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Breneman avoids the attempt from Sikhouasvili to control.
Breneman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Breneman takes Sikhouasvili's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Sikhouasvili is in trouble.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sikhouasvili is trying to stand back up.
Sikhouasvili wants to escape the position.
A lull in the action here.
Breneman working for the choke.
Sikhouasvili is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Sikhouasvili trying to get back to his feet but Breneman is in full control for now.
Sikhouasvili prevents Breneman from getting a body triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sikhouasvili trying to control the position but Breneman manages to sink in the hooks.
Breneman is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Sikhouasvili knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Breneman on the ground.
Sikhouasvili rolls, trying to escape but Breneman keeps control of the position.
Breneman is persistently looking for the submission but Sikhouasvili is defending it well.
Breneman is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Sikhouasvili is defending well though. Breneman let's go of the attempt for now.
Breneman slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sikhouasvili trying to get back to his feet but Breneman is in full control for now.
Sikhouasvili can't escape the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Breneman is looking to control Sikhouasvili but Sikhouasvili is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Sikhouasvili breaks Breneman's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Breneman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sikhouasvili.
Sikhouasvili is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Thirteenth Legion MMA that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Breneman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sikhouasvili's guard.
Sikhouasvili wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Breneman dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Breneman drives through with a takedown into Sikhouasvili's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Breneman trying to control but Sikhouasvili is working from the bottom.
Breneman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sikhouasvili swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Breneman advances to half guard.
Breneman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sikhouasvili keeps working.
Sikhouasvili pushes Breneman off looking to stand but Breneman dives back in and keeps control.
Breneman is looking to take a break and control but Sikhouasvili is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sikhouasvili flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Breneman is looking to advance position but Sikhouasvili won't allow it.
Breneman is looking to take a break and control but Sikhouasvili is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breneman is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sikhouasvili doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Breneman.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sikhouasvili manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Breneman works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sikhouasvili misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Sikhouasvili is looking to escape.
Sikhouasvili wants to get back to full guard.
Breneman works his foot free and advances to mount.
Sikhouasvili throwing hammer fists to the chest of Breneman. What's that going to do exactly?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breneman is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Sikhouasvili has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Sikhouasvili is in all sorts of trouble here.
Breneman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sikhouasvili's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Breneman controlling from the full mount.
Sikhouasvili has given up his back here. Will Breneman look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Breneman has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Sikhouasvili's body.
Sikhouasvili wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breneman tries to get the hooks in deep but Sikhouasvili pushed the leg off.
Sikhouasvili wants to get back to his feet.
Breneman is looking for the choke from the back position but Sikhouasvili is controlling his hands well.
Breneman gets his hands free as Sikhouasvili looks to control.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Sikhouasvili is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Breneman is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Sikhouasvili has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Sikhouasvili wants to control his opponent's hands but Breneman gets his hands free.
Adam Breneman has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Breneman has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Sikhouasvili has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Sikhouasvili trying to control but not successfully.
Sikhouasvili looking very determined here, making life difficult for Breneman.
Sikhouasvili wants to get back to his feet.
Sikhouasvili is in bad spot here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Breneman working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Sikhouasvili rolls, trying to escape but Breneman keeps control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Breneman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring 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.
Sikhouasvili gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Breneman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sikhouasvili dodges an elbow strike from Breneman.
Sikhouasvili scores with a nice hook to the head.
Breneman is trying to stall.
Sikhouasvili successfully pulls guard.
Breneman trying to control the position from guard on top but Sikhouasvili is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sikhouasvili trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Breneman wants to control from the top but Sikhouasvili keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sikhouasvili is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Breneman trying to control the position from guard on top but Sikhouasvili is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sikhouasvili is striking but Breneman is not phased and passes to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sikhouasvili pushes Breneman off looking to stand but Breneman dives back in and keeps control.
Breneman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Breneman frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sikhouasvili wants to control but Breneman is having none of it.
Sikhouasvili is working to get back to half guard.
Breneman moves to take his opponent's back.
You can see the frustration on Sikhouasvili's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breneman trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Sikhouasvili doesn't escape.
Sikhouasvili is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Breneman doesn't have the hooks in and Sikhouasvili manages to turn into his guard.
Breneman working a defensive guard here.
Sikhouasvili postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sikhouasvili throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Breneman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Breneman trying to keep a closed guard but Sikhouasvili is proving a slippery customer.
Breneman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sikhouasvili manages to get himself to full guard.
Sikhouasvili can't keep his opponent in guard - Breneman advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sikhouasvili is trying to stand up here but Breneman is controlling him well.
Breneman passes to full mount!
Sikhouasvili is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Breneman has taken his back!
Sikhouasvili is trying to get back to his feet but Breneman has full control of the position and if anything, Sikhouasvili has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Adam Breneman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Breneman really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Sikhouasvili.
Sikhouasvili is trying to stand back up.
Sikhouasvili looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good control from Breneman.
Breneman is continuing to stall.
Sikhouasvili is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Sikhouasvili is in bad spot here.
Sikhouasvili is trying to stand back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tigran Sikhouasvili has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Breneman is riding his opponent, not letting Sikhouasvili buck him off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Breneman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Breneman winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Breneman!
Our winner, Adam Breneman, 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Romano Redz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Kruiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kruiz has chosen ZARILA KANDZE as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Romano Redz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tom Kruiz!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruiz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sloppy strikes from Kruiz. Those never looked like landing.
Redz's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kruiz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Redz scrambles back to his feet.
Redz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kruiz on the side of the head.
Redz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kruiz misses with a wild body shot.
Redz lands an overhand right.
Redz has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kruiz feints and as Redz raises his hands in defense, Kruiz changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Redz has his hands on Kruiz's head, controlling the position.
Kruiz advances to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kruiz is working for a kimura but Redz is defending it quite comfortably.
Kruiz is trying to control the action in half guard but Redz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kruiz trying to control from Redz's half guard. Redz has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruiz looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kruiz drops back, looking for a kneebar! Redz looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Redz looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Redz!
Kruiz is looking to reverse the position.
Kruiz sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Redz is controlling the pace.
Kruiz wants to control but Redz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kruiz is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Redz slows the pace down in half guard.
Kruiz trying to hold on to Redz's head to control him but Redz postures up.
Kruiz taking some punishment here, with Redz in his half guard.
Kruiz tries to get to full guard but Redz has control of the leg.
Redz not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruiz tries to roll over but Redz keeps him under control.
Redz with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Redz slips a nice elbow through Kruiz's hands, connecting with Kruiz's forehead.
Kruiz wants to improve his position but Redz is controlling well.
Redz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Redz throwing shots but Kruiz is blocking nicely.
Redz not doing much here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kruiz trying to control but Redz postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruiz is pressing down on Redz's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kruiz trying to keep a closed guard but Redz is proving a slippery customer.
Redz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Redz trying to control but Kruiz is working from the bottom.
Kruiz looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Redz puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Redz is thwarting Kruiz's attempts to control the position.
Redz controlling the action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kruiz is controlling Redz's trapped leg to prevent Redz from advancing to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romano Redz dominated that round.
That's time! Redz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kruiz misses with a head kick.
Redz cracks Kruiz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Redz feints a jab promting Kruiz to slip. Redz then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kruiz slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kruiz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Redz, pushing him back against the ropes.
Kruiz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Redz blocks it with crossed arms.
Kruiz pulls Redz into guard.
Redz trying to control the position from guard on top but Kruiz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Redz engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Redz works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Romano Redz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruiz tries to kick Redz off but Redz keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Redz prevents Kruiz from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redz lands with a punch from half guard.
Redz seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Redz has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Kruiz regains full guard. Nicely done.
Redz content to stall in guard here.
Kruiz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kruiz is controlling Redz's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kruiz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kruiz wants to get back to his feet but Redz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Redz trying to control but Kruiz is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kruiz wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Redz lands a really nice looking cross but Kruiz seems unphased.
Kruiz moves away from the strike by Redz.
Kruiz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Redz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kruiz.
Kruiz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kruiz throws a nice head kick!
Redz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kruiz can do to turn this around?
Kruiz wants to clinch
and Redz counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redz throws a shot to the body.
Kruiz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kruiz wants to clinch but Redz slips to the side
and Redz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A combination from Kruiz does no damage.
Redz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kruiz moves out of range as Redz strikes.
Kruiz throws a fast counter high kick but Redz manages to duck under it in time.
Redz with a jab.
Tom Kruiz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kruiz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kruiz tries to clinch but Redz moves out of range.
Redz throws an overhand right that lands on Kruiz's shoulder, as Kruiz tries to avoid the shot.
Kruiz wants to clinch up but Redz keeps it at a distance.
Tom Kruiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kruiz misses with a two punch combination.
Kruiz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Redz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kruiz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kruiz throws a hook but Redz avoids it easily.
Redz cracks Kruiz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruiz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Redz.
Kruiz unleashes a big counter combination but Redz bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jab from Redz.
Redz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kruiz scores with a sloppy right hand. Redz should have avoided that one.
Kruiz wants to slow Redz down by chopping away at his legs.
Redz lands a glancing blow to the side of Kruiz's head.
Kruiz is rocked!
Kruiz throws a combination that misses
and Redz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Romano Redz is winning the standup battle so far.
Redz throws a shot from downtown. Kruiz moves away and avoids it.
Kruiz looks for a takedown but Redz sprawls well.
Redz is looking to counter punch.
Redz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kruiz tries for a takedown but Redz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Romano Redz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Kruiz.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kruiz.
Kruiz tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Redz defends well and Kruiz ends up having to push Redz into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kruiz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kruiz throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romano Redz dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Redz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kruiz manages to avoid it.
Redz ducks right into an uppercut from Kruiz.
Kruiz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kruiz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kruiz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kruiz is still on wobbly legs! Can Redz finish him?
Redz lands a body shot.
Redz throws a nice looking combination but Kruiz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kruiz seems to have recovered his senses.
Redz lands a head shot.
Kruiz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Redz circles away quickly and effectively.
Redz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kruiz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Redz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kruiz throws a lazy uppercut
and Redz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
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!
Redz jabs at Kruiz's body.
Kruiz walks into a stiff left hand from Redz.
Kruiz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Redz.
Redz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice body punch from Redz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redz lands with a shot to the body.
Kruiz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Redz stuns Kruiz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kruiz shoots in but no luck this time.
Kruiz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kruiz ducks under a wild hook from Redz.
Kruiz slips under a jab.
Kruiz is looking for the big counter here.
Redz swats away the attempt to clinch by Kruiz.
Romano Redz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Redz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kruiz ducks under a wild hook from Redz.
Redz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kruiz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kruiz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Redz.
Kruiz dives in and grabs Redz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Redz pushes down on Kruiz's head and hops out.
Romano Redz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Kruiz.
Redz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kruiz misses with a takedown
and Redz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redz misses with an uppercut. Kruiz saw that one coming.
Kruiz moves in looking to clinch but Redz pushes him off.
Sloppy strikes from Redz. Those never looked like landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kruiz cracks the inside of Redz's front leg.
A combination from Kruiz does no damage.
A little feinted left hand from Redz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Redz scores with a one two! Kruiz had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Redz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Redz attempts a counter takedown but Kruiz avoids it well and moves away.
Kruiz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Redz finds it's way round the side to connect with Kruiz's head.
A left lands for Redz.
Kruiz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kruiz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Redz tries to avoid it but Kruiz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Redz to the ground. Redz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Redz lands a body shot.
Kruiz seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Redz shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Kruiz is backing up but Redz catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Kruiz covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Redz Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Romano Redz!
A very excited looking Romano Redz 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Victor Szczęsny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zach Makovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zach Makovsky has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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135 lbs
22 - 9 - 0 |
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25
145 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Insanely flexible |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Victor Szczęsny!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zach Makovsky!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Szczęsny scores with a leg kick.
Makovsky shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Makovsky was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Makovsky misses with the ground and pound.
Makovsky is trying to get an arm triangle but Szczęsny is defending well.
Makovsky lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Szczęsny down.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Makovsky working his ground and pound in the gym.
An elbow from Makovsky crashes against the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makovsky throws a strike aimed at the side of Szczęsny's head but Szczęsny avoids it well.
Makovsky is chipping away with strikes.
Makovsky wants to control but Szczęsny is keeping him busy.
Szczęsny knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Makovsky on the ground.
Makovsky happy to just control the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szczęsny parries the strikes from Makovsky easily there. Makovsky is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Szczęsny to escape.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Makovsky working the body and head with strikes.
Szczęsny is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Makovsky working the ground and pound.
Szczęsny has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Makovsky working the head with strikes.
Makovsky throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Makovsky takes a little break here. Szczęsny wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makovsky wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Szczęsny, who protects the arm well.
Szczęsny defending against the ground and pound.
Makovsky sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Szczęsny is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The ground and pound from Makovsky seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Sloppy strikes there by Makovsky.
Makovsky scoring with punches and elbows.
Makovsky tries to score with some ground and pound. Szczęsny controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Makovsky lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Szczęsny down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makovsky tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Szczęsny takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Makovsky working the ground and pound but Szczęsny is defending the strikes.
Szczęsny managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Makovsky.
Szczęsny seems a little lost for a moment, as Makovsky dominates the positioning.
It looks like Makovsky might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Makovsky wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Szczęsny, who protects the arm well.
Makovsky happy to just control the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Makovsky prevents Szczęsny from escaping the position.
Makovsky is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Szczęsny is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Szczęsny trying to remain calm as Makovsky controls from the top position.
Makovsky wants to control but Szczęsny is keeping him busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Makovsky might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Szczęsny haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Szczęsny can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zach Makovsky dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Makovsky misses with an uppercut. Szczęsny saw that one coming.
Makovsky has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Szczęsny swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Makovsky keeps Szczęsny at a distance using the push kick.
Makovsky shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Szczęsny wants to get back to his feet.
Makovsky missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makovsky perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Szczęsny slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Szczęsny not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makovsky content to stall in guard here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Makovsky scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Makovsky controls from within his opponent's guard.
Makovsky working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Makovsky won't allow Szczęsny to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Szczęsny utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Makovsky slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Makovsky is putting a hurting on Szczęsny here, landing some big shots from side control.
Szczęsny on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Szczęsny is looking for a sweep.
Makovsky moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Makovsky scores with a couple of short elbows.
Makovsky trying to control the position but Szczęsny is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Makovsky stalls from top position.
Makovsky works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Makovsky cracks Szczęsny with a big elbow.
Szczęsny is trying to control Makovsky's posture but Makovsky avoids it.
Szczęsny really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Szczęsny is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Makovsky is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Makovsky takes a little break here. Szczęsny wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Szczęsny on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Szczęsny tries to get out of the position.
Makovsky is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Szczęsny is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Makovsky in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sloppy strikes there by Makovsky.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Makovsky in side control lands a decent elbow.
Szczęsny is rocked!
Makovsky is working Szczęsny over with some ground and pound from side control.
Oh Szczęsny is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Makovsky swings around for an armbar but Szczęsny sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Makovsky's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zach Makovsky showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Szczęsny's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Szczęsny throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Makovsky sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Makovsky tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Zach Makovsky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab by Szczęsny.
Makovsky walks into a jab.
Szczęsny misses with a body shot.
Szczęsny lands a jab to the head.
Makovsky shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Szczęsny manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Szczęsny being controlled here, momentarily.
Let's hope that Makovsky has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Makovsky working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Szczęsny controls Makovsky momentarily but Makovsky frees himself.
Makovsky working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makovsky controlling from the top position.
Szczęsny seems to have got his legs back now.
Makovsky's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Szczęsny wants to sweep here but Makovsky controlling him for the moment.
Makovsky looking to pass the guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Szczęsny looks to throw the jab but Makovsky is out of range.
Makovsky with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Szczęsny to score with a decent uppercut.
Makovsky shoots in but Szczęsny avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Makovsky or perhaps it was just good defense by Szczęsny, which made it look bad.
Makovsky throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Szczęsny sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Victor Szczęsny seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Makovsky swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Szczęsny scores with a kick to the body.
Makovsky scores with a takedown into Szczęsny's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makovsky missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Makovsky engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Szczęsny keeping moving, preventing Makovsky from controlling successfully.
Makovsky 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.
Makovsky in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Makovsky has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Makovsky throwing strikes but missing.
Makovsky scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Makovsky not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Makovsky is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Makovsky scoring with some ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Makovsky in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Makovsky controlling from the top position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Zach Makovsky just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Szczęsny's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Makovsky shoots in and bounces Szczęsny off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Szczęsny keeping moving, preventing Makovsky from controlling successfully.
Makovsky controlling from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makovsky tries to free his leg and advance position but Szczęsny is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makovsky engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Makovsky wants to control from the top but Szczęsny keeps moving.
Makovsky cracks Szczęsny with a solid left hand.
Makovsky loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Makovsky chips away with some ground and pound.
Makovsky with a flurry of punches that miss.
Szczęsny keeping moving, preventing Makovsky from controlling successfully.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Makovsky working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Makovsky pushing down on Szczęsny's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Makovsky is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Makovsky lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Szczęsny! More strikes land and this one is all over! Makovsky jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zach Makovsky! Zach Makovsky retains his bantamweight title!
Zach Makovsky spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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