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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lewis Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pawel Konopacki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
18 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lewis Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Pawel Konopacki!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Konopacki throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
Konopacki has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Lee is landing a low percentage of strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Konopacki.
A slow jab from Konopacki misses its intended target.
Lee was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Konopacki works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lee misses with a hook.
Lee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Konopacki's sensitive parts.
Konopacki misses with a head kick.
Konopacki throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Konopacki throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lee's waist but Lee gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Konopacki off to one side.
Lee lands with an uppercut that bounces Konopacki off the cage and back into range.
Konopacki throws a leg kick
and Lee counters with a nice low kick that buckles Konopacki's knee momentarily.
Konopacki throws the kick towards the body but Lee avoids it.
Konopacki tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee is looking to counter with head kicks.
Konopacki avoids the body shot from Lee.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
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!
Lee slips a straight right by Konopacki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a jab when Konopacki was well out of range.
Konopacki is looking for the big counter here.
Konopacki connects with a body shot.
Konopacki scores with a jab to the body.
Konopacki lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lee's sensitive parts.
Konopacki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee throwing a counter right hand but Konopacki manages to avoid it.
Lee takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Lee throws a good cross that connects.
Konopacki wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lee moves out of range of the leg kick from Konopacki.
Lee slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Donk. Lee catches Konopacki right on the button with a cross.
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!
A solid leg kick lands there for Lee.
Konopacki misses with a hook.
Lee appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Konopacki avoids a punch combination nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Konopacki! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with an uppercut
and Konopacki counters with a right hand to the body.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Konopacki moved out of range.
Konopacki moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Konopacki.
Lee lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Konopacki is rocked!
Konopacki just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Konopacki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Konopacki ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Lee misses the jab.
Konopacki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee tried to counter with a leg kick but Konopacki avoided it.
Nice defenses there by Konopacki.
Lee drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lee is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Konopacki like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Konopacki from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lewis Lee!
A very excited looking Lewis Lee 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Engelbreckt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Morozov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morozov has chosen Young Thug feat. Gucci Mane – Again as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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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
10 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Alexander Engelbreckt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fedor Morozov!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Engelbreckt rushes Morozov and presses him up against the cage.
Engelbreckt lands an elbow that stopped Morozov in his tracks for a moment.
Engelbreckt turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Engelbreckt manages to end up in side control.
We've been hearing that Engelbreckt has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Morozov is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Engelbreckt is controlling him well.
Engelbreckt wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morozov keeps working.
Morozov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Engelbreckt controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Engelbreckt connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Morozov some visible discomfort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morozov manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morozov working over Engelbreckt with some ground and pound. Engelbreckt looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Morozov wants to take a breather but Engelbreckt is having none of it.
Morozov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Morozov trying to control the action but Engelbreckt is working from the bottom.
Engelbreckt avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Morozov.
Morozov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Morozov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Morozov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Engelbreckt tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morozov is trying to control. Engelbreckt wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Engelbreckt on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Morozov is keen to just control but Engelbreckt is a slippery customer.
Morozov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Engelbreckt defends it well.
Morozov thows a huge punch but Engelbreckt dodges it nicely.
Morozov is pressing down on Engelbreckt's thigh, looking to free his foot. Engelbreckt is holding on for now.
Morozov passes into side control, despite Engelbreckt's attempt to control the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morozov cracks Engelbreckt with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Morozov is looking to take a break and control but Engelbreckt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Engelbreckt is trying to control Morozov's posture but Morozov avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Engelbreckt parries the strikes from Morozov easily there. Morozov is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Engelbreckt to escape.
Morozov lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Engelbreckt down.
Morozov tries for a kimura but Engelbreckt is defending well.
Sloppy strikes there by Morozov.
Morozov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Engelbreckt is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Morozov is looking to take a break and control but Engelbreckt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Engelbreckt is trying to work for a sweep but Morozov has mounted him!
Morozov landing strikes from the mount and Engelbreckt is in trouble!
Engelbreckt flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Engelbreckt tries to hold on but Morozov postures up.
Engelbreckt slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Morozov is looking for a kimura here.
Morozov prevents Engelbreckt from improving his position.
Morozov tries to pass the half guard into mount. Engelbreckt knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Morozov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Morozov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Engelbreckt back to the cage. Morozov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Engelbreckt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Morozov scores with a takedown into Engelbreckt's guard.
Engelbreckt is rocked!
Engelbreckt looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morozov is one step ahead there.
Oh Engelbreckt is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Morozov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Morozov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Morozov loads up on a big left hand. Engelbreckt felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Morozov looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Engelbreckt can't hide his disappointment, as Morozov celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fedor Morozov!
In his post fight interview, Fedor Morozov gave a big smile as he said 'Russian do not surrender!
I will prove to you that the Russian people is strong, not only physically, but also the spirit!
Old glory !!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Testing Inprogress (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pacquiao comes to the cage accompanied by Its Time for War. Testing Inprogress will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manny Pacquiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 2, fighting out of New York, Testing Inprogress!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inprogress takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like Testing Inprogress has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Pacquiao. Those never looked like landing.
Inprogress avoids the body shot from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao throws a body shot but no joy.
A left and a right from Pacquiao both land. Nice combination.
Inprogress connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pacquiao misses with a straight left.
Pacquiao swings away with a body shot that misses
and Inprogress counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pacquiao's knee momentarily.
Pacquiao throws out a loose jab but Inprogress uses good head movement to avoid it.
As Pacquiao backs off Inprogress throws a huge counter combo but Pacquiao manages to avoid it all.
Inprogress is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pacquiao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As Pacquiao backs off Inprogress throws a huge counter combo but Pacquiao manages to avoid it all.
Pacquiao misses with a hook to the body
and Inprogress connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Inprogress lets loose with a powerful body kick. Pacquiao will feel that in the morning.
Inprogress plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Inprogress misses with a right hand
and Pacquiao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pacquiao keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Manny Pacquiao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pacquiao takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Pacquiao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Inprogress.
Inprogress now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Pacquiao lands a big uppercut and Inprogress crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Inprogress looks OK. Pacquiao waves Inprogress back to his feet!
Inprogress is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao swings away with a body shot that misses
and Inprogress cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Inprogress is still on wobbly legs! Can Pacquiao finish him?
Pacquiao misses with an uppercut
and Inprogress counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Pacquiao misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Inprogress, right into the meat.
Pacquiao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Inprogress seems to have recovered his senses.
Inprogress dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pacquiao. That did some damage!
Inprogress connects with a nice looking jab.
Pacquiao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Inprogress sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Inprogress on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pacquiao lands a left and a right that send Inprogress crashing to the mat, dazed. Pacquiao thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pacquiao rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Inprogress counters with a two punch combo.
Inprogress has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pacquiao misses with a double jab.
Inprogress connects with a solid leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Inprogress as he connects with a hook.
Inprogress lands with a kick to the temple. Pacquiao shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pacquiao looks to land a right hand but Inprogress moved out of range.
Inprogress connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Inprogress bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pacquiao's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inprogress is looking to slow Pacquiao down with leg kicks.
Pacquiao looks to land a right hand but Inprogress moved out of range.
Inprogress moves out of range as Pacquiao strikes.
Pacquiao swings for the body but Inprogress moves out of range.
Inprogress swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Inprogress is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pacquiao had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Pacquiao misses with a straight left.
A jab from Pacquiao misses.
Pacquiao works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That has opened up Testing Inprogress's cut even more.
Inprogress bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pacquiao's head backwards.
Pacquiao walks into a straight right hand from Inprogress.
Pacquiao tries to bum rush Inprogress with a series of wild strikes but Inprogress uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A lazy left from Inprogress finds it's target.
Inprogress throws a quick inside leg kick.
Inprogress lands a right hook to the body.
Inprogress throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Inprogress steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pacquiao.
Inprogress lands with a shot to the body.
Inprogress fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inprogress bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pacquiao's head.
Inprogress staying out of range there.
Inprogress is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That kick from Inprogress tenderised Pacquiao's leg. Pacquiao is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pacquiao takes one to the side of the head.
Pacquiao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Inprogress.
Pacquiao has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pacquiao there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pacquiao connects with the punch.
Pacquiao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Inprogress manages to avoid it.
Pacquiao tries to bum rush Inprogress with a series of wild strikes but Inprogress uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pacquiao throws a right hand that Inprogress ducks under and follows up with a left that Inprogress also avoids with ease.
Pacquiao throws a hook but Inprogress blocks it.
Pacquiao connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Inprogress's hands.
Inprogress throws a nice inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Inprogress's corner calls for a 1-2. Inprogress obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pacquiao lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Good exchange - Inprogress coming out on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao throws a series of punches but Inprogress moves out of range.
Inprogress fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pacquiao manages to avoid it.
Inprogress closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pacquiao circles away.
Pacquiao is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pacquiao throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Inprogress counters with a straight right hand.
A big left from Pacquiao misses.
Inprogress dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pacquiao. That did some damage!
A nice combination there by Inprogress.
It looks like Manny Pacquiao has been cut.
Pacquiao swings widly with a right hand
and Inprogress counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pacquiao's knee momentarily.
Some wild striking there from Pacquiao.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Inprogress! But no joy.
Inprogress connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Inprogress tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pacquiao was well out of range. Poor timing from Inprogress.
Inprogress throws a nice inside leg kick.
Inprogress fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pacquiao manages to avoid it.
Manny Pacquiao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pacquiao misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Testing Inprogress will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Inprogress lands a jab to the head.
Pacquiao misses with a body shot.
Inprogress lands a glancing blow to the side of Pacquiao's head.
Manny Pacquiao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pacquiao comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pacquiao looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pacquiao misses with a wild combination.
Pacquiao throws the left hand but Inprogress avoids the punch easily.
Inprogress connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Inprogress dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pacquiao. That did some damage!
Inprogress lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pacquiao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Inprogress looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Inprogress lands the left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Pacquiao misses.
Pacquiao misses with a hook.
Inprogress dodges the punch combination from Pacquiao.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inprogress throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Pacquiao was covering up waiting for the punch and Inprogress finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Pacquiao has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Inprogress off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Pacquiao throws a hook but Inprogress blocks it.
Inprogress throws a counter combo.
Pacquiao walks into a stiff left hand from Inprogress.
Inprogress uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pacquiao throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Inprogress counters with a nice leg kick.
Inprogress uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pacquiao.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pacquiao uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Inprogress with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pacquiao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inprogress lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Pacquiao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Testing Inprogress seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Inprogress lands a slapping body shot.
Pacquiao takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Inprogress lands a nice shot that snaps Pacquiao's head back.
Pacquiao takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pacquiao misses with a body shot.
Pacquiao throws a combination that misses
and Pacquiao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pacquiao misses the jab.
That kick from Inprogress tenderised Pacquiao's leg. Pacquiao is trying to keep his angry face on.
Inprogress thows a body kick. Pacquiao tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Pacquiao fails to land with a series of punches.
Pacquiao moves forwards but Inprogress connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Inprogress is looking to slow Pacquiao down with leg kicks.
Pacquiao misses the body punch
enabling Inprogress to counter with a crisp jab.
Inprogress connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pacquiao's hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inprogress scores with a nice head shot.
Pacquiao throws an off balance right hand
and Inprogress counters with a leg kick.
Inprogress scores with a takedown into Pacquiao's guard.
Pacquiao wants to get back to his feet but Inprogress passes into half guard.
Inprogress passes to full mount!
Inprogress fails to move to back control.
Inprogress is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Pacquiao has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Pacquiao!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inprogress has Pacquiao pulled in close to control his posture.
Inprogress lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Inprogress trying to control the position from guard on top but Pacquiao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Inprogress is looking to pass into half guard but Pacquiao pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Pacquiao is in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pacquiao trying to control the position from guard on top but Inprogress is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Inprogress is controlling Pacquiao's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Testing Inprogress showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Pacquiao's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Inprogress slips under a jab from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Inprogress cracks Pacquiao with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Inprogress feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pacquiaos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Inprogress lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice body kick there by Inprogress.
Pacquiao throws a right hand that misses
and Inprogress counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A left and a right from Pacquiao both land. Nice combination.
Pacquiao chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Inprogress can pounce on him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pacquiao scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Pacquiao scores with a jab.
Pacquiao misses with the combination.
Pacquiao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Inprogress was well out of range. Poor timing from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao looks to land a combination but Inprogress avoids it well.
Inprogress chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao throws out a loose jab but Inprogress uses good head movement to avoid it.
Inprogress lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Pacquiao connects with a combination that backs up Inprogress into the cage. Pacquiao lands a flurry of punches that gets past Inprogress's guard. Inprogress is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Pacquiao bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manny Pacquiao!
A relieved looking Manny Pacquiao thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mingi Tyyp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Booger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mingi Tyyp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chris Booger!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Booger looks to score with a jab to the body but Tyyp is just out of range.
Tyyp throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Chris Booger has been cut.
Tyyp thuds his shin into the meat of Booger's side.
Booger misses with a body shot.
Booger digs a good body shot into Tyyp's ribs.
Booger throws a right and a left that both miss.
Booger shoots in for a takedown but Tyyp shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A slow jab from Tyyp misses its intended target.
Tyyp tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Booger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Booger fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tyyp avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Booger just misses with a punch to the body.
Tyyp gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Booger.
Booger keeps the fight on the outside.
Tyyp misses with an uppercut.
Tyyp walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyyp throws a right and a left that Booger avoids nicely.
Booger drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tyyp defends it well.
Tyyp takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Booger lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mingi Tyyp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tyyp.
Tyyp darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Booger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tyyp thuds his right hand into Booger's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Booger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tyyp moves out of range as Booger strikes.
Booger looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Booger throws a big right hand that misses.
Booger throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tyyp works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Booger being controlled here momentarily.
Booger wants to pass the guard but Tyyp is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Booger content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tyyp is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Booger defends well.
Tyyp is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Booger is controlling him.
Booger with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Booger has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tyyp is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Booger loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tyyp manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Booger manages to get himself to full guard.
Tyyp keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Booger's head.
Booger 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyyp trying to control the position from guard on top but Booger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Booger tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tyyp lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Booger manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tyyp manages to get himself to full guard.
Booger postures up in Tyyp's guard and throws a big left but Tyyp blocks it.
Tyyp controls Booger momentarily but Booger frees himself.
Booger trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tyyp is on top in guard.
Tyyp throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Booger has Tyyp pulled in close to control his posture.
Tyyp working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Booger controls Tyyp momentarily but Tyyp frees himself.
Tyyp looking to sit in guard and control but Booger gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tyyp controlling the position.
Tyyp working for a triangle but Booger defends it easily.
Booger is looking to work some ground and pound but Tyyp has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chris Booger will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chris Booger's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tyyp takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Booger goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Tyyp doesn't manage to clinch there - Booger circles away.
Booger is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Tyyp slips a jab and a cross from Booger.
Tyyp slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tyyp throws a sloppy head kick and Booger moves out of range easily.
Tyyp ducks under a wild hook from Booger.
Booger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tyyp.
Booger is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Booger throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tyyp lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tyyp throws a head kick but Booger moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tyyp, as that shot connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Booger takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Booger takes one to the side of the head.
A big right from Booger misses.
Tyyp tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Booger manages to circle out of the way.
Tyyp tries to close the distance and clinch but Booger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyyp closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Booger.
Tyyp doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Booger fails to pull guard.
Booger lands a nice uppercut.
Booger lands with a light punch inside.
Booger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tyyp lands with a short shot to the head.
Booger is trying to pull guard but Tyyp has him pressed against the cage.
Booger tries to work over Tyyp's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Booger fails to pull guard.
Mingi Tyyp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Booger.
Booger changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tyyp fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Booger moves out of range as Tyyp strikes.
Tyyp throws a one two combo.
Booger ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyyp drops Booger with a beautiful combination! Booger stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Tyyp is looking for the KO!
Booger is rocked!
Tyyp on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Booger is still on wobbly legs! Can Tyyp finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyyp looks to score with a jab to the body but Booger is just out of range.
Booger seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice body kick from Tyyp.
Tyyp is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Tyyp looking to land some kicks to the body here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Booger.
Booger is breathing heavily.
Booger looks to land a combination but Tyyp avoids it well.
Tyyp connects with a crisp jab.
Tyyp misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tyyp lands a left and a right that send Booger crashing to the mat, dazed. Tyyp thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Tyyp gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Booger prevents a body shot from Tyyp.
Tyyp with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Booger has Tyyp pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tyyp manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Booger tries to pull guard but Tyyp holds him up against the cage and eventually Booger drops back down to his feet.
Booger tries to pull guard but Tyyp holds him up against the cage and eventually Booger drops back down to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyyp trying to land knees to the body.
Booger on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Booger misses with a punch on the inside.
Booger fails to pull guard.
Tyyp using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Booger.
Tyyp swings wildly with an uppercut but Booger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Booger tries to pull guard but Tyyp won't allow it.
Tyyp throws a punch but it's blocked by Booger.
A knee to the head by Tyyp.
Booger tries to pull guard but Tyyp holds him up against the cage and eventually Booger drops back down to his feet.
Tyyp trying to land knees to the body.
Booger tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tyyp digs a right hand into Booger's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Booger's gas tank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyyp unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Booger being controlled against the cage.
Booger fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Knees to the body from Tyyp.
A short uppercut from Tyyp.
Tyyp lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyyp crunches a lovely knee into Booger's ribcage.
Tyyp softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tyyp landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tyyp is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tyyp lands a left hand that snaps the head of Booger backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyyp leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short left from Tyyp.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mingi Tyyp dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chris Booger's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Tyyp lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Booger swings widly with a right hand
and Tyyp counters with a nice uppercut.
Booger jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Booger gets tackled into the cage by Tyyp. Tyyp maintains the clinch.
Tyyp drops Booger onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Booger is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyyp lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Booger to his knees! Tyyp keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mingi Tyyp!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Valentin Nasimentu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatti Tasapaksu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nasimentu comes to the cage accompanied by ТIК - Бiлi Троянk. Tasapaksu comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Motorhead - Smiling Like A Killer kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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275 lbs
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275 lbs
33 - 17 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Valentin Nasimentu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tatti Tasapaksu!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tasapaksu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nasimentu feints a jab promting Tasapaksu to slip. Nasimentu then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tasapaksu slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Tatti Tasapaksu has been cut.
Tasapaksu scores with a jab to the body.
Tasapaksu throws a leg kick
and Nasimentu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tasapaksu.
Tasapaksu throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nasimentu's head.
It looks like Valentin Nasimentu has been cut.
Tasapaksu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nasimentu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tasapaksu has time to react.
Tatti Tasapaksu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tasapaksu lands an overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tasapaksu moves into range and clinches up with Nasimentu.
Nasimentu managing to block the knees to the body from Tasapaksu.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nasimentu.
Nasimentu is pushing Tasapaksu up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nasimentu lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasimentu struggles to land a body shot inside as Tasapaksu controls his hands.
Tasapaksu working aggressively here.
Nasimentu presses Tasapaksu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nasimentu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tasapaksu is trying to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tasapaksu.
Nasimentu is pushing Tasapaksu up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short uppercut from Tasapaksu.
Nasimentu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tasapaksu backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tasapaksu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nasimentu avoids it.
Nasimentu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Nasimentu.
Tasapaksu takes a shot to the head.
Nasimentu lands a hook that snaps the head of Tasapaksu backwards.
Tasapaksu is rocked!
Nasimentu creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Tasapaksu's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Tasapaksu drops to his knees and Nasimentu pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Valentin Nasimentu!
In his post fight interview, Valentin Nasimentu started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Orange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Les Sobrante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sobrante comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Primus - Fisticuffs kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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221 lbs
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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
41 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jake Orange!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Les Sobrante!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobrante connects with a right hand. Orange shakes it off.
Orange throws a sloppy head kick
and Sobrante counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Orange is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A head kick from Orange lands but Sobrante takes it in his stride.
Orange throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Orange cracks Sobrante with a right hand to the side of the head.
Orange throws a head kick that misses.
Sobrante throws a fast counter high kick but Orange manages to duck under it in time.
Sobrante takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Orange throws a sloppy head kick and Sobrante moves out of range easily.
Orange throws a sloppy head kick and Sobrante moves out of range easily.
Orange takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donk. Sobrante catches Orange right on the button with a cross.
Orange pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A good leg kick by Sobrante.
Orange pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Orange throws a head kick but Sobrante moves out of range.
Orange uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sobrante has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orange swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Orange cracks a nice hook into Sobrante's ribs.
Orange takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Orange throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sobrante scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Orange misses with an uppercut. Sobrante saw that one coming.
Sobrante lands a nice shot to the body.
Orange throws a sloppy head kick
and Sobrante counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Orange scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Orange looks to land a right hand but Sobrante moved out of range.
Sobrante drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Orange defends it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Orange. Sobrante does a little dance to reset his feet.
Orange misses with an uppercut. Sobrante saw that one coming.
Orange throws a head kick that misses
and Sobrante counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orange pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've been informed that Sobrante has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Orange is breathing heavily.
Orange avoids the head kick by Sobrante.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orange throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sobrante counters with a nice low kick that buckles Orange's knee momentarily.
Orange swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sobrante counters with a nice low kick that buckles Orange's knee momentarily.
Orange misses with a wild combination.
Sobrante with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sobrante misses with a two punch combination.
Orange throws a big shot that misses.
Sobrante closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Orange is trying to stand back up but Sobrante is controlling him
Sobrante wants to free his trapped foot but Orange is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sobrante is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sobrante trying to mount his opponent but Orange defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobrante prevents Orange from standing back up.
Sobrante sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Orange defending well though.
Sobrante wants to free his trapped foot but Orange is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sobrante is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sobrante wants to pass to mount but Orange is defending the position.
Sobrante has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sobrante stops Orange from getting back to his feet.
Sobrante has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Orange knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sobrante on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orange tries to buck Sobrante off so he can stand up but Sobrante has got his back now - this could be big trouble! He's slapped on a rear naked choke that looks really tight! Orange falls backwards, slamming Sobrante to the mat but Sobrante holds on tight! Orange is forced to tap and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Les Sobrante!
After winning the bout, Les Sobrante thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Jake Orange had this to say: 'Just wanna say thanks man, to everyone, Joe River, The whole Burns and Punishment team helping me out everyday. I got my ass beat today by a better fighter, plain and simple congrats I'd love a rematch in the future. Much love, Agent out.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Virgil Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kees Flodder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
26 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Virgil Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kees Flodder!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Flodder momentarily.
Flodder throws a right and a left that Morgan avoids nicely.
Morgan appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Flodder lands a two punch combo.
Morgan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Flodder was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Virgil Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan dodges the punch combination from Flodder.
Morgan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Flodder throws out a counter right but Morgan avoids it with no problem.
Flodder scores with a jab to the jaw.
Flodder takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Morgan moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flodder escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morgan thows a leg kick but Flodder checks it
and Morgan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morgan closes the distance and clinches.
Morgan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Flodder 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Morgan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Morgan 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.
Morgan misses with a leg kick
and Flodder counters with a nice uppercut.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morgan clinches up against the cage.
Flodder breaks from the clinch.
Morgan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Morgan.
Morgan slips a jab and a cross from Flodder.
Flodder pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Morgan does it's job there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Flodder breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Morgan tests Flodder's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Morgan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Flodder keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Morgan.
A big left from Flodder misses.
Morgan tries a head kick but it misses.
Morgan closes the distance and clinches.
Flodder has picked Morgan up - he's going for a ride! Flodder dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Flodder is trying to work for a kimura but Morgan is defending well.
Flodder is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Morgan trying to hold on to Flodder's head to control him but Flodder postures up.
Flodder wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morgan keeps working.
Flodder is trying to work for a kimura but Morgan is defending well.
Flodder prevents Morgan from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Flodder wants to work for an arm triangle but Morgan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Flodder is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Morgan defends it well.
Morgan desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Morgan wants to improve his position but Flodder is controlling well.
Flodder trying to work for an americana but Morgan has managed to regain full guard.
Flodder drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Morgan dives on top into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Virgil Morgan will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Flodder misses with a looping right.
Flodder throws a combination that misses
and Morgan counters with an outside leg kick.
Morgan feints and then cracks Flodder's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Flodder down.
Morgan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Flodder's sensitive parts.
Flodder blocks a jab.
Flodder swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Flodder checks a leg kick.
Morgan scores with a hook to the body. Flodder takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Morgan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morgan misses with a kick to the body
and Flodder decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Morgan's guard.
Morgan trying to control the position here.
Morgan keeping full guard, as Flodder tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan keeping moving, preventing Flodder from controlling successfully.
Morgan working a defensive guard here.
Flodder is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Morgan is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Morgan has escaped and now he's on top!
Flodder working for a triangle but Morgan defends it easily.
Kees Flodder has got the better of the ground game so far.
Morgan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan scoring with some ground and pound.
Morgan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Morgan trying to control but Flodder is working from the bottom.
Flodder escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Morgan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Morgan is working Flodder over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Flodder has momentary wrist control but Morgan slips an elbow through the middle.
Morgan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Morgan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Flodder escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Morgan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Flodder looking for a guillotine here but Morgan defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan postures up and lands a big shot to Flodder's brow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morgan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Morgan wants to control from the top but Flodder keeps moving.
Flodder looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Morgan works over Flodder with some ground and pound from guard.
Flodder wants to sweep here but Morgan controlling him for the moment.
Morgan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Flodder is looking for a triangle here but Morgan uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Flodder is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan lands a decent elbow from side control.
Morgan grinds an elbow into Flodder's temple.
Flodder is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Morgan off and has taken his back!
Morgan trying to control the position but Flodder manages to sink in the hooks.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flodder looking for the choke from the back.
Morgan is really stuck here.
Flodder is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Morgan knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Morgan for a finish.
Flodder is not going to allow Morgan to sit and survive in this position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flodder is persistently looking for the submission but Morgan is defending it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Virgil Morgan dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Morgan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Flodder moves into range and connects with a jab.
Morgan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Flodder misses with an uppercut. Morgan saw that one coming.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morgan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan tries a head kick but it misses.
Virgil Morgan is winning the standup battle so far.
Morgan throws a quick inside leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Flodder.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Morgan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Flodder feints the counter takedown.
A big right from Flodder misses.
Nice jab there from Morgan.
Morgan is looking to score with low kicks.
Morgan lands a nice shot that snaps Flodder's head back.
Morgan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Morgan tries to close the distance and clinch but Flodder swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morgan with a nice cross.
A slow jab from Morgan misses its intended target.
Morgan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kees Flodder is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Flodder catches Morgan right on the button with a cross.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Flodder checks a leg kick.
Morgan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Morgan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morgan forces Flodder back against the cage and clinches.
Flodder misses with a punch to the body.
Morgan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Flodder can do to turn this around?
Morgan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Flodder tries to work over Morgan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Morgan digs a right hand underneath Flodder's ribcage. Flodder let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Morgan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morgan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Flodder lands a lovely overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Morgan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Flodder's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Morgan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Flodder lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Morgan lands a leg kick that knocks Flodder off balance momentarily.
Morgan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morgan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Morgan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Flodder's calf.
Morgan cracks Flodder with an open hand slap.
Morgan rushes Flodder and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flodder tries to circle away but Morgan has him pinned against the cage.
Flodder changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Morgan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Morgan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan tries a low kick but Flodder avoids it.
Flodder feints the counter takedown.
Flodder slips under a jab.
Morgan wants to clinch up but Flodder keeps it at a distance.
A little jabbing left from Flodder on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kees Flodder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morgan tries to clinch but Flodder moves out of range.
Flodder unleashes a big counter combination but Morgan bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Virgil Morgan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Flodder takes a kick to the side of the head.
Morgan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Flodder manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Morgan lands with a kick to the temple. Flodder shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Morgan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Flodder throws a counter combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Virgil Morgan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Morgan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Virgil Morgan!
Virgil Morgan decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rastaphan Dominatrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evander Holyfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dominatrix comes to the cage accompanied by "Trenches" by Pop Evil. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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30
215 lbs
21 - 9 - 1 |
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217 lbs
17 - 17 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Heavy handed |
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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
21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rastaphan Dominatrix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evander Holyfield!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holyfield scores with a hook.
It looks like Rastaphan Dominatrix has been cut.
Holyfield misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice sprawl there from Holyfield as Dominatrix shoots in.
Dominatrix lands a nice shot to the body.
Holyfield takes the fight into the clinch.
Holyfield stalling the fight.
Dominatrix dodges an elbow strike from Holyfield.
Holyfield lands with a short shot to the head.
Holyfield swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Holyfield throws a punch but it's blocked by Dominatrix.
Holyfield misses with a hook from the clinch.
Holyfield working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Holyfield fails to land.
Holyfield swings wildly with an uppercut but Dominatrix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dominatrix tries to break free but Holyfield pushes him back against the cage.
Holyfield misses with the head strike.
Dominatrix tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominatrix blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Holyfield.
Holyfield lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Holyfield lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dominatrix jumps into guard, dragging Holyfield to the mat.
Holyfield postures up in Dominatrix's guard and throws a big left but Dominatrix blocks it.
Dominatrix looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Holyfield throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Holyfield throwing strikes from guard but Dominatrix blocks nicely.
Dominatrix keeping full guard, as Holyfield tries to pass.
Dominatrix preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dominatrix had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Holyfield defends it easily.
Dominatrix is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield wants to control from the top but Dominatrix keeps moving.
Holyfield avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Holyfield is working Dominatrix over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Holyfield wants to control from the top but Dominatrix keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dominatrix working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Holyfield.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Holyfield trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Holyfield trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominatrix controls Holyfield momentarily but Holyfield frees himself.
Holyfield trying to control but Dominatrix is working from the bottom.
Dominatrix looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dominatrix is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Holyfield postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dominatrix wants to sweep here but Holyfield controlling him for the moment.
Holyfield postures up in Dominatrix's guard and throws a big left but Dominatrix blocks it.
Dominatrix is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dominatrix has his feet on Holyfield's thighs here. He's pushed Holyfield off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Holyfield screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rastaphan Dominatrix!
Rastaphan Dominatrix decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wily Swagger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muraki Tunamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swagger's entrance music is Waylon Jennings - Good Ol' Boys. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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39
200 lbs
23 - 7 - 0 |
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38
194 lbs
31 - 29 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Basic striking
KO power |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wily Swagger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Muraki Tunamoto!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swagger circles away from the clinch attempt.
Swagger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Swagger shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tunamoto defends it nicely.
Swagger misses with a right hand
and Tunamoto counters with a straight right hand.
Swagger doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tunamoto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Swagger looks to throw a body kick
and Tunamoto counters with a nice uppercut.
Tunamoto gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Swagger to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Swagger is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Swagger drops back looking for a leg! Tunamoto is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tunamoto manages to kick Swagger off! Swagger jumps back into Tunamoto's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swagger pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tunamoto is keeping the position for now.
Swagger sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tunamoto's guard.
Swagger is looking to advance position but Tunamoto won't allow it.
Tunamoto avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Swagger.
Tunamoto keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Swagger scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Tunamoto tries to kick Swagger off but Swagger keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swagger looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tunamoto with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tunamoto has hold of Swagger's hands but Swagger slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Swagger perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Tunamoto is trying to stand up here but Swagger is controlling him well.
Swagger seems to be working for a kimura but Tunamoto defends the submission attempt.
Swagger is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Tunamoto scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Swagger manages to mount him!
Tunamoto'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.
Swagger takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tunamoto defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Swagger.
Swagger looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Swagger is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Tunamoto can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tunamoto can do anything to dispel that myth.
Swagger controlling the pace for now.
We've been hearing good reports from Swagger'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.
Swagger raining down hammerfists from mount.
Swagger scoring with strikes but Tunamoto is staying in there.
Tunamoto is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Swagger in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Swagger controlling from the full mount.
Swagger lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Tunamoto is rocked!
Tunamoto really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Swagger. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Swagger lands a big elbow.
Tunamoto is still in real trouble! Can Swagger finish him?
Tunamoto takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Swagger's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wily Swagger!
Our winner, Wily Swagger, 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jorn Anthriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yves Jabouin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jabouin has chosen Trobule On My Mind- Pusha T and Tyler The Creator as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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38
141 lbs
36 - 11 - 1 |
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33
145 lbs
21 - 9 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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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
36 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorn Anthriel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Yves Jabouin!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anthriel throws a poor cross that misses
and Jabouin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jabouin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jabouin tries to close the distance and clinch but Anthriel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Anthriel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Anthriel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jabouin.
A head kick misses from Jabouin.
Jabouin lands a nice looking body shot.
Jabouin lands a jab to Anthriel's midsection.
Anthriel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jabouin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jabouin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A head kick misses from Jabouin.
Anthriel throws a hook but Jabouin blocks it.
Anthriel throws an off balance right hand
and Jabouin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anthriel seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthriel cracks Jabouin with an open hand slap.
Jabouin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Anthriel finds it's way round the side to connect with Jabouin's head.
Jabouin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anthriel misses the jab.
Jabouin wants to clinch.
Anthriel connects with a nice looking jab.
Anthriel fails to land with a series of punches.
Anthriel swings widly with a right hand
and Jabouin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anthriel misses with a hook
and Jabouin counters with a right hand to the body.
Jabouin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Anthriel rather than just go for the knockout.
Jabouin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anthriel.
Jabouin looks to land a combination. Anthriel sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anthriel lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jorn Anthriel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anthriel just misses with a punch to the body.
Anthriel swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jabouin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jabouin slips a jab from Anthriel.
Anthriel throws a looping overhand right but Jabouin ducks down to avoid it.
Anthriel throws a right hand that misses
and Jabouin counters with a left to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Jabouin misses the target.
Jabouin cracks Anthriel with a good jab.
Anthriel is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Anthriel connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jabouin's hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anthriel scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jabouin just misses with a punch to the body.
A cross from Jabouin lands.
Anthriel is rocked!
Anthriel misses with an uppercut
and Jabouin counters with a crisp right that sends Anthriel to the canvas! Jabouin follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yves Jabouin!
Yves Jabouin is the new bantamweight champion!
Yves Jabouin bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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