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BRFC 35 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Maui Built (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Pratchett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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135 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good low kicks
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maui Built!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luke Pratchett!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Built tests Pratchett's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pratchett swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Built counters with a nice uppercut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pratchett.
Built checks a leg kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Pratchett has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Pratchett scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Pratchett misses the target.
Pratchett shoots in for a takedown but Built shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Built misses the target.
A solid body kick from Built.
Built ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pratchett throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Built was covering up waiting for the punch and Pratchett finishes the takedown easily into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Built is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pratchett throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pratchett wants to control from the top but Built keeps moving.
Pratchett trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Built is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Beast Cartel that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Built has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pratchett can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pratchett missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Pratchett lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pratchett passes Built's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Built trying to hold on to Pratchett's head to control him but Pratchett postures up.
Built trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Pratchett manages to pass to mount!
Built looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pratchett throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Built because Pratchett loaded up on that one.
Built reaches up and holds on to Pratchett to control the position.
Pratchett misses with a head shot.
Built tries to lock up and control but Pratchett gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Built is looking to get to half guard.
Built tries to hold on but Pratchett pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pratchett thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Poor strikes thrown by Pratchett there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Built is looking to get to half guard.
Built wants to control but Pratchett is having none of it.
Pratchett has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Built's face.
Pratchett looking to finish Built with some ground and pound. This is bad for Built!
Pratchett lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Built wants to control but Pratchett is having none of it.
Pratchett scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Built wants to control but Pratchett is having none of it.
Pratchett working for a submission but Built is keeping him at bay.
Pratchett pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pratchett lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Built hang on?
Pratchett thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Pratchett lands a nice shot to the head.
Built tries to hold on but Pratchett postures up.
Pratchett tries to control but Built wriggling away.
Built is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Pratchett dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Built misses with the body kick
so Pratchett counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Built not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
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.
Built utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pratchett working some strikes from top position.
Pratchett is looking to work some ground and pound but Built has wrist control.
Pratchett has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Built trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pratchett is looking to work some ground and pound but Built has wrist control.
Built controlling the position.
Built controls Pratchett momentarily but Pratchett frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pratchett sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Built's guard.
Built regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Pratchett.
Built trying to control the position.
Pratchett is fighting to break Built's control of his arms but Built is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Pratchett loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Built avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pratchett thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
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.
Built misses with a straight right.
Built connects with a jab.
A big left from Pratchett misses.
A jab from Built misses.
Pratchett is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Built gets a clinch.
Built goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Built doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pratchett is trying to pull guard but Built turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Built working aggressively here.
Built trying to control the position but instead, Pratchett has worked for underhooks and has pushed Built into the ropes.
Built misses with a punch on the inside.
Pratchett tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Built misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Built misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Built.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Built.
Pratchett tries to stall but Built uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Built lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pratchett backwards.
Built doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Built misses with a short punch on the inside.
Built goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Built tries to throw a body punch but Pratchett avoids it by throwing Built back against the ropes.
Pratchett blocking some punches.
Built can't find room to land a body shot as Pratchett controls the action.
Pratchett wants to stall.
Pratchett fails to pull guard.
Maui Built has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Pratchett.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Built scores with a shot to the side of Pratchett's head.
Built throws a punch but it's blocked by Pratchett.
Pratchett taking a breather.
Built tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Built is trying to stall.
Built swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Built tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Built taking a breather.
Built breaks from the clinch.
Pratchett connects with a body shot that sends Built's belly button to the back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pratchett closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Maui Built is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pratchett connects with the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pratchett cracks Built with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Built. Pratchett does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maui Built dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Pratchett fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Built is out of range.
Built misses with a hook
and Pratchett counters with a takedown into side control.
Pratchett scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Built to see if he's OK.
Built managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Pratchett.
Built is looking for a sweep.
Built can't do much from the bottom here.
Built sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Pratchett wants to free his trapped foot but Built is holding on for dear life with his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Built is trying to get back to full guard.
Pratchett is trying to control. Built wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Built tries to get to full guard but Pratchett has control of the leg.
Built is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pratchett scores with a couple of nice shots.
Pratchett not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Built is trying to maintain the position but Pratchett is very close to passing his half guard.
Built keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Pratchett working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Maui Built has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pratchett throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Well,Built is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Pratchett scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pratchett throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Built is looking for a sweep. Pratchett is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Built is trying to control but can't.
Pratchett trying to control the action but Built is working from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Built is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pratchett trying to mount his opponent but Built defends it.
Pratchett wants to control but Built is keeping him busy.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Built throws a low kick but Pratchett avoids it.
Pratchett with the counter takedown but Built avoids it easily.
Pratchett staying out of range there.
Built plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A jab from Built does it's job there.
Built throws a leg kick that is checked
so Pratchett counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Pratchett makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Luke Pratchett is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Built is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pratchett is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Built can't keep his opponent in guard - Pratchett advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Pratchett slows the pace down in half guard.
Pratchett has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Built punching from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Pratchett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pratchett has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Luke Pratchett!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Luke Pratchett!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Luke Pratchett!
Luke Pratchett wins by unanimous decision!
Luke Pratchett very nearly forgot to thank Spartan Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gauthier St. Georges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wade Garrett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Georges and Wade Garrett. St. Georges kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Jiu Jitsu. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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157 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gauthier St. Georges!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wade Garrett!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garrett looks to land a combination but St. Georges avoids it well.
St. Georges lands with an uppercut that bounces Garrett off the ropes and back into range.
Garrett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St. Georges.
St. Georges backing away here, and Garrett unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Garrett throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
St. Georges tries to clinch there but Garrett circles away.
Garrett throws a counter combo.
Garrett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garrett misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
St. Georges works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A good leg kick by St. Georges.
Garrett throws a hook but St. Georges avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St. Georges plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
St. Georges on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Garrett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by St. Georges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St. Georges has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrett breaks the clinch.
Garrett's coach down at House of 1000 Corpses was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Garrett's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
St. Georges clinches.
Garrett wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but St. Georges has him pressed against the ropes.
St. Georges lands an elbow that stopped Garrett in his tracks for a moment.
Garrett breaks the clinch.
St. Georges fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wade Garrett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
St. Georges fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Garrett, pushing him back against the ropes.
St. Georges pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Garrett working hard to break the clinch.
Garrett wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but St. Georges has him pressed against the ropes.
St. Georges lands a nice elbow.
St. Georges creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
St. Georges misses with an elbow over the top.
St. Georges lands a nice elbow.
St. Georges lands an elbow that stopped Garrett in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Wade Garrett has been cut.
Garrett working hard to break the clinch.
St. Georges gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garrett avoids a wild elbow strike from St. Georges.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, St. Georges just misses with a elbow thrown towards Garrett's brow.
St. Georges looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges misses with an elbow over the top.
St. Georges has Garrett pressed against the ropes, preventing Garrett from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
St. Georges throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
St. Georges scores with a hook to the body.
Garrett pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A decent looking cross lands there for St. Georges.
St. Georges clinches with his opponent.
St. Georges lands an elbow that stopped Garrett in his tracks for a moment.
St. Georges throws an elbow but it misses.
St. Georges has Garrett pressed against the ropes, preventing Garrett from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
St. Georges keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Garrett's efforts to push away.
St. Georges prevents Garrett from breaking the clinch.
St. Georges lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Garrett breaks from the clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Garrett there.
Garrett throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges forces Garrett back against the ropes and clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, St. Georges just misses with a elbow thrown towards Garrett's brow.
Garrett wants to break the clinch but can't.
Garrett breaks from the clinch.
St. Georges throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
St. Georges closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
St. Georges throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Garrett wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
St. Georges creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Garrett avoids the elbow strike from St. Georges, against the ropes.
Garrett blocks an elbow strike.
Garrett is trying to break free.
Garrett breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Garrett takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Garrett tries to keep at a distance but St. Georges has taken the fight into the clinch.
Garrett breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges connects with a looping right hand.
Jab by St. Georges.
Garrett is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St. Georges takes the fight into the clinch.
Garrett is still on wobbly legs! Can St. Georges finish him?
St. Georges throws an elbow but it misses.
Garrett wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but St. Georges has him pressed against the ropes.
Garrett seems to have recovered his senses.
St. Georges throws an elbow but it's blocked.
St. Georges misses with an elbow strike.
Garrett avoids a wild elbow strike from St. Georges.
Garrett wants to break free but St. Georges has control.
St. Georges pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Garrett is looking to break free of the clinch but St. Georges has double underhooks.
With the fighters up against the ropes, St. Georges throws an elbow but misses.
St. Georges pushes off an throws an elbow but Garrett leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Nice elbow from St. Georges.
Garrett blocks an elbow strike from St. Georges.
Garrett is looking to break free of the clinch but St. Georges has double underhooks.
Garrett pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gauthier St. Georges dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wade Garrett's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A nice inside leg kick there by St. Georges. That's going to slow Garrett down.
Garrett misses with an uppercut
and St. Georges counters with a good low kick that Garrett was not able to check.
Garrett looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
St. Georges slips a jab from Garrett.
St. Georges tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Garrett manages to circle out of the way.
Garrett takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Garrett attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
St. Georges connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Garrett's hands.
Nice uppercut there from St. Georges.
Garrett fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Oooooh!!! St. Georges has knocked Garrett down with a huge combo! St. Georges steps away and waves a wobbly Garrett back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the liver by St. Georges. Beautiful body shot.
Garrett looks to throw the jab but St. Georges is out of range.
Garrett finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
St. Georges lands a nice leg kick that just misses Garrett's sensitive parts.
Gauthier St. Georges seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as St. Georges blocks the low kick.
St. Georges connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Garrett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garrett misses with a combination
and St. Georges counters by moving into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, St. Georges throws an elbow but misses.
Garrett wants to break the clinch but can't.
Garrett pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
St. Georges tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garrett swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Garrett let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
St. Georges doesn't manage to clinch there - Garrett circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Garrett misses the target.
St. Georges is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Garrett can do to turn this around?
Garrett moves out of range of the body kick.
St. Georges jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garrett looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from St. Georges does no damage.
Garrett shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A head kick by St. Georges misses
and Garrett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
St. Georges is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
No joy there for Garrett, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Garrett misses with a jab, cross combination.
St. Georges takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Garrett misses its intended target.
St. Georges tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Garrett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Garrett throws a hook but St. Georges blocks it.
St. Georges slips a straight right by Garrett.
St. Georges lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Garrett at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges lands a head kick!
Nice shot lands for St. Georges.
St. Georges checks a low kick from Garrett.
St. Georges throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
St. Georges instigates a clinch.
St. Georges pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Garrett avoids the elbow strike from St. Georges, against the ropes.
St. Georges creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
St. Georges throws an elbow that misses.
Garrett blocks an elbow strike from St. Georges.
Garrett manages to break the clinch.
St. Georges is looking to clinch but Garrett is avoiding it.
Garrett takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
St. Georges misses with a body kick.
A nice side step and Garrett releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garrett misses with a two punch combination.
St. Georges connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St. Georges fakes the leg kick and cracks Garrett in the body.
St. Georges tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garrett swats him away and circles back towards the center.
St. Georges throws a body kick that misses.
Garrett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but St. Georges moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Garrett swats away the attempt to clinch by St. Georges.
Garrett throws a hook but St. Georges blocks it.
St. Georges staying out of range there.
Garrett throws a body shot but no joy.
Gauthier St. Georges is winning the standup battle so far.
A slapping body kick lands there for St. Georges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gauthier St. Georges dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wade Garrett's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Garrett throws the left hand but St. Georges avoids the punch easily.
Garrett with a jab.
St. Georges tries to clinch but Garrett is having none of it.
A little jabbing left from Garrett on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
St. Georges ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
St. Georges keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garrett.
St. Georges moves into the clinch.
Garrett breaks from the clinch.
Nice body kick there by St. Georges.
St. Georges clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrett pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice body punch from St. Georges.
Garrett tries to land a leg kick but St. Georges saw it coming and moves away.
St. Georges connects with a single shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St. Georges has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrett has had enough of the clinch but St. Georges keeps him there for the moment.
Garrett tries to break free but St. Georges pushes him back against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from St. Georges.
St. Georges has Garrett pressed against the ropes, preventing Garrett from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
St. Georges keeps control of Garrett as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
St. Georges creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Garrett's defenses.
Garrett blocks an elbow strike from St. Georges.
St. Georges misses with an elbow strike.
Garrett takes an elbow to the temple.
Garrett looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
St. Georges comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gauthier St. Georges has scored more points in the clinch so far.
St. Georges pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, St. Georges throws an elbow but misses.
Garrett blocks an elbow strike from St. Georges.
Garrett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
St. Georges's jab looks to have found its range, popping Garrett under the eye.
Garrett has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from St. Georges finds it's way round the side to connect with Garrett's head.
Gauthier St. Georges is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St. Georges with a hook.
Garrett gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! St. Georges gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Garrett is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gauthier St. Georges!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Iko Ruhian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rust Cohle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruhian comes to the ring accompanied by Kendang Pencak. The key to victory for Iko Ruhian has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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170 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Iko Ruhian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Rust Cohle!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cohle on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cohle swings widly with a right hand
and Ruhian counters with a three punch combo that has Cohle backing up. Cohle nods at Ruhian to acknowledge the strikes.
Ruhian digs a good hook to Cohle's body.
Cohle misses with an uppercut
and Ruhian counters with a series of strikes. Cohle will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cohle tries for a takedown but Ruhian circles away easily
and Ruhian counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cohle is rocked!
Ruhian jabs Cohle to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cohle misses with a takedown attempt
and Ruhian counters with a nice uppercut.
Cohle is still on wobbly legs! Can Ruhian finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cohle chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ruhian can pounce on him.
Cohle looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruhian is just out of range.
Ruhian throws a monster overhand right that drops Cohle! Ruhian follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iko Ruhian!
A relieved looking Iko Ruhian 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keith Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Laschenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sergei Laschenko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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275 lbs
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260 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Keith Connor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sergei Laschenko!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Laschenko does no damage.
Laschenko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Laschenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Laschenko misses with a hook. Connor ducked under it nicely.
Some wild striking there from Laschenko.
Laschenko misses with a double jab
and Connor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Sergei Laschenko has been cut.
Laschenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Connor scores with a hook.
Laschenko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Connor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Laschenko throws a body kick that misses.
Connor seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Laschenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Connor throws a body shot but no joy.
Laschenko throws a head kick but Connor moves out of range.
Connor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laschenko.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Connor misses with a wild body shot.
Connor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Laschenko 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.
Connor cracks Laschenko with an uppercut from hell and Laschenko crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Connor's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Laschenko is rocked!
Connor slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Laschenko can't keep his opponent in guard - Connor advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Connor content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Connor passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connor is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Laschenko has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Laschenko!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Connor has control of Laschenko's left arm, preventing Laschenko from doing any damage.
Connor lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Connor is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connor's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Further stalling from Connor.
Connor looking to sit in guard and control but Laschenko gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Connor working a defensive guard here.
Connor has Laschenko pulled in close to control his posture.
Connor lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Laschenko can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Connor controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Connor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sergei Laschenko's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Laschenko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Connor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Laschenko can do to turn this around?
Laschenko throws a series of punches but Connor moves out of range.
Connor misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Laschenko! But no joy.
Laschenko is looking to score with low kicks.
Connor is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Laschenko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A low kick from Laschenko misses
and Connor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That has opened up Sergei Laschenko's cut even more.
Connor connects with the punch.
Connor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Keith Connor is winning the standup battle so far.
Connor wobbles Laschenko with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Connor dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Laschenko to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Keith Connor!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duke Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hump Face (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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274 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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28
265 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Brawler
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Duke Rage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hump Face!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rage misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Rage misses.
Rage pushes Face up against the ropes in a clinch.
Face blocks an uppercut.
Rage working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rage takes an elbow to the temple.
Face is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rage pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rage avoids a wild elbow strike from Face.
Rage looking to slow down the pace here.
Face creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Face told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Rage swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Rage creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Face throws an elbow but it misses.
A shot in the inside from Rage.
Face lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rage drops Face onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Face is propped up by the ropes and works his way back to his feet!
Face is rocked!
Rage cracks Face with a nice body shot.
Face is still on wobbly legs! Can Rage finish him?
Face looks winded!
Rage creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Face's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Face drops to his knees and Rage pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Duke Rage!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between EM Punk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darren Reus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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28
160 lbs
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21
161 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, EM Punk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darren Reus!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reus takes a swing at Punk's ribcage but misses.
Reus looks to land a combination but Punk avoids it well.
We've been informed that Reus 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.
Punk throws a hook but Reus blocks it.
Reus lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Punk drops his hands momentarily and Reus takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Punk takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Reus stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Reus wants it to stay on the feet.
Punk has a takedown stuffed.
Punk blocks a head kick by Reus.
Reus misses with a head kick.
Nice takedown defense from Reus. No joy for Punk on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for EM Punk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown attempt by Punk or perhaps it was just good defense by Reus, which made it look bad.
Reus lands a high kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reus throws out a powerful jab.
Sloppy strikes from Reus. Those never looked like landing.
Punk dives in for a single leg takedown but Reus sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Punk shoots in looking for a takedown. Reus tries to sprawl out of it but Punk keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Reus manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Punk shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Reus defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punk misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Reus clinches up against the ropes.
I was talking to Punk's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Reus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Punk shoots for a takedown but Reus saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Some wild striking there from Reus.
Punk tries to score a power double leg takedown but Reus sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Punk somewhat.
Reus misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice body kick from Reus.
Reus lands with a nice combination. Punk backs away looking to recover.
Nice takedown defense from Reus. No joy for Punk on that attempt.
Punk darts in looking for a takedown but Reus gets double underhooks and turns Punk into the ropes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Punk is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reus feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Punk's calf.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reus stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Reus wants it to stay on the feet.
Reus throws a nice head kick!
Punk is trying hard to land a takedown here. Reus sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Reus throws a head kick that misses.
Punk is looking to counter punch.
Reus is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Punk hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Darren Reus!
Our winner, Darren Reus, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony O Rangers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shamil Abdurahimov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Rangers comes to the ring accompanied by Hold on to you. Abdurahimov has chosen Michael Jackson - Thriller as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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22
235 lbs
6 - 4 - 1 |
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22
243 lbs
8 - 4 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony O Rangers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shamil Abdurahimov!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abdurahimov swings widly with a right hand
and O Rangers counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Shamil Abdurahimov has been cut.
Abdurahimov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Abdurahimov lands a leg kick that knocks O Rangers off balance momentarily.
O Rangers feints and as Abdurahimov raises his hands in defense, O Rangers changes levels and drives through with a takedown into 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.
O Rangers wants to pass the guard but Abdurahimov is keeping the position.
Abdurahimov keeping moving, preventing O Rangers from controlling successfully.
Abdurahimov can't keep his opponent in guard - O Rangers advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
O Rangers passes to side control.
O Rangers working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
O Rangers moves into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdurahimov tries to reverse the position but O Rangers maintains control.
O Rangers throwing strikes here but Abdurahimov is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
O Rangers cracks Abdurahimov with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
O Rangers trying to control but he's not successful this time.
O Rangers wants to control but instead Abdurahimov manages to regain half guard.
O Rangers is looking for a kimura here.
Abdurahimov is defending against the submission attempts here by O Rangers.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdurahimov looking for submissions off his back.
O Rangers thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Abdurahimov's head.
Abdurahimov looking for submissions off his back.
O Rangers prevents Abdurahimov from standing back up.
O Rangers has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Rangers trying to control but Abdurahimov is having none of it.
Abdurahimov is trying to reverse the position but instead O Rangers has taken his back - oops!
Abdurahimov staying busy and making it hard for O Rangers to control.
Abdurahimov covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Abdurahimov defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of O Rangers's arms.
O Rangers struggling to keep hold of the position.
You can see the frustration on Abdurahimov's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Rangers has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
O Rangers working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
O Rangers tightening his grip on Abdurahimov, looking for the choke.
O Rangers working for a choke but Abdurahimov is defending well.
O Rangers working for a choke but Abdurahimov is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony O Rangers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shamil Abdurahimov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
O Rangers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Abdurahimov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
O Rangers's jab looks to have found its range, popping Abdurahimov under the eye.
Abdurahimov throws a predictable looking body shot
and O Rangers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from O Rangers is defended easily by Abdurahimov.
Abdurahimov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Abdurahimov throws a jab but it's blocked by O Rangers.
O Rangers takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Tony O Rangers has been cut.
O Rangers seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
O Rangers stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
O Rangers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Abdurahimov can do to turn this around?
Abdurahimov throws an overhand right that lands on O Rangers's shoulder, as O Rangers tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Abdurahimov misses.
O Rangers looks to throw the jab but Abdurahimov is out of range.
Abdurahimov is looking for the big counter here.
O Rangers ducks under a wild hook from Abdurahimov.
Abdurahimov looks to land a combination but O Rangers avoids it well.
A jab from O Rangers finds it's way through Abdurahimov's defenses.
Shamil Abdurahimov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdurahimov lands with a straight right. O Rangers didn't see that one coming.
O Rangers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Abdurahimov scores with a sloppy right hand. O Rangers should have avoided that one.
O Rangers takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Abdurahimov misses with a right hand
and O Rangers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
O Rangers takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Abdurahimov misses with a straight right.
O Rangers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Abdurahimov throws out the jab.
O Rangers swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Abdurahimov misses with an uppercut
and O Rangers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A good leg kick by Abdurahimov.
Abdurahimov throws a head kick that misses.
As Abdurahimov tries to get set, O Rangers tries to push him back and clinch up but Abdurahimov manages to avoid the attempt.
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!
Abdurahimov misses with a combination
and O Rangers counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Abdurahimov throws a hook but O Rangers avoids it easily.
O Rangers gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Abdurahimov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Rangers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Abdurahimov.
O Rangers lands a jab.
O Rangers lands an overhand right.
Shamil Abdurahimov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Abdurahimov throws a hook but O Rangers blocks it.
O Rangers feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Abdurahimovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Abdurahimov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That has opened up Shamil Abdurahimov's cut even more.
Abdurahimov throws a predictable looking body shot
and O Rangers counters with a nice uppercut.
O Rangers shoots in but Abdurahimov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Good exchange - Abdurahimov coming out on top.
Abdurahimov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Abdurahimov throws a left and a right that both miss
and O Rangers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Abdurahimov throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and O Rangers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - O Rangers throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good leg kick by Abdurahimov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
O Rangers throws out a powerful jab.
O Rangers avoids the head kick by Abdurahimov.
Abdurahimov throws a hook but O Rangers avoids it easily.
Abdurahimov misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Rangers. Abdurahimov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abdurahimov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Abdurahimov connects with a high kick.
Abdurahimov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The cut above Shamil Abdurahimov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
O Rangers connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Abdurahimov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Rangers.
Nice takedown defense from Abdurahimov. No joy for O Rangers on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony O Rangers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Rangers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
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!
Abdurahimov throws a head kick but O Rangers moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Rangers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Abdurahimov throws a right hand that misses
and O Rangers counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Abdurahimov catches O Rangers with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
O Rangers lands with a shot to the body.
O Rangers lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Abdurahimov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A swing and a miss from Abdurahimov.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
O Rangers is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Abdurahimov is keeping busy.
Abdurahimov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abdurahimov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Abdurahimov loads up on a big right hand but O Rangers slips the punch.
Abdurahimov tries to bum rush O Rangers with a series of wild strikes but O Rangers uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It looked like O Rangers was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Abdurahimov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tony O Rangers will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
O Rangers scores with a shot to the body.
Abdurahimov misses with the combination.
Abdurahimov misses with a two punch combination.
Abdurahimov loads up on a big right hand but O Rangers slips the punch.
O Rangers's jab looks to have found its range, popping Abdurahimov under the eye.
Shamil Abdurahimov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
O Rangers ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Abdurahimov misses with a double jab.
O Rangers lands a nice hook to Abdurahimov's body. Abdurahimov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Abdurahimov misses with a left hand
and O Rangers counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Abdurahimov thows a left - swing and a miss!
O Rangers ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
O Rangers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abdurahimov.
Abdurahimov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Rangers shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than O Rangers was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Abdurahimov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
O Rangers is trying to get an arm triangle but Abdurahimov is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Rangers advances to full mount.
O Rangers misses with a head shot.
O Rangers goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Abdurahimov turns into him and now he's in O Rangers's guard.
O Rangers is trying to control the position but Abdurahimov postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Rangers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
O Rangers is working hard here to advance position.
O Rangers manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Abdurahimov manages to get himself to full guard.
O Rangers looking to pass the guard.
Abdurahimov throws his legs up looking for a submission but O Rangers uses it to pass to side control.
Abdurahimov is trying to control O Rangers's posture but O Rangers avoids it.
Abdurahimov prevents O Rangers from improving position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Rangers trying to control the action but Abdurahimov is working from the bottom.
O Rangers goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Abdurahimov rolls with the submission and now he's on top in O Rangers's guard! Nice work there by Abdurahimov!
Abdurahimov wanted to stand there but O Rangers had control of the position.
O Rangers might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Abdurahimov preventing the sweep.
O Rangers controls Abdurahimov momentarily but Abdurahimov frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdurahimov being controlled here momentarily.
O Rangers is trying to control the position but Abdurahimov postures up.
O Rangers has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Abdurahimov would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Abdurahimov looking to improve position, pressing down on O Rangers's thigh with his hand. O Rangers seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Abdurahimov paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Abdurahimov's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! O Rangers picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tony O Rangers!
Tony O Rangers decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Shamil Abdurahimov spoke after the fight, saying 'I was robbed'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vaji Clitorisukah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoji Kikuchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clitorisukah comes to the ring accompanied by Sorry Jung Woo Park. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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142 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vaji Clitorisukah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoji Kikuchi!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kikuchi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Clitorisukah as he jumps to the side.
Kikuchi has his takedown stuffed
and Clitorisukah counters with a stiff right hand.
Kikuchi stuffs the takedown.
Clitorisukah bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kikuchi slips under a jab from Clitorisukah.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kikuchi moves out of range of the strikes.
Kikuchi lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Kikuchi checks a leg kick.
Clitorisukah lands a jab to the nose.
Kikuchi has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clitorisukah connects with a jab.
Clitorisukah cracks Kikuchi on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Kikuchi falls backwards against the ropes. Clitorisukah follows up with more strikes that drop Kikuchi to his knees. Clitorisukah keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Kikuchi! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vaji Clitorisukah!
Vaji Clitorisukah made sure to mention his sponsor, Sun-Tzu in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Scott Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uryan Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uryan Hall has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Scott Jordan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Uryan Hall!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordan gets a clinch.
Hall tries to pull guard but Jordan forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Jordan swings wildly with an uppercut but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jordan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jordan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hall is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jordan is defending well.
Hall is trying to stall.
Hall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jordan pushes Hall back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jordan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hall is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Jordan to keep the fight standing.
Scott Jordan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uryan Hall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jordan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jordan lands a left hand.
Jordan is leaning against Hall and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hall throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Jordan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jordan presses Hall against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan pushes Hall back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hall is rocked!
Hall looks winded!
Hall blocks an uppercut.
Hall is still on wobbly legs! Can Jordan finish him?
Jordan scores with a shoulder strike.
Jordan pushes Hall against the ropes. Jordan is working some dirty boxing. Jordan pushes off with a quick right hook! Hall goes down! Hall tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Jordan moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott Jordan!
A very excited looking Scott Jordan 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.
In defeat, Uryan Hall stepped up to the mic, saying 'As you can see...I can't. I got beat out there tonight, enough said.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dante Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Gentry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Gentry's choice of entrance music: Triumph - Wu Tang Clan. Matt Gentry has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dante Esposito !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Gentry!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esposito moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Esposito lands with a slapping head kick.
Gentry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gentry moves out of range of the body kick from Esposito .
Esposito misses with a jab to the body
and Gentry counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gentry lunges at Esposito with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Esposito 's hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Esposito .
Esposito ducks right into an uppercut from Gentry.
Esposito throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gentry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab, jab by Esposito - just one landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gentry scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Esposito slips under a jab from Gentry.
A little feinted left hand from Esposito on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Esposito staying out of range there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gentry.
Gentry throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito looks to throw a body kick
and Gentry counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gentry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dante Esposito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Esposito connects with a solid leg kick.
Gentry scores with a jab.
A good leg kick by Esposito .
Gentry looks to score with a jab to the body but Esposito is just out of range.
Esposito fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gentry just manages to avoid it.
Gentry moves out of range of the body kick.
Gentry doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Gentry connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gentry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Esposito .
Gentry misses with an uppercut. Esposito saw that one coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by Esposito . That's going to slow Gentry down.
Esposito lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Esposito connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gentry looks to land a combination but Esposito avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gentry takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A big left from Gentry misses.
Esposito keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Esposito looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Esposito throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Esposito looks for the body kick but Gentry saw that one coming.
Esposito throws a body kick that misses.
Gentry on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Esposito . Esposito obviously looking to wear him down.
Dante Esposito is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Esposito connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Esposito is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Gentry misses with an uppercut.
Esposito takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gentry has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Esposito tries to land a body kick
and Gentry counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Esposito rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gentry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Esposito loads up on a big right hand but Gentry slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito just misses with a punch to the body.
Gentry throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Esposito stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Esposito missing with a left hand there. Gentry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gentry misses with a wild body shot.
Gentry is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Esposito had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A big right from Esposito misses.
A head kick from Esposito lands but Gentry takes it in his stride.
Gentry throws a right hand that Esposito ducks under and follows up with a left that Esposito also avoids with ease.
Gentry looks to score with a jab to the body but Esposito is just out of range.
Gentry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Esposito was well out of range. Poor timing from Gentry.
Some wild striking there from Gentry.
A quick step to the side and Esposito tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Esposito throws out a powerful jab.
Gentry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gentry connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Esposito scrambles back to his feet.
Esposito fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gentry manages to avoid it.
Gentry jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice shot by Gentry.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Esposito looks for the body kick but Gentry saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Esposito .
Gentry looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Esposito is trying to control but Gentry manages to pass to mount!
Esposito tries to hold on but Gentry pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gentry breaks from Esposito 's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Gentry lands a couple of good shots and Esposito has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Gentry keeps control of the position as Esposito tries to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Matt Gentry will probably get the nod.
That's time! Esposito 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A shot to the liver by Gentry. Beautiful body shot.
Esposito looks to score with a jab to the body but Gentry is just out of range.
Gentry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Esposito manages to avoid it.
Gentry takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gentry uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Esposito .
Gentry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Esposito manages to avoid it.
Gentry fails with an attempt to clinch.
Esposito throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gentry on the side of the head.
Gentry just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esposito takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Esposito slips under a jab from Gentry.
Esposito ducks under a wild hook from Gentry.
Esposito throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Esposito lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gentry at a distance.
A low kick from Esposito misses
and Gentry counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circling - Gentry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Esposito throws a hook to the side of Gentry's head but Gentry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gentry throws a hook to the side of Esposito 's head but Esposito sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Esposito misses with a right hand
and Gentry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gentry. Esposito does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body kick there by Esposito .
Gentry shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Esposito as he avoids it easily.
Esposito scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Esposito throws a wild body kick that Gentry sees coming a mile off.
And Gentry tries to counter it with a takedown but Esposito pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Esposito misses with a low kick.
Gentry scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Esposito punishes Gentry's body with a nice straight punch.
Esposito blocks a jab.
Gentry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An inside leg kick lands from Esposito .
Esposito misses with a leg kick
and Gentry counters with a nice uppercut.
Matt Gentry seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gentry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Esposito looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Gentry's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Esposito takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Esposito scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A punch combination from Gentry misses.
Esposito lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gentry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Esposito paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito clobbers Gentry with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gentry takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Esposito thumps Gentry with a low kick.
Gentry throws a body punch but Esposito moves out of range.
Gentry checks a leg kick.
Gentry wants to counter the offense by Esposito and move into the clinch position.
Esposito misses with a kick to the body.
Gentry takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Esposito feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gentrys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gentry stuns Esposito with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Esposito throws a leg kick
and Gentry makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Esposito throws a body shot but no joy.
Gentry let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Esposito throws a sloppy head kick
and Gentry counters with a left to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Esposito throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Esposito misses with a left hand
and Gentry counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Esposito takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gentry shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Esposito 's guard.
Gentry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Esposito works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
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.
Gentry missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gentry is pushing down on Esposito 's leg trying to pass to half guard. Esposito is fighting to maintain full guard but Gentry has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gentry content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Esposito avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gentry.
Esposito knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gentry on the ground.
Esposito is looking for a sweep. Gentry is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Esposito is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Gentry jumps into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Matt Gentry will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Esposito 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Esposito throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gentry counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gentry on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Esposito misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gentry checks a low kick from Esposito .
Gentry swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gentry checks a leg kick.
Gentry fails to land with a series of punches.
Esposito takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gentry throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Esposito tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Gentry is in Esposito 's guard.
Esposito keeping moving, preventing Gentry from controlling successfully.
Matt Gentry has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gentry passes into half guard.
Esposito wants to control but Gentry passes into side.
Gentry has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito is looking to regain half guard here but Gentry keeps moving and retains side control.
Esposito dodges the ground and pound from Gentry.
A lull in the action here.
Gentry lands a decent elbow from side control.
Esposito is pushing Gentry's head away, looking to escape. Gentry manages to hold on to the position though.
Esposito takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Gentry grinds an elbow into Esposito 's temple.
Gentry lands a nice forearm strike.
Gentry wants to control but Esposito is keeping him busy.
Esposito tries to escape but Gentry is in control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gentry scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Esposito to see if he's OK.
Gentry landing a few strikes.
Esposito is trying to get back to half guard.
Gentry cracks Esposito with a big elbow.
Gentry is looking to take a break and control but Esposito is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gentry works to advance to full mount. Esposito defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Gentry lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Esposito takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Gentry lands a couple of good shots and Esposito has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Esposito wants to control his opponent's hands but Gentry gets his hands free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Esposito right now.
Gentry trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Esposito is taking damage to the body and head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gentry is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Esposito grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Esposito is trying to break free.
Gentry lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Esposito is rocked!
Gentry is punishing Esposito with some ground and pound.
Oh Esposito is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Esposito is taking damage to the body and head.
Esposito can't escape the position.
Gentry has Esposito flattened out and is raining down punches.
Gentry trying to control momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gentry lands with a hammerfist to the side of Esposito 's head.
Esposito trying to control the hands but Gentry won't let him.
Gentry controls the position.
Gentry throwing damaging strikes from the back! Esposito could be in trouble here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gentry 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.
Esposito seems to have got his legs back now.
Esposito is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Gentry really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Gentry on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gentry throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Esposito looks to land a body kick but Gentry moved away.
Esposito attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Esposito fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Esposito swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gentry lands with a nice body punch.
Gentry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gentry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Esposito .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esposito uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gentry.
Gentry lands a head shot.
Gentry misses with a body shot.
Esposito throws a leg kick
and Esposito takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gentry throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Esposito swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gentry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Esposito throws a push kick but Gentry slaps the foot to one side.
Gentry has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Esposito misses with a straight right.
Esposito lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Esposito scores with a nice body kick.
Gentry on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Esposito . Esposito obviously looking to wear him down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Esposito .
Esposito walks into a jab.
Gentry digs a good hook to Esposito 's body.
Gentry moves out of range as Esposito throws a body kick.
Gentry looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Esposito lands a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gentry scores with a shot to the body.
Gentry decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Esposito is trying to control but can't.
Gentry is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Esposito is trying to escape back to his feet but Gentry uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Esposito is not content to let Gentry control the position.
Esposito takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Check out the look on Gentry's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito struggling a bit here.
Gentry wants to lay and pray for a moment but Esposito keeps working.
Gentry working the body and head with strikes.
Gentry landing a few strikes.
You can see the frustration on Esposito 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gentry wants to lay and pray for a moment but Esposito keeps working.
Gentry works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Gentry working the body and head with strikes.
Esposito takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gentry working the head with strikes.
Esposito on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Esposito on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Esposito tries to get out of the position.
Esposito is trying to control Gentry's posture but Gentry avoids it.
Gentry staying calm.
Esposito tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Gentry presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Gentry sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gentry is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Esposito can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Gentry dominated that fourth 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. This is the final round!
Gentry closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Esposito has a couple of punches blocked by Gentry.
Esposito working aggressively here.
Gentry is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Esposito can't fight it off and eventually Gentry manages to take the fight to the floor. Esposito looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gentry forces his way into half guard.
Esposito is not content to let Gentry control the position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gentry connects with a nice short shot to Esposito 's temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esposito is not content to let Gentry control the position.
Gentry working the head and body with strikes.
Gentry thows a huge punch but Esposito dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gentry lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gentry trying to control the action but Esposito is working from the bottom.
Esposito keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Esposito trying to hold on to Gentry's head to control him but Gentry postures up.
Gentry lands with a punch from half guard.
Gentry throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gentry wants to free his trapped foot but Esposito is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gentry seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Esposito does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gentry looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Esposito with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dante Esposito has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gentry is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Esposito !
Esposito is trying desperately to improve position.
Esposito wants to control but Gentry is having none of it.
Esposito tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gentry looking to control but Esposito is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Esposito is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gentry postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Esposito looks a forlorn figure.
Gentry raining down shots from the mount!
Gentry landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gentry lands with some strikes.
Gentry unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Esposito wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Gentry celebrates on the ropes and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Gentry! Matt Gentry retains his lightweight title!
Matt Gentry 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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