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Death Squad 325:Pablo v Ashley PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Silvestre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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156 lbs
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World class boxer
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Silvestre!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dennis Page!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silvestre checks a leg kick.
It looked like Silvestre wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Silvestre throws a jab but it's blocked by Page.
Page throws a nice looking combination but Silvestre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've been informed that Page 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.
Silvestre loads up on a big right hand but Page slips the punch.
Silvestre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Page throws the kick towards the body but Silvestre avoids it.
Silvestre waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Page.
Silvestre forces Page back against the cage and clinches.
A short right from Page.
Silvestre stalling against the cage.
Page struggles to land a body shot inside as Silvestre controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page prevents a body shot from Silvestre.
Silvestre tries to throw a body punch but Page avoids it by throwing Silvestre back against the cage.
Silvestre blocking some punches.
Silvestre can't find room to land a body shot as Page controls the action.
Silvestre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Page works on Silvestre's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvestre tries to work over Page's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silvestre lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Page cracks Silvestre with a nice body shot.
Page can't find room to land a body shot as Silvestre controls the action.
Page prevents a body shot from Silvestre.
Page scores with a hook to the body.
Silvestre misses with a punch to the body.
Page fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Page misses with a punch to the body.
Silvestre misses with a short punch on the inside.
Page has a couple of punches blocked by Silvestre.
Page blocks a body shot from Silvestre.
Page working hard to break the clinch.
Silvestre throws a head punch that misses.
Page working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Silvestre fails to land.
Page swings wildly with an uppercut but Silvestre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silvestre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Page's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Page.
Page lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silvestre.
Page doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Page.
Page stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Silvestre throws an elbow that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silvestre.
Silvestre is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Page is keeping busy.
Page works on Silvestre's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silvestre misses with a punch on the inside.
Page tries to throw a body punch but Silvestre avoids it by throwing Page back against the cage.
Page softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Silvestre creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Page is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A left hand lands to the body for Page.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Page as Silvestre tries to tie him up.
Silvestre misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page pushes Silvestre back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Silvestre lands with a left to the head.
Page lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Silvestre blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silvestre lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Page backwards.
Silvestre lands a body shot.
Silvestre trying to control the position but instead, Page has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silvestre into the cage.
A body shot lands from Page.
Page throws a head punch that misses.
Silvestre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Page lands a right hand.
Page lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silvestre backwards.
Nice body punch from Silvestre.
A head punch on the inside from Silvestre fails to land.
Page letting Silvestre take a breather here.
Silvestre displaying some good clinch control by pressing Page up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre misses with a punch on the inside.
Silvestre blocks an uppercut.
Page can't find room to land a body shot as Silvestre controls the action.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Page blocking some punches.
Silvestre misses with the head strike.
Page stalling in the clinch but Silvestre improves position.
Page tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Page.
Page softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Page tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silvestre makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silvestre takes a shot to the head.
Silvestre is stalling here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silvestre.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dennis Page will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Page throws a low kick but Silvestre avoids it.
Silvestre cracks a nice hook into Page's ribs.
A slow jab from Silvestre misses its intended target.
Page misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silvestre.
Page thows a body kick. Silvestre tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Silvestre throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Page misses with a looping left.
Page lands with a nice body kick.
Silvestre misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body kick from Page.
Page uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silvestre.
Page takes a swing at Silvestre's ribcage but misses.
Silvestre misses with a low kick.
Daniel Silvestre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvestre clinches with his opponent.
Silvestre lands with a left to the head.
Silvestre lands a hook that snaps the head of Page backwards.
Silvestre lands a nice uppercut.
Page pressing his opponent against the cage.
Page misses with a punch to the body.
Page blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silvestre tries to throw a body punch but Page avoids it by throwing Silvestre back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Page.
Page misses with a hook from the clinch.
Page pushes Silvestre back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Silvestre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Page stalling.
Page softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The referee calls for Page to work.
Silvestre misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page lands a hook that snaps the head of Silvestre backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Page on the inside.
Page blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silvestre tries to work over Page's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Page - that landed with a thud.
Page misses with a hook to the ribs.
Page lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silvestre backwards.
Silvestre presses Page against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Page cracks Silvestre with a nice body shot.
Silvestre tries to throw a body punch but Page avoids it by throwing Silvestre back against the cage.
Silvestre scores with a hook to the body.
Page lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silvestre.
Page blocking some punches.
Page throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Silvestre prevents a body shot from Page.
Page throws a head punch that misses.
Page blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silvestre misses with some punches.
Page lands with a short shot to the head.
Page pushes Silvestre back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Page lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silvestre backwards.
Silvestre looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Page lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silvestre backwards.
Page tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Page working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Page misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silvestre misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silvestre leaning against his opponent.
Page blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Page.
Page goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Page blocks the elbow strike.
Page pushes Silvestre back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Page.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silvestre scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Page stalling against the cage.
Page lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silvestre backwards.
Page lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Silvestre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Page's elbow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Page has a couple of punches blocked by Silvestre.
Silvestre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Page lands a hook that snaps the head of Silvestre backwards.
Silvestre tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Page working aggressively here.
Page doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Page has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Silvestre blocking some punches.
Silvestre misses with a body punch.
Silvestre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Page showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A jab from Silvestre misses.
Silvestre fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Page checks it well.
Page throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silvestre sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silvestre wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Silvestre tries to close the distance and clinch but Page swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silvestre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Page manages to avoid it.
Page follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Page throws a hook to the side of Silvestre's head but Silvestre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silvestre throws a hook to the side of Page's head but Page sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silvestre ducks under a wild hook from Page.
Page blocks a leg kick.
Silvestre missing with a left hand there. Page was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page tries to keep at a distance but Silvestre has taken the fight into the clinch.
Page blocks an uppercut.
Page is working Silvestre over against the cage.
Page blocks an uppercut.
Silvestre misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silvestre backwards.
Silvestre misses with a hook from the clinch.
Page working aggressively here.
Silvestre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silvestre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silvestre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silvestre throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silvestre.
Silvestre scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short body shot lands from Page as the two fighters clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Page.
Dennis Page seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silvestre blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Page is trying to stall.
Page lands a shot to the body.
Page misses with a punch to the body.
Page has a couple of punches blocked by Silvestre.
Silvestre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page lands an uppercut.
Page doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Page lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Page.
Page swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Page escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Page wants to slow Silvestre down by chopping away at his legs.
Silvestre tries to land a leg kick but Page saw it coming and moves away.
Silvestre misses with an uppercut.
Dennis Page seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silvestre closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Page stuns Silvestre with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Silvestre takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Page misses the shot to the body.
Silvestre punishes Page's body with a nice straight punch.
Silvestre misses with the body kick
and Page cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Daniel Silvestre has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Page lands with a good body shot.
Silvestre takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Page lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Silvestre falls backwards - clearly groggy! Page dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dennis Page! Dennis Page retains his featherweight title!
Post fight, Dennis Page took to the microphone: 'WAR PIKEY'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Degrizz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hervoton Appi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Degrizz comes to the cage accompanied by Battle in prison. Appi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: 300. Hervoton Appi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Degrizz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hervoton Appi!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Appi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Degrizz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Degrizz ducks under a wild hook from Appi.
Degrizz tries to counter with a takedown but Appi is quick to defend against it.
Degrizz throws a body punch but Appi moves out of range.
Degrizz lands a body shot.
Appi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Appi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Appi misses.
Degrizz takes a jab right on the kisser.
Degrizz is looking to slow Appi down with leg kicks.
Degrizz looks for the body kick but Appi saw that one coming.
Degrizz lands with a cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Appi. Degrizz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Appi slips a jab from Degrizz.
Appi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Degrizz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Appi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Appi does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Appi misses with a hook. Degrizz ducked under it nicely.
Degrizz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Degrizz has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Casino in the buildup to the fight.
Degrizz throws a hook but Appi blocks it.
Degrizz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Appi.
Degrizz throws a leg kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Appi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Degrizz throws a body punch but Appi moves out of range.
Appi throws out a loose jab but Degrizz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Degrizz scores with a nice strike.
Appi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Degrizz can pounce on him.
Degrizz decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Appi wants to control but Degrizz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Degrizz is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Appi has managed to free his arm - good work.
Degrizz is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Degrizz looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Appi is trying to maintain the position but Degrizz is very close to passing his half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Appi controlling the position for now.
Degrizz trying to control the action but Appi is working from the bottom.
Appi won't allow Degrizz to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Degrizz is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Appi sees it coming and defends easily.
Appi wants to improve his position but Degrizz is controlling well.
Degrizz tries to pass to full mount but Appi defends it.
Appi has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Degrizz passes to full mount!
Degrizz wants to take his opponent's back but Appi doesn't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Degrizz tries to control but Appi wriggling away.
Degrizz wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Degrizz trying to control but Appi is having none of it.
Appi can't escape the position.
Degrizz avoids the attempt from Appi to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Degrizz dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Degrizz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Appi.
Degrizz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Appi can do to turn this around?
A swing and a miss from Appi.
Degrizz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Appi throws a lazy right hand but Degrizz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hervoton Appi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Degrizz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Appi lands with a hook. Degrizz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Degrizz cracks Appi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Appi moves out of range of the strikes.
Degrizz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Degrizz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Appi throws out the jab.
Appi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Degrizz.
Degrizz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Appi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Degrizz pushes Appi away with a front kick.
Appi throws a lazy uppercut
and Degrizz counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Degrizz takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Jim Degrizz has been cut.
Appi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crunch! Degrizz slams his shin into Appi's torso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Appi gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Degrizz to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Degrizz trying to control but Appi is working from the bottom.
Degrizz not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Appi keeping moving, preventing Degrizz from controlling successfully.
Appi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Appi pulls Degrizz in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Degrizz pushing down on Appi's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Degrizz seems to be looking for submissions.
Appi is pressing down on Degrizz's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Appi being controlled here, momentarily.
Degrizz wants to control from the top but Appi keeps moving.
Appi is trying to keep Degrizz in close.
Appi keeping full guard, as Degrizz tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Degrizz is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Appi clobbers Degrizz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Degrizz. Appi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Appi throws a head kick that misses.
Degrizz lands a body shot.
Appi missing with a left hand there. Degrizz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Degrizz half committed to a counter leg kick.
Appi scores with a jab to the head.
Hervoton Appi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Degrizz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Appi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Degrizz is rocked!
Degrizz misses with an uppercut. Appi saw that one coming.
Oh Degrizz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Appi lands with a big left! Degrizz is wobbled badly! Appi comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Degrizz to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Hervoton Appi!
Hervoton Appi was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Domingo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackṏb Jṏhanssṏn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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220 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jorge Domingo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jackṏb Jṏhanssṏn!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Domingo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jṏhanssṏn. Jṏhanssṏn circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Domingo lands with an uppercut that bounces Jṏhanssṏn off the cage and back into range.
Jṏhanssṏn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jṏhanssṏn doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jṏhanssṏn looks to throw the jab but Domingo is out of range.
Domingo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jṏhanssṏn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Domingo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jṏhanssṏn throws a leg kick that misses.
Domingo with a hook.
Domingo misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jṏhanssṏn. Domingo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Domingo scores with a jab to the body.
Domingo misses with a straight right.
A jab from Jṏhanssṏn misses.
Domingo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Domingo misses with a body shot.
Jṏhanssṏn misses with an uppercut. Domingo saw that one coming.
Decent striking displayed by Domingo there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Domingo looks to land a right hand but Jṏhanssṏn moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Domingo avoids the head kick by Jṏhanssṏn.
Domingo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jṏhanssṏn's hands.
Jṏhanssṏn keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jṏhanssṏn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jṏhanssṏn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Domingo.
Domingo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jṏhanssṏn avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jṏhanssṏn throws a one two combo.
Domingo throws a leg kick which misses Jṏhanssṏn's front leg but catches the back leg as Jṏhanssṏn tries to avoid it.
Jṏhanssṏn throws a hook but Domingo blocks it.
Jṏhanssṏn throws out a loose jab but Domingo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Domingo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Domingo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jṏhanssṏn.
Jṏhanssṏn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Domingo.
Jṏhanssṏn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Domingo scores with a sloppy right hand. Jṏhanssṏn should have avoided that one.
Jṏhanssṏn throws a poor cross that misses
and Jṏhanssṏn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jṏhanssṏn is rocked!
Domingo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice defenses there by Jṏhanssṏn.
Domingo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Domingo defending well as Jṏhanssṏn loads up on a big left hand.
Domingo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jṏhanssṏn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Domingo.
Jṏhanssṏn ducks under a wild hook from Domingo.
Jṏhanssṏn looks to land a left hand but Domingo moved out of range nicely.
Jṏhanssṏn misses with a two punch combination.
Domingo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jṏhanssṏn misses with a hook. Domingo ducked under it nicely.
A quick step to the side and Domingo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Domingo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jṏhanssṏn tries to work over Domingo's front leg with a kick but Domingo checks it.
Domingo throws a right and a left that both miss.
It seemed like Jṏhanssṏn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jṏhanssṏn lands a nice shot that snaps Domingo's head back.
The fighters circling - Jṏhanssṏn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Domingo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jṏhanssṏn throws out the jab.
Domingo lands a body shot.
Domingo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jṏhanssṏn pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jṏhanssṏn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Domingo swings for the body but Jṏhanssṏn moves out of range.
Jṏhanssṏn's corner calls for a 1-2. Jṏhanssṏn obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Domingo throws a series of punches but Jṏhanssṏn avoids them all with ease.
Domingo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Jackṏb Jṏhanssṏn has been cut.
Jṏhanssṏn dodges the punch combination from Domingo.
Jṏhanssṏn looks to land a right hand but Domingo moved out of range.
Jṏhanssṏn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Domingo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jṏhanssṏn darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jṏhanssṏn misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Domingo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jṏhanssṏn's calf.
Domingo scores with a nice head shot.
Domingo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Domingo throws a right hand that Jṏhanssṏn ducks under and follows up with a left that Jṏhanssṏn also avoids with ease.
Jṏhanssṏn lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Domingo lands with a right hand.
Jackṏb Jṏhanssṏn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Domingo misses with a hook.
Jṏhanssṏn looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jṏhanssṏn is still on wobbly legs! Can Domingo finish him?
BOOM! Domingo lands a beautiful left hook that drops Jṏhanssṏn. Jṏhanssṏn tries to recover but Domingo is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Jṏhanssṏn lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jorge Domingo!
Jorge Domingo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Jackṏb Jṏhanssṏn was interviewed post fight and said 'Wait a minute, there must be some type of mistake. I don't lose.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Victor Zsasz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Auguste Grimm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zsasz comes to the cage accompanied by 2Pac: When We Ride ft. Outlawz. Grimm has chosen David Gilmour - There's No Way Out Of Here as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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147 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
53 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Victor Zsasz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 25 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Auguste Grimm!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zsasz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Grimm moves out of range as Zsasz throws a body kick.
Grimm looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Grimm throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zsasz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Zsasz just misses with a punch to the body.
Grimm shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Grimm fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zsasz.
Zsasz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Zsasz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Grimm tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zsasz lands the left hand.
Grimm fakes the leg kick and cracks Zsasz in the body.
Zsasz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grimm.
Zsasz throws out a loose jab but Grimm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zsasz throws a half hearted mid kick.
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!
Zsasz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Zsasz avoids the head kick by Grimm.
Grimm throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Zsasz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grimm throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Zsasz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimm takes a jab right on the kisser.
Zsasz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Zsasz misses with a low kick.
Grimm thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grimm closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zsasz.
A nice leg kick lands there from Grimm.
A big left from Zsasz misses.
Grimm takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
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!
Zsasz connects with a leg kick. Grimm looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Zsasz blocks a head kick by Grimm.
Zsasz throws the left hand but Grimm avoids the punch easily.
Grimm throws a body kick that misses
and Zsasz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Zsasz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grimm was well out of range. Poor timing from Zsasz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zsasz throws a hook to the side of Grimm's head but Grimm sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zsasz tries to land a leg kick but Grimm saw it coming and moves away.
Grimm drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Grimm thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zsasz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grimm looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Grimm misses the shot to the body.
Zsasz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Grimm is out of range and Zsasz settles back down.
Grimm is looking to slow Zsasz down with leg kicks.
Zsasz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Zsasz throws out a leg kick but Grimm moves out of range and Zsasz only half commits.
Zsasz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Zsasz throws a shot to the body.
Grimm throws a head kick but Zsasz moves out of range.
Grimm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zsasz.
Grimm on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zsasz. Zsasz obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimm takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Grimm takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Grimm throws a head kick that Zsasz semi-blocks.
Grimm misses with a body kick.
Zsasz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Zsasz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Grimm blocks a low kick nicely.
Zsasz swings for the body but Grimm moves out of range.
Grimm throws a leg kick that is checked
and Zsasz makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Zsasz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grimm.
Zsasz moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromGrimm.
Grimm throws a nice outside leg kick.
Zsasz scores with a decent looking hook.
Grimm misses with the combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grimm tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Victor Zsasz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zsasz misses with a hook.
Zsasz cracks the inside of Grimm's front leg.
Grimm fails to land with a series of punches.
Grimm is looking to land body kicks.
Zsasz looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Zsasz swings for the body but Grimm moves out of range.
Grimm lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zsasz circles away quickly and effectively.
Zsasz is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Grimm throws a head kick that misses.
Grimm keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zsasz.
Grimm takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Grimm moves out of range as Zsasz throws a body kick.
Grimm takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zsasz throws a low kick but Grimm moves out of range easily.
Zsasz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Zsasz checks a leg kick.
Zsasz tried to counter with a leg kick but Grimm avoided it.
Zsasz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Zsasz dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Grimm lands with a thumping leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Grimm might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Zsasz has got the better of the exchanges.
Zsasz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grimm.
Zsasz throws a sloppy head kick and Grimm moves out of range easily.
Zsasz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grimm tries a low kick but Zsasz avoids it.
Zsasz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Grimm delivers a nice body kick.
Zsasz throws a shot from downtown. Grimm moves away and avoids it.
Grimm throws out a counter right but Zsasz avoids it with no problem.
Grimm throws a head kick that misses.
Grimm bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zsasz scores with a head kick. Grimm tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Zsasz avoids the body shot from Grimm.
Good work by Zsasz as he checks the leg kick.
Zsasz lands a jab-cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grimm blocks the body kick.
Grimm let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zsasz lands with a good body shot.
Grimm swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grimm lets loose with a powerful body kick. Zsasz will feel that in the morning.
Grimm ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zsasz moves away.
Grimm's jab looks to have found its range, popping Zsasz under the eye.
Zsasz throws a leg kick
and Grimm counters with a nice body kick.
Zsasz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grimm throws a jab when Zsasz was well out of range.
Zsasz looks to land a left hand but Grimm moved out of range nicely.
Grimm misses with a wild body shot.
Zsasz misses with a low kick.
Grimm throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zsasz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Grimm scoring well with a low kick there.
Zsasz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grimm ducks under a wild hook from Zsasz.
Grimm throws a series of strikes that have Zsasz backpedaling.
Grimm blocks a leg kick.
It seemed like Grimm was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Grimm tries a head kick but it misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Zsasz. Grimm shrugs it off though.
Zsasz throws a low kick but Grimm moves out of range easily.
Grimm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zsasz.
Zsasz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Grimm is out of range and Zsasz settles back down.
Grimm has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zsasz.
Grimm throws a sloppy head kick and Zsasz moves out of range easily.
Zsasz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Grimm finds it's way round the side to connect with Zsasz's head.
Nice body kick there by Zsasz.
Grimm avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Grimm lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zsasz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Grimm. That did some damage!
Nice shot lands for Zsasz.
Zsasz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Grimm throws a head kick that misses.
Zsasz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grimm.
Grimm misses with the combination.
Zsasz throws a low kick, looking for Grimm's leg but Grimm calmly moves out of range.
Zsasz scores with a hook.
Zsasz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grimm checks a leg kick.
Grimm throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zsasz appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Zsasz lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zsasz lands with a good body shot.
Victor Zsasz is winning the standup battle so far.
Zsasz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Grimm is out of range.
Grimm throws a head kick that misses.
Zsasz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grimm.
Zsasz ducks under a wild hook from Grimm.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grimm looks to land a body kick but Zsasz moved away.
A jab from Zsasz finds it's way through Grimm's defenses.
Decent striking displayed by Zsasz there.
A jab from Zsasz finds it's way through Grimm's defenses.
Zsasz looks to score with a jab to the body but Grimm is just out of range.
Grimm moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Zsasz takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Grimm throws a body kick that misses.
Zsasz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
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 Victor Zsasz 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Grimm throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Grimm fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Zsasz throws out a leg kick but Grimm moves out of range and Zsasz only half commits.
Grimm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zsasz.
Grimm is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Zsasz with a body shot.
Zsasz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Grimm counters with a nice body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zsasz.
Grimm flicks out a counter leg kick but Zsasz steps away.
Zsasz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Grimm on the side of the head.
Zsasz takes a swing at Grimm's ribcage but misses.
Some wild striking there from Zsasz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zsasz tries a low kick but Grimm avoids it.
Zsasz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Grimm counters with a nice body kick.
Grimm throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grimm slips a straight right by Zsasz.
Grimm shapes to counter with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zsasz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zsasz avoids the head kick by Grimm.
Zsasz misses the shot to the body.
Grimm throws a fast counter high kick but Zsasz manages to duck under it in time.
A low kick from Grimm is predictable there
and Zsasz counters with a straight right hand.
Zsasz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Grimm.
Grimm lands a nice hook to Zsasz's body. Zsasz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Zsasz looks to score with a jab to the body but Grimm is just out of range.
Zsasz tries a low kick but Grimm avoids it.
Grimm scores with a head kick.
Grimm scores with a leg kick.
Grimm slips a straight right by Zsasz.
Grimm blocks a leg kick.
Grimm was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Zsasz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zsasz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Auguste Grimm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimm thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Zsasz if he has to take too many more of those.
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!
Zsasz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Grimm is out of range and Zsasz settles back down.
Grimm connects with a leg kick. Zsasz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Zsasz misses with a low kick as Grimm jumps back.
Grimm will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Grimm tries a head kick but it misses.
Zsasz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Grimm - that will leave a mark!
Grimm digs a good body shot into Zsasz's ribs.
Grimm scores with a push kick.
Zsasz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zsasz will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Zsasz blocks a head kick by Grimm.
Zsasz went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Some wild striking there from Zsasz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zsasz throws out a leg kick but Grimm moves out of range and Zsasz only half commits.
Grimm checks a leg kick nicely.
Grimm looks to land a body kick but Zsasz moved away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Grimm darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Grimm avoids a kick to the body.
Zsasz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Grimm looks to score with a jab to the body but Zsasz is just out of range.
Zsasz throws a big shot that misses.
Zsasz scores with a nice strike.
A shot to the liver by Zsasz. Beautiful body shot.
Grimm takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Grimm throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zsasz cracks the inside of Grimm's front leg.
Zsasz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Grimm lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grimm scores with a punch to the head.
Grimm has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Grimm scores with a nice head shot.
Grimm finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Grimm tries a head kick but it misses.
Zsasz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Grimm.
Zsasz connects with a looping right hand.
Zsasz scores with a hook.
Grimm's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Zsasz lands with a nice body kick.
A combination from Zsasz does no damage.
Grimm swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Victor Zsasz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Grimm is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Victor Zsasz.
Well Zsasz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Victor Zsasz!
A very excited looking Victor Zsasz 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 Keto Belle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Koko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belle comes to the cage accompanied by Going Down . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Keto Belle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Koko!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belle clinches up against the cage.
Belle lands a body shot in the clinch.
Belle displaying some good clinch control by pressing Koko up against the cage.
Koko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Koko tries to land knees in the clinch but Belle avoids the damage to the body.
Koko lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Belle misses with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Koko's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Koko lands with a light punch inside.
Koko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Belle tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Koko smiles and moves away.
Belle lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koko scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Belle throws a big shot that misses.
Belle looks to score with a jab to the body but Koko is just out of range.
Belle has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Belle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Belle moves out of range of the body kick from Koko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belle instigates a clinch.
Belle blocks a body shot from Koko.
Belle avoiding damage as Koko throws knees to the body.
Koko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Belle scores with a shoulder strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Koko misses with a knee to the head.
Belle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kokos head.
Koko can't find room to land a body shot as Belle controls the action.
Belle pulls guard effortlessly.
Koko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Koko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Koko tries to stand but Belle is controlling from the bottom.
Belle has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Koko can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Koko stands up and waves to Belle to follow him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koko moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Koko lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Keto Belle has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belle throws a shot from downtown. Koko moves away and avoids it.
Belle throws an overhand right that lands on Koko's shoulder, as Koko tries to avoid the shot.
Belle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koko manages to avoid it.
Koko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Belle misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Koko to counter with a crisp jab.
Belle has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Belle blocks a low kick nicely.
Koko slips a jab from Belle.
Koko throws a low kick, looking for Belle's leg but Belle calmly moves out of range.
Koko slips a straight right by Belle.
A punch combination from Belle misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Belle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koko moves away.
Koko cracks Belle with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Belle throws out a loose jab but Koko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koko tries to clinch but Belle is having none of it.
Koko has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Koko doesn't manage to clinch there - Belle circles away.
Koko scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Belle is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Koko's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Koko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Belle.
Koko takes a jab right on the kisser.
Belle misses the shot to the body.
Belle looks to land a left hand but Koko moved out of range nicely.
Koko unleashes a big counter combination but Belle bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Belle connects with the punch.
Koko connects with a high kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belle slips a jab and a cross from Koko.
Koko staying out of range there.
Belle's corner calls for a 1-2. Belle obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Koko moves away from the strike by Belle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Koko.
Koko takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Koko misses with a low kick.
Belle just misses with a punch to the body.
Belle scores with a shot to the body.
Koko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Koko connects with an inside leg kick.
Koko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice inside leg kick there by Koko. That's going to slow Belle down.
Koko misses with a head kick.
Belle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Koko circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Belle has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Koko.
Belle connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Koko throws a wild body kick that Belle sees coming a mile off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Michael Koko will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Keto Belle's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Koko.
Koko goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Belle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koko.
Michael Koko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Koko throws a leg kick which misses Belle's front leg but catches the back leg as Belle tries to avoid it.
Belle throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Belle. Koko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Belle just misses with a punch to the body.
Michael Koko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belle tries to clinch up
and Koko counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Belle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Koko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Belle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belle dips to his left and cracks Koko with an uppercut!
Koko tries to clinch but Belle moves out of range.
Koko lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Belle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belle gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belle blocking some punches.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Koko taking a breather.
Koko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Koko tries a body shot but Belle blocks it.
Belle takes an elbow to the forehead.
Belle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Koko missing with knees to the body.
Belle avoids the elbow strike from Koko, against the cage.
Koko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Belle blocks the elbow strike.
Koko is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Belle jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Koko walks away with a smile on his face. Belle gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Koko lands a leg kick that knocks Belle off balance momentarily.
Belle keeps the fight on the outside.
Belle tries to clinch but Koko moves out of range.
Koko misses with a double jab.
Belle is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Koko lands a front kick.
A combination from Koko does no damage.
Belle wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belle loads up on a big right hand but Koko slips the punch.
And Koko responds with a good body kick, but Belle manages to step out the way in time.
Belle tries to clinch there but Koko circles away.
Koko moves out of range of the strikes.
Koko has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Belle finds it's way round the side to connect with Koko's head.
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!
Belle throws a body shot but no joy.
Koko connects with a solid leg kick.
Belle moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Koko scores with the left hand. Belle knows he should have avoided that one.
Belle rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Koko finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Belle looks to score with a jab to the body but Koko is just out of range.
Koko slips under a jab.
Koko dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Belle. That did some damage!
A clash of legs there as Belle blocks the low kick.
Belle changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Koko scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belle instigates a clinch.
Koko throws an elbow but it misses.
Belle has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A nice right hand lands inside from Koko.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Belle is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Koko to keep the fight standing.
Koko lands a right hand that snaps the head of Belle backwards.
Koko swings wildly with an uppercut but Belle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Belle lands a body punch in the clinch.
Belle tries a body shot but Koko blocks it.
Belle lands a shot to the body.
Koko has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Belle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Belle stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Koko will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Belle up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Koko as the two fighters clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koko lands a body punch.
Koko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Koko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Belle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Koko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Belle backwards.
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!
Belle tries to pull guard but Koko won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keto Belle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Belle has Koko pressed against the cage, preventing Koko from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Belle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Koko has a couple of punches blocked by Belle.
Koko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Koko has a couple of punches blocked by Belle.
Michael Koko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Koko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Koko lands a left hand.
Belle blocks an uppercut.
Belle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Koko misses with some punches.
Koko is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Koko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Keto Belle's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Koko with a hook.
Belle throws a hook to the side of Koko's head but Koko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Belle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koko manages to avoid it.
Koko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Koko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Belle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A good leg kick by Koko.
Koko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Koko looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Belle is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Belle throws a series of punches but Koko moves out of range.
Koko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koko misses with a head kick.
Koko throws the left hand but Belle avoids the punch easily.
Belle gets a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koko.
A body shot lands from Koko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koko tries to throw a body punch but Belle avoids it by throwing Koko back against the cage.
Belle lands a body shot in the clinch.
Koko working hard to break the clinch.
Koko displaying some good clinch control by pressing Belle up against the cage.
Belle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Belle struggles to land a body shot inside as Koko controls his hands.
Belle scores with a nice hook to the head.
Koko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Koko tries to throw a body punch but Belle avoids it by throwing Koko back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Koko as the two fighters clinch.
Koko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Belle struggles to land a body shot inside as Koko controls his hands.
Koko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Koko is stalling here.
Belle is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belle is trying to pull guard but Koko turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Koko misses with some punches.
Koko misses with some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Belle managing to block the knees to the body from Koko.
A left hand lands to the body for Koko.
Koko breaks the clinch.
Koko throws a push kick but Belle slaps the foot to one side.
Belle just misses with a punch to the body.
Koko misses with a low kick.
Koko lunges at Belle with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Belle's hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Belle circles away quickly and effectively.
Belle misses with an uppercut.
Koko throws a nice outside leg kick.
Belle lands with an uppercut that bounces Koko off the cage and back into range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koko scores with a leg kick.
Koko scores with a sloppy right hand. Belle should have avoided that one.
Belle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koko manages to avoid it.
Belle clinches up with Koko and pushes him back against the cage.
Koko prevents a body shot from Belle.
Koko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Koko working aggressively here.
Belle is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Keto Belle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Koko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Belle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Koko working hard to break the clinch.
Koko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Belle has a couple of punches blocked by Koko.
Belle jumps into guard, dragging Koko to the mat.
Koko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belle is trying to keep Koko in close.
Belle keeping moving, preventing Koko from controlling successfully.
Belle looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Belle working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Koko doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Koko manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Koko throwing strikes from guard but Belle blocks nicely.
Belle had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Koko defends it easily.
Koko stays in close to Belle's body and controls the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Koko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Koko winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Koko!
A relieved looking Michael Koko 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Superior Nucleus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arshnoor Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nucleus comes to the cage accompanied by Tupac - Hit 'Em Up. Singh has chosen 2Pac - Hit 'Em Up as his entrance music. Arshnoor Singh told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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26
160 lbs
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30
148 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Superior Nucleus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
42 - 20 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arshnoor Singh!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nucleus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nucleus throws a push kick but Singh slaps the foot to one side.
Singh throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nucleus throws a wild body kick that Singh sees coming a mile off.
Singh swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nucleus.
Singh moves out of range as Nucleus strikes.
Singh misses with a low kick.
Nucleus tries a head kick but it misses.
Nucleus tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Singh swivels and escapes.
Singh tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nucleus seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Nucleus throws a head kick but Singh moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nucleus moves out of range as Singh strikes.
Nucleus checks the leg kick.
Singh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nucleus moves away.
Singh is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Singh throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nucleus.
Singh moves out of range of the body kick from Nucleus.
Singh stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh scores with a nice head shot.
Nucleus clinches up with Singh and pushes him back against the cage.
Singh lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nucleus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Singh lands an uppercut.
Nucleus can't find room to land a body shot as Singh controls the action.
Singh misses with a punch to the body.
Nucleus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nucleus is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Singh to keep the fight standing.
Nucleus lands a shoulder strike.
Singh is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Singh breaks from the clinch.
Nucleus with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Singh to score with a decent uppercut.
Nucleus stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Singh.
Nucleus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nucleus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Singh looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nucleus checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A solid leg kick lands there for Singh.
Nucleus stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Singh.
Singh tries to bum rush Nucleus with a series of wild strikes but Nucleus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Singh throws a shot from downtown. Nucleus moves away and avoids it.
Singh throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Singh listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Singh throws a jab but it's blocked by Nucleus.
Nucleus drops his hands momentarily and Singh takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Singh scores with a nice head shot.
Singh throws a body punch but Nucleus moves out of range.
Nucleus thinks about countering with a head kick.
Singh motions for Nucleus to come forward. Singh throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Singh throws a jab but it's blocked by Nucleus.
Nucleus shoots for a takedown but Singh saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Superior Nucleus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nucleus misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nucleus looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nucleus is trying to control the action in half guard but Singh is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nucleus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Singh defending well though.
We've been informed that Singh has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Singh is trying to get back to full guard.
Nucleus trying to control the action but Singh is working from the bottom.
Singh wants to get back to full guard.
Nucleus is looking to take a break and control but Singh is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nucleus is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Singh sees it coming and defends easily.
Nucleus trying to control the pace.
Singh tries to roll over but Nucleus keeps him under control.
Nucleus is thwarting Singh's attempts to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nucleus gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Singh counters with a thumping low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arshnoor Singh 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.
Singh tries a low kick but Nucleus avoids it.
Singh bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Singh lands a jab to Nucleus's midsection.
Singh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nucleus was well out of range. Poor timing from Singh.
Nucleus looks for a takedown but Singh sprawls well.
Singh tries to move into range but Nucleus moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nucleus fails to land the takedown.
Singh feints a counter leg kick.
Nucleus connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nucleus avoids the body shot from Singh.
Donk. Singh catches Nucleus right on the button with a cross.
Singh looks to land a left hand but Nucleus moved out of range nicely.
Nucleus throws a big counter combination but Singh scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nucleus misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nucleus tries a head kick but it misses.
Nucleus throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Singh misses with a low kick.
Nucleus looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Arshnoor Singh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sloppy strikes from Nucleus. Those never looked like landing.
Singh connects with a jab.
Nucleus instigates a clinch.
Nucleus misses with a knee strike.
Nucleus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Singh.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Singh prevents a body shot from Nucleus.
Singh misses with a punch on the inside.
Singh lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nucleus taking a breather.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Singh. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Nucleus tries to land knees in the clinch but Singh avoids the damage to the body.
Nucleus unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Singh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nucleus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Singh misses with some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nucleus missing with knees to the body.
Singh manages to break the clinch.
Nucleus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Singh lands a lovely overhand right.
Singh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nucleus.
Singh lands a jab to the head.
Singh looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Singh thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Nucleus if he has to take too many more of those.
Singh throws a push kick but Nucleus slaps the foot to one side.
Nucleus ducks right into an uppercut from Singh.
Nucleus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Singh. That did some damage!
Arshnoor Singh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nucleus swings for the body but Singh moves out of range.
Nucleus checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh misses with a wild body shot.
Nucleus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Singh throws a body shot but no joy.
Singh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nucleus throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nucleus. Singh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Singh throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nucleus counters with a nice double leg into side control. Singh won't be happy with that.
Singh sneaks back into half guard.
Nucleus is taking a breather. Singh says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Nucleus is trying to work for a kimura but Singh is defending well.
Nucleus winds up and cracks Singh with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nucleus is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Singh sees it coming and defends easily.
Singh has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nucleus is working away from the top position though.
Singh wants to get back to his feet.
Nucleus is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Singh sees it coming and defends easily.
Nucleus wants to take a breather but Singh is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Arshnoor Singh will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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.
Singh moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Singh connects with a leg kick. Nucleus looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Singh keeps the fight on the outside.
Nucleus has closed the distance and engaged Singh in a clinch.
Our sources have told us that Nucleus has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Singh lands a body punch.
Nucleus prevents a body shot from Singh.
Singh can't find room to land a body shot as Nucleus controls the action.
Nucleus can't find room to land a body shot as Singh controls the action.
Nucleus will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Singh up against the cage.
Singh manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nucleus shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Singh's guard.
Singh looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nucleus is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh wants to get back to his feet but Nucleus is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Nucleus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Singh utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Singh keeping moving, preventing Nucleus from controlling successfully.
Singh wants to sweep here but Nucleus controlling him for the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nucleus.
Nucleus avoids the body shot from Singh.
Nucleus looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Singh!
Nucleus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Singh keeps working.
Singh manages to get back to half guard.
Singh makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Singh.
Nucleus looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh is looking to stand up but Nucleus isn't so interested in that idea.
Nucleus slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Singh keeping moving, preventing Nucleus from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Nucleus tries to free his leg and advance position but Singh is retaining full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Singh 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nucleus throws a leg kick but Singh checks it.
Singh tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nucleus ducks right into an uppercut from Singh.
Singh on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nucleus. Nucleus obviously looking to wear him down.
Nucleus shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Singh keeping full guard, as Nucleus tries to pass.
Superior Nucleus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nucleus preventing the sweep.
Nucleus slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Singh keeping full guard, as Nucleus tries to pass.
Nucleus makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Superior Nucleus did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Singh throws a low kick, looking for Nucleus's leg but Nucleus calmly moves out of range.
Nucleus avoids the body shot from Singh.
Singh fails to land with a series of punches.
Nucleus tries to counter by clinching up but Singh breaks away and moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Nucleus checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nucleus takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Singh scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Singh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nucleus wants to clinch up but Singh keeps it at a distance.
Singh takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nucleus pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh lands with a cross.
Singh throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Singh ducks under a wild hook from Nucleus.
Nucleus checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nucleus goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nucleus takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nucleus throws a series of punches but Singh avoids them all with ease.
Singh is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nucleus with a body shot.
Nucleus takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nucleus slips a jab from Singh.
As Singh tries to get set, Nucleus tries to push him back and clinch up but Singh manages to avoid the attempt.
Nucleus checks a leg kick nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Singh. Nucleus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nucleus moves out of range of the strikes.
Singh moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Singh lands a body shot.
Singh lands a jab.
Singh looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A clash of legs there as Nucleus blocks the low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nucleus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Singh was well out of range. Poor timing from Nucleus.
Singh lands with a shot to the body.
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!
Singh fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nucleus has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Singh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Singh cracks Nucleus with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Arshnoor Singh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Singh misses with a low kick.
Nucleus is looking to chop away at Singh's legs.
Nucleus misses with a head kick.
Nucleus takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Singh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nucleus fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Singh avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nucleus looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Singh lands with a nice body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nucleus checks a leg kick.
Singh tests Nucleus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nucleus avoids the body shot from Singh.
Singh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nucleus.
Singh scores with a jab. Nucleus acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Singh throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Singh moves out of range of the leg kick from Nucleus.
Nucleus looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nucleus avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nucleus drops down looking for a counter takedown but Singh sprawls and moves away.
A head kick misses from Nucleus.
Nucleus's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Singh connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nucleus scrambles back to his feet.
A low kick from Singh is predictable there
and Nucleus counters with a takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nucleus trying to control the action but Singh is working from the bottom.
Singh tries to improve position but can't.
Nucleus tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Nucleus has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Singh is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Nucleus has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Nucleus is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Singh has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arshnoor Singh dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A bone on bone clash there as Nucleus blocks the leg kick.
Singh wants to land a leg kick but Nucleus is out of range.
Singh connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Singh throws a nice outside leg kick.
Singh throws a low kick, looking for Nucleus's leg but Nucleus calmly moves out of range.
Nucleus scores with a shot to the body.
Nucleus shoots in and bounces Singh off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Nucleus not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh is looking to stand up but Nucleus isn't so interested in that idea.
Singh tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nucleus trying to control but Singh is working from the bottom.
Nucleus postures up in Singh's guard and throws a big left but Singh blocks it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Singh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nucleus was well out of range. Poor timing from Singh.
Nucleus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nucleus misses with a kick to the body.
Nucleus is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Singh's half guard.
Superior Nucleus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arshnoor Singh is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Nucleus in particular looking to stall.
Singh slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Singh wants to get back to his feet but Nucleus is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Singh 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.
Nucleus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Singh swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nucleus wants to control from the top but Singh keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Nucleus works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Nucleus throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Singh is looking to control Nucleus's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Singh avoid being mounted?
Nucleus trying to control from half guard but Singh is working away.
Singh wants to control but Nucleus is keeping busy.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Singh feints and then cracks Nucleus's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nucleus down.
A good leg kick by Singh.
Singh looks to score with a jab to the body but Nucleus is just out of range.
Nucleus tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Singh manages to circle out of the way.
A leg kick checked by Nucleus.
Nucleus shoots in for a takedown but Singh shows good takedown defense.
Nucleus digs a good body shot into Singh's ribs.
Nucleus on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Singh. Singh obviously looking to wear him down.
Nucleus is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Singh throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Singh ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Singh looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nucleus looks for a takedown but Singh sprawls well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arshnoor Singh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Singh 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 46:49
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 45:50
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arshnoor Singh!
During a confident post fight interview, Arshnoor Singh thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carney Duffy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiroshimo Sakamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Duffy might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Brawl - Bloody spit. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Carney Duffy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hiroshimo Sakamoto!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakamoto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sakamoto throws a sloppy body shot
and Sakamoto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Hiroshimo Sakamoto has been cut.
Sakamoto misses with a looping right.
An attempted straight right counter from Duffy misses the target.
Duffy throws a sloppy head kick and Sakamoto moves out of range easily.
Duffy throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sakamoto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duffy was well out of range. Poor timing from Sakamoto.
Duffy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A shot to the liver by Sakamoto. Beautiful body shot.
Sakamoto throws a body punch but Duffy moves out of range.
A cross from Sakamoto lands.
Sakamoto wants to slow Duffy down by chopping away at his legs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Duffy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duffy scores with a jab to the head.
Duffy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sakamoto on the side of the head.
Duffy is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Duffy lands with a nice body punch.
Duffy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Duffy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duffy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakamoto connects with a good right hand that stumbles Duffy. Duffy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Duffy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Duffy lands a jab to Sakamoto's midsection.
Duffy 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.
Sakamoto wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Duffy looks to score with a jab to the body but Sakamoto is just out of range.
Sakamoto cracks Duffy with a good jab.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sakamoto 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.
Duffy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Duffy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Duffy connects with a body shot that sends Sakamoto's belly button to the back.
Duffy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sakamoto walks into a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duffy throws a big shot that misses.
Duffy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sakamoto.
Sakamoto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sakamoto. Duffy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Duffy was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duffy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sakamoto. Sakamoto obviously looking to wear him down.
Sakamoto swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Duffy counters with a stiff right hand.
That has opened up Hiroshimo Sakamoto's cut even more.
Duffy stuns Sakamoto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Duffy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Duffy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sakamoto throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Duffy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sakamoto lands a really nice looking cross but Duffy seems unphased.
Sakamoto slips under a jab.
Sakamoto misses with a kick to the body.
Duffy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sakamoto throws out the jab.
Sakamoto swings for the body but Duffy moves out of range.
Duffy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sakamoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Duffy.
Duffy moves out of range as Sakamoto throws a body kick.
Duffy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Duffy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duffy with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakamoto defending well as Duffy loads up on a big left hand.
Duffy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duffy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Duffy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Duffy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sakamoto moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sakamoto misses with a kick to the body
and Duffy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sakamoto is looking to slow Duffy down with leg kicks.
Sakamoto fakes the leg kick and cracks Duffy in the body.
Duffy blocks a head kick by Sakamoto.
Sakamoto moves out of range as Duffy strikes.
Sakamoto tries a quick counter leg kick but Duffy is wise to it.
Sakamoto looks for the body kick but Duffy saw that one coming.
A solid body kick from Sakamoto.
A jab from Duffy finds it's way through Sakamoto's defenses.
The cut above Hiroshimo Sakamoto's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sakamoto looks to land a left hand but Duffy moved out of range nicely.
Sakamoto is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Duffy rather than just go for the knockout.
Sakamoto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Duffy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duffy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Duffy misses with a head kick.
Sakamoto is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Duffy with a body shot.
Sakamoto is looking to slow Duffy down with leg kicks.
Sakamoto motions for Duffy to come forward. Sakamoto throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Duffy punishes Sakamoto's body with a nice straight punch.
Duffy throws an overhand right that lands on Sakamoto's shoulder, as Sakamoto tries to avoid the shot.
Duffy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sakamoto unleashes a big counter combination but Duffy bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Sakamoto misses with the body kick
and Duffy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sakamoto dips to his left and cracks Duffy with an uppercut!
Sakamoto throws a leg kick
and Duffy counters with a stiff right hand.
Sakamoto tries to score with a low kick but Duffy moves his leg out of the way.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sakamoto connects with a body shot.
Duffy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Duffy throws out a leg kick but Sakamoto moves out of range and Duffy only half commits.
Duffy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carney Duffy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hiroshimo Sakamoto's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jab, jab by Duffy - just one landing.
Duffy lands a glancing blow to the side of Sakamoto's head.
Sakamoto bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sakamoto scores with a jab. Duffy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Duffy throws a sloppy head kick and Sakamoto moves out of range easily.
Sakamoto scores with a nice head shot.
Carney Duffy is winning the standup battle so far.
Sakamoto wants to land a leg kick but Duffy is out of range.
Sakamoto throws an overhand right that lands on Duffy's shoulder, as Duffy tries to avoid the shot.
A head kick misses from Duffy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Duffy. Sakamoto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sakamoto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Duffy misses.
Sakamoto throws a leg kick but Duffy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Duffy throwing a counter right hand but Sakamoto manages to avoid it.
Duffy goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sakamoto throws a leg kick which misses Duffy's front leg but catches the back leg as Duffy tries to avoid it.
Sakamoto throws a low kick but it's checked well by Duffy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakamoto throws the left hand but Duffy avoids the punch easily.
Sakamoto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duffy was well out of range. Poor timing from Sakamoto.
Duffy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Duffy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sakamoto.
It looked like Duffy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A big right from Duffy misses.
Duffy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sakamoto lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Duffy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Duffy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Duffy throws a leg kick but Sakamoto sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sakamoto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Duffy takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sakamoto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duffy looks to land a right hand but Sakamoto moved out of range.
Sakamoto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Duffy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sakamoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Duffy.
Sakamoto appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sakamoto throws a leg kick but Duffy moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duffy looks to throw the jab but Sakamoto is out of range.
Carney Duffy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sakamoto throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sakamoto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duffy manages to avoid it.
Duffy is looking to land body kicks.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Sakamoto might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Duffy has got the better of the exchanges.
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!
Sakamoto avoids the body shot from Duffy.
Sakamoto just misses with a punch to the body.
Good work by Duffy as he checks the leg kick.
Duffy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sakamoto, right into the meat.
Duffy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sakamoto missing with a left hand there. Duffy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Duffy was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sakamoto.
Sakamoto fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Duffy on the side of the head.
Duffy on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Duffy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sakamoto.
A clash of legs there as Duffy blocks the low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duffy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sakamoto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sakamoto bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Duffy's head backwards.
Sakamoto misses with an uppercut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Duffy.
Duffy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sakamoto with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Duffy to score with a decent uppercut.
Hiroshimo Sakamoto's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Sakamoto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sakamoto fails with the takedown.
Sloppy strikes from Duffy. Those never looked like landing.
Sakamoto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sakamoto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Duffy moves out of range of the body kick.
Duffy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Duffy walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sakamoto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duffy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Duffy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duffy tries a head kick but it misses.
Sakamoto scores with a shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sakamoto.
Sakamoto fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Duffy on the side of the head.
Sakamoto connects with a solid leg kick.
Sakamoto looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Duffy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Duffy.
Duffy throws a jab but it's blocked by Sakamoto.
Sakamoto wants to slow Duffy down by chopping away at his legs.
Sakamoto goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A big left from Duffy misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hiroshimo Sakamoto will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Hiroshimo Sakamoto's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sakamoto cracks Duffy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sakamoto avoids the head kick by Duffy.
Duffy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Duffy moves into range and clinches up with Sakamoto.
Duffy has a couple of punches blocked by Sakamoto.
Sakamoto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sakamoto lands with a shot to the body.
Sakamoto lands a head kick!
Sakamoto digs a good hook to Duffy's body.
Sakamoto scores with a nice right hand.
Duffy swings for the body but Sakamoto moves out of range.
Sakamoto misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sakamoto throws a low kick but Duffy avoids it.
Sakamoto misses with a shot to the body
and Duffy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sakamoto avoids the body shot from Duffy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakamoto throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Duffy throws a low kick but Sakamoto avoids it.
Duffy on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sakamoto avoids the head kick by Duffy.
Duffy connects with a looping right hand.
Duffy misses the shot to the body.
Duffy throws a leg kick but Sakamoto sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sakamoto. Duffy shrugs it off though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sakamoto swats away the attempt to clinch by Duffy.
Duffy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sakamoto is out of range and Duffy settles back down.
Sakamoto scores with a shot to the body.
Duffy slips a straight right by Sakamoto.
Duffy looks to land a body kick but Sakamoto moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakamoto throws a sloppy head kick and Duffy moves out of range easily.
Sakamoto scores with a shot to the body.
Duffy lands a head kick. Sakamoto smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sakamoto.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sakamoto lands a head kick. Duffy smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sakamoto connects with a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sakamoto.
Sakamoto misses with a body punch
and Duffy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sakamoto looks to score with a jab to the body but Duffy is just out of range.
Duffy steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sakamoto. That one must have hurt.
Duffy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A big left from Duffy misses.
Sakamoto throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sakamoto misses with a low kick.
Duffy lands a front kick.
Duffy will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duffy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Duffy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Duffy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Duffy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Duffy scores with a kick to the body.
Sakamoto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Duffy.
Duffy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sakamoto lands the left hand.
Duffy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sakamoto throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Duffy's head.
Sakamoto has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Duffy misses with a kick to the body.
Duffy slips a jab from Sakamoto.
Duffy lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Duffy lands the left hand.
Sakamoto connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duffy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Duffy lands with a good body shot.
Duffy defending well as Sakamoto loads up on a big left hand.
Duffy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sakamoto. Sakamoto obviously looking to wear him down.
Duffy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sakamoto moves away.
Duffy tries a head kick but it misses.
Duffy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sakamoto.
Sakamoto lands with a straight right. Duffy didn't see that one coming.
Sakamoto wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Duffy checks a leg kick.
Sakamoto cracks Duffy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sakamoto throws a body shot but no joy.
A counter left hand to the body from Duffy misses its target.
Duffy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sakamoto smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroshimo Sakamoto really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hiroshimo Sakamoto's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Duffy throws a wild body kick that Sakamoto sees coming a mile off.
Nice takedown defense from Duffy. No joy for Sakamoto on that attempt.
Duffy lands a head kick. Sakamoto smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Duffy lands a really nice looking cross but Sakamoto seems unphased.
Sakamoto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice shot lands for Duffy.
Duffy cracks a nice hook into Sakamoto's ribs.
Sakamoto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Duffy.
Duffy lands with a slapping head kick.
Duffy digs a good body shot into Sakamoto's ribs.
Sakamoto takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sakamoto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sakamoto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duffy.
Duffy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sakamoto.
Duffy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sakamoto drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Duffy defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakamoto lands a lovely overhand right.
Sakamoto jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Duffy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Duffy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Duffy takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Duffy throws a jab but it's blocked by Sakamoto.
Sakamoto takes one on the button.
Sakamoto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Sakamoto on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sakamoto tries a head kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sakamoto. Duffy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Duffy was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sakamoto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Duffy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sakamoto raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Duffy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sakamoto misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick from Duffy lands but Sakamoto takes it in his stride.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hiroshimo Sakamoto's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Carney Duffy!
Carney Duffy is the new welterweight champion!
An out of breath Carney Duffy thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ashley Harrington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Escobar kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Big Pun - Brave in The Heart. Pablo Escobar is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pablo Escobar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ashley Harrington!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrington listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Escobar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Escobar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harrington moves out of range of the body kick from Escobar.
Escobar takes a jab right on the kisser.
Harrington looks to throw a body kick
and Escobar counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Ashley Harrington has been cut.
Harrington scores with a leg kick.
Escobar misses with a wild body shot.
Harrington throws a solid leg kick but Escobar takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Harrington.
Escobar cracks Harrington with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Harrington looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Escobar finish him?
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!
Escobar looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Harrington thows a leg kick but Escobar checks it
and Escobar counters with a crisp right that sends Harrington to the canvas! Escobar follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pablo Escobar!
Pablo Escobar is the new super heavyweight champion!
Pablo Escobar bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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