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B14: Amanatidis vs. Magafuli PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between AJ Wilder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Escuela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilder kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Talkin' Da Hardest. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, AJ Wilder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Javier Escuela!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escuela misses with a hook to the body
and Wilder moves into the clinch.
Wilder has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Escuela is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Escuela prevents a takedown attempt there.
Escuela letting Wilder take a breather here.
Escuela goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wilder prevents it.
Escuela tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wilder smiles and moves away.
Escuela tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Wilder manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escuela throws a leg kick
and Wilder connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Some wild striking there from Escuela.
Wilder moves into range and clinches up with Escuela.
Wilder breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilder shoots in for a takedown but Escuela shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for AJ Wilder. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Escuela misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Escuela misses with a low kick.
Wilder feinted with a counter takedown.
Wilder shoots in but no luck this time.
Wilder fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Escuela, pushing him back against the ropes.
Wilder has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Escuela after a bit of a struggle.
Wilder lands a hook to the side of the head.
Escuela jumps guard but Wilder turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Wilder has been working on his balance at LOD-Guts & Glory Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Escuela.
Wilder jumps guard.
Wilder will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Escuela has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Wilder is proving hard to escape from.
Wilder working a defensive guard but Escuela manages to pass into side control anyway.
Wilder tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escuela is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Wilder knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Wilder regains half guard there - taking advantage of Escuela's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Wilder manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Escuela keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilder has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Escuela avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Escuela is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Wilder to keep the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escuela wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wilder has him pressed against the ropes.
Wilder breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wilder fails to land the takedown.
Javier Escuela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilder gets a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wilder's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Escuela misses with a hook
and Wilder makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Escuela tries to clinch up.
Escuela tries to close the distance and clinch but Wilder swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wilder clinches up against the ropes.
Wilder can't get the takedown.
Escuela can't get the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wilder avoiding damage as Escuela throws knees to the body.
Escuela breaks the clinch.
Wilder moves out of range of the strikes.
Wilder gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wilder pulls guard successfully.
Wilder is pulling down on Escuela's head. It's preventing any offense from Escuela, at least for the moment.
Wilder lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilder tries to free his leg and advance position but Escuela is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
AJ Wilder dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Escuela tries to clinch up but Wilder circles away and keeps his distance.
Wilder tries to score a power double leg takedown but Escuela sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wilder somewhat.
Escuela is looking to clinch.
Wilder is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Escuela.
Escuela tries to clinch there but Wilder circles away.
Escuela tries to clinch up.
Escuela misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Escuela tries to clinch but Wilder moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Escuela. Those never looked like landing.
Wilder shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Escuela as he avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escuela tries to clinch up but Wilder circles away and keeps his distance.
Wilder moves out of range of the body kick from Escuela.
AJ Wilder is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wilder swats away the attempt to clinch by Escuela.
Escuela misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilder drives through and clinches with Escuela against the ropes.
Escuela is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for AJ Wilder. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right hook to the body lands for Wilder.
Wilder dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Wilder is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Escuela is defending well.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Escuela jumps guard but Wilder stands there with Escuela around his waist. Escuela gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wilder slowing the pace effectively.
Escuela taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilder dodges an elbow strike from Escuela.
Wilder throws an elbow but it misses.
Escuela can't get the takedown.
Escuela can't get the takedown.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wilder unloads a knee to the mid-section. Escuela lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Escuela is breathing heavily.
Wilder goes for a takedown attempt but Escuela pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wilder swats away the attempt to clinch by Escuela.
Wilder seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Wilder tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Escuela swivels and escapes.
Wilder fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
No joy there for Escuela, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Escuela moves to clinch but Wilder breaks away
and Wilder counters with a crisp one two that drops Escuela! Wilder thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Escuela to his feet! Escuela is in big trouble!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escuela falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wilder counters by clinching up.
Wilder gets control of Escuela's arms and successfully pulls guard. Wilder will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wilder is on top in guard.
Escuela is trying to control the position but Wilder postures up.
Wilder is looking to work some ground and pound but Escuela has wrist control.
Wilder is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Wilder stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilder fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Escuela throws a lazy body kick
and Wilder counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wilder.
Escuela fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wilder goes for a takedown in the clinch but Escuela prevents it.
Wilder effectively controlling the action here.
Wilder successfully pulls guard.
Wilder looking for a sweep. Not yet Wilder, not yet.
Escuela throwing strikes from guard but Wilder blocks nicely.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Wilder pushes Escuela off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
AJ Wilder dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Wilder has managed to clinch.
Escuela is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Escuela is trying to break free.
Escuela misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wilder lands with a left to the head.
Wilder jumps guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escuela wants to control from the top but Wilder keeps moving.
Wilder wants to stand but Escuela is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilder looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wilder tries to strike from the bottom.
Escuela stopping the sweep attempt from Wilder.
Escuela throwing strikes but missing.
Wilder keeping full guard, as Escuela tries to pass.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Escuela is looking to clinch but Wilder is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A head kick by Escuela misses
and Wilder moves into the clinch.
Wilder pulls guard.
Wilder has his foot on Escuela's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Escuela works his way back into a safe position though.
Escuela stopping the sweep attempt from Wilder.
Escuela trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wilder is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wilder is looking for a triangle but Escuela pushes his legs off easily.
Wilder trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escuela has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Wilder is proving hard to escape from.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Escuela tries to clinch up but Wilder circles away and keeps his distance.
Escuela throws a body kick that misses.
Javier Escuela is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Escuela misses with a kick to the body.
Wilder scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A low kick from Escuela is predictable there
and Wilder holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
AJ Wilder has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wilder tries for a takedown but Escuela manages to get underhooks.
Escuela tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wilder smiles and moves away.
Escuela takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head kick by Escuela misses
and Wilder counters with a crisp one two that drops Escuela! Wilder thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Escuela to his feet! Escuela is in big trouble!
Escuela is rocked!
Javier Escuela seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Escuela throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wilder is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Escuela can do to turn this around?
Escuela misses with a hook to the body
and Wilder counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wilder breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilder gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Escuela is trying to force a seperation but Wilder has the dominant position.
Wilder jumps guard.
Escuela trying to move into half guard but instead Wilder has managed to sweep!
Wilder is stalling in the full guard.
Wilder's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wilder trying to control but Escuela is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
AJ Wilder showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wilder, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... AJ Wilder!
After winning the bout, AJ Wilder thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Embamba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kc Destro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Embamba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kc Destro!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Destro moves into the clinch.
Embamba is trying to push Destro away but Destro has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Destro with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Embamba pulls Destro into guard.
Destro is looking to stand up but Embamba won't let him.
Embamba looking to control.
Destro has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Embamba is proving hard to escape from.
Destro wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Embamba's closed guard. He's half up but Embamba has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Embamba pivots and extends the arm, Destro falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Embamba! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). James Embamba!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rory Macpierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rory Macpierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adam Silver!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver shoots in looking for a takedown but Macpierre manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silver's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Macpierre is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Macpierre looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Silver changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Macpierre tries to avoid it but Silver manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Macpierre to the ground. Macpierre escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Silver avoids the body shot from Macpierre.
Silver looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Silver is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silver clinches up against the ropes.
Macpierre tries a body shot but Silver blocks it.
Silver lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Macpierre fails to land.
Silver trying to stall but Macpierre improves his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Macpierre misses with a body punch.
Macpierre has a couple of punches blocked by Silver.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Silver creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silver blocking some punches.
Silver goes for a takedown attempt but Macpierre pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rory Macpierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Silver.
Macpierre keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Silver does no damage.
Jab, jab by Silver - just one landing.
Silver drives through and clinches with Macpierre against the ropes.
Silver tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silver is trying to break free.
Silver with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Macpierre can't get the takedown.
Macpierre has Silver pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Silver manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A short left from Silver.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silver.
Macpierre tries for a takedown but Silver manages to get underhooks.
Silver's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silver misses with the combination.
Silver forces Macpierre back against the ropes and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macpierre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silver's elbow.
Macpierre throws a punch but it's blocked by Silver.
Silver wants a takedown.
Macpierre tries to score a body lock takedown but Silver shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Silver blocks a body shot from Macpierre.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silver's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Macpierre misses with a left hand
enabling Silver to counter with a crisp jab.
Silver shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Macpierre as he jumps to the side.
Macpierre uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silver.
Silver fails in his attempt to clinch.
Macpierre avoids a punch combination nicely.
Macpierre throws a predictable looking body shot
and Silver counters with a left and a right that stings Macpierre.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver doesn't manage to clinch there - Macpierre circles away.
Silver missing with a left hand there. Macpierre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An attempted straight right counter from Macpierre misses the target.
Macpierre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silver manages to avoid it.
Macpierre swings away with a body shot that misses
and Silver cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Macpierre is rocked!
Silver displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Macpierre throws out the jab.
Silver drops Macpierre with a big left hand! Macpierre is injured, injured bad! Silver jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adam Silver!
Adam Silver tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lee Hedger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hudson Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lee Hedger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hudson Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hedger scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hedger tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hedger tries to move into full mount but can't pass Oliveira's legs.
Hedger thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Oliveira gets back to half guard.
Hedger is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Oliveira!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hedger is looking to work his way around to Oliveira's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Hedger working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Oliveira is working to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hedger fails to advance to Oliveira's back.
Oliveira tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Oliveira throws a strike from the bottom but Hedger holds onto the arm and goes for an armbar! He's got it! Fantastic submission from Hedger!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lee Hedger!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Ruttenum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olajide Ban Gbus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruttenum kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Lil Durk- Dis ain't what you want. 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 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Cain Ruttenum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Olajide Ban Gbus!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Ban Gbus 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Olajide Ban Gbus has been cut.
Ban Gbus should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Ruttenum tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ban Gbus was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruttenum.
Ruttenum lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ban Gbus circles away quickly and effectively.
Ruttenum looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Ban Gbus has eaten all the pies!
Ruttenum throws a combination that misses
and Ban Gbus counters with a right hand to the body.
Cain Ruttenum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruttenum swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ruttenum throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ban Gbus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ruttenum misses with a hook
letting Ban Gbus counter with a right hand.
Ban Gbus with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ban Gbus lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ban Gbus lands a nice looking body shot.
Ruttenum is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ban Gbus lands a jab to the head.
Ruttenum throws a sloppy body shot
and Ban Gbus counters with a straight right hand.
Ruttenum throws a lazy head kick
and Ban Gbus counters with a nice right hand that sends Ruttenum toppling to the canvas! Ruttenum scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Ban Gbus finish him?!
Ban Gbus lands with a right and another and another! Ruttenum is in big trouble! Ban Gbus lands again and this time it's lights out for Ruttenum! A quality knockout there for Ban Gbus.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Olajide Ban Gbus!
Cain Ruttenum spoke after the fight, saying 'Can't win them all, I'll be back better and stronger. The HITMAN will be back!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Orton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hwarang Kiatsongrit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orton comes to the ring accompanied by Voices. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 lbs
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215 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Orton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hwarang Kiatsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiatsongrit lands with a shot to the body.
Kiatsongrit looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Orton lands a nice shot that snaps Kiatsongrit's head back.
Kiatsongrit lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Rick Orton has been cut.
Orton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Orton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kiatsongrit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kiatsongrit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kiatsongrit tests Orton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kiatsongrit misses with the combination.
Kiatsongrit bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kiatsongrit throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Orton stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Orton is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Orton there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kiatsongrit cracks Orton with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Kiatsongrit has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Orton to stand back up!
Orton is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Orton limp body while Kiatsongrit jumps on to the ropes and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hwarang Kiatsongrit!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexey Karasev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Magnetti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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250 lbs
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230 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Karasev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio Magnetti!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karasev ducks under a wild hook from Magnetti.
Magnetti tries to clinch but Karasev moves away
and Karasev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice jab there from Karasev.
Karasev lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Antonio Magnetti has been cut.
Karasev lands a jab to the head.
Karasev cracks Magnetti with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Magnetti looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Karasev finish him?
Magnetti is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karasev lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Magnetti head around and knocks him out cold! Karasev hops onto the ropes and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alexey Karasev!
Alexey Karasev decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Halfrid Joesma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parker's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Roots Manuva - Again and Again. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joseph Parker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Halfrid Joesma!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker throws a right and a left that Joesma avoids nicely.
Parker stuffs the takedown attempt from Joesma. Joesma gets slowly back to his feet.
Joesma tries for a takedown but Parker circles away easily
and Parker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Joesma tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Parker defends well and Joesma ends up having to push Parker into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Parker misses its target.
Joseph Parker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Halfrid Joesma.
Joesma shoots for a double leg takedown but Parker sprawls well. He's pushed Joesma's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Joesma shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Parker as he avoids it easily.
Joesma has his takedown stuffed
and Parker counters with a one-two to the body.
Halfrid Joesma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joesma looks winded!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joesma with a lazy takedown attempt
and Parker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Joesma shoots for a takedown but Parker saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Joesma doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Joesma eats them both and turns towards Parker to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Parker lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Joesma is looking to close the distance but Parker sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Joesma crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Joesma is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Joseph Parker!
Joseph Parker retains his heavyweight title!
Joseph Parker decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Amanatidis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kassim Magufuli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amanatidis's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ta Kataferes. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Amanatidis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kassim Magufuli!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amanatidis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Magufuli's corner calls for a 1-2. Magufuli obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Michael Amanatidis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Amanatidis lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Kassim Magufuli has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Magufuli. Amanatidis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Amanatidis throws a push kick but Magufuli slaps the foot to one side.
Amanatidis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Magufuli tries to counter by closing the distance.
We've been told by Amanatidis's head coaches at McDojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Magufuli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Amanatidis.
Magufuli closes the distance and clinches.
Still in the clinch, Magufuli scores with a nice short uppercut.
Amanatidis prevents a body shot from Magufuli.
Amanatidis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Magufuli lands a right hand.
Amanatidis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Magufuli tries a body shot but Amanatidis blocks it.
Magufuli swings wildly with an uppercut but Amanatidis uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Amanatidis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magufuli blocking some punches.
Magufuli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Amanatidis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Magufuli lands with a short shot to the head.
Magufuli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Magufuli lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Amanatidis backwards.
Amanatidis wants to break free but Magufuli has control.
Magufuli lands a right hand.
Amanatidis tries to circle away but Magufuli has him pinned against the ropes.
Magufuli throws a head punch that misses.
Magufuli lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Amanatidis backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magufuli misses with a short punch on the inside.
Amanatidis can't find room to land a body shot as Magufuli controls the action.
Magufuli's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Magufuli lands a jab to the nose.
Magufuli looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Magufuli moves out of range of the body kick.
Amanatidis throws a body shot but no joy.
Magufuli takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Amanatidis throws a push kick but Magufuli slaps the foot to one side.
Amanatidis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Amanatidis moves out of range of the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Amanatidis is looking to land body kicks.
Magufuli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Magufuli takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Amanatidis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Amanatidis goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Amanatidis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magufuli cracks a nice hook into Amanatidis's ribs.
Amanatidis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Magufuli has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Magufuli moves into the clinch.
Amanatidis takes a shot to the head.
Magufuli misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Magufuli fails to land.
Magufuli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Magufuli scores with a shoulder strike.
Amanatidis prevents a body shot from Magufuli.
Magufuli working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Magufuli misses with a punch on the inside.
Amanatidis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Magufuli lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magufuli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Magufuli scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice left hand lands by Magufuli.
Amanatidis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Magufuli has him pressed against the ropes.
Magufuli misses with a hook from the clinch.
Amanatidis prevents a body shot from Magufuli.
Magufuli lands a right hand.
Magufuli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Magufuli has a couple of punches blocked by Amanatidis.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Magufuli.
Magufuli stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kassim Magufuli dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kassim Magufuli's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Magufuli scores with a jab. Amanatidis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Amanatidis circles away from the clinch attempt.
It looked like Amanatidis was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Magufuli fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Amanatidis, pushing him back against the ropes.
Magufuli throws a punch but it's blocked by Amanatidis.
Amanatidis prevents a body shot from Magufuli.
Magufuli misses with a hook from the clinch.
Amanatidis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Magufuli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Amanatidis blocks a body shot from Magufuli.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magufuli goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Magufuli as Amanatidis tries to tie him up.
Magufuli lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amanatidis is trying to break the clinch but Magufuli is controlling him.
Magufuli throws a head punch that misses.
Amanatidis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Magufuli swings wildly with an uppercut but Amanatidis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Magufuli has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Magufuli.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Magufuli.
A left hand lands to the body for Magufuli.
Magufuli lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kassim Magufuli seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Magufuli lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Amanatidis.
Amanatidis gets through Magufuli's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Magufuli working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magufuli lands a hook to the side of the head.
Magufuli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Amanatidis takes a shot to the head.
Magufuli taking a breather.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magufuli lands a left hand that snaps the head of Amanatidis backwards.
Amanatidis throws a head punch that misses.
Magufuli tries a body shot but Amanatidis blocks it.
Amanatidis is trying to force a seperation but Magufuli has the dominant position.
Nice body punch from Magufuli - that landed with a thud.
Amanatidis swings wildly with an uppercut but Magufuli uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magufuli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Magufuli lands with a right to the head.
Magufuli tries a body shot but Amanatidis blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Magufuli fails to land.
A short body shot lands from Magufuli as the two fighters clinch.
Magufuli throws a punch but it's blocked by Amanatidis.
Magufuli digs a right hand underneath Amanatidis's ribcage. Amanatidis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Magufuli.
Magufuli tries to throw a body punch but Amanatidis avoids it by throwing Magufuli back against the ropes.
Magufuli lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Amanatidis backwards.
Amanatidis blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amanatidis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Magufuli has a couple of punches blocked by Amanatidis.
Magufuli tries a body shot but Amanatidis blocks it.
Amanatidis prevents a body shot from Magufuli.
Amanatidis throws a punch but it's blocked by Magufuli.
Magufuli lands an uppercut.
Magufuli lands a shoulder strike.
Magufuli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Amanatidis blocks a body shot from Magufuli.
Amanatidis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Magufuli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Amanatidis's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kassim Magufuli showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kassim Magufuli's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A head kick misses from Amanatidis.
Michael Amanatidis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Amanatidis throws a series of punches but Magufuli avoids them all with ease.
Amanatidis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Magufuli moves into the clinch.
Magufuli misses with a body punch.
Magufuli working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Magufuli throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Amanatidiss head.
Magufuli manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Magufuli prevents a body shot from Amanatidis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magufuli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Amanatidis working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magufuli throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Magufuli.
Magufuli lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Magufuli lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Magufuli has a couple of punches blocked by Amanatidis.
Magufuli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Magufuli drops Amanatidis onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Amanatidis is propped up by the ropes and works his way back to his feet!
Amanatidis is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head punch on the inside from Magufuli fails to land.
Oh Amanatidis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Amanatidis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Magufuli misses with some punches.
Magufuli lands with a left to the head.
Magufuli working aggressively here.
Amanatidis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Magufuli scores with a nice hook to the head.
Magufuli works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magufuli lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Amanatidis backwards.
Magufuli lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Amanatidis to his knees! Magufuli keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kassim Magufuli!
Kassim Magufuli is the new middleweight champion!
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