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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Clarke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Velasquez has chosen Awake and Alive - Skillet as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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168 lbs
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148 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Counter fighter
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jacob Clarke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mauricio Velasquez!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clarke goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Clarke definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clarke. Velasquez does a little dance to reset his feet.
A lazy left from Clarke finds it's target.
Velasquez is rocked!
Clarke lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Velasquez falls backwards - clearly groggy! Clarke dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacob Clarke!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ezekiel Puchowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Kacik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Puchowski comes to the ring accompanied by Code Orange - My World. Kacik has chosen The Hydrant - Bali Bandidos as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Alexander Kacik was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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221 lbs
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224 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ezekiel Puchowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alexander Kacik!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Puchowski.
Puchowski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kacik misses with a double jab.
Puchowski lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kacik swinging wildly here.
Kacik blocks a jab.
Kacik gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kacik struggles to land a body shot inside as Puchowski controls his hands.
Kacik pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kacik slips a jab and a cross from Puchowski.
Kacik appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Puchowski throws a series of punches but Kacik avoids them all with ease.
Puchowski's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Puchowski duly obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kacik connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Puchowski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Puchowski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kacik tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Puchowski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puchowski fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kacik on the side of the head.
Kacik throws a series of strikes that have Puchowski backpedaling.
Some wild striking there from Puchowski.
Kacik takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Puchowski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Puchowski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ezekiel Puchowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kacik clinches.
Kacik working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kacik can't find room to land a body shot as Puchowski controls the action.
Kacik lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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!
Kacik lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Puchowski backwards.
A short right from Kacik on the inside.
Puchowski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kacik scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kacik has Puchowski up against the ropes in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Kacik - that landed with a thud.
Puchowski is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kacik throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kacik looking to stall.
Kacik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kacik connects with a body shot.
Kacik throws a leg kick but Puchowski checks it.
Puchowski tries to keep at a distance but Kacik has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kacik misses with a punch to the body.
Kacik breaks the clinch.
Kacik scores with a shot to the body.
Puchowski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kacik circles away quickly and effectively.
A low kick from Puchowski misses
and Kacik counters with a straight right hand.
Kacik misses with a head kick.
Kacik tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Puchowski throws a big counter combination but Kacik scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kacik closes the distance and pushes Puchowski back into the ropes.
Puchowski is trying to force a seperation but Kacik has the dominant position.
Puchowski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kacik has him pressed against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puchowski working hard to break the clinch.
Kacik breaks from the clinch.
Kacik moves into range and clinches up with Puchowski.
Kacik doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kacik manages to break the clinch.
Puchowski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Puchowski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Puchowski looks to land a left hand but Kacik moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kacik. Puchowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice combination there by Puchowski.
Kacik checks the leg kick.
Puchowski throws a jab but it's blocked by Kacik.
Kacik fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Puchowski, pushing him back against the ropes.
Puchowski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kacik lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Puchowski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Puchowski is trying to break free.
Kacik is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Kacik scores with a shot to the side of Puchowski's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puchowski tries to work over Kacik's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kacik lands a body punch.
Kacik lands a right hand that snaps the head of Puchowski backwards.
Kacik lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Puchowski can't break the clinch.
Puchowski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Puchowski tries to break free but Kacik pushes him back against the ropes.
Kacik working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kacik misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kacik's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kacik gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Puchowski manages to break the clinch.
Kacik lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kacik misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puchowski.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kacik throws a wild body kick that Puchowski sees coming a mile off.
Kacik closes the distance and clinches.
Kacik lands a shot to the body.
Kacik breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Kacik dominated that round.
That's time! Puchowski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kacik throws a leg kick but Puchowski checks it.
Kacik throws a series of punches but Puchowski avoids them all with ease.
Puchowski throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kacik cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Puchowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kacik moves away.
Puchowski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Puchowski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kacik scores with a nice head shot.
Kacik has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kacik tries to close the distance and clinch but Puchowski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Puchowski misses with a combination
and Kacik makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kacik goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kacik bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kacik clinches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Still in the clinch, Kacik scores with a nice short uppercut.
Puchowski is looking to break free of the clinch but Kacik has double underhooks.
Kacik pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kacik takes a swing at Puchowski's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kacik fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Puchowski, pushing him back against the ropes.
Kacik tries to throw a body punch but Puchowski avoids it by throwing Kacik back against the ropes.
Kacik manages to break the clinch.
Kacik tests Puchowski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheers as Kacik lands an impressive looking overhand right. Puchowski doesn't seem phased though.
Puchowski dodges the punch combination from Kacik.
Puchowski swats away the attempt to clinch by Kacik.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kacik connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kacik instigates a clinch.
Kacik goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Puchowski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kacik has him pressed against the ropes.
Puchowski working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kacik can't find room to land a body shot as Puchowski controls the action.
Puchowski prevents a body shot from Kacik.
Kacik breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Puchowski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kacik takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slapping body kick lands there for Kacik.
Kacik gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kacik manages to break the clinch.
Kacik shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Puchowski napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Puchowski prevents Kacik from improving position.
Puchowski takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kacik landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kacik scoring with punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puchowski is looking for a sweep.
Kacik trying to control the action but Puchowski is working from the bottom.
Kacik in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Kacik landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kacik grinds an elbow into Puchowski's temple.
Puchowski is rocked!
Puchowski is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kacik connects with a decent elbow.
Oh Puchowski is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The crowd goes nuts as Kacik knocks Puchowski out cold with a massive hammerfist! Kacik Jumps to his feet and climbs on top of the ropes to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Alexander Kacik!
A relieved looking Alexander Kacik 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 Dante Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Durden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Durden has chosen Where Is My Mind as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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161 lbs
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157 lbs
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World class MT
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dante Esposito !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyler Durden!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durden looks to throw the jab but Esposito is out of range.
Durden lands with a thumping leg kick.
Durden moves out of range as Esposito throws a body kick.
Durden uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Esposito .
Esposito lets loose with a powerful body kick. Durden will feel that in the morning.
Esposito has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Durden.
Durden lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Durden.
A looping hook to the body misses from Esposito . Durden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Esposito throws an off balance right hand
and Durden cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Durden scores with a hook to the body. Esposito takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Durden swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Esposito gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Durden tries to work over Esposito 's front leg with a kick but Esposito checks it.
Esposito misses with a wild body shot.
Esposito pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Durden connects with a right hand. Esposito shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Esposito .
The fighters circling - Esposito throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Esposito moves out of range as Durden strikes.
Esposito ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Durden lands with a cross.
Durden jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Esposito scores with a head kick. Durden tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Esposito 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.
Durden throws a left and a right that both miss
and Esposito counters with an inside leg kick.
Esposito finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That kick from Durden tenderised Esposito 's leg. Esposito is trying to keep his angry face on.
Durden throws a poor cross that misses
and Esposito counters with a left to the body.
Durden is looking to chop away at Esposito 's legs.
A telegraphed right hand from Esposito misses the target.
Esposito throws a lazy head kick
and Durden counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Durden with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Durden scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden misses with a body kick.
Esposito appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Esposito throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Durden counters with a slapping leg kick.
Durden loads up on a big right hand but Esposito slips the punch.
Durden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Esposito .
Esposito misses with a body kick.
Durden's coach down at Globo Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Durden's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Durden misses with a looping right.
An attempted straight right counter from Esposito misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Esposito . Durden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Durden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Esposito throws a leg kick
and Durden counters with an inside leg kick.
Durden scores with a nice right hand.
Esposito looks to land a left hand but Durden moved out of range nicely.
Durden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Esposito .
Durden jabs at Esposito 's body.
Durden stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Esposito .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden swings widly with a right hand
and Esposito counters with a solid body kick.
Durden takes a swing at Esposito 's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Durden misses its intended target.
Esposito takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Esposito is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Durden jabs at Esposito 's body.
Durden takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Durden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Esposito cracks the inside of Durden's front leg.
Durden clobbers Esposito with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Durden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Esposito staying out of range there.
Durden pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Durden throws a body shot but no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Esposito lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito tries to land a body kick
and Durden cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Durden scores with a nice strike.
Esposito ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Durden moves away.
Esposito ducks under a wild hook from Durden.
Durden misses with an uppercut
and Esposito counters with a nice body kick.
Durden takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Durden ducks under a wild hook from Esposito .
Durden only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Durden takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Durden cracks Esposito with a good jab.
Durden throws a right hand that misses
and Esposito counters with a nice low kick that buckles Durden's knee momentarily.
Esposito scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Esposito takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Durden bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Esposito 's head backwards.
Durden is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Esposito had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Esposito walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Esposito jabs at Durden's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Durden dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Esposito moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Esposito .
A chopping leg kick lands by Durden.
Durden connects with the punch.
A clash of legs there as Esposito blocks the low kick.
Durden has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Durden missing with a left hand there. Esposito was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Esposito throws a half hearted mid kick.
Durden misses with a looping right.
Esposito throws a body kick that misses
and Durden counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Esposito misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durden takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Esposito throws a leg kick which misses Durden's front leg but catches the back leg as Durden tries to avoid it.
Esposito pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Durden dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Durden with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden misses with a right hand
and Esposito counters with a nice uppercut.
Esposito connects with an inside leg kick.
Durden misses with a low kick.
Esposito throws a sloppy body shot
letting Durden counter with a right hand.
Esposito looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Esposito throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Durden sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Esposito takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Esposito throws a one two combo.
Esposito misses with a looping right.
Durden missing with a left hand there. Esposito was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It appears Esposito was looking to counter with a kick there.
An inside leg kick from Durden misses.
Esposito is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Durden looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Esposito steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Durden.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Durden tests Esposito 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Esposito lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Durden catches Esposito right on the button with a cross.
Durden connects with a jab.
Esposito uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Durden.
Esposito feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Durden misses with an uppercut
and Esposito makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Esposito looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Durden throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Esposito shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A swing and a miss from Esposito .
Esposito 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.
Durden moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Esposito checks a leg kick nicely.
Durden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Esposito moves away.
Durden connects with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Durden was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Esposito has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Durden finds it's way round the side to connect with Esposito 's head.
Esposito looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Esposito misses with a looping right.
Durden looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Durden throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Esposito connects with a jab.
Durden jabs at Esposito 's body.
Durden misses the jab.
Durden fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Esposito looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Esposito connects with the punch.
Durden misses with an uppercut. Esposito saw that one coming.
Durden's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Esposito uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Durden.
Esposito misses with a lunging right hand
and Esposito takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Esposito just misses with a punch to the body.
Durden moves out of range of the body kick from Esposito .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito moves away from the strike by Durden.
Tyler Durden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Durden wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Durden takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Durden avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Esposito lands with a straight right. Durden didn't see that one coming.
Durden throws a front kick that sends Esposito stumbling back into the ropes.
Esposito swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Durden counters with a slapping leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Durden. That's going to slow Esposito down.
Esposito misses with a low kick as Durden jumps back.
Durden throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Esposito sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Durden throws a big shot that misses.
A quick step to the side and Esposito tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Durden throws a leg kick
and Esposito counters with a low kick, right behind Durden 's knee.
Durden lands a nice looking body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Esposito .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Durden showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Esposito thumps Durden with a low kick.
Durden misses with a wild body shot.
Durden works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Esposito moves out of range of the strikes.
Esposito gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Esposito throws a head kick that half lands.
Esposito slips under a jab from Durden.
Esposito tries to land a leg kick but Durden saw it coming and moves away.
Esposito thuds his shin into the meat of Durden's side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esposito takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Esposito fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Durden manages to avoid it.
Durden gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Esposito chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Durden can pounce on him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Esposito slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito throws a low kick but Durden avoids it.
Durden lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Durden ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Esposito connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Esposito scores with a nice head shot.
Durden lands a nice leg kick that just misses Esposito 's sensitive parts.
Esposito bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Durden's head.
Durden takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Esposito misses the jab.
Esposito avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Esposito looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Esposito takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Durden has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Esposito .
Dante Esposito has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Durden throws a hook but Esposito blocks it.
Esposito tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Durden throws a hook but Esposito avoids it easily.
Esposito is looking for a counter combo.
Tyler Durden seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab lands there for Durden.
Durden connects with a leg kick. Esposito looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Esposito throws a wild body kick that Durden sees coming a mile off.
Durden is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Esposito with a body shot.
Esposito lands with a nice body kick.
Esposito connects with a body shot that sends Durden's belly button to the back.
Esposito gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Durden.
Esposito blocks a jab.
Esposito swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Esposito .
Durden throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Esposito sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Esposito wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Esposito slips a jab from Durden.
Esposito quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Durden throws a sloppy body shot
and Esposito counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Durden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Durden throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Durden scores with a sloppy right hand. Esposito should have avoided that one.
Esposito misses the body punch
and Durden counters with a nice uppercut.
Durden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Durden. Esposito does a little dance to reset his feet.
Esposito tries a head kick but it misses.
Durden looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Durden throws a right hand that misses
and Esposito counters with a low kick, right behind Durden 's knee.
Esposito looks for the body kick but Durden saw that one coming.
Durden throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Esposito counters with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durden misses with an uppercut.
Durden ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Durden avoids the body shot from Esposito .
Durden loads up on a big right hand but Esposito slips the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Esposito throws a body shot but no joy.
Durden throws a hook but Esposito avoids it easily.
A good leg kick by Esposito .
Durden connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Esposito throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Durden sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Esposito throws a looping overhand right but Durden ducks down to avoid it.
Durden throws a lazy uppercut
and Esposito counters with a right hand to the body.
Durden moves away from the strike by Esposito .
Durden throws a shot from downtown. Esposito moves away and avoids it.
Durden has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Esposito .
Durden lands a right hook to the body.
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 Dante Esposito .
Well Durden has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Tyler Durden!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Tyler Durden!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Tyler Durden!
Tyler Durden wins by unanimous decision!
In his post fight interview, Tyler Durden started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yogi Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Dux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Dux acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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22
145 lbs
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24
169 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yogi Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Dux!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bear scores with a jab to the body.
Bear throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dux tries to bum rush Bear with a series of wild strikes but Bear uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dux swings widly with a right hand
and Bear connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dux rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Bear counter with a right hand.
Dux throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bear counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bear just misses with a punch to the body.
Dux misses with a body punch
and Bear connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dux tries to clinch but Bear is having none of it.
Bear wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Bear 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.
Dux throws out a leg kick but Bear moves out of range and Dux only half commits.
Dux misses with an uppercut. Bear saw that one coming.
Bear digs a good hook to Dux's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dux throws a poor cross that misses
and Bear counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bear has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bear there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dux shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bear sprawls well. Bear wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dux gets slowly back to his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Bear misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dux misses with a combination
letting Bear counter with a right hand.
Dux throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dux lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dux is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dux cracks Bear with an open hand slap.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dux. Bear does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bear is looking for a counter combo.
Dux looks to score with a jab to the body but Bear is just out of range.
Dux swings widly with a right hand
and Dux takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bear throws out a loose jab but Dux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dux looks to throw the jab but Bear is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dux closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bear did well to prevent Dux getting side control.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Dux working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dux content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Dux works his foot free and advances to mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Dux there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Dux throwing strikes here but Bear is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Dux can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bear is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dux throws a strike there. Bear manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Dux is trying to control. Bear wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dux is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bear is just riding it out for now. Dux eventually gives up the hold.
Dux is looking to stall here but Bear recovers full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dux working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dux trying to control but Bear is working from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Dux might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bear haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Dux tries to free his leg and advance position but Bear is retaining full guard.
Bear keeping moving, preventing Dux from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Yogi Bear will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dux clinches.
Dux throws a head punch that misses.
Dux is trying to drag Bear to the mat but Bear just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Dux lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dux's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dux manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dux is defended easily by Bear.
A quick step to the side and Bear tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Frank Dux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dux throws an off balance right hand
and Dux takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dux smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dux throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear misses with a shot to the body
and Dux connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bear slips a straight right by Dux.
Bear went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Dux misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bear counters with a stiff right hand.
Dux throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Bear counter with a right hand.
Dux comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dux steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bear.
Yogi Bear is winning the standup battle so far.
Dux throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bear dips to his left and cracks Dux with an uppercut!
Dux shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dux is looking to take a break and control but Bear is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dux throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Bear to regain full guard.
Dux looking to pass the guard.
Dux landing some decent shots from guard.
Dux throws an elbow that misses. Bear uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dux's guard. Nice move by Bear!
Dux trying to control the position.
Bear has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bear has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dux is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dux is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bear defends well.
Bear wanted to stand there but Dux had control of the position.
Dux looking to control.
Dux has a closed guard, preventing Bear from standing up.
Dux escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bear gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dux has his feet on Bear's thighs here. He's pushed Bear off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Bear screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Frank Dux!
A very excited looking Frank Dux 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Islam Makhachev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Bickle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Makhachev might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to HEY MAMA - David Guetta ft Nicki Minaj & Afrojack. Bickle has chosen Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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201 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Islam Makhachev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Travis Bickle!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makhachev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A punch combination from Makhachev misses.
Bickle throws a nice outside leg kick.
Makhachev is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bickle buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bickle decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Makhachev is positioning himself well to prevent Bickle advancing to mount.
Makhachev won't allow Bickle to pass to mount.
Bickle seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Makhachev does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bickle is thwarting Makhachev's attempts to control the position.
Bickle wants to take a breather but Makhachev is having none of it.
Bickle missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bickle wants to control but Makhachev is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makhachev moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bickle wants to pass the guard but Makhachev is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bickle accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bickle looking to pass the guard.
Bickle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Makhachev not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A slow jab from Makhachev misses its intended target.
Makhachev throws a shot from downtown. Bickle moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nice shot by Makhachev.
Makhachev takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bickle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Makhachev moves away.
A jab from Makhachev misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bickle. That's going to slow Makhachev down.
Bickle takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Makhachev displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Travis Bickle has been cut.
Makhachev throws a jab but it's blocked by Bickle.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Makhachev fails to land with a series of punches.
Bickle missing with a left hand there. Makhachev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Makhachev throwing a counter right hand but Bickle manages to avoid it.
Bickle lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bickle connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A big left from Makhachev misses.
A punch combination from Bickle misses.
Bickle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Makhachev.
Bickle throws an off balance right hand
and Makhachev counters with a nice uppercut.
Bickle throws a looping overhand right but Makhachev ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Bickle. That snapped Makhachev's head back.
Bickle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Makhachev throws out the jab.
Makhachev takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Makhachev throws an overhand right that lands on Bickle's shoulder, as Bickle tries to avoid the shot.
Makhachev throws a jab when Bickle was well out of range.
Makhachev lands a nice shot to the body.
Bickle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Makhachev.
Makhachev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bickle.
Makhachev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Makhachev slips under a jab from Bickle.
Makhachev is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Makhachev throws an off balance right hand
and Bickle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Makhachev tries for a takedown but Bickle circles away easily
and Bickle counters with a stiff right hand.
Bickle thows a leg kick but Makhachev checks it
and Makhachev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Makhachev misses with a looping left.
Nice defenses there by Makhachev.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makhachev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bickle looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Makhachev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Makhachev takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bickle shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bickle showed some decent athleticism there.
Makhachev tries to kick Bickle off in order to stand up. Bickle Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Bickle throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Makhachev is looking for a sweep.
Bickle is looking to take a break and control but Makhachev is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bickle misses with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Islam Makhachev will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Travis Bickle's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Makhachev throws a looping overhand right but Bickle ducks down to avoid it.
Danga de danga de dang - Bickle scores with a four punch combination!
Makhachev throws a right hand that misses
and Bickle counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Makhachev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Makhachev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bickle.
Bickle misses with a takedown attempt - Makhachev sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bickle lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Makhachev swings for the body but Bickle moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Makhachev 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bickle attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bickle has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Makhachev throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Makhachev misses with a few strikes there.
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!
Bickle connects with a body shot that sends Makhachev's belly button to the back.
Bickle punishes Makhachev's body with a nice straight punch.
Islam Makhachev is winning the standup battle so far.
Bickle scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bickle works Makhachev's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makhachev tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Bickle manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Makhachev throws a big shot that misses.
Makhachev looks to land a right hand but Bickle moved out of range.
Bickle misses with a hook.
Makhachev fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bickle.
Makhachev misses with an uppercut.
Bickle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Good work by Bickle as he checks the leg kick.
Bickle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Makhachev misses with an uppercut. Bickle saw that one coming.
Bickle pushes Makhachev up against the ropes in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Makhachev.
Bickle tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Makhachev just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Bickle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Makhachev avoids it.
Makhachev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Makhachev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Makhachev has a takedown stuffed.
Despite the aggression on Bickle's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Makhachev.
Bickle looks to score with a jab to the body but Makhachev is just out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Makhachev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bickle now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bickle lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Makhachev at a distance.
Bickle fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Makhachev.
Bickle wants to clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Bickle.
Makhachev stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bickle.
Makhachev misses with a takedown attempt - Bickle sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bickle swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bickle throws a right hand that Makhachev ducks under and follows up with a left that Makhachev also avoids with ease.
Makhachev misses with an uppercut
and Bickle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bickle connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A low kick from Makhachev is predictable there
and Bickle counters with a stiff right hand.
Makhachev fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A lazy left from Bickle finds it's target.
Bickle throws a hook but Makhachev avoids it easily.
Bickle is looking to chop away at Makhachev's legs.
Makhachev is looking to counter punch.
Bickle wants to slow Makhachev down by chopping away at his legs.
Makhachev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Makhachev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bickle forces Makhachev back against the ropes and clinches.
Bickle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bickle misses with a punch to the body.
Bickle lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Makhachev lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bickle backwards.
Makhachev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Makhachev misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Bickle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bickle trying to control the position but instead, Makhachev has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bickle into the ropes.
Bickle tries to land knees in the clinch but Makhachev avoids the damage to the body.
Makhachev throws a head punch that misses.
Bickle tries to score a body lock takedown but Makhachev shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Islam Makhachev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Travis Bickle.
Makhachev lands a right hand.
Makhachev takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bickle pushes Makhachev back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bickle.
Bickle lands a right hand.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Bickle lands a right hand.
Makhachev is rocked!
Bickle takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Bickle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Travis Bickle's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Makhachev misses with a wild body shot.
Makhachev lands a nice hook to Bickle's body. Bickle takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bickle misses with a low kick as Makhachev jumps back.
Makhachev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A countering left hand to the body from Bickle misses.
Makhachev lands with a cross.
Bickle lands with an overhand left.
Makhachev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bickle moves out of range of the leg kick from Makhachev.
Bickle fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Makhachev takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Makhachev throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bickle counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bickle wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Makhachev, who protects the arm well.
Makhachev struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Bickle.
Bickle tries to advance to mount but can't.
Makhachev being controlled for a moment.
Bickle landing strikes.
Bickle lands an elbow.
Bickle prevents Makhachev from escaping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Makhachev is trying to work for a sweep but Bickle has mounted him!
Bickle connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bickle punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bickle lands with some strikes.
Oh Makhachev is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bickle looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bickle with the ground and pound from mount.
Bickle lands a big shot to the head and Makhachev winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Travis Bickle!
Travis Bickle 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matt Gentry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rasul Mirzaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gentry might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Triumph - Wu Tang Clan. Mirzaev is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Natalie La Rose - Somebody ft. Jeremih. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Gentry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rasul Mirzaev!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gentry throws a poor cross that misses
and Mirzaev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mirzaev throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Mirzaev throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gentry throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Rasul Mirzaev has been cut.
Gentry has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Champions MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Mirzaev looks to land a left hand but Gentry moved out of range nicely.
Gentry misses with a looping left.
Gentry shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mirzaev pinned against the ropes. Mirzaev gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mirzaev slips under a jab.
Gentry throws an off balance right hand
and Mirzaev counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mirzaev fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gentry is out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Gentry misses its target.
Gentry throws a jab when Mirzaev was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirzaev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gentry throws out the jab.
Gentry has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mirzaev.
Gentry slips under a jab from Mirzaev.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mirzaev. Gentry does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Gentry misses its intended target.
Gentry throws a jab but it's blocked by Mirzaev.
Gentry scores with a jab to the body.
Mirzaev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gentry.
An attempted straight right counter from Gentry misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gentry. Mirzaev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mirzaev's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gentry under the eye.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mirzaev.
Gentry lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mirzaev misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Mirzaev.
It looked like Gentry wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gentry catches Mirzaev with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mirzaev displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gentry.
Mirzaev misses with a kick to the body
and Gentry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gentry throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mirzaev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gentry moves away from the strike by Mirzaev.
Gentry takes a swing at Mirzaev's ribcage but misses.
Gentry closes the distance and pushes Mirzaev back into the ropes.
Mirzaev can't break the clinch.
Gentry keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mirzaev's efforts to push away.
Mirzaev is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gentry lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mirzaev is looking to break free of the clinch but Gentry has double underhooks.
Mirzaev is trying to push Gentry away but Gentry has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Mirzaev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mirzaev looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gentry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gentry works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A frustrated look appears on Mirzaev's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Mirzaev's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gentry stalling in the clinch but Mirzaev improves position.
Mirzaev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mirzaev throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mirzaev lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice defenses there by Gentry.
A little feinted left hand from Gentry on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gentry scores with a punch to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mirzaev moves into the clinch.
Mirzaev is trying to push Gentry away but Gentry has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Gentry working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gentry digs a right hand underneath Mirzaev's ribcage. Mirzaev let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mirzaev is pressed up against the ropes. Gentry has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mirzaev down to the mat. Mirzaev avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Gentry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown attempt by Gentry or perhaps it was just good defense by Mirzaev, which made it look bad.
Gentry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mirzaev takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gentry throws a shot from downtown. Mirzaev moves away and avoids it.
Mirzaev bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mirzaev lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gentry circles away quickly and effectively.
Gentry changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mirzaev tries to avoid it but Gentry manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mirzaev to the ground. Mirzaev escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rasul Mirzaev will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rasul Mirzaev's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mirzaev throws out a loose jab but Gentry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gentry throws a jab but it's blocked by Mirzaev.
Gentry lands a glancing blow to the side of Mirzaev's head.
Gentry throws a body shot but no joy.
Mirzaev throws a nice looking combination but Gentry bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gentry went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Mirzaev lands a nice shot to the body.
Mirzaev takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mirzaev takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gentry.
Gentry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mirzaev throws out the jab.
Mirzaev misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gentry swings for the body but Mirzaev moves out of range.
Mirzaev throws a series of strikes that have Gentry backpedaling.
Gentry darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A big right from Mirzaev misses.
A big left from Gentry misses.
Rasul Mirzaev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mirzaev misses with a series of wild punches.
Mirzaev throws the left hand but Gentry avoids the punch easily.
Gentry instigates a clinch.
Mirzaev is trying to force a seperation but Gentry has the dominant position.
Gentry misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gentry.
Mirzaev manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gentry takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mirzaev tries to clinch
and Gentry counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mirzaev swings widly with a right hand
enabling Gentry to counter with a crisp jab.
Mirzaev takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mirzaev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gentry makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gentry scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gentry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mirzaev throws out the jab.
Gentry was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gentry digs a good hook to Mirzaev's body.
Mirzaev avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Gentry misses the target.
A jab from Mirzaev does it's job there.
Gentry moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mirzaev slaps away a takedown attempt from Gentry, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mirzaev cracks Gentry with an open hand slap.
Mirzaev throws a leg kick
enabling Gentry to counter with a crisp jab.
Mirzaev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gentry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mirzaev slaps away a takedown attempt from Gentry, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Mirzaev.
Mirzaev moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mirzaev walks into a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gentry misses with a right hand
and Mirzaev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mirzaev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gentry.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gentry misses with a straight right.
Gentry scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mirzaev doesn't seem bothered though.
Mirzaev throws a jab when Gentry was well out of range.
Gentry punishes Mirzaev's body with a nice straight punch.
Mirzaev fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gentry loads up on a big right hand but Mirzaev slips the punch.
Gentry throws a looping overhand right but Mirzaev ducks down to avoid it.
Mirzaev was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Gentry has Mirzaev up against the ropes in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gentry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Gentry dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rasul Mirzaev's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Mirzaev lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gentry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mirzaev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gentry doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mirzaev makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Gentry really felt that one!
Mirzaev misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gentry throwing a counter right hand but Mirzaev manages to avoid it.
Mirzaev lunges at Gentry with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gentry's hand.
Mirzaev takes one to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gentry lands with a hook. Mirzaev tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mirzaev goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gentry was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gentry showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mirzaev.
Gentry is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gentry connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mirzaev blocks a jab.
Gentry thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gentry defending well as Mirzaev loads up on a big left hand.
Gentry feinted with a counter takedown.
Gentry swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mirzaev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gentry connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gentry throws a series of punches but Mirzaev moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Mirzaev's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Mirzaev scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gentry tests Mirzaev's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gentry throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gentry moves out of range as Mirzaev strikes.
Mirzaev takes a swing at Gentry's ribcage but misses.
Rasul Mirzaev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gentry throws a looping overhand right but Mirzaev ducks down to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Mirzaev.
Gentry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mirzaev manages to avoid it.
No joy there for Mirzaev, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gentry fails with a takedown attempt.
Mirzaev tries to land a front kick but Gentry steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mirzaev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gentry.
Mirzaev scores with a jab to the body.
Mirzaev lands a jab to Gentry's midsection.
Gentry feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mirzaevs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice defenses there by Mirzaev.
Mirzaev throws out a counter right but Gentry avoids it with no problem.
A slow jab from Gentry misses its intended target.
Gentry misses the shot to the body.
Gentry is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gentry shoots in for a takedown but Mirzaev shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Gentry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gentry tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mirzaev sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gentry somewhat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mirzaev swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gentry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mirzaev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gentry.
Mirzaev pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mirzaev looks to land a left hand but Gentry moved out of range nicely.
Mirzaev scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mirzaev has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Gentry.
Gentry throws a jab but it's blocked by Mirzaev.
Mirzaev doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Gentry stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mirzaev.
Mirzaev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gentry.
Gentry has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rasul Mirzaev.
I think Mirzaev has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Matt Gentry!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Matt Gentry!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Rasul Mirzaev!
Matt Gentry wins by split decision!
Matt Gentry 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Bapu Burpha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Zackrisson (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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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bapu Burpha!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gabriel Zackrisson!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burpha has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Burpha there as he acknowledges the shot.
Zackrisson dodges the punch combination from Burpha.
Burpha is looking to chop away at Zackrisson's legs.
Zackrisson misses with a straight left.
Zackrisson throws a body shot but no joy.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Burpha 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 Zackrisson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Zackrisson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Burpha shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Zackrisson eats them both and turns towards Burpha to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Zackrisson throws a push kick but Burpha slaps the foot to one side.
Burpha fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Burpha scores with a nice body kick.
Burpha looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Zackrisson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Burpha lands with a kick to the ribs.
Burpha cracks a nice hook into Zackrisson's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zackrisson misses the shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Zackrisson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Zackrisson.
Burpha looks to throw a body kick
and Zackrisson counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zackrisson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Burpha is looking to counter punch.
Burpha dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zackrisson. That did some damage!
Zackrisson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burpha swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Burpha throws a hook but Zackrisson avoids it easily.
Burpha moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A low kick from Burpha is predictable there
and Zackrisson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Burpha has been working on his boxing with his coaches at GWad's Playpen in the buildup to the fight.
Burpha throws a front kick that sends Zackrisson stumbling back into the ropes.
Burpha buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zackrisson works Burpha's body with a nice hook.
Zackrisson misses the shot to the body.
Burpha throws a jab but it's blocked by Zackrisson.
Zackrisson tries a quick counter leg kick but Burpha is wise to it.
A punch combination from Burpha misses.
Burpha thumps Zackrisson with a low kick.
Zackrisson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Burpha. Burpha circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burpha misses with an uppercut
and Zackrisson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burpha misses the jab.
Burpha misses with a hook. Zackrisson ducked under it nicely.
Zackrisson wants to counter the offense by Burpha and move into the clinch position.
Burpha takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zackrisson scores with a nice head shot.
Zackrisson misses with an uppercut. Burpha saw that one coming.
Burpha misses with a looping left.
Zackrisson looks to land a right hand but Burpha moved out of range.
Zackrisson misses with a low kick as Burpha jumps back.
An inside leg kick from Burpha misses.
Zackrisson looks to score with a jab to the body but Burpha is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Burpha on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Burpha looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zackrisson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Zackrisson avoids a kick to the body.
Burpha needs to keep his hands up - Zackrisson had a free shot at his head there.
Zackrisson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Burpha had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Burpha misses with a hook to the body
and Zackrisson counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burpha throws a low kick but Zackrisson avoids it.
Burpha throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Zackrisson counters with a nice uppercut.
Burpha 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.
Zackrisson throws a leg kick
and Burpha counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Zackrisson misses with a looping right.
Zackrisson has managed to clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Still in the clinch, Zackrisson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Burpha.
Burpha breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Burpha lands a right hook to the body.
Zackrisson tries to close the distance and clinch but Burpha swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zackrisson takes one to the side of the head.
Zackrisson feints and then cracks Burpha's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Burpha down.
Zackrisson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burpha throws a nice inside leg kick.
Burpha misses with a straight right.
Burpha connects with a solid leg kick.
Burpha will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Burpha fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A leg kick checked by Burpha.
Zackrisson scores with a hook to the body. Burpha takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zackrisson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Burpha scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burpha throws a wild body kick that Zackrisson sees coming a mile off.
Burpha ducks under a wild hook from Zackrisson.
Burpha takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Zackrisson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burpha.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bapu Burpha will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Zackrisson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burpha.
Burpha throws a push kick but Zackrisson slaps the foot to one side.
Burpha takes one on the button.
Zackrisson scores with a decent looking hook.
Burpha fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Zackrisson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burpha looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Zackrisson throws a looping overhand right but Burpha ducks down to avoid it.
A head kick by Burpha misses
and Zackrisson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zackrisson checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zackrisson lands a jab.
Burpha sizes up Zackrisson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Zackrisson tries to clinch but Burpha is having none of it.
That kick from Burpha tenderised Zackrisson's leg. Zackrisson is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Burpha checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Burpha throws a big counter combination but Zackrisson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Burpha throws a push kick but Zackrisson slaps the foot to one side.
Zackrisson throws a series of punches but Burpha avoids them all with ease.
Zackrisson missing with a left hand there. Burpha was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zackrisson misses with a leg kick.
Burpha bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Burpha misses with a straight left.
Burpha misses with an uppercut
and Burpha takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zackrisson connects with a single shot there.
Burpha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zackrisson moves out of range of the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zackrisson. Burpha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burpha scores with a body shot.
Burpha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zackrisson.
Burpha checks the leg kick nicely there.
A little feinted left hand from Burpha on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burpha lands a jab to Zackrisson's midsection.
Burpha turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zackrisson misses with a body kick.
Burpha lands a nice hook to Zackrisson's body. Zackrisson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Burpha scores with a head kick.
Burpha lands with a shot to the body.
Zackrisson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Zackrisson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Burpha throws a body punch but Zackrisson moves out of range.
Zackrisson misses with an uppercut
and Zackrisson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Burpha takes one to the side of the head.
Burpha throws a head kick that misses
and Zackrisson counters with a stiff right hand.
Zackrisson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burpha.
Zackrisson scores with a jab to the body.
Zackrisson misses with a right hand
letting Burpha counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Zackrisson. Burpha shrugs it off though.
Zackrisson scores with a hook.
Burpha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zackrisson.
Burpha takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Zackrisson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zackrisson throws the kick towards the body but Burpha avoids it.
Zackrisson connects with a body shot that sends Burpha's belly button to the back.
Burpha keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zackrisson.
Burpha feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Zackrisson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Burpha moves out of range of the body kick.
Zackrisson misses with a body shot.
Zackrisson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Burpha lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Zackrisson clobbers Burpha with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burpha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zackrisson.
A low kick from Burpha is predictable there
and Zackrisson counters with a nice uppercut.
Good shot there by Zackrisson.
Zackrisson with a jab.
Burpha fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zackrisson moves out of range as Burpha throws a body kick.
Zackrisson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Zackrisson misses with a lunging right hand
and Burpha counters with a nice leg kick.
Burpha lands with a straight right. Zackrisson didn't see that one coming.
An inside leg kick from Burpha misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A shot to the body from Burpha misses
and Zackrisson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zackrisson gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Burpha counters with a low kick, right behind Zackrisson 's knee.
Burpha throws a low kick but Zackrisson moves out of range easily.
Zackrisson lands a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gabriel Zackrisson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Zackrisson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zackrisson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Burpha goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Zackrisson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Burpha counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Burpha ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zackrisson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Burpha misses with a hook.
Zackrisson throws a body punch but Burpha moves out of range.
Burpha connects with a high kick.
Zackrisson scores with a decent looking hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zackrisson pushes Burpha away with a front kick.
Burpha moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Burpha fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Zackrisson checks it well.
Burpha takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burpha keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zackrisson throws a good cross that connects.
A solid body kick from Burpha.
A good leg kick by Burpha.
Burpha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bapu Burpha is winning the standup battle so far.
Zackrisson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A punch lands to the side of Zackrisson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A chopping leg kick lands by Burpha.
Zackrisson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Burpha defending well as Zackrisson loads up on a big left hand.
Zackrisson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Burpha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zackrisson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Zackrisson looks for the body kick but Burpha saw that one coming.
Some bone on bone action there as Zackrisson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Zackrisson cracks a nice hook into Burpha's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zackrisson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burpha.
Zackrisson misses with a hook
and Burpha makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Zackrisson connects with a body shot that sends Burpha's belly button to the back.
Burpha avoids a kick to the body.
Zackrisson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Burpha misses the jab.
Burpha throws a right hand that misses
and Burpha takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A punch lands to the side of Burpha 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Zackrisson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Burpha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zackrisson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Burpha throws a lazy head kick
and Zackrisson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Burpha thuds his shin into the meat of Zackrisson's side.
Both fighters circling a little - Burpha finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burpha scores with a jab. Zackrisson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Burpha moves out of range as Zackrisson strikes.
Zackrisson misses with a low kick.
Burpha appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Burpha looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Burpha moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Zackrisson throws a right hand that misses
and Burpha counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zackrisson wants to clinch up but Burpha keeps it at a distance.
Burpha misses with a hook
enabling Zackrisson to counter with a crisp jab.
Zackrisson lands with a hook. Burpha tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Zackrisson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Burpha looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zackrisson throws a body shot but no joy.
Zackrisson misses with a body kick.
Burpha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burpha missing with a left hand there. Zackrisson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zackrisson lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zackrisson connects with a nice looking jab.
Zackrisson throws a hook to the side of Burpha's head but Burpha sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zackrisson walks into a jab.
Zackrisson tries to land a leg kick but Burpha saw it coming and moves away.
Zackrisson slips under a jab.
Zackrisson cracks a nice hook into Burpha's ribs.
Zackrisson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Burpha finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Zackrisson throws a lazy uppercut
and Burpha counters with a good low kick that Zackrisson was not able to check.
Burpha dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zackrisson. That did some damage!
Zackrisson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Zackrisson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Gabriel Zackrisson just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Burpha is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zackrisson.
Zackrisson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burpha.
Burpha scores with a hook to the body. Zackrisson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zackrisson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Zackrisson throws a leg kick
and Burpha cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zackrisson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zackrisson throws a lazy right hand but Burpha sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Burpha is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Burpha connects with a leg kick. Zackrisson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zackrisson. Burpha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zackrisson tries to work over Burpha's front leg with a kick but Burpha checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zackrisson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burpha sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Burpha takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zackrisson scores with a nice body kick.
Zackrisson misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zackrisson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Zackrisson throws a right hand that misses
and Burpha counters with a nice uppercut.
Burpha lands with an uppercut that bounces Zackrisson off the ropes and back into range.
Burpha bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Burpha connects with a solid leg kick.
Burpha moves out of range of the leg kick from Zackrisson.
A jab from Zackrisson does it's job there.
Burpha throws a leg kick
and Zackrisson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Burpha blocks a low kick nicely.
Zackrisson takes one to the side of the head.
Burpha tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Zackrisson is able to avoid easily.
Zackrisson wants to counter with a clinch but Burpha pushes him away.
Zackrisson throws a lazy body kick
and Burpha counters with a good low kick that Zackrisson was not able to check.
Zackrisson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Zackrisson
and Burpha connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zackrisson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Burpha manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zackrisson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burpha.
Burpha swings for the body but Zackrisson moves out of range.
Zackrisson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Burpha counters with a low kick, right behind Zackrisson 's knee.
Zackrisson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Burpha looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Zackrisson throws the kick towards the body but Burpha avoids it.
Zackrisson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Burpha is able to avoid easily.
Burpha pushes Zackrisson away with a front kick.
Burpha misses with the combination.
Zackrisson misses with an uppercut
and Burpha counters with a slapping leg kick.
Zackrisson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice body punch from Burpha.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burpha lands a nice looking body shot.
Zackrisson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Burpha counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A nice leg kick lands there from Burpha.
Burpha connects with an inside leg kick.
Zackrisson throws a body shot but no joy.
Zackrisson throws a hook to the side of Burpha's head but Burpha sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Burpha was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Burpha dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zackrisson lands a nice looking body kick.
A big right from Zackrisson misses.
Zackrisson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burpha was well out of range. Poor timing from Zackrisson.
Zackrisson staying out of range there.
Zackrisson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burpha manages to avoid it.
Burpha misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burpha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zackrisson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Burpha throws a sloppy head kick and Zackrisson moves out of range easily.
Zackrisson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Zackrisson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Burpha.
Zackrisson throws a body shot but no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Zackrisson misses.
Zackrisson throws a push kick but Burpha slaps the foot to one side.
A little feinted left hand from Burpha on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Burpha takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zackrisson tries a low kick but Burpha avoids it.
Zackrisson throws a right hand that misses
and Burpha counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Zackrisson blocks a jab.
Burpha misses with a low kick.
Burpha chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Burpha slips under a jab from Zackrisson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bapu Burpha had his way with Gabriel Zackrisson in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Zackrisson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burpha moves away.
Zackrisson ducks under a wild hook from Burpha.
Burpha ducks under a wild hook from Zackrisson.
Burpha avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Burpha scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Zackrisson takes one to the chin there.
Zackrisson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burpha.
Burpha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zackrisson moves away.
Burpha misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zackrisson misses with a lunging right hand
and Burpha counters with a nice uppercut.
Zackrisson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burpha throws out the jab.
Zackrisson throws a front kick aimed at Burpha's knee but Burpha avoids it well.
Zackrisson loads up on a big right hand but Burpha slips the punch.
Zackrisson takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burpha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zackrisson tries to throw a body punch but Burpha avoids it by throwing Zackrisson back against the ropes.
Burpha misses with the head strike.
Burpha lands a body punch.
Burpha lands a body punch in the clinch.
Zackrisson misses with the head strike.
Zackrisson swings wildly with an uppercut but Burpha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burpha gets through Zackrisson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Burpha misses with a hook to the ribs.
Burpha lands a body shot.
Burpha lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Burpha on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burpha lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zackrisson backwards.
Burpha keeps control of Zackrisson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Burpha breaks from the clinch.
Burpha scores with a nice strike.
Zackrisson throws a low kick but Burpha avoids it.
It appears Burpha was looking to counter with a kick there.
Burpha throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Zackrisson throws a hook but Burpha blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zackrisson walks into a jab.
Zackrisson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Burpha ducks right into an uppercut from Zackrisson.
Zackrisson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burpha is looking to counter punch.
Burpha with a jab.
Burpha chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zackrisson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Burpha connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Zackrisson scrambles back to his feet.
Burpha misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Zackrisson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Burpha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zackrisson manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Burpha throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Burpha misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zackrisson wants to counter the offense by Burpha and move into the clinch position.
A shot to the body from Burpha misses
and Zackrisson counters with a leg kick.
Zackrisson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Burpha under the eye.
Zackrisson misses with a straight left.
Burpha throwing a counter right hand but Zackrisson manages to avoid it.
Zackrisson lands with a straight right. Burpha didn't see that one coming.
Nice jab there from Burpha.
The fighters circle momentarily. Burpha darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Burpha takes a jab right on the kisser.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zackrisson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Burpha moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burpha on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zackrisson. Zackrisson obviously looking to wear him down.
A big left from Zackrisson misses.
Zackrisson throws a body punch but Burpha moves out of range.
Burpha bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Burpha throws a body shot but no joy.
Zackrisson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A low kick from Burpha misses
and Zackrisson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Burpha feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Zackrissons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Zackrisson jabs at Burpha's body.
Burpha looks to throw the jab but Zackrisson is out of range.
Burpha throws a wild body kick that Zackrisson sees coming a mile off.
Zackrisson throws a body punch but Burpha moves out of range.
Burpha throws an overhand right that lands on Zackrisson's shoulder, as Zackrisson tries to avoid the shot.
Zackrisson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
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 Bapu Burpha.
Well Burpha 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Bapu Burpha!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Bapu Burpha!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Bapu Burpha!
Bapu Burpha wins by unanimous decision!
Bapu Burpha retains his lightweight title!
A less than humble Bapu Burpha misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vova Klimov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deez Nutzzzz (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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vova Klimov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Deez Nutzzzz!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nutzzzz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Klimov.
Klimov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nutzzzz.
Nutzzzz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nutzzzz defending well as Klimov loads up on a big left hand.
Klimov works over Nutzzzz's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Deez Nutzzzz has been cut.
Nutzzzz throws a looping overhand right but Klimov ducks down to avoid it.
Klimov throws a looping overhand right but Nutzzzz ducks down to avoid it.
Klimov connects with a right hand. Nutzzzz shakes it off.
Klimov avoids the body shot from Nutzzzz.
Klimov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nutzzzz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nutzzzz slips a straight right by Klimov.
A little jabbing left from Nutzzzz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Klimov misses with a hook to the body
and Nutzzzz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nutzzzz throws a poor cross that misses
and Klimov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Klimov loads up on a big right hand but Nutzzzz slips the punch.
Klimov jabs at Nutzzzz's body.
Nutzzzz misses with a straight right.
Klimov scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nutzzzz swings widly with a right hand
and Klimov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Klimov throws a hook to the side of Nutzzzz's head but Nutzzzz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nutzzzz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Some wild striking there from Klimov.
Nutzzzz takes a swing at Klimov's ribcage but misses.
We've been informed that Nutzzzz 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.
Nutzzzz tries to score with a low kick but Klimov moves his leg out of the way.
Klimov misses with an uppercut
and Nutzzzz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nutzzzz thuds a left hand into Klimov's body.
Nutzzzz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Klimov.
Klimov looks to land a right hand but Nutzzzz moved out of range.
Some wild striking there from Klimov.
Klimov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nutzzzz.
Klimov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nutzzzz can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klimov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nutzzzz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nutzzzz throws a hook but Klimov avoids it easily.
Klimov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Klimov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A combination from Klimov does no damage.
A cross from Nutzzzz lands.
Klimov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Klimov looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Nutzzzz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nutzzzz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nutzzzz avoids the body shot from Klimov.
Nutzzzz misses with a body shot.
Klimov tries to bum rush Nutzzzz with a series of wild strikes but Nutzzzz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nutzzzz throws a body punch but Klimov moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Klimov.
Nutzzzz slips a jab from Klimov.
Nutzzzz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nutzzzz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Klimov takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nutzzzz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Klimov missing with a left hand there. Nutzzzz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Klimov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nutzzzz in his tracks.
Nutzzzz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Klimov lands with an uppercut that bounces Nutzzzz off the ropes and back into range.
Nutzzzz is rocked!
Nutzzzz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Klimov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nutzzzz throws out the jab.
Klimov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nutzzzz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nutzzzz is still on wobbly legs! Can Klimov finish him?
Nutzzzz throws a right hand that misses
and Klimov counters with a big right hand! Oh Nutzzzz is in trouble here! Klimov follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vova Klimov!
Post fight, Vova Klimov stared into the camera and said 'Will tell all to my fans . Now I'm going to fight in another organization but I will go back to HFC .'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Allan Coyoca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Volland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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195 lbs
14 - 0 - 0 |
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204 lbs
13 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Insanely flexible |
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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
14 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Allan Coyoca!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Christian Volland!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coyoca uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Volland.
Volland throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Coyoca counters with a nice uppercut.
Christian Volland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coyoca displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Volland.
Coyoca throws a head kick but Volland moves out of range.
Coyoca fails with a takedown attempt.
Coyoca lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Volland misses.
Volland swings for the body but Coyoca moves out of range.
Volland digs a good hook to Coyoca's body.
Coyoca clinches up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volland tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Volland.
Volland goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Volland misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Volland goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Volland tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Coyoca's elbow.
Coyoca goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Volland takes a shot to the head.
Coyoca lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Volland doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Coyoca lands an elbow that stopped Volland in his tracks for a moment.
Volland goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Coyoca misses with some punches.
Coyoca misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Volland digs a right hand into Coyoca's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Coyoca's gas tank.
Coyoca is breathing heavily.
Coyoca prevents a body shot from Volland.
Volland blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Volland presses Coyoca against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Volland lands a body punch.
Volland can't find room to land a body shot as Coyoca controls the action.
Volland lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Coyoca backwards.
Volland misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coyoca prevents a body shot from Volland.
Volland ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Volland no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Volland bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Coyoca's guard.
Coyoca can't keep his opponent in guard - Volland advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Coyoca wants to improve his position but Volland is controlling well.
Coyoca is in trouble now - Volland has advanced to mount!
Volland working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Coyoca is wriggling around trying to escape.
Volland with a couple of short strikes.
Coyoca is desperately trying to improve his position but Volland has a good base and remains in mount.
Volland lands a big shot there that rocks Coyoca but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volland looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Volland lands a nice shot to the head.
Coyoca avoids a series of strikes thrown by Volland.
Coyoca is looking to get to half guard.
Coyoca is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Bonsai Club MMA, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Volland working the ground and pound effectively.
Volland lands a heavy elbow.
Volland lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Coyoca hang on?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coyoca is working to get back to half guard.
Volland raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volland misses with a head shot.
Coyoca is looking to get to half guard.
Volland lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Volland lands a big shot there that rocks Coyoca but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Volland misses with a head shot.
Volland scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Coyoca?
Volland lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Volland in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Coyoca is rocked!
Volland breaks from Coyoca's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Oh Coyoca is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Volland lands a big elbow - Coyoca is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Coyoca is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Christian Volland!
Christian Volland is the new middleweight champion!
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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