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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between William Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blake comes to the cage accompanied by Dead Man. The crowd seem to be enjoying Washington's choice of entrance music: TNT. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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141 lbs
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145 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, William Blake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 19 - 2, fighting out of New York, Samuel Washington!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blake shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Washington napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Washington wants to get back to his feet but Blake is dominant here and he's now got Washington's back!
Blake trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Washington covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Blake trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Washington doesn't escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake has managed to slip his arm under Washington's chin. This could be all over... yep, Washington is tapping out! Submission win for Blake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). William Blake!
A relieved looking William Blake 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eildon Heap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demon Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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208 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
35 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eildon Heap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Demon Maia!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heap manages to avoid it.
Maia slips a straight right by Heap.
Maia scores with a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Heap checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Maia.
Maia scoring well with a low kick there.
Maia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maia swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Heap counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Heap just misses with a punch to the body.
Heap doesn't manage to clinch there - Maia circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Heap misses the target.
A jab from Heap misses.
Maia misses with a head kick.
Heap appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Maia takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Maia.
A swing and a miss from Maia.
Maia lands a jab to the head.
Maia takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Heap has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Holding Cell in the buildup to the fight.
Maia loads up on a big right hand but Heap slips the punch.
Some wild striking there from Maia.
Maia just misses with a punch to the body.
Heap is looking to counter with a body kick.
Maia throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Heap counters with a left to the body.
Maia tries to land a front kick but Heap steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Heap throws a quick counter head kick but Maia was just out of range.
Heap waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maia.
A swing and a miss from Maia.
Heap throwing a counter right hand but Maia manages to avoid it.
Maia staying out of range there.
Maia tries to land a front kick but Heap steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Maia.
Maia checks the leg kick nicely there.
Heap tries to clinch up but Maia circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heap looks to land a right hand but Maia moved out of range.
Maia ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Heap lands with a nice body punch.
Heap throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A left and a right from Maia both land. Nice combination.
Maia misses with a straight right.
An attempted straight right counter from Heap misses the target.
Maia misses the jab.
Heap looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Heap takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Maia with a nice cross.
Heap rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia slips under a jab from Heap.
Maia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Heap.
Maia tries a low kick but Heap avoids it.
Maia misses with a body kick.
Maia swats away the attempt to clinch by Heap.
Heap throws a poor cross that misses
and Maia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Heap walks into a jab.
Nice shot by Heap.
Both fighters circling a little - Maia finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Maia throws a leg kick which misses Heap's front leg but catches the back leg as Heap tries to avoid it.
Maia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Heap bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia scores with a hook to the body. Heap takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Maia scores with the left hand. Heap knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heap closes the distance looking to clinch
and Maia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heap.
Demon Maia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heap was well out of range. Poor timing from Maia.
Maia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heap.
A little jabbing left from Maia on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Maia dips to his left and cracks Heap with an uppercut!
Maia looks to land a combination but Heap avoids it well.
It looked like Heap wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Maia throws a right and a left that Heap avoids nicely.
Maia bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Heap gets a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demon Maia dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Heap's jab looks to have found its range, popping Maia under the eye.
Heap fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maia manages to avoid it.
Maia takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Heap takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Maia moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Maia throws a wild body kick that Heap sees coming a mile off.
Heap takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Maia swings away with a body shot that misses
and Heap counters with a left to the body.
Heap avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maia. Heap does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Heap was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Maia.
Maia lands with a cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Maia misses the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maia scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heap keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maia throws a nice outside leg kick.
Maia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Heap might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A right-left combo lands from Maia.
Maia scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Heap doesn't seem bothered though.
Maia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maia pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Maia lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Heap throws a hook but Maia avoids it easily.
Heap has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Maia.
Heap moves away from the strike by Maia.
Heap feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Maia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Heap lands a nice shot that snaps Maia's head back.
Demon Maia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Heap misses.
Maia lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Maia.
Maia swings for the body but Heap moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Heap misses the target.
Maia lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jab from Heap.
Heap misses the jab.
Maia misses with a hook.
Maia throws a nice outside leg kick.
Maia misses with a shot to the body
and Heap counters with a nice leg kick.
Heap closes the distance and clinches.
Maia misses with the head strike.
Heap lands a damaging elbow.
Maia cracks Heap with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia blocks an elbow strike from Heap.
Maia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maia lands a right hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maia. Heap does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Heap ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maia moves away.
Heap moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Maia.
It looked like Heap wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Donk. Maia catches Heap right on the button with a cross.
Maia takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Heap throws a body punch but Maia moves out of range.
Maia throws a half hearted mid kick.
Maia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Heap swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Maia counters with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia jabs at Heap's body.
Good shot there by Maia.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maia throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Heap stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Heap has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Maia finds it's way round the side to connect with Heap's head.
Heap misses with an attempted mid kick.
Maia throws a sloppy head kick
and Heap counters with a nice uppercut.
Maia with a jab.
Maia delivers a nice body kick.
Heap throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Heap steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maia.
Heap has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Maia finds it's way round the side to connect with Heap's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maia lands a lovely overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demon Maia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Heap tries to clinch up but Maia circles away and keeps his distance.
Maia fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heap. Maia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maia explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Heap wants to clinch.
Despite the aggression on Maia's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Maia lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heap instigates a clinch.
Heap throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Maia just leaning against Heap, taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Heap looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Heap trying to land knees to the body.
Maia lands a right hand.
Heap throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Maia lands a body shot.
Maia lands a left hand.
Maia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maia connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Maia throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Heap to counter with a crisp jab.
Heap swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heap slips a straight right by Maia.
Heap takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Heap uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maia.
Maia lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heap avoids the head kick by Maia.
Heap jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maia let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good exchange - Heap coming out on top.
The fighters circle momentarily. Maia darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A jab from Maia misses.
Maia lands a leg kick that knocks Heap off balance momentarily.
A big left from Heap misses.
Maia lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Maia scores with a kick to the body.
Maia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Heap sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maia misses with a hook.
Maia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heap moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Heap ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Heap lands a slapping body shot.
A big right from Heap misses.
Maia scores with a jab to the head.
Heap misses with a body shot.
A clash of legs there as Heap blocks the low kick.
Heap appears to be looking for a big counter.
Heap uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maia.
Maia throws a head kick that misses.
Heap drops his hands momentarily and Maia takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Maia, right into the meat.
Heap connects with a single shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heap moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Heap takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Heap takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Maia!
Heap is rocked!
Heap will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Heap with a hook.
Oh Heap is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jab from Maia.
Eildon Heap has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maia throws a body kick that misses.
Heap misses the jab.
Heap fails with an attempt to clinch.
Heap is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Heap misses the body punch
and Maia counters with a series of strikes. Heap will be more careful next time no doubt.
Heap wants to clinch up but Maia keeps it at a distance.
Heap has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Maia.
Maia feints with a jab and clips Heap right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Heap is sent crashing into the canvas and Maia leaps in for the kill! Heap tries to get to his feet but Maia is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Heap is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Demon Maia!
After winning the bout, Demon Maia thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Eildon Heap spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm so handome I'm not surprised this guy was all over me!!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Matt Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeshi Yuudai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Takeshi Yuudai!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
A punch lands to the side of Smith 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Yuudai misses with a body kick.
Smith tries to counter by clinching up but Yuudai breaks away and moves out of range.
Yuudai misses with the body kick
and Smith counters with a good, hard body kick but Yuudai shrugs it off.
Smith takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Smith scores with a kick to the midsection.
Yuudai moves out of range of the body kick.
Yuudai jabs Smith right on the nose. Smith blinks but takes it well.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith tries to clinch there but Yuudai circles away.
Yuudai connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yuudai scores with a hook to the body. Smith takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Smith lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Smith takes the fight into the clinch.
I was talking to Smith's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuudai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Takeshi Yuudai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yuudai. Yuudai obviously looking to wear him down.
Yuudai misses with a looping right.
Smith has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yuudai.
Yuudai avoids the head kick by Smith.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Yuudai misses the target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Smith.
Smith tries to clinch but Yuudai is having none of it.
Yuudai throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Smith on the side of the head.
Smith tries to clinch but Yuudai moves away
and Yuudai counters with a low kick, right behind Smith 's knee.
Smith is looking to clinch but Yuudai is avoiding it.
Yuudai now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Yuudai - that will leave a mark!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Yuudai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith clinches with his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yuudai blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
A body shot lands from Yuudai.
Yuudai manages to break the clinch.
Yuudai pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yuudai, right into the meat.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
Yuudai has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Smith lands a right hook to the body.
Smith clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yuudai.
Yuudai lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yuudai misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yuudai lands a damaging elbow.
Smith is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yuudai is keeping busy.
Yuudai will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Smith up against the cage.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith tries to work over Yuudai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yuudai working aggressively here.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yuudai's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Yuudai fails to land.
Yuudai struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Yuudai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from Yuudai.
Yuudai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith throws a head kick but Yuudai moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith moves into the clinch.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Yuudai controls his hands.
Smith lands a body punch.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yuudai avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Yuudai can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Smith avoids a wild elbow strike from Yuudai.
Smith lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yuudai backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yuudai lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Yuudai lands with a light punch inside.
Yuudai looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Smith lands with a left to the head.
Yuudai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Yuudai pushes Smith back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeshi Yuudai dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Yuudai cracks Smith with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Yuudai takes a kick to the side of the head.
Smith tries to move into range but Yuudai moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Yuudai.
Yuudai uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Smith has closed the distance and engaged Yuudai in a clinch.
Yuudai tries to break free but Smith pushes him back against the cage.
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yuudai looking to slow down the pace here.
Smith misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yuudai.
Smith blocks a body shot from Yuudai.
Yuudai lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Yuudai.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short left from Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Smith.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Yuudai - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Yuudai struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Smith misses with an elbow strike.
Smith lands with a short shot to the head.
Yuudai lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yuudai misses with a knee to the head.
Smith has Yuudai pressed against the cage.
Smith lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yuudai throws an elbow but it misses.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Yuudai avoids the damage to the body.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Yuudai blocks with his arms.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Yuudai.
Yuudai is looking to break free of the clinch but Smith has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Yuudai back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Yuudai.
Yuudai misses with the head strike.
Yuudai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith trying to control the position but instead, Yuudai has worked for underhooks and has pushed Smith into the cage.
Matt Smith has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yuudai lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yuudai lands an uppercut.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Smith scores with a shoulder strike.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith blocks an elbow strike.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith presses Yuudai against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith takes a shot to the head.
Yuudai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yuudai blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith dodges an elbow strike from Yuudai.
Yuudai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yuudai breaks the clinch.
Smith tries to clinch but Yuudai moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yuudai! But no joy.
Yuudai works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Yuudai throws a leg kick but Smith sees it coming and moves out of range.
Smith is looking to counter the offense by Yuudai and move into the clinch.
Yuudai misses with a straight left.
Yuudai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yuudai fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Smith has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yuudai looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Yuudai walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Smith checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Yuudai lands with a right hand.
Smith scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sloppy strikes from Yuudai. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith swings widly with a right hand
and Yuudai counters with a nice uppercut.
Smith takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Yuudai throws a chopping leg kick but Smith manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Yuudai moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Yuudai is looking to score with low kicks.
Takeshi Yuudai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yuudai misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Yuudai scores with a jab to the head.
Smith pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Yuudai moves out of range easily.
Yuudai connects with a crisp jab.
Smith moves into the clinch.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeshi Yuudai 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!
Yuudai explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Yuudai lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Smith tries to land a front kick but Yuudai steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Smith avoids the body shot from Yuudai.
Yuudai wants to land a leg kick but Smith is out of range.
Yuudai swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Yuudai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yuudai thuds his shin into the meat of Smith's side.
Smith moves out of range of the body kick.
Smith tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Yuudai manages to circle out of the way.
Smith pushes Yuudai up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yuudai.
Smith tries a body shot but Yuudai blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuudai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yuudai takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yuudai thuds a left hand into Smith's body.
Smith wants to clinch up but Yuudai keeps it at a distance.
Smith gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Yuudai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Smith gets through Yuudai's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Smith blocks an elbow strike from Yuudai.
Yuudai blocks an elbow strike.
Smith will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Yuudai up against the cage.
Yuudai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Yuudai controls the action.
Smith scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Matt Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yuudai in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Yuudai scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yuudai has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Yuudai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yuudai lands a head kick!
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yuudai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yuudai swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Smith.
Yuudai scores with a hook to the body. Smith takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yuudai throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Smith is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Yuudai.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Smith.
Smith chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yuudai can pounce on him.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yuudai.
Smith is looking to counter the offense by Yuudai and move into the clinch.
Good work by Smith as he checks the leg kick.
Yuudai connects with a body shot.
Smith tries to clinch up.
Crunch! Yuudai slams his shin into Smith's torso.
Yuudai scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Good shot there by Yuudai.
A jab from Yuudai finds it's way through Smith's defenses.
Yuudai looks to land a body kick but Smith moved away.
Smith lands with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai misses with a head kick.
Smith tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Yuudai manages to circle out of the way.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yuudai throws a push kick but Smith slaps the foot to one side.
Smith scores with a push kick.
Yuudai tries to keep at a distance but Smith has taken the fight into the clinch.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yuudai lands a nice elbow.
Smith is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Takeshi Yuudai is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Smith lands a body shot.
Smith misses with some punches.
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
Yuudai takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith is looking to control Yuudai's arms but Yuudai gets an underhook and turns him. Now Smith has his back to the cage.
Smith lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yuudai backwards.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yuudai.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
And that's the end of the fight!
Takeshi Yuudai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Yuudai winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takeshi Yuudai!
A victorious Takeshi Yuudai thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jucal Jabneel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ethelbart Takahashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ethelbart Takahashi has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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328 lbs
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243 lbs
49 - 25 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jucal Jabneel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
49 - 25 - 0, fighting out of London, Ethelbart Takahashi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jabneel lunges at Takahashi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Takahashi's hand.
Jabneel connects with a body shot that sends Takahashi's belly button to the back.
Takahashi moves out of range of the body kick.
Takahashi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jabneel throws a head kick but Takahashi moves out of range.
Takahashi appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Takahashi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Takahashi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jabneel has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Takahashi finds it's way round the side to connect with Jabneel's head.
Jabneel stuns Takahashi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jabneel defending well as Takahashi loads up on a big left hand.
Takahashi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jabneel is looking to wear down Takahashi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jabneel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Takahashi avoids the body shot from Jabneel.
A slow jab from Takahashi misses its intended target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jabneel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Takahashi.
Takahashi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Takahashi keeps the fight on the outside.
Takahashi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Takahashi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jabneel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Takahashi throws a series of punches but Jabneel moves out of range.
Takahashi throws an off balance right hand
and Jabneel counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Takahashi digs a good hook to Jabneel's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabneel manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Takahashi on his heels. He'll look to pass Takahashi's guard now, I'm sure.
Takahashi controlling the position.
Jabneel postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jabneel postures up.
Takahashi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Takahashi is pulling down on Jabneel's head to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Takahashi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jabneel.
Takahashi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Takahashi being controlled here, momentarily.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jabneel wants to control from the top but Takahashi keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jabneel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Takahashi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've been informed that Takahashi 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.
Takahashi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jabneel appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Jabneel goes for a double leg but Takahashi avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Takahashi continues to drive forward.
Jabneel misses with a body kick.
Jabneel throws a head kick but Takahashi moves out of range.
Takahashi lands a head shot.
Takahashi misses with a low kick.
Jabneel scores with a spinning back kick!
Takahashi avoids the body shot from Jabneel.
Jabneel connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takahashi lands a jab to the nose.
Jabneel tries to clinch but Takahashi moves out of range.
Takahashi connects with the punch.
Takahashi looks to land a left hand but Jabneel moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabneel throws a head kick but Takahashi moves out of range.
Jabneel throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jabneel misses with a body shot.
Takahashi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jab by Takahashi.
Takahashi scores with a shot to the body.
Jabneel misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jabneel misses with a wild body shot.
Takahashi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jabneel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good leg kick by Takahashi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Takahashi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Takahashi throws out a leg kick but Jabneel moves out of range and Takahashi only half commits.
Takahashi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ethelbart Takahashi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jabneel scores with a body shot.
Takahashi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Takahashi misses with a body shot.
Takahashi gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jabneel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Takahashi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Takahashi looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Jabneel distracts Takahashi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Takahashi keeping moving, preventing Jabneel from controlling successfully.
Jabneel is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jabneel has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Takahashi controls Jabneel momentarily but Jabneel frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ethelbart Takahashi will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Takahashi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Takahashi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Takahashi tries to sprawl but Jabneel drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Jabneel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jabneel lands strikes from half guard.
Jabneel is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Takahashi trying to control here.
Takahashi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jabneel.
We've been hearing that Jabneel has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jabneel is trying to control the action in half guard but Takahashi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jabneel not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Takahashi keeping control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabneel not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jabneel is trying to work for a kimura but Takahashi is defending well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Jabneel is trying to control the action in half guard but Takahashi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jabneel throwing shots but Takahashi is blocking nicely.
Jabneel content to control rather than advance.
Takahashi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jabneel scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jabneel wants to control but Takahashi is keeping him busy.
Jabneel is controlling the pace.
Takahashi tries to roll over but Jabneel keeps him under control.
Jabneel sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jabneel throws a body shot but no joy.
Jabneel connects with a body shot.
Takahashi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Takahashi misses the shot to the body.
Takahashi staying out of range there.
Jabneel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takahashi manages to avoid it.
Jabneel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takahashi was well out of range. Poor timing from Jabneel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabneel moves out of range as Takahashi strikes.
Jabneel throws a body shot but no joy.
Jabneel fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
It seemed like Takahashi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jabneel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Takahashi.
A big right from Takahashi misses.
Jabneel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Takahashi lands with an uppercut that bounces Jabneel off the cage and back into range.
Jabneel throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Takahashi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Takahashi lands with a shot to the body.
Takahashi works Jabneel's body with a nice hook.
Ethelbart Takahashi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jabneel takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jabneel fails with the takedown.
Takahashi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jabneel.
Good exchange - Takahashi coming out on top.
Takahashi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jabneel's calf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jabneel misses with a body kick.
Nice defenses there by Takahashi.
Takahashi lands a glancing blow to the side of Jabneel's head.
Takahashi misses with an uppercut. Jabneel saw that one coming.
Jabneel has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Takahashi finds it's way round the side to connect with Jabneel's head.
Jabneel throws a body shot but no joy.
Takahashi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jabneel has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Takahashi finds it's way round the side to connect with Jabneel's head.
Jabneel gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Takahashi slips under a jab from Jabneel.
A punch lands to the side of Jabneel 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jabneel has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Takahashi.
Takahashi lands with a cross.
Takahashi misses with a series of wild punches.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Takahashi. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Takahashi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Takahashi scores with a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ethelbart Takahashi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Jabneel fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Takahashi is out of range.
Takahashi connects with a single shot there.
Takahashi lands a head shot.
Takahashi takes a swing at Jabneel's ribcage but misses.
Takahashi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Takahashi misses the shot to the body.
Jabneel drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Takahashi sneaks out the side door and pushes Jabneel away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jabneel throws a lazy right hand but Takahashi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Takahashi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Takahashi lands with a shot to the body.
Jabneel looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Takahashi connects with a right hand. Jabneel shakes it off.
Takahashi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jabneel.
Jabneel tries to move into range but Takahashi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Takahashi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice straight punches there by Takahashi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Takahashi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Takahashi misses.
Ethelbart Takahashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takahashi loads up on a big right hand but Jabneel slips the punch.
Takahashi cracks Jabneel with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jabneel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Takahashi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jabneel moves away.
Takahashi lands with a hook. Jabneel tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jabneel takes a swing at Takahashi's ribcage but misses.
Jabneel dives in for a single leg takedown but Takahashi sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Takahashi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Takahashi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Takahashi lands a jab.
Takahashi misses the jab.
Takahashi misses with an uppercut. Jabneel saw that one coming.
Takahashi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jucal Jabneel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jabneel fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Takahashi avoids it really well and circles away.
Takahashi scores with a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jabneel. Takahashi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Takahashi lands a nice looking body shot.
Jabneel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takahashi.
Takahashi misses with a low kick as Jabneel jumps back.
Jabneel with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Takahashi to score with a decent uppercut.
Takahashi scores with a nice body kick.
Good shot there by Takahashi.
Takahashi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Takahashi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jabneel throws a lazy right hand but Takahashi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Takahashi cracks Jabneel with a right hand to the side of the head.
Takahashi misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jabneel!
Takahashi scores with a decent looking hook.
Takahashi scores with a punch to the head.
Jabneel takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jabneel misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Takahashi! But no joy.
Takahashi takes a swing at Jabneel's ribcage but misses.
Jabneel looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jucal Jabneel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Takahashi lands with a good body shot.
Takahashi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Takahashi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Takahashi scores with a jab to the head.
Jabneel is rocked!
Takahashi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Takahashi scores with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takahashi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jabneel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takahashi.
Jabneel gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Takahashi.
Jabneel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Takahashi. Takahashi obviously looking to wear him down.
Jabneel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jabneel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takahashi was well out of range. Poor timing from Jabneel.
Takahashi throws a good cross that connects.
Takahashi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jabneel.
Takahashi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jabneel is looking to clinch.
Jabneel takes a swing at Takahashi's ribcage but misses.
Takahashi moves out of range as Jabneel throws a body kick.
Takahashi lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Takahashi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jabneel tries to close the distance and clinch but Takahashi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Takahashi misses with a head kick.
Jabneel takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ethelbart Takahashi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Takahashi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ethelbart Takahashi!
During a confident post fight interview, Ethelbart Takahashi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Fortune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murray has chosen Dead man walking as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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160 lbs
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166 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dominic Fortune!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Murray !
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murray circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've been informed that Murray 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.
Fortune bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Murray 's head.
Murray misses with a body shot.
Fortune fires out a quick counter leg kick but Murray just manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Murray throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fortune tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Murray is able to avoid easily.
Murray scores with a hook to the body. Fortune takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fortune tries to bum rush Murray with a series of wild strikes but Murray uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Murray scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fortune looks to land a combination but Murray avoids it well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murray ! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fortune checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jab from Murray .
Fortune moves forwards but Murray connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fortune gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fortune blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortune misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murray lands with a light punch inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Murray just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fortune's brow.
Fortune blocks a body shot from Murray .
Fortune swings wildly with an uppercut but Murray uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fortune lands a right hand that snaps the head of Murray backwards.
Murray breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Murray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fortune moves away.
Fortune connects with a high kick.
Murray throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A leg kick checked by Fortune.
Fortune is looking to counter punch.
Murray misses the shot to the body.
Murray lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fortune waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murray .
Murray looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice shot lands for Murray .
That's two 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!
Fortune moves out of range of the body kick.
Fortune is looking to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Murray on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fortune bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fortune throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice cross by Fortune.
Murray scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Murray comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Murray cracks Fortune with an open hand slap.
Murray gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fortune takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Murray uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fortune.
Fortune slips a jab from Murray .
Fortune feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A big right from Murray misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortune connects with an inside leg kick.
Murray throws a lazy uppercut
and Fortune counters with a three punch combo that has Murray backing up. Murray nods at Fortune to acknowledge the strikes.
Murray throws a quick inside leg kick.
Murray throws a big shot that misses.
Fortune is looking for a counter combo.
Murray misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fortune.
Fortune seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Fortune lunges at Murray with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Murray 's hand.
Murray throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murray will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Murray on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fortune. Fortune obviously looking to wear him down.
Jab by Murray .
Murray is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Fortune had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Fortune swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fortune tries to clinch
and Murray makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some wild striking there from Fortune.
Fortune tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fortune fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Murray has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Murray lands a lovely overhand right.
Murray throws a jab but it's blocked by Fortune.
Fortune misses with a straight left.
Murray uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Murray misses with a hook.
Fortune stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Murray .
Fortune takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fortune on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Murray dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Fortune throws a leg kick but Murray sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fortune lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Murray jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An inside leg kick from Murray misses.
Fortune swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Murray connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Chad Murray seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab by Fortune.
Fortune throws a series of punches but Murray avoids them all with ease.
Dominic Fortune is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fortune throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Murray throws out a leg kick but Fortune moves out of range and Murray only half commits.
Murray works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Murray 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 Fortune has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fortune and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Murray misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Fortune. Those never looked like landing.
Murray throws a hook but Fortune avoids it easily.
Murray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fortune manages to avoid it.
It looked like Fortune wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fortune takes the fight into the clinch.
Murray tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fortune's elbow.
Fortune fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murray has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fortune has a couple of punches blocked by Murray .
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murray .
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murray .
With the fighters up against the cage, Murray throws an elbow but misses.
Murray lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Murray tries a body shot but Fortune blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Fortune.
Murray swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murray tries to work over Fortune's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murray gets through Fortune's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortune misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fortune working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Murray makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murray misses with a punch on the inside.
Fortune scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fortune is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Murray is keeping busy.
Murray lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fortune avoiding damage.
A head punch on the inside from Murray fails to land.
A hook to the body from Fortune.
Fortune swings wildly with an uppercut but Murray uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murray misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fortune throws a head punch that misses.
Murray lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fortune backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Murray fails to land.
Murray lands a shot to the body.
Murray lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Murray .
Fortune blocks the elbow strike.
Good body shot from Fortune.
Murray escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murray misses with a hook. Fortune ducked under it nicely.
Fortune throws a big counter combination but Murray scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Fortune keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fortune misses with a jab to the body
and Murray counters with a right hand to the body.
Murray lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fortune takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Murray wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fortune.
Fortune fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fortune walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Murray feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fortune's calf.
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!
Murray throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murray 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.
Fortune lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Murray backs up against the cage.
Murray moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fortune looks to land a body kick but Murray moved away.
Fortune throws a body shot but no joy.
Murray stuns Fortune with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Murray throws a looping overhand right but Fortune ducks down to avoid it.
Murray throws a big shot that misses.
Fortune fires out a quick counter leg kick but Murray just manages to avoid it.
Fortune scores with a head kick.
Murray lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Murray showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Murray misses with a looping left.
It looked like Fortune was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Murray attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fortune thinks about countering with a head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fortune.
Fortune has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Murray finds it's way round the side to connect with Fortune's head.
Murray avoids a punch combination nicely.
Murray misses with a lunging right hand
and Fortune counters with a left and a right that stings Murray .
Murray throws a chopping leg kick but Fortune manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fortune lands with a cross.
Fortune lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Murray is rocked!
Fortune gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Murray jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fortune tries to counter with a takedown but Murray is quick to defend against it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fortune counters with a three punch combo that has Murray backing up. Murray nods at Fortune to acknowledge the strikes.
Fortune lands a nice leg kick that just misses Murray 's sensitive parts.
Fortune lunges at Murray with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Murray 's hand.
It looks like Fortune has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
That kick from Murray tenderised Fortune's leg. Fortune is trying to keep his angry face on.
Murray scores with a hook.
Fortune closes the distance and clinches.
Fortune goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murray misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murray letting Fortune take a breather here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murray .
Murray lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Murray blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murray misses with the head strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fortune swings wildly with an uppercut but Murray uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortune blocking some punches.
Murray lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fortune prevents a body shot from Murray .
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Murray .
A nice right hand lands inside from Murray .
Fortune looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Murray misses with a body punch.
Murray lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fortune backwards.
Murray tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murray misses with some punches.
Fortune fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fortune blocks a body shot from Murray .
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murray .
Murray lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fortune backwards.
Murray lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Murray blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murray .
Murray misses with a punch to the body.
Murray blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fortune blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fortune lands with a short shot to the head.
Murray escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murray moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Murray throws the left hand but Fortune avoids the punch easily.
Fortune throws a big counter combination but Murray scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Fortune will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fortune throws an overhand right that lands on Murray 's shoulder, as Murray tries to avoid the shot.
Fortune walks into a left hand.
Fortune blocks a leg kick.
Murray cracks Fortune with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Murray looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Murray crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Fortune - the referee stops the clock and Murray gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Fortune. Murray manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fortune misses with a double jab
and Murray counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fortune scores with a kick to the body.
A slow jab from Fortune misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Murray throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fortune takes one to the chin there.
Fortune has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Murray .
Dominic Fortune has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good work by Murray as he checks the leg kick.
Murray throws out a leg kick but Fortune moves out of range and Murray only half commits.
A telegraphed right hand from Murray misses the target.
Fortune thinks about countering with a head kick.
Fortune lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Murray at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chad Murray .
Well Murray 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chad Murray !
Chad Murray decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chiku Maneno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Strange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chiku Maneno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Simon Strange!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strange moves out of range as Maneno strikes.
Maneno lands with a nice body punch.
Strange fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Maneno to the ground. Strange is now in Maneno's guard.
Strange landing with the ground and pound.
Strange throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Strange stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Maneno swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Strange slips nicely into half guard.
Strange is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strange landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Strange is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maneno kicks off Strange and gets to his feet.
A jab from Maneno does it's job there.
Strange throws a nice inside leg kick.
Maneno chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Strange can pounce on him.
Maneno lands a body shot.
Strange has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Maneno throws an overhand right that lands on Strange's shoulder, as Strange tries to avoid the shot.
Maneno throws a lazy right hand but Strange sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Strange feints the counter takedown.
Maneno misses with a wild body shot.
Maneno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maneno has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Miletich Xtreme Fighting Systems in the buildup to the fight.
Maneno looks to score with a jab to the body but Strange is just out of range.
Strange swings widly with a right hand
and Maneno counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Strange throws the left hand but Maneno avoids the punch easily.
Maneno throwing a counter right hand but Strange manages to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maneno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maneno loads up on a big right hand but Strange slips the punch.
Strange feints the counter takedown.
Strange takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Strange uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maneno.
Strange has a takedown stuffed.
Strange tries a head kick but it misses.
Maneno lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice uppercut lands for Strange. That snapped Maneno's head back.
Strange manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Maneno on his heels. He'll look to pass Maneno's guard now, I'm sure.
Maneno wriggles free and stands up.
Maneno scores with a jab to the jaw.
Maneno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Strange.
Strange throws a body punch but Maneno moves out of range.
Strange tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maneno was well out of range. Poor timing from Strange.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Strange is defended easily by Maneno.
Strange looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Maneno!
Strange tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Strange has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Maneno is trying to buck Strange off.
Strange throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maneno is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Strange is looking to take a break and control but Maneno is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strange misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Strange throws an elbow but Maneno slips to the side and avoids it well.
Maneno sneaks out the side door and pushes Strange away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
A swing and a miss from Strange.
Maneno throws a looping overhand right but Strange ducks down to avoid it.
Strange takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maneno scores with a hook.
Strange slips a straight right by Maneno.
Strange misses the shot to the body.
Maneno slips under a jab.
Chiku Maneno is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Strange moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chiku Maneno dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Strange ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Maneno uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Strange.
Strange keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maneno.
Nice uppercut lands for Strange. That snapped Maneno's head back.
Strange throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Strange misses with a takedown attempt - Maneno sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice shot by Maneno.
Maneno lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Strange at a distance.
Maneno defending well as Strange loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maneno throws a shot from downtown. Strange moves away and avoids it.
Strange feints the counter takedown.
Maneno throws a body punch but Strange moves out of range.
Maneno is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Strange.
Maneno lands a head shot.
Maneno takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strange throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Strange misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Maneno.
Strange drives through with a takedown into guard.
Strange drops back looking for a leg! Maneno is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Maneno manages to kick Strange off! Strange jumps back into Maneno's guard.
Strange in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Maneno keeping moving, preventing Strange from controlling successfully.
Maneno has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Strange has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Strange pushes Maneno back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Strange lands a hook that snaps the head of Maneno backwards.
Strange lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two 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!
Strange lands with a light punch inside.
Maneno is trying to push Strange away but Strange has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Maneno wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Maneno wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Strange has him pressed against the cage.
Maneno is trying to break the clinch but Strange is controlling him.
Maneno blocks a body shot from Strange.
Strange scores with a shot to the side of Maneno's head.
Maneno avoiding damage as Strange throws knees to the body.
Strange lands a body punch.
Strange misses with a hook to the ribs.
Strange struggles to land a body shot inside as Maneno controls his hands.
Strange goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Strange gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Maneno pushes Strange off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Maneno throws a hook but Strange avoids it easily.
Strange looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Maneno avoids the body shot from Strange.
It looked like Maneno was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Strange.
Strange bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Maneno bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maneno defending well as Strange loads up on a big left hand.
Maneno misses with an uppercut.
Strange tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Maneno defending well as Strange loads up on a big left hand.
Strange looks to score with a jab to the body but Maneno is just out of range.
Strange rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maneno moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Strange shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Maneno sprawls well. Maneno wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Strange gets slowly back to his feet.
Strange pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Strange throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Maneno stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Strange misses with a body shot.
Strange misses with a hook.
Strange moves away from the strike by Maneno.
And Strange tries to counter it with a takedown but Maneno pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Maneno digs a good body shot into Strange's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Strange misses.
Strange misses with a straight right.
Maneno takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strange lands with a nice body punch.
Strange swings away with a body shot that misses
and Maneno counters with a left to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Strange darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jab from Maneno.
Strange rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maneno counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Strange scores with a crisp jab that stopped Maneno in his tracks.
Strange steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maneno.
Jab by Maneno.
Strange throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Maneno was covering up waiting for the punch and Strange finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Maneno has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Strange off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Simon Strange will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Maneno throws a body punch but Strange moves out of range.
Strange throws an overhand right that lands on Maneno's shoulder, as Maneno tries to avoid the shot.
Maneno throws a looping overhand right but Strange ducks down to avoid it.
Strange takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Strange uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maneno.
Maneno misses with a hook.
Strange throws a leg kick which misses Maneno's front leg but catches the back leg as Maneno tries to avoid it.
Strange lands with a right hand.
Strange misses with a series of wild punches.
Maneno swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Strange scores with a nice strike.
Maneno punishes Strange's body with a nice straight punch.
Maneno lands a really nice looking cross but Strange seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maneno misses with a wild body shot.
Maneno lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maneno connects with a body shot.
Strange tries to work over Maneno's front leg with a kick but Maneno checks it.
Maneno thuds a left hand into Strange's body.
Maneno slips under a jab from Strange.
Maneno looks to score with a jab to the body but Strange is just out of range.
Maneno throws a hook but Strange blocks it.
Strange looks to land a right hand but Maneno moved out of range.
Strange keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maneno throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Strange feints the counter takedown.
Maneno takes one on the button.
Strange lands with an uppercut that bounces Maneno off the cage and back into range.
Maneno pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Strange has a takedown stuffed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maneno throws a jab when Strange was well out of range.
Maneno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maneno misses the shot to the body.
Maneno pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice sprawl there from Maneno as Strange shoots in.
Maneno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strange throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Maneno wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chiku Maneno is winning the standup battle so far.
Strange goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Maneno with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Strange to score with a decent uppercut.
Strange with a lazy takedown attempt
and Maneno makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Chiku Maneno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simon Strange.
Strange takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Maneno lands with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Strange. Maneno does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Maneno.
Maneno wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Maneno misses with a body shot.
Strange feints the counter takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maneno throws a hook to the side of Strange's head but Strange sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Strange uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maneno.
Maneno steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Strange.
Maneno misses with a body shot.
Maneno scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Maneno getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd cheers as Strange lands an impressive looking overhand right. Maneno doesn't seem phased though.
A slow jab from Maneno misses its intended target.
Strange closes the distance looking to clinch
and Maneno cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Strange connects with a good right hand that stumbles Maneno. Maneno circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Strange moves out of range as Maneno strikes.
Maneno misses with a hook.
And Strange tries to counter it with a takedown but Maneno pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Maneno misses the target.
Strange misses with a takedown attempt - Maneno sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Strange tests Maneno's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strange rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maneno counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Strange thinking.
Maneno on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Maneno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maneno comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maneno. Strange does a little dance to reset his feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Strange.
Maneno walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Strange misses the shot to the body.
Maneno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maneno takes a swing at Strange's ribcage but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chiku Maneno showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Maneno has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chiku Maneno!
Chiku Maneno thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Simon Strange stepped up to the mic, saying 'FFS, can't seem to catch a break at the moment.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Narsimvarman Maurya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ji Lu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maurya comes to the cage accompanied by 2Pac-Under Pressure . 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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269 lbs
22 - 11 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Narsimvarman Maurya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ji Lu!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maurya rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lu throws the left hand but Maurya avoids the punch easily.
Lu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lu moves out of range as Maurya throws a body kick.
Maurya throws a leg kick
and Lu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Narsimvarman Maurya has been cut.
Maurya has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ultimate Gangbang Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Maurya 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.
Lu drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Maurya defends it well.
Maurya cracks a nice hook into Lu's ribs.
Lu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Maurya missing with a left hand there. Lu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maurya throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lu steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Maurya. That one must have hurt.
Lu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maurya.
Lu is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Maurya connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Ji Lu has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maurya misses with a lunging right hand
and Lu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lu misses with a hook. Maurya ducked under it nicely.
Lu scores with a jab to the head.
Maurya throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lu looks to score with a jab to the body but Maurya is just out of range.
Maurya throws a head kick that misses.
Lu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Maurya misses with a body shot.
Lu avoids the body shot from Maurya.
Lu with the counter takedown but Maurya avoids it easily.
Narsimvarman Maurya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maurya walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lu.
A slow jab from Lu misses its intended target.
Maurya slips under a jab from Lu.
Maurya throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lu misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maurya looks to score with a jab to the body but Lu is just out of range.
It seemed like Lu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Maurya misses the body punch
and Lu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Maurya misses with a wild body shot.
Maurya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lu was well out of range. Poor timing from Maurya.
Maurya misses with a kick to the body.
Lu tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maurya.
Lu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Maurya misses with an uppercut
and Lu counters with a big right hand! Oh Maurya is in trouble here! Lu follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ji Lu!
Ji Lu decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ian Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bismarck De Jager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap by AC/DC. De Jager has chosen Afrikanerhart as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ian Smith had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Ian Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bismarck De Jager!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Jager throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Jager cracks Smith with a right hand to the side of the head.
De Jager throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith throws a leg kick but De Jager sees it coming and checks it nicely.
De Jager fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smith.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
De Jager lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
Smith throws a leg kick but De Jager sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A shot to the body from De Jager misses
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Jager bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Jager misses with a body shot.
Smith walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
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!
Smith is looking to score with low kicks.
Smith lands a nice hook to De Jager's body. De Jager takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
De Jager slips under a jab from Smith.
De Jager throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith lands a nice shot that snaps De Jager's head back.
It looks like Bismarck De Jager has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Jager looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Smith has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym in the buildup to the fight.
De Jager stuns Smith with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Smith takes a swing at De Jager's ribcage but misses.
De Jager scores with a sloppy right hand. Smith should have avoided that one.
De Jager misses with a right hand
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Smith crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from De Jager - the referee stops the clock and Smith gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says De Jager. Smith manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ian Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Smith is looking to slow De Jager down with leg kicks.
Smith feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to De Jager's calf.
Smith misses with a double jab.
A low kick from De Jager is predictable there
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
De Jager connects with a jab.
De Jager smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
De Jager lands the left hand.
Smith connects with a nice looking jab.
Smith connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Jager pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Jager lands a jab to the nose.
De Jager looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Smith takes one on the button.
De Jager throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A head kick misses from De Jager.
Smith is looking to counter punch.
De Jager misses with a hook.
De Jager missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith cracks the inside of De Jager's front leg.
De Jager misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Smith scores with a jab to the head.
Bismarck De Jager seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Jager misses with a two punch combination.
A big right from Smith misses.
De Jager throws a right hand that misses
and Smith counters with a good low kick that De Jager was not able to check.
De Jager scores with a nice body kick.
De Jager missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith throws a chopping leg kick but De Jager manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Jager throws a nice outside leg kick.
De Jager throws a good cross that connects.
De Jager fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
De Jager is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Smith had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
De Jager thows a body kick. Smith tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Smith throws a push kick but De Jager slaps the foot to one side.
De Jager's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Smith connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! De Jager scrambles back to his feet.
Smith takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
De Jager on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smith. Smith obviously looking to wear him down.
Smith tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
No joy there for De Jager, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
De Jager on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
De Jager throws a quick inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith thows a body kick. De Jager tries to catch it but that hurt him.
De Jager looks winded!
Smith throws a wild body kick that De Jager sees coming a mile off.
Smith fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Smith throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
De Jager defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Jager slips a jab from Smith.
De Jager swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Smith fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but De Jager is out of range.
Smith throws a half hearted mid kick.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from De Jager.
De Jager doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Smith moves away from the strike by De Jager.
De Jager misses with a right hand
and Smith counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Smith feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to De Jager's calf.
Smith throws the kick towards the body but De Jager avoids it.
De Jager cracks Smith with a right hand to the side of the head.
De Jager walks into a left hand.
Smith looks to land a body kick but De Jager moved away.
Smith blocks a head kick by De Jager.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Jager.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Jager. That's going to slow Smith down.
Smith throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
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 Ian Smith will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bismarck De Jager's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A solid leg kick lands there for De Jager.
The fighters circling - De Jager throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smith throws a series of punches but De Jager moves out of range.
Smith throws a solid leg kick but De Jager takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Smith.
Smith looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
De Jager connects with a nice looking jab.
De Jager slips under a jab from Smith.
De Jager throws out a counter right but Smith avoids it with no problem.
Smith takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Smith swings away with a body shot that misses
and De Jager counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
De Jager stopping the sweep attempt from Smith.
Smith trying to control the position here.
De Jager wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
De Jager postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith looking for a sweep. Not yet Smith, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith pulls De Jager in to control the position.
De Jager throwing strikes but missing.
Smith looking for a sweep. Not yet Smith, not yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Jager moves into range and connects with a jab.
De Jager lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
De Jager connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Jager.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith scores with a nice strike.
Smith throws a leg kick
and De Jager counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by De Jager.
Smith preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith keeping moving, preventing De Jager from controlling successfully.
Smith throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Smith is trying to keep De Jager in close.
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!
De Jager trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Jager missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Smith has momentary wrist control but De Jager slips an elbow through the middle.
De Jager stopping the sweep attempt from Smith.
De Jager missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Smith is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
De Jager throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from De Jager.
De Jager misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
De Jager jabs Smith to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Smith 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 De Jager has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from De Jager and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
De Jager looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
De Jager chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Smith can pounce on him.
De Jager misses with a body shot.
Smith swings widly with a right hand
and De Jager counters with a stiff right hand.
Smith misses with a low kick as De Jager jumps back.
Smith has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Smith there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jab from De Jager.
A low kick from Smith misses
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jab from De Jager.
De Jager misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Jager misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice jab.
De Jager lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smith's sensitive parts.
Smith throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith takes one on the button.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
De Jager throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
De Jager scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
De Jager tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Smith defends well and De Jager ends up having to push Smith into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Smith takes a jab right on the kisser.
Smith pivots, looking for a leg kick but De Jager is out of range and Smith settles back down.
Bismarck De Jager seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Jager lands a body shot.
De Jager needs to keep his hands up - Smith had a free shot at his head there.
Smith looks for the body kick but De Jager saw that one coming.
De Jager lands an overhand right.
De Jager pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but De Jager is just out of range.
Smith looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
De Jager just misses with a punch to the body.
De Jager is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Smith jabs De Jager to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bismarck De Jager showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bismarck De Jager's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Jager.
Smith misses with a straight left.
Smith slaps away a takedown attempt from De Jager, before circling back to the center of the mat.
De Jager feints a jab promting Smith to slip. De Jager then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Smith slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
De Jager lands a really nice looking cross but Smith seems unphased.
Smith throws a leg kick
letting De Jager counter with a right hand.
Smith takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
De Jager misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith throws a hook to the side of De Jager's head but De Jager sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice takedown defense from Smith. No joy for De Jager on that attempt.
De Jager ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
De Jager walks into a straight right hand from Smith.
Smith thuds a left hand into De Jager's body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Smith turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
De Jager has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Jager throws a head kick that misses.
De Jager throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Smith counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
De Jager pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Jager shoots in looking for a takedown. Smith tries to sprawl out of it but De Jager keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Smith manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ian Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bismarck De Jager.
De Jager takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
De Jager throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Smith moves out of range of the body kick.
De Jager avoids the body shot from Smith.
Smith throws a low kick but De Jager avoids it.
Smith lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Smith cracks De Jager with an open hand slap.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but De Jager is just out of range.
De Jager lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Smith takes one on the button.
De Jager uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith thows a leg kick but De Jager checks it
and De Jager counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Jager misses with a body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Smith misses its target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for De Jager.
De Jager looks for a takedown but Smith sprawls well.
De Jager attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Smith throwing a counter right hand but De Jager manages to avoid it.
De Jager throws a big shot that misses.
Smith takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
De Jager swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
De Jager takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
De Jager misses with an uppercut.
De Jager moves out of range of the body kick from Smith.
De Jager looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Smith gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
De Jager throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
De Jager wants to improve his position but Smith is controlling well.
Smith sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. De Jager defending well though.
Smith missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Well, if Smith is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Smith frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Smith lands a heavy elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Jager is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
De Jager bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Smith keeping moving, preventing De Jager from controlling successfully.
De Jager postures up and lands a big shot to Smith's brow.
De Jager in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Smith wants to sweep here but De Jager controlling him for the moment.
De Jager looking to sit in guard and control but Smith gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
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 Ian Smith.
I think Smith has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ian Smith!
Ian Smith managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, King of Fists, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Omar Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilder Wein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wein has chosen Wilder Wein as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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192 lbs
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30
187 lbs
24 - 6 - 3 |
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World class boxer
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
20 - 8 - 2, fighting out of London, Omar Little!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 6 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wilder Wein!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Little staying out of range there.
Wein throws a shot from downtown. Little moves away and avoids it.
Little tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Wein manages to circle out of the way.
Little throws a front kick that sends Wein stumbling back into the cage.
Wein cracks the inside of Little's front leg.
Little looks to score with a jab to the body but Wein is just out of range.
Little throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wein takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Little lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wein's sensitive parts.
Wilder Wein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wein digs a good body shot into Little's ribs.
Wein throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Little misses with an uppercut.
Little tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wein is able to avoid easily.
Wein lands with an uppercut that bounces Little off the cage and back into range.
Wein loads up on a big right hand but Little slips the punch.
Little throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wein scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Wein finds it's way through Little's defenses.
Wein motions for Little to come forward. Wein throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wein darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wein moves out of range as Little strikes.
Wein is looking to chop away at Little's legs.
As Wein looks to move away, Little throws a big counter combo but Wein just gets out of the way.
Wein thows a left - swing and a miss!
Little misses with a body kick.
Wein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Little moves away.
Wein looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Little is looking to counter the offense by Wein and move into the clinch.
Wein connects with an inside leg kick.
Wein connects with a solid leg kick.
Little is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Little throws a body shot but no joy.
Little checks a leg kick.
Little bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wein throws a predictable looking body shot
and Little connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wein throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Little is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Wein.
Little looks for the body kick but Wein saw that one coming.
Little takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice body kick from Little.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wein comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wein is looking to land body kicks.
Nice cross by Wein.
Wein misses the jab.
Little lands with a good body shot.
Little moves out of range as Wein throws a body kick.
Wein looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Little smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wein thows a leg kick but Little checks it
and Little counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Little fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A clash of legs there as Little blocks the low kick.
Little wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Wein avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Wein.
Wein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Little on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wein. Wein obviously looking to wear him down.
Wein throws a right hand that misses
and Little counters with a straight right hand.
Wein misses with a leg kick
and Little counters with a nice uppercut.
Little bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wein's head.
Little is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wein digs a good body shot into Little's ribs.
Little slips a jab from Wein.
A quick step to the side and Little tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Little throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Wein counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A cross from Wein lands.
Little lands a nice looking kick to the body. Wein takes a step back to recover.
Wein throws a big shot that misses.
Wein motions for Little to come forward. Wein throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wein misses with a two punch combination.
Wein dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Little looks to score with a jab to the body but Wein is just out of range.
Wein swats away the attempt to clinch by Little.
Wein throws a hook but Little blocks it.
Little shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wein fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Little looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wein misses with an uppercut.
Wein looks to land a left hand but Little moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wein lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Wein walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Little fires out a quick counter leg kick but Wein just manages to avoid it.
Little swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Little takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Little checks the leg kick.
Little has managed to clinch.
Wein lands a right hand that snaps the head of Little backwards.
Little misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wein swings wildly with an uppercut but Little uses good head movement to avoid it.
Little misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wein.
Little breaks the clinch.
Little takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wein.
Little checks a low kick from Wein.
Wein slips a straight right by Little.
Wein misses with a lunging right hand
and Little counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wilder Wein dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Little misses with an uppercut.
Little misses with a straight left.
Wein only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Wein connects with a nice looking jab.
Wein tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wein blocks a low kick nicely.
Little slips under a jab from Wein.
Little avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Little pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wein lands a nice shot to the body.
Wein motions for Little to come forward. Wein throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Little has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wein.
Wein throws a lazy right hand but Little sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Little wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wilder Wein seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Little tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wein paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wein thows a leg kick but Little checks it
and Little counters by clinching up.
Wein is trying to push Little away but Little has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wein lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Little backwards.
Little is rocked!
Wein unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Little! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Wein is unloading with more strikes now! Little drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wilder Wein! Wilder Wein retains his middleweight title!
Wilder Wein decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Vinetto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joaquin Fortunado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vinetto comes to the cage accompanied by Forgive Me Being Lost. The crowd seem to be enjoying Fortunado's choice of entrance music: Stairway to Heaven. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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35
210 lbs
29 - 9 - 0 |
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39
208 lbs
30 - 11 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vincent Vinetto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joaquin Fortunado!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fortunado looks to score with a jab to the body but Vinetto is just out of range.
Nice shot lands for Fortunado.
Fortunado wants to slow Vinetto down by chopping away at his legs.
Vinetto seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Fortunado takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Joaquin Fortunado has been cut.
Vinetto jabs Fortunado to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fortunado throws a leg kick
and Vinetto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vinetto. Fortunado does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinetto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fortunado makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fortunado tests Vinetto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vinetto throws a sloppy head kick and Fortunado moves out of range easily.
Vinetto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fortunado.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinetto scores with a push kick.
Nice body kick there by Fortunado.
Fortunado throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Vinetto looks to land a combination. Fortunado sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Vinetto tries to score with a low kick but Fortunado moves his leg out of the way.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vinetto.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vinetto. Fortunado does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vinetto scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fortunado steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vinetto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortunado takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vinetto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fortunado.
Vinetto fires out a quick counter leg kick but Fortunado just manages to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Fortunado. Beautiful body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fortunado buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fortunado thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fortunado connects with a leg kick. Vinetto looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Vinetto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fortunado swings widly with a right hand
and Vinetto counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Vinetto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fortunado or not.
Fortunado is looking to break free of the clinch but Vinetto has double underhooks.
The referee is keeping an eye on Fortunado - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Vinetto is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortunado pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice jab there from Vinetto.
Fortunado keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vinetto.
Fortunado throws an off balance right hand
and Vinetto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vinetto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fortunado throws out the jab.
Fortunado misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Vinetto counters with a straight right hand.
Vinetto is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fortunado misses the shot to the body.
Vinetto throws a jab but it's blocked by Fortunado.
Fortunado moves out of range as Vinetto strikes.
Fortunado only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Vinetto is predictable there
and Fortunado counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vinetto looks to land a left hand but Fortunado moved out of range nicely.
Vinetto connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fortunado. Fortunado circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fortunado throws a hook to the side of Vinetto's head but Vinetto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fortunado.
Fortunado ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vinetto ducks under a wild hook from Fortunado.
Fortunado throws a lazy body kick
and Vinetto counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fortunado swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Vinetto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Vinetto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joaquin Fortunado's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Vinetto connects with an inside leg kick.
Vinetto walks into a left hand.
Fortunado waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vinetto.
Fortunado finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Fortunado waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vinetto.
Vinetto takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fortunado ducks under a wild hook from Vinetto.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fortunado throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vinetto misses the shot to the body.
Vinetto throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortunado moves out of range of the strikes.
Vinetto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fortunado can pounce on him.
Vinetto lands with a kick to the ribs.
Vinetto lands with a cross.
Vinetto lands a jab to the nose.
Fortunado with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Vinetto closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A lazy body kick from Vinetto
and Fortunado counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fortunado avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Fortunado connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinetto lands a right hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vinetto fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vinetto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fortunado counters with a solid body kick.
Fortunado misses with an uppercut.
Vinetto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Some bone on bone action there as Vinetto checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Vinetto wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Vinetto lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vincent Vinetto is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fortunado.
Fortunado bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinetto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fortunado is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Vinetto scores with a decent looking hook.
Fortunado defending well as Vinetto loads up on a big left hand.
Vincent Vinetto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fortunado.
Vinetto stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fortunado misses with a body punch
and Vinetto counters with a left to the body.
Vinetto scores with a push kick.
Fortunado throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fortunado uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vinetto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fortunado misses the body punch
and Vinetto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fortunado is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Vinetto just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Fortunado has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Vincent Vinetto!
Vincent Vinetto is the new light heavyweight champion!
Vincent Vinetto thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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