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AMC 002 Hogg vs Traianus PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ellie Cunningham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lary Divers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ellie Cunningham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lary Divers!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Divers. Cunningham does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cunningham drives through with a takedown into Divers's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Cunningham wants to control from the top but Divers keeps moving.
Cunningham has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Divers is proving hard to escape from.
Cunningham throwing strikes but missing.
Divers is controlling Cunningham's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Divers wants to get back to his feet but Cunningham is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Divers working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunningham stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Divers swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cunningham working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cunningham could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Cunningham clinches up against the cage.
Divers pulls guard effortlessly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Divers looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Cunningham has picked Divers up and slammed him! Divers can't keep hold of the triangle and Cunningham manages to pass to side control!
Cunningham 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.
Cunningham wants to stand but Divers is controlling his arm.
Divers is not content to let Cunningham control the position.
Divers is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Cunningham off and has taken his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham wants to get back to his feet.
A lull in the action here.
Divers biding his time, looking for the opening.
Cunningham tries to escape but Divers has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Cunningham trying to get back to his feet but Divers is in full control for now.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Divers's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Divers is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Divers lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Cunningham.
Cunningham controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad spot.
Cunningham tries to escape but Divers has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Cunningham trying to control the hands but Divers won't let him.
Will Divers go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Cunningham right now.
Divers gets his hands free as Cunningham looks to control.
Divers has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Cunningham is in bad spot here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cunningham trying to control the action but Divers just sinks the hooks in.
Divers keeps control of the position as Cunningham tries to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lary Divers dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Divers looks to land a left hand but Cunningham moved out of range nicely.
Cunningham throws a big counter combination but Divers scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Cunningham shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cunningham fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Divers to the ground. Cunningham is now in Divers's guard.
Cunningham wants to pass the guard but Divers is keeping the position.
Divers wants to stand up but Cunningham is controlling him.
Divers is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cunningham wants to pass the guard but Divers is keeping the position.
Cunningham keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Divers's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Divers looking for a guillotine here but Cunningham defends easily.
Cunningham scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cunningham tries to free his leg and advance position but Divers is retaining full guard.
Cunningham trying to control but Divers is working from the bottom.
Cunningham throws an elbow that misses. Divers uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cunningham's guard. Nice move by Divers!
Divers trying to control the position from guard on top but Cunningham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Cunningham wants to get back to his feet but Divers is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Divers gets to his feet - Cunningham follows without any prompting.
Divers dives in and grabs Cunningham's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cunningham pushes down on Divers's head and hops out.
Divers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cunningham misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Divers lands the left hand.
Divers closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cunningham to the mat! Cunningham manages to get full guard.
Cunningham avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Divers slips nicely into half guard.
Divers passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Cunningham!
Divers looking to control but Cunningham is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Divers is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham regains half guard.
Divers scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cunningham is trying to maintain the position but Divers is very close to passing his half guard.
Cunningham is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cunningham is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lary Divers 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! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Divers enables Cunningham to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Divers manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Cunningham is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Cunningham won't allow Divers to sweep him here.
Divers has Cunningham pulled in close to control his posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Divers trying to strike off his back.
Cunningham stays in close to Divers's body and controls the position.
Cunningham trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunningham throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Divers counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cunningham won't be happy with that.
Cunningham tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Cunningham manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Cunningham wants to control but Divers is keeping busy.
Divers keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Lary Divers has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cunningham wants to control but Divers is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Divers stalling.
Divers wants to pass to mount but Cunningham is defending the position.
Divers is looking to take a break and control but Cunningham is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Divers trying to mount his opponent but Cunningham defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham wants to get back to full guard.
Cunningham punching from the bottom.
Divers controlling the action here.
Cunningham is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Divers's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Divers's back!
Cunningham trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Divers wants to control his opponent's hands but Cunningham gets his hands free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Divers is trying to get back to his feet but Cunningham has full control of the position and if anything, Divers has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Cunningham is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Divers is defending well though. Cunningham let's go of the attempt for now.
Cunningham trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Divers trying to control the position but Cunningham manages to sink in the hooks.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Despite being in a bad position, Divers is controlling the hands, preventing any submission attempts.
Ellie Cunningham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lary Divers is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Divers is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ellie Cunningham showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Divers has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lary Divers!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abel Frey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
KO power |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abel Frey!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barbosa.
Barbosa takes one to the side of the head.
Danga de danga de dang - Frey scores with a four punch combination!
Barbosa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Frey shoots in for a double leg but Barbosa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Barbosa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Frey.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Barbosa.
Barbosa tries to stand but Frey is controlling his head.
Frey is trying to escape the position but Barbosa is controlling the position.
Barbosa trying to control the action but Frey is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Frey tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Barbosa wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Frey stops Barbosa from passing to mount.
Barbosa is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Frey will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Frey is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The strikes coming from Barbosa are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Barbosa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Frey keeps working.
Barbosa lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Frey down.
You can see the frustration on Frey's face as Barbosa controls the position.
Barbosa's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Barbosa trying to control the position but Frey is working away.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Frey tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Barbosa swivels and escapes.
Paulo Barbosa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abel Frey.
Barbosa closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Frey to the mat! Frey manages to get full guard.
Frey wants to get back to his feet but Barbosa passes into half guard.
Barbosa wants to stand up but Frey has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Barbosa moves into full mount! Frey won't be happy about that!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frey's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Barbosa looking to secure an arm triangle but Frey defends it well.
Frey is looking to improve his position but Barbosa isn't that keen on the idea.
Barbosa takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Frey is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Barbosa locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Frey is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Paulo Barbosa!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mr Noodle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christoffe Forsberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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161 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mr Noodle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Christoffe Forsberg!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Forsberg fails to land the takedown.
Forsberg shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Noodle defends it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Forsberg.
Noodle displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Forsberg.
Mr Noodle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christoffe Forsberg.
Forsberg throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Noodle's waist but Noodle gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Forsberg off to one side.
Noodle was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Forsberg shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Noodle as he avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Forsberg fails with the takedown.
Noodle bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Noodle working the ground and pound from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noodle works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Noodle is putting a hurting on Forsberg here, landing some big shots from side control.
Forsberg is rocked!
A big shot lands for Noodle! That's hurt Forsberg! Will he recover? Noodle fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mr Noodle!
Mr Noodle 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Cale Downes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregor Iordanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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
10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cale Downes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gregor Iordanov!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Downes darts in looking for a takedown but Iordanov gets double underhooks and turns Downes into the cage.
Despite the aggression on Iordanov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Iordanov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And Downes counters with a quick kick to the body but Iordanov blocks it.
Downes shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Iordanov's guard.
Iordanov is wriggling around but Downes manages to pass to half guard.
Downes is looking to advance position but Iordanov won't allow it.
Still in half guard, Downes seems content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Downes trying to mount his opponent but Iordanov defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Downes is trying to work for a kimura but Iordanov is defending well.
Downes is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Iordanov is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Cale Downes!
Cale Downes took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Bloodlust Horde Fightwear for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Apollo Gutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larisa Solomina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Apollo Gutz has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Apollo Gutz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Larisa Solomina!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Solomina takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like Larisa Solomina has been cut.
A slow jab from Gutz misses its intended target.
Solomina misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Solomina gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gutz lands an elbow inside that Solomina shrugs off.
Gutz has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Solomina is trying to keep an underhook but Gutz manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Solomina trying to control from the bottom.
Gutz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gutz in particular looking to stall.
Nice strikes from Gutz there.
That has opened up Larisa Solomina's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutz perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Gutz 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.
Gutz working the head and body with strikes.
Larisa Solomina's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Larisa Solomina's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Apollo Gutz!
After the fight, Apollo Gutz was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michal Kucharski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hideo Tokoro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tokoro has chosen Boomtastic as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Michal Kucharski has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Michal Kucharski seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michal Kucharski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Hideo Tokoro!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tokoro is looking to clinch.
Tokoro lands a slapping body shot.
Kucharski swats away the attempt to clinch by Tokoro.
Tokoro misses the shot to the body.
Tokoro tries for a takedown but Kucharski circles away easily
and Kucharski counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tokoro misses with a lunging right hand
and Kucharski counters with a stiff right hand.
Tokoro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kucharski throwing a counter right hand but Tokoro manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokoro jabs Kucharski right on the nose. Kucharski blinks but takes it well.
Kucharski moves out of range of the strikes.
Tokoro shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tokoro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kucharski has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tokoro finds it's way round the side to connect with Kucharski's head.
Tokoro throws a lazy uppercut
and Kucharski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hideo Tokoro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tokoro swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kucharski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tokoro has managed to clinch.
Tokoro has picked Kucharski up - he's going for a ride! Tokoro dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kucharski is doing well to control the position and prevent Tokoro from advancing to side control.
Tokoro is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Tokoro is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kucharski has managed to free his arm - good work.
Tokoro is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kucharski doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Tokoro.
Tokoro is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kucharski doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Tokoro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokoro moves nicely into side control.
Tokoro is looking to take a break and control but Kucharski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kucharski wants to control but Tokoro postures up.
Tokoro tries to move into full mount but can't pass Kucharski's legs.
Tokoro is trying to get an arm triangle but Kucharski is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tokoro tries for a kimura but Kucharski is defending well.
Tokoro trying to control the position but Kucharski is working away.
Tokoro swings around for an armbar but Kucharski sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Tokoro's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tokoro looking for a sweep. Not yet Tokoro, not yet.
Tokoro is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hideo Tokoro dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tokoro tries to close the distance and clinch but Kucharski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Kucharski on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tokoro is looking to clinch but Kucharski is avoiding it.
Tokoro dives in for a single leg takedown but Kucharski sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
An attempted straight right counter from Kucharski misses the target.
Tokoro tries to clinch up but Kucharski circles away and keeps his distance.
Kucharski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tokoro.
Tokoro works Kucharski's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tokoro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kucharski was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tokoro fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kucharski avoids it really well and circles away.
Tokoro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokoro with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kucharski counters with a nice uppercut.
Michal Kucharski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hideo Tokoro.
Tokoro takes a swing at Kucharski's ribcage but misses.
Tokoro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tokoro moves to clinch but Kucharski breaks away
enabling Kucharski to counter with a crisp jab.
Tokoro tries to clinch but Kucharski moves away
and Kucharski counters with a nice uppercut.
Tokoro moves to clinch but Kucharski breaks away
and Kucharski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokoro closes the distance and pushes Kucharski back into the cage.
Tokoro jumps into guard, dragging Kucharski to the mat.
Tokoro is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kucharski defends well.
Tokoro is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tokoro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kucharski stays in close to Tokoro's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokoro looking for a sweep. Not yet Tokoro, not yet.
Kucharski postures up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Tokoro looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kucharski passes into half guard.
Tokoro looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tokoro is looking for a sweep. Kucharski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tokoro gets full guard.
Tokoro is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tokoro is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kucharski won't allow Tokoro to sweep him here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tokoro gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tokoro tries for a takedown but Kucharski manages to get underhooks.
Tokoro drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kucharski jumps guard but Tokoro stands there with Kucharski around his waist. Kucharski gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hideo Tokoro will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Tokoro fails with a takedown attempt.
Kucharski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tokoro.
Tokoro misses with the body kick
and Kucharski counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Tokoro does it's job there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kucharski gets tackled into the cage by Tokoro. Tokoro maintains the clinch.
Kucharski is fighting off a takedown attempt but Tokoro is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Kucharski to the mat. Kucharski regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Tokoro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kucharski is keeping the position for now.
Kucharski pulls Tokoro in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokoro wants to control from the top but Kucharski keeps moving.
Tokoro won't allow Kucharski to sweep him here.
Tokoro trying to control the position from guard on top but Kucharski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kucharski is trying to keep Tokoro in close.
Tokoro drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kucharski looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kucharski looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kucharski!
Tokoro tries to buck Kucharski off but Kucharski is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokoro keeps trying to improve his position.
Tokoro is trying to escape the position but Kucharski is controlling the position.
Tokoro trying his best to control but Kucharski has mounted him.
Tokoro sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kucharski keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Kucharski moves nicely into side control.
Kucharski is staying tight to Tokoro's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Hideo Tokoro is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tokoro is trying to work for a sweep but Kucharski has mounted him!
Kucharski looking to control and managing it successfully.
Tokoro really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tokoro is still trying to improve position.
Kucharski avoids the attempt from Tokoro to control.
Kucharski controlling the pace for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tokoro wants to control but Kucharski is having none of it.
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 Michal Kucharski.
I think Tokoro has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Michal Kucharski!
A very excited looking Michal Kucharski rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between JD Hogg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Ulpius Traianus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, JD Hogg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
43 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcus Ulpius Traianus!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hogg scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hogg tries to pass to full mount but Traianus defends it.
Hogg controlling the action here.
Traianus is trying to control but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hogg is pressing down on Traianus's thigh, looking to free his foot. Traianus is holding on for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hogg content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogg has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Traianus tries to roll over but Hogg keeps him under control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hogg feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Traianus can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hogg controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogg tries to free his leg and advance position but Traianus is retaining full guard.
Traianus pulls Hogg in close to his closed guard and prevents Hogg from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hogg slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogg pushes down on Traianus's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hogg looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Traianus wants to control but Hogg is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hogg trying to mount his opponent but Traianus defends it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hogg drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogg tries to move to mount but Traianus blocks the move with his legs.
Hogg in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JD Hogg dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hogg looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Traianus looking to control.
Traianus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hogg not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Traianus looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hogg is one step ahead there.
Traianus working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogg looking to pass the guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hogg stops Traianus from standing up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Traianus.
Hogg is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Traianus can do to turn this around?
Hogg is not content to let Traianus control the position.
Traianus wants to stand but Hogg has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogg has a closed guard, preventing Traianus from standing up.
Hogg pulls Traianus in close to prevent any damage.
Hogg is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogg is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hogg tries to stand and escape but Traianus is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hogg works his foot free and advances to mount.
Hogg content just to control the position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hogg seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Traianus for as long as he can get away with.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JD Hogg dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hogg gets the takedown into side control.
Traianus tries to improve position but can't.
Traianus is letting Hogg control him for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Traianus wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Hogg in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Marcus Ulpius Traianus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hogg feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hogg is stalling in the full guard.
Hogg preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogg is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Traianus keeping full guard, as Hogg tries to pass.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hogg not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
JD Hogg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hogg shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Traianus keeping full guard, as Hogg tries to pass.
Hogg forces his way into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogg looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Traianus won't allow Hogg to pass to mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hogg not doing much here.
And that's the end of the fight!
JD Hogg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hogg has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... JD Hogg!
JD Hogg thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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