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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Calero Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohammed Fazik (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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211 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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Calero Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mohammed Fazik!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez stuffs the takedown attempt from Fazik. Fazik gets slowly back to his feet.
Sanchez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fazik under the eye.
Sanchez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fazik doesn't seem bothered though.
Fazik's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sanchez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fazik scrambles back to his feet.
Sanchez lands with a right hand.
Sanchez throws a hook but Fazik avoids it easily.
Sanchez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fazik takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sanchez lands a big uppercut and Fazik crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Fazik looks OK. Sanchez waves Fazik back to his feet!
It looks like Mohammed Fazik has been cut.
Sanchez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez cracks Fazik with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Sanchez has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Fazik to stand back up!
Fazik is rocked!
Fazik leaves his chin hanging out and Sanchez seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Fazik crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Calero Sanchez!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Calero Sanchez made sure he mentioned Sully's Bar & Grill, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Csaba Gyepes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matisyahu Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gyepes comes to the ring accompanied by Metallica - Master of Puppets. Csaba Gyepes has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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205 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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Csaba Gyepes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matisyahu Miller!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gyepes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Matisyahu Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller tries to clinch but Gyepes moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gyepes darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gyepes. Miller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice cross by Gyepes.
Miller has closed the distance and engaged Gyepes in a clinch.
Gyepes is trying to force a seperation but Miller has the dominant position.
Miller throws a head punch that misses.
Gyepes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Gyepes blocks an uppercut.
Gyepes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Miller working aggressively here.
Miller misses with a punch on the inside.
Gyepes is looking to break free of the clinch but Miller has double underhooks.
Miller misses with the head strike.
Miller misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Miller.
Gyepes breaks from the clinch.
Miller has Gyepes up against the ropes in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gyepes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gyepes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gyepes backwards.
Gyepes definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Miller lands an uppercut.
Gyepes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Miller prevents Gyepes from breaking the clinch.
Gyepes manages to break the clinch.
Miller tries to clinch up but Gyepes circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice shot by Gyepes.
Miller tries to clinch but Gyepes moves out of range.
Gyepes scores with a shot to the body.
A cross from Gyepes lands.
Gyepes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Miller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gyepes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gyepes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miller tries to clinch there but Gyepes circles away.
Miller closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gyepes misses with a series of wild punches.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gyepes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gyepes throws a right and a left that Miller avoids nicely.
Miller gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Miller creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Gyepes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Miller throws a punch but it's blocked by Gyepes.
A head punch on the inside from Miller fails to land.
Miller makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Miller misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gyepes.
Miller has Gyepes pressed against the ropes, preventing Gyepes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Miller.
Gyepes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gyepes breaks from the clinch.
Miller closes the distance but Gyepes moves to the side
enabling Gyepes to counter with a crisp jab.
Gyepes lands an overhand right.
Miller fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gyepes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miller was well out of range. Poor timing from Gyepes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gyepes gets tackled into the ropes by Miller. Miller maintains the clinch.
Miller misses with some punches.
Gyepes tries to circle away but Miller has him pinned against the ropes.
Miller misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller working aggressively here.
Miller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gyepes manages to break the clinch.
Miller closes the distance and clinches.
Miller prevents a body shot from Gyepes.
Gyepes is trying to break the clinch but Miller has him pressed against the ropes.
Gyepes blocks an uppercut.
Miller misses with some punches.
Gyepes struggles to land a body shot inside as Miller controls his hands.
Gyepes is trying to break the clinch but Miller is controlling him.
Gyepes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Miller misses with the head strike.
Miller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Miller misses with a punch on the inside.
Gyepes breaks from the clinch.
Miller takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Miller fails in his attempt to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Gyepes misses the target.
Gyepes stuns Miller with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Miller moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Miller throws a nice looking combination but Gyepes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gyepes went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller closes the distance and pushes Gyepes back into the ropes.
Gyepes tries to break free but Miller pushes him back against the ropes.
Gyepes is trying to break free.
Miller makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gyepes is trying to push Miller away but Miller has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Gyepes tries to break free but Miller pushes him back against the ropes.
Miller misses with the head strike.
Miller throws a head punch that misses.
Gyepes wants to get back to striking at distance but Miller won't allow it.
Gyepes blocking some punches.
Miller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Miller throws a punch but it's blocked by Gyepes.
Miller misses with some punches.
Gyepes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gyepes blocking some punches.
Gyepes lands a hook that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
Miller lands a right hand.
Gyepes blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gyepes tries to circle away but Miller has him pinned against the ropes.
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 Csaba Gyepes will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Miller doesn't manage to clinch there - Gyepes circles away.
Csaba Gyepes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good standup being displayed there by Gyepes as he connects with a hook.
Gyepes throws a combination. Miller tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gyepes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gyepes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Miller takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Miller has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Miller rushes Gyepes and presses him up against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Miller.
Miller working aggressively here.
Gyepes tries to stall but Miller uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gyepes breaks from the clinch.
Miller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Miller closes the distance but Gyepes moves to the side
enabling Gyepes to counter with a crisp jab.
Miller showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gyepes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller instigates a clinch.
Miller swings wildly with an uppercut but Gyepes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miller misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gyepes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Millers head.
Miller misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Miller.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Miller.
Gyepes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Miller.
Miller is breathing heavily.
Gyepes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gyepes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Matisyahu Miller seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gyepes is trying to break the clinch but Miller has him pressed against the ropes.
Gyepes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Miller.
Gyepes wants to get back to striking at distance but Miller won't allow it.
Gyepes blocks an uppercut.
Gyepes working hard to break the clinch.
Miller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gyepes wants to break free but Miller has control.
Gyepes blocks an uppercut.
Gyepes takes a shot to the head.
Gyepes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Miller in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Miller tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gyepes counters with a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gyepes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Miller doesn't seem bothered though.
Gyepes lands a lovely overhand right.
Csaba Gyepes is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab, jab by Gyepes - just one landing.
Gyepes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gyepes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A punch combination from Gyepes misses.
Gyepes misses with a series of wild punches.
Decent striking displayed by Gyepes there.
Miller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gyepes feints a jab promting Miller to slip. Gyepes then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Miller slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Miller fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gyepes goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Miller moves into the clinch.
Gyepes blocking some punches.
Miller misses with a punch on the inside.
Gyepes is looking to break free of the clinch but Miller has double underhooks.
Miller misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Miller has a couple of punches blocked by Gyepes.
Miller swings wildly with an uppercut but Gyepes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gyepes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Miller swings wildly with an uppercut but Gyepes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gyepes breaks from the clinch.
Gyepes looks to land a combination. Miller sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gyepes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gyepes has Miller up against the ropes in a clinch.
Gyepes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Gyepes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gyepes cracks Miller with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gyepes scores with a one two! Miller had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miller darts in trying to clinch
and Gyepes counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gyepes lands a jab-cross combination.
Miller takes one on the button.
Miller throws a series of punches but Gyepes avoids them all with ease.
Miller walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gyepes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Miller. Miller circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gyepes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gyepes lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gyepes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gyepes gets tackled into the ropes by Miller. Miller maintains the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gyepes.
Gyepes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice left hand lands by Miller.
Gyepes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Miller swings wildly with an uppercut but Gyepes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gyepes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Miller misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Csaba Gyepes dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Gyepes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Miller has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gyepes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gyepes with a jab.
Gyepes lands a body shot.
Miller has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Miller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Miller fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gyepes with a hook.
Nice cross by Gyepes.
Miller clinches.
Miller lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gyepes backwards.
Miller keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gyepes's efforts to push away.
Gyepes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gyepes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Miller can do to turn this around?
Gyepes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Miller throws a head punch that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gyepes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slow jab from Gyepes misses its intended target.
Gyepes shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Miller eats them both and turns towards Gyepes to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gyepes, pushing him back against the ropes.
Gyepes blocks an uppercut.
Gyepes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gyepes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gyepes lands a right hook to the body.
Miller gets a clinch.
Gyepes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gyepes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gyepes breaks the clinch.
Donk. Gyepes catches Miller right on the button with a cross.
Gyepes jabs at Miller's body.
Gyepes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Miller takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch but Gyepes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gyepes went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Gyepes lands an overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gyepes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gyepes moves into range and clinches up with Miller.
Miller has a couple of punches blocked by Gyepes.
Gyepes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gyepes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gyepes is trying to break free.
Gyepes blocks an uppercut.
Gyepes blocking some punches.
Gyepes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gyepes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
Miller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gyepes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Miller has him pressed against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Miller fails to land.
Miller misses with the head strike.
Miller throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Miller.
Gyepes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Miller fails to land.
Gyepes tries to throw a body punch but Miller avoids it by throwing Gyepes back against the ropes.
Miller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gyepes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Miller.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller misses with a punch on the inside.
Miller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Miller swings wildly with an uppercut but Gyepes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gyepes tries to circle away but Miller has him pinned against the ropes.
Miller keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gyepes's efforts to push away.
Miller misses with some punches.
Miller throws a punch but it's blocked by Gyepes.
Miller misses with the head strike.
Gyepes manages to break the clinch.
Gyepes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gyepes lands a nice shot to the body.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Gyepes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gyepes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gyepes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gyepes darts in and clinches Miller up against the ropes.
Miller has a couple of punches blocked by Gyepes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gyepes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Miller is looking to clinch.
Gyepes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Miller, pushing him back against the ropes.
Gyepes blocking some punches.
Gyepes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gyepes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Miller cracks a nice hook into Gyepes's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gyepes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Miller takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gyepes closes the distance and clinches.
Csaba Gyepes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gyepes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Miller fails with an attempt to clinch.
Miller swings widly with a right hand
and Gyepes counters with a series of strikes. Miller will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gyepes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Miller tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Gyepes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gyepes gets tackled into the ropes by Miller. Miller maintains the clinch.
Miller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Matisyahu Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Miller fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Csaba Gyepes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gyepes, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Csaba Gyepes!
Csaba Gyepes seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doo Doo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sigurgeir Borgarsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Sigurgeir Borgarsson was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Doo Doo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sigurgeir Borgarsson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doo fails to land with a series of punches.
Doo lands a high kick!
It looks like Sigurgeir Borgarsson has been cut.
Doo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Borgarsson.
It looked like Doo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Doo with a hook.
Borgarsson cracks Doo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Doo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Doo throws a hook but Borgarsson avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Borgarsson. Doo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Borgarsson misses.
Doo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Borgarsson doesn't seem bothered though.
Doo scores with a shot to the body.
Borgarsson misses with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Borgarsson misses its intended target.
Doo slips a straight right by Borgarsson.
Borgarsson gets a clinch.
Doo blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borgarsson lands a nice shot to the body.
Borgarsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Doo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Doo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Doo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Borgarsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doo was well out of range. Poor timing from Borgarsson.
Borgarsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Doo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Doo ducks under a wild hook from Borgarsson.
Borgarsson throws the left hand but Doo avoids the punch easily.
Borgarsson loads up on a big right hand but Doo slips the punch.
Borgarsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Doo moves out of range of the strikes.
Borgarsson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Borgarsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Borgarsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Doo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Borgarsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Doo.
Borgarsson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Borgarsson throws a jab when Doo was well out of range.
Doo throwing a counter right hand but Borgarsson manages to avoid it.
A big right from Doo misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Borgarsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Borgarsson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Borgarsson lands with a hook. Doo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Doo looks to score with a jab to the body but Borgarsson is just out of range.
Borgarsson throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Doo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Doo lands a jab.
Doo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Borgarsson to score with a decent uppercut.
Doo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Doo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doo ducks under a wild hook from Borgarsson.
Borgarsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Doo.
Borgarsson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Borgarsson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Doo.
Borgarsson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Borgarsson lands a right hook to the body.
Borgarsson misses with a looping right.
A combination from Doo does no damage.
Borgarsson throws a hook but Doo avoids it easily.
Borgarsson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Doo eats them both and turns towards Borgarsson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Doo Doo has been cut.
Doo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Borgarsson tries to clinch but Doo is having none of it.
Borgarsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doo was well out of range. Poor timing from Borgarsson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Borgarsson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Borgarsson misses with an uppercut.
Doo throws a big counter combination but Borgarsson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Doo swings for the body but Borgarsson moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Doo misses the target.
Doo looks to throw the jab but Borgarsson is out of range.
Borgarsson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Borgarsson swings for the body but Doo moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Borgarsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Doo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Borgarsson.
Borgarsson throws a looping overhand right but Doo ducks down to avoid it.
Borgarsson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Borgarsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doo lands a nice hook to Borgarsson's body. Borgarsson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Borgarsson throws a lazy right hand but Doo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Doo there.
Doo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Borgarsson.
Borgarsson throws a hook to the side of Doo's head but Doo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sigurgeir Borgarsson will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Doo scores with a three punch combo!
Doo dances in with a quick combination. Borgarsson is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Doo snaps Borgarsson's head back. Borgarsson stumbles backwards against the ropes. Doo steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Borgarsson's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Borgarsson just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Doo Doo!
Doo Doo took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Arcticus University: London for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Erick Darko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Carlos Luciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darko's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, S.C.O.S.A - Flatbush Zombies. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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178 lbs
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Erick Darko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jose Carlos Luciano!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luciano misses with a body punch
and Darko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Luciano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darko manages to avoid it.
Darko looks to land a left hand but Luciano moved out of range nicely.
Darko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Luciano.
A jab from Darko finds it's way through Luciano's defenses.
Darko slips a jab and a cross from Luciano.
Darko seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Luciano connects with a body shot that sends Darko's belly button to the back.
Darko misses with a takedown
and Luciano counters with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darko connects with a body shot that sends Luciano's belly button to the back.
Darko takes a kick to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Darko looks for a takedown but Luciano sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luciano is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Darko darts in trying to clinch
and Luciano counters with a nice body shot.
Luciano scores with a leg kick.
Darko scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice uppercut there from Darko.
Luciano pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Luciano connects with a solid leg kick.
Darko misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darko misses with a right hand
and Luciano counters with a nice low kick that buckles Darko's knee momentarily.
Darko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Luciano pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A jab from Luciano misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darko shoots in looking for a takedown. Luciano tries to sprawl out of it but Darko keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Luciano manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Luciano steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erick Darko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Luciano tries a head kick but it misses.
Luciano gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Darko landing with the ground and pound.
Darko tries to free his leg and advance position but Luciano is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luciano wants to sweep but no luck.
Luciano is trying to keep Darko in close.
Darko 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.
Darko wants to control from the top but Luciano keeps moving.
Luciano is trying to control the position but Darko postures up.
Luciano is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Luciano really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Darko. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Darko moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Darko pulls Luciano in to control the position.
Darko wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Luciano is now in half guard.
Darko is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darko has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Luciano is working away from the top position though.
Luciano seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Darko is controlling Luciano's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Darko trying to control but Luciano postures up.
Darko gets full guard.
Darko looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jose Carlos Luciano will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Luciano moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Luciano gets caught napping as Darko dives in and scores a takedown. Luciano manages to retain guard.
Luciano managing to control the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Darko postures up.
Darko lands a couple of digs.
Luciano 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.
Darko with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Luciano working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Darko.
Luciano looking to hit a scissor sweep but Darko is one step ahead there.
Darko tries to free his leg and advance position but Luciano is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luciano is trying to control the position but Darko postures up.
Darko trying to control but Luciano is working from the bottom.
Luciano is trying to control the position but Darko postures up.
Darko throws a big elbow that misses.
Darko trying to control the position from guard on top but Luciano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Darko postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Darko is pushing down on Luciano's leg trying to pass to half guard. Luciano is fighting to maintain full guard but Darko has managed to sneak the leg through.
Darko seems to be working for a kimura but Luciano defends the submission attempt.
Darko thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luciano is not content to let Darko control the position.
Luciano taking some punishment here, with Darko in his half guard.
Darko lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Luciano has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Darko is working away from the top position though.
Luciano tries to get to full guard but Darko has control of the leg.
Luciano felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Darko takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Luciano taking some punishment here, with Darko in his half guard.
Luciano is rocked!
Darko takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Luciano is still in real trouble! Can Darko finish him?
Darko working the head and body with strikes.
Darko controlling the position here and throwing strikes from the top. Nice elbow lands there... and another... and another... oh, Luciano is out! Darko gets to his feet and admires his work - nice finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Erick Darko!
Erick Darko seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ao Ki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isamu Yamada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yamada has chosen Yoshida Brothers - Ibuki as his entrance music. Ao Ki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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163 lbs
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162 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ao Ki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Isamu Yamada!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamada defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ki.
Yamada tries to keep at a distance but Ki has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ki blocking some punches.
A short left from Yamada.
Ki has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Yamada clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Ki is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Yamada knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Yamada for a finish.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ki has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Yamada has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Yamada trying to get back to his feet but Ki is in full control for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ki has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Yamada! Can he survive? No! He's out! Ki gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ao Ki!
Ao Ki decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Malverde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason Black has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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176 lbs
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jason Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jesus Malverde!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black blocks a jab.
Malverde has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Black is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Black throws a head kick but Malverde moves out of range.
Malverde checks a leg kick nicely.
It seemed like Malverde was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Malverde swinging wildly here.
Malverde throws the kick towards the body but Black avoids it.
Malverde throws a chopping leg kick but Black manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Black moves out of range as Malverde throws a body kick.
Black darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Malverde misses with a low kick.
Black misses with a straight right.
Black has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malverde misses with a body kick.
Black is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Malverde.
Malverde throws a leg kick
enabling Black to counter with a crisp jab.
Black throws a looping overhand right but Malverde ducks down to avoid it.
Malverde uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Black.
Malverde drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Black defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Malverde darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Black closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A telegraphed right hand from Black misses the target.
A head kick misses from Malverde.
Malverde misses with a low kick.
Malverde pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Malverde moves out of range of the strikes.
Malverde steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Black.
Malverde looks for the body kick but Black saw that one coming.
Malverde connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Black's hands.
Malverde misses with an uppercut. Black saw that one coming.
Black throws the left hand but Malverde avoids the punch easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Malverde.
Black tries to clinch there but Malverde circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Malverde misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malverde darts in and clinches Black up against the ropes.
Malverde stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Malverde misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Black misses with a short punch on the inside.
Black misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Malverde.
A head punch on the inside from Malverde fails to land.
Black blocks a body shot from Malverde.
Malverde working aggressively here.
Malverde is struggling to control the position.
Malverde misses with a short punch on the inside.
Black swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Black content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Malverde manages to break the clinch.
Malverde lands a nice leg kick that just misses Black's sensitive parts.
Black keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malverde tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Malverde misses with a leg kick.
Malverde lands a front kick.
Malverde doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Malverde wants to clinch
and Black counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Black looks to score with a jab to the body but Malverde is just out of range.
Black backing away here, and Malverde unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Black takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Malverde scores with a jab to the body.
Black lands with a cross.
Malverde lands a nice looking body shot.
Malverde throws a head kick that misses.
Black throws a looping overhand right but Malverde ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malverde fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Black.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malverde throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Black counters with an outside leg kick.
Malverde tries a low kick but Black avoids it.
Malverde is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Black is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Malverde chopping away at his opponent's legs.
An inside leg kick lands from Malverde.
Black looks to score with a jab to the body but Malverde is just out of range.
Malverde slips a straight right by Black.
Black swats away the attempt to clinch by Malverde.
Malverde doesn't manage to clinch there - Black circles away.
Malverde loads up on a big right hand but Black slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Malverde dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Malverde fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Black, pushing him back against the ropes.
Malverde misses with the head strike.
Malverde tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Black is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Malverde is keeping busy.
Black lands a body punch.
Black misses with some punches.
Malverde is leaning against Black and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Malverde.
Black lands a hook that snaps the head of Malverde backwards.
Black manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Black breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black blocks a low kick nicely.
Black half committed to a counter leg kick.
Malverde lands a nice looking kick to the body. Black takes a step back to recover.
Black gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malverde misses with a two punch combination.
Malverde motions for Black to come forward. Malverde throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Malverde walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Black checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Malverde looks for the body kick but Black saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Black misses the target.
Malverde throws a leg kick which misses Black's front leg but catches the back leg as Black tries to avoid it.
Malverde uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Black.
Black doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Malverde tries to clinch up.
An attempted straight right counter from Black misses the target.
Black throws a combination that misses
and Malverde counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Malverde throws a nice inside leg kick.
A big left from Black misses.
Malverde wants to slow Black down by chopping away at his legs.
Malverde connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Black momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Malverde manages to avoid it.
A low kick from Malverde is predictable there
and Malverde takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Malverde chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Black can pounce on him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Black throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Malverde has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Malverde thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Black if he has to take too many more of those.
Malverde throws a head kick that misses
and Black counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Black throws an overhand right that lands on Malverde's shoulder, as Malverde tries to avoid the shot.
Malverde connects with a leg kick. Black looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Black shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Black throws a hook but Malverde avoids it easily.
Nice cross by Malverde.
Malverde bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Malverde is looking to score with low kicks.
Black checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malverde looks to land a left hand but Black moved out of range nicely.
Malverde throws a chopping leg kick but Black manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Malverde misses with a low kick.
Malverde moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Malverde.
Malverde fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Black misses with a punch on the inside.
Malverde throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blacks head.
Black is pushing Malverde up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A head punch on the inside from Malverde fails to land.
Malverde swings wildly with an uppercut but Black uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malverde has a couple of punches blocked by Black.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malverde keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Black's efforts to push away.
Black blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Malverde.
Black misses with the head strike.
Malverde has a couple of punches blocked by Black.
Black tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Malverde's elbow.
Malverde blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Black lands with a short shot to the head.
Jesus Malverde seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Black lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Black throws a head punch that misses.
Malverde lands a body shot.
Malverde blocks a body shot from Black.
Malverde has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Black is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Black tries to work over Malverde's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Black blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Black.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Malverde showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Black blocks a leg kick.
Black was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A bone on bone clash there as Black blocks the leg kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Black misses its target.
Black gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Black. Malverde does a little dance to reset his feet.
Malverde appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Malverde checks a low kick from Black.
Malverde throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Malverde listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Black throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Malverde looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Malverde tries to score with a low kick but Black moves his leg out of the way.
Black throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malverde throws an off balance right hand
enabling Black to counter with a crisp jab.
Black with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Malverde looks to land a combination but Black avoids it well.
Black was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Malverde throws a one two combo.
Jesus Malverde seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malverde tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Black wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jesus Malverde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Malverde tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Black counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Black throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Malverde throws a front kick aimed at Black's knee but Black avoids it well.
Black dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Malverde scores with a kick to the midsection.
Malverde tries to land a front kick but Black steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A counter left hand to the body from Black misses its target.
Malverde lands with a straight right. Black didn't see that one coming.
Malverde lands with a hook. Black tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Black throws a body shot but no joy.
Malverde throws a push kick but Black slaps the foot to one side.
Malverde closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Black.
Black circles away from the clinch attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Black misses the target.
Black throws a right hand that misses
and Malverde counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Black throws a looping overhand right but Malverde ducks down to avoid it.
Black walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Malverde lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Black will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Black misses with a body shot.
Jason Black has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Decent striking displayed by Malverde there.
Malverde swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Black moves into the clinch.
Black swings wildly with an uppercut but Malverde uses good head movement to avoid it.
Black tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Black lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malverde tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Malverde misses with a short punch on the inside.
Black blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Malverde scores with a nice short uppercut.
Black misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Black breaks the clinch.
Black throws a hook to the side of Malverde's head but Malverde sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Malverde let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Malverde connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Black blocks the body kick.
Black throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Malverde to counter with a crisp jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Malverde looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Black with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Black moves out of range of the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malverde throws a body kick that misses
and Black counters with a stiff right hand.
Malverde closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Black keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Black is looking to chop away at Malverde's legs.
Malverde throws a leg kick which misses Black's front leg but catches the back leg as Black tries to avoid it.
Malverde blocks a jab.
Black has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Malverde.
Malverde tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Malverde connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Malverde throws a lazy right hand but Black sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Malverde lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Black throws a leg kick but Malverde moved away.
Jesus Malverde is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Malverde scores with a nice strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesus Malverde comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Malverde 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesus Malverde!
Jesus Malverde made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'fuck Humours'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexey Karasev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Gedewell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
250 lbs
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288 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Karasev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anton Gedewell!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karasev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gedewell.
Gedewell takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gedewell shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Karasev as he avoids it easily.
Gedewell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Karasev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Karasev swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice cross by Karasev.
Gedewell throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Karasev was covering up waiting for the punch and Gedewell finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gedewell stops Karasev from standing up.
Karasev on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Karasev tries to get out of the position.
Gedewell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Karasev swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gedewell engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Karasev managing to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karasev is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gedewell is aware though and is defending well.
Karasev looking to control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Gedewell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Karasev swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gedewell staying out of range there.
A right-left combo lands from Karasev.
Gedewell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Karasev.
As Karasev backs off Gedewell throws a huge counter combo but Karasev manages to avoid it all.
Gedewell scores with a three punch combo!
Karasev takes the fight into the clinch.
Karasev scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gedewell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Karasev gets underhooks to prevent Gedewell's takedown attempt.
Gedewell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Karasev fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gedewell looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gedewell lands a nice hook to Karasev's body. Karasev takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gedewell takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gedewell tries to clinch but Karasev moves away
and Karasev counters with a straight right hand.
Alexey Karasev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karasev moves into range and connects with a jab.
Karasev lands with an uppercut that bounces Gedewell off the ropes and back into range.
Gedewell rushes Karasev and presses him up against the ropes.
Karasev is leaning against Gedewell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Karasev breaks the clinch.
Gedewell throws a series of punches but Karasev moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gedewell misses with a shot to the body
and Karasev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gedewell misses with a straight right.
Karasev's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Karasev duly obliges.
Gedewell closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A telegraphed right hand from Gedewell misses the target.
Karasev's corner calls for a 1-2. Karasev obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Karasev cracks Gedewell with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gedewell tries to clinch up but Karasev circles away and keeps his distance.
Karasev lands with a cross.
Karasev bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gedewell takes a jab right on the kisser.
Karasev connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gedewell is rocked!
Gedewell tries to clinch but Karasev moves away
and Karasev counters with a stiff right hand.
Gedewell is still on wobbly legs! Can Karasev finish him?
Nice defenses there by Gedewell.
Gedewell seems to have recovered his senses.
Gedewell fails with a takedown attempt.
It looked like Karasev was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Alexey Karasev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anton Gedewell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gedewell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gedewell has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gedewell there as he acknowledges the shot.
Karasev catches Gedewell with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Karasev looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Karasev clinches up with Gedewell and pushes him back against the ropes.
Karasev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gedewell ducks right into an uppercut from Karasev.
Karasev throws a shot from downtown. Gedewell moves away and avoids it.
Gedewell is looking for the big counter here.
Karasev connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Karasev fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gedewell takes one to the side of the head.
Gedewell takes a jab right on the kisser.
Karasev swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gedewell.
Gedewell swings away with a body shot that misses
and Karasev counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexey Karasev dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Gedewell on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gedewell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karasev moves away.
Karasev closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Gedewell out cold! Gedewell corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Alexey Karasev!
An out of breath Alexey Karasev thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Rottwel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Date (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rottwel comes into the arena with Land of the Free blaring out of the sound system. Lee Date has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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215 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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Igor Rottwel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lee Date!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rottwel misses with a takedown attempt
and Date counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Date closes the distance and pushes Rottwel back into the ropes.
Rottwel is trying to pull guard but Date turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Date makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Date lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rottwel backwards.
Rottwel wants to take the fight to the mat but Date manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Rottwel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Date lands with a short shot to the head.
Rottwel takes a shot to the head.
Rottwel is trying to stall.
Rottwel goes for a takedown in the clinch but Date prevents it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Date lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Date lands a body punch in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Date takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rottwel tries to pull guard but Date forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Date.
Rottwel wants to take the fight to the mat but Date manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Date lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rottwel definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Still in the clinch, Date scores with a nice short uppercut.
Date makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rottwel takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Date scores with a nice short uppercut.
Date scores with a shot to the side of Rottwel's head.
A short left from Date.
Rottwel is rocked!
Date makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oh Rottwel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Date lands a big right hand that drops Rottwel! The killer instinct kicks in and Date finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Date!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lee Date!
Lee Date took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
Igor Rottwel was interviewed post fight and said 'Good fight of my opponent'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Vinicius Ii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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29
177 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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28
170 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Vinicius Ii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adam Silver!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silver breaks from the clinch.
Silver forces Vinicius Ii back against the ropes and clinches.
Silver pushes Vinicius Ii back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silver has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Vinicius Ii uses from the top position.
Silver controls Vinicius Ii momentarily but Vinicius Ii frees himself.
Vinicius Ii forces his way into half guard.
Silver tries to kick Vinicius Ii off but Vinicius Ii keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Silver won't allow Vinicius Ii to pass to mount.
Vinicius Ii is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Silver!
Silver really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vinicius Ii. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silver is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Vinicius Ii wants to control the pace but Silver is squirming around nicely.
Vinicius Ii looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Silver trying desperately to get to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Silver can do anything to dispel that myth.
Vinicius Ii is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Silver is in real trouble.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Silver is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Silver just trying to survive but Vinicius Ii is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Vinicius Ii tries to keep control of the position but Silver is staying busy.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Vinicius Ii is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Silver with him. Silver is trying to defend but Vinicius Ii has an arm under the chin now! Silver grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Marcus Vinicius Ii!
Post fight, Marcus Vinicius Ii stared into the camera and said 'JIU JITSUUUU! MAN, YOUR BELT IS MINE !I'M 145 AND 170 KING ! HAHAHAHAHAHA! PATHETIC ONE!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Osama Akharraz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam McCullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Osama Akharraz could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sam McCullen's chin.
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Osama Akharraz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam McCullen!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by McCullen.
Some wild striking there from Akharraz.
McCullen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McCullen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Akharraz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Akharraz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McCullen's head.
It looks like Sam McCullen has been cut.
McCullen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Akharraz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McCullen.
Akharraz wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Akharraz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Akharraz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Akharraz scores with a jab. McCullen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akharraz wants to clinch.
Akharraz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McCullen counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCullen cracks Akharraz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
McCullen connects with a crisp jab.
McCullen misses with a looping right.
Akharraz throws a right and a left that McCullen avoids nicely.
Akharraz staying out of range there.
McCullen throws a jab when Akharraz was well out of range.
Akharraz misses with the combination.
McCullen misses with a hook.
McCullen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Akharraz.
McCullen throws a body punch but Akharraz moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Akharraz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McCullen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Akharraz wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as McCullen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McCullen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Akharraz is looking for a counter combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akharraz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCullen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Akharraz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McCullen digs a good hook to Akharraz's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCullen looks to throw the jab but Akharraz is out of range.
Akharraz is looking to counter the offense by McCullen and move into the clinch.
McCullen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akharraz.
McCullen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McCullen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Akharraz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McCullen jabs Akharraz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Akharraz tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. McCullen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McCullen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Akharraz.
McCullen connects with a solid leg kick.
McCullen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCullen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Akharraz's calf.
McCullen misses with a hook to the body
and Akharraz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McCullen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McCullen connects with a solid leg kick.
Akharraz avoids the body shot from McCullen.
Akharraz went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Akharraz moves away from the strike by McCullen.
Akharraz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That has opened up Sam McCullen's cut even more.
Some wild striking there from Akharraz.
McCullen throws a good cross that connects.
McCullen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
McCullen feints and then cracks Akharraz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Akharraz down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCullen looks to score with a jab to the body but Akharraz is just out of range.
Nice shot lands for Akharraz.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCullen. Akharraz does a little dance to reset his feet.
McCullen looks to land a right hand but Akharraz moved out of range.
McCullen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McCullen throws a shot from downtown. Akharraz moves away and avoids it.
As McCullen looks to move away, Akharraz throws a big counter combo but McCullen just gets out of the way.
McCullen tries to score with a low kick but Akharraz moves his leg out of the way.
McCullen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Akharraz's calf.
Akharraz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McCullen circles away quickly and effectively.
Akharraz scores with a punch to the head.
The cut above Sam McCullen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
McCullen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Akharraz misses with a hook to the body
and McCullen counters with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Akharraz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McCullen scores with a decent looking hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam McCullen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sam McCullen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Akharraz tries to close the distance and clinch up but McCullen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McCullen appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Akharraz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
McCullen throws a series of punches but Akharraz moves out of range.
McCullen misses with a straight right.
Akharraz tries to counter with a takedown but McCullen is quick to defend against it.
Osama Akharraz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Akharraz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McCullen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Akharraz blocks a low kick nicely.
Sam McCullen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Akharraz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McCullen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Akharraz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McCullen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Akharraz. That did some damage!
A slow jab from McCullen misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCullen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McCullen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Akharraz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McCullen finds it's way round the side to connect with Akharraz's head.
McCullen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McCullen scores with a shot to the body.
Akharraz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCullen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McCullen misses the shot to the body.
McCullen throws a head kick but Akharraz moves out of range.
Akharraz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McCullen is out of range.
A jab from Akharraz finds it's way through McCullen's defenses.
Akharraz slips a jab from McCullen.
McCullen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Akharraz at a distance.
Akharraz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Akharraz throws a right and a left that McCullen avoids nicely.
Akharraz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
An inside leg kick from McCullen misses.
McCullen throws a front kick aimed at Akharraz's knee but Akharraz avoids it well.
Akharraz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
McCullen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Akharraz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCullen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McCullen dodges the punch combination from Akharraz.
McCullen throws a series of punches but Akharraz avoids them all with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some wild striking there from McCullen.
A combination from Akharraz does no damage.
McCullen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Akharraz. Akharraz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Akharraz is rocked!
Akharraz glances at the clock... BAM! McCullen nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Akharraz crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Akharraz is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sam McCullen!
Sam McCullen is the new light heavyweight champion!
Sam McCullen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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